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April 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Talks on piracy begin amid record attacks
    Shipping industry leaders, foreign ministers and independent experts meet in Dubai today for talks on maritime piracy, as attacks hit record numbers despite international naval efforts.
  • Nato mulls secure shipping lane to Libya
    NATO is considering creating a sea corridor backed by naval vessels to enable merchant ships to boost trade with Libyan rebels and speed up humanitarian aid.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK port up 3.1pc in March to 2 million TEU, Singapore up 3.9pc
  • LA up 10.2pc, Long Beach down 7.5pc, net gain of 2.5pc results
  • Grand China Shipping's new transpac loop evokes late TCC service
  • Hutchison silent on pulling out of Galveston port take-over deal
  • Global piracy hit all-time high in first quarter
  • OOCL scans ships, exports, crew leaving Japan for radiation
  • Beijing to spend US$30.6 billion on China-wide river transport over 5 years
  • China to overtake US by 2030, predicts PriceWaterhouseCooper
  • Guangxi starts company to link Xijaing River to the Pearl
  • Singapore's MPA and PSA launch US$16 million port R&D scheme
  • WTSA carriers publish service contract checklist for shippers
  • Swire Shipping starts South East Asia-Port Moresby Service
  • Hamburg HHLA terminal orders 14 straddle carriers from Cargotec
  • Qantas sounds all clear, resumes Sydney-Tokyo flights
  • Hong Kong's No 2 ground handler, AAT, ups tonnage 12pc in March
  • Shenzhen's Jade Cargo appoints Globe Air Cargo in Vietnam
  • Air cargo delays at Delhi slow down airlift of exports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global container shipping mkt to bounce back in Q3: Experts
  • MoS plans to acquire emergency towing vessels before monsoon
  • SCI contracts to purchase two resale Supramax bulk carriers
  • Ship with Indian seafarers released after seven months in pirate custody
  • India, EU inching towards free trade pact finalisation
  • Seafood exports likely to touch $ 2.7 bn
  • ICTSI, LTSB ink port deal in Tamil Nadu
  • MPSEZ celebrates Fire Service Week with vigour
  • New Mangalore Port hosts 3 cruise vessels in just two weeks of new fiscal
  • Resumption of iron ore exports to boost Railways' earnings
  • Rlys loads 921.51 mt of freight, narrowly misses target
  • SER earnings rise by Rs 1,300 cr.
  • Govt mulling 45 pc cut in sugar import duty
  • India considering bilateral service sector pacts with Asean countries
  • Tirupur body calls for 15 pc duty on cotton yarn exports
  • Alila Diwa Goa adjudged 'Best New Hotel' at HICSA 2011
  • BRICS nations pledge to resist trade protectionism
  • Entries invited for ICE Awards 2011
  • India stands firm amid worlds attempts to force sectoral talks
  • India, Brazil to restart CEOs Forum
  • Non-EU immigration to be brought down soon: UK PM

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • USA: Heckmann buys 200 LNG trucks
    Heckmann Water Resources (HWR) has issued a purchase order for 200 Peterbilt 367 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks incorporating Westport Heavy Duty Systems (Westport HD), from We...
  • GMG Airlines stops Abu Dhabi flights and increases Dubai service
    The Bangladeshi private carrier GMG Airlines has terminated its twice-weekly Dhaka ' Abu Dhabi service. Instead the airline is boosting the Dhaka ' Dubai link from four to six week...
  • Airport City to commence at Manchester Airport in 2012
    Following the British chancellor's introduction of 21 new enterprise zones to stimulate economic growth and employment, the British Government announced that Manchester Airport wou...
  • VTG shopping in Italy
    VTG, a Hamburg (Germany)-based wagon lessor and rail logistics company, has acquired the railcar fleet (comprising about 300 wagons) from its Italian competitor Sogerent, a transac...
  • Marco Polo: 32 new projects due to receive EUR 57 million
    The EU has announced that 32 new Marco Polo projects are set to receive a share of the EUR 57 million funds earmarked under the 2010 call for proposals. Within their project l...
