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September 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index down for first time in a week
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for the first time in a week last Thursday as a rally seen in recent days ran out of steam due to weaker sentiment and slower cargo business.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates below US$800/TEU as all major trade rates plummet
  • Glimmer in the gloom: US consumer confidence index rises from 55.7 to 57.8
  • Attempts to sell TUI stake in Hapag-Lloyd fail, IPO more than a year away
  • SITC, China's big private logistics firm, posts 10pc box volume increase
  • Judge finds ILWU dockers in contempt over blocking grain train near Tacoma
  • Horizon Lines achieves refinancing deal with US$25 million bridge loan
  • Chennai dockers stage wildcat strike after container truck kills worker
  • US containerised imports to suffer from flat August retail sales
  • Tianjin strikes deal to open Xian inland port and logistics base
  • South west China's first giant medical logistics centre built in Kunming
  • Guangxi recorded 24pc growth in half-year trade cargo volume
  • APL to impose US$400/FEU peak season surcharge on India to US-Canada boxes
  • MSC to tranship UK, north Europe boxes via Gioia Tauro to Oz, Indian Ocean
  • Hainan PO Shipping boosts intra-Asia CSV service
  • Fears of job losses, closures if Manila box terminal hikes get nod
  • India's trade deficit to increase if export growth slows: New Delhi
  • Qantas braces for air freight, baggage handler strike on Tuesday
  • US Federal Aviation Administration wins four-month reprieve as bill passes
  • SIA Cargo adds Singapore-Jakarta freighter service, ups frequencies
  • TIACA protests EU carbon emissions trading scheme as unfair tax levy
  • Missouri senators cool on China hub, withdraw air logistics tax breaks

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ageing fleet blamed for DCI's dismal showing
  • NACFS seminar on opportunities & challenges for CFSs/ICDs on Sept. 22
  • Oversupply bane in dry bulk market
  • Port Tracker projects decline in North Europe container volumes in 2012
  • Coffee exports climb 15.9 pc in 9 months
  • India, UAE ink pact on workers' welfare
  • Five firms shortlisted for 200-cr. Cochin Port liquid terminal
  • Goa's ports record highest iron ore export volume in 2010-11
  • ITL sets record for highest coal discharge at VPT
  • JNPT conferred national award for implementing Hindi
  • Pipavav's ability to offer infra behind selection: Nikhil Gandhi
  • AAI's South cargo handling rises 21 pc
  • Thar Dry Port opens PPQS, clearance facility
  • Upgradation in rail infrastructure a must for Felixstowe: KPMG
  • Foreign borrowings at $12 bn in April-July on low interest rates
  • Govt envisages 50k cr. pvt. investment in highways
  • Govt may introduce new Cos Bill in winter session
  • Industry leaders spurn Companies Bill, term it overregulation
  • Industry peeved as RBI hikes rates yet again
  • SEZ developers get respite following Legal Dept's view on stake sale objections
  • State seeks to attract $ 500 bn investment by 2016
  • Sugar mills for extension of export permits
  • Urgent policy measures needed to put economy back on track: Fieo
  • US Commercial Consul visits Gandhidham Chamber
  • Magdenli, Turkey, handles heavy & outsized components for two windmill projects
  • Nurminen Logistics delivers tanks to Belarus

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Number of cargo flights increases in Atlanta
    Despite a tough economy, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport continues to expand its air cargo reach and capacity. Weekly cargo flights increased by more than 40% from...
  • Sovkomflot postpones floatation
    The Russian state shipping company Sovkomflot is postponing its IPO at the London stock exchange planned for the autumn. According to Sovkomflot board chairman Sergey Naryshkin, th...
  • DKV launches new service for drivers in Spain
    DKV Euro Service, one of the leading service providers to the logistics and transport industry for 75 years, has been reclaiming the Spanish tax on fuel for registered customers an...
  • New Kombiverkehr timetable for Germany-Poland route
    Kombiverkehr has a new timetable for its Germany-Poland route, with three departures per week in each direction. The company will also serve the Poznan HUB terminal, which is new t...
  • Cargoitalia reviews sales posts
    Italy's all-cargo carrier Cargoitalia has appointed Molocon Logistics Consulting - a specialist aviation marketing consultancy based in Germany - to conduct a full review of its sy...
