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October 11, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • France's Le Havre sets its sights on transshipment
    AFTER two years of regulation upheaval and jousting with labour unions, the port of Le Havre - France's largest container port - is ready to tackle the transshipment market.
  • Shipping industry faces financing squeeze
    The shipping industry will face tougher financing conditions in the next 24 months as banks tighten credit lines with more asset sales and ship seizures expected, industry bankers said.
  • Tanker sector fears for future over earnings rout
    There is growing concern that if oil tanker earnings remain at levels below operating costs it will threaten the sustainability of the industry, officials with industry association Intertanko said.
  • CMA CGM denies China ship order report

Sched Netweb site
  • US Treasury warns Hong Kong that doing business with Iran's IRISL is illegal
  • 'Daily Maersk' volume, eco-law embrace, said designed to eliminate rivals
  • North Europe box volume up 7-10pc, but port tracker predictions gloomy
  • Drewry's World Container Index expands to cover 550 trade routes
  • Indian shipowners want UN to raise and maintain piracy suppression force
  • MPA celebrates 'K' Line contribution to Singapore's maritime life
  • Indian government ports volume up 4pc to 3.9 million TEU in six months
  • TNT issues Q3 profit warning, though cost cutting mitigated weak sales
  • No damage done to engines because of slow steaming, says Maersk study
  • LA port opts not to appeal ruling against its ban on independent truckers
  • IAG cargo up 1.6pc as Iberia beats BA due to South American economic boom
  • Ethiopian Airlines becomes the first African air carrier to buy a B777F
  • US Government auctions off 41-year-old 747 with opening bid of US$150
  • Singapore to hold international air safety seminar November 1-3
  • United Continental's September performance declines by 1.7pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MAERSK LINE to hike US-Far East rates from November 15
  • CKYH cuts two transpacific routes
  • CMA CGM increases rates, surcharges
  • CSAV Norasia announces direct Rotterdam call on IMEX 1 service
  • EVERGREEN LINE joins Japanese lines on Asia-Oceania loop
  • ICCSA's coastal shipping workshop today
  • India Shipping Summit 2011 conference from today
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry backs seafarers' rights & strengthens commitment to Asia
  • Kerala plans to convert Vizhinjam into Major Port, attracts 31 firms
  • MoS wants Plan panel to define sea usage norms
  • Italian firm Soilmec begins using Arshiyas Mumbai FTWZ as import, re-export hub
  • Exporters upset by cut in duty drawback rates
  • Fitch trims India's GDP growth forecast to 7.5 pc
  • Verma calls for export duty hike to resolve iron ore shortage
  • BCHAA organises another training programme for CHAs

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Hybrid truck undergoes On-road testing
    MAN Truck & Bus is currently putting its new hybrid truck to the test. In cooperation with wholesaler Arndt & Co, two MAN distribution trucks are being tested at the Munich...
  • USD 370.3 million towards Gabun's roads
    Die African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a loan of USD 370.3 million for the refurbishment of roads in Gabun. The money will be invested in the Mouila-Ndendé and Ndendé-Tchi...
  • PCC Intermodal opens container terminal in central Poland
    PCC Intermodal, the Polish intermodal transport company, has opened the first contemporary logistics and throughput centre in central Poland, the container terminal in Kutno. The t...
  • More staff for DHBW Lörrach logistics course
    Due to the growth of the freight forwarding, transport and logistics business course at the Dual College of Baden-Württemberg in Lörrach, professor Frank O. Bayer has appointed an ...
  • Ceva signs three-year contract with Miele in South Africa
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year contract with Miele, a global premium brand manufacturing domestic appliances and commercial machines for laundr...
  • SBS Worldwide signs new supply chain deal with Gopsons in India
    Logistics company SBS Worldwide has signed a new partnership with Gopsons, one of India's largest integrated print houses, which is designed to deliver more effective and comprehen...
  • Freja Transport & Logistics earns AEO status
    Danish transport and logistics company Freja has earned AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) status. AEO is an ISO certification: the company's processes and process descriptions a...
  • More XXL container ships in Hamburg port
    In a quick survey recently published by UniCredit of the world's key container shipping companies, the port of Hamburg continues to be one of the most important ports in Northern E...
  • APL tests supply chain security with help of FBI and others
    APL and law-enforcement officials, including the FBI, most recently successfully tested anti-terrorism capabilities at the shipping line's Seattle, Washington, marine terminal. It...
  • CMA CGM has no short term plans
    CMA CGM Group recently stated "that it has no short-term plans to either purchase or long-term charter-in any vessels. The group has a modern fleet of 408 ships, of which 92 a...