  • Volga-Dnepr joins with Ulyanovsk State University to develop electronic safety management system
    Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines has joined forces with Ulyanovsk State University on a project to develop an electronic system to support the prevention of air accidents. The project...
  • Fiat scoops up more Chrysler shares
    The Italian car maker Fiat has increased its shareholding in its US partner Chrysler from 25 to 30%. Fiat's share purchase is part of the agreement between the Italian car manufact...
  • UK: Low carbon future mapped published
    The UK Automotive Council has published a long-term strategy aimed at helping manufacturers of commercial vehicles and construction equipment move to low-carbon solutions. The road...
  • Watco: successful start-up of Alabama's Autauga Northern Railroad
    Watco Transportation Services has announced the successful start-up of the Autauga Northern Railroad (AUT). In an agreement signed between Watco and Norfolk Southern (NS), Watco ho...
  • Damco appoints new global head of marketing
    Damco, one of the world's leading third party logistics providers, recently appointed Christian Bech Hoengaard as global head of marketing at Damco International, with effect from ...
  • APM Terminals sees inland opportunities ahead
    Referencing a recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), APM Terminals recently pointed out in press release that within the next 15 years 250 million new households coul...
  • Geis Group phases in new multi-user logistics centre
    The Germany-based international logistics company Geis, together with Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN), recently inaugurated an ultra modern, international logistics and tec...
  • Logwin: regional forwarding for General Motors Manufacturing Poland
    The global logistics service provider Logwin, based in Luxembourg, and car maker General Motors Manufacturing Poland (GMMP) are to continue their long-established cooperation....
  • Raben Ukraine wins Electrolux tender
    Raben Ukraine, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the international transportation and logistics company Raben Group, has been landed a three-year contract from Electrolux. This will open...
  • Germany: maritime shipping grew by 5% and more than 10% more boxes lifted in 2010
    Preliminary information provided by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed that the country's ports handled 5% more maritime traffic and over 10% more containers in...
  • Maersk Line welcomes low sulphur fuel partnership in Singapore
    Maersk Line is to actively participate in the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative by committing to switching to low-sulphur fuel in Singapore. The announced fuel switch backs up th...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • ONR demonstrates laser weapon that could disable pirate skiffs
  • Rolls-Royce opens Walvis Bay service center
  • Keppel Shipyard set to deliver Vietnam FPSO
  • Fred Olsen orders drillship from HHI

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • WTSA member carriers ink service contract checklist
  • New WSF ferry SALISH holding sea trials in Puget Sound
  • General Maritime takes delivery of new Suezmax tanker newbuilding
  • Freight transportation index drops during month of February
  • Rail freight traffic count breaks record during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Chemical fleet growth flatlines by 2013
    Eitzen predicts newbuild halt and scrapping will generate a recovery
  • Higher demand from Asia fails to lift capesize rates
    Iron ore in the doldrums around the $7.50 level despite flurry of Western Australia fixtures
  • Suezmax rates to stay flat despite fixing boost ahead of Easter
  • FIS boosts US presence
    Freight Investor Services has expanded further into the US market by recruiting two brokers in St Louis, Missouri, to support growing interest in steel, scrap and iron ore swap contract
  • Golar LNG linked to HHI slots
    Analysts and brokers are reporting rumours that Golar LNG is looking at two newbuilding slots at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea
  • Bulker draws 14 potential buyers
    Rumous are circulating the sale and purchase market that a Japanese-controlled handymax bulk carrier has been inspected by up to 14 potential buyers in Chin
  • Bite the bullet over firearms
    If armed guards are going to be part of the long-term response to piracy, clear guidelines, reasonable rules and a common sense approach from authorities are needed
  • South African arms ban a threat to anti-piracy efforts
    Police warn they will prosecute if guns are brought in on port calls even on ships sailing off Somalia
  • Box warning signs
    What has happened to all those lessons carriers claimed to have learned during 2009 crash?
