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February 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Freight rates seen rebounding 80% in H1
    Freight rates for the largest oil tankers are expected to rebound nearly 80 per cent in the first half of the year, from unprecedented lows in 2010, on rising oil demand, increased Opec supply and piracy concerns, a Reuters poll showed.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC surpasses Maersk Line as world's top container carrier
  • Drewry box index slips as service contract talks begin
  • Widdows sees good times ahead as NOL returns to profit
  • Los Angeles January imports rise 14.3pc, exports up 12.6pc
  • CKYH to start 2nd Asia US east coast loop via Suez
  • MSC to deploy 18 new 8,800-9,000-TEU wide-beam ships by 2014
  • Cosco increases THC from Dubai's Jebel Ali US$215 per TEU
  • IRISL believed to be seized by pirates off Omani coast
  • HMS Cornwall catches pirates, destroys their gear, but lets them go
  • Safmarine cuts road service to Joburg depot as strike violent mounts
  • Maersk cancels Panama Canal transits fee
  • Pirate-war risk prompts MOL to levy insurance surcharge March 15
  • HK Maritime Industry Council careers this weekend
  • ICTSI begins operating Port of Portland's Marine Terminal 6
  • SharpEye radar said to detect pirate skiff through thick rain
  • Kuehne + Nagel to provide logistics to offshore Norwegian oil fields
  • TT Club, ICHCA, port gear makers unite on cargo handling safety
  • Hong Kong world's fastest-growing air market, China leads globally
  • IATA expects 2014 air cargo to rise 46pc to 38 million tonnes
  • FAA sees air cargo sales rising, travel doubling by 2031
  • Fledgling MidAmerica Boeing plant fears federal budget cuts

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator Lines posts 163 pc jump in net profit
  • Safmarine's new Prime-2 service to provide faster connections from Chennai
  • SRS enters into strategic alliance with AICFWC
  • US mulling global 'trusted shipper' scheme
  • Vas Softwares launches web-based freight management application
  • China's move to raise output may impact iron ore prices
  • Paul Antony takes charge as CoPT Chairman
  • Ro-ro ship reaches Cochin Port
  • Rlys gives partial relief to pvt. box train operators
  • Import costs may go up
  • Industry bigwigs welcome agreement
  • Trade pact with Japan to boost textiles, pharma sectors

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • UPS expands Boeing airplane health management to MD-11 fleet
    UPS, which uses Boeing's airplane health management coverage for its B747-400F fleet, is set to expand the scheme to include its MD-11 freighters. Boeing's airplane health manageme...
  • Dachser Switzerland awarded AEO certification
    Dachser Spedition Switzerland, a subsidiary of Dachser, a German logistics service provider with international activities, has been awarded an authorised economic operator certific...
  • Vietnam and Taiwan revise bilateral air service deal
    Taiwan and Vietnam have revised their bilateral air service agreement, allowing fifth freedom rights on up to five weekly cargo flights. In 2006, both sides concluded a bilateral c...
  • Moritz Mittelbach steps down from Rickmers Holding
    Dr Moritz Mittelbach stepped down at his own request as CFO and managing director of Rickmers Holding and of Pacific Holdings International on 31 January. Mittelbach was with the R...
  • Gebr'der Weiss establishes climate-neutral logistics hall in Austria
    The Austrian transport and logistics enterprise Gebr'der Weiss says it has set up the first ever climate-neutral logistics hall in W'rgl (Austria). Investing EUR 2 million in the b...
  • Let 410 cargo plane crashes in Congo
    Both crew members of a Let 410 cargo plane were killed in an accident that occurred recently at Mont Biega (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The airplane, operated by African Air...
  • Vögel Transporte expanding its fleet
    The Austrian enterprise Vögel Transporte is investing approximately EUR 2.5 million in its vehicle fleet. It will acquire 19 low-emissions Euro 5 trucks in March, bringing its tota...
  • Port of Long Beach begins major terminal modernisation scheme
    The port of Long Beach has approved a USD 123 million dredging and wharf building contract that officially launches the construction of the landmark Middle Harbor Redevelopment Pro...
  • Safmarine introduces third direct Europe-India link
    Safmarine Container Lines is introducing a third dedicated service between Europe and the Indian Subcontinent. The company's new Prime 2 service will feature a direct link between ...
  • Logistics manager Walter Maschke founds Maschke Management Consulting
    Walter Maschke recently founded the human resource consultancy Maschke Management Consulting. The Ratingen-based company specialises in services to the German and international tra...
  • Rhine blockage cleared - busy period ahead
    SVS, the Swiss association for shipping and the port industry, has reported that the site of the accident where a vessel capsized near the Loreley on the River Rhine in Germany has...
  • Eurofima remains cautious, net profits down
    Eurofima, the European company for the financing of railroad rolling stock, pursued its cautious lending approach in 2010. Moderate new railway equipment financing of CHF 1.8 billi...
  • Certified transport of draught beer in standard curtainsider semitrailers
    Schmitz Cargobull has presented a load-securing certificate for draught beer transport by curtainsider semitrailers with or without dropsides, offering a high degree of loading and...
  • CER, Unife and EIM's European Railway Award - correction
    On 11 February we reported in the ITJ Daily that the European Railway Award, presented in 2011 to the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone for political achievements and to Knorr...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Judge to Salazar: Speed up deepwater permits
  • Interim Gulf offshore well containment response system is ready
  • Marine insurers welcome new ICS position on arming ships
  • STX Finland to build fisheries research vessel for Namibia
  • Pennsylvania to pump $42 million into Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
  • Maersk Alabama pirate sentenced to 405 months in prison

