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March 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singamas turns around with US$93m full-yr profit
    THE container box famine of yesteryear has proved to be a feast for container box manufacturer Singamas Container Holdings.
  • Oil tanker bookings for Libya end
    Tanker bookings to pick up Libyan oil cargoes have ended, the world's largest shipbroker said, as an uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi disrupts supply.
  • US to enact new ballast water rules
    To keep new invasive species out of US waters such as the Great Lakes, the United States must enact stricter rules on treating ship ballast water under a settlement reached on Tuesday with environmental groups.
  • Tanker rates doubling as ships go slow

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL's Tung: EU 2008 conference ban led to bad decisions
  • CCNI emerges from slump with $47 million net profit for 2010
  • Zim and CSCL settle dispute with launch of joint Asia-Europe loop
  • UK seizes Libya-bound boxes, ports close, cargo diverted
  • Grand Alliance steps up frequency, capacity of Asia-Europe loop D
  • Carriers say 2011 supply and demand will be in balance
  • Hunan's Lingji port January box volume sets new high
  • Guizhou to spend US$41.9 billion on road and water transport
  • Samudera Shipping's profits rise to US$9.4 million in 2010
  • Panalpina posts record gross profits, credits emerging markets
  • ICTSI to operate Adriatic container terminal in Croatia
  • Nigerian dockers union calls for strike, but response is sporadic
  • Weiss Roehlig starts Taiwan-Prague consolidation service
  • NAFTA trade rises 14pc in December
  • Cathay Pacific 2010 profits increase 199.3pc to US$1.41 billion
  • Hong Kong Airlines to buy 38 Boeing aircraft
  • Consolidated United-Continental passenger volume down 1.1pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Greatship Rohini named at Colombo Dockyard
  • Regional Container Lines, Hapag-Lloyd announce service connecting China & Subcontinent
  • Apparel exports climb 19.5 pc in Jan.; highest this year
  • Low quality rice exports feared
  • Strict EU rules may hit grape exports in 2011
  • Indian trade encouraged to participate in World Ports & Trade Summit
  • NMPT despatches first garment export shipment
  • Buoyed by industry status, cold storages expect new investment
  • Commerce Minister calls for stronger trade ties with Brazil
  • Export duty withdrawal on de-oiled rice bran sought
  • FM urged to revoke duty hike on iron ore exports
  • Govt to retain option of levying steel export duty
  • Infra status to cold storages comes as a big surprise to many
  • Rising crude prices may put govt in policy dilemma: Basu
  • India not as corrupt as China,Russia: Fitch

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Halifax airport's runway extension to boost cargo handling capacity
    Canada's federal and provincial governments are investing USD 14 million in funding to extend the main runway at Halifax Stanfield international airport. Engineering and design wor...
  • Afraa launches business plan
    The African Airlines Association (Afraa) has launched a three-year business plan aimed at realigning the association's activities to the business imperatives of member airlines. Th...
  • Brussels Airport ready for the new B747-8F
    Brussels airport has been officially certified as a Boeing B747-8F compatible airport by the Belgian civil aviation authority (Directoraat-Generaal Luchtvaart). The new Boeing full...
  • Garbe expanding logistics centre in Wunstorf
    Garbe Logistic AG, a service provider based in Hamburg (Germany), is extending its logistics centre in Wunstorf, near Hanover (Germany) for EUR 10.5 million. The company is ha...
  • SNCF management loses out to own works council
    The French state railway SNCF has lost a legal battle against its own work council. In an emergency procedure, the Directorate of State Railways had sued for libel and demanded tha...
  • Ulusoy Logistics boosts HGV fleet by 15%
    The Turkish logistics provider Ulusoy Logistics is continuing to expand its fleet. The company has added 32 Volvo FH13 420 tractors and 30 Otokar-Fruehauf semi-trailers, there...
  • TX Logistik switches Sweden trains to Herne container terminal
    TX Logistik, a leading private railway based in Bad Honnef (Germany), is reinforcing the hub function of its location in Herne (Germany). With effect from 4 April. intermodal train...
  • Hermes Transport Logistics offers clarification scheme for CO2 emissions
    Hermes Transport Logistics (HTL) is continuing to expand its service in the area of green logistics. The company now offers customers a new ecological CO2 reporting service, which ...
  • Salvo Grima handles 3,266 cbm of rig equipment
    The Malta-based service provider Salvo Grima was contracted to offload and store 1,948 t/3,266 cbm of rig equipment at its facilities at the Malta Freeport. The operation took thre...
  • Maersk Line: zero SOx programme prompts new fuel switch solution
    The giant Danish container transport provider Maersk Line is continuing to expand on its fuel-switch implementations in a drive to cut sulphur emissions from its fleet towards...
  • NYK Line joins Epic service
    The Japanese container shipping company NYK Line is launching a new weekly liner service between north-western India and Europe on 3 April. The 56-day rotation, which is part ...
  • Beluga: was the 2009 revenue incorrectly reported?
    The city of Bremen's public prosecutors have launched an investigation against the founder of the Beluga heavylift and project shipping company, Niels Stolberg, and some of the fir...
  • ACL orders five new co-ro ships for transatlantic service
    Atlantic Container Lines (ACL), a unit of the Italian Grimaldi Group, is to renew its fleet. Andy Abbot, CEO of ACL, has confirmed that negotiations about newbuildin...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Incat Crowther to design 42 m cat for Indonesia
  • Warning shots deter pirate attack on Maersk Alabama
  • USA Maritime applauds DOE cargo preference decision
  • Project says slow ahead is path to cutting CO2 emissions
  • Rolls-Royce and Daimler swoop on MTU-parent Tognum

