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October 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance to end JCX transpacific service from late October
  • Fuel oil from grounded Rena washes ashore, sparking high-level eco-anger
  • Short-lived Far East-Australia peak season loop comes to an end
  • Kanway Line launches Hong Kong-Vietnam service from mid-October
  • CSAV shareholders invest US$1.2 billion - mostly to buy 9 new ships
  • Belgium's bpost purchases Hong Kong's Citipost Asia
  • Costamare pays US$90 million on 2 ships chartered long term to MSC
  • Felixstowe adds services to Manchester through GB Railfreight link
  • Port Klang to build third box terminal to meet 9.6 million TEU demand
  • Westbound transpacific rate to rise in $200/TEU range from November
  • Cadiz box shop to build with European Investment Bank US$80.2 million loan
  • Shipping Corporation of India pulls back, says no to 'pricey' Cochin yard
  • Malcolm Rail sets up Teesport-Scotch express intermodal service
  • Dachser opens third Eurohub in central France costing US$13.6 million
  • Emirates SkyCargo starts B777F service to Hong Kong, Australasia
  • TIACA calls for industry-wide, multi-state fight against EU carbon credits
  • Oak Hill invests US$55 million in Southern Air cargo unit to upgrade fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC a double winner at MALA 2011
  • SCI's fundamentals, including financials,remain strong, stress Mohandas, Hajara
  • US dredging firm sets foot in India
  • AMCT handles maiden vessel call of TS Lines' IMX service
  • Govt to award road contracts for 7,300 km in 2011: PM
  • IATA upgrades industry's profit forecast to $ 6.9 bn
  • Infra funding may fall 12 pc short of 11th Plan target: Montek
  • WTO advises India to simplify import permit, tariff regime

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Adidas lays foundation for world's biggest distribution centre
    Adidas recently laid the foundations for the group's biggest distribution centre in the presence of invited guests in the Niedersachsenpark. It is to be opened in the first half of...
  • Sieber Group integrates subsidiaries fully
    The two subsidiaries of the Swiss transport and logistics group, Sieber Transport - Haldemann & Co and Francey Transports - were given new company names and a fresh image in Oc...
  • Trenitalia back to profit
    The Italian national rail operator FS managed to grow its profits by 165% in the first six months of 2011. The company says that with a net profit of EUR 90 million, the company is...
  • B-triple truck to be allowed on South Australia's major highways?
    Giant triple-trailer trucks will soon be allowed on South Australia's major highways in a plan that is being championed by the National Transport Commission. The commission will th...
  • Johan Wall resigns as CEO of Bisnode
    Johan Wall leaves his position as CEO of Bisnode. Fredrik 'kerman, business area director and CFO of Bisnode, has been appointed to serve as acting CEO until a replacement has been...
  • UK freight forwarders urged to support Fairfuel UK campaign petition
    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has called on its members to support the FairFuelUK campaign. According to calculations by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), ...
  • Russian Railways to develop container shipping on international routes
    Russian Railways' board has approved an integrated development concept for the container business of its holding company. The impetus to develop this concept stems from the fact th...
  • DHL shortens transit times for LCL shipments
    DHL Global Forwarding, the Deutsche Post DHL Group's specialist for air and seafreight, has established three new direct connections between Germany and the African continent. Tran...
  • Imports and exports fall in Q2 at port of Turku
    Cargo transports through the port of Turku totalled 1.9 million t at the end of August, down 3.7% on the same period in 2010. International cargo transports accounted for 1.7 milli...
  • Horizon Lines saved from bankruptcy
    Horizon Lines has conclude a complex financial restructuring programme worth USD 650 million, which has protected the company from going bankrupt. Stephen Fraser, Horizon CEO, said...
  • Avient and Liege airport strengthen their commitment
    In a highly visible display of the continuing relationship between all cargo carriers, Avient and Liege airport, Belgium, from where the African cargo specialist operates its Europ...
  • Ethiopian Airlines temporarily adjusts Far East service
    From today until 27 November, Ethiopian Airlines is adjusting its service to China and Thailand. The airline during this period will be servicing Addis Ababa - Guangzhou non-stop s...
