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September 9, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Car carriers support Japanese shipping lines
    Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co's efforts to make up production lost after Japan's March 11 earthquake will benefit local shipping lines suffering from lower rates for hauling commodities and containers.
  • Rise in bookings fails to lift freight rates
    An increase in supertanker bookings for shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, failed to lift freight rates due to a glut of ships, Marex Spectron Pte said in an e-mailed report.

Sched Netweb site
  • Wan Hai, Interasia launch intra-Asia Japan-Singapore NS3 Service
  • S&P downgrades CMA CGM, reflecting decline in value of carrier's bonds
  • NYK joins CMA CGM, Hanjin in debt market - issues US$325 million in bonds
  • US west coast July box volume off 3pc, but outlook stays positive
  • US regulator demands seven months more to investigate quasi conferences
  • WTO rejects China's appeal against US 3-year 'safeguard' tyre duties
  • DP World, Cochin Port closer to cabotage exemption for Vallarpadam
  • South Xinjiang sees growth in both trade volume and value in first half
  • Shanxi's railway volume up 8.7pc in first half to 26,824 tonnes
  • New South Wales to privatise Port Botany container port on 99-year lease
  • First half Hamburg-Poland container volume up 38pc to 114,000 TEU
  • Agility and Nokia join to make global supply chain cheaper and faster
  • Teamsters sue to stop Mexican truckers over eco-fuel lack, poor eyesight
  • Shipper-carrier debate heats up on banning transpac antitrust immunity
  • Hong Kong airport master plan consultation ends, green concerns noted
  • Atlanta cargo flights increase 40pc since January - adding 24 a month
  • Asiana Cargo starts flights from Oregon to Japan, Korea and China
  • FedEx opens biggest station at Shanghai Pudong, covers 5,140 square metres
  • American Airlines Cargo offers upgraded cold-chain service for critical shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Capesize hire rates surge
  • Number of idle boxships rises above 100: Report
  • Spices exports climb 22 pc
  • APM Terminals Mumbai celebrates productivity record on Wan Hai vessel
  • New Mangalore Port stevedores seek MoS' help on rental issue
  • Ficci survey shows corporate Indias confidence low
  • Set up open Libor-linked forex loan facility, Fieo tells RBI
  • Applying Newton's law to your investment portfolio
  • Performance Analysis of EPC SRTEPC holds 57th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Myanmar to promote civil aviation industry
    The Southeast Asian country Myanmar is planning to privatise all domestic airport management businesses, to promote the country's civil aviation industry. 32 of the nation's 69 air...
  • Increasing toll revenue on India's highways
    Revenue collection at toll barriers on India's national highways has increased continuously over the last three years, by 104% to INR 55.16 billion (about EUR 833 million), accordi...
  • New international connections improve services for South Australia
    New Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Adelaide to Hong Kong will open up faster international connections to Asian and North American destinations. Adelaide airport's managing di...
  • AA Cargo expands options for pharmaceuticals shippers
    American Airlines Cargo has expanded its cold-chain service ExpediteTC, to include a new solution for the requirements of cold packaging during transit. The new solution, called Ex...
  • KOCH-International with new groupage container traffic
    KOCH-International with new groupage container traffic KOCH-International, a medium-sized German provider of logistical services and network partnerships, now offers weekly groupag...
  • South Africa's NiDa Transport orders 200 Volvo lorries
    The South African company NiDa Transport has placed an order for 200 Volvo FMX lorries, with a view to ordering 50 additional units, as Volvo Trucks has announced. The lorries orde...
  • Dr Malchow named professor at Bremen university
    The maritime shipping and nautical affairs department of the Bremen University of Applied Sciences has received personnel reinforcement with the appointment of Dr Ulrich Malchow as...
  • Vale in negotiations with Cosco?
    The Brazilian mining company Vale seems to be negotiating with Chinese shipping companies on them taking a role in Vale's new freight vessel fleet. This was reported yesterday by R...
  • New container terminal planned in Indonesia
    A consortium led by PT Pelabuhan Indonesia Pelindo II plans to build a new container terminal in Sorong in West Papua. Five shipping lines - Salam Pacific Indonesia Line, Samudera ...
