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February 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Prospects of higher cargo demand lift Baltic index
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a second day on Tuesday, helped by firmer sentiment and expectation of higher cargo demand.
  • Rates to ship M-E crude to Asia hit year's high
    Rates to ship Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, rose to this year's highest level as vessel owners moved to pass on higher fuel costs and meet stronger demand.
  • S Korea handles record box traffic in Jan
    Container volume handled at South Korea's seaports reached a record monthly high in January, fuelled by improving economic and business conditions, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs in Seoul said yesterday.
  • Dry cargo ship owners shifting to spot markets

Sched Netweb site
  • China-US string drives Jones Act Matson profits up 70pc
  • Hamburg up 12.7pc to 7.9 million TEU, but still shy of 2008 highs
  • MSC quashes rumours about new service offerings
  • 94pc of MOL's Asia-Europe ships on time from April-Dec 2010
  • Xinjiang to spend US$45.8 billion for 13,633 kilometres of roads in 2011
  • Guangxi Autonomous Region trade value up 50pc in 2010
  • Eurogate volume up 5.2pc, but 11pc off 2008's record high
  • Rail-dependent German shippers face rising strike risk
  • Mumbai container volume up 31pc in 10 months to 61,848 TEU
  • Saudi ports up 2010 volume 19.9pc to 5.3 million TEU
  • United Arab Shipping Company opens offices in Warsaw, Gdynia
  • Carriers trade hit by EU sanctions on Ivory Coast
  • Hapag-Lloyd revises US Gulf, Mediterranean calls
  • Liberian-flagged fleet doubles in size in 10 years
  • United and Continental January revenues up 0.4pc
  • Volga-Dnepr signs up for anti-virus Kaspersky Lab software
  • 11,000 layoffs ahead as TNT suffers slowing growth

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Safmarine announces improved Far East-Indian Subcontinent coverage
  • Ship with 17 Indian crew hijacked to Somalia
  • WWPC holds successful conference in Mumbai
  • Dominican Republic invites Indian companies
  • India, Turkey set $5 bn trade target by 2012
  • Soyameal exports double in Jan.
  • Government announces 24x7 Customs clearance at 8 ports
  • Private cargo rail line launched in Karnataka
  • Egypt crisis has not impacted exporters, says Anand Sharma
  • Egypt turmoil may affect policy: RBI
  • Handicrafts exports up by 18 pc since April
  • Highlights of the report by the 'Task Force on Transaction Cost in Exports'
  • Indian economy to grow at 8.6 pc
  • Locke unhappy with India's trade barriers
  • No more sops for you FM tells exporters
  • Raise FDI cap in key sectors, Ficci tells Centre
  • A new cleansing process

