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January 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Spotlight on Singapore in LNG bunkering
    SINGAPORE is set to play a dominant role in the use and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and this position will be bolstered as the shipping industry moves towards LNG as a cleaner source of fuel.
  • Delays seen in shipping's sulphur curbs
    Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry are likely to be delayed for years due to the reluctance of refiners to invest billions of dollars to produce cleaner burning fuel.
  • Asean seeks unity on maritime disputes
    Indonesia warned on Sunday that maritime conflicts in Asia could spiral out of control and threaten regional stability, as South-east Asian nations sought common ground on the disputed South China Sea.
  • Iraq to seek newbuilding bids in March

Sched Netweb site
  • HK Government plans to cut US$5.9 million in marine fees
  • European container import volumes up 15.4pc in 2010
  • Recovery prompts US retail sales boom - best since 1999
  • US retail box volume expected to rise 8pc in January
  • MSC raises India-Europe rates US$200 per TEU
  • Zim hikes India-Europe rate US$200/TEU in February
  • DP World's Port Qasim Pakistan terminal opens for business
  • TSA sets January 2012 deadline for screening bellyhold cargo
  • Singapore minister fetes strides in civil aviation after a good year
  • Perishables rot as Mumbai customs officers go slow to protest bribery raids

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Active box capacity grows by 21 pc to 14 m TEUs in Jan.
  • CKYH to cut six Far East-Europe sailings after Chinese New Year
  • CMA CGM to boost Asia-Europe service with new mega ships
  • CSAV NORASIA adds new call at Savannah port
  • DP World's Port Qasim terminal opens for business
  • Govt mulls new law to tackle sea piracy
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Süd to add Jeddah to IOS/ELIP loop
  • Höegh Tracer sold for green recycling
  • MAERSK LINE to add two 13,092-TEU ships to AE-7 service
  • MoS lays out wide-ranging perspective plan in Maritime Agenda 2010-20
  • Net profit for 12 months rises by 11.3 pc
  • UASC, Hanjin & partners to launch Europe-South America Express service
  • 200 t of Pak onion arrive at Mundra Port
  • Kandla Port records 2.85 pc growth during April-Dec. 2010-11
  • SAIL, IRCON ink MoU to undertake infrastructure projects
  • Doors may soon open for India to join OECD
  • Fieo lists demands for 2011-12 Budget
  • US Comm Secy-led team coming in Feb. looking for trade opportunities
  • A ghost in our living room

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Turkey planning massive rail network investments
    Turkish transport minister Binali Yildirim has said that his ministry is set to make total investments of TRY 50 billion (about EUR 25 billion) by the year 2023 in the country's ra...
  • Etihad Airways extends wet lease contracts with Maximus Air Cargo
    Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended its wet lease contracts for two Airbus A300-600RF aircraft with Maximus Air Cargo unt...
  • Höegh Autoliners restructures Swiss business
    The Norwegian firm Höegh Autoliners, a leading global ro-ro shipping company, restructured its business in Switzerland with effect from 1 January. The line, which was represented b...
  • Maersk launching regular USA-South America service
    Maersk is set to launch a new regular service between the east coast of the USA and the west coast of South America on 15 February, with the "Maersk Westport". The link w...
  • Port of Charleston moves to common gate model
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) is streamlining its container operations by moving to a single-gate operating system on 18 January 18. The move will enable it to m...
  • OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPC
    The Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) became a member of Germany's Bonn-based ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC)...
  • GAC Group appoints new managers
    Ivo Verheyen took over as GAC's new Rotterdam-based group vice-president for Europe on 1 January. Ronald Lichtenecker, previously managing director of GAC Kuwait assumed charge in ...
  • InterRail group opens Shanghai office
    Switzerland's St Gallen-based InterRail group has added a Shanghai office to its Beijing and Urumqi centres in China. The new location, which is managed by Elva Gu, will strengthen...
  • Odyssey Logistics takes over Optimodal
    The US logistics service provider Odyssey Logistics and Technology (OLT) has acquired Optimodal, an intermodal company that specialises in the chemical sector. Optimodal focuses on...
  • European road freight volumes growing
    The latest analysis by Danske Bank has revealed that European forwarding markets continued to recover throughout 2010. The bank's European freight forwarding index increased to 59 ...
  • Group CAT equips trucks with location devices
    The French automotive logistics specialist Groupe CAT, which is based in Boulogne Billancourt just outside Paris, has equipped 80 trucks with new geographical location devices, ena...
  • MOL Logistics (Netherlands) shifts branch to Schiphol airport
    MOL Logistics (Netherlands), a subsidiary of MOL Logistics (Japan), relocated its Amsterdam branch to the premises of Menzies World Cargo (Nederland), an air cargo handling company...
  • New World Courier office in Istanbul
    The Chinese CEP service provider World Courier has strengthened its presence in the Turkish market by opening an office in Istanbul. The operator aims to provide the pharmaceutical...
  • LAN cargo volumes rise thanks to Latin American imports
    The LAN Airlines group, one of the leading Latin American carriers, has reported its preliminary traffic statistics for last month. In December 2010, cargo traffic increased by 9.9...
  • Vietnam Airlines improves profits and sales figures in 2010
    Vietnam Airlines, the country's flag carrier, has released provisional figures for 2010, which show that the company generated sales worth approximately USD 1.9 billion. Profit bef...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Sembawang Shipyard to build research vessel for Australia
  • Eastern Shipbuilding launches ferry for New Brunswick
  • Rolls-Royce and Fairbanks Morse win LCS propulsion orders
  • ExxonMobil and MOL order LNG ships in China
  • Somali pirates hijack Cyprus-flag bulk carrier