  • Tobias Schmidt takes new role at DSV Air & Sea
    As of 1 October, Tobias Schmidt became regional director Central Europe DSV Air & Sea. He is now responsible for the airfreight and seafreight activities of DSV in Germany, Fra...
  • Funds granted for further section of LAV Madrid - Galicia
    Spain's Ministerio de Fomento has granted Comsa und Anchelergues y Asociados EUR 51.5 million for the construction of a further section of the LAV Madrid-Galicia. The Canda - Vilav...
  • ANAMA announces Quality Awards Italy 2010
    Last Tuesday more than 250 people attended at Milan's Palazzo Mezzanotte, the picturesque location of the Italian Stock Exchange, the Quality Award Italy 2010 ceremony, the traditi...
  • IATA disappointed with CJEU ruling
    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed its disappointment in the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which di...
  • Air cargo liberalisation opens up new economy highways in the sky
    Removing a bilateral system that is 'stuck in the past' and creating a liberalised air cargo industry will create 'new economy highways in the sky' and provide countries with quick...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Fabrication of third JHSV underway at Austal USA
  • Gibdock drydocks survey vessel bound for Brazil
  • Maersk, Apex to work jointly on offshore wind development

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Coast Guard warns mariners of sunken barge in Columbia River
  • AAR responds to formation of rail labor emergency board
  • NYK plans to expand maritime academy facilities
  • Abnormal journal bearing wear removes WSF ferry from service
  • Ethiopian Airlines places order for four Boeing 777 Freighters

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Calculating the chances of a shipping industry slump
    History shows that freight rates drop sharply when the differential between growth volumes and vessel capacity drop by more than 5%
  • What lessons will we learn from the Nordlys fire?
    The ISM code has to remain a relevant and understood rule
  • Grimaldi invests for the future
    Newbuildings will be offset by scrapping of older tonnage
  • Grimaldi's vital fixture
    The annual From Land to Sea convention has become an established forum for debate and networking
  • Customs resist intra-European shipping project
    Bid to reduce red tape to make maritime transport as efficient as road haulage
  • Italy catches up with logistics
    Ecobonus scheme wins praise and may be copied by Brussels
  • Milford Haven trials 3D VTS system
    Increased situation awareness could help in accident prevention and incident analysis
  • Open sourc software to aid e-navigation development
    Holistic concept being pushed by maritime bodies aims to improve safety
  • EEDI targets for tankers and bulk carriers will be easy to achieve
    Shift from economic drivers to fundamental design criteria will support design innovation
  • Owners realistic over VLGC rates spike
    Very large gas carriers hit fresh highs as Middle Eastern cargoes enter market
  • Naval support for anti-piracy fight set to decrease
    Austerity policies and other commitments will see vessels removed from region
  • Owners call for co-ordinated approach to piracy
    Europe's various agencies are too fragmented, says ECSA
  • UK harbour masters 'implore' shipping minister to reinstate ETV
    HMA says removal of provision unacceptable risk to seafarers, amid rumour of Scots U-turn
  • Maersk tops container line schedule reliability list with 82%
    SeaIntel places Danish carrier first followed by Hamburg Süd and MOL
  • Aframaxes face rocky road ahead as demand flattens while earnings stagnate
    Shorthaul specialists will not benefit from rising world oil demand
  • Insolvencies of KG ships increase due to weak bulker market
    Five vessels financed by GHF to be placed in rescue company until market improves
  • Malaysia to allow international ship arrests in its ports
    Amendment allows new area for shipping industry to seek arbitration
  • No repeat of 2009
    This time, container shipping's boardroom thinking may be a little different
  • SCI cancels three boxships from Cochin Shipyards over pricing
    Move is first sign that state-owned Indian line is slowing acquisition scheme
  • Box lines heading for 2011 losses despite 7% trade growth
    Lines only have themselves to blame, says Drewry
  • Secondhand VLCC values plummet to near scrap levels
    Twelve-year-old very large crude carrier sold for $28m, with its scrap value at $22m
  • No place to party
    Trinity Gardens, London's memorial to 35,000 merchant seafarers who lost their lives, has been hired as a drinking venue
  • Bangladesh sets up scrap monitoring team
    Recycling rates volatile across all four major markets
  • Patrick chief Paul Garaty resigns
    'Mutually-agreed separation' announced but no reasons given for departure
  • Mercator to buy two dredgers to add to fleet of five
    India's planned ports expansion to give many opportunities for dredging, says company
  • Salvors race worsening weather to pump fuel from stranded Rena
    Removing 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil is priority for owners and salvors
  • AMOU cancels Melbourne strike