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Russian Railways: 10,300 km of track repaired in 2010
    Russian Railways modernised a total of 10,300 km of track in 2010. During line repair work, the company installed new track switches on reinforced concrete crossing sleep...
  • European rail chiefs propose concrete measures for the railway's future
    The CEOs of the three major European rail associations recently met the European Commission's vice-president Siim Kallas, who is responsible for transport, in Brussels. Repres...
  • Russia lifts cross-border restrictions, signs Polish bilateral agreement
    Multilateral licenses facilitate international road freight transport as they enable hauliers to cross borders with just one permit, rather than having to apply for several bilater...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • SPI to deliver cutter head suction dredge for overseas mining operation
  • Rederi AB TransAtlantic takes delivery of ice strengthened AHTS
  • Ensco orders harsh-environment jack-ups at Keppel FELS
  • New B-1 visa for foreign maritime workers requiring TWIC
  • ILS adds new functionality to its marine marketplace
  • Somali pirates grab 319,247 dwt Lemos tanker
  • Captain Rich Habib takes helm at Titan Salvage
  • Noumea operator orders second Austal monohull passenger ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Ports of Seattle, Moses Lake eye economic development deal
  • Freight transportation index up during month of December
  • Public hearings cancelled for New Jersey pipeline project
  • JetBlue Airways adding Portland to Santiago flights
  • Crowley taps Rich Habib as Titan Salvage vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Owners hold off on deals as loss-making climate persists
    High bunker costs and low rates have caused Tanker Pacific, a Singapore based company that manages a fleet of 45 vessels, to hold back from agreeing to deals that lead to loss-making voyages until conditions improve, brokers say
  • Saudi Arabia to Japan VLCC rates treble as Asian oil traders pile in
    An influx of very large crude carrier chartering by Asian oil traders after the lunar holidays has rocketed up spot rates for VLCCs on the Saudi Arabia to Japan route to nearly treble the rate from the end of last week
  • Capesize rates buoy Baltic Dry
    The Baltic Dry Index rose by 28 points to 1,092 today with capesize time charter rates rising for the second day in a row after a seven-week fall
  • A shining light of the Enlightenment
    Bell Rock Lighthouse is a remarkable feat of civil engineering and also stands as an example of technology deployed for humanitarian purposes
  • More brokers move to Cleartrade OTC screen
    New Singapore-based central screen says 'steady progress' is being made
  • Is an appetite for quality enough to keep Japanese yards on the menu?
    The imminent demise of Japanese shipbuilding may have been exaggerated, but a new strategy will have to offer some tasty long-term survival options
  • Pirates targeting tankers at Strait of Hormuz exit points
    Sector may be forced to avoid area after Irene SL hijack becomes eighth attack on vessel type in a four-week period
  • Shipping can learn from shore-based CO2 monitoring systems
    There are a number of proven technologies to choose from
  • Tax CO2 emissions, not bunker fuel
    Direct taxation of ship-based CO2 emissions is fairest option
  • Wikileaks report exposes US box scanning flaws
    False alarm at Manzanillo reveals holes in security procedures for containers entering the US via Mexican ports
  • Run on redemptions sank Clarkson's shipping hedge fund
  • The booze cruise that sets its sights on consumption
    As oil prices eat in to shortsea shipping's profits, attention has been turned to lowering fuel usage
  • Sovcomflot snaps up six Primorsk aframaxes
    Deal bolsters tanker giant's grip on shuttle trades to Sakhalin oil projects
  • Odfjell boss sees hope for chemical tanker rates
    Cargo owners now prepared to discuss freight rate rises, says Jan Hammer
  • Emissions trading plan is 'burden on shipping'
    London-based Greek shipping group say fuel levy is the more suitable option to cut carbon emission
  • Global Ship Lease gears up to raise $500m fresh capital
    Plans either follow-on share issues or via issue of debt securities
  • Tui still weighing up Hapag-Lloyd exit options
    No decision yet on whether it will be via an IPO or sale
  • Bangladeshi bank to fund aframax tanker buy
    First Security Islami Bank breaks new ground with $10m loan to Eastern Ocean Tankers
  • Higher costs and taxes eat into Marco Polo profit
    Posts 17% fall in profit to $3.1m for first quarter of its fiscal year
  • Imarest to beef up services from office sale cash
    Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology to sell London headquarters building
  • Beluga's new ships to boost cargo turnover time
    Heavylift specialist reveals details of its P3-series vessels
  • China still on full throttle
    China's dominance in the shipping industry is now filtering into sectors that transport finished goods
  • Deathtrap lifeboats
    Now is the time to take some decisive action about the safety of lifeboat release systems
  • Clean Shipping Index launches commercial offering
    Index to score a ship's NOx and SOx emissions, as well as its waste water discharges and biofouling
  • Industry 'asleep' to unlimited liability
    International Registries managing partner Clay Maitland warns shipowners could face unprecedented financial burdens in future oil spills
  • Dry bulk bankruptcies 'unlikely'
    Follow-on equity issues will help companies stay afloat, Genco financial chief tells Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce conference
  • Tough year ahead for ship finance
    Bankers now even more cautious on lending, panel tells Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce conference
  • Singapore maritime sector warns of threat to recovery
    Singapore Shipping Association says rising cost of doing business could negate sector's recovery
  • Algoma Central orders three more bulkers from China
    Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries to deliver ships between 2013 and 2014.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Suez sit-in raises Egypt worries
    AS STRIKES by opponents of Egypt's government multiplied today across the country, about 6,000 workers at five service companies owned by the Suez Canal Authority reportedly began a sit-in
  • Polish yard cuts jobs, switches focus
    POLAND'S Naval Shipyard reportedly announced today that it plans to cut 400 jobs and increase its focus on the commercial sector in an effort to improve its finances
  • Ship held over pollution
    GEORGIA'S border forces today reportedly arrested another vessel on suspicion of polluting near the Black Sea port of Poti
  • VLCC surplus shrinks
    THE SURPLUS of VLCCs competing for crude on the Middle East/Asia route has shrunk, according to figures published by the Baltic Exchange
  • Rolls-Royce pod plea denied
    ROLLS-ROYCE has lost its latest legal attempt to avert a huge payment to Carnival to compensate for Queen Mary 2's Mermaid pod problems
  • Caution urged on spill bills
    SHIPPING is "not out of the woods yet" as the US Congress reconsiders Deepwater Horizon legislation, SKULD North America president Charles Anderson has warned
  • Norway-Russia border agreed
    NORWAY'S parliament has ratified a treaty with Russia on the countries' maritime border, paving the way for a division of Arctic resources, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Bugbee warns of dual collapse
    SCORPIO Tankers president Robert Bugbee fears that potentially severe corrections in the crude and drybulk markets could create collateral damage in the products sector
  • Iran: arms were meant for Gambia
    IRAN'S ambassador to Nigeria has acknowledged that an arms cache found in shipping containers at Lagos in October had been destined for Gambia, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • More SeaFrance woes?
    SEAFRANCE declined today to confirm or deny French news reports that it has failed to find an investor ready to bring it fresh funding
  • Hapag revenues rocket
    HAPAG-Lloyd recorded a 34% rise in turnover to €1.5Bn ($2.05Bn) in the fourth quarter as it shifted focus to the trans-Pacific trade, shareholder TUI reported today
  • Bourbon sees demand fueling offshore
    FRENCH offshore service vessel operator Bourbon has forecast a gradual recovery in the offshore market this year after demand rose for its ships in 2010's final quarter
  • LNG freight rates jump
    ACUTE vessel shortages are pushing up freight rates for LNG, with brokers telling Fairplay that just four tankers are available today for spot cargoes
  • East Asian LNG imports rise 17.5%
    LNG IMPORTS to East Asia jumped 17.5% in 2010, a sector report said today, while the average price paid for the cargoes in the region rose 11%
  • Keppel boss enlarges stake
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine CEO Tong Chong Heong has exercised options to buy 100,000 shares at S$6.16 ($4.84) each.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • BIMCO Demands Safety in Arabian Sea
    Amid almost daily pirate attacks, The Baltic and International Maritime Council warned Indian officials its members would find other routes...
  • Nadler Introduces Clean Ports Bill in House
    Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Wednesday introduced legislation to reduce truck pollution at container ports -- and to make it easier...
  • Senator Moves to Reduce Rail PTC Mandate
    What is being billed as a "common sense" bill to reduce regulatory burdens would remove a congressionally-imposed December 2015 deadline...
  • USPS Posts $329 Million Quarterly Loss
    The U.S. Postal Service lost $329 million in its last quarter and expects to run out of cash by the...
  • Freight Index Rose 1.5 Percent in December
    The Transportation Department's Freight Transportation Services Index, which measures shipment volume in ton-miles, rose 1.5 percent in December from its...
  • Corporate Coalition Calls for Energy Incentives
    An advocacy group for energy security is calling for a national transportation policy that emphasizes market-based incentives to reduce energy...
  • Spot Freight, Truck Rates Rise in January
    Spot market truckload freight volume shot up 62 percent year-over-year in January, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index,...
  • Trucking Growth Barely Slows, PCI Shows
    Record-breaking winter storms across much of the country may have chilled trucking activity in January, but they didn't freeze the...
  • Safmarine Buys Slots for Far East-India Service
    Safmarine is introducing a direct service it calls FMX between the Far East and main ports in West India and...
  • Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Share Med-US Services
    Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd entered a slot swap agreement for services from the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast and...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Swings to $133 Million Operating Profit
    Hapag-Lloyd swung to an operating profit of $133 million in the final quarter of 2010 from a year-earlier loss of...
  • Gulfport Container Volume Climbs 4.8 percent
    Container volume at Mississippi's Port of Gulfport grew 4.8 percent in 2010, but the 208,486 20-foot equivalent units remained behind...
  • Roadrunner Runs Up Revenue, Profit in 2010
    New business from acquisitions and market share gains pumped up revenue and earnings at hybrid trucker Roadrunner Transportation Services last...
  • Rail Exec Sees Florida Gaining From Panama Canal
    The widening of the Panama Canal in 2014 could establish South Florida as a gateway for Asia cargo moving to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • 300,000 tonne VLCC pirated
  • Tanger Med throughput surges
  • Maersk: Egypt improved substantially
  • US Intermodal traffic ends 2010 on a high
  • Safmarine adds to its FE/India services

