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November 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rickmers in the black in Q3, raises payout
    Rickmers Maritime declared distribution per unit for the third quarter that was 5 per cent up y-o-y to 0.60 US cents from 0.57 US cents previously.
  • Educating travellers on Coral Triangle
    As the Singapore Cruise Center (SCC) turned 20 yesterday, it gave itself the best present it could give: a good cause.
  • Navios CEO predicts shipping bankruptcies
    Angeliki Frangou, who heads three shipping companies controlling more than 100 vessels, said bankruptcies within the industry will accelerate as lending dwindles, allowing her to purchase assets that plunged in value.
  • Bookings for Mideast VLCC crude hit record

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA ups rate to US$400/FEU from January as 'imperative and overdue'
  • Lianyungang volume up 26pc to 4.04 million TEU, beats last year's total
  • Last oil pumped from stricken Rena, box recovery expected to be lengthy
  • Feeder start-up Box Ships posts third quarter profit of US$5.1 million
  • Chongqing's nine-month international box volume totals 190,000 TEU
  • CMA CGM mulls slow steaming during slack season to cut fuel bills
  • Broadband Internet connection installed on MOL LNG carriers
  • Export slump delays opening of UP's grain-to-container transloading facility
  • South Carolina eco-agency relents, stops blocking Savannah's dredging
  • Maritime IT specialist Seago Line joins INTTRA's network
  • 49 aircraft leased under Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Area's new deal
  • Maximus finds heavylift rivalry tough to take, looks to ACMI trade instead
  • Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings suffers 16pc quarterly profit decline

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TransContainer earnings grow in first nine months
    TransContainer's earnings increased by 28% in the first nine months of 2011, in comparison with the like-for-like period last year, reaching approximately RUB 20.9 billion. Revenue...
  • Maersk Line posts loss in Q3
    A.P. Moeller-Maersk said that its subsidiary Maersk Line, the world's biggest container line, will lose money this year, revising a previous forecast which spoke of a modest profit...
  • IRU publishes new general conditions for the carriage of goods
    The Goods Transport Council of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has adopted revised IRU general conditions for the international carriage of goods and related outline a...
  • Rutges Cargo participating in Dutch fuel savings programme
    Rutges Cargo, a European truck operator and part of the Wallenborn Group, is to participate in the Truck of the Future demonstration programme, organised by the independent researc...
  • Boeing begins work on 1,000th B777
    Boeing workers last week began assembling the 1,000th B777, a 300ER that will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in 2012. The US aircraft manufacturer reached the milesto...
  • Asda rolling back road miles with CMA CGM and Freightliner
    Freightliner Limited, the UK's leading intermodal railfreight provider, has signed a new contract with CMA CGM to transport containers for Asda to and from Northeast England. Freig...
  • Froschmeier takes over Kukla's Eastern Europe division
    Stephan Froschmeier has headed the Eastern Europe transport unit of the Munich-based freight forwarder Kukla since October. The forwarder and transport specialist is boosting the e...
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers relief cargo to earthquake victims in Turkey
    Volga-Dnepr Airlines joined the relief operation to help earthquake victims in Turkey with two flights from Sharjah (UAE) to Erzurum, delivering urgently-needed equipment on behalf...
  • Swissport wins contract at Narita airport
    Swissport International has begun offering cargo handling services at Tokyo Narita, Japan's most important international air hub, by securing its first cargo contract there with Vi...
  • Deutsche Post DHL posts strong results in Q3
    Deutsche Post DHL again increased its sales in Q3 and boosted profitability significantly. Group sales increased to EUR 13.12 billion. Adjusted for currency effects and consolidati...
  • Gulf Warehousing Company wins new contract
    The Gulf Warehousing Company has agreed to store chemicals used in the Pearl gas-to-liquids project (GTL) at its 16,000 sqm Ras Laffan warehouse in Qatar, according to a report in ...
  • FedEx Express expanding in Northern Ireland
    FedEx Express has officially opened a new operating base in and launched direct services to and from Northern Ireland. The new 20,000 sqft facility at the Kilroot business park in ...