  • Arik Air orders two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals
    Boeing and Nigeria's Arik Air last Friday announced a deal for two 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes. The order is valued at USD 635 million at list prices and was previously attrib...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Explosives-laden barge refloated after grounding in Rosario Strait
  • Massport takes delivery of new fireboat
  • ASL Shipyard books orders for five vessels
  • Inland Salvage completes lightering and salvage of sunken hopper barge

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Grounded dry-cargo barge refloated in Rosario Strait
  • 2011 Connie Award going to past Sea-Land Services president
  • Crowley Maritime executive joins Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100 TEU container ship
  • Boeing opens Beijing office to serve China's aviation industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Optimistic forecasts ring true
    DVB's spring projections of a healthier VLGC shipping market were on the mark
  • Maersk Tankers spreads LPG fleet risk
    Handysizes add flexibility amid long-term uncertainty in VLGC market
  • LPG trade patterns undergo changes
    New liquefied petroleum gas supply and demand picture alters carrier trades
  • Maersk Tankers warns of oversupply dampening VLGC rate rises
    Very large gas carriers need to earn today's high rate for 25 years to see long-term benefits
  • Q&A: Richard Turner, RSA
    RSA's global head of marine discusses its global restructure, his new role at IUMI and the issue of piracy
  • Mandatory measures to weigh cargo by 2013
    But questions remain over implementation
  • Not if, but when
    Industry divided over the best point at which to weigh containers
  • Opinion: weighing up the impact
    In the worst case, overweight containers could cause extreme rolling, resulting in damage to other cargo, structural damage to the ship, injury to crew and even capsize and loss of the vessel
  • Cruise industry leads search for sulphur loophole
    Different definitions of IMO equivalence could lead to patchwork of rules
  • Seaboard Marine to close Bahamas subsidiary
    US liner firm will quit Nassau with loss of 29 jobs
  • Scientists have a duty to guard against bias
    As R&D budgets are cut, objective studies are vital if we are to deal with causes of pollution
  • Buying into contrarian investing is for the brave
    Stake my retirement prosperity on the vacillations of the Baltic Dry Index? Not blooming likely
  • Piracy threat eats away at tanker daily earnings
    Owners divert vessels to longer, more expensive route
  • Suezmax rates soar in Mediterranean
    Delays in Turkish Straits reduce availability, sending earnings up $20,000 in a day
  • Greek owner wins asset injunction against Grand China Logistics
    Court order follows three missed hire instalments on capesize bulker charter
  • Where will pirates go next?
    This resilient business model has led to avenues of expansion before, and is poised to do so again
  • Calls for UN naval task force to combat piracy
    Lack of co-ordination from individual states makes Indian Ocean soft target for pirates
  • UK and US forces free Montecristo
    Italian bulker released and crew secured
  • Far East refineries boost volume of oil shipped from Opec members
    Western refineries take less from Opec
  • Taking responsibility
    What is missing from the struggle against piracy is political commitment from governments
  • Sovcomflot chairman steps down
    Chief of staff Sergei Naryshkin replaced in line with new government bar on senior ministers
  • BW Group refinancing would strengthen funding options
    Singapore-based tanker and offshore owner builds resilience amid grim earnings outlook
  • APM Terminals wins Port of Gothenburg concession
    Contract to operate box terminal will bring investment in three super post-panamax cranes
  • Historical perspective
    The Rena grounding threatens to be a major incident in New Zealand's maritime history, but is a long way from being the worst
  • Container sector will need $57bn to pay for ordered ships
    Alphaliner warns that capital commitments will place an extra strain on balance sheets already beset by losses
  • Opec cuts world oil demand growth forecast
    Global economic uncertainty and drop in China and India consumption are factors
  • New Zealand dubs Rena spill 'worst maritime disaster'
    Amount of leaked oil is higher than original estimates as weather worsens and crew evacuated
  • ICS chairman says industry 'at end of our tether' on piracy
    Spyros Polemis calls on Indian Navy to focus its efforts on inhibiting mothership activities
  • Legal experts urge Brussels to redraft Rotterdam Rules
    Bid to bring uniformity to sea carriage law has fallen flat

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Now Rena's fuel oil is spilling
    AS RENA, the grounded box ship, gushed oil into the pristine Bay of Plenty today, environment minister Nick Smith called the casualty "the most significant maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand's history"
  • Slack owners who abet pirates targeted
    LANGUAGE has been added to a bill that would require the White House to publicise the names of shipowners who ignore best practices against piracy
  • Blast forces new Nigerian force majeure
    ANOTHER pipeline explosion has forced Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to invoke a new force majeure on oil tanker cargoes, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Voyage tests Kazakhstan-Iran crude swaps
    CRUDE is being transported today from Kazakhstan's port of Aqtau to Iran's Caspian port of Nekah, to test resumption of oil swaps, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • APM wins terminal concession in Gothenberg
    APM TERMINALS said today it has signed a concession to manage Gothenberg's Skandia Container Terminal for 25 years
  • Strikers disrupt Kuwait tanker traffic
    CUSTOMS workers striking over pay in Kuwait are reportedly blocking tanker exports
  • $246M Korea-Brazil pulp deal agreed
    SOUTH Korea's STX Pan Ocean said today it has entered the wood pulp sector with a $246M charter with Brazil's Fibria Celulose
  • Jamaica reveals expansion cost for port
    KINGSTON Container Terminal is planning $780M in private and public investments, according to Port Authority of Jamaica chairman Noel Hylton
  • Cocaine sniffed in Suape
    POLICE have reportedly seized more than half a tonne of cocaine in containers at the Brazilian port of Suape
  • Italy said to pledge military ship guards
    ITALY has reportedly pledged to post military forces on its merchant vessels to oppose pirates
  • Polemis highlights India piracy toll
    INDIA'S seafarers are paying a high price for the failure to curb piracy, ICS chairman Spyros Polemis has warned
  • Malaysia seeks to tighten tax loophole
    MALAYSIA'S 2012 budget has proposed cutting income tax exemptions for domestic-flagged ships from 100% to 70% of statutory income
  • Oz approval could lead to port expansions
    AUSTRALIA'S $30Bn Olympic Dam mine project has received environmental approval, increasing prospects for two port expansions
  • Taiwan to bar single-hull tankers
    TAIWAN has warned that foreign-flag, single-hulled tankers would be barred from its ports within a year
  • China yard blowback warned on VLCCs
    CHINA'S efforts to encourage its owners to build ships at domestic yards could hurt VLCC market prospects, a London broker has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Diesel Falls to Under $4 a Gallon Nationwide
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 2.8 cents in the ending Oct. 10, dropping down to under $4 per...