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Port of Seattle presents Green Gateway Partners awards
  • Boeing taps Hammonds as information technology VP
  • Exxon teams with MOL to name builder of LNG vessels
  • Commerce Secretary discusses international trade report
  • Crowley Maritime now offers mobile pest refrigerated chamber

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL and China Shipping in pact to build four LNG ships
    Order for state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding believed to total about $800m
  • First coal fixture from US to Asia as prices set to rocket
    Coking coal prices could reach $400-$500 per tonne as severe flooding forces closure of many Australian mines
  • Golar secures LNG charters at $67,000 daily
    Golar LNG Energy has secured time charter contracts of 12-18 months for four of its liquefied natural gas carriers at a daily time charter rate estimated to be around $67,000
  • LPG trade up by 2m tonnes as growth goes slowly
    Liquefied petroleum gas trade grew by 2m tonnes in 2010 to 59m tonnes, according to preliminary estimates provided by Norwegian shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco in its annual report on the gas sector
  • Owners resort to covering charter costs as Pacific woes continue
    Dry bulk shipowners facing a lack of business in the Pacific Ocean covered more of their customers' costs to get their vessels to the Atlantic
  • Baltic index steadies as capesize rates settle down
    The Baltic Dry Index remained steady at 1,439 points on Monday, as capesize rates finally found a floor
  • Argentine farmers protest export curbs
    Argentine farmers halted sales of soyabeans, corn and wheat as part of a week-long strike to protest against government restrictions on exports
  • BRS set to launch London trading screen
    BRS Futures to trade dry and wet FFAs, iron ore futures and container swaps
  • Brussels in transport ministry shake-up
    European Commission to reshuffle directorate-general for mobility and transport
  • If it is time to go, the sensible get going
    Well-meaning anti-age discrimination legislation could have a wealth of unintended results
  • GL claims hull redesign cuts fuel consumption
  • Fish factory ship cuts NOx emissions with water vapour system
    Kvann'yhas humid air motor system retrofitted during a docking in MAN Primeserv's facilities in Fredrikshavn, Denmark
  • Kogas explores LNG to fuel ships
    State-owned supplier signs deal with Swedish companies to examine bunkering technologies
  • Brussels imposes financial ban on Côte d'Ivoire ports
    EU-registered ships and firms barred from new financial dealings with Abidjan and San Pedro
  • Delmas reshuffles Europe-West Africa services
    To offer shippers increased frequencies between the two regions
  • Lay up those bulkers
    Dry bulk owners cannot use fear of the unknown as an excuse to not lay up their ships
  • Tell them what?
    It is not clear whether freedom of information laws can make distinctions between a port's role as commercial operator and harbour authority
  • Push for equality rules onboard UK ships
    New regulations will establish the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 at sea
  • Tallink to propose zero dividend
    Move part of ferry company's switch to using the European financial year
  • World Shipping Council hits out at US windfarm plan
    Council warns over environmental costs and damage in event of collision
  • Somali ransom payments hit $238m in 2010
    Overall cost of piracy worldwide could be as high as $12bn per year, says new report
  • US shippers revive antitrust debate
    Calls to advance legislation to repeal antitrust immunity for ocean liner carriers
  • SITC chief urges Chinese owners to rein in fleet growth
    Some firms expanding too fast, warns Shaopeng Yang
  • Somali pirates step up hijackings
    Greek bulk carrier and Samho tanker seized over the weekend
  • NCC set for box terminal capacity boost
    To see 750,000 teu capacity added to its container terminal system along the Baltic Sea
  • Brisbane port reopens
    Partially re-eopened and expected to be fully operational by Wednesday
  • Eitzen Chemical hints at weak end to 2010
    Weaker regional trade and higher bunker prices to hit final quarter 2010 results
  • Swinglehurst to launch Hong Kong office
    Lloyd's insurance broker eyes bigger Asian presence after Hong Kong base