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • FMC Commissioners vote to cut regulatory costs
  • Kansas governor joins U.S. Tanker Coalition
  • OOCL planning to add Atlantic Gulf of Mexico run
  • Bremerton Port Commission meetings headed back to administration offices
  • Pennsylvania teams with shipyard to build two new oil tankers

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Fixture flurry boosts outlook for LR1 product tanker rates
    Brisk charter activity this week raises hopes of improvement in rates from levels of W112.9 or $1,658 per day
  • Supramaxes buoyed by tied-up ships
    Rates lifted as Korea Line bankruptcy filing keeps 90 vessels out of spot market
  • Angola to cut April crude exports by 15%
    Angola plans to reduce daily crude oil exports by 15% in April from a month earlier, based on a preliminary loading programme, reports Bloomberg
  • Wuhan Steel signs Canadian miners as BHP ups ore price
    A Chines steel company has signed joint ventures with two Canadian miners against a backdrop of record iron ore prices and tight supplies which saw Australian miner BHP Billiton raise February iron ore prices by 8% to a landed cost of $175 per tonne
  • South American cargoes keep Baltic index rising
    The Baltic Dry Index rose 21 points today to 1,292 as panamax rates maintained momentum
  • Wanted: bank seeks solvent suitor for loan proposition
    Lloyds Banking Group puts its shipping portfolio up for sale but fails to attract any buyers interested in the estimated $8bn-$12bn book
  • Lines leave lessors to take a punt in the great box gamble
    As box trades recover, leasing companies are confident they can overtake shipping lines to satisfy growing demand for containers
  • Triton sale could make sector more transparent
    Existing players in the container leasing sector have broadly welcomed the deal
  • South African gun crackdown threatens anti-piracy efforts
    Keeping security guards' weapons on ships raises risk of arrest in ports
  • Channel Tunnel boosts shortsea market share
    Sees 8% rise in passenger numbers in 2010
  • Rising oil demand to fuel offshore investment
    Growing fleet of offshore development and production vessels will be needed
  • Costamare 'in no hurry' to charter out ships
    Greek boxship owner hopes to cash in on rising rates in charter market
  • Johnson Stevens rebrands after ending IRISL ties
    Agency work will be handled by JSA Global in future
  • Aker Philadelphia secures $42m lifeline
    Yard would be able to begin constructing two tankers for which there are no buyers yet
  • Failed deal to cost Anek Lines $65m
    Ferry operator warns of huge hole in 2010 results
  • OW Bunker profits leap 50%
    Bunker company posts bumper profits for 2010 at $48m
  • Colombia dry canal plan 'no threat' to Panama
    Panama Canal officials say proposal to build 220km rail link not a competition issue
  • Lower rates push Seanergy to fourth quarter loss
    Dry bulk owner posts $2.6m net loss but cautiously upbeat over freight rates outlook
  • Tide turning for shipbuilders
    There needs to be concerted pressure across the board for shipbuilders to seriously investigate options for producing cheaper ships
  • Paying the price
    Shipowners will do well to keep an open ear on what bunker companies are saying as the best way to determine counterparty credit risk
  • LNG-fuelled ships 'cheapest option' for US emissions area
    DNV study reveals savings of up to $12m compared with use of scrubbers or low-sulphur fuel
  • Saga predicts fewer new VLCCs in 2011 than forecast
    Saga Tankers predicts 65 vessels will be delivered, 20% fewer than market estimates
  • STX Pan Ocean dragged down by poor fourth quarter
    Dry bulk operator will expand owned fleet to 151 from 84 by end of 2013
  • US court sentences Maersk Alabama pirate to 34 years' prison
    Court rejects defence pleas for minimum sentence
  • Keppel FELS wins $380m order from Transocean
    Contract is latest in slew of jackup rig orders for Keppel
  • Mitsubishi gets $500m order from Petroleum Geo-Services
    Contract worth $1bn if Petroleum Geo-Services orders two more vessels
  • SBM Offshore partners with Mitsubishi
    Partnership will aid SBM's expansion plans in Brazil

