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April 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singamas may raise container prices by 11%
    Singamas Container Holdings Ltd, the second-biggest maker of shipping boxes, may increase prices 11 per cent this year after steel costs rose and the Japan tsunami exacerbated a global shortage of cargo boxes.
  • Fire knocks out power to cruise ship
    A generator fire knocked out power to the ship of a newly started Mexico-based cruise line, stranding the vessel off the southern Pacific coast and forcing the evacuation of 515 passengers on Saturday, Oaxaca state authorities said.
  • Pirates promise to release Indonesian hostages
    Somalian pirates promised yesterday that they would release all Indonesian hostages after they receive US$3 million in ransom, a pirate said in a phone interview with local Metro television.

Sched Netweb site
  • BIMCO president rages over pirates kidnapping and murder
  • Fifty countries participate in UAE counter-piracy conference
  • Long Beach port chief Richard Steinke steps down on September 30
  • New steel trading markets to boost logistics in Dongguan
  • Spot rates 15/4: Shanghai-LA, US$890/TEU - Shanghai-N Europe, $963/TEU
  • Singapore tests its readiness to deal with major chemical spill
  • APL: Volumes surge, but overcapacity threatens booming intra-Asia trade
  • Non-American forwarders protest FMC discrimination in easing rules
  • ANA sees 18th month of international cargo volume growth
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens Airbus base for its entire logistics chain
  • Lenders okay troubled Transmile's rescue rescheduling package

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Attacks off Somali coast drive piracy to record high, reports IMB
  • CKYH runs second Asia-Europe loop with ten 8,200-10,000-TEUers
  • Drewry report foresees losses for container lines in 2011
  • Evergreen, Zim, CSCL offer Far East-North Europe loop from April 24
  • GE Shipping sells 3 VLCCs under construction
  • Hanjin, Cosco put bigger ships on FE-USEC-Suez loop from April 24
  • Japanese to begin radiation checks on ships at ports near Tokyo
  • Jumbo Shipping makes light work of heavy lifts in Gujarat-Page 10
  • m.v. Fairplayer discharges three reactors at Vadinar
  • m.v. Stellaprima plays pivotal role
  • Panalpina opens Ahmedabad branch
  • Precision planning by Jumbo Shipping facilitates timely loading of 5 heavy lifts at Hazira
  • Qinhuangdao, Osaka, Busan short sea service opens
  • UASC joins big league with nine 13,000-TEUers
  • Zim revamps Pacific leg of ZCS service to focus on North-East Asia
  • Chairman highlights MPT's significant contribution to Goa's economy
  • Full rake load handled in just 10 minutes at VCT
  • Le Havre port takes major step in implementation of port reform
  • Port of Antwerp gets off to excellent start in first quarter
  • BCHAA's Terms of Payment training programme appreciated
  • Exim Clubs seminar on revised Cenvat credit this Friday

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • AELS recycles aircraft for EADS EFW
    Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS), a Dutch company that develops and executes end-of-life strategies for the aerospace industry, has announced a new project to disassemble and ...
  • AWT Group to forward goods via AWT Cechofracht a.s.a.s.
    All forwarding and logistic services of the AWT Group are going to be provided through AWT Cechofracht a.s.a.s. According to the AWT Group's strategic plan, one of the most valued ...
  • AFRAA calls on governments to support African airlines
    Growing competition and the uncontrolled granting of market access in Africa by some governments is putting untold pressure on local airlines, some of which are undercapitalized, p...
  • FedEx: plans for deep freeze recharge point in Delhi
    The US integrator FedEx plans to establish a deep freeze shipping recharge point in Delhi (India) for shipping temperature-sensitive products around the world. Deployment of the ne...
  • USA: work can begin on rebuilding Chadron railroads
    The city of Chadron and the Nebraska Northwest Railroad will soon begin rebuilding its tracks and rail yard thanks to an agreement with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) fo...