  • Southern Air Gets $55 Million to Expand Fleet
    Oak Hill Capital Partners injected $55 million into Southern Air Holdings so the air cargo carrier can expand its fleet...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 5.4 Percent in August
    U.S. containerized exports rose 5.4 percent in August, aided by a weak dollar and rising demand in key markets, and...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Colombian Facility
    Kuehne + Nagel's new 32,808-square-foot logistics and distribution center at Colombia's Port of Cartagena positions the Swiss forwarder for growing...
  • Rising Driver Turnover Rate Threatens Shippers
    Shippers need to do more to help trucking companies reduce rising driver turnover rates and help keep transportation costs in...
  • Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent Leaves
    Rear Adm. Philip H. Greene Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., has stepped down...
  • Schneider Speeds Intermodal Trade with Canada
    Truckload giant Schneider National is leveraging its intermodal capabilities and relationship with Canadian National to speed freight between the U.S....
  • Obama Infrastructure, Jobs Plan Heads to Senate
    The Senate is expected on Tuesday evening to reject President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, with $50 billion in transportation...
  • Horowitz Gives Closing Remarks on Canada Maritime Conference (Video)
    Barry Horowitz, principal of CMS Consulting Services and a member of the planning committe for the Canana Maritime Conference, wraps...
  • Obama Fast-Tracks Six Major DOT Projects
    President Obama designated six large transportation construction projects for fast-track permitting and environmental reviews to get them into their building...
  • Japan Airlines Cargo Traffic Drops 54 Percent
    Struggling Japan Airlines said that its international cargo volume dropped for the 15th successive month in August on a year-over-year...
  • Study Says US Trade to Grow 62.3 Percent by 2025
    U.S. trade volume is expected to rise 62.3 percent in the next 15 years but the U.S. share of global...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Acquires German Logistics Firm
    Kuehne + Nagel entered into an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, a logistics provider in the center of Germany, for...
  • APM Wins Swedish Terminal Concession
    APM Terminals won a 25-year concession to operate the container terminal at the port of Gothenburg, Sweden's biggest container gateway....
  • CSAV Restructures India-Europe Service
    Chilean container carrier CSAV is reorganizing its IMEX 1 Service connecting India, the Middle East and Europe, starting this month....
  • Grand Alliance to Suspend Trans-Pacific String
    The Grand Alliance will suspend its Japan-China Express service to the U.S. West Coast for the slack winter season beginning...
  • Alphaliner Says $57 Billion of Container Ships Booked to 2015
    Ocean carriers and charter shipowners have placed orders worth $57 billion for new container vessels over the next four years,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • 'Boring shipping': does it pose a clear and present danger?
    The PR machines were cranked-up to maximum when the Daily Maersk was launched recently. 'We just made shipping boring,' enthused the senior executives of the Copenhagen-headquartered liner
  • Gothenburg goes to APM T
  • Stricken boxship: New Zealand's 'worst maritime disaster'
  • Schedule reliability improved in September
  • New Doha port construction starts

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Fitch endorses SCF IPO
    Ratings agents say public fundraiser is key to success as they unshackle Russian tanker giant from 'negative' watch list.
  • Seaboard plots Bahamas exit
    Lights out for US operator's Nassau office as declining volumes and heavy competition stifle success of sailings.
  • Aker seeks solution
    Delays tied to Petrobras construction project may cost Oslo-listed offshore contractor as much as $88m.
  • Turkish traffic
    Analysts examine impact of Turkish Strait delays on tankers as suezmax and aframax spot rates soar.
  • ASL rakes in orders
    Singapore-listed offshore owner's Lion City shipyard reels in $208m worth of new contracts.