  • Sichuan Airlines starts flying to Ho Chi Minh City
    China's Sichuan Airlines yesterday launched its Nanning-Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) service. The twice-weekly flight was due to be launched on 23 June, but was postponed.
  • Production trebled, turnover doubled
    Schmitz Cargobull overcame the crisis in the trailer market in financial 2010/2011, exceeding its original forecast of 18,000 vehicles for the year by more than 100% and producing ...
  • Russian Railways increases revenues by 18%
    The Russian Railways holding's revenues in 2010 rose by 18% to RUB 1,334 billion (about EUR 32 billion). The relative increase in revenue was largely the result of the poor perform...
  • Panama Canal and port of Corpus Christi sign agreement
    The Panama Canal Authority recently joined the port of Corpus Christi in celebrating the port's 85th anniversary and signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on promoting ...
  • Marco Sorgetti new Fiata director general
    Marco Sorgetti is to become the new director general of the world freight forwarders' association Fiata on 1 January 2012. At the Fiata World Congress (16-21 October) in Cairo, Sor...
  • Swissport appoints new management team for Brussels
    Swissport International, one of the world's leading providers of ground services to the aviation sector, has appointed a new management team to run ground handling operations at Br...
  • ShipServ wins new German client as Nordic Hamburg signs up to TradeNet
    ShipServ, a leading marine and offshore e-marketplace, has won a further endorsement from the German shipping community with the signing of Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement to its Tra...
  • UPS expands airfreight hub for USD 200 million
    Exactly 25 years after starting operations at Cologne Bonn Airport, UPS has announced plans to significantly expand the European air hub. The expansion project, which is to be comp...
  • New direct LCL service form Shanghai to Poland
    Kuehne + Nagel Poland recently opened a new, weekly import LCL service between Shanghai (China) and Wroclaw (Poland) in order to develop a fast and frequent relation between southe...
  • Agility obtains GDP certification for pharmaceutical firms
    Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has obtained the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its pharmaceutical competence center (PCC) in Switzerland. The cer...
  • HHLA donation to port museum in action
    Port handling and historic lorries are on the agenda of the Hamburg port museum on 17/18 September, when anyone interested in the port can experience a former traction engine of HH...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Salazar names Bromwich and Beaudreau to lead new offshore bureaus
  • New York offshore wind collaborative files lease application with BOEMRE
  • Uljanik Shipyard delivers dredge to Jan De Nul
  • Fairplay now largest towage provider in Polish ports
  • Hyundai Heavy says it is not planning shipyard in Nigeria
  • Imtech acquires Canada's Groupe Techsol Marine

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Oregon governor inks MOU with Korean trade association
  • US rail freight shipments slow down during week
  • Best Buy names APL top carrier for year
  • IMO working group offers guidance on security against Somali pirates
  • Hanjin Shipping inks deal to transport KOSPO coal

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Rand Logistics prices follow-on issue
    Great Lakes operator could raise up to $18m to aid acquisition of two bulkers
  • South Africa ports regulator quashes tariff rumours
    Any research into tariff methodology has to include all partes in the maritime industry and not just NPA, says Riad Khan
  • Maersk's daily dose of revolution
    Will the prospect of reliable supply chain scheduling and money back guarantees force other box carriers to follow suit?
  • Careful about what you carry
    Onboard fires and explosions are on the rise; have crew become too distanced from their cargo?
  • Tough decisions ahead for suezmax owners
    Hold for higher rates or fix now before slump
  • Petrobras locks in four suezmaxes for three years
    Brazilian oil major charters tonnage at market levels of around $21,000 per day
  • Capesize charge losing momentum
    Rates still firm but march higher has stopped for now amid strong selling pressure in FFA market
  • Why it was assumed that Ofer Group owned TPM?