  • Surge in traffic between port of Hamburg and Poland
    In the first half of 2011, seaborne container traffic between Hamburg and Poland saw a significant surge of 38% to 114,000 teu. In this context, imports and exports from/to Poland ...
  • SBB Cargo reduces deficit substantially
    SBB Cargo reduced its deficit by 86% to CHF 7.2 million in the first six months of 2011 (same period 2010: CHF -49.5 million), thanks to improved productivity and major one-off eff...
  • GLS opens new depot in Belgium
    Construction work on the first green depot in Belgium recently began in Puurs. The site is simultaneously being switched to a new traffic organisation. The parcel service provider ...
  • Gefco opens new branch in Upper Austria
    The French transport and logistics group is continuing its expansion in Austria and establishing a branch in Vorchdorf, Upper Austria. Gefco is taking over the forwarding activitie...
  • JCL Logistics opens subsidiary in Romania
    The Graz-based Austrian enterprise JCL Logistics is extending its network and will now be represented with a subsidiary in Romania. JCL can now offer high-level, innovative custome...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • STX Finland to complete and outfit two well intervention vessels
  • Wärtsilä and Shell plan to expand LNG marine fuel efforts
  • DCNS partners with KND to build patrol vessels in South Africa
  • New WISTA chapter to meet on Seattle Maritime Academy training vessel
  • TBS International reaches agreement with lenders
  • BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $12 million more for LPD PMA

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes Maiden Voyage vessel
  • Boeing predicts China will need 5,000 new commercial aircraft
  • Evergreen earns award from Sears Holding Corp.
  • Commerce Department report finds US exports jumped 3.6 percent in July
  • Port of Everett offers options on possible change of boundaries

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Global cellular fleet to grow 20% in a year
    Lloyd's List Intelligence reveals economies of scale behind many orders
  • Bunker traders blighted by tight credit
    Limited access to easy credit means bunker traders have fewer tonnes of fuel oil on the water
  • Fuel now, pay later under threat
    The use of credit to fund the bunkering business is becoming expensive
  • It is ship recycling now, not 'breaking'
    A gap between perception and reality is obscuring the true scale of the re-use of ships at the ends of their lives
  • Killing the elderly to save the rich
    Senior executives in the larger companies are calling for a cull of older vessels, but are their reasons justifiable?
  • Russia's Arctic waters return to top of the agenda
    Deal between ExxonMobil and Rosneft for mapping and exploring in the Kara Sea follows tanker voyages through the ice to Thailand
  • ExxonMobil and Rosneft seal $3.2bn Kara Sea and Black Sea deal
    Russian oil and gas company to have access to US company's Gulf of Mexico holdings
  • Harsh environment rigs catch financiers' attention
    Move to exploit the Russian Arctic means suitable equipment commands premium earning power
  • HSH Nordbank bid to uncover details of Omega move out of Glencore deal
    Legal sources describe bank's move as 'much ado about nothing'
  • MR tankers ballasting across Atlantic due to lack of cargo on benchmark route
    Owners only making enough money to cover operating costs on US Gulf to Europe backhaul trade lane, say brokers
  • Transpacific box rates tumble
    Peak season comes to an early end
  • 'Carnage' forecast for LNG shipping market
    Delays to production projects will leave new vessels without employment
  • Russian society promises prompt service to Greek owners stranded by probe
    Number of vessels affected reaches 34 but about 60 could come under scrutiny
  • Shipping companies must find alternative funding, says lender
    Deutsche Schiffsbank chief predicts even German KG market could reinvent its role
  • Box trades in broad balance
    North-south volume growth offsets weak east-west flows
  • Suezmaxes lead slow steaming
    Mid-sized crude carrier speeds decline almost 9% since February to 12.4 knots
  • Supramax market stand-off continues
    Chartering activity is subdued as shipowners aim for unrealistically high rates
  • US Bill calls for navy to charge for protection
    Congressmen wants flag states to pay their way
  • Call for ports to issue guidelines on armed guards
    Port authorities must make use of guards viable
  • Shipping singled out in call for boost to US security
    'Limited progress' made implementing box scans for nuclear materials, says audit report
  • Slow steaming VLCCs can save $16,000 a day
    Fleet speeds have reduced 7% since February and is reason limited lay-ups reported
  • UK unveils conservation zones plan