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Fairstar changes course
    "Harsh lessons" lead Oslo-listed heavylift owner to abandon spot market after falling short in the fourth.
  • DCI goes Dutch
    Dredging Corp of India prepares to splash cash on an order at IHC Merwede of the Netherlands.
  • Greek disputes navy claims
    Irene SL manager says VLCC had correctly reported position to authorities before hijacking off Oman.
  • TUI cuts cruise loss
    German group grateful to joint venture with RCCL for better result in three months to 31 December.
  • Fredriksen no to Hapag
    Norwegian magnate has no plans to invest in German container line when it lists this year, Tor Olav Troim says.
  • Wreck is a barrel of fun
    Finnish team looking to tap the secrets of beer pulled from 19th century Baltic wreck.
  • Maersk teams with Hapag
    Danish and German owners swap slots to boost Mediterranean to US services.
  • SCI books AHTS brace
    Shipping Corp of India pens a couple more offshore newbuildings at Cochin.
  • Georgia holds cargoship
    Authorities in Poti fine master of Naruksovo over alleged pollution incident.
  • MSC ship damaged
    Container vessel involved in collision with fishing boat off the Netherlands.
  • Costs cut Marco Polo
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder and offshore operator sees first quarter bottom line dip.
  • Lemos VLCC hijacked
    Pirates land huge catch as London-based Greek owner's mammoth tanker Irene SL hijacked off Oman.
  • Hapag IPO this year
    Shareholder TUI's boss Michael Frenzel still sees favourable "time window" for offering of German container line.
  • Four dead in sinking
    Seven more crew missing off South Korea after collision between Russian cargoship and mystery second vessel.
  • Frank in aframax splurge
    Sergey Frank-led Russian tanker giant Sovcomflot snaps up shuttle tanker sextet from compatriot Prisco.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Western Canadian wheat farmers buy ships
    The farmer-owned Canadian Wheat Board on Tuesday said it will purchase two new vessels to move wheat across the Great Lakes. The vessels, which will be ready for service in 2013, are part of a larger purchase by shipping companies Algoma Central Co...
  • U.S. intermodal volume reaches record in Q4
    Total U.S. intermodal volume rose 14.7 percent in 2010, though growth slowed in the fourth quarter, according to the latest statistics released by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). Volume in 2010 reached 13.3 million units, while...
  • Matson gets boost from second China string
    Matson Line saw revenue and operating profit climb in 2010 as it added a second string of ships between China and the United States. Matson''s parent company, Alexander & Baldwin, in reporting its 2010 results said the carrier had revenue of $1 bi...
  • Global Ship Lease seeks to raise capital
    Global Ship Lease plans to raise up to $500 million to expand its fleet, debt repayment, working capital or general corporate purposes, it said in a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Formed in 2007, Global has a fleet of...
  • Safmarine joins new Simatech India/China loop
    Liner carrier Safmarine said Wednesday it is joining a new Simatech service between China and India as a slot buyer. The FMX service starts Feb. 17 with a rotation of Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Port K...
  • Transpacific boosts Hapag-Lloyd results
    TUI AG, part owner of container liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd, said the German container carrier had sales of about 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) in the three month period ending Dec. 31, a 34 percent increase over same period the prior year. "This wa...
  • U.S. import boxes surge nearly 18% in January
    U.S. import container volume rose 17.6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2010, according to statistics released by trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. Zepol noted that after a four-month slide month-to-month, January showed a sig...
  • Shoring up U.S. trade
    TAA, Andean trade preference extension urged The National Foreign Trade Council and the American Apparel and Footwear Association this week urged Congress to pass legislation extending two key trade-related programs -- the Trade Adjustment Assistan...
  • Shipping by the numbers
    U.S. import boxes surge nearly 18% in JanuaryU.S. import container volume rose 17.6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2010, according to statistics released by trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. U.S. intermodal volume reaches rec...
  • Stand to continue losing market share

