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June 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bangladesh ship-breaking yards resume work with rules eased
    Bangladesh's vast ship-breaking yards are roaring back to business, after the easing of strict environmental regulations that brought the major industry to a halt for much of 2010.
  • Iran shipping line to fight sanctions in EU court
    Iran's state shipping line will challenge the latest round of sanctions at the European Union's highest court, saying there is no evidence showing that it has been involved in arms trafficking as EU and US officials say.
  • Lloyds Bank in talks to sell shipping loans
    Lloyds Banking Group plc, in which the UK government has a 41 per cent stake, is still in talks to sell its shipping loans.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen volume increases 3.4pc in first four months to 6.84 million TEU
  • Port of Guangzhou's box volume increases 13.6pc in April
  • Diana Containerships holds share sale to pay Maersk for ships and service debt
  • Chinese yards beat out Korea's, winning Seaspan 7-mega ship order
  • Youngest BIMCO president, 43, weighs in on eco-rules, high oil prices, piracy
  • MSC to hike rate US$200/TEU - $300/FEU on Euro-Med to US on July 7
  • High MOL green rating clinches loan from Development Bank of Japan
  • American Feeder Lines starts US-Canada east coast Boston-Halifax service
  • CSX, Norfolk Southern start upgrade of intermodal terminals in eastern US
  • Boeing forecasts 4pc annual growth in Mideast air cargo for 20 years
  • Dubai's Calogi adds National Air Cargo to its client list of 90 airlines
  • UPS doubles Central American and northern South American air cargo capacity

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Laxmi makes maiden call at Mumbai Port
  • ESC opts out of Global Shippers Forum as it seeks NGO status
  • Old Dominion offers LCL service in Taichung, Keelung, Kaohsiung
  • Rail freight service linking Chongqing and Antwerp open for business
  • Ramesh Jaisingh calls for freight rate parity with forwarders
  • Rio to expand two box terminals ahead of major global sporting events
  • Zim splits Pacific leg ZCS service into two separate loops
  • Exporters looking at having piece of global sugar demand
  • Pradip Kumar Agrawal appointed CEO of Gateway Terminals India
  • Vasan to hold talks with unions on Major Port corporatisation
  • Agartala-Akhaura rail track alignment being finalised
  • CONCOR-SC celebrates Customer Day in style
  • Road construction target of 20-km-a-day unlikely before 2014: Govt
  • TNT Exp India-Europe service to deliver cargo in a day
  • Empty ISO containers repositioned to ICD-Khodiyar

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Deployment changes will hit Carnival earnings
  • BIMCO elects its youngest President ever
  • Incat Crowther develops crewboat design for Brazilian market
  • Solstad returns to Gibdock for PSV conversion
  • Vroon Group subsidiary orders two wind farm service vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Construction work completed on Tacoma overpass project
  • Tanker released by pirates following 75-days in captivity
  • Boeing celebrates opening of South Carolina Dreamliner site
  • Corps warns of hazards due to Columbia River flooding
  • Trucking group calling for withdrawal of hazmat proposal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • VLGC rates creep up but owners struggle for profits
    Two-week high for rates as charterers take on ships in Middle East Gulf
  • LR tankers find favour in quiet market
    Long-range two tankers have been at the top of the agenda over the past week with brokers reporting a number of varied transactions ranging from straightforward sales to refinancing deals, in an otherwise quiet tanker sale and purchase market
  • LNG order spree to avoid previous pitfalls
    The recent spate of LNG carrier newbuilding ordering is unlikely to drive the market rate down through an oversupply of vessels as happened during the last speculative ordering spree ten years ago
  • Bangladesh import tax rise to stifle scrap rates
    Brokers fear Bangladesh dip could spark falling rates across Indian subcontinent
  • Chinese snap up older Japanese bulkers at premium prices
    Chinese buyers have bought the Hitachi Shipbuilding-built panamax bulk carrier Blue Coral at a premium, as older Japanese-built bulk carriers dominated the headlines last week, pulling in buyers attracted by their quality
  • Stability the bride of prosperity
    The re-election of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party can only help Turkish shipping's aggressive players to build up their presence
  • Cost of sanctions
    The international isolation of Iran is spreading throughout the country's economic life, as OPM has just discovered
  • Arming yourself againstthe exposure to liability
    Use of armed guards on ships could lead to unforeseen litigation
  • Service reliability figures should be standard marketing information
    Carriers that embrace a customer-focused approach will be more successful in the long run
  • Under the hammer: Odense yard to be sold off
    Famous yard and its contents to be sold
  • Vsat satellite services increasing in popularity despite drawbacks
    Increased costs are a major hurdle, survey reveals, but improved connectivity and applications are overcoming doubts
