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May 17, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Main freight index to rebound in H2: poll
    THE main global freight index will rebound in the second half of this year to average 1,500 points, driven by a recovery in Australian coal exports and strong shipping demand, a Reuters poll showed yesterday.
  • Warning shots fired at M'sia aid ship to Gaza
    ISRAELI naval forces fired warning shots yesterday at a ship carrying aid to Gaza as it approached the shore, forcing it to withdraw to Egyptian waters, the vessel's Malaysian organiser told AFP.
  • Indian seamen may boycott Gulf of Aden
    INDIAN seafarers have threatened to refuse to sail to pirate-infested Gulf of Aden if foreign governments failed to stem surging violent attacks on seamen on high seas.
  • Global LNG supply tight from late 2011: Barclay's Capital

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance all-water US east coast service calls at Da Chan Bay
  • Maersk-Safmarine upgrades Far East-West Africa service offering
  • Guangdong cargo volume increases 5.5pc but growth rate slows 20pc
  • April LA box volume increased 3.7pc while Long Beach leapt 14.6pc
  • Hong Kong first quarter GDP increases 7.2pc, exports rise 16.8pc
  • US March exports hit record highs, up 4.6pc, imports rise $4.9pc
  • TS Lines launches intra-Asian Taiwan, Hong Kong Indonesian loop
  • Island province of Hainan experiences 10pc rise in first quarter cargo volume
  • Horizon sheds logistics arm to Pennsylvania's Logistics Plus
  • New Orleans to ban deepwater shipping if Mississippi floods rise over 18 feet
  • Hainan provincial quarterly imports rise, but exports fall
  • Costamare orders 5 already chartered box ships, finances 2 newbuildings
  • Port of Savannah to handle Volkswagen Chattanooga auto parts
  • Seaspan receives 4,500-TEU newbuilding to be chartered to 'K' Line
  • Israel sets Q1 volume at 601,000 TEU, but has no comparative figures
  • Hamburg's HHLA Q1 profit up 47pc to US$23.6 million, boxes up 32pc
  • OECD's International Transport Forum 2011 in Leipzig meets May 25-27
  • New Lufthansa Cargo CEO says high oil, rising demand to boost rates
  • Frankfurt Airport April tonnage up 12.8pc as quarterly profit rises 11pc
  • Cameroon Airlines awards EFIS Air French GSA contract

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India tells IMO not to extend piracy zone nearer to coast
  • Safmarine opens regional office in Chennai
  • Dip in soyameal exports likely this month
  • EUs new trade scheme to deny India sops
  • Guar gum exports may set a new record this year
  • India to pay for Iran oil in , other currencies
  • CFSs near JN Port free to take call on handling hazmat
  • JSW Jaigarh Ports salient features highlighted at trade meet
  • Nhava Sheva CFS blaze being investigated
  • Supreme Court verdict clears way for JNPTs fourth box terminal
  • FinMin reproaches Rlys for poor record in awarding PPP projects
  • Rlys successfully operates 90-box 'python' train
  • 1-yr extension likely for wheat products exports
  • Exports surge 34.4 per cent in April
  • FDI sinks to 4-year low at $ 27 bn
  • Growth may start tapering down from July, Fieo warns exporters
  • IIP growth slows in 2010-11
  • India, Australia begin CECA negotiations
  • Report shows GCC states shifting towards Asia's emerging markets

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Oman Air launching second new service this month
    Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will launch a thrice-weekly service between the country's capital Muscat and Zanzibar from today (16 May). It is the carrie...
  • Camair to launch second African destination outside domestic market
    The new Cameroon carrier Camair-Co, which started scheduled operations on 28 March 2011 (cf. ITJ Daily of 28 February 2011), with a Douala-Yaounde-Paris-CDG service, is progressive...
  • Coal India plans to build 350 km of new railway lines
    Coal India Ltd proposes to build three new rail links, with a total length of 350 km, to connect its coal fields in the interior. The construction cost for a new rail line, excludi...
  • Basel: name change for the world's oldest forwarders' association
    The association of Basel freight forwarding and logistics companies (Basler Speditions-Logistiker/(VBSL), which was founded in 1882, is adopting a new name. Attendees of ...
  • 24plus: network sales climb to EUR 420.6 million
    The general cargo alliance 24plus logistics ceased to feel the effects of the economic crisis in 2010, and succeeded in boosting the network revenue by 9.5% to EUR 420.6 ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel receives quality seal for rail forwarding
    IBS, the interest group of rail freight forwarders (IBS), has presented its IBS Q1 quality certificate to the giant forwarder Kuehne + Nagel, for its particularly efficient an...