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Todd Coleman named to position of retiring Port of Vancouver director
  • Freight Transportation Index up during month of January
  • DHS, Customs expanding list of airports providing Cuba service
  • Crowley adding Ro/Ro service covering Santo, Domingo, San Juan and St. Thomas
  • Trucking association slams roadside hazmat inspections

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Transpacific lines will fail to hit target
    Disappointment tinged with bouts of optimism runs through box line service agreement negotiations
  • VLCC rates break even on main route
    Rush of vessel bookings boost earnings on Saudi Arabia to Japan route
  • Long-term lock-ins leave box players out in cold
    Some boxship owners unable to benefit from charter market surge
  • ST locks in aframax duo
    ST Shipping, the shipping arm of commodity trading giant Glencore, has chartered two Greek-owned crude oil aframax tankers for six months at a daily rate of $15,000 and $16,000
  • 'I don't have a future, and that, to me, is unbearable'
    Philippe Deruy's suicide note last month took the very modern form of an email
  • Master's suicide highlights plight of the lonely seafarer
    Action is needed to tackle the little-discussed problem of the apparent alienation felt by so many seafarers in their day-to-day lives while at sea
  • Hannibal Gaddafi groomed to head GNMTC
    Former tutor of Libyan leader's son reveals details in Lloyd's List interview
  • Santander mulls loan book sale
    Santander has moved the old Alliance & Leicester shipping loan book into the non-core part of the bank
  • Blackstone and Dahlman Rose set up restructuring shop
    Joint venture will help maritime clients recapitalise or restructure balance sheets
  • Scott Burk joins Canaccord Genuity
    Move could see investment bank diversify into maritime equity research
  • Hutchison Port Holdings IPO oversubscribed
    Institutional book to close a day ahead of schedule
  • Libya air raid forces Ras Lanuf closure
    Bombs destroy up to 60% of port's facilities
  • Baltic Exchange and Navy clash over 'UK piracy nexus'
    Baltic Exchange boss says UK has an interest in Somali piracy issue
  • GNMTC plays down link with Gaddafi family
    Libyan shipowner denies Hannibal Gaddafi has controlling stake in company
  • Somali pirates free cargoship
    Rak Afrikana released after airdrop of ransom
  • Derivatives debate
    Spat breaks out over freight rate derivatives as shippers call ocean carriers financially irresponsible for not hedging their exposure to volatile freight rates
  • In pursuit of truth
    Shipping might be a murky business, but Libyan politics beats it hands-down for opaqueness
  • China growth boosts Panalpina sea freight volumes
    2010 ocean volumes rise 13% to 1.2m teu
  • Ro-ro operators urged to bolster ties with shippers
    Operators warned not to rely on road hauliers for freight volumes
  • Standard Chartered confirms BLT sale and leaseback deal
    Ships are leased back to BLT on a bareboat basis for between seven and 11 year
  • Rolls-Royce and Daimler in $4bn bid for Tognum
    Move marks further consolidation in marine engine market
  • A little bravado could feed the dry bulk fleet
    Precious Shipping may have a point as it banks its future on the growing need for grain
  • Performance bonds prove powerful in absent fraud
    Guarantees can help to secure payments in shipbuilding contracts
  • Kidnap and ransom rates soften under extra capacity
    Marine kidnap and ransom insurance rates are plummeting again after only a brief climb from record lows a year ago
  • Cargo security campaign starts to show results
    Marked improvement seen in terms of the correct stowage and securing within cargo transport units and declaration of weight and contents
  • Do armed guards have a licence to kill?
    Private security options may be gaining popularity among shipowners but the ramifications of an armed guard killing a pirate open up a can of legal worms
  • NGO Platform proposals on pre-cleaning 'unworkable'
    The shipping industry does not refuse to accept that clean, green ship recycling is practical, but reasonably contends that the proposals of the NGO Platform on pre-cleaning are unworkable
  • No extension to high-risk piracy zone
    The Warlike Operations Area Committee agreed to leave the high-risk zone unchanged and to designate an area of the Indian Ocean, equivalent to the MTO voluntary reporting area, as an "at risk" zone