  • MAN Truck & Bus strengthening sales structure in Europe
    MAN and Pon Holdings have signed a contractual agreement dissolving the jointly-owned company they founded in 2007 to offer truck and bus sales and service. The agreement is subjec...
  • Southampton/UK: rail upgrade complete
    Bigger freight trains have started full operations between Southampton and the West Midlands (both UK), following the completion of a multi-million pound rail upgrade. The scheme a...
  • ELVIS pallet clearing system functions successfully
    The European cargo network E.L.V.I.S. AG recently launched a web-based pallet clearing system with 43 regions. Every month the regional partner BTK Befrachtungs- und Transport...
  • Greencarrier establishes strong UK foothold with acquisition of PTS
    The Sweden-based enterprise Greencarrier, which has in recent years expanded substantially within the Nordic countries and the Baltic states, has now established a permanent presen...
  • Port cities investigate how to make maximum use of renewable energy
    The use of renewable energy in all sorts of industrial processes is undoubtedly the challenge of the 21st century. Port cities too are confronted with this challenge, as the indust...
  • Shipowners call for action against piracy and for RIF register
    The French shipowners' association called for the state to take more vigorous action against piracy and said it was in favour of the second national registry - Registre Internation...
  • Dockwise selling its "Explorer" to optimize fleet
    Dockwise Ltd, a marine contractor that provides transport services to the offshore, onshore, and yachting industries, as well as installation services for extremely heavy offshore ...
  • Kenco Management Services: new senior director
    Kenco, a Chattanooga TN (USA)-based provider of logistics, transportation, real estate services and material handling equipment, has announced the executive promotion of Jason Ming...
  • Loxx swaps partner in Piedmont region
    The German logistics service provider Loxx changed its partner in the Piedmont region of Italy, with effect from 1 April. The move is designed to improve distribution performance a...
  • Fiata World Congress 2011 taking place in Cairo in October
    Fiata recently announced that the Fiata World Congress 2011 will take place in Cairo (Egypt). The new date of the congress will be from 16-21 October 2011. The congress venue is J ...
  • Cargo-Partner investing EUR 21.5 million in Slovakia
    The Austria-based global transport and logistics company Cargo-Partner is building a logistics centre in Dunajska Streda (Slovakia). The first phase - a 7,300 sqm warehouse - out o...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Propeller Club names executive VP
  • Continental Maritime awarded Navy contract
  • Pirates release ship but keep seven crew members hostage
  • Crowley adds new boxes to equipment fleet
  • Generator fire forces cruise ship evacuation
  • Keppel FELS wind turbine installation vessel finds work

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Corps completes initial cleanup of World War II munitions near Pier 91
  • General Dynamics NASSCO launches new T-AKE vessel
  • Port association schedules infrastructure investment seminar
  • Port of Vancouver, BC sees first cruise ship of 2011
  • Crowley Maritime adding 500 new containers to fleet

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Pertamina orders its first VLGC
    Offshoot of Indonesia's state energy group tenders for newbuilding in apparent move into ownership within sector
  • Panamax prices slide $3m as rates remain low
    Bulkers over 15 years of age appear to be suffering the most - with prices dropping by as much as $3.5m in just five weeks
  • Maersk Tankers pays $105m apiece for VLCC resales
    A price tag of $105m each has emerged as the value paid by Maersk Tankers for three very large crude carrier newbuildings previously under construction for India's Great Eastern Shipping