  • Elvis rolls out first part load network system
    The truck-load alliance Elvis recently introduced a part load system with hub cross-loading at its location in Hombergin (Germany). The part load system is operated by the alliance...
  • Flash Europe opens branches in St Petersburg and Istanbul
    Flash Europe, a specialist for swift transport services, recently opened a new branch office in Turkey and one in Russia. The two new facilities are of strategic importance for Fla...
  • Kiel: cargo handling rises by more than 25%
    The port of Kiel (Germany) handled about 2.2 million t of cargo in the first four months of the current year, a 25% increase compared to the same period last year. The ferry lines ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd boosts revenues in Q1/2011
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd managed to boost its Q1/2011 revenues to EUR 1.483 million, which is 16.5% higher than the first quarter of 2010. The main reason for this a...
  • Shipping Corporation of India orders 31 new vessels
    Shipping Corporation of India, the country's largest shipping company, recently inked an agreement for the purchase of two supramax bulk carriers with Chinese Grand Yard Investment...
  • Balnak Logistics names new marketing and sales manager.
    The Turkish service provider Balnak Logistics has appointed Gurur Eralp as its new marketing and sales manager. Eralp, who has worked for the company since 2006, graduated from Mar...
  • ANA Aviation to be UK and Ireland Cargo GSA for Gabon Airlines
    The London-based airline management provider ANA Aviation was selected to be the UK and Ireland cargo GSA for Gabon Airlines, effective 1 May 2011. The carrier operates t...
  • Dr Rausch elected to BVL board
    Members of the German Logistics Association (BVL) recently elected Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch to the trade body's board at a recent assembly in Munich (Germany). Rausch has been head...
  • Alcaro Invest inks another settlement contract
    Alcaro Invest is investing again in the Berlin Süd Grossbeeren freight village after the company was able to fully let a 44,000 sqm logistics area within eighteen months. At the tr...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Business as usual at Port of New Orleans
  • Maritime industry makes its voice heard on Capitol Hill
  • Rowan sells LeTourneau for $1.1 billion cash
  • Keppel FELS books $772 million jack-up order
  • Bureau Veritas sees new pressures for operational efficiency

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Port of Olympia FTZ No. 216 set for reorganization program
  • Crowley Maritime earns new State Department designation
  • NOL Group reports first quarter numbers
  • Washington State Ferries honored for carpool/vanpool rideshare efforts
  • Hanjin Shipping receives new 10,000teu container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Korea Line continues to offload tanker fleet with VLCC sales
    Troubled Asian company adds deal to other tanker sales concluded in the last two months
  • Pakistan breakers buy third VLCC
    Chittagong yard takes Titan VLCC as Indian and Bangladeshi demand remains sluggish
  • Aframax activity picks up
    Four contracts reported around the $16,000 per day mark
  • LPG price volatility sees VLGC charter rates slide to 12-week low
    Charter rates for very large gas carriers have slumped to a 12-week low on a reluctance to trade and charter vessels amid volatile prices for liquefied petroleum gas
  • China pays premium for older dry bulk tonnage
    Secondhand able to consider secondhand sales over demolition
  • Eagle Bulk starts selling supramaxes
    Dry bulk owner with large exposure to troubled Korea Line offloads tonnage
  • Newlead pays out $25m for former Korea Line-linked handysize
    Eight-year-old Newlead Prosperity was under bareboat hire purchase deal with Capital Maritime
  • Dividend decision disappoints GSL investors
    Loan-to-value ratio drops below 75%, thus reducing interest margin paid on borrowings from 3.5% to 3%
  • First Deep Sea Metro drillship named at Hyundai
    Former Athens Olympics boss Gianna Angelopoulos does the honours for BG-chartered vessel
  • APM Terminals wins legal battle to bid for Indian port development
    Two years of wrangling ends in Supreme Court victory for joint venture
  • Operational efficiency critical, says Bureau Veritas
    Class society argues for a definition of efficiency that is eco-friendly ' and safe
  • Details emerge of Hapag-Lloyd's $925m newbuilds loan
    Bookrunners say banks keen to join syndicate financing 13,200 teu boxships
  • Moody's upbeat on container shipping companies' credit quality
    But rating agency urges disciplined investment approach in 'fragile' recovery
  • Teekay Offshore gears up for $750m in follow-on equity raising
    Proceeds to fund assets and reduce parent debt
  • The iceships cometh
    Advocates of the northern sea route such as Norwegian shipowner Felix Tschudi are setting the stage for future investment
  • Rongsheng share price tumbles as analysts take a downbeat view