    Traffic officers unprotected by union laws after 83% of workers vote for agreement
  • Chinese seafarers murdered on the Mekong River
    Twelve killings appear to be related to drugs found on ships
  • The monsoon is over and piracy is back worse than before
    Attacks are set to be more frequent, more violent and will target a wider range of assets
  • Sixth worker dies in Keppel accident
    Three others in intensive care after stern ramp fell on scaffolding at Subic facility

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Hardball breakers on top
    TANKERS are faring better than bulkers in the scrap market, with end-buyers playing hardball on demolition candidates
  • NZ races weather in grounding
    WEATHER is today complicating the fight to contain a spill and pump fuel oil out of a box ship grounded near Astrolabe reef in New Zealand
  • Maersk sets up US wind venture
    MAERSK Line has set up a venture with a US partner to speed development of North American offshore power generation
  • SCI plans Indonesian JV despite warning
    SCI SAID today it plans a drybulk joint venture in Indonesia - even though just last week Delhi directed the government-owned group to brake such initiatives
  • Captain lost off Norway
    A MISSING captain of a sunken Norwegian coastal vessel was assumed dead today
  • SCF chairman replaced
    SERGEI Naryshkin, the Kremlin chief of staff, been replaced as chairman of Sovcomflot, the government-owned tanker operator
  • Rosneft makes a POINT
    RUSSIA'S government-owned oil company Rosneft has sharpened its focus in Asian by picking a Singapore group as its fuel oil broker
  • Reefer ship sales reported
    RUSSIA'S Murmantransflot has reportedly sold six reefer ships for $4M each to Greek buyers
  • Gap narrows on Aframax resale and scrap
    SHORT supply of 1990s-built Aframaxes is resulting in a tight gap between resale and scrap values for such vessels, a broking report indicated today
  • VLCCs docked in bargain basement
    BROKERS are still recovering today from last week's shock sale by Japan's Meiji Shipping of its 1999-built VLCC Takase for $28M
  • Inquiry begins as Subic toll rises
    REPAIR work on a car carrier at Keppel's Subic yard remained frozen today, as the death toll from last week's fatal accident rose to six over the weekend
  • KPM's net income rises
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine has posted a 23% increase in 2010 net income, to 831M pesos ($19.32M), from 676M pesos in 2009

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Judge Says Labor Arbitrator Needed in EGT Dispute
    The judge handling the volatile jurisdictional dispute at a grain terminal in Washington provided little clarification of the situation by...
  • YRC Worldwide Plans Reverse Stock Split
    YRC Worldwide is moving toward a reverse stock split to boost the per share value of its common stock and...
  • Japan's Nagoya Container Traffic Up 4.9 Percent
    International container traffic during the first six months of 2011 at the Port of Nagoya rose 4.9 percent year-over-year, as...
  • Quality Distribution Expands Tanker Business
    Bulk chemical hauler Quality Distribution paid $8.5 million for Greensville Transport of Virginia, expanding its intermodal tank container business. ...
  • DOT Pays Out $7 Billion in 2011 Stimulus Funds
    The transportation piece of the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus program has paid out more than $7 billion in the first...
  • Ferrovial Trims BAA Stake Below 50 Percent
    Ferrovial cut its stake in BAA to below 50 percent, in a deal valuing the operator of London Heathrow, Europe's...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Traffic Falls 3.4 Percent
    Air France-KLM's cargo traffic in September dipped 3.4 percent year-over-year as a steep decline on the Asia-Pacific network outweighed a...
  • Qatar Airways Adds North America Freighter Services
    Qatar Airways is launching scheduled freighter services to Atlanta, Houston and Toronto, the latest expansion in the Gulf Arab carrier's...
  • Philippines Airlines Resumes Cargo Operations
    Philippines Airlines' cargo business resumed last weekend after one of the country's largest cargo carriers completed the outsourcing of its...
  • Drewry Says Container Lines Face More Losses
    Excess capacity and insistence on chasing unprofitable market share will cause many container ship lines to lose money this year...
  • Myanmar Port to Open Up North East India Trade
    A $120 million port and multimodal transport project in Myanmar will open up international trade with India's isolated North East...
  • India Port Privatization Plan Suffers Setback
    India's port privatization program suffered a serious setback when all major shortlisted bidders pulled out of a tender to build...
  • Recession, Round Two?
    While economists and observers of trade flows have been debating contradictory data on the direction of the U.S. economy for...
  • Recalling a Recall
    Before the Food Safety and Modernization Act was signed into law at the beginning of the year, the Food and...
  • US, China Play Chicken
    The Obama administration in late September filed an unfair trade complaint with the World Trade Organization against China's anti-dumping and...