  • Pakistan steals limelight as Bangladesh stays cautious
    Bangladeshi breakers are back in business - but the reopening of Chittagong yards has, as yet, failed to have much impact on price and demand
  • Qatargas will send extra LNG supplies to aid Japan
    Qatargas has said it will supply more than 60 additional cargoes of liquefied natural gas to Japan
  • DryShips orders capesize pair at SWS for $108m
    Chinese yard to build vessels, due to be delivered in third and fourth quarters of 2012
  • Marinakis inks order with HHI for up to 10 boxships
    With options, series could prove largest yet in wave of Greek boxship investments
  • Smaller boxships dominate new orders
    Majority of deals pencilled for smaller vessels of around 1,800 teu
  • Shouldering box costs
    With lines engaged in their habitual cut-throat rates competition, it will be difficult to pass on increased equipment costs to the punters
  • Judging rates
    Ocean carriers and their US customers are in a quandary about how to price transpacific ocean transport services over the coming year
  • European Navigation orders two shuttle tankers
    Places $187m order for pair at STX for Petrobras project
  • Kuehne + Nagel sees further growth
    Revenues and profits rise as it continues to win market share in its key sea and air freight markets
  • DP World offloads P&O Trans Australia shares
    Sells remainder of its shares in company to Qube Logistics
  • John Nelson to take helm at Lloyd's
    Banking veteran to replace Lord Levene's in October
  • TBS secures six-month reprieve
    Agrees set of covenant modifications with lenders that will keep company in operations
  • US box exports to northeast Asia poised for upturn
    Outlook bullish on Japan demand and stronger yuan could see 13% growth in 2011
  • Glencore shipowning arm seeks to join Intertanko
    Move comes as global trading companies look to strengthen their influence in shipping
  • Siemens places second platform order at Nordic Yards
    Shipbuilder to start construction of offshore platform in May
  • Anti-piracy fund set to run out of cash
    Shipping industry called on to provide up to $20m to fight piracy onshore
  • Rickmers upbeat on medium-term box prospects
    First-quarter profit soars 72% to $9.3m
  • Scrubber use set to rise
    Shipowners to turn to scrubbing technology as sector faces dearth of low-sulphur fuel oil
  • Eurotunnel revenues rise 24%
    Higher volumes and GBRf integration lift first-quarter revenues to $256.2m
  • China snubs Norshipping
    Norwegian organisers blame Nobel peace prize award for China's withdrawal
  • Time charter coverage keeps DHT in the black
    Defies weak freight market and posts $4m net profit in first quarter of 2011
  • CMA CGM signs two-year rail deal with DB Schenker at Southampton
    Move to carry high cube boxes on conventional train wagons persuades French line to send more than 25,000 containers via UK port per year
  • Japanese quake shifts choice of export hubs
    Shimizu and Kobe seed rise in export container volumes to the US in the weeks following the disaster
  • Washington aims to revive US waterways as traffic jams worsen
    US freight tonnage, including exports, imports and domestic shipments, is expected to grow 73% by 2035 from 2008 levels
  • Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...
    Freight rate volatility can mean a shipper becomes a hero when they go down and equally it can lose him his job if they shoot up.
  • Time to make over crew accommodation
    Ship designers should put more thought into the location of seafarers' living quarters on board boxships to enable crew to enjoy a sea view
  • Countdown to leasing rule change
    Owners continue to protest the inclusion of time and voyage contracts on balance sheets, but could it protect investors from exposure to bankruptcies such as Korea Line?

