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April 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Carriers in for tough year despite high demand
    Rising fuel prices, tumbling freight rates, piracy and now radiation fears will make this year one of the most difficult in decades for the maritime industry, forcing some carriers out of business.
  • Japan ship allowed to enter HK
    A Japanese ship denied entry to a Chinese port over radiation concerns last month was allowed into a Hong Kong port yesterday, owner Mitsui OSK Lines said.
  • FPSO demand will double this decade
    Global demand for floating oil production and storage vessels is expected to more than double this decade as surging crude prices allow exploration to move deeper offshore, senior industry executives said yesterday.
  • Jakarta concession on cabotage law

Sched Netweb site
  • Fesco ships world's largest mobile crane from US to Shanghai this week
  • Evergreen, Zim, CSCL offer Far East north Europe loop from April 24
  • Qinhuangdao, Osaka, Busan short sea service opens
  • Hanjin, Cosco put bigger ships on FE-USEC Suez loop from April 24
  • China posts first quarterly trade deficit in seven years
  • Beibu Gulf ports look to more than 330 million-tonne capacity by 2015
  • Harbin railway container terminal to start construction in July
  • Hanjin long-term charters two 10,100-TEU newbuildings from Danaos
  • Smaller carriers to grow as giants rely on slower hub and spoke systems
  • 56 containers of clothing seized at Johanesburg's China Shopping Centre
  • Southampton to Midlands US$114.6 million rail route complete
  • UAL celebrates turning 85 with commemorative aircraft
  • Chennai police charge 4 air cargo workers with theft of 314 laptops
  • E-freight lightens paper burden from air cargo process

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Air Canada cuts six North American routes
    Starting today (11 April) with Calgary (Canada)-London (Ontario), Air Canada is cancelling a number of domestic and trans-border routes that are unprofitable. Another intra-Canadia...
  • Virgin Atlantic turns into twin jet operator with the Airbus A330
    Virgin Atlantic Airways has, for the first time in its history, deployed a twin engine jet on its transatlantic routes. The aircraft in question is A330-300. The inaugural pas...
  • Man and Scania to collaborate in hybrid technology field
    The MAN group is considering setting up a collaboration with Scania in the field of hybrid technology. MAN's CEO Pachta-Reyhofen stated that "discussions on the matter...
  • Dachser takes delivery of 700th Pema trailer
    The German service provider Dachser recently took delivery of the 700th trailer from the fleet of the commercial vehicle rental company Pema. The vehicle is a dry freight...
  • Schenker Logistics: successful audit for overland transport products
    Schenker Logistics recently commissioned Bureau Veritas to audit its quality management system for European land transport. The system focuses on customer requirements and on the o...
  • Freight train travels 10,300 km from China to Duisburg
    A DB Schenker container train from Chongqing (China) recently arrived in Duisburg (Germany) after a 10,300 km trip that took less than 16 days. The train, which...
  • Air Cargo Systems introduces security solution to the air cargo community
    Air Cargo Systems, a software design and development company that focuses on developing solutions for the air cargo industry and that was founded in Dublin (Ireland) in...
  • Russia testing load-bearing ability of the BAM route
    Russian Railways' president Vladimir Yakunin has reported that a trial with freight train weighing about 6,000 t is taking place on the Baikal-Amur mainline rail route (BAM). The f...
  • Evergreen, Wan Hai, MOL and Seacon: new joint AEF service
    Evergreen Line, Wan Hai Lines (WHL), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Seacon are launching a weekly joint service between Singapore/Malaysia and East Africa (AEF) in late April T...
  • Deutsche Bahn takes whisper brake a stage further
    Deutsche Bahn is speeding up the pan-European introduction of whisper brakes. The "Europe train", which has been travelling throughout Europe since December 2010, recentl...
  • General Motors awards supplier prize to DSV
    The US car manufacturer General Motors (GM) has awarded its logistics service provider DSV a prize. GM praised the outstanding performance and exemplary cooperation with a 'Supplie...
  • Dachser Food Logistics collaborating with ET Logistik in Poland
    The food logistics division of the Germany-based international logistics provider Dachser recently began to collaborate with ET Logistics Sp z.o.o in Poland. ET, founded in 1995 an...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens new logistics hub for Airbus in France
    Kuehne + Nagel recently celebrated the official opening of its new aviation logistics hub in Montoir-de-Bretagne in Western France. The facility has been designed to handle the ent...
  • First freighter from Japan about to call in Bremerhaven
    The first containership which left Japan (Yokohama) after the nuclear reactor disaster in Fukushima will probably arrive in Bremerhaven on 16 April. A Bremen port authority spokesm...
  • Fesco carries heavy crane from USA to China
    Russia's Fesco Transportation Group is transporting a 1,850 t Lampson Model LTL-2600B mobile crawler crane from Kennewick, WA (USA) to China. The equipment is scheduled to arrive i...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Marcon International brokers sale of Malaysian tugs to Central America
  • Chinese shipbuilder adds to order back log
  • BOEMRE looks to recruit two for newly created key leadership roles
  • Tidewater promotes three to VP positions
  • FLEX LNG moves ahead on Papua New Guinea FLNG project
  • Seadrill exercises drillship option at Samsung