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Horizon fine calculus revealed
    HORIZON Line's criminal fine for price fixing was drastically reduced to $45M to avoid forcing the carrier into bankruptcy, new court filings reveal.
  • VLCCs run at lowest speed in three years
    OWNERS are bolstering VLCC rates by pacing vessels at their lowest speed in three years, Pareto Securities according to data released by Pareto Securities today (9 March).
  • US lawmakers question dredging fund
    OVERSEERS of money used to maintain US harbour depths were grilled on Capitol Hill yesterday (8 March) on why taxes collected to dredge weren't being spent for that purpose.
  • San Juan River dredging allowed
    DREDGING of the San Juan River on the border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica will continue.
  • EPA settles ballast suit
    THE Environmental Protection Agency has reached a court settlement that will significantly tighten ballast-water rules for vessels calling in the US.
  • APL plays down 'cascade' risks
    AMERICAN President Lines president Eng Aik Meng believes that the feared 'cascading' effect on intra-Asia shipping may not be as serious as it seems.
  • Heung-A back to profit
    HEUNG-A Shipping in South Korea has returned to profit thanks to more cargoes and better freight rates last year.
  • Texas port lowers wharfage fee
    WHARFAGE and dockage fees at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas will be cut by 25% effective 1 April.
  • Recovery boosts box maker
    HONG Kong container manufacturer Singamas has returned to profitability, booking net profit of $92.
  • SF pilot wage hike 'to hit business'
    HARBOUR pilot wage increases of up to 6%/year in the San Francisco Bay would hurt the ability of area ports to attract container business, according to an industry group.
  • PIL boss calls for more financial support
    FOR the second time in two days, Pacific International Lines managing director Teo Siong Seng has urged the Singapore government to provide more monetary support for the city's maritime sector.
  • Korea Line to submit rehab plan by September
    TROUBLED drybulk carrier Korea Line is hoping to get court approval for its rehabilitation plan by September, a company official has told Fairplay.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • FMCSA to Take Truckers Off 'Alert'
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will stop using the term "Alert" to describe trucking company scores that break thresholds...
  • Field Fisher Waterhouse's Cassels on EU 24-Hour Law (Video)
    John Cassels, a London maritime attorney with Field Fisher Waterhouse, discusses the EU 24-hour law with JOC's Peter Tirschwell at...
  • Teamsters, Truck Companies Battle On
    The two organizations that have wrestled over the unionization of harbor drayage companies for the past few years promised attendees...
  • US Rails Plan $12 Billion in 2011 Capital Spending
    The largest U.S. railroads will spend an estimated $12 billion on capital improvements this year, easily outpacing the record capital...
  • Miami Dredging to Open Gateway to Asia
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval of a $77 million appropriation to deepen the Port of Miami will position the South...
  • Obama Names Locke Ambassador to China
    President Obama named Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, tapping the cabinet member to...
  • US Freight Index Climbs 0.9 Percent in January
    Freight transportation movements in the U.S. increased for the second consecutive month in January, according to the U.S. Department of...
  • Dunavant Acquires Sea Lane Express
    Logistics operator Dunavant Enterprises acquired Sea Lane Express, a trucking and drayage company operating in the U.S. Southeast, its second...
  • Truckers Seek Clearer Hazmat Inspection Rules
    The American Trucking Associations wants the Obama administration to stop the opening and inspection of hazardous materials shipments unless those...
  • Growth Rates Stall at Hong Kong Port
    Hong Kong Port container volume grew 5.7 percent in January, a much slower growth rate than the average for 2010,...
  • Three Carriers Start Japan-Indonesia Loop
    Hanjin Shipping, CNC Line and KMTC Line are teaming up to launch an intra-Asia service connecting Japan and Indonesia later...
  • Crane Productivity Drives Profit, SSA Exec Says
    Marine terminal operators keep close tabs on dockside crane productivity because it is the most critical factor in their profitability,...
  • Lufthansa Books $1.5 Billion Profit
    Lufthansa said it made a $1.5 billion net profit in 2010 compared with a year-earlier loss of $47 million, bolstered...
  • Antitrust Penalties Push Panalpina to 2010 Loss
    Panalpina boosted 2010 net revenue 20 percent from the previous year to $7.7 billion, driven by double digit growth in...
  • TPM Speakers See Chassis Services Unsettled
    Ship lines, truckers, leasing companies and other interests are still trying to decide how to fill the void left by...
  • Shippers Wait and See on Panama Expansion Impact
    Several shippers that have diversified their U.S. port gateways for Asian imports told the Journal of Commerce's Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference...
  • Pirates Fail in Third Attempt to Seize Maersk Alabama
    Suspected Somali pirates tried to seize the Maersk Alabama again on Tuesday in the third attempt to hijack it in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Panalpina out of the woods
  • CNC, Hanjin and KMTC team up for new NE/SE Asia service
  • Singamas' strong showing backed up by spending spree
  • CT's Quest II offers cost and carbon savings
  • NRF sees growth ahead