    Barclays Capital note says market expectations are irreconcilable with the collapse in bulk newbuild ordering
  • Reluctant harmony
    Complying with EU rules on seafarers' pay will almost certainly cost the UK jobs
  • Pirates routed by naval forces
    Danes free 16 Iranian hostages and kill 4 pirates
  • Logistics arm lifts NOL first-quarter results
    Neptune Orient Lines posts $10m loss but supply chain business APL sees 24% rise in revenues
  • Old yard ways are dying
    Go back ten years and Croatia was fighting off the competition. But no more. The bureaucrats from the European Commission have put paid to that
  • Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China fall 11.5% in April
    But total iron ore shipments to China up 5.6% on a year-on-year basis
  • Singapore container throughput rises 3% in first four months
    April bunker sales down 5.1% on same month last year
  • Keppel FELS wins $772m order for four jack-ups
    Standard Drilling deal supersedes earlier option arrangements
  • Satellite providers report strong growth in first quarter
    Inmarsat and Iridium see shipowners move from voice communications to data services
  • Inmarsat's Global Xpress comes under fire
    Shipowners should learn more about competitor services, says satcomms provider
  • Capital and Crude get engaged
    Motivation aplenty can be found for the proposed merger of the two Evangelos Marinakis-headed tanker companies
  • Is it time for more tanker owners to tie the knot?
    After a fallow period for M&A activity, the sector could be poised to enter a fertile period for deals
  • Energy efficiency design index is rational, safe and effective
    Formula may not apply to all ships, but will deal with the most energy-intensive first

Fairplayweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Israeli warning shots turn ship back
    ISRAELI sailors reportedly fired warning shots at a commercial ship approaching the Gaza Strip today
  • Capesize rates weigh on BDI
    THE BALTIC Dry Index fell today to its lowest level in more than two weeks as the surplus of Capesize vessels continued to rise
  • FESCO reverses losses
    FESCO'S audited accounts show the group swung to profits in 2010, but its fleet arm struggled
  • Savannah improving intermodal ties
    CONTAINER drayage to and from Savannah will be improved with a $140M highway extension to improve intermodal truck access
  • Ships leave US 'ghost fleet'
    COASTAL tanker Sagamore is one of two ageing vessels scheduled to be towed today from the Maritime Administration's California 'ghost fleet' at Suisun Bay to a Texas recycling yard
  • MSC cruise interrupted
    MSC OPERA, on the first of 13 cruises scheduled from Southampton, was towed today to Nynäshamn, south of the Swedish capital Stockholm
  • LNG brokers seeking deals for longer periods
    BROKERS see rising demand this week for medium-term LNG deals, with Asian buyers trying to avoid exposure to bullish oil prices via longer-term deals
  • Quake and floods boost product tankers
    JAPAN'S quake crisis in March and today's continued Mississippi flooding are boosting product tanker trades, brokers said
  • Once more into the beach
    A FIFTH VLCC has been sold for demolition already this year, said Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analyst at Arctic Securities in Oslo
  • Asian shipping stocks fall
    SHIPPING stocks were mostly down in Asia today as markets were hit by concerns over the European debt crisis and lower oil prices
  • Ports praise US bills
    TRANSPORT funding measures introduced in the US Senate would drastically increase the amount of money available for port expansions
  • Oz terminal plan advances
    SOUTH Australia's government has approved plans by a Flinders Ports-led consortium to conduct an environmental impact study into a proposal to develop an iron ore export facility in Port Bonython
  • Fertilizer swap screen assessed
    FAA BROKERS and commodities traders in Singapore were quick today to assess the Cleartrade Exchange's distribution of a new screen for fertilizer swaps
  • Asia/Europe box capacity trim mulled
    CONTAINER carriers could cut Asia/Europe capacity because freight rates are declining under the influx of bigger ships
  • Monsoon soaks breakers
    SOUTH Asian shipbreakers are cutting rates today as the monsoon season rains down the market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 4.3 Cents
    Average diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the second week in a row in the past week, sliding 4.3...
  • Crowley Warehouse Wins High-Security Designation
    The State Department designated Crowley Maritime Corp.'s Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point facility, allowing the company to...
  • Container Supplies to Remain Tight, WSC Says
    Shippers and carriers can expect container supplies to remain tight this year as the industry tries to catch up from...
  • New Orleans Port Open as Dredging Intensifies
    The Army Corps of Engineers stepped up efforts this weekend to clear sediment the Mississippi River's high water is pushing...