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates maiden voyage call
  • Evergreen joining other lines for Far East/South America service
  • Port of Tacoma schedules annual breakfast event
  • Mitsui vessel clears hold for high radiation levels
  • RailAmerica announces plans to purchase three Alabama rail firms

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Falling rates prompt spot booking rush for VLGCs
    Eight ships fixed in a week as rate drops 4%
  • MOL sells 10-year-old VLCC for $51m
    Japanese line understood to have sold Yohteisan for about 25% less than similar secondhand ships
  • India and Pakistan buy up ships ahead of Bangladesh reopening
    Judicial and government officials in Bangladesh have signed the order that will enable Chittagong breakers to get back to business after an absence of nearly a year
  • First-quarter boxship sales hit a $1bn high
    The value of containerships sold in the first quarter of 2011 hit a three-year high of $1bn, as larger vessels with greater price tags attached changed ownership
  • Secondhand Japanese bulkers fetch premium over Chinese ships
    Japanese-built dry bulk carriers are still achieving premiums over Chinese constructed vessels despite a general trend of falling ship values
  • Beware false economies
    Shippers who enjoy paying next to nothing to have their containers moved should contemplate the consequences of a big name going bust
  • Singapore asked to withhold death penalty for pirates
    Somali pirates could be freed if Singapore does not remove threat of capital punishment
  • More ships fail to meet new low sulphur limits
    Non-compliance rate hits 46% at Dutch ports as new regulations come into force
  • Glencore gears up for London IPO
    Move will strengthen its financial base and drive consolidation in its main markets
  • Nordea Bank allowed to foreclose on arrested Korea Line tankers
    Court confirms US protection under Chapter 15 does not extend to Singaporean subsidiary
  • Lines return to Abidjan as European Union lifts ban
    Abidjan and San Pedro dropped from list of entities subject to the EU assets freeze
  • Noatum gains control of Bilbao terminal
    Buys 50% holding it did not own from Orey Group for $6.1m.
  • Prosecutor says claims against Stolberg substantiated
    Confirms suspicion of fraud against Beluga founder and former owner
  • Yangzijiang's March orders hit $214m
    Wins contracts for four bulk carriers and two boxships
  • Probe launched into Novorossiysk bunker spat
    IPPC accused of using market power to boost its share of port's bunkering business
  • BIMCO urges Nato to clarify Libya embargo
    Charterers and shipowners at risk due to uncertainty over what type of cargoes can be carried
  • German group offers war risk cover
    Launch offers German shipowners insurance cover against war risks in their home market
  • US shippers fail to see benefits of slow steaming
    Lines reluctant to pass on savings while shippers have seen increased shipping costs
  • Samsung Heavy unveils LNG carrier orders worth $1bn
    Confirms order for four units from Golar and two units from undisclosed shipowner
  • Flex LNG and InterOil seal FLNG deal
    Floating natural gas production units to be constructed at Samsung Heavy Industries
  • Refinancing deal secures Isle of Man services
    New ownership structure in place after group of banks refinance ferry operator
  • TransContainer volumes soar 23%
    Intermodal operator's volumes up as Russian import boxes surge
  • Baltic NOx plan takes inspiration from Norway
    Swedish scholar says scheme for whole region is needed, along same lines as Norwegian shipping fund model, to prevent destruction of the ecosystem
  • PPRISM to shed new light on EU ports
    Port users urged to take part in research that will establish a clearer picture of EU ports system
  • European modal switch schemes attract 2010 Marco Polo funding
    Projects will get share of the '57m ($81m) funds earmarked under the 2010 Marco Polo allocation
  • Schenker upbeat on China rail freight link
    Aims to establish regular freight rail link between China and Germany later in 2011 year
  • CKYH lines beef up Asia-US capacity
    To upgrade its AWE-5 service, repalcing current vessels with larger ones
  • Who would be a mouse on the capital markets?
    Compared to tankers and dry bulk, containers are the flavour of the month from the investor's point-of-view
  • Training is cheaper than accidents
    We all need to get to grips with technology ' and if owners provided proper training and preparation we might even succeed
  • Swedish emission measures make little impact
    The Helsinki Commission estimates that there are over 2,000 vessels in the Baltic Sea at any one time

