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June 9, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltex electronic trading likely to lure hedge funds
    The new freight derivatives trading screen from the Baltic Exchange, a 267-year-old bourse that sets global shipping prices, will attract hedge funds and expand the US$24 billion market, Citigroup Inc and Cargill Inc said.
  • No dry freight upturn seen until 2014
    A major upturn in dry bulk shipping rates is not expected before the end of 2013 as the freight market will continue to struggle with mounting fleet growth, leading shipbroker Fearnleys said here on Tuesday.
  • Hyundai Heavy shares fall on possible US$2.4b Hynix bid
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's biggest shipyard, fell the most in two weeks after saying that it may consider bidding for a US$2.4 billion stake in Hynix Semiconductor Inc being sold by former creditors.
  • Baltic sea freight index falls for second day

Sched Netweb site
  • APL president Eng Aik Meng resigns, north Asia chief Ken Glenn succeeds
  • US imports up 8.7pc with Chinese exports driving big share of increase
  • Zim splits Pacific leg ZCS service into two separate loops
  • Maersk appeals to industry for more efficiency and customer service
  • US Army Corps of Engineers has US$18 million to dredge Oakland to 15 metres
  • Despite sanctions, Iranian volume up 11pc in 2010 to 3 million TEU
  • Jiangsu's textile and garment exports up 38pc in first four months
  • Singapore's SOXAL opens on Jurong Island where manufacturing thrives
  • Shipper poll shows desire to share slow-steaming gains through lower rates
  • Protectionism grips as 30 new export restrictions imposed in a year: ICC
  • China joins US, Russia in opposing European carbon trading scheme
  • India and China to lead global aviation, says departing IATA chief
  • Frankfurt's Fraport pretax profit increases 25pc to US$393 million
  • Canada's Bombardier's first quarter profits up 12pc to US$220 million
  • Asiana flies to Portland, restores 747 freighter service to Seoul

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ex-im operations shifting from ICD-Sabarmati to ICD-Khodiyar on June 21
  • Indian Register of Shipping appointed Recognised Organisation by Liberia
  • Slow steaming contributing to peak season container shortage, says WSC
  • Teamglobal launches direct consol service from Houston to Nhava Sheva
  • Fieo asks Sharma for interest subvention, DEPB extension
  • ICC denounces G20 rise in protectionism
  • Slovenian PM to arrive on June 14,aims at doubling bilateral trade
  • Sonias PA asks PM to lift ban on cotton exports
  • US Consul General visits VCT
  • Asia-north Europe rates more volatile since 2008 EU conference ban
  • Decontrol of diesel pricing necessary to narrow fiscal gap: Rangarajan
  • Survey ranks India 5th among best FDI destinations
  • Coal India receives 18 import bids

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • Saudia Cargo increases service frequency to Amsterdam
    Starting today (8 June), Saudi Airlines Cargo is increasing its cargo services to Schiphol (Amsterdam) by two additional weekly flights. The national carrier of Saudi Arabia, which...
  • Ceva and Iveco prolong alliance in Turkey to 2013
    Logistics service provider Ceva and truck maker Iveco have prolonged a partnership that began in 2007 to 2013. The agreement foresees that Ceva will continue to distribute Iveco sp...
  • Electronic truck toll in Poland
    Poland is going to introduce a new distance-related electronic toll on 1 July. The charges will be levied on around 1,800 km of motorways, A roads and regional links. The leve...
  • Oebb says Rail Cargo Hungaria not for sale
    According to various media sources, the Austrian state railway OeBB does not want to sell its loss-making Hungarian freight arm Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH/formerly MAV Cargo). The re...
  • Interferryboats offering new intermodal transport service
    As from 13 June, Interferryboats (IFB) will organise daily shuttle connections between Belgium and Italy. According to a media release, the extension makes IFB the sole provider of...
  • Globaltrans investing in its fleet
    Globaltrans, a leading private freight rail transportation group operating in Russia, the CIS and the Baltics, has been investing in its fleet. Last year, the group's fleet ex...
  • UPS expanding capacity of air network in Americas
    UPS recently increased its cargo capacity by more than 50% on 19 weekly flights into Central and South America, replacing a Boeing 757 narrow-body aircraft with a new, larger B-767...