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Finns flinch over lost deal
    WHEN RCCL signed a ship deal with Germany's Meyer Werft for its Project Sunshine class, the despondency in Finland was palpable
  • US grants tariff break
    REGULATORS in the US have voted to exempt common carriers that do not operate ships from filing rate tariffs, in a move the FMC said will save such NVOCCs up to $200,000 per year
  • BDI rises on Panamaxes
    THE BULLISH impact of rising Panamax rates prevailed over softening Capesize rates today to push up the BDI
  • Aker Philly reveals rescue
    EMBATTLED Jones Act shipyard Aker Philadelphia announced today that it is close to sealing financial support from the state of Pennsylvania to fund two tanker newbuildings
  • Galveston seals box deal
    GALVESTON port officials are pursuing a partnership with Hutchison Port Holdings and Carlyle to try revitalising the Texas port's dormant box business
  • Seanergy breaches covenant
    NASDAQ-listed Seanergy today disclosed unexpected quarterly losses and negotiations with Citibank over a new covenant breach
  • Nothing slow about steaming savings
    TESTING has shown that slow steaming offers significant cost savings for VLCC operators, Oslo's Saga Tankers said today
  • 'Risks still remain' in box market
    RISING demand has done little to protect box shipping from oversupply, BIMCO analyst Peter Sand has warned
  • Rolls-Royce wins China seismic deal
    ROLLS-Royce has won a £20M ($32M) order from SINOPEC, a Chinese energy conglomerate, to design and equip a seismic research vessel
  • Oil spills from ship at Dalian
    FOUR OIL recovery vessels have reportedly been deployed at the Chinese port of Dalian after a spill from a general cargo ship
  • NOL profits fail to ignite shares
    SHARES of Singapore's NOL were generally flat when trading opened today, even though the company unveiled $461M in profits yesterday
  • STX Pan Ocean profits nearly $100M
    SOUTH Korea's biggest drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean unveiled net profits today of 109Bn won ($97.5M) for FY2010
  • Two Vinashin-tied officials arrested
    TROUBLES continue to mount for Vinashin, Vietnam's government-run shipbuilding group, which effectively defaulted on an overseas loan repayment last year
  • Asian demand lifts NZ ports
    TWO NEW Zealand ports have attributed throughput and profit rises to Asia's hunger for raw materials
  • Keppel shares surge on two-rig order
    SHARES of Singapore's Keppel rose today on the world's biggest rig builder's announcement of a new two-rig contract worth $380M.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Carrier Says Hours Plan Would Boost Driver Pay
    Schneider National would need to increase driver pay by about $3,000 per year "to keep commercial drivers whole from a...
  • FreightCar Cuts 4Q Loss to $3.5 Million
    FreightCar America narrowed its fourth-quarter net loss to $3.5 million from a $5.5 million loss in the 2009 period and...
  • Waterways Council Lobbies for Capital Spending Plan
    Ten months after the Army Corps of Engineers Inland Waterways Users Board adopted a strategic plan for infrastructure construction, river...
  • Ray Greer to Head BNSF Logistics
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe named Raymond B. Greer the first president of its subsidiary BNSF Logistics, effective Feb. 15. ...
  • DOT Eyes Infrastructure Bank to Fund Dredging
    Dredging of U.S. container ports, and other marine projects that aid the intermodal network, might be eligible for some funding...
  • Colombia Truckers Drop Roadblocks
    Truckers in Colombia will stop blocking roads in Bogota but will maintain their strike against a government plan to deregulate...
  • Manufacturing Exports Rose 20 Percent in 2010
    U.S. manufacturing exports rose 20 percent last year, with the top 10 markets accounting for more than two-thirds of the...
  • LA-LB Imports Grew 13 Percent in January
    Combined containerized imports through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach grew 13 percent in January over the same...
  • Retailers Forecast 4 Percent Sales Growth in 2011
    The National Retail Federation projected retail sales, excluding autos, gas stations and restaurants, will rise 4 percent this year in...
  • House T&I Committee Approves Aviation Bill
    Congress is taking steps to complete legislation that gives operating authority to the Federal Aviation Administration, after 18 attempts to...
  • DOT Seeks Way to Salvage Fla. Rail Project
    Despite the Feb. 16 decision by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to decline $2.4 billion in federal grants and halt a...
  • ATA Claims Study Undermines HOS Proposal
    The safety benefits of proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules have been "wildly overstated," the American Trucking...
  • Truckers to Speak Out on HOS Proposal
    Truckers will have a last chance to make their case against proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules...
  • Costamare Boosts Earnings 57 Percent
    Costamare boosted fourth quarter 2010 earnings 56.5 percent from a year ago and said it is eyeing further ship acquisitions...
  • Maersk Launches India-Europe Service
    Maersk Line will launch service between southeast India and Sri Lanka and northern Europe in early March to tap into...
  • Mitsui Divests Container Terminal Assets in China
    Japanese investor Mitsui divested its entire stake in two container terminal operators in China. Mitsui owned a 1 percent...
  • FMC Streamlines Filing Procedures
    The Federal Maritime Commission is taking the first steps toward making it easier for the public to conduct business there....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Middle East protests continue
  • Fuel supplies and cargo deliveries hit by SA truckers strike
  • ICC: economic climate positive, but protectionism looms
  • Japan, India ink free-trade deal