  • Steel Exports Up 5 Percent
    Steel exports rose 5 percent to 3.14 million tons in the first quarter as March volume rebounded from weak February...
  • Supreme Court Rejects BNSF Appeal in Rate Case
    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected BNSF Railway's attempt to overturn a 2009 regulatory case decision that the railroad charged unreasonable...
  • Obama Pushes Transport Agenda
    President Obama gave a strong push to a transportation infrastructure program that builds on the 2009 stimulus program to repair...
  • Georgia Governor Backs Savannah Port Highway Plan
    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday endorsed construction of an estimated $140 million highway that would link the Port of...
  • Is Shipping Hedging on Derivatives?
    If conversation were currency, freight rate derivatives would be trading on a rich exchange. But when a small U.S. freight...
  • Exports Fuel Savannah Cargo Growth
    The Port of Savannah posted its second highest monthly volume ever in April when it handled 260,035 20-foot equivalent units,...
  • DFDS Returns to Profit on Baltic Gains
    DFDS, Europe's largest short sea shipping company, returned to profit in 2010 on strong cargo growth on its core Baltic...
  • Fesco Reverses Loss, Posts $456 Million Profit
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean container carrier, swung to a $456 million net profit in 2010 from a year-earlier...
  • Cosco Sets War-Risk Surcharge in Libya
    Cosco Container Lines announced a war-risk surcharge on all shipments from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent to ports...
  • Japan Report Claims Unfair Trade Practices
    A new Japanese government report is charging the country suffers from unfair practices by its trading partners, including 38 policies...
  • Widdows' Role
    Of the major east-west container lines, none has a larger share of its fleet ' 44 percent ' deployed in...
  • Derailing the Economy
    Any widespread shutdown of train systems in the aftermath of an attack ' even for a few days ' would...
  • Trains in the Line Of Fire
    In the days after the May 1 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, news that al Qaeda, the terrorist group...
  • LTL Pricing in Higher Gear
    Less-than-truckload carriers spent the better part of last year stuck behind truckload operators, struggling to raise rates. They gained ground...
  • Who to Pay?
    Q: For a domestic shipment moving under a uniform bill of lading, it's been my understanding that a carrier can...
  • Amber Waves of Rain
    Alan Kemper, president of the American Soybean Association, was speaking because he had some unplanned idle time on his farm...
  • Weaving Competition for China
    Rising competition for China's apparel and footwear manufacturers is showing up in U.S. containerized imports. China remains the dominant...
  • Steinke Turns the Page
    Richard Steinke is a humble man. As the executive director of the Port of Long Beach, he has shepherded the...
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Building on Exports
    Moffatt & Nichol economist Walter Kemmsies calls exports the "unspoken hero" of the U.S. economic recovery, and they may well...
  • Agents of Risk
    File this under the header, "What can happen when you tick an agency off." Laura Stevens is a former...
  • Customs Packages Air Cargo Screening
    Customs and Border Protection is bringing its risk management experience to bear on the problem of identifying potential terrorist threats...
  • Transport Bill's Blind Curve
    Washington policymakers could be weeks away from discussing what a long-term surface transportation bill might look like, but they're already...
  • SSE Defends Methods, Transparency
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange says "general derogatory remarks" about the exchange and Shanghai Containerized Freight Index suggest the operation is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Best in class for APMM's hitherto prodigal child
    There is something rather annoying about the top boy at school - always having the right answers in class; breezing through his exams, and often, still having the time to excel on the sports field
  • CSAV: numbers up but average rate down
  • More details on Seago revealed
  • US import growth to stall
  • MSC Carouge smashes Montreal container record
  • Hanjin Shipping joins the Q1 red-figured carrier club

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Blackrock cuts Cosco stake
    US Hedge fund sells off shares worth over $400,000 in Hong Kong-listed shipping giant.
  • Capital sells to NewLead?
    Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Ship Management appears to be the seller of handysize bulker to Nasdaq-listed rival.
  • GSL sees steady start 2011
    New York-listed shipowner says dry-docking cost it a better first quarter of 2011.
  • Bonython boost
    Flinders Ports gets go-ahead for environmental study of new $700m iron ore export terminal in Australia.
  • Mermaid sinks to loss
    Singapore-listed offshore contractor posts a first quarter deficit despite higher sales.
  • Meiji makes a loss
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner hit by higher costs in year to 31 March, but plots return to profit.
  • Ro-ro ships go red
    National owner Montenegro Lines falls to loss in 2010 as revenues decline.