  • Joint venture Airbus Freighter Conversion GmbH (AFC) terminated
    European and Russian partners have jointly decided to stop the A320/A321 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion development programme for economic reasons and will therefore launc...
  • Stuart Smith moves to ACS Paris
    Air Charter Service's Paris operation is moving to much larger offices after experiencing huge growth in 2010, and is now set to welcome Stuart Smith, from the company's New York f...
  • Port of Antwerp reinforces IT leadership with APCS
    Over the past few years the port of Antwerp (Belgium) invested heavily in developing electronic communication for managing the supply chain as efficiently as possible. To bring thi...
  • UTi Worldwide - higher revenues but lower profit
    The Long Beach CA (USA)-based forwarding company UTi Worldwide Inc has reported a net profit of USD 8.7 million, less net income attributable to non-controlling interests, in the q...
  • Röhlig registered strong growth in 2010
    The Bremen (Germany)-based logistics service provider Röhlig has reported that the results for fiscal 2010 were the second best in its history. Last year's upturn made a significan...
  • Geodis Wilson acquires One Source Logistics
    The global freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has strengthened its position in the US market by taking over domestic transport specialist One Source Logistics. US-based One Source Log...
  • Demag Cranes delivers bulk handling MHCs to Canada
    Demag Cranes recently received an order to supply two mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) to Canada. The two identical machines are four-rope grab cranes for professional bulk h...
  • European Shortsea Network publishes annual ESN report 2010
    The European Shortsea Network (ESN), a networking platform for Shortsea Promotion Centres (SPCs) in 22 countries, has just published its annual ESN report for 2010. The report cont...
  • EU Parliament introduces "polluter pays" principle
    Revising "Eurovignette" road haulage tax rules will make it possible for EU member states to charge hauliers for air and noise pollution costs, in addition to motorway to...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • Gladding Hearn offers wind farm service vessel for U.S. market
  • Port of Antwerp cuts tonnage dues for clean ships
  • Maersk Line CEO says container shipping needs to change
  • Dockwise may switch flags to protect its ships against pirates
  • Steve Dick to retire from key Tidewater role

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • APL president announces plans to leave company in September
  • Coast Guard cutter captain suspended due to grounding
  • Portland Wheat Marketing Center offering pair of new courses
  • Freight transport index finds shipments down during April
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines earns DBJ environmental rating

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • VLCC market poised for upturn as ship list reduces
    Supply of tankers available to ship crude from the Middle East Gulf remains below 70
  • NYK secures short-term LNG time charter deal
    Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha has signed a four-year charter agreement to transport liquefied natural gas for French energy provider GDF Suez, positioning itself to beat the expected LNG gold rush with shorter contracts
  • Ya-Sa Holding charters out suezmax at $21,000 a day
    Turkish shipowner Ytodayax tanker Yasa Polaris for one year at a respectable rate in line with the market price, as the suezmax one-year period market continues to provide a rare oasis of calm amid a sea of tanker volatility
  • Baltic electronic trading screen makes debut trade
    The Baltic Exchange's determination to keep pace with the fast moving world of trading was cemented as its new, long-awaited, electronic screen for dry freight derivatives finally carried out its first trade today
  • Libyan tanker fleet in lay-up
    V.Ships covering cost of reduced crews as vessels sit idle
  • Investors shun shipping companies for offshore oil
    The tonnage supply-demand balance is a disincentive, while many investors have already lost money in shipping stocks over the past two years
  • Basis for valuing ships is undergoing a sea change
    Traditional approaches are increasingly being regarded as inadequate to meet the latest accounting rules' more stringent requirements
  • World's ports will need $830bn for infrastructure
    OECD report says maritime container volumes could quadruple by 2030
  • The advantages of having ready money
    Countries are not so different from impoverished and overexuberant shipping concerns, in both their irrational behaviour and their inability to live within their means
  • Storm of protest brews among German owners
    Shipowners in Germany are furious about a decision by the country's government to cut subsidies