    Proposal shortlists 127 sea areas to be protected from harmful effects of shipping and offshore
  • Kallas unveils port services initiative
    Controversial proposals designed to cut red tape
  • First hulks removed from Piraeus passenger port
    Veteran ferries have remained tied up for two years since owners' collapse
  • CMA CGM, like others, will continue to be a slave to vagaries of the market
    Not until long-term contracts are the norm will shipping achieve stability
  • Chartworld confirms kamsarmax project at SWS
    Greek owner aims to renew but is 'in no hurry'
  • P&O to put European Seaway into lay-up as arrival of larger ferry looms
    Super ro-ros are already replacing Spirit of Dover and Pride of Dover
  • Rotterdam port partially closed off after gas leak
    Police expect to re-open area today
  • Tankers analysis: They can dress the market up but for many it still looks awful out there
    Even if a recovery does come about in late 2012 there is still a year of gloom ahead
  • Time running out for some shipping firms as credit tightens further
    Banks have preferred to shun forced vessel sales but as conditions worsen, it may be only option

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Union dockers block grain train in Longview
    DOCKERS have tried to block the first shipment of grain to a new EGT-owned export terminal in Washington state
  • Richards Bay cargoes jump
    CARGOES of coal from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal totalled 6.99M tonnes in August, an increase of 60% from July, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Greek imports plummet
    PIRAEUS said today vehicle transhipments revved up 25% year on year from January to August - but vehicle imports dropped 45% at Greece's largest port
  • OECD warns of 2H gloom
    SHIPOWNERS and box carriers were given more depressing news today, as OECD published its latest economic outlook
  • Sloman restarting Libya calls
    GERMAN carrier Sloman Neptun is the latest company to announce that it will restart liner services into Libya, its UK agent Cory Brothers said
  • Factors listed in seafarer's death
    INSUFFICIENT manpower and "poor" seamanship practices were the main causes of a seafarer death in Scotland earlier this year, a Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said today
  • EC transport tsar to focus on port snarls
    EC TRANPORT commissioner Siim Kallas pledged today to address delays in port schemes in proposals to be presented by the full commission in 2013
  • Greek-Russian document scandal strands islanders
    GREEK islands have reportedly been left without ferry links in the continuing Greek-Russian false document scandal
  • Secondhand tanker values dive
    THE SALE of a 1999-built Suezmax early this week suggests a narrowing gap in values of secondhand VLCCs and Suezmaxes amid freight market deterioration, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Curbs boosting demand for LNG bunkering
    GLOBAL LNG bunkering could hit 65M tonnes per year by 2030, IHS CERA predicted today
  • Offshore jitters grip market
    STOCKS of Singapore rig builders Keppel and Sembcorp Marine dropped today after analysts advised caution amid looming economic uncertainty
  • Capesizes drop on FFA selling
    BROKERS told Fairplay today Capesize bulker rates are dropping on concerted selling in the FFA market
  • TBS wins new grace period
    BANKERS of perennially embattled TBS International have agreed for a second time to forsake debt principal repayments

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Cargo Starts Moving Through Tripoli, Benghazi Ports
    Security conditions at Libya's ports of Tripoli and Benghazi have stabilized, aside from celebratory gunfire at the capital, allowing international...
  • Marad To Hold Panama Canal Expansion Forums
    The Maritime Administration is scheduling public meetings later this month to discuss how the opening of the expanded Panama Canal...
  • Teamster Candidates Debate, Without Hoffa
    Candidates for top office in the Teamsters union battled over the fate of multiemployer pension plans, jobs and organizing and...
  • Mitsui Acquires Portek For $179 Million
    Major Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. said on Thursday it completed a tender offer as part of a $179...
  • Senate Panel Passes Highway Bill Extension
    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted Thursday to extend surface transportation programs through Jan. 31, 2012, a first...
  • Bulk Rail Traffic Hits 22-Week High
    Bulk freight shipments on major North American railroads rose 1.4 percent last week to the highest level since April 2,...
  • US Transport Security Improvements Since 9/11
    The terrorists attacks of September 11 forced the U.S. government to take a closer look at not only the security...