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • FPSO demand seen doubling
    WITH FPSOs the only valid option for the growing number of deepwater oil fields, Stig Hoffmeyer said today he sees growth ahead for the sector
  • Quake survivors can use MOL cruise ship
    MOL'S CRUISE ship Fuji Maru stopped today at Ofunato's Nonoda wharf, the first of three Japanese ports where survivors of last month's giant earthquake can use its facilities
  • Railcar company sold
    A RUSSIAN railcar transport company has been sold to Universal Cargo Logistics of Amsterdam
  • Russia raises its crude output in March
    RUSSIAN crude production reached 10.14M barrels in March, according to the latest official release
  • Ince forms a legal alliance in Singapore
    INCE & Co has become the first English maritime law firm to forge a formal law alliance with a Singapore law firm
  • Once-barred ship allowed to dock
    MOL PRESENCE, which was turned away from Xiamen because port officials feared it had high radiation levels, has been allowed to call at Hong Kong
  • Palm oil spike warned
    BROKERS expect better business for chemical tankers this month because Indonesia is about to cut taxes on palm oil exports
  • Breaker battle starts
    JUST AS its Bangladeshi rivals finally received legal endorsement to reopen for business, India's shipbreakers are snapping up tonnage before the South Asian monsoons
  • IPO aims to raise $150M
    PT BERLIAN Laju, Asia's biggest operator of chemical tankers, has launched an IPO for its subsidiary PT Buana Listya Tama