  • Age of ships at auction falling as arrests grow
    Average age of vessels is 18 years
  • Tanker slump eats into Sovcomflot income
    Owner's bottom line down 11% to $164.3m in 2010 from $185.3m in 2009
  • Box and liquid bulk boost Antwerp volumes
    First quarter throughput up 12.7%
  • WEC Lines links Antwerp with Gijon and Bilbao
    New service will deploy 868 teu containership WEC van Eyck
  • Green technology financing set to pick up
    Banks expected to work on schemes that consider sustainability of newbuildings in finance arrangements
  • CMA CGM ups bond issue to $945m
    French line expects to raise almost 20% more than originally targetted
  • Korea Line may seek to extend Chapter 15 order
    Company in bid to protect its ships from being arrested in foreign jurisdictions
  • Eitzen Chemical completes $55m private placement
    Goes ahead with share issue as markets show signs of recovery
  • Maersk eyes salmon transport trade
    New service in pipeline to ship fresh salmon from Europe to North America
  • Slow growth for US LNG exports
    Infrastructure hurdles put plans to ship surplus shale gas as LNG on the back burner
  • Golar spin-off to unlock value for investors
    Golar LNG Partners has raised $270m to acquire two floating storage and regasification units and two LNG carriers
  • Chinese gas demand set for further surge in next decade
    China's dependence on imported energy might reach 80% by 2020
  • Smaller operators to benefit
    It is inappropriate to question the accuracy of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index just to protest about freight derivatives
  • Forum would help to build trust
    A new forum for container shipping would bring together the views from a range of stakeholders in the market
  • Container industry on the hunt for trusted rate indices
    Despite resistance to container freight derivatives, lines acknowledge the need for a price benchmark that can be used to adjust rates in line with market fluctuations
  • China State Shipbuilding posts $394m profit
    Increase of 4.3% on the previous year
  • Unions seek assurances for CalMac employees
    Terms and conditions must be protected if Gourock-Dunoon service is transfered to new operator
  • Mixed support for global containership forum
  • Service contracts: weakest link in the chain?
    How to draft a legally sound and balanced service contract between a container line and shipper has become the hot topic on both sides of the Atlantic
  • Singapore first quarter box traffic up 2%
    Throughput reaches 7m teu in first three months of 2011

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Algoma seals ULG deal
    CANADA's Competition Bureau has approved Algoma Central's acquisition of the fleet of Upper Lakes Group, Algoma president Greg Wight confirmed today
  • TSA absent on TWIC
    KEY FIGURES from the US body behind the TWIC seafarer ID scheme have refused to appear before a House committee to answer questions about problems with the project
  • Jealous tug pilot gets probation
    A US TUG pilot has been sentenced to three years' probation for abandoning his command on a vessel before it collided with a ship, causing an oil spill
  • Eitzen share deal is targeting $55M
    EITZEN Chemical said today it plans to raise $55M through a private placement of shares
  • GE sells three VLCC newbuildings
    INDIA'S GE Shipping has sold three VLCC newbuildings under construction at Hyundai HI to an unnamed buyer, thought to be AP Møller-Maersk, according to Oslo's Arctic Securities
  • STX predicts Handysize rate rise
    SOUTH Korea's STX Pan Ocean has reportedly indicated that it expects Handysize rates to advance as Japan imports more building materials following its quake crisis
  • WTSA issues wish list
    WTSA members have published a list of issues the box groups want considered in service contract talks
  • Steady Aframaxes seen
    AFRAMAX rates on Asian routes this week have stayed steady on ample tonnage and rising bunker costs
  • Japan's demand elevates oil rates
    RISING demand for refined oil in Japan is boosting product tanker rates in Asia
  • ONE stock fading fast
    SHARES in Omega Navigation Enterprises fell sharply for a second day following its admission that debt has yet to be restructured

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Senate Confirms 18 Long-awaited Nominations
    The Senate on Thursday confirmed three candidates for two federal transportation boards, breaking a logjam of unconfirmed appointments, some of...
  • Lawmakers Introduce Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption
    Legislation to exempt domestic shipping from the Harbor Maintenance Tax made its debut on Thursday in the 112th Congress. The...