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Horizon in Wal-Mart win
    CEO of US container operator likely breathing sigh of relief as US retail giant drops antitrust claim.
  • MarAd looks local
    Keystone Shipping, Interocean American and Ocean Dutchess sink their teeth into $77m US crewing and maintenance contract.
  • Conoco takes K-Line twins
    Japanese owned offshore firm secures two-year deal for AHTS brace.
  • Seaspan targets ten
    Gerry Wang-led shipowner on the fringe of tapping war chest to order up to ten new boxships.
  • CH saves face
    Singapore-listed owner on the brink of offloading anchor-handler after inking bareboat pact just weeks after a similar deal collapsed.
  • Uljanik drives up earnings
    Tankers and bulkers made lots more money for Croatian owner in 2010.
  • GTB seals boxship shocker
    Jan Haakon Pettersen-led shipping syndicate taps Chinese lender for firepower to launch $310m raid on German containership pair.
  • Safety violations blamed
    Azerbaijan says unsafe working practices caused fatal fire on Caspian Shipping vessel.
  • Clarkson in offshore drive
    World's largest shipbroker values support vessels publicly for the first time as new offshore products are launched.
  • Dry dive dents Seanergy
    Dale Ploughman-led Greek bulker owner reports miniscule profit as dry-bulk woe hits larger fleet.
  • Yard signs for cash
    Aker Philadelphia sells assets to state to fund speculative building of two new tankers.
  • Hornbeck: weakness ahead
    US-listed offshore owner braced for "substantial uncertainty" in Gulf of Mexico as moratorium mashes profit.
  • OW sets record pace
    Danish tanker and fuel company had best ever year in 2010 as profit soared.
  • Grain gripe put to bed
    Argentinean ports strike solved by 70% pay rise hours before deadline.
  • Costamare edges ahead
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beats Wall Street bets by two cents in the fourth quarter.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Alaska Railroad names Leary chairman
    The Alaska Railroad Corp. board on Wednesday elected Linda Leary to chairman. Leary Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell appointed Leary to the railroad's board in October 2009. She replaces outgoing chairman John Binkley, who held the post for 13 years. Leary...
  • Con-way Freight hires yield management specialist
    Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight said it has named John Burton vice president of yield management. He will be responsible for pricing, yield and contract management, and market analysis. Burton was vice president of transportation for AC...
  • ICF out of business
    ICF Intercontainer-Interfrigo SA, which entered into liquidation late last year, is officially out of business, according to a statement released Thursday. Joan Dubaere of Racine & Vergels in Brussels, the ICF shareholder-appointed liquidator, anno...
  • DOT awards $77 million in NDRF contracts
    U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday announced contracts totaling $77 million for three U.S. maritime firms to operate 10 National Defense Reserve Fleet ships through July 27, 2015. "This money will help make sure these important Defense Re...
  • Pasha to build 2nd ro/ro for Hawaii trade
    Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii has signed a contract with VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., to build a second U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off vessel for operations in the U.S. West Coast/Hawaii trade. The ship's base price is $144 million and is estim...
  • President's budget proposal fully funds MSP
    President Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, which was released this week, calls for full funding of the Maritime Security Program at the authorized level of $186 million for 60 U.S.-flag militarily useful vessels. Obama The funding consists...
  • A new sheriff in town sort of
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has overtaken Maersk Line as the world's biggest single line as measured by fleet capacity, according to a report Wednesday by Containerisation International. The report said MSC, a privately owned line base...
  • Improving truck trailer aerodynamics
    South Carolina-based company BMI Corp., in partnership with the U.S. Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has developed a technology that improves the aerodynamics of long-haul truck trailers and could potentially save the industry mi...
  • Export control reforms
  • Trade facilitation