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Italian tanker hijacked in the Indian Ocean
    The Italian-owned tanker Savina Caylyn, 104.255 DWT, has been hijacked some 670 nautical miles East of the Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean, EU Navfor reports. The ship
  • APL in scrubber test
    One of APL's container carriers will be equipped with a seawater scrubber, an air pollution-reduction device. It will be used when the ship is calling ports in the Southern

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Avails tight in the Middle East hub.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    'Very good' demand in Hamburg.
  • IMO sub-committee stalls further actions on fuel quality controls
    BLG decides not to continue work on proposals to introduce stricter regulatory controls on bunker supply or extending MARPOL Annex VI specifications beyond sulphur.
  • More fuel oil cargoes command 'double-digit premiums'
    No end in sight to supply tightness say traders.
  • MOL listed among '100 most sustainable companies'
    MOL is 'highest ranking' shipping line in the latest list.
  • Rising bunker prices could hamper recovery
    Norwegian product-tanker operator says rates 'still unsustainable'.
  • Bunker prices generally firm at major ports
    Demand largely average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Russian bunker association calls for scrapping of bunker duty
    In response to recently imposed duty on 'bunkers-only calls' at all Russian ports.
  • Waste heat recovery system to cut marine fuel usage by 5-10%
    Man Diesel agrees to integrate waste heat recovery system on its diesel engine.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan in 'trial takeover' of SinoBunker ops at various ports
    Sinopec Zhoushan to 'takeover' sales and purchase of bonded bunkers in Zhanjiang, Dalian, Hainan and Shenzhen.
  • ExxonMobil sells high-density fuel oil parcel at 16-month high
    Strike price higher due to the general supply tightness in the Gulf market, traders say.
  • Philippines 'may face' bunker supply squeeze in 2011
    Two refiners sign contracts to supply government-owned domestic power plants.
  • Discovering 'hidden' energy saving opportunities
    System measures and displays actual power consumption using data that manufacturers are 'generally unwilling to disclose.

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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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