  • Nordic countries stop gassing on CO2 reduction
    LNG fuel is finally moving forward enough to convince infrastructure to follow suit
  • Shippers welcome Maersk call
    Changes in liner sector 'long overdue'
  • Nautilus calls for 'European Jones Act'
    UK parliamentary group hears plea to protect investment in high-end maritime skills
  • Dockwise chief threatens to quit Dutch flag over bar on armed guards
    Netherlands' parliament to discuss lifting restrictions on anti-pirate security next week
  • Cruiseships orders underpin European shipbuilding
    Billions still being invested into passenger shipping
  • DNV offers radical concepts to bear in mind for the economic upturn
    Class society releases details of two new bulk carrier design concepts which owners could use as the basis for selecting innovative features to be incorporated into new vessels
  • Brodosplit isn't working
    Workers' action to try to save Croatia's biggest yard has within it a kernel of hope
  • Transpacific box rates tumble
    Drewry's weekly Hong Kong-Los Angeles container rate benchmark has fallen 8.1% in seven days
  • Speak out now on sulphur
    European shipowners are playing a dangerous waiting game
  • Simple modifications could save fuel costs
    DNV says bulk carriers could save up to 10% in fuel costs with simple changes to design
  • APL president Eng Aik Meng resigns
    Kenneth Glenn to take over following the latest in a series of personnel changes at NOL
  • Portek in talks with potential rival bidder
    Stock rises to above ICTSI's offer price as Portek discloses another suitor

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • Chavez raises port fees
    VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez will substantially increase the country's port tariffs as of 24 June, according to a decree published in the government's official gazette
  • Nuclear ship scrapping backed
    A GREEN group has backed the decision to break and recycle nuclear waste tanker Pacific Sandpiper in Europe, but emphasised that high safety standards are needed
  • London FFA screens alight
    LONDON'S Baltic Exchange today executed the first trades on its new dry FFA screen
  • Smuggler sentenced in US
    STOWAWAY Angel Gomez has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to smuggle drugs into the US
  • CEOs offer Capes gloom
    FOUR CEOs of publicly traded drybulk companies are backing redictions of an extended Capesize rate trough
  • Oz extends Indonesia cattle ban
    AUSTRALIA has suspended all exports of live cattle to Indonesia, agriculture minister Joe Ludwig said today in Brisbane
  • Somalia urges hostages' release
    SOMALIA'S government has appealed to local pirates to release seven Indian seafarers still in captivity even though a ransom has been paid
  • Russia coal terminal planned
    SUMMA Capital, which took control of Russia's Novorossiysk port at the end of last year, is planning to build a coal terminal at Wrangel Bay in the country's far east
  • Antwerp offering discount for green ships
    GREEN ships will mean more pocket green for owners, Antwerp's port said today
  • Capesize ballasters evade enticement
    HIGH RATES offered by Atlantic charterers to entice Capesize ballasters from the Pacific have resulted in a tonnage glut and a rate correction, brokers told Fairplay
  • Dockwise warns on armed guards
    HEAVY-lift operator Dockwise has warned the Dutch government it might be forced to flag out if the country doesn't relax rules on armed guards
  • EU freezes Libya port assets
    THE EUROPEAN Council has added six Libyan port authorities to its list of entities with assets frozen due to their links with the Gaddafi regime
  • Medco shifts to gas
    MEDCO Energi Internasional, Indonesia's biggest independent oil and gas company, is shifting focus to natural gas to make up for falling oil production, the bank DnB NOR said today
  • Valencia turns around port losses
    VALENCIA'S port today told Fairplay it turned around last year's losses to profits of €22.1M ($32.3M) in 2010
  • Safmarine's eye on the sky
    THE SKY might be no limit for Safmarine Container Lines.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • Customs Announces ITDS "Single-Window" Data Set
    Customs and Border Protection announced on Wednesday a major step toward fulfilling a 10-year-old goal of giving importers a "single...
  • AFL Short-Sea Service to Launch Next Week
    A New England-Halifax shuttle service, launched by American Feeder Lines as the forerunner of a planned coast-wide network of short-sea...
  • FMC to Query Chinese Bond Rider Changes
    The Federal Maritime Commission will seek public comment on a proposal for an exchange rate adjusted bond rider for non-vessel-operating...
  • US Chamber Calls for Elevated Border Trade Facilitation
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce leaders said Wednesday that the U.S. and Mexico should elevate their efforts to promote security and...
