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October 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

Sched Netweb site
  • Global containership deliveries to reach 1.28 million TEU by 2012
  • Idle box fleet rises to 156 ships in September against 128 last year
  • Francis Liu Hon-por succeeds Roger Tupper as Hong Kong harbour master
  • APL handles 229,300 FEU Aug 27-Sep 23, up 5pc year on year
  • Contrary to eco-scare, stricken box ship won't break up: Maritime NZ
  • Le Havre productivity up 20-30pc since privatisation, say officials
  • Anhui's Bengbu New Port phase 2 project to start construction
  • Jiangxi, Fujian to cooperate on building bulk commodity trade centre
  • JNPT expects to spend US$3.17 billion to dredge, widen Mumbai ship channel
  • Smaller vessels face bleak future as megaships make feeders bigger
  • DP World to continue focus on India's trade to and from Arab world
  • Norfolk Southern, CSX extend Virginia ports' access to south and west
  • Cathay enters debt market to raise US$84.6 million with bond issue
  • Korean Air cargo slump expected to hurt revenue into 2012
  • Kenyan shilling fall hits exports, puts air cargo at risk, and out of reach
  • Aviation Security Force: New Delhi to consider UN policing proposal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'We have reached the end of our tether on piracy', ICS Chairman tells India Shipping Summit
  • CMA CGM, MSC & CSAV reshuffle service
  • Coastal shipping policy by December: Mohandas
  • Dry bulk vessel deliveries lag behind
  • Increased Suezmax tanker rents raise optimism
  • NYK adds CO2 e-calculator tool to Group websites
  • SCI takes delivery of newbuilding AHTSV
  • Softlink recognised as 'IT & Software Company of the Year' at MALA 2011
  • Training programme for CHAs held
  • Timber logs above 15 m not to be allowed into Kandla Port from 2012
  • CONCOR commences rail services to Karaikal Port
  • Exporters focusing on new markets to ensure $ 280 bn target
  • Pulses imports to bounce back in 2011: USDA
  • Rs. climbs to 2-wk high of 48.69
  • SIREA calls for easing non-Basmati rice exports
  • Capexil'the global trade facilitator

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Hainan Airlines cancels Thailand-Sri Lanka service
    Haikou-based Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has cancelled a planned new weekly Boeing B737-800 Beijing-Bangkok-Colombo service that was scheduled to begin today.
  • CMA CGM, MSC and CSAV reshuffle service
    The CMA CGM Group, MSC and CSAV are reshuffling their service linking Asia, Mexico, Central America and the west coast of South America. Previously operated by CMA CGM and CSAV, MS...
  • Indian highway development making progress
    India's national highway development programme envisages six lanes on 6,500 km, four lanes on 24,700 km and upgrades for 20,000 km of national highways, in addition to the developm...
  • PAL cargo operations back on track
    Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed cargo services on all its domestic, Asian regional and inter-continental flights operating out of Manila's NAIA terminal 2. PAL cargo operatio...
  • Group 7 opens new branch in Hanover
    The logistics services provider Group 7 has opened a new branch in Hanover, a key booking logistics location and airport. Group 7 has seven other German branches, namely in Munich,...
  • Iata urges partnership to drive aviation benefits in Southern Africa
    Iata has urged a new partnership between governments and the aviation industry, to maximise the social and economic benefits that a safe, secure, efficient and environmentally-resp...
  • Malcolm Rail launches new Teesport-Scotland service
    Malcolm Rail, a division of the Malcolm Group, one of the UK's leading logistics providers, has launched a new rail service between Teesport's container terminal and Malcolm Rail's...
  • Volvo Group top-selling manufacturer of 13-litre engines in USA
    13-litre engines have become the number one choice of US class 8 truck customers for the first time. According to a Volvo Trucks North America press release, Volvo Trucks' 13-litre...
  • FRA issues safety advice to US railway industry
    The US Federal Railroad Administration has issued safety advice to the railroad industry to help prevent injuries and fatalities to employees working between rail cars during switc...
  • Peter de Laet strengthens Wim Bosman Belgium sales team
    Logistics service provider Wim Bosman Belgium has appointed Peter De Laet as its commercial manager for Belgium. His main tasks will include setting up and coordinating the commerc...
  • Agility selected as core logistics provider for Henkel
    Agility, a leading global logistics services provider, has been awarded a five-year contract by Henkel China to be the exclusive logistics partner for its Dragon hub project. Proje...