  • US Steel Exports Slipped in February
    U.S. steel exports fell 10.2 percent in February from January, mostly due to poor weather conditions and a shorter month,...
  • Lawmakers Investigate Biometric ID Failures
    Transportation Security officials were no-shows at a hearing Thursday on transportation worker credentialing, but Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of...
  • MSC to Hike Far East Rates in May
    Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to apply a general rate increase on the Far East-Asia-Indian subcontinent trade lane as well as...
  • Grain Exporters See 'Bleak' Trade Talks Prospects
    U.S. grain exporters are showing increased concern that the latest round of trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization may...
  • Antwerp Container Volume Hits Record
    First-quarter container throughput at the port of Antwerp climbed 7.9 percent from the same quarter last year, as its terminal...
  • Two Seamen Killed in Collision on German Canal
    Two seamen were knocked overboard and drowned on Thursday when the UK-flag container ship OOCL Finland collided with the Russian-flag...
  • Draft Plans
    It may turn out there is a raw political gambit lurking behind the objections South Carolina has raised to the...
  • License to Bill?
    Q: We're a public warehouse operator. As part of our service to our customers, we often set up motor carrier...
  • Trucking's Kick Start
    Increased inventory restocking and improving industrial output helped the U.S. trucking industry halt and then reverse a steep decline in...
  • Past Regulation
    Deregulation is turning into the topic of the season in international shipping, if comments from senior industry executives are any...
  • OOCL Scanning Ships, Crews Before Tokyo Departures
    OOCL said it is scanning all vessels it owns or charters for radiation before they depart from the Kanto ports...
  • Carriers Suggest Trans-Pacific Contract Guidelines
    The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion group of 10 ocean carriers in the trade, published the checklist in order...
  • California Treasurer Warns on Infrastructure Funding
    California Treasurer Bill Lockyer warned maritime interests that funding for transportation infrastructure projects could fall victim to the budget impasse...
  • Greek Carrier Pleads Guilty to Oil Pollution
    A Greek shipping company and three others agreed to a $1 million penalty and banishment from U.S. waters for five...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Carriers warned by Drewry
  • Cote d'Ivoire back in business
  • IMB: Somali piracy 'dramatic increase' in violence
  • WTSA draws up contract checklist
  • Long Beach volumes dip - but LA's on the rise

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • GMA scraps sisters
    Greek tanker owner cuts fleet in half following $8m demolition deal with cash buyers.
  • BLT computers crash
    Computer crash forces Indonesian tanker giant to postpone release of full-year financials.
  • IMS narrows loss
    Mortis Skaugen-led tanker group falls short in the first as it chases prospects East of the Suez.
  • IMS stung by 'frozen' ship
    Norwegian tanker owner fights to secure delivery of 'wintergas' vessel caught up in fraud case.
  • Sevan pockets IPO cash
    Jan Erik Tveteraas joins hungry institutional investors in feasting on $350m worth of Sevan Drilling shares.
  • Eni takes SBM FPSO
    Dutch floating production specialist on the fringe of securing 12-year contract off Angola.
  • Antwerp beats cargo record
    Belgian port's oil and container volumes surge in first quarter.
  • Human error blamed
    Report recommends masters of both MSC Chitra and Khalijia be temporarily suspended.
  • SCF profit slides
    Russian tanker owner's 2010 earnings fell in what it called the weakest freight market in the last decade.
  • Cido chief in tax probe
    The fiscal affairs of Korean owner Hyuk Kwon are under the microscope.
  • Japan detentions drop
    Smaller list of defective cargoships during March following devastating earthquake and tsunami.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Dry bulk chiefs in the money, as market prepares to put a value on Glencore and V Ships, while a US shipowner contemplates a future without ships.
  • Ferry jinx strikes again
    Cargoship trying to transport passenger vessels to Mauritius detained in Ireland a week after accident.
  • Manslaughter probe for Condor
    French police reveal seriousness of investigation into death of fisherman in collision with ferry.
  • Dockwise sells Explorer
    Sale completes the phase out of cargoships begun in 2009.