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Products tanker released
    PIRATES have released a Greek chemical products tanker more than six months after it was hijacked, EU NAVFOR reported today.
  • Tartus exports rise 60%
    SYRIAN exports from Tartus reportedly increased 60% last year, mainly because of a jump in phosphate shipments from the Mediterranean port.
  • Key Chile copper mine finds new port
    THE WORLD'S third-largest copper mine has reportedly signed a new port agreement a month after a port accident led it to declare force majeure on sales.
  • US shippers attack carriers
    ROLLED freight and breached carrier contracts have not dissipated despite claims to the contrary from the liner trade, according to US shippers.
  • Pirates seize tanker
    PIRATES have hijacked a product tanker with 21 crew members on board off Oman, according to EU NAVFOR.
  • Bangladesh buys Qatar Petroleum's LNG
    BANGLADESH has signed a deal to buy 4M tonnes of LNG per year from Qatar Petroleum, worth $1-1.5Bn annually.
  • Eitzen looks 'weaker'
    EITZEN Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier, has warned that trading in 4Q10 was weaker than forecast.
  • Rhine barge snarl worsens
    ABOUT 200 barges are stuck near Koblenz on the Rhine ' Europe's largest inland shipping corridor ' because of last week's capsizing of an acid-transporting barge.
  • Pakistan restores wheat exports after 3-year ban
    PAKISTAN has begun exporting wheat after a three-year ban was lifted, with dozens of bulkers being lined up for shipments, Fairplay was told today.
  • K+N adds reefer agents
    GLOBAL forwarding giant Kuehne + Nagel has ramped up its reefer activities with a series of acquisitions in South America.
  • Glitch spoils Vancouver's coal opportunity
    CAPACITY at the largest coal export terminal in Canada has been cut by a technical glitch ' at just the time that Canadian companies wish to exploit metallurgical coal shortages caused by Australia's flooding.
  • Icebreakers near trapped Russian ships
    FESCO is today still working to free ships trapped by ice since last year in Sakhalin Bay.
  • Seaway freezes tolls
    BUOYED by a 15.5% increase in traffic during 2010, the St Lawrence Seaway has decided not to increase tolls during the 2011 shipping season.
  • Scrapping option rising
    CAPESIZE charter rates might be at rock bottom, but high iron ore prices are offering a bright spot for scrapping, Fairplay was told today.
  • Slow road back seen for Queensland coal
    QUEENSLAND'S resource council has estimated the cost of coal production lost to weather since the beginning of December at A$2.3Bn ($2.27Bn).