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Omega sheds director
    Connecticut-based board member shifts focus as George Kassiotis-led tanker owner shuffles roster.
  • FBR bets on cape rebound
    US equity analyst says shares of Genco may jump as freight futures tip rate reversal.
  • Blackstone forges alliance
    Private-equity powerhouse teams with Dahlman Rose in maritime restructuring partnership.
  • Boldini orders five
    MarAd rubber stamps Brazilian offshore owner's request for $227m construction loan.
  • Gotland getting less money
    Swedish tanker and ferry group saw 2010 profit reduced as operating costs rose.
  • Four barges sink in US
    Vessels broke loose from tug in Mississippi river after hitting the side.
  • Triple success for Dof
    Oslo-listed owner sees three of its PSVs signed up for another year with Shell and Peterson.
  • VLs next for NSCSA
    Saleh Al-Shamekh hints Saudi owner is looking to follow up Mipo general cargoship order with VLCC buys.
  • 'Free' ship still in danger
    Engine trouble may keep Rak Afrikana off Somalia for a week as pirates flee following ransom drop.
  • China in on Vopak deal
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China becomes lead arranger for Dutch terminals group's EUR 1.2bn loan.
  • BLT bags more cash
    Tanker owner bolsters its balance sheet following sale-and-leaseback score with Standard Chartered.
  • Tug owner fined over capsize
    Canadian court takes dim view of risky tow operation that sank barge and endangered crew.
  • 'Pirate' drama for Alabama
    Security team fires on suspicious craft approaching storied Maersk boxship off Madagascar.
  • Cido sheds single-skins
    Cido Shipping has offloaded its last single-hulled VLCC as Pacific Jasper heads for FPSO conversion, brokers say.
  • Frontline VLCC raided
    Malaysian authorities arrest seven Indonesians after armed robbers target Front Queen.
  • Crew safe after groundings
    Filipinos manage to abandon two tugs forced ashore in Cagayan while towing barges.
  • Hanjin runs to Indonesia
    Korean owner follows Evergreen in pursuing intra-Asian growth with new containership service.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 18 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A&A Shipping & Logistics, Hicksville, N.Y. (Daulat B. Tannan, president...
  • Saddle Creek hires business development director
    Third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek Corp. has appointed Michael Gebhardt to director of business development. Gebhardt will oversee the development of new customer relationships and maintain growth of existing accounts, the Lakeland, Fla.-b...
  • Broadwind sells off transport unit
    Broadwind Energy, an industrial firm focused on the wind energy industry, this week completed the sale of its Badger Transport subsidiary to BTI Logistics. Proceeds of the sale include $1 million cash, a $1.5 million secured promissory note and 100...
  • USDA, industry press lawmakers on South Korea FTA
    The country's top agriculture chief said congressional approval of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement will expand farm exports to this Asian market by $1.8 billion annually. "Economic output is estimated to grow more under this agreement th...
  • Cathay 2010 profits spike to $1.8 billion
    The Cathay Pacific Group, parent company of Cathay Pacific Airways, on Wednesday reported net profits of $1.8 billion for 2010, an increase of nearly 200 percent on its 2009 profits. Revenue for the company rose 33.7 percent to $11.5 billion. The ...
  • COSCO to assess South Africa THC
    COSCO Container Lines said this week it will assess terminal handling charges on shipments to and from South Africa. The fees are $156 per TEU and $230 per FEU for general cargo and $218 per TEU and $323 per FEU for dangerous cargo. The surcharge i...
  • MSC raises Europe export bunker fees
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is raising its bunker surcharge on shipments from Europe to Oceania and South Africa, the line said Tuesday. From the end of March, the surcharge will be $893 per TEU from Europe to Australia and New Zealand, and $560 per...
  • TCC suffers $4.3 million loss in 2010
    The Containership Co. had a $4.3 million operating loss in 2010 on revenue of $83.8 million, the line said this week. Norway-based TCC, which operates a single port-to-port service from the Ningbo, Taicang and Qingdao to Los Angeles, started operat...
  • Biggest ships a challenge for U.S. ports
    Maersk Line's order last month for 18,000-TEU ships raises the specter that 12,000-13,000 TEU ships could eventually be "cascaded" into the transpacific trade. But such behemoths would trigger a whole new set of challenges for terminals on the U.S....