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Biggest Trucking Companies Get Bigger
    The select group of trucking companies with more than a billion dollars in annual revenue expanded last year, as three...
  • Railcar Owners Draw 22,667 More From Idle Fleet
    Railcar owners across the U.S., Canada and Mexico took 22,667 cars of various types out of storage during March, shrinking...
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $27 Billion
    The Department of Transportation is still sending checks to states under the 2009 stimulus package, with reimbursements for completed work...
  • CN Increases Container Fleet
    CN acquired more than 1,000 new containers, which the railroad expects to use to serve manufacturers and distributors of grocery...
  • Diesel Rockets Past $4 Mark
    Diesel prices soared 10.2 cents last week to a national average of $4.078 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy...
  • US Container Imports to Grow 9 Percent in April
    Containerized imports at U.S. ports in April are projected to increase 9 percent over April 2010, which would mark the...
  • Top Trucking Companies Expand 9.4 Percent in 2010
    Top Trucking Companies Expand 9.4 Percent in 2010 Study shows 50 largest U.S. for-hire carriers increased revenue to $85.4 billion William B....
  • Ship Finance International Orders Four Ships
    Ship Finance International placed a $230 million order for four vessels with a capacity of 4,800 20-foot equivalent units each,...
  • DOT Obligates $300 Million in State Rail Grants
    The Department of Transportation got a flurry of rail grants locked in just under the wire last week, obligating over...
  • FMCSA Releases Mexican Trucking Plan
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released plans Friday for a new pilot trucking project with Mexico "to test and...
  • Washington State Locks in $145 Million Rail Grant
    Washington state and federal officials reached agreement to formally obligate another $145 million to that state's passenger rail program. The...
  • Qatar Airways Orders Three Freighters
    Qatar Airways will add three 777 freighters to its fleet, the carrier announced Monday, speeding up the expansion of all-cargo...
  • Moody's Upgrades DP World
    Moody's upgraded the credit rating of DP World a notch to investment grade. The ratings agency April 11...
  • CKYH to Enhance All-water Loop, Add Ports
    The CKYH alliance among Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping is restructuring and upgrading its all-water services from...
  • BA, Iberia Cargo Units to Run as One
    International Airlines Group, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, announced it will run the carriers' cargo operations...
  • Waiting at the Gate
    Two years after container ship lines began moving away from their 55-year-old practice of supplying U.S. customers with intermodal chassis,...
  • France Launches Tender for Seine Nord Canal
    France launched the final tender for a company to build and operate a canal that will link Paris to Europe's...
  • Japan to Conduct Radiation Checks on Ships
    Japan is set to start radiation checks on ships and containers leaving three main international ports in and near Tokyo...
  • Toyota Slows North American Production
    Toyota said its North American vehicle plants will operate on a reduced schedule during the next several weeks to conserve...
  • Claim Denial: A Case of Bad Timing
    Q: Would you be kind enough to give me your thoughts on the following issue? 1. Shipper files a...
  • Diversionary Tactics
    Is Canada using unfair advantage to lure U.S.-bound containers through its ports? The issue soon may be getting new attention...
  • Trucking's Capacity Squeeze
    From the manufacturing floor, the trucking business has rarely looked better. Orders for new Class 8 trucks are streaming into...
  • Hub Group Buys Capacity
    Intermodal marketing giant Hub Group demonstrated its faith in the economic recovery last week with the $83 million acquisition of...
  • Yusen Logistics Comes to America
    On the theory that the whole is greater than the sum of two parts, NYK Group is creating a global...
  • Southern Draw
    Virginia is dangling its 50-foot-deep harbor as a fisherman dangles a lure. While Georgia and South Carolina squabble over...
  • Pressure Points for the Peak
    After three volatile years, operators serving the transportation supply chain in the trans-Pacific are gearing up for a solid, though...
  • Economic Baby Steps
    The global economy is still on a growth trajectory despite a pair of surprise blows that could nick trade volumes...
  • Making Market Adjustments
    In the world of container shipping contracts, 18 months can seem like an eternity. But Michelin has started signing such...
  • Trans-Pacific Turmoil
    Because I write only once a month, I have the benefit of time to prepare and review my writing, and...
  • LaHood's 'Roadmap to the Future'
    Using inland and coastal waterways to haul more cargo-laden containers and trailers would add "abundant and cost-effective new freight capacity,"...
  • Bidders Line Up for DOT Grants
    Department of Transportation officials will quickly sort through a pile of applications as they prepare to redistribute $2.43 billion in...
  • Letters - April 11th 2011 Edition
    Extinguishing Mexican Cargo Crime It's true that cargo security is a concern in Mexico, but Kansas City Southern believes...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Boom, bust; boom, bust: there must be a better way!
    A week is a long time in politics and shipping: but a year is an eternity; just ask the newly-troubled liner companies who are struggling to come to terms with another big dip in their fortunes as 2011 gallops away through an open stable door into financially pot-holed future pastures.
  • Fuel costs also blamed for TCC's demise
  • Mombasa in staffing crisis
  • DB Schenker also boosts Southampton's rail services
  • CGA pushes Maputo corridor
  • CKYH boosts all-water services