  • UP, BNSF Sued for Price-Fixing
    Coal and coke mining firm Oxbow Corp. is suing the two largest U.S. railroads, Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway,...
  • European Shippers Support Maersk CEO's Call for Change
    European shippers are endorsing the call for radical changes in the container industry by Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding, but...
  • Ryder System Buys Hill Hire for $252 Million
    Ryder System expanded its truck leasing operations in the United Kingdom by acquiring British heavy truck leasing firm Hill Hire...
  • DOT Freight Index Slipped in April
    Freight volume carried by for-hire transportation companies in April fell 1 percent from the previous month but was up 3.7...
  • Baltic Exchange Launches Dry Freight Derivative Marketplace
    The Baltic Exchange's new electronic marketplace for dry freight derivatives, Baltex, began trading today. Baltex, which executed its first...
  • DHL Express Expands US Service to Middle East, Asia
    DHL Express is adding flights connecting the U.S., Middle East and Asia, dedicating a new Boeing 747-400F to its intercontinental...
  • US Chamber Board Picks Trucker Ruan as Chairman
    The board of directors at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce elected Iowa trucking industry executive John Ruan III as chairman...
  • Inventory Restocking Arrives Earlier, Lasts Longer
    U.S. shippers moved more freight than normal in the first quarter, as a wave of inventory restocking hit earlier than...
  • DHS May Ease Airport Shoe, Laptop Rules
    The Department of Homeland Security, in a move that would be welcomed by long lines of beleaguered travelers, is considering...
  • Antwerp Introduces Discount for 'Green' Ships
    The port of Antwerp wiil reward "clean ships" with a 10 percent discount on tonnage based harbor dues from July...
  • Mumbai Port Traffic Falls 18.5 Percent
    Container throughput in India's Port of Mumbai fell 18.5 percent year-over-year in the first two months of fiscal 2011-12, the...
  • Dockwise Threatens to Quit Dutch Flag
    Heavy-lift shipping company Dockwise warned today that it will transfer its Dutch-flagged ships to a different register unless the Netherlands...
  • Bremen/Bremerhaven Reports Record Box Traffic
    Container traffic at Bremen/Bremerhaven hit a record high in April as the German twin ports continue to outpace growth at...
  • APL President Eng Aik Meng Resigns
    APL President Eng Aik Meng announced his resignation on Wednesday, expanding a rapid overhaul in the top leadership at one...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Benchmark Rate Slides
    Spot container freight rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific took a sharp turn downward in the last week, falling 8.1 percent...
  • Japan Reports Record Trade Deficit
    Japan's trade deficit with the rest of the world soared more than three-fold to a record in the first part...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Skips New Orleans Port Calls
    Hapag-Lloyd said it will omit the next three ship calls on its GS1 service between the U.S. Gulf and East...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • CMA CGM confirms CO2 reductions on track
  • TCC files for Chapter 15 protection
  • PierPass fee to increase
  • Transpac PSS to be postponed
  • Antwerp to charge less for green ships

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • Fisherman spots slick
    US Coast Guard taps Oil Spill Liability Trust fund to bankroll response to reports of oil in US Gulf.
  • Aframax on the block
    Korea Line Corp tanker set for auction in Hawaii as earlier sales reports prove false.
  • Tanker titans tumble
    Shares of US-listed tanker owners take a beating as oil cartel leaves output levels unchanged.
  • Pirates free Yuan Xiang
    Chinese ship with ties to group arrested with $3.6m in ransom cash sprung from pirate den in Somalia, sources claim.
  • Stevenson strikes again
    Key chartering man Mike Fogarty to bolt Teekay's Gemini Tankers and rejoin old OMI boss at Diamond S Shipping.
  • Dahlman jacks drill duo
    Equity analyst paints shares of US-listed drilling contractors with coveted rating as jack-up rates head north.
  • Transatlantic wants SBS
    Christen Sveaas-controlled group in talks to buy his Kistefos-owned SBS Marine offshore shipping company in Aberdeen.
  • Mermaid outlines Oslo plan
    Thoresen Thai Agencies' offshore arm prepares to raise up to $105m from private placement of drilling unit.