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Difficult ice conditions off St. Petersburg
    The ice conditions in the easternmost part of Gulf of Finland have turned out to be so difficult that the Russian icebreakers are not capable of assisting all vessels. On
  • Strong krona brings positive net effect on Viking Line
    During the last fiscal year, which exceptionally included 14 months from November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, the sales of Viking Line Abp totalled EUR 569.9 million. During

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Fuel tanks compromised on grounded vessel
    Severe weather conditions hamper response efforts.
  • Fujairah bunker market mixed
    Avails reported to be tight for prompt deliveries.
  • IFO prices stable in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Bunker market quiet in Hamburg.
  • EU urged to rally support for IMO vote on GHG regulation
    Call for countries to ratify MARPOL Annex VI to participate in 'crucial vote' on mandatory measures at MEPC 62 as it will be 'tight'.
  • Termoil welcomes new trader
    Sotiris Delidimitriou has years of bunker industry experience.
  • Experienced trader joins KPI Bridge Oil
    Nick Fuca appointed as bunker broker and trader in company's New York office.
  • Record year for O.W. Bunker
    Reports 50% increase in pre-tax profits for 2010 and 15% increase in volume.
  • General fall in IFO bunker prices at major ports
    Supplies of bunker fuel at key Asian ports mixed on Thursday.
  • Vopak completes sale of stake in Caribbean terminal
    Plans to transfer operatorship of BORCO to Buckeye 'immediately'.
  • Study backs fuel saving benefits of hull coating technology
    International Paint's hull coatings reduce fuel consumption, study shows.
  • Iran's bunker sales lower than projected
    Current figures put annual sales estimates below target.
  • Another US law firm to investigate Aegean
    San Diego-based Robbins Umeda to investigate whether 'false and misleading statements' were made by key personnels from Aegean.
  • Gulf Fuel appoints sales director
    New sales director to head the company's trade department and support the board in implementing growth strategy.
  • Singapore bunker barge operator relocates to new office
    Business 'back to normal' on Wednesday, says director of Hong Lam.

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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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