  • Rx for US Pharma Trade
    During the latest round of negotiations for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chicago last month, U.S. officials unveiled a white...
  • Savannah Expands Reefer Capacity
    The Georgia Ports Authority approved a $4.75 million project that will expand the Port of Savannah's capacity for refrigerated container...
  • USDA Markets in Vietnam
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture in September held its first agricultural trade mission to Vietnam in Hanoi and Ho Chi...
  • Dublin to Get Cool Center
    The Dublin Airport Authority signed a deal with U.S.-based Lynxs Group to establish a major air freight hub at Ireland's...
  • Pork Exports Surge
    Exports of U.S. pork totaled 169,547 metric tons, valued at $480.1 million in July, an increase of 16 percent in...
  • US Beef Exports Head for Record
    Exports of U.S. beef in July set a new value record of $513.1 million on volume of 120,424 metric tons....
  • Apollo Expands LAX Capacity
    Apollo Freight, a specialist in perishables logistics, has begun construction on a 16,000-square-foot refrigerated center adjacent to Los Angeles International...
  • Meat Exports Guidelines Published
    The U.S. Meat Export Federation has published guidelines for managing and expediting the export of red meat products to Mexico....
  • Damco Expands Sun America Operation
    Damco, the freight forwarding arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, finalized a deal with Sun America Imports, a U.S.-based import wholesaler...
  • Weber Wins Sweet Deal
    Weber Logistics has a new contract with German candy maker Storck to distribute more than a million cases of such...
  • Maersk Adds Ecuador Service
    Maersk Line has a new direct weekly service from Latin America to the Black Sea. Called Ecumed, the service links...
  • CSAV Seeks Partner
    Liner carrier CSAV says its board of directors will inject $1.2 billion into the company, and split the liner shipping...
  • Import Fee Factor
    Some in the perishables industry already are talking about lawsuits as the Food and Drug Administration rolls out new fees...
  • Warehouse Growth Thaws
    The refrigerated warehouse industry, like the rest of the cold chain, came through the recession without the dramatic drops in...
  • OWL Goes Twice as Cold
    Worldwide refrigerated trade is expected to grow at an unexciting but steady 3 percent annually for the next few years,...
  • Pursuing Perishables
    After a brief, recession-driven pause in growth in 2009, global perishable refrigerated trade expanded 3 percent in 2010, and is...
  • Dangerous Liaisons
    Q: We're a third-party distribution center operator, and often provide cross-dock services to our customers ' giving them a facility...
  • No Joking Matter
    There's an old joke, if you think economics can be funny, that goes, "Economics is the only field in which...
  • YRC Worldwide: Rogers Moves Up
    YRC Worldwide hopes to emulate the recent success of its regional carrier Holland on a broader scale by naming Jeff...
  • FedEx Freight: Merging to Profit
    FedEx Freight, the largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier, increased revenue 6 percent in the last quarter to $1.33 billion...
  • Con-Way 'Recovering Margin'
    In some ways, Con-way Freight, with $3.1 billion in revenue last year, fared better over the past two years than...
  • LTL Carriers Clear the Slate
    Two years ago, the nation's largest trucking companies were locked in a no-discount-barred price war that slashed less-than-truckload rates across...
  • PierPass Gets Passing Grade
    Just how successful has PierPass been at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach? The nation's highest profile extended gate program...
  • Global Warming Chills Suez
    As container terminals up and down the 102-mile Suez Canal were closing briefly during Egypt's revolution last February, business through...
  • Suez Terminal Swings Back
    When political upheavals erupted across North Africa and the Middle East last February, it was just the beginning of a...
  • Reviewing Broker Contracts
    In establishing a broker business, every broker will have to learn to manage the details of contracts with motor carriers...
  • Reaping the Trade Harvest
    To U.S. farmers, the free trade agreements negotiated with South Korea, Colombia and Panama several years ago have been something...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Drewry predicts more doom and gloom for carriers
  • Fears for crew of long-term pirated ships
  • Rena disaster worsens
  • 'First option' for liners means more pain for boxship owners
  • China warns US on 'currency law'

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Offshore millionaire
    Powerful Norwegian anchor handler sets new high by pulling in NOK 1m per day charter hire.
  • Schoeller ship taken
    German group's tanker Cape Bird identified as the victim of Nigerian hijacking this weekend.
  • Port strike hits Kuwait
    Action by customs officers means delays for tankers loading in Persian Gulf country.
  • Star strikes loan deal
    Spyros Capralos-led dry bulk operator lightens overall debt burden and looks ahead to "further opportunities".