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Shipping groups warn of piracy escalation
    GLOBAL shipping bodies sounded the alarm today over the detention of tanker crew members in retaliation for India's jailing of pirate suspects
  • DryShips orders Cape pair
    NASDAQ-listed DryShips has resumed expansion with two orders of Capesize drybulkers, a new SEC filing revealed
  • DPW sells Oz logistics stake
    DUBAI Ports World announced its latest Australian sale today after Qube Logistics agreed to buy its 50% stake in port logistics company P&O Trans Australia for A$106M ($112M)
  • K+N gains market share
    LEADING ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel increased the volume of container shipments under its management by 14% year on year in the first quarter, it said today
  • Migrants rescued in Libya
    ALMOST a thousand migrants were evacuated from the Libyan port of Misurata today on the ro-pax ferry Ionian Spirit
  • Charleston dredging plan sparks threat
    US SENATOR Lindsay Graham has threatened to block federal judicial nominations unless dredging is allowed at Charleston's port
  • 748 evacuated off ship
    A CRUISE ship is reportedly to be towed to Huatulco for repairs after a fire off Mexico forced 748 people to be evacuated
  • TBS wins new waivers
    NASDAQ-listed TBS International today secured yet another reprieve from its lenders after its restructuring fell short
  • Breakers scrambling for tonnage edge
    BREAKERS in Pakistan and India are grabbing tonnage, amid oversupply in Bangladesh and low prices in China
  • Horizon ship arrested
    APM TERMINALS has arrested Horizon Line's Horizon Challenger after a crane accident in Texas, court filings confirmed
  • Tanzania offers offshore protection
    TANZANIA'S government has ordered its navy to escort offshore vessels searching for oil and gas off its coast, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Antwerp shakes off recession blues
    ANTWERP said today cargo throughput increased 12.7% in the first quarter year on year, to 47.37M tonnes
  • Hutchison seeks Thai delay
    THAILAND'S transport ministry is seeking cabinet approval to allow Hutchison Port Holdings to delay its completion of three terminals at Laem Chabang, Fairplay has been told
  • Box carriers bleeding
    BROKERS in Shanghai told Fairplay today that box carriers are already in the red and undercutting each other for cargo on Asia/Europe routes
  • VLCCs lose wiggle room
    VLCC owners are at charterers' mercy this week because softening bunker prices mean there's little room for manoeuvring

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • NVO Rate Arrangements Begin
    April 18 is the first day on which shippers may enter into binding agreements for transporting their cargo under rates...
  • DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion
    Date: 0418 Keywords: infrastructure, economy, regulation, Washington, states DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion Some passenger rail grants from 2009 economic package still...
  • Pirates Release Ship, Hold Crew
    Somali pirates released the MV Asphalt Venture, a Panama-flag oil tanker, after almost seven months of captivity but later reneged...
  • Diesel Climbs 2.7 Cents to $4.105 per Gallon
    Diesel prices climbed 2.7 cents last week to a national retail average of $4.105 per gallon, according to the U.S....
  • Truck Driver Pay Rising
    Truck driver pay is heading up, with a 2.2 percent increase in February from January and a 4.6 percent increase...
  • DOT Grants $6.8 Million to Pa. Short Lines
    A group of small railroads in central Pennsylvania is receiving $6.8 million in federal grants for infrastructure upgrades to help...
  • CaroTrans Opens Office in Chile
    Ocean freight forwarder CaroTrans opened an office in Santiago, Chile, to support expansion in South America. The company...
  • CMA CGM Hikes Rates Across Network
    CMA CGM announced a range of rate increases and surcharges across its global liner network aimed at restoring revenue. ...
  • Rickmers Net Income Soars 72 Percent
    Rickmers Maritime Trust reported first quarter net income increased 72 percent from a year ago to $9.3 million, driven mainly...
  • DOT Approves $418 Million Loan for Texas Turnpike
    In one of its largest loans in months for infrastructure projects, the Department of Transportation OKd $418.4 million in long-term,...
  • APM Terminals Buys Control of Black Sea Port
    APM Terminals moved into the fast expanding Black Sea container market with the acquisition of a majority stake in Georgia's...
  • Choptank Transport Expands in Southeast
    Choptank Transport, an asset-based third-party logistics company in Preston, Md., opened a regional office in Atlanta, expanding its footprint in...
  • London Heathrow Cargo Workers to Vote on Strike
    Heathrow airport cargo workers are voting Monday on strike action in a dispute over the use of agency staff and...
  • Big, Bigger, Biggest
    To get a sense of the scale of the world's largest commercial container ships, it may help to stand in...
  • DP World Sells Remaining Australian Logistics Stake
    DP World is selling its remaining stake in container services company P&O Trans-Australia to co-shareholder Qube Logistics for $111 million. ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Profit Jumps 18 Percent
    Kuehne + Nagel boosted first quarter net income almost 18 percent from a year ago as it gained market share...
  • Japan Utility Unveils Nuclear Crisis Control Plan
    Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan's biggest electric utility, released a two-stage description of its plan for bringing the ongoing crisis...