  • PSA cars made in Spain now to be shipped to Livorno
    The Mercurio group has decided that all Citroen and Peugeot cars produced in Spain by the PSA Group and bound for Italy (50,000 units a year) will be shipped from Vigo to Livorno, ...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RADM James A. Watson to succeed Michael R. Bromwich at BSEE
  • Conrad Industries signs new contracts
  • NASSCO christens USNS Medgar Evers
  • STX OSV reports growth in revenues and profit
  • ICS produces briefing document for climate change negotiators
  • First car carrier with all-electric RO/RO access enters service

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TSA member carriers set to begin rate increase
  • Port association backing transportation legislation
  • Off-duty Coast Guardsman saves girl from drowning in Columbia
  • IMO study predicts greenhouse gas reductions
  • Naming ceremony held for two new LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Lloyd's talks tough on e-endorsements
    Richard Ward raises threat of mandating use if take-up is slow
  • Skuld provides a model for would-be Lloyd's entrants
    Companies stand a better chance with an existing book of business that they can transfer in
  • Lloyd's chief wants Solvency II a year ahead of delayed start date
    Richard Ward says insurance market must 'not take foot off the gas'
  • Flurry of dry bulk orders as newbuilding prices continue falling
    Chinese yards win 2013 and 2014 contracts, including a newcastlemax order
  • Marfin Investment links with Abu Dhabi Mar for acquisitions
    Deal brings together pair with strong interest in maritime investments
  • Somalia: we're winning the battles but losing the war
    More must be made of EU Navfor
  • Shipping's Great Leap Forward
    China's talk of 'actively guiding' tonnage reduction is reminder of its market power
  • Price drop in smaller dry bulk classes slows
    After capesize values level off, panamaxes are also seen selling at stabilising values
  • Rush is on for ballast water compliance technology
    Tools sought to help port state control check vessels are adhering to the letter of the ballast water convention
  • Environmental rules poised to force early scrapping of tonnage
    Additional expense of green upgrades means owners of certain tonnage could well retire ships needing such costly work
  • Iridium hits record revenue as it gears up for launch of new service
    Satellite communications business raises its expectations for subscribers and operational earnings
  • Rotterdam commissions study on eurozone crisis threat to containers
    McKinsey analysing how economic uncertainty could hit the Le Havre to Hamburg range of northwestern European ports
  • China could help VLCC overcapacity by purchasing all 15-year-old vessels
    Poten & Partners suggests Asian country buys ageing tankers rather than ordering newbuilds
  • Tanker asset values continue tumble
    Two-year-old suezmax and one aframax reported sold in quiet secondhand market
  • P&O Ferries threatens to fight any SeaFrance rescue bid with state aid
    French Dover-Calais ferry operator awaits Wednesday court decision on sale or liquidation
  • Newlead locks in new kamsarmax for 16 years
    Renegotiation with charterer is being described as consensual
  • Falling containership values place Global Ship Lease in danger of loan default
    Company confident of thrashing out a pact with lenders by November 30
  • ICS to brief UN climate change conference
    Will stress that shipping is committed to reducing emissions
  • HCI Capital reports $11m loss in first nine months
    Fresh cost-cutting programme launched
  • LRIT data exchange up and running at European safety agency
    Emsa takes control of ship position information at Portugal base
  • Reduced fuel consumption could save $50bn by 2020
    Study finds benefits to owners of implementation of IMO plans
  • US crew using system to extend claims
    Shipowners need to protect themselves from never-ending claims
  • Farstad posts $62.7m third-quarter profit
    Improvement over same period last year comes despite low rates and poor fleet utilisation
  • Egyptian port closed by protests
    Congestion impacts on over 40 vessels
  • Gulf ports urged to boost capacity
    Governments also need to cut red tape, says Kuwait Financial Centre study
  • Armed and necessary
    All signs are that the slow start of post-monsoon pirate attacks is due to onboard armed guards
  • Hamburg reports strong growth
    Box volumes up 15% year on year in third quarter
  • Courage snatches up supramax for $26.6m