  • ILWU Protest Closes Ports of Seattle, Tacoma
    ILWU protestors clash with police near a controversial grain terminal in Longview, Wash. The International Longshore and Warehouse...
  • Trans-Pacific Benchmark Rate Drops 11 Percent
    The average spot rate for shipping a container from China to the U.S. West Coast fell 11 percent in the...
  • Swift Fails to Block Class-Action Suit
    The Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way for a driver lawsuit against Swift Transportation that could have big ramifications for...
  • Moody's Downgrades CMA CGM Outlook
    Moody's downgraded CMA CGM a day after Standard & Poors lowered its credit rating for the French ocean container carrier,...
  • Cooling-Off Period Starts for Most US Rail Labor
    A cooling-off period that starts today could soon lead to presidential intervention in contract disputes between 11 national rail unions...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Charter Expands in Canada
    Lufthansa Cargo Charter boosted its presence in North America by signing an agreement with Airline Network Services, a U.S.-based general...
  • US Exports Hit Record High, Imports Fall
    A surge in July sales of American motor vehicles, industrial equipment and aircraft pushed U.S. exports up 3.7 percent to...
  • FedEx Considers Orders for 50 Freighters
    FedEx is mulling buying up to 50 widebody freighters from Boeing and Airbus to update its aging fleet, according to...
  • OOCL Reduces Emerging Market Currency Risk
    OOCL is minimizing the accumulation of currencies in emerging markets to reduce its foreign-exchange risks, because hedging costs are higher...
  • Somali Pirates Free MSC Panama
    Somali pirates released the MSC Panama container ship this week after reportedly receiving a $7 million ransom for the vessel,...
  • Irene Cost CSX $10 Million to $15 million
    Hurricane Irene cost the CSX about $10 million to $15 million in damage and lost business but the railroad expects...
  • Wal-Mart Expects 'Flatter' Peak Season
    Wal-Mart is "guardedly optimistic" about the rest of 2011 but sees a trend toward a "flatter" peak season for holiday...
  • Shippers Say Rail Service Deteriorating
    Rail service has slipped because of bad weather and cost-cutting that have left railroads without enough train crews to operate...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Zim, Coscon and Orsero to take over Agrexco service
  • CMA CGM suspends Halifax service
  • MSC box ship freed by pirates
  • TSA hits back at criticism of index
  • Evergreen rewarded for loyalty

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • CWC pens RCCL alliance
    China World Cruises gets ready to splash cash on Royal Caribbean time charter in a bid to boost business in Xiamen.
  • Docker dispute erupts
    Riot police target International Longshore & Warehouse Union as protest blocks grain train to STX Pan Ocean terminal.
  • Ezra could net $100m
    Lionel Lee-led offshore owner could bag a nine figure sum from securities issue, OCBC says.
  • Floatel torches ticker
    Swedish offshore accommodation contractor gears up for delisting as it closes in on merger.
  • Brokers fear price plunge
    Value of a VLCC newbuilding could soon sink to just $90m, brokers warn.
  • STX Finland lands duo
    Norway's Eide Marine paying more than EUR 300m for two well-intervention ships at Rauma yard.
  • Iceberg 1 not aground
    Hijacked vessel's owner contradicts report that cargoship has drifted ashore in Somalia.
  • Wan Hai profit slashed
    Taiwanese boxship owner sees costs rise above revenues in first half of 2011.
  • Port security failing
    The tanker hijack within port limits brings demands for new security controls in territorial waters.
  • George strengthens hold
    Greek magnate sees stake in Nasdaq-listed DryShips boosted with the aid of stock dividend.
  • K Line plots sales
    Japanese owner linked to offloading of bulkers and LNG carriers in bid to boost profit.
  • Brazil petrol imports rise
    An Atlantic clean tanker boost is expected after Brazilian biofuel policy changes.
  • Go Marine deal boosts Otto
    Singapore-listed offshore group says sale of AHTS newbuilding to Australian owner will help spur its bottom line.
  • "Poor practices" blamed
    UK report says manpower insufficient on BMC cargoship after seafarer crushed by mooring wire.