  • Vive la Diff'rence
    It's early April and I'm writing this column as I wait for my flight home to Portland, Ore., after three...
  • Shifting Lanes
    The list of Top 50 Trucking Companies is a tale of three stories: parcel, truckload and less-than-truckload. The two parcel...
  • UShip Opens to Brokers
    Online marketplace uShip, which is doing for shipping what eBay did for sales, is moving deeper into the world of...
  • Railroads Track Strong 1st Quarter
    Expect North America's freight railroads to have plenty of good things to say about rail market trends when they report...
  • Pricing Toward Panama
    While ports on the North America's Pacific Coast are trying to bolster their positions in anticipation of the competitive changes...
  • West Coast's Found Capacity
    While East and Gulf coast ports deepen their harbors and expand container terminals to prepare for the mega-ships expected to...
  • A Chemical Reaction
    Transplace's purchase of SCO Logistics is aimed at bringing revenue, expanded services, new customers and new talent to the Dallas-based...
  • Carrier Profits in Reverse
    Shipping industry observers are raising alarms that the strong turnaround in container line profitability over the past year may be...
  • Corruption in Purchasing
    The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act imposes criminal and civil liability when companies make corrupt payments to foreign officials for the...
  • Budget Cuts Cloud Funding
    The late-night budget deal between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner did not at first appear to make a...
  • Bersin's Bid to Build Unity
    The marriage of security and trade facilitation has been Alan Bersin's goal since he became commissioner of Customs and Border...
  • Bordering on Change
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection may have enhanced security with a slew of programs since 2001, but even the head...
  • Railroads Look Longer
    North America's trains are getting longer every year. That trend, which takes advantage of an engineering shift to improve railroad...
  • Who Wants Mega-Trucks?
    When mega-ships disgorge containers at U.S. ports, will mega-trucks haul them away? Trucking and shipping interests say heavier and perhaps...
  • The Logistics Industry's Role in Global Commerce
    Logistics and Advertising I read with great interest Barry Horowitz's March 28 column, "Logistics at Heart." As managing partner...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • A risk business that hinders the growth of globalisation
    We are told that nothing is certain but death and taxes, but notwithstanding Benjamin Franklin's 18th Century perceptive wisdom, a shipper with regular business between Shanghai and Felixstowe is entitled to some comfort of reasonable certainty on ocean freight charges six-months forward; rather than the two-month deal that has become the new normal
  • French dockers make peace at last
  • UAE conference on piracy kicks off
  • Asia to USEC lords it over USWC route according to latest rate index
  • DP World needs to be innovative
  • BRICS call for more influence

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • D'Amato sheds two
    Italian owner prepares to toss $50m into financial restructuring pot after offloading a bulker and a products tanker, brokers claim.
  • Horizon owns up
    New York-listed liner group watches stock plummet 10% after warning investors about APM Terminals allision.
  • CMA CGM eyes Ivory Coast
    French liner giant sends boxship trio to embattled West African nation as cocoa producers race to export tasty cash crop.
  • Cantor plots DHT's course
    Equity analyst says New York-listed tanker owner has the ammunition to support further ship acquisitions and expansion.
  • Horizon ship in US seizure
    Legal tabs mount as allision sparks battle between cash-strapped liner operator and Maersk terminal wing.
  • Gazprom taps Songa rig
    Russian energy giant coughs up $46m to take semi-submersible drilling rig from Arne Blystad's Songa Offshore.
  • DryShips books two capes
    George Economou-led owner pens its first dry-cargo newbuildings in over a year with $108m deal in China.
  • TBS dodges default
    Joseph Royce leads US-listed owner to big win at the bargaining table but rocky rates remain a threat to covenant compliance.
  • Ransom breached
    Industry bodies raise the alarm after pirates hold on to Indian crew despite freeing their ship following ransom payment.
  • Pac Basin pins Japan boost
    Hong Kong-listed owner reveals one of its vessels escaped tsunami in Onahama as it tips rebuilding work to spur demand in second half.