    US has removed sanctions against the Israeli firm it imposed for the actions of its manager
  • Stena Line set to cut jobs, warns Nautilus International
    Dumfries and Galloway MP pledges to 'fight' any job losses
  • IM Skaugen wins battle to get last Wintergas vessel
    Chinese trading company accused of fraud after withholding vessel and tax rebates
  • Floating LNG production builds momentum
    Flex LNG, Shell and GDF Suez are among the players driving this young sector forward
  • Exporters turned importers drive new LNG demand
    New importers boost LNG demand growth, supporting businesses such as Flex LNG
  • IMO asks coastal states to "facilitate" armed guards
    Responsibility stays with flag state
  • Cargo hubs could be among 'rising stars' of Greek revival
    New McKinsey study says action needs to be taken if ports are to live up to potential
  • Arrested tanker pair sold in Singapore
    Epoxy-coated handysize tankers fetch close to $20m each
  • Dockwise to use Dutch forces for Indian Ocean transit
    Mighty Servant 3 at risk of attack from pirates
  • Lürssen bids for Blohm+Voss yards
    B+V parent ThyssenKrupp has 'considerable doubts' about deal but says it will assess offer
  • Hopes increase of delay to low-sulphur enforcement
    Finland, Estonia and Sweden raising questions on impact of 0.1% SOx emission limit
  • RS Platou wants to go public next year
    Two earlier IPOs were cancelled due to horrid stock market conditions
  • Fairplay buys WUZ Gdynia
    Deal makes Hamburg-based operator the biggest provider of Polish ports' towage services
  • Yangshan port bonded storage to increase fourfold in 2012
    Move in Shanghai free trade zone will boost copper and aluminium futures trading
  • Africa fever
    Even Maersk is joining in the feeding frenzy for African trades
  • Holding on to your SOx
    UK, Swedish and Finnish governments start to listen to industry concerns on low sulphur fuel use
  • Japan buys more LNG from Chevron's Wheatstone project in Australia
    Kyushu Electric inks deal for 700,000 tonnes per year
  • Bulk carriers to benefit from higher thermal coal imports into China
    Move to boost demand for panamaxes and supramaxes
  • Peak season surcharge boost lost on transpacific
    Freight rates down three-quarters since mid-August to $1,633 per feu
  • Ta-Tong Marine sells oldest supramax for $22.3m
    Price is level with for similar vessel sold in May, implying steady asset values
  • Lloyd's Register looks offshore for international expansion
    New chairman Thomas Thune Andersen seeks transnational role for class society
  • Fitch notes Hutchison Whampoa's stable cash flow
    Long-term foreign currency issuer default rating affirmed at A-
  • Hong Kong box traffic up 3.2% in August
    World's third largest port lags growth rate of Shanghai and Singapore

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • UK cuts would save $0.5M
    THE MCA told Fairplay today that disbanding the Maritime Incident Response Group would save the UK government £340,000 ($535,000) per year
  • Venezuela, China sign iron ore loans
    VENEZUELA'S government has signed three co-operation agreements with China worth $522M to boost iron ore production in Bolivar State, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Indonesian copper strike snarls Amamapare's port
    PORT workers and pilot captains at the Indonesian port of Amamapare have reportedly begun a month-long strike that threatens millions of tonnes of copper cargoes
  • Bridgestone guilty of price fixing
    JAPAN'S marine hose maker Bridgestone said today it had been ordered to pay $28M as part of a guilty plea bargain in a US price fixing case
  • OOCL renews UK intermodal deal
    HONG KONG's shipping line Orient Overseas Container Line and UK intermodal operator Freightliner have renewed their 10-year agreement
  • UN rebuked over piracy
    THE Asian Shipowners' Forum slammed the UN today for failing to suppress Somali pirates
  • Slash of UK safety response group attacked
    THE UK government's move to cut off funding for the Maritime Incident Response Group was attacked today by a marine safety expert
  • Moody's grades down NYK and MOL
    MOODY'S graded down its outlook today on Japanese shipping giants NYK and MOL, from stable to negative
  • ITF urges charter ban approach to combat piracy
    NO SHIP from any flag state refusing military security coverage should be chartered, the ITF's chief has told a piracy conference
  • Indonesian coal cargoes boost Supramaxes
    DEMAND for Indonesian coal exports pushed Supramax rates up and led brokers to claim the Baltic Exchange's average rates are underrated
  • Ore stockpiles push down Capesize rates
    CAPESIZE rates dropped for the first time in seven trading days, as high iron ore stockpiles in China reduced spot demand
  • VLCC spot rates scrape bottom
    VLCC SPOT rates on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Japan route hit a record low yesterday when Samco Amazon was reportedly fixed at Worldscale 42, with earnings of $1,000 per day

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Stock Plummets 77 Percent
    YRC Worldwide's stock plunged 77 percent Friday to 7 cents a share ' its lowest price ever ' after shareholders...