  • E.R. Schiffahrt vessels named in South Korea
    The Hamburg-based shipping line E.R. Schiffahrt, founded in 1998, has named its first two giant 13,100 teu freighters in Ulsan (South Korea). They are 366 m long, 48.2 m wide and 1...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Louisiana to provide $214 million in incentives to preserve Avondale jobs
  • ADM orders post-Panamax bulkers with air-lubricated hulls
  • Atwood exercises drillship contract with Daewoo
  • Teekay firms up deal with Sevan
  • St. Johns Ship Building to build custom crane spud barge
  • Port operations generate 279,200 NY-NJ jobs

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Port of Seattle cruise season surpasses expectations
  • UK P&I Club announces rate increase for February
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff taps Bryan as Boston office principal consultant
  • Trucking association economist sees no clear picture for industry
  • Customs giving advanced notice of move to ACE processing system

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Aviation offers pointers but change must address seafarers' needs
    E-navigation end users must be consulted, say industry observers
  • Overcapacity hits Euronav results
    Weak demand drives tanker operator to $40m loss in third quarter
  • Atlantic panamaxes to follow dip in Pacific rates
    Charterers in no rush to fix ships, going into November
  • Aframaxes stay in North Sea as heat comes out of Mediterranean market
    Fewer ballasters heading south increases vessel supply and caps further rates gain
  • Intra-Asia trades fuel world growth engine
    China's share of growth may have peaked, but Southeast Asia is stepping in
  • Pirate attacks up by over a fifth
    More than 350 attacks so far this year, but actual hijacks down due to naval interdiction
  • E-navigation has a long way to go
    Questions raised over long-term suitability of Ecdis
  • Clubs lower calls ahead of Brussels conclusions
    Mounting speculation over European Commission P&I investigation sparks pre-emptive action
  • Q&A: the Clyde & Co and BLG merger
    Former BLG partner Tim Taylor and new colleague Nigel Chapman talks to Lloyd's List
  • Phoenix launch date questioned
    If delayed, the P&I facility may miss out on February renewal deadline
  • Dubai Drydocks World faces loan default action
    Writ lodged in London for repayment of $45.5m outstanding
  • Dry FFA volumes hit 23-month high
    Bulker rates rally boosts paper trading, but with prices sliding futures market may soften
  • 'Churn' may push P&I premiums up
    P&I clubs must redress balance or risk underwriting deficits
  • P&I clubs focus on rise in cargo crime
    TT Club research finds that in 68% of the cargo thefts involving its members, a sub-contractor played a role in the crime
  • Cruise operator wins $3.1m claim against insurance group
    All Leisure Holidays took on claims from passengers of a cruiseship it bought out of administration
  • Seafarer criminalisation rears its ugly head
    The Rena oil spill off New Zealand has highlighted where blame will be apportioned
  • Brokers welcome CMA CGM contract pricing plan
    Linking contracts to indices will bring stability to costs
  • Tsakos beats market rate in one-year product tanker deal
    Amount is some $1,750 per day above current level for MR vessels
  • Russian rail price hike could limit coal exports to Europe
    Regional dry bulk market would suffer as customers turn to Colombia or South Africa
  • Apologies to New Zealand
    The Rena disaster brings back memories of another unhappy incident by an overseas perpetrator
  • Disgruntled shareholders target DryShips-OceanFreight merger
    Normal service resumes in the US as class action lawsuit filed
  • Slowdown in boxship scrapping baffles brokers
    Owners are not reducing fleets while demolition rates remain high
  • South of England P&I hits back at winding-up order
    Club ceases trade until scheduled hearing
  • UK P&I Club is first to set increase at 3%
    The club expects a diverse range of increases from other clubs
  • Legal challenges
    Brussels will be watching as owner Erck Rickmers invites tramp carriers to consolidation talks
  • Maersk sidesteps 'tanker bloodbath'
    Maersk's desire to show leadership is no bad thing in such a horrendous tanker market
  • Aberdeen aided by West Africa export surge
    Volumes to region climb 21% in first nine months of 2011
  • Attica takes delivery of Blue Star Delos
    New ro-pax ferry for Blue Star Ferries service
  • Safe Bulkers sets sights on further fleet expansion
    Net income exceeds analysts' forecasts
  • Paragon sells handymax in renewal move
    Crystal Seas fetches $14m as it makes way for Paragon's incoming handysize newbuildings

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Coast Guard might be out $200M on spill