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • ILA Retains Chassis Pool Maintenance and Repair
    The International Longshoremen's Association won assurances its members will still maintain and repair chassis previously provided by ocean carriers but...
  • Spot Truck Demand Soared in December
    The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index. ...
  • Corps to Test Carp Barriers on Chicago Canal
    The Coast Guard will be limiting transit on a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal beginning Tuesday to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Buys South American Transporters
    Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel acquired three South American companies, expanding its perishables transportation and logistics network. The...
  • Wal-Mart to Enter Africa Market
    Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, moved a step closer to entering Africa as a 51 percent shareholder of a large...
  • Cargoitalia to Launch Freighters to Atlanta
    Cargoitalia, the Italian all-cargo airline, will launch an MD-11 freighter service between Milan and Atlanta on Feb. 2. The...
  • Seaway Tonnage Grew 15.5 Percent in 2010
    Shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway increased 15.5 percent in tonnage during 2010, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management...
  • Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam Eye Duisburg
    The ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are considering a joint bid for the German government's stake in Duisburg, the...
  • Greatwide Logistics Buys Overton Transportation
    Third-party logistics provider Greatwide Logistics Services acquired trucking operator Overton Transportation from Sysco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...
  • ANA Cargo Volume Soars 29 Percent
    Japan's All Nippon Airways said its international cargo volume rose for the 15th consecutive month in November, soaring 29.2 percent...
  • Antwerp Hails Labor Deal
    The Port of Antwerp hailed a new labor agreement with dockworkers as a major breakthrough in its bid to boost...
  • Floating Rates
    A year ago, a dark cloud was descending on the trans-Pacific shipping market as the realization set in among shippers...
  • For Maximum Protection, See Section 7 of B/L
    Q: A shipment is to go from us to the customer of our customer, with a 3PL doing the actual...
  • Intermodal Inflection?
    Differential calculus defines an inflection point as a point on a curve where the curvature changes sign. Andy Grove, former...
  • Intermodal Churns Into 2011
    Across North America's railroads, intermodal traffic is running strong. Trains maintained a solid pace in hauling containers and...
  • 'Trucking' to the Caribbean
    ABF Freight System is expanding service to the Dominican Republic as trade with the Caribbean nation picks up, led by...
  • LTL Expands Off Pallet
    As 2011 gets under way, less-than-truckload carriers increasingly are thinking outside the pallet, expanding and launching non-traditional services in a...
  • Buying Power Returns
    Few events signaled a logistics recovery as loudly as last year's $512.6 million acquisition of ATC Technology by GENCO Supply...
  • Resolutions
    If 2009 was the year of the economic disaster and 2010 was the year of recovery and conflict, what will...
  • Bayonne Bridge Plan Raises Ire
    Shipping industry leaders are underwhelmed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's decision on a general plan...
  • Bunker Mentality Returns
    When crude oil prices raced to more than $145 a barrel in mid-2008, bunker surcharges ratcheted up just as quickly....
  • Super-Sized Challenge
    The stunning increase in super-post-Panamax container ships provides carriers with economies of scale and a tricky management challenge. Balancing...
  • Capacity's Balancing Act
    Dave Akers is trying to sort out what's real and what's not in all of last year's ocean carrier announcements...
  • California Dreaming
    Driven by a late-year crest of exports, California's undermined trade competitiveness, amplified by the recession, ended in 2010. Surging volumes...
  • Uncertain Hours
    It may be months before truckers know how many hours they'll be allowed to drive under new federal work rules,...
  • Railroad Requirements
    The penchant of environmental regulators to set goals calling for the use of technology not fully developed is raising alarms...
  • Green Lights for Environment
    The greening of the freight transportation industry will take another big step this year, but years of preparation will limit...
  • Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda
    This could be a breakthrough year for trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. The first step is the U.S.-South Korea...
  • Asia Trade Looking Up
    U.S. containerized trade with Asia will grow over the next two years despite possible macroeconomic bumps, PIERS forecasts in its...
  • House Chairman Targets Highway Traffic
    As the new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., wants to get more bang...
  • Opening Transportation's Lockbox
    House Republicans are wasting no time asserting their new majority on transportation programs. Even before they got down to the...
  • 'Made in U.S.A.' Storms Into Asia
    Before last October, the U.S. had exported $8 billion in goods to China in a single month only once: December...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Another Samho ship seized by pirates
  • Tunisian troubles hit transport sector
  • US import growth to slow into 2011
  • Carbon War Room targets aviation
  • US regulator to review rail competition