  • New research adds doubt to benefit of LNG as ship fuel
    SOx and NOx advantages are clear but Swedish research says global warming reduction is being overstated
  • Container industry heavyweights join drive for electronic bills of lading
    Nigel Pusey and Andre Toet appointed as directors of ESS
  • Maersk call to arms gives fresh impetus
    IT companies welcome initiative on transparency
  • CSAV pulls out of east-west box trades
    Asiam service linking the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China and US west coast to be suspended as rates keep falling
  • Drewry forms alliance with tendering software provider
    Move comes as Trade Extensions seeks a partner able to help its clients build tenders that reflect that complexity of inter-continental supply chains
  • Depreciating dollar dashes hopes for Chinese cash
    Owners warned not to rely on China to pick up the slack from traditional lenders
  • Inexperience a danger in arctic, says insurer
    Remoteness pushes up cost of cover for polar voyages
  • Shipping escapes fallout from China's spat with Vietnam
    Territorial disputes are not so far impeding the flow of maritime trade through South China Sea
  • Norway's Solvang returns to Hyundai Heavy for 84,000 cu m LPG carrier
    Vessel is scheduled for delivery in third quarter of 2013
  • Ship capsizes at Algeciras berth
    Investigation under way as cause of casualty is still to be discovered
  • Keppel FELS wins $260m rig order from Floatel
    Third order for semi-submersible accommodation rig from Oslo-listed company
  • Ransom paid to free tanker Zirku said to be well below the reported $12m
    Confusion caused by uncritical acceptance of Somali pirates' talking-up of deals
  • FreeSeas chops its asking price on warrants
    Class-Z expiration date extended from June to August as new value of $1.80 compares with Nasdaq share price of $2.20
  • HSBC raises forecast for DP World
    Ports group's adviser sets higher share price target in trading update
  • Tanker trauma tails off but dry dramas remain
    Capesize rates are likely to stabilize this week with prompt tonnage in demand for late June and early July from Australian mining names
  • Singapore container throughput shows 4.3% rise for first five months
    Volumes in May are the best so far this year
  • OPM draws blank on Iran port contract payment
    Port consultancy says payment dispute with Iran's Tidewater has reached a dead end

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Layoffs spark Bilbao strike
    WORKERS walked out today at the La Naval yard in Bilbao in reaction to a move to lay off 40% of the workforce
  • LNG building boom extending
    SHIPPING analysts predicted today that the newbuilding surge in LNG carriers would continue, with LNG role in the global energy mix growing steadily
  • 5.5% box rate rise seen
    A BANK report has predicted a rise of 5.5% in box rates on average this year
  • IRISL to appeal EU sanctions
    IRISL reportedly plans to challenge sanctions against it before the EU's highest court
  • US Navy intercepts suspected weapons ship
    A US WARSHIP has reportedly intercepted a ship suspected of smuggling weapons to Myanmar from North Korea
  • Tallinn's cruise sector is booming
    CRUISE passenger arrivals in May rose 33% in Tallinn from that month of 2010
  • Three hurt in capsizing
    DENMARK'S salvor Svitzer is working today on a plan to refloat a box ship that capsized at Algeciras, injuring three seafarers
  • Saudi non-crude exports rise
    SAUDI Arabia's exports of petrochemicals reportedly rose 41% in April over that month of 2010, but such exports dropped on a month-on-month basis
  • Shell plans second FLNG project
    ROYAL Dutch Shell announced today that it is helping to develop a second floating LNG facility off Australia, less than month after it revealed plans for the world's first such facility
  • Phnom Penh's May total rises 34%
    THROUGHPUT at Cambodia's Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in May reportedly rose by 34% from totals recorded in May 2010
  • Bumi Armada plans IPO
    MALAYSIAN offshore and FPSO player Bumi Armada plans to raise at least 175.7M ringgit ($57M) in a relisting
  • Tug master killed in Oz capsizing
    A TUG MASTER has died after his vessel capsized in Gladstone in Queensland
  • OPDR, XCL merge services
    GERMAN shortsea carrier OPDR and Swiss feeder carrier X-Press Container Line have merged their box services linking northern Europe with northern Spain and Portugal
  • VLCC fixing exceeds high
    FIXING on the VLCC spot market high in April and May exceeded its three-year high, yet freight rates remain subdued on ample tonnage supply, shipbrokers said
  • Demolition derby speeds up
    SOUTH Asia's monsoons are dragging down breaking rates, but traders and brokers told Fairplay today owners are keen anyway to scrap their least profitable rustbuckets

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Port Plans for Sydney, Nova Scotia
    James Wooder of Sydney Port Group describes plans for the development of a major container and breakbulk port at Sydney,...
  • As One Strike Expands, Another Looms in Canada
    Canada's 10-day series of rotating postal strikes mushroomed Monday to 10 cities in seven provinces as a potentially more damaging...