  • Italy turns to guards
    Defence ministry strikes deal with owners to put security personnel on Indian Ocean vessels, following Montecristo attack.
  • Lay-up bets placed
    Over 30 VLCCs will be tied up due to rubbish rates, survey of brokers and analysts says.
  • Cape bull run 'temporary'
    Capesize rates likely to head south despite fourth quarter demand, says analyst.
  • Costamare lifts payout
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beefs up dividend as investors prepare to cash in on expansion.
  • Close, but no cigar for pirates
    British and US forces smoke out pirates who boarded bulker Montecristo off the coast of Somalia.
  • Klebanov chairs SCF
    Northern Russian envoy brought in to replace Dmitry Medvedev's chief of staff Sergey Naryshkin on tanker owner's board.
  • Rena list increases
    New Zealand authorities say Costamare boxship now tilted at 15 degrees on Astrolabe reef.
  • Rena "haemorrhaging oil"
    New Zealand's environment minister says grounded Costamare vessel now leaking at five times the rate of previous oil losses.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Low price strategy
  • Grand Alliance to drop two TP loops for winter
    The Grand Alliance carriers are set to drop two transpacific services at the end of October, according to a note from liner member Hapag-Lloyd last week. The alliance is the last to shave away capacity on the transpacific, with a number of carriers...
  • ICS: seafarers on piracy 'firing line'
    The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping has made another call for stronger action against pirates. "The world community cannot tolerate the abuse and the killing of seafarers," ICS Chairman Spyros M. Polemis told seafarers and mariti...
  • UPS offers paperless customs for air cargo
    UPS said Monday it will offer its air freight customers the same capability now enjoyed by small package shippers to electronically clear customs in more than 90 countries. The UPS Paperless Invoice product is free of charge and integrates order p...
  • Barge removed near LaPlace, LA
    Inland Salvage said it recently completed the removal of about 1,000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge. The 195-foot barge, which was also removed by Inland Salvage, had been obstructing a loading dock on the Mississippi Riv...
  • OECD: Indicators point to economic slowdown
    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Monday that composite leading indicators (CLIs) for August, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trends, continue to point to a slowdown in econ...
  • Wal-Mart: Shipping industry should price like us
    The vice president of inbound transportation for Wal-Mart said the container shipping industry should adopt his company's consistent low-price concept in order to reduce price and demand volatility. Speaking Tuesday in Shenzhen at the TPM Asia co...
  • Kuehne + Nagel to acquire Drude Logistik
    Kuehne + Nagel has entered an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, located in Hauneck/Bad Hersfeld, Germany. The Swiss logistics company noted the firm is located is in central Germany and said the purchase is in line with its strategy to further expa...
  • APM manages Gothenburg terminal
    APM Terminals has been awarded a concession to manage the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden for the next 25 years. APM will invest more than $115 million in the first five years of operation to make the port more competitive as a fre...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Andatee share price surges
    Bunker company's share price rises 37% in single day.
  • Fujairah bunker market firms
    Price movements mixed in Suez.
  • Taiwan to forbid entry of single-hull oil tankers
    Ban on foreign vessels to be enforced from the start of 2013, not applied to domestic single-hull vessels.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices rise
    In Piraeus, workers at the Hellenic Refinery begins indefinite strike.
  • Durban market set to remain tight
    Fire at Engen refinery and shutdown scheduled just as SAPREF plant is due to reopen.
  • NZ bunker tanker diverted from refuelling cruise ships
    Ports of Auckland 'working closely with its customers' too provide alternative bunker arrangements.
  • US Navy helping biofuel companies through 'valley of death'
    Navy officials say they are backing transition from research and development to product deployment.
  • Tough new laws on bunker spills
    Charterers will become liable and corporations could face fines of up to $3.3 million.
  • Bunker prices firming at key ports
    Supplies of bunker material tight in Singapore and Hong Kong on Tuesday.
  • African Shippers reject bunker levy
    Union of African Shippers Council believes bunker levy conceived by ship owners 'to pass the buck' to shippers.
  • Lower bunker costs fail to lift mood in VLCC market
    Tonnage oversupply 'remains a burden' to VLCC market, says BRS.
  • Fuel-saving technology company eyes marine market
    CEO of tech firm says it is optimising and refining its technology for use on bunkers.
  • Container liners to lose 'significant money' in 2012
    Leading carriers' intent on protecting their market share hurting the industry, says Drewry.
  • VTTI constructing storage facility in Algeciras
    Signs agreement to build bunker storage facility at municipality of Los Barrios.
  • Cargo delays tighten IFO avails in Hong Kong
    Replenishment cargoes from ExxonMobil, Sinopec and Chevron delayed to mid-month.
  • Grounded vessel leaking 'significant' amount of fresh oil
    Oil transfer to the bunker barge Awanuia 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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