    Hong Kong and Singapore-listed carrier buys from new Chinese yard for early 2012 delivery

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IMO: new CO2 regs will deliver
    An IMO study released today predicted "significant" savings from incoming mandatory design and operation regulations, assuming ship operators can overcome the inherent challenges
  • STX OSV profits rocket
    OFFSHORE shipbuilding specialist STX OSV of Norway said today it has raised net profits for 3Q11 by 144% year on year
  • Scorpio hopeful on winter
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers reported larger losses than expected today but voiced optimism that market conditions are improving for its next three months
  • France to appeal EC's ruling on SeaFrance
    PARIS said today France plans to appeal the EC's rejection last month of a €259.5M ($353.3M) restructuring proposal for SeaFrance
  • CMA CGM deal with HCI rumoured
    RUMOURS abound that listed German shipping trust HCI Hammonia is about to acquire two 5,500teu box ships from CMA CGM
  • RMT posts $11M profits 3Q2011
    SINGAPORE'S Rickmers Maritime Trust today returned to profitability with net earnings of $11M in 3Q2011, reversing a $54.6M loss in 3Q2010. RMT posts $11M in 3Q2011 profits
  • STX Pan Ocean reveals losses of $35M
    SOUTH Korea's top drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean plunged today into the red, reporting $35M in net losses for 3Q2011
  • Oltmann acquires 'bargain' ships
    GERMAN KG house Oltmann said today it has secured bargain buys of three multipurpose and container newbuildings for its private investors
  • Losses force HCI slashes
    GERMAN KG house HCI Capital said today it will cut one-fifth of its workforce and slash costs by $13M per year, after posting heavy losses
  • GSL concedes covenant risk
    GLOBAL Ship Lease, which charters box ships to CMA CGM, disclosed today that it will soon require a covenant waiver because of slumping asset values
  • Libya reported nearing 800,000b/d
    LIBYA's oil production is expected to increase to 800,000 barrels per day within the next few weeks, a London conference heard today
  • Ferry passengers freed
    TURKEY said commando teams have stormed a hijacked ferry near Istanbul, freeing all 24 passengers and crew, who had been held hostage for 12 hours
  • Bunker costs threaten VLCC revival
    VLCC SPOT rates are continuing this week to rise, but analysts are warning that growing bunker costs could smother the trend
  • Berlin reverses shipping cuts
    GERMAN parliamentarians have voted to repeal much-criticised spending cuts on labour cost subsidies for German-flag ships
  • TSA plans box rate boost
    TSA TODAY announced plans to set higher rates from next year, after several members posted significant third-quarter losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • FMC Clears Tariff Files to Prevent Fraud
    The Federal Maritime Administration's cleaning of its ocean carrier tariff files may help prevent shippers from being scammed by an...
  • ILA, NYSA to Give Hiring Preference to Veterans
    The International Longshoremen's Association and the New York Shipping Association said they will give hiring preference to Iraq and Afghanistan...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 6.7 Percent in Third Quarter
    U.S. containerized exports rose 6.7 percent in the third quarter, the eighth straight quarter of expansion, led by rising demand...
  • Covenant Loses $11.1 Million, Freight Revenue Falls
    Covenant Transportation lost $11.1 million in the third quarter compared to a $1.9 million profit in the same period year...
  • David Noe, APL Vice President of Sales, Dead at 50
    David Noe, APL's long-serving vice president of sales, marketing and customer support in the Americas, died last week in Houston...
  • Cathay Pacific Says Holiday Cargo Peak 'Unlikely'
    Cargo transported by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair fell for the seventh straight month in October, and...
  • Hamburg Regains Spot as No. 2 European Box Port
    The port of Hamburg wrested back second place in Europe's container league from Antwerp, with a 15.3 percent surge in...
  • Analyst Says Eurozone Volatility Pulls Down China Exports
    The Eurozone's lurch from crisis to crisis is the prime reason for the soft Chinese export growth piling downward rates...
  • Five Carriers to Suspend Asia-Latin America Loop
    Five carriers that operate three joint services between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America plan to suspend...