  • CSAV Volume Up, Average Revenue Down
    CSAV's volume of transported containers increased 6.8 percent in May over April, but the average revenue per container declined. ...
  • Nehru Port Volume Down 2 Percent
    Container throughput in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) fell nearly 2 percent year-over-year in the April-May period, the...
  • Court Hears ATA's Arguments in Clean Truck Case
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard oral arguments in the American Trucking Associations' challenge to the...
  • Maersk CEO Explains Details of Manifesto
    When Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding issued a manifesto to the container industry on June 7 calling for...
  • Japanese Firm Inks Westwood Purchase Deal
    Japan's Sumitomo Warehouse said today that its wholly owned subsidiary, J-WeSco, signed a contract to acquire a 100 percent stake...
  • CSAV Suspends Trans-Pacific Loop Service
    Chilean carrier CSAV said Monday it will suspend its Asiam service from India, Southeast Asia and China to the U.S....
  • Greek Dockworkers Plan 24-Hour Strike
    Greek dockworkers will join a 24-hour general strike June 15 to protest fresh austerity measures imposed by the Socialist government...
  • Hub Group Buys Drayage Company
    Intermodal services provider Hub Group acquired Domestic Transport, a Pacific, Wash.-based drayage company that delivers containers in the Pacific Northwest. "This...
  • Seaspan Adds 61st Ship
    Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan took delivery of the first of new eight containerships with capacities of 13,100 20-foot-equivalent units. ...
  • Export Surge Pushes Round-Trip Strategy on Pacific
    Container ship line APL says the fast-growing U.S. export volume on the Pacific is pushing carriers toward a greater "round-trip...
  • Can YRC Worldwide Be Saved?
    After acquiring the regional trucking operator USF for $1.37 billion in May 2005, YRC Worldwide Chairman, President and CEO William...
  • Horizon Extends Refinancing Deadline
    Horizon Lines is extending for another week its deadline to line up commitments for $350 million in secured senior notes,...
  • First-Class Postal Reform
    The U.S. Postal Service lost $2.2 billion in the second quarter of its current fiscal year. Much of the loss...
  • After a Pause, Rail Freight Picks Up
    Just when new monthly reports on U.S. employment, home values and factory demand confirmed the economic recovery sputtered toward a...
  • Europeans Buy Into US Trucking
    A little acquisition by a very big company sent a jolt through the U.S. trucking industry on June 1. Deutsche...
  • Shrinking 0l' Man River
    The threat level is rising along with the water along the Mississippi River, endangering two-thirds of U.S. grain exports and...
  • Cajun Country's Big Catch
    The Port of New Orleans and the terminal operator owned by Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Ceres Gulf plan to uncork...
  • Galveston's Return on Privatization
    When the deal to sell the Port of Galveston's facilities to an investor group of Hutchison Port Holdings and Carlyle...
  • Houston's Future Arrives Early
    The Port of Houston doesn't have to wait for the opening of the Panama Canal's larger locks in 2014 for...
  • Separation Anxiety
    We're nearly halfway through 2011, approaching what is traditionally the strongest time of the year for carriers. The post-holiday drowsiness...
  • Puerto Rico to scan Domestic Boxes
    Shippers and carriers are complaining about a Puerto Rico Ports Authority plan to require electronic imaging of every domestic container...
  • China's Distribution Revolution
    In less than 10 years, China will be crisscrossed by a national highway system 53,000 miles long that will cover...
  • A Brighter Horizon?
    Horizon Lines says it has found a way out of a financial crisis triggered by the company's guilty plea and...
  • Easing Into the Peak
    The peak-season surcharge carriers intended to impose in the eastbound Pacific beginning June 15 is a casualty of the soft...
  • Rolling Container Volume
    Just 1,401 20-foot equivalent units separate Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping at the top two spots in The Journal of...
  • Surcharges Fuel Suspicion
    Slow-steaming by container ship lines is thickening the fog of war between shippers and carriers over bunker fuel surcharges. ...
  • Revamping Product Safety
    House Republicans introduced a bill to reword the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act of 2007 with such changes as the...
  • A Bridge And A View
    With one of North America's most dramatic bridges as a backdrop, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder launched a new push to...
  • Census Turns Back the Clock
    Proposed changes to export rules that would eliminate post-departure filing on all but a select number of agricultural shipments are...
  • Rate of Recovery
    Now that negotiations with the Teamsters union, lenders and others with a financial stake in the company are largely completed,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Why higher oil prices represent a double-whammy for ocean carriers
    Oil makes the world go around: the black stuff and world economic growth are inextricably linked. Prior to the 2008 watershed Lehman Bros crash, a barrel of oil had peaked at USD147, but by the end of that year, prices had plunged to USD30 in the wake of a recessionary-induced global downturn in demand.