  • Hoegh bound for Oslo Bors
    Norwegian owner's gasship spin-off tips shares to begin trading in the capital by mid June.
  • Cruiseship saves Cubans
    World's largest cruiseship comes to the rescue of nine Cubans adrift at sea.
  • DHT taps another VLCC
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld-headed tanker owner has added a sixth VL to its expanding fleet.
  • Srab losses widen
    Swedish tanker owner suffers again in the first quarter as revenues decline in tough markets.
  • Pirates raise their game
    An RPG is fired at a Maersk LPG tanker as pirates target three ships during weekend frenzy.
  • Hapag bags huge loan
    German owner seals deal with banking syndicate for $925m to fund 10 mega-boxships on order in Korea.
  • Kuribayashi slumps to loss
    Japanese ro-ro owner's falls well short of its own full year target.
  • Japan holds 20
    Boxship SITC Passion among slew of general cargoships that failed port state inspections in April.
  • Wan Hai in bond bid
    Taiwanese owner comes up with $100m fundraiser to cut debt and buy ships.
  • Opera in Baltic breakdown
    MSC Cruises vessel with 1,800 people onboard has been towed to port near Stockholm after losing power.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Swiss WorldCargo adds four destinations
    Swiss WorldCargo said last week it is adding four destinations to its network in June. The new destinations from Zurich are Beijing, Anchorage, Orlando and Beirut, and operated in partnership with Edelweiss Air. The airline also said it would reins...
  • Singapore adds Kensai link for electronic cargo
    Singapore Airlines Cargo said Friday it is adding a twice-weekly freighter service from Singapore to Kensai, Japan, via Hong Kong from May to October. The service is intended to complement belly-hold capacity on daily passenger services between Sin...
  • Panalpina adds Hunstville/Hong Kong air link
    Global forwarding and logistics group Panalpina has added a direct cargo service from Huntsville, Ala., to Hong Kong to be operated by Atlas Air. The new weekly flight is intended to complement two other existing services Atlas operates on behalf ...
  • Trailer Bridge reports loss, works on refinance
    Trailer Bridge, which operates a container liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, reported a first quarter net loss of $10.4 million compared to a loss of $300,000 in the same 2010 period. The company had revenue of $24.8 million...
  • MSC adds Asia to Latin America fuel charge
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said last week it will assess a "fuel additional surcharge" on shipments from Asia to Panama, Cartagena, Venezuela, the East Coast of Central America, and the Caribbean due to "ever-increasing fuel costs." T...
  • House readies backup plan for FAA bill
    Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee dropped new legislation on Friday to provide a temporary extension of Federal Aviation Administration funding and programs in case Congress does not quickly complete work on a long-t...
  • FMC reforms aimed at household goods shipments
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a series of recommendations to prevent unfair, unlawful or deceptive practices in the shipping of household goods or personal property. The FMC set up the investigation because...
  • Targeting rogue Web sites

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Russian energy giant wants to join leading global suppliers
    Gazpromneft says its bunker volumes were up 17% in 2010.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Product avails limited in Middle East hub.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Lack of 2010 spec IFO 380 cSt.
  • US Navy in talks to set up biofuel supply points
    Discussions opened with Singapore, Australia and India.
  • Politician highlights benefits of Pacific Coast marine highway
    Would 'eliminate 60,000 metric tonnes of CO2' annually, saving 68% of GHG emissions compared to road transport.
  • Gibraltar's bunker sector faces new attack
    Spanish members of European Parliament claim Gibraltar's bunker sector poses increased risk of spills.
  • Latest TWI figures maintain large value spreads
    Over $200 value difference between 'best' and 'worst' fuel.
  • Bureau Veritas wants to 'open the way' for gas and nuclear-powered ships
    Efficiency 'means more than optimising a ship to burn less fuel'.
  • VT Group welcomes new Commercial Manager
    His background includes bunker trading and operations management.
  • Floods to have 'negative impact' for US-based barge operator
    Kirby Corporation predicts its Q2 results will be affected by Mississippi floods.
  • IFO prices falling as week starts
    Traders see generally 'slow' demand in key Asian bunker hubs on Monday.
  • Bunker supplier receives safety accreditation
    Cockett Marine Oil gets oil spill response accreditation from UKSpill.
  • HK-based supplier to expand its storage capacity
    Chimbusco Pan Nation plans to lease more storage from local ExxonMobil facility from June to July onwards.
  • Dutch project develops ACES for shipping
    ACES system can reduce vessel fuel consumption between 10 to 20%.
  • Court order to impact bunkering in Chennai
    Industry players expect court decision to be challenged.

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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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