  • Japanese Economy Regains Growth in Third Quarter
    The Japanese economy grew 1.5 percent in the July-September quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of...
  • Carriers Consider Lifting Indian Port Congestion Fees
    Ocean carriers serving India's Port of Chennai said they will consider lifting their bottleneck surcharges if restrictions on cargo movements...
  • Box Ships Books $5.1 Million Profit
    Box Ships booked a profit of $5.1 million in the first full quarter since the Greek container ship owner's initial...
  • Hamburg's HHLA Expands Profit, Warns of Overcapacity
    HHLA managed to grow revenue and container traffic in a challenging third quarter, but Hamburg's biggest stevedore warned of an...
  • Rickmers Swings to a $11.1 Million Profit
    Rickmers Maritime Trust swung to an $11.1 million profit in the third quarter from a $54.6 million loss a year...
  • Trans-Pacific Carriers Seek Post-Holiday Rate Hike
    Trying again to stop the erosion of rates that has hit major east-west trade lanes this year, shipping lines in...
  • When Capacity Turns
    If there is, as ocean carriers say, too little demand for freight space and too much capacity on the water,...
  • LTL Pricing Heads Up
    Less-than-truckload pricing is rising, financial results from the largest LTL carriers show, as tightening truck capacity and rising costs trump...
  • Measuring LTL Capacity
    How tight is LTL capacity? That depends on the carrier and its territory. "Capacity (at YRC) is not tight,...
  • Driving Back to Basics
    Four months after James Welch rejoined YRC Worldwide as CEO, the scope of his plans for the ailing trucking giant...
  • Polarizing Perspectives
    Perspectives, I've learned, are very much based on where you sit, so I was more than interested in what two...
  • Preventing the Next Big Bang
    Maritime industry employers are working with longshore unions around the country to prevent potentially deadly refrigerated containers from Vietnam from...
  • IMF Pushes Exports
    Egypt is hardly alone in its struggle to find a path to political transition and make reforms that are economically...
  • Port Horizons Brighten
    In Egypt, the disruptions of the Arab Spring didn't just disrupt traffic in the congested streets of its ancient cities....
  • Cloudy Forecasts
    Short- and medium-term economic forecasts for all of the major countries in the Mideast have been revised downward months after...
  • After the Spring
    Nine months after angry crowds brought down the administration of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak, political and economic uncertainty hang heavily...
  • Ripe for Inspection Fees
    Any broker, importer or other U.S. business that agreed eight years ago to be the agent of a foreign food...
  • Financing Limits Transport Plans
    For transportation interests who believe the U.S. needs a long-term infrastructure strategy, prospects for funding are dimming. How will a...
  • Capacity for Contracts
    If container lines really start parking ships in significant numbers, it may have more to do with 2012 than with...
  • Load Factors Tumble
    The effect of the capacity glut on most U.S. trade lanes is clearly visible in the decline in load factors...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RCL still losing in tough Asian market
    Thai-based Asia-centric carrier, Regional Container Lines (RCL) incurred an operating loss of THB483 (USD15.7) million in the third quarter of the year, albeit ...
  • K Line boosts South Korea/India coverage
    Tokyo-headquartered K Line is beefing up its South Korea/India coverage with the introduction of a new Kwangyang/Kaohsiung - West India Express (FIX) service ...
  • TSA to raise rates on troubled transpac
    Members of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) are to raise their freight rates in an emergency rate restoration in order to halt the slide of plummeting ...
  • India's boxports ahead by 4%
    Seemingly bucking the consumer austerity-induced slowdown in global demand, India's 13 major ports increased container throughput in the six-months ending October ...
  • Frankfurt terminal changes name
    Frankfurt Intermodal Terminal (FIT) has changed its name to Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Hochst. As made clear in Contargo's press statement, 'the ...
  • Salvors readying for removal of Rena boxes
  • DB Schenker starts rail service between UK and Poland
    DB Schenker has commenced a weekly block train service between Poland and the UK. The first train departed from Wroclaw on Tuesday evening November 8 and arrived ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Ultrapetrol sheds the red
    Felipe Menendez-led owner reverses third-quarter loss as revenue surge helps resurrect bottom line.