    THE US Coast Guard might not be able to recover more than $200M it spent responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Lawsuit targets takeover of OceanFreight
    A CLASS-action petition by shareholders is seeking to block or rescind the takeover of OceanFreight by George Economou's DryShips
  • Mozambique wants Japan port repair funds
    DANILO Nala, director of Mozambique's Special Economic Zones Office, said today it would ask Japan for up to $300M for repairs at cyclone-damaged Nacala's port
  • Teekay prices Sevan swoop
    TEEKAY today revealed that it will invest $803-$823M in its acquisition of distressed Sevan Marine assets
  • VLCC owners 'bleeding cash every day'
    CREDIT Suisse analyst Gregory Lewis today predicted that the usual fourth-quarter tanker rally will this year leave VLCC owners in the cold
  • Iron ore spread widens
    DAHMAN Rose analyst Omar Nokta said today the different between Chinese domestic iron-ore spot pricing and pricing for imported ore is the widest since 2008 - but appears unsustainable
  • Tallink's Q4 profits rise 28%
    TALLINK, the Estonian ferry operator, said today its unaudited Q4 and full figures for its accounting year to 31 August showed strong growth in nearly all segments
  • Pirate ransom rise warned
    PIRATE ransoms are rising, even though hijacking numbers are dropping, a London conference was warned today
  • Ship attacked off Nigeria
    EXXON Mobil said today pirates attacked a ship supplying an oil platform off Nigeria
  • Yangzijiang's assurances fail to sway DMG
    SHARES in Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang have been graded down by Singapore's securities firm DMG & Partners
  • 'Marginal tick-up' seen for bulker prices
    A FIRM tone is continuing for drybulk spot freight rates, which could indicate the fall in secondhand ship prices is ending, shipping analysts said
  • SeaFrance strikers resume
    FRENCH seafarers today resumed a strike aboard the car ferry SeaFrance Berlioz
  • Stockpiles squeeze Cape rates
    CAPESIZE rates have fallen across the board, with high iron ore stockpiles in China taking their toll
  • Pirate frustration rising
    SOMALI pirate attacks rose in the first nine months of 2011 year on year, the IMB said today
  • Japan car carriers hit again
    A NATURAL disaster has again hit Japanese vehicle shipments, as vehicle companies have suspended production at plants in flood-stricken Thailand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Industry Expert Says Carriers Won't Fix Chassis Prices
    An ocean carrier group seeking expanded antitrust immunity for its chassis pools isn't trying to fix the rates truckers pay...
  • CSX Profit Rises 12 Percent on Slight Traffic Gain
    CSX Transportation saw its profit rise 12 percent to $464 million in the third quarter, as revenue increased 11 percent...
  • Shippers Face Major Losses From Rena Disaster
    Shippers without specific safeguards in bills of lading who lose cargo from the stranded container ship Rena off the coast...
  • New York Ro-Ro, Breakbulk Terminal to Reopen
    New York City is rebuilding a Brooklyn marine terminal that will handle roll-on, roll-off and breakbulk cargo when it opens...
  • Charleston Container Traffic Up 17.6 Percent
    The Port of Charleston's container traffic in September increased 8.9 percent from August and was up 17.6 percent year-over-year. ...
  • Port Tracker Scales Back Import Forecasts
    The Global Port Tracker retail industry shipping report on Monday issued a sharply reduced projection for containerized imports this fall,...
  • NY-NJ Port Called 'Most Expensive'
    High costs and sub-par productivity threaten continued growth at the Port of New York and New Jersey, industry leaders warned...
  • Emirates Shipping Joins India-China Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will expand its intra-Asia network by buying slots on a new weekly service between India and China...
  • Kenya Airways Adding China Freighter
    Kenya Airways, tapping into growing trade between Africa and China to build its burgeoning cargo network, is launching 747-400 freighter...
  • Job Growth Flattens at Top US Railroads
    U.S. job growth nearly came to a halt at the seven largest freight railroads from mid-August to mid-September, a period...
  • Grain Industry Pushes Barley Exports to Japan
    U.S. agriculture industry officials are stepping up efforts to restore barley exports to Japan after a steep and rapid downturn...
  • Economy, Hours of Service Top Trucker Concerns
    The unsteady state of the economy and proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules top a list of...
  • Ten Forwarders Pay FMC $477,500 in Penalties
    Ten non-vessel-operating common carriers paid a total of $477,500 in penalties to settle cases brought against them by the Federal...