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • NewLead sinks to loss
    Greek bulker and tanker owner falls short in the fourth as fleet expansion fuels a surge in expenses.
  • Bogazzi tipped as buyer
    Brokers unmask Italian owner as mystery buyer backing $32m assault on Atlantska Plovidba handymaxes.
  • AMSC CEO steps down
    Greg Matecki abandons top post after holding dual roles at Oslo-listed product tanker owner for little more than a year.
  • Greeks chop trio in India
    Bangladeshi scrap ban has ended but brokers and buyers are still waiting for the big boom as owners cut ships in Alang.
  • Stolt continues buy-back
    SNL looks to splash out $47m repurchasing common stock.
  • Hugo: let's boss pirates
    Norden chairman says stronger naval mandate needed to prevent "simple criminals" from threatening ships.
  • Greek tied to MOL VLCC
    Japanese giant collects $52m from tanker sale as Altomare splashes cash to replace recently scrapped single-skinner, brokers claim.
  • MOL's mercy mission
    Japanese owner sending cruiseship to offer earthquake victims food, showers and rest.
  • Pirates net record haul
    NS Lemos paid a huge $13.5m to free the VLCC Irene SL from pirate hands, gang member boasts.
  • Coastal scoops tug deal
    Malaysian shipowner and shipyard group lands order for eleven vessels.
  • Srab losses grow
    Swedish tanker owner posts bigger annual loss as revenue drops and operating expenses soar.
  • Seadrill continues spree
    Oslo and US-listed driller takes Samsung option to push spending by John Fredriksen's listed companies past $1.6bn today.
  • Frontline in share bonanza
    Top executives at John Fredriksen's company rake in share options worth nearly $500,000.
  • Samudera crew's SOS
    Indonesia pledges to keep working to free Sinar Kudus from Somali pirates as master says some colleagues are increasingly weak.
  • Wan Hai back in black
    Taiwanese container line boosted by higher revenues last year after loss-making 2009.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Japanese automakers adjust to disruption
    Toyota said Friday it is scaling back production and suspending operations for five days in North America beginning this week due to shortages of parts from Japan, which is in the throes of recovering from last month's massive earthquake, tsunami a...
  • Bersin: Customs reforms to include brokers
    Discussions are underway within U.S. Customs and Border Protection about how to simplify the entry process for foreign-made goods, expedite release for trusted shippers and possibly allow quarterly payments of duties and fees, Commissioner Alan Ber...
  • RailAmerica to buy three Alabama short lines
    RailAmerica Inc. said Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of three short line freight railroads in the state of Alabama for $12.7 million. The three railroads -- the Three Notch Railroad, Wiregrass Central Railroad, and the Cone...
  • Two new board members for NOL
    The NOL Group has appointed two new members to its board directors, the company said Monday. NOL is the Singapore-based parent company of liner carrier APL and APL Logistics. The new additions to the company's board are Low Check Kian, chairman, A...
  • BIMCO, Videotel Marine offer e-learning
    BIMCO and Videotel Marine International have joined forces to produce and launch a new BIMCO eLearning Diploma Program (BeDP). Videotel has developed a Learning Management System comprising of a highly focused, Web-based, e-learning package to del...
  • Maersk Line Ltd. operates prepositioning ships
    Maersk Line Ltd. has been awarded a contract for the operation and maintenance of two ships in the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command's Maritime Prepositioning Force. The U.S.-flag operation of A.P. Moller - Maersk will provide personnel and marine...
  • CYKH amends Asia/U.S. East Coast network
    CKYH Alliance carriers said Monday they are amending their service network between the Far East and U.S. East Coast at the end of April. Three of the alliance's five services in the trade are affected, most notably the AWE-5 service, which will sa...
  • Ship Finance to build 4 containerships
    Ship Finance International Ltd. said Monday it has agreed to build four 4,800-TEU new containerships at a state-owned shipyard in China with scheduled delivery in 2013. The aggregate construction cost will be about $230 million, with a majority of ...
  • Pirates release tanker, take cargo ship
    The European Union' Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta (Eunavfor) said pirates released a very large crude carrier last week, but captured another cargo ship off the coast of Oman. The VLCCIrene SLwas released from pirate control on April 7...
  • Simplifying the entry process

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    In Cape Town deliveries available up to and including April 25.
  • IBC: Shipowners face 'major risk' in choosing solutions
    Fear of investing in the 'wrong solution' to meet upcoming emission regulations and responding to growing environmental demands.
  • Clean Shipping Index adopted by Swedish port
    "It is a great step forward,' says Index project leader.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg fuel oil prices stable
    Product avails tight due to continuing strikes in Piraeus.
  • Order-books show owners want 'fuel efficient fleets'
    South Korean yards say orders are up 70% year-on-year.
  • Rotterdam's 'most advanced bunker tanker' undergoing sea-trials
    13,500 mt capacity Vorstenbosch expected to come on station next month.
  • CYE Petrol launching bunkering service outside Turkey
    Ready to offer low sulphur MGO on the Danube river near the Black Sea.
  • Double-digit hikes in Asian MGO prices
    Mixed demand at key Asian bunker hubs on Monday, local traders say.
  • India's Mumbai bunker spill cost country $16 million
    Claiming $8 million from each side's P&I club, says chairman of India's National Shipping Board.
  • Bunker station starts ops at Australian port
    Port Jackson starts supply of MGO to commercial and recreational vessels.
  • Glencore to announce $10 billion dual IPO
    Set to announce the launch of the Hong Kong and London IPO on Thursday, reports say.
  • Chinese bunker supplier to expand in Qingdao
    Huifeng 'to buy more refuelling ships' to expand bunkering business in Qingdao, sources say.
  • Rotterdam energy firm establishes bio-LNG bunkering facility
    Ready to start first bio-LNG bunkering operation by September 2011.

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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
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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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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