  • Hurricane theory blown
    Storm season no longer offers a push for the products tanker market, says RS Platou Markets.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Report: $100 billion
  • FMC tells TSA, WTSA to continue filing reports
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commissionhas ordered the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreementto continue to file verbatim transcripts of selected meetings through April 30, 2012. The FMC first orde...
  • Container lessor sees expanding role
    The head of the world's largest container leasing company said Wednesday he expects shipping companies to start adding containers to their fleets next year, with many relying heavily on leasing companies for new equipment. John Maccarone, preside...
  • TBS says banks grant forbearance
    Breakbulk and bulk ship operator TBS International said Wednesday its lenders have agreed to let it not make principal payments due on loans from Sept. 30 to Dec. 15. "During this forbearance period, the company and its various lender groups will n...
  • MSC to raise U.S.-to-South America rates
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it plans to hike rates on shipments from the United States to the West Coast of South America. The increases are: - $250 per 20-foot container and $500 per 40-foot container from U.S. East an...
  • CMA CGM refutes default worries
    French liner carrier CMA CGM has refuted reports earlier this week fromBloombergthat the line is in imminent danger of defaulting on its loan obligations. The newswire's report, based on figures from its in-house Bloomberg Bond Trader service, cal...
  • MSC to transship North Europe/Oceania cargo
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it will alter the way it serves the North Europe-to-Australia trade by transshipping in the Mediterranean instead of providing direct service. MSC will truncate its existing Australia/Europe service, which ...
  • Evergreen joins MCC in Southeast Asia
    Evergreen Line is joining an MCC Transport service between Malaysia and Indonesia, the lines confirmed this week. Evergreen will provide one of two vessels on MCC's INA4 service, which Evergreen will call IN4. The service rotation will be expanded ...
  • MarAd Panama Canal, marine highways workshops
    The U.S. Maritime Administration has announced a series of public listening sessions and workshops related to the expansion of the Panama Canal and the U.S. marine highway program. The meetings serve as a forum for the maritime industry to present...
  • DHL signs for 3 Southern Air B777 freighters
    DHL will add three Boeing 777 freighters, through an agreement with Southern Air Holdings, that will expand the integrated carrier's capacity and boost transit times along key growing trade routes between the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Th...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
  • Prices rise in Fujairah
    Cape Town deliveries available for supply up to and including September 22.
  • Bunker prices firm in Rotterdam
    Customs have announced strikes for the September 12-13 in Piraeus.
  • Wartsila and Shell to 'promote' LNG bunker fuel
    Companies to work together to 'enhance LNG's rapid introduction and use.'
  • Cockett expands French port coverage
    Company has been given approval to supply in the ports of Dieppe and Rouen.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall in Singapore
    Arbitrage window 'remains shut'.
  • NGOs call for $25 per tonne levy on bunkers
    Urge adoption of measure at UN climate change talks in Durban to contribute to $100 billion Green Climate Fund.
  • Bunker consumption could be 'cut by a third'
    Next generation of containerships will be more efficient and environmentally friendly, says Germanischer Lloyd.
  • Gulf Petrochem to set up bunkering desk in Singapore
    'We will start fuel oil and distillates trading as well as bunkering out of Singapore,' says CEO.
  • Asian bunker prices firm up
    Average bunker enquiries at key Asian bunkering hubs.
  • Increase in number of bunker disputes, says lawyer
    Observes a 'growing trend' of major bunker suppliers asking for cash in advance.
  • Singapore's bunker market to see 'increased consolidation'
    Supply chain 'is starved of cash', says O.W. Bunker Global Sales Director.
  • Bunker players must respond to demands for sustainability
    Capability to deliver cleaner marine fuels among 'new challenges' faced by the bunkering industry, says Maersk Line executive.
  • Brightoil to post increase in annual net profit
    Partly due to a 'significant' increase in revenues from bunker sales, says company chairman.

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Rome
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Tokyo
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
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Washington
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Washington
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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
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Civitavecchia
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Barcelona
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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
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Lisbon
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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
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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Miami
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Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
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Riyadh
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Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
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Trieste
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South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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Seoul
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Rome
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Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
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Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
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The Defense
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
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Ismailia
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London
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Long Beach
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Milan
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New York
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Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
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Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
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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
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Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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