  • Norquist Says Transportation Dollars Go to Cronies
    Politicians promising to spend tax money for roads and bridges will use the dollars to line the pockets of their...
  • Gartner Forecasts Decline in Chip Shipments
    The Gartner research group lowered its forecast for semiconductor shipments in 2011, saying sales of the chips that are the...
  • Terminal Truck Maker Expands Distribution Network
    Terminal truck manufacturer Capacity of Texas is expanding its own distribution capacity, adding 13 new dealers in the U.S., the...
  • Tropical Shipping Sets Peak Surcharge
    Tropical Shipping said Friday it will implement a planned peak surcharge on container shipments from the U.S. and Canada to...
  • YRC Shareholders Approve Restructuring
    YRC Worldwide shareholders overwhelmingly approved the last step in the trucking giant's financial restructuring plan Friday, voting in favor of...
  • Consumer Sentiment Rises, Still at Recession Levels
    U.S. consumer sentiment edged up early this month but remains at recession levels, according to the monthly Reuters/University of Michigan...
  • BNSF's Rose Calls For Major Infrastructure Spending
    Striking a cord of urgency, BNSF Railway Chairman and CEO Matthew Rose called for a coordinated and massive investment in...
  • UPS Invests $200 Million at Cologne/Bonn Hub
    UPS's $200 million investment at Cologne/Bonn Airport will upgrade and expand its European hub's handling ability by nearly three-quarters. ...
  • SIA Cargo Begins Indonesia-Singapore Service
    Singapore Airlines added a weekly 747-400 freighter service between Singapore and Indonesia, as the carrier targets the latter's exports of...
  • Maersk Drives Growth at China's Guangzhou
    The Port of Guangzhou's cargo traffic in the first seven months of the year rose 16 percent year-over-year, as the...
  • Maersk Restructures Asia-Mediterranean Service
    Maersk Line is restructuring its Asia-Mediterranean service network, effective mid-September, enhancing port coverage and reducing transit times on the route....
  • Panama Pilots Affiliate With ILWU
    The 250-member Panama Canal Pilots Union will affiliate with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, extending the reach of the...
  • Seeds of Growth
    Bob Sinner's family has been growing wheat in North Dakota's Red River Valley for five generations, first, for the ever-expanding...
  • Panalpina To Lease Two 747-8 Freighters
    Panalpina will lease two 747-8 freighters from U.S.-based Atlas Air to meet increasing demand for capacity in the healthcare, high-tech,...
  • Judge Finds ILWU in Contempt
    A federal court judge in Tacoma Thursday found the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in contempt of court for vandalizing...
  • Dredging in the Doldrums
    Much of what it will take for the Port of Jacksonville to realize its goal of becoming a top East...
  • Deutsche Post Invests $1 Billion in Parcel Service
    Deutsche Post DHL will invest $1 billion in its domestic German parcel delivery service to keep pace with surging online...
  • YRC Worldwide Says Directors Took Pay Cut
    Trucking giant YRC Worldwide disputed claims that members of its new board of directors will be paid more than members...
  • Senate Passes FAA, Highway Extension
    The Senate late Thursday avoided a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday by passing a "clean" bill to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Sale of Hapag-Lloyd falls through
  • Shippers bare their soul over 'Daily Maersk'
  • WCI's index for transpac backhaul 'could lead to more bulk conversions to containers'
  • LA/LB imports plunge for August
  • Antwerp plans for more expansion

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Taxman hits Alang
    Indian authorities have seized a panamax bulker at the Alang shipbreaking complex over allegations of customs fraud.
  • Croat yard wins $18m deal
    Crane ship to be converted into a pipelaying vessel in Croatian yard of Viktor Lenac.
  • China opens up
    Ministry of transport says overseas shipowners will now be allowed to set up service companies directly.
  • Sekwang pair sold off
    Seized chemical tankers snapped up by Indonesian buyer following Singapore arrest, brokers say.
  • Begonia goes to HK buyer
    Capesize bulker finally leaves Korea Line Corp subject to court's rubber stamp, brokers say.
  • Cut-throat killer for yards
    Shipyard casualties are inevitable despite utilisation sitting at highest point for a decade, L&S says.