  • CSSC in the money
    Shanghai-listed unit of state shipbuilding group saw profit and revenue increase in 2010.
  • Cochin gets SCI double
    Shipyard will construct two 3,500-teu box vessels for state owner, the first such ships to be built in India.
  • Bunny invasion
    Cargill gets cuddly, while J Lauritzen's Torben Janholt cries foul over KLC's charter deals.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • FIATA: 'Level playing field' for foreign NVOs
    The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) is demanding that foreign non-vessel-operating common carriers under the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission rules be allowed to enter into negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) wi...
  • U.S., industry hold Egypt trade forum
    The U.S. government, U.S.-Egypt Business Council, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host an international trade forum in Washington on June 27-28. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will sponsor a 48-person delegation from the Egyptian public a...
  • GAC, Ultramar handle South America oil and gas
    GAC Energy & Marine Services (GEMS) and Ultramar Logistics (U-LOG) will jointly offer logistics services to the oil and gas and mining sectors.This collaboration expands the existing GAC agreement with Ultramar Logistics to include GEMS to provide ...
  • BSA lines reduce bunker surcharge increase
    Members of the Florida-Bahamas Shipowners & Operators Association announced the reduction of a bunker surcharge increase which had been scheduled for April 17.The increase of $75 per TEU is now reduced to $50 per TEU. The previously announced incre...
  • CSA postpones bunker surcharge increase again
    Members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association announced another postponement of bunker surcharge increase that had been scheduled for Sunday, April 17.The increase of $30 per TEU is now scheduled for implementation on April 24.Bunker surcharges a...
  • WTSA issues shipper-influenced contract pointers
    Member container lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) on Thursday published a checklist of recommended issues to consider during service contract negotiations with shippers, based on input from WTSA's Shipper Advisory...
  • Box Ships raises $132 million
    The containership owner Box Ships, a spinoff from the Athens-based dry bulk company Paragon, raised $132 million from an initial public offering of stock on Thursday.The shares were priced at $12 per share, $4 per share less than the $16 midpoint e...
  • Grand China launches transpacific service
    Grand China Shipping will launch a transpacific service in April. The company's SPX service will call Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Shanghai, and Long Beach with a 12-day transit from Shanghai to Long Beach. The weekly service will use five ships o...
  • Hyundai joins two Asia-USEC services
    Hyundai Merchant Marine said Thursday it is joining a CKYH Alliance Asia-U.S. East Coast service as a slot buyer, while also participating in a Grand Alliance-Zim all-water transpacific service. Hyundai is joining CKYH's AWE-5 service, which the ...
  • U.S., French Customs compare notes
    Jérôme Fournel, France's Customs and Excise General Director, met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Washington on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation on border and supply chain security. The French delegation was also sched...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Efficiency technology receives more orders
    Hamburg S'd announced that it will be installing the technology on all of its post-Panamax container vessels by the end of October this year.
  • Bunker prices mostly down
    Crude futures settled higher on reports of encouraging US data.
  • Bunker prices soften in Fujairah
    Other markets across the region more mixed.
  • Bunker prices see little movement
    'Very good demand' for products in Hamburg.
  • Survey: 44% report 'serious' off-specs deliveries
    DNVPS survey looks at bunker fuel buyers' problems with regards to quality, quantity and availability in the past year.
  • Gasnor exits LNG bunkering venture at Swedish port
    LNG project will still push through with G'teborg Energi solely taking over the project's assets.
  • Week ends with bunker prices largely down
    Amid sufficient supplies at most key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Waste heat recovery technology makes 'good sense'
    Up to 10% improvement in fuel efficiency can be expected from using the system on ships, said Maersk Maritime Technology head.
  • Brightoil constructs oil storage facility at Dalian
    Facility to have 4-5 million cm' of oil product storage capacity when phase one of construction is completed in 2012.
  • Lukoil commences bunkering at Russian port
    Lukoil-Bunker performed first bunkering at Volgograd on April 9.
  • Ecospec ties-up with Sembcorp yard
    Sign Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide 'innovative and effective green solutions' to shipowners.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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