  • SKIL targets IPO
    Owner of India's Pipavav Shipyard going to market to raise more than $250m to reduce debt.
  • SCI planning cull
    Indian state owner will offload ageing bulker and tanker this year, with up to 12 more sales possible.
  • Drifting ship secured
    German vessel suffered engine failure at entrance to Dardenelles, but tug brought it safely to anchor.
  • 'Owners level with crews'
    Anti-piracy expert backs owners' claim they do not hold anything back from crews about hostage terrors.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • World, Finnair enter cargo flights agreement
    World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has entered into an agreement with Finnair Cargo to provide MD-11 all-cargo flights serving Helsinki, Shanghai and New York, starting June 15. The new service is to operate twice a week using...
  • TNT adds Delhi/Europe freighter service
    TNT Express has started a dedicated Boeing 767 freighter service between India and Europe, the company said Wednesday. The service will run five times a week between New Delhi and TNT's European air hub in Belgium, with a stopover in Dubai on the ...
  • DHL Express boosts U.S./Mideast/Asia service
    DHL Express this week started next-day intercontinental flights between the United States and the Middle East and Asia-Pacific to the United States to meet increased demand along these trade lanes. The Boeing 747-400 freighter operated by Polar Ai...
  • Latin airlines: EU emissions scheme 'illegal'
    The Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association has asked the region's governments and airlines to reject the inclusion of international aviation in the EU-Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). The association called the scheme "an illegal,...
  • Emirates selects Uganda agency representation
    Emirates Shipping Line has established agency representation with Equator Line Uganda in Uganda. Landlocked Uganda is typically reached through Kenya, where Emirates calls on two services from the Far East, Pakistan, and Middle East....
  • NOL departures continue as Eng leaves APL
    Eng Aik Meng will step down as president of liner carrier APL at the end of August, the line's Singapore-based parent company NOL said Wednesday. Eng Eng will be replaced by APL veteran Ken Glenn, who is president of APL's North Asia region. NOL s...
  • Pilots to reduce Mississippi draft 2 feet
    Pilots who guide ships in and out of the Mississippi River say they will reduce the depth to which ships can be loaded because of silting from this spring's floods and a lack of funds for dredging. Capt. Michael R. Lorino Jr., president of the As...
  • Nike embraces 'dashboard'
    Nike embraces "dashboard" Nike embraces "dashboard"...
  • Operational deficits 'unsustainable'
  • Air services announcements
    DHL Express boosts U.S./Mideast/Asia serviceDHL Express this week started next-day intercontinental flights between the United States and the Middle East and Asia-Pacific to the United States to meet increased demand along these trade lanes. TNT ad...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 8, 2011
  • Port of Antwerp to reward cleaner ships
    Measure follows an initiative by the International Association of Ports and Harbours Environmental Ship Index initiative.
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Small movements across South Africa.
  • European bunker prices rise
    Piraeus prices 'crazily high'.
  • Collision left 1.5 metre gash in bunker tank
    330 mt of fuel oil leaked into UK dock despite prompt action by bulker's crew.
  • Capesize bulkers slow-steaming while bunker prices remain high
    But broker suggests it is unlikely to be a long-term trend.
  • Finnish forest industry calls for delay of 0.10% ECA sulphur limit
    Says IMO decision creates competitive disadvantage for countries in ECA regions, wants equity with global sulphur restrictions.
  • Mid-week bunker prices mostly up at Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker material mixed at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Sunken bunker tanker brought ashore at Bangladesh
    Two-member investigation committee was set up to look into the sinking of MV OT Moon.
  • Bunker regulations must have 'regard for practicalities'
    Legislation sometimes passed for 'idealistic reasons,' bunker conference told.
  • Offshore operator chooses fuel efficient Wärtsilä system
    DSCV vessel will use Wärtsilä Low Loss Concept and the ECOMeter.
  • Hyundai Oilbank buys bunker fuel cargo amid tight avails
    Company purchases 30,000 mt of 380 cSt product from Singapore for June delivery.
  • Lanka IOC reports 14% drop in bunker sales revenue
    Looks forward to 'a lot better' year in 2011-2012.
  • Singapore-based trading firm acquires bunker tanker
    Plans to acquire more newbuilds to operate in Singapore's bunker industry.

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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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