  • Small shippers suffering
  • Somali pirates collect second-largest pay-out
  • Maersk boxship capsizes at Algeciras
  • Gloomy data depresses stocks
  • OPDR and X-Press team up on new service

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • PB in FSO debut
    Italian shipowner on the brink of converting Thenamaris products tanker following $25m deal.
  • Bloomberg's bet
    Mayor of New York backs plan to expand BillyBey-operated ferry service along the East River.
  • Pirates spring Suez
    Hijackers release Red Sea Navigation vessel and crew after scoring ransom payment, sources claim.
  • CSAV runs for cover
    Chilean operator forced to find work for Diana Containerships vessel as turbulence rocks transpacific market.
  • Jumbo's demo diet
    Dutch heavy-lift owner sends vessel to beaches of Bangladesh for breaking, sources say.
  • Hong Kong under fire
    Scientists and environmentalists accuse government of going slow on emissions regulation moves.
  • TEN scraps aframax
    Greek tanker owner dodges dry-docking bullet following $11m demolition deal, brokers say.
  • Carnival cuts again
    Cruise giant admits under-estimating impact of Middle East turmoil, Japan 'quake and oil price on second-half results.
  • CPLP seals bulker switch
    Evangelos Marinakis-controlled shipowner completes dropdown of capesize vessel Agamemnon for $98.5m.
  • Box diagnosis unclear
    Wan Hai VP Davis Kao says still too early to determine how convalescent container industry will fare next year.
  • Yujin finds its niche
    London-listed owner carves out small 2010 profit in tough Asia Pacific chemical tanker sector.
  • North Korean ship stopped
    Belize flag merchant ship suspected of carrying missiles to Myanmar is turned back by US destroyer.
  • Dirty docking defended
    Steam cargo pumps mean no need to plug in and avoids explosion risk says Intertanko in LA terminal row.
  • Pirates defy 30-ft waves
    Greek and Indian bulkers attacked in Arabian Sea despite giant monsoon season waves.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Fake designer duds blocked at SoCal ports
    Authorities at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach complex have confiscated $14.3 million worth of knockoff designer clothing in three separate shipments from China during the past three months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday....
  • Logwin opens Dongguan office
    Logistics company Logwin said Monday it has opened a new office in the Pearl River Delta as it expands its presence in China. The company has opened an office in Dongguan, one of China's key manufacturing cities, to complement existing offices in G...
  • Old Dominion moves to larger San Jose center
    Old Dominion Freight Line said Friday it has moved to a new and expanded location in San Jose, Calif., to accommodate growing volume in the area. "Within the last three-and-a-half years, the San Jose Service Center has experienced explosive growth,...
  • Hub subsidiary adds to drayage network
    Comtrak Logistics, an intermodal shuttle and truckload carrier, has acquired key parts of Domestic Transport Inc., a Pacific, Wash.-based company that also executes short hauls of intermodal containers between ports, railheads and customer docks, p...
  • Grand China Shipping adds Pusan call
    Grand China Shipping said its Super Pacific Express (SPX) service will begin regular calls in Pusan this week. The company said one of its ships called Pusan on June 2, but that Pusan would become a part of the regular SPX rotation on June 17. The ...
  • SeaIntel: Tough times for small shippers
    A new report from maritime analyst SeaIntel has found it's tough for new, small shippers to get freight rate quotes from liner carriers and large forwarders.In the latest edition of the company'sSeaIntel Sunday Spotlight,SeaIntel describes an inve...
  • Brother, can you spare a rate quote?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Markets largely softer on quiet day
    Some ports showing significant losses while others see little movement in bunker prices.
  • Bunker costs to hit second-half results
    Carnival Corp. says it underestimated the impact of higher fuel prices and itinerary changes.
  • Prices climb in South African ports
    Fujairah opens week with slightly lower prices.
  • Tolson leaves Chemoil
    Vice President of Sales and Marketing had been with the company 25 years.
  • EU states could help ship operators retrofit 'scrubbers'
    EC official looking for ways to make ECA compliance less daunting.
  • Oil boom placed around capsized containership
    Vessel 'lurched to one side' during loading operations in Algeciras.
  • Week starts with bunker prices largely down
    Demand for bunker fuel mixed at major Asian ports.
  • Singapore bunker sales rebound to four-month high
    2.87 million mt of 380 cSt bunker fuel sold in May, the highest in four months.
  • Chemoil to complete Fujairah storage facility by Q3 2011
    Large project 'on target', says CEO of Chemoil.
  • Bunker trader joins Tokyo-based bunkering firm
    Sunny Tang from China with four years of experience in bunker trading firm.
  • Shipping group calls for mandatory switch to low sulphur fuel
    Hong Kong Shipowners frustrated by the lack government action.

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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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