  • Rickmers looking up
    Singapore-listed trust says containership market will bounce back in the latter part of this year.
  • DHT falls short of Street
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld-led tanker owner can't match market expectations despite return to the black in the first quarter.
  • DP World bags sale cash
    Emirates port giant collects over $110m after selling more Australian assets.
  • Elka books shuttle tankers
    Greek owner books up to four newbuildings in South Korea against long-term contracts with Petrobras.
  • SCI snaps up bulker brace
    Indian giant mops up two supramax resales from China's Grand Yard Investments.
  • Marinakis pens boxships
    Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis pens up to eight containerships at HHI in deal sure to spark IPO chat.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • SAFE Port update introduced in Senate
    New legislation submitted in the U.S. Senate on Thursday would reauthorize for five years several maritime security programs that are key components of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's layered strategy of using risk segmentation to focus limit...
  • OWL makes promotions
    Ocean World Lines, a Lake Success, N.Y.-based non-vessel-operating common carrier and subsidiary of Pacer International, has announced three new business development positions, effective immediately. Lynn Ocasio, formerly export manager, has become...
  • JAL temporarily reduces capacity
    Japan Airlines said it is reducing the frequency of flights on 11 routes in Asia and downsizing aircraft sizes on three other routes in response to a drop in travel demand associated with last month's massive earthquake and tsunami disasters. Japan...
  • ANL starts China/Papua New Guinea service
    ANL, a subsidiary of French liner carrier CMA CGM, has started a service connecting China, Australia and the Papua New Guinea. The NAPX service has a rotation of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Rabaul, Lae, Port Moresby, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Mandang, ...
  • Wan Hai joins COSCO-KTMC intra-Asia loop
    Liner carrier Wan Hai has joined an intra-Asia loop operated by COSCO Container Lines and KTMC as an operator, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The CSE service has a rotation of Shanghai, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Manil...
  • Grand China plans rapid transpacific growth
    Grand China Shipping, the latest shipping company to enter the transpacific trade, has plans to expand rapidly over the next 18 months. The containershipRed Strengthdeparted Shanghai last week and is scheduled to arrive on April 26 at Total Termina...
  • Senate approves Cordero, Dye to FMC
    The U.S. Senate Thursday confirmed President Obama's nominations of Rebecca F. Dye and Mario Cordero as Federal Maritime Commissioners. They will be sworn in within the next several weeks. It's the first time the FMC has had all five commissioner...
  • Maritime security programs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Some suppliers reported insufficient products and barges for prompt dates.
  • Rotterdam bunker market firms
    LS products were tight in ARA region, according to reports.
  • 'Chicken and egg' conundrum for LNG bunkers development
    Owners wary of investing in new fuel systems due to lack of infrastructure while supply-side wants to see evidence of demand.
  • New trader for Global Vision
    Jessie Ng joins Singapore team 'fresh from another international bunker trading house.'
  • Credit will become 'key issue' as bunker costs rise
    IBIA Chief Executive warns that buyers may find credit increasingly difficult to find.
  • Week opens with mixed bunker prices
    Demand 'mixed' at Asia's main bunkering ports on Monday, traders say.
  • Bunker file 'crash' further delays Berlian Laju 2010 result
    Re-inputting 'all 2010 transactions' relating to bunker consumption; plans to release results within eight weeks.
  • Player calls for 'pressure' to improve bunker sector
    Nigerian bunker player says government is giving 'little or no attention' to the marine fuel sector.
  • Dry bulk shipping industry needs 'game changer'
    Poorly built vessels spend more on bunkers than better quality vessels, says Pacific Basin CEO.
  • Bominflot welcomes new bunker trader
    Larry Fu Kim Po 'brings new perspective in bunker sales', says Bominflot Group.
  • Oil spill from collision between tankers 'under control'
    One of the tankers has leaked an estimated 2,000 litres of light diesel oil.
  • Bunker delivery delays at Taiwanese port 'easing'
    Only four out of five bunker barges in operation due to manpower shortage, says company source.

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Rome
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Seoul
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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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