  • NYK: single-digit growth
    Japanese container line's chief Yasumi Kudo expects slim rise of 7% in volumes between Asia and the west this year.
  • Hijack fear for D'Alesio bulker
    Fate of dry-cargo newbuilding following pirate hit off Socotra unknown, sources say.
  • Red run to roll on
    Container lines will shoulder major losses next year unless drastic action is taken, Drewry says.
  • Ro-pax breaks free
    Near miss for research ship after Greek passenger vessel snaps six mooring lines in Italian storm.
  • Shares scupper Havila offer
    Offshore operator pulls plug on 'repair' offer as share values fall well below placement price.
  • Houston to welcome big ships
    Expanded Panama Canal will see more and larger ships calling at the southern US port.
  • Cashing in on rusted steel
    Is wearing a chunk of steel from a watery grave on your wrist high fashion or the depths of bad taste?
  • Pirates snatch tanker
    Chemical tanker hijacked off Lagos as West African piracy continues to escalate.
  • Rena oil washes up
    Black clumps appear on New Zealand beach as owner Costamare says grounded boxship's condition has not deteriorated.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Stars and stripes
  • A yearly boom and bust cycle?
    Drewry Shipping Consultants says "an excess of capacity on key routes, as well as poor discipline from carriers means that container shipping lines will not cover their cost of capital in 2011 and many will lose money once again." That gloomy outl...
  • Salvors start removing oil from boxship
    Maritime New Zealand said salvors are working to remove bunker fuel from the containership Rena which went aground last Wednesday on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga Harbor off New Zealand's North Island. The government agency said workers began pumpi...
  • Containers for protest art
    An artist has created an artwork in Memorial Hill Park across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo., using standard freight containers.At the site, the stacked light colored containers spell out "IOU" and "USA" on the other. ...
  • Investors pump $55 million into Southern Air
    Oak Hill Capital Partners said it will invest an additional $55 million in Southern Air to help the all-cargo airline replace older aircraft in its fleet. The private equity firm has owned a majority stake in Southern Air since 2007. The air cargo c...
  • Industry groups warn Buy American 'backfires'
    A group of nearly 25 industry associations asked Capitol Hill lawmakers to avoid inclusion of additional "Buy American" provisions in the proposed American Jobs Act legislation. "When the United States erects onerous new Buy American barriers to i...
  • NY man, firm guilty of illegal computer exports
    Jeng "Jay" Shih, 54, a U.S. citizen, and his Queens, N.Y.-based company Sunrise Technologies and Trading Corp., pleaded guilty on Friday in the District of Columbia to conspiracy to illegally export U.S.-origin computers from the United States to ...
  • Radiant results reflect acquisition
    Radiant Logistics said it had a profit of $582,000 in the three months ending June 30, compared to $844,000 in the same period the prior year. The company said the results reflected its acquisition in April of DBA Distribution Services, which commo...
  • Port of Long Beach looks at new office
    Southern California's Port of Long Beach said it will discuss a potential lease or purchase of One World Trade Center in Long Beach at its board meeting on Monday. TheLos Angeles Timesreported the port has tentatively agreed to purchase the 27-sto...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Rosneft sharpens focus on Asia
    POINT becomes exclusive fuel oil broker for the Russian supplier in South East Asia and the Far East of Russia.
  • State-owned shipping company chooses Salalah
    Port in Oman to become regional hub for India's SCI.
  • IFO prices steady in Fujairah
    No quotes for Durban.
  • North European bunker markets firm
    Hellenic refinery workers in Greece have announced strike, starting Tuesday.
  • EU ship emissions down 10% in 2010
    Decoupling emissions from economic growth sets EU on target to overachieve on Kyoto Protocol target.
  • Supplier outlines plans for growth
    Gulf Petrochem India will start new supply operations when Pipavav terminal comes on stream.
  • St. Petersburg showing signs of recovery
    Freight throughput up and bunkering volumes 'at pre-crisis level'.
  • Cruise line wins Marine Environment Protection Award
    Royal Caribbean's efforts recognised by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association.
  • Week starts with mixed bunker prices at major ports
    Supplies of bunker material mixed at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • World excess of tankers may be limited by slowing speeds
    Tanker market currently "bottoming," says CEO of Teekay.
  • Shipowners 'bear brunt' of voyage deviation bunker costs
    Additional bunkers spent to avoid pirate infested areas has 'more impact' on shipowners' overall earnings.
  • Glander promotes veteran staff to President
    Larry Messina has been in the bunker business for over 30 years.
  • Bunker barge pumps oil off grounded vessel
    Salvage operations suspended due to poor weather conditions.

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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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