  • Marfin eyes investments
    Andreas Vgenopoulos-led firm poised to pounce on "opportunities" in the Mediterranean following pact with yard group.
  • NewLead pens rate revision
    Newest addition to Michael Zolotas-led owner's dry arsenal secures extended 16-year fix in exchange for reduced rate.
  • Petrobras picks Deep Sea duo
    Brazilian behemoth poised to splash $100m on a pair of Oslo-listed offshore owner's anchor-handlers.
  • DVB to beat the gloom
    German bank says its results will meet the mark this year despite shipping and banking woe.
  • Rickmers unveils new CFO
    German giant's finance boss says new sources of cash will be essential for owner to remain active amid market turbulence.
  • ICG fails to impress
    Earning power weaker in what is key business quarter for Irish ferry operator.
  • Star wins another round
    Oslo-listed owner takes another step in pursuit of $16.5m damages payment from Russian charter.
  • Esco back in black
    Tschudi-owned multipurpose operator reveals small 2010 profit, after winning compensation for charter termination.
  • Genmar battles shot clock
    Jewel of Georgiopoulos empire secures key waiver extension as Moelis & Co and Randee Day join fight to stay afloat.
  • GSL spills less red ink
    A tough market and higher costs bear down on Ian Webber-led shipowner's bottom line.
  • Citi sounds dry cargo alarm
    Shipping boss Michael Parker sees two or three years of pain for the bulk market.
  • Double sting for Scorpio
    Emanuele Lauro-led owner sees red in a quarter hindered by seasonal weakness and macro-economic troubles.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • PO Shipping adds new TP loop
  • Unions blast MarAd, Matsuda
    Four U.S. maritime unions say the Maritime Administration and its leader David Matsuda should be "ashamed of itself" for issuing a report comparing U.S. and foreign-flag ship operating costs without seeking their input.
  • MSC starts matchback system in Belgium
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s Belgian branch has set up a new system to encourage inland matchbacks of its containers allowing importers, exporters and truckers to round-trip into Antwerp.
  • TSA seeks interim $400 per FEU min.
  • Five lines rationalize Asia/Mexico-WCSA capacity
    Waiting for confirmation from Hamburg Sud that these are the services are involved
  • CKYH pull East Coast via Suez loop
  • Lines suspend Asia-Americas round-world loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Deliveries in Cape Town available for supply between November 17-28 November.
  • Svitzer develops ECOtug
    New type of harbour tug that consumes less fuels, spills less oil and is more maneuverable than other tugs will be delivered in December.
  • Prices mixed in Rotterdam
    Buyers left wonder what is supporting the market, player tells Bunkerworld.
  • CMF product 'within 3.50% sulphur limit'
    Supplier complying with 2012 sulphur cap.
  • IMO mandatory GHG measures to cut billions from fuel bills
    Study of EEDI and SEEMP effect predicts 13% CO2 reduction by 2020 and 39% by 2050 compared with BAU scenario, but still with net growth.
  • Decline in bunker volumes continues
    Japanese bunker sales 18% down year-on-year.
  • Drive for fuel-efficient, less polluting engines boosts shipyards
    US shipyard says government incentives have been 'a shot in the arm.'
  • Bunker prices generally firming in Asia
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunker hubs on Monday, traders say.
  • TSA members to raise rates to halt losses
    Says correction is both 'imperative and overdue'.
  • Singapore's October bunker sales down
    Fall in sales volumes in line with slow global trade, say players.
  • Maersk orders second generation exhaust gas system
    Exhaust gas system compatible with different types of bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel.
  • BIMCO adds new bunker clauses for time charter parties
    New clauses to address importance of bunker issues and minimise risk of bunker disputes, says BIMCO.
  • Salvors to remove last of bunkers from grounded box ship
    Work will continue for 'some time' to ensure all accessible oil is removed from Rena, says Maritime New Zealand.

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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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