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Esvagt Bergen finally delivered from Spain
    Esvagt A/S has finally taken delivery of the Esvagt Bergen, it arrived yesterday at its home port of Esbjerg. The vessel's delivery had been delayed around one and a
  • Easier for Danish owners to hire armed guards
    The Danish government will make it easier for ship owners to receive a permit for placing armed civilian guards on board Danish vessels sailing in the Indian Ocean and Gulf
  • Statoil extends charter of Solstad PSV
    The Norwegian energy group Statoil has extended the charter of the Solstad Offshore PSV Normand Skipper by one year. This was the last of a total of two 1-year
  • Prosafe secures Talisman deal
    The Norwegian offshore company Prosafe has signed a letter of intent with British Talisman Energy for the accommodation and support rig Regalia. The rig will be operating at the Auk
  • Stena charters Tallink vessels for Belfast run
    Stena Line has chartered Tallink's two sister ferries the Superfast VII and the Superfast VIII for the Belfast'Stranraer run. The vessels will enter into service in autumn 2011. "The
  • Mols-Linien deep in red after horrible year
    Mols-Linien A/S left 2010 with a huge deficit of DKK 77.5 million after a bad year with declining numbers of passengers and cars. Furthermore, Mols-Linien is
  • Finnlines improves profit
    The unaudited figures for Finnlines' fiscal year 2010 show a distinct improvement compared to the previous year. Revenues totalled EUR 561 million, compared to EUR 494 million during the previous
  • Svendborg owner buys tug in Bahrain
    Rederiet Junior ApS in the Svendborg Bugser Group bought a second-hand tug an owner in Bahrain. The tug, Hunter A, is presently underway to Svendborg. "We are very pleased

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Crude continues surge
    Crude climbed earlier as Libyan government forces launched air and artillery strikes on central oil ports to halt a rebel advance.
  • Fujairah market falls
    In Durban, deliveries available for supplies up to and including March 23.
  • Improving hull performance helps 'protect the marine environment'
    New website will carry news of developments in underwater hull maintenance and anti-fouling technology.
  • Bunker markets soften
    In Hamburg, 'buyers waiting for further fall in prices'.
  • VLCCs cut speed as bunker prices rise
    Tankers sailed at an average speed of 10.7 knots in February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
  • KPI Bridge Oil London appoints Team Leader
    Mantell 'has built excellent relations with a wide range of business partners around the world.'
  • Plans for new fuel oil terminal in Black Sea hub
    Transneft and Gunvor in joint venture at Novorossiysk.
  • Indian authorities to debunker grounded vessel
    MV Jutha Pathama was carrying 250 mt of bunker fuel when it ran aground on Sunday.
  • Asian bunker prices falling mid-week
    Demand mixed while supplies sufficient at Asia's key bunker ports, says traders.
  • Maruba opposes move to sell detained ship
    Chimbusco Pan Nation seeking vessel sale to cover unpaid fuel bills.
  • UK 'emulsion fuel' project moving towards commercial phase
    Earlier signed an agreement to sell the product, which is a replacement for bunker fuels, to A.P. Moller-Maersk.
  • Chemoil, Glencore renew 'preferential' deal
    Also widens scope of the agreement to include purchase of petroleum products by Chemoil from Glencore.
  • Singapore court reviews $13 million award to bunker supplier
    Singapore bunker supplier Prestige challenges court ruling and seeks to 'set aside' final award in favour of Marubeni.

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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
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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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