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Louis-Dreyfus dead at 102
    Grand patriarch of French shipping and commodity trading family completes life voyage.
  • Sembawang signs for research ship
    Sembcorp Marine unit wins Teekay Shipping order for scientific vessel for use in Australia.
  • Greek flag losing numbers
    Hellenic Statistical Authority reveals the number of ships flying the Greek flag has fallen during the past year.
  • German boxship evades hijack
    Gebr Winter's Courier puts on the gas to outrun pirates after attack off Oman on Monday.
  • Pilgrim ferry runs aground
    Captain trying to avoid smaller boats when vessel got stuck near Lapu-Lapu in Philippines.
  • Morch joins Clipper
    Maersk Tankers veteran Kristian Morch snapped up by Danish rival to spearhead heavy-lift division and VLCC investments.
  • Lakshadweep dispute ended
    Indian overseas affairs minister steps in to end row over ferry crewman's death.
  • Bulker goes hard aground
    Santa Elena must be lightered before it can be refloated off Sletterhage, Denmark.
  • Greek in scrap denial
    Load Line says reports it has sent elderly Bravo to be broken up in India are wide of the mark.
  • Capes queue for scrap
    Five capesize bulkers lined up for demolition as talk of Bangladeshi revival builds hope for a surge in prices.
  • Fire hits Color ferry
    Blaze breaks out on board Norway's Superspeed 1 during maintenance at Helsinki shipyard.
  • Courage in Hong Kong bid
    Singapore-listed bulker owner reveals plans for dual listing to open a door to China.
  • MOL lines up LNG quartet
    Japanese owner picks Hudong-Zhongua in China for its new gas carriers to be co-owned by China Shipping.
  • Double delight for Farstad
    Oslo-listed shipowner secures contracts with ConocoPhillips for two of its PSVs.
  • Greek bulker hijacked
    Pirates grab Perosea's handymax Eagle and 24 Filipino crew as Greek suezmax escapes.
  • Three hurt in blast
    One man in critical condition after explosion on CSDC products carrier off Brisbane, Australia.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL Logistics move to new Schiphol address
    MOL Logistics said Friday its Amsterdam branch office has moved to a new rampside location at Schiphol International Airport. The new location at the airport, the company said, will allow it to reduce lead time and the number of handling points, as...
  • Cargoitalia adds Atlanta stop
    All-cargo airline Cargoitalia will begin freighter service from Milan, Italy, to Atlanta on Feb. 2, providing the only direct main-deck cargo capacity between the two cities. Atlanta will be served twice-weekly from Milan, using Cargoitalia's 90-t...
  • CSA to step up rates throughout 2011
    Member lines in the Caribbean Shipowners Association said last week they will raise rates in three increments through October: ' On Feb. 6, rates will rise $75 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40-foot container and $169 per container larger than 40 ...
  • Grand Alliance trims Asia/Europe loop
    A Grand Alliance loop between Asia and northern Europe will slow steam to account for the omission of six voyages in February and March, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The alliance's Loop D, which has a rotation of Southampto...
  • CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loop
    CSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. The Chilean line will not join Hamburg S'd ...
  • Treasury tags 24 more companies with IRISL ties
    The U.S. Treasury Department has named an additional 24 shipping companies with affiliation to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. The action build on Treasury's efforts to expose the financial and corporate underpinnings of IRISL, which ...
  • MSC adds 25% of new large ship capacity in '10
    Swiss liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. added 276,000 TEUs worth of fleet capacity in ships larger than 4,000 TEUs in 2010, far and away more than any other carrier in the world, according to statistics compiled by maritime consultant Dynam...
  • Carrier news
    CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loopCSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. G...
  • Port news
    Equity firm buys 50% stake in Paranagua terminalGlobal private equity firm Advent International last week said it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Terminal de Cont'ineres de Paranagua S/A (TCP), Brazil's third-largest container terminal. COSCO co...
  • 'Could take years'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • CT Offshore buys second hand tonnage ' again
    CT Offshore has expanded its fleet with the addition of the former German customs patrol vessel Bremerhaven, which will change its name to Sander 2. The vessel will be rebuilt
  • No sign of Leopard crew
    It is still uncertain where the six crew members of the Danish coaster Leopard are being held. The vessel was hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast
  • Cargotec inks EUR 40 million deal
    Cargotec has signed a contract worth EUR 40 million with Colombian Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 24 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker market firm
    Healthy demand and big volumes in Suez.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key ports
    Healthy avails in Hamburg but the market 'largely quiet'.
  • Major doubts about 2020 global sulphur target
    Industry analysts think lack of refinery investment to meet expected distillate demand growth is likely to delay implementation.
  • Competition toughens as Istanbul sales volumes stagnate
    Prices 'at historical low levels due to very heavy competition' says local player.
  • DNVPS charts 30 years of bunker testing
    Over 1.4 million fuel samples tested since 1981 launch, service remains 'a risk management fundamental' for ship operators.
  • Management reshuffle at Lintec
    Geoff Jones becomes Global Fuels Director as Lintec's management team grows.
  • International Paint joins SEAaT as associate member
    Innovations such as reduced friction hull coatings 'play a key role' in reducing air emissions from shipping.
  • Asian IFO prices mixed, distillates on record high
    'Average' demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Sri Lanka port authority detains bunker tanker
    Due to suspected document irregularity for one of its crew, sources say.
  • Vopak to sell stake in BORCO for up to $268 million
    Follows footsteps of partner First Reserve; selling its 20% equity stake in the largest Caribbean oil storage terminal to Buckeye.
  • Hyundai Oilbank to cut bunker fuels output in Q2
    New heavy oil upgrading plant, which will increase lighter distillates production, set to commence operation mid-May.
  • Forum to discuss fuel savings, alternative powering options
    Offering solutions driven by 'burden' of environmental regulation and rising bunker costs, says conference chairman.

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Rome
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Brussels
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Barcelona
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Rome
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In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
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Lisbon
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Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
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Milan
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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
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
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Miami
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Genoa
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Riyadh
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Trieste
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Seoul
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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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