  • Ship Deliveries in 2011 Top 1 Million TEUs Capacity
    Ocean carriers and charter ship owners have taken delivery of 154 ships with a combined capacity of more than 1...
  • Piracy Hits All-Time High, But Hijacks Decline
    Pirate attacks reached an all-time high this year but fewer ships are being hijacked due to tougher policing by international...
  • Japan Food Exports to US Grow 4.4 Percent
    Japan's exports of agricultural, fishery and forestry products to the United States grew for the fourth consecutive month in August...
  • Manila Adding Eight Gantry Cranes
    Manila International Container Terminal will take delivery of eight gantries in time for the start-up of a new berth at...
  • Port Planner Says Panama Canal Effect Uncertain
    Port planner John Vickerman sees the expanded Panama Canal's effect on U.S. trade shaking out in either of two ways....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Good News strictly rationed
    Whichever way you look at the moment there seems to be an avalanche of doom and gloom waiting to descend. Shipping is as usual on the global front line and enduring a daily shellacking of disappointment and bad news; so slivers of light seeping through cracks in that long black tunnel of depression are indeed a most welcome event
  • Rena 'a vessel dying'
  • Piracy: shipping gaining the upper hand
  • Transpac rates slump below USD1,500 - and forecast to drop further
  • 19% y-o-y drop in APL revenue
  • US 'cease fire' in trade war with China

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Trinity bags barge boost
    Mississippi shipyard returns to the tank barge business as inland operator orders a fresh batch of four with more to follow.
  • Euronav bleeds red ink
    All eyes turn to Antwerp as tanker owner crashes to third-quarter loss amid market turbulence.
  • Atwood drills US Gulf
    Semisubmersible drilling rig prepares to soar with juicy deal as Lion City yard closes in on delivery.
  • Iron ore threat to cape fun
    Capesize resurgence could be challenged by changing dynamics in the iron ore market, analyst says.
  • Atwood commits
    New York-listed offshore syndicate splashes $600m to build second drillship at South Korean shipyard.
  • MSC joins in
    Swiss container line brings eight ships into service with CMA CGM and CSAV for Pacific loop.
  • Euroseas flaunts 'flexibility'
    Aristides Pittas says handymax fixture will give Nasdaq-listed bulker owner the flexibility it needs to pursue expansion.
  • Teekay spree tops $1bn
    Peter Evensen-led owner lays out $850m on Sevan rescue deal just days after sealing Maersk LNG swoop.
  • Cargoship grounds in UK
    Coast guard works to refloat German vessel stuck on breakwater at Portland harbour.
  • Golden Ocean goes long
    John Fredriksen-led owner finds one-year contract for kamsarmax cut loose by Korea Line, brokers say.
  • DryShips swoop 'unfair'
    OceanFreight shareholder takes up the fight with class action lawsuit against takeover by George Economou's DryShips.
  • Polarcus standing alone
    Seismic survey player's boss Rolf Ronningen says it is not looking for partners as it aims for top three position worldwide.
  • First VLOC resale
    VLOC contracted at Ariake has been abandoned by Korea Line and sold as a resale, the first ship of such size to change hands.
  • Giles Pritchard-Gordon dies
    British shipowner, shipbroker and horse-breeder has died of cancer.
  • Silk sub inks charters
    Jasa Merin to bank $17.75m from triple charter deal with Petronas Carigali.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Canadian minister defends port investments
    Suggestions that the Canadian government is improperly subsidizing expansion of western Canadian ports and related freight infrastructure are unfounded and will harm two-way trade if a U.S. investigation into the matter results in sanctions of som...
  • Salvage work suspended on New Zealand wreck
    Efforts to offload additional bunker fuel from the wrecked containershipRenawere suspended Tuesday evening because of bad weather. Andrew Berry, salvage unit manager for Maritime New Zealand said "we're in a critical place during the next 24 hours ...
  • More vessels dodge pirates
    The International Maritime Bureau, a maritime industry piracy watchdog, said while piracy attacks by Somali pirates remain high, increased naval presence in the East African region and anti-piracy measures put in place by shipowners and their crews...
  • Alphaliner: 1.28 million ship TEU added in 2011
    The information service Alphaliner says in its mostrecent newsletterthat containership deliveries will total 1.28 million TEU this year. It said as of mid October 154 ships with 1 million TEU capacity had been delivered. Alphaliner said "non-delive...
  • APL's volumes up, but rates weaker
    APL said it moved 229,300 FEUs (40-foot equivalent units) in