  • Jaisu rating cut
    Indian tanker and dredger owner's debt downgraded after it loses contract with port of Cochin.
  • Oriana return delayed
    P&O says three cruises cancelled as vessel refit taking longer than expected.
  • BOC downs Chinese duo
    European Economic fears and concerns letters of credit will be shunned see CSCL and Cosco labelled a sell.
  • Nordlys back from brink
    Salvor Smit confident capsize threat is over after it further reduces list on Hurtigruten ferry.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • European Transportation
    European cities promote inland waterwayPoliticians from European cities Brussels, Berlin, Budapest, Paris and Vienna plan to sign a charter on Friday to "step up the dialogue with the inland ports authorities and take the necessary decisions in vie...
  • Washington Notebook
  • 'conveyor belt-like'
  • OOCL, Freightliner renew U.K. intermodal deal
    OOCL and Freightliner said Thursday they have renewed a 10-year strategic partnership to provide OOCL customers with U.K. intermodal services. Under the new contract, OOCL has committed to increase capacity by 50 percent, with daily wagons being l...
  • Laker cargo up nearly 4% in August
    U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 10.4 million tons of dry bulk cargo in August, 3.7 percent more than in August 2010. Iron ore volume was 4.8 million tons, up 8 percent; limestone was 2.9 million tons, up almost 21 percent; and coal was 2.2...
  • ESC: Maersk thinks like customers
    The European Shippers' Council welcomed Maersk Line's announcement earlier this week of adaily time-definite service between Asia and northern Europe , as well as a scale of penalties applying to shippers in case of a container "no-show" and to th...
  • Changes on APL Central, South America loop
    Liner carrier APL has expanded the rotation and changed the name of a service connecting Central America and the West Coast of South America, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's service formerly known as PX2 has changed...
  • Nordana reintroduces Libya calls
    Nordana said it will reintroduce regular service into Libya. The carrier said it operated the only regular direct roll-on/roll-off service from the U.S. Gulf and East coasts into Libya until unrest forced the temporary suspension of services in Feb...
  • UPS plans to expand Europe Air hub
    UPS said it will spend about $200 million to expand its hub at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany. The project, to be completed by the end of 2013, would equip the existing facility with new technology and expand the existing building. Package so...
  • Alternative aviation fuels sought
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Australia's Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism have reached a memorandum of understanding to continue research and development of clean, sustainable alternative aviation fuels. "Air travel is g...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
  • Bunker prices firm as week ends
    Crude futures settled at its lowest this week.
  • World Fuel Services CEO stock trading plan announced
    Stebbins may sell a maximum of 150,000 shares, which represents approximately 20% of his holdings.
  • Corvus Energy joins Aquarius project
    Company stated that conservative estimates suggest that the system will reduce operational costs by up to 20%.
  • Middle East markets see prices climb
    In Durban, deliveries were available for supply up to and including September 30.
  • RBS in new loan to Marco Polo Seatrade
    'Financing is being provided on a fully consensual basis,' says shipowner.
  • European bunker markets firm
    Hamburg busy as buyers fearing more price rises.
  • The story of the Revolution Container Company
    A satirical look at how necessity drove ships to become bigger, stronger, safer and super.
  • Ship arrested over unpaid fuel bills
    Reports say bunker supplier is pursuing $599,000 claim.
  • External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V.
  • Report reopens attacks on Gibraltar's bunker sector
    Observers say crticisms are 'routine'.
  • Finland calls for ECA delay
    'We are talking about flexibility in the execution schedule,' says Environment Minister.
  • Asian bunker prices surging as week closes
    Demand mixed and avails generally ample on Friday.
  • Saudi Aramco sells second 180 cSt cargo at record high premiums
    Tight supplies of on-specification cargoes expected to ease next month.
  • China's fuel oil imports to weaken in September
    Weak demand from bunker players due to ample stockpiles.
  • Chemoil enters agreement to sell US-based JV firm for $21 million
    Offering 50% of IPC USA to Itochu Corporation in conditional stock purchase agreement.
  • Vietnam's Petrolimex now offering ISO 8217:2005 bunkers
    Company using Optima 7000 DV ICP-OES spectrometer system to ensure ISO 8217:2005 bunker specification.

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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
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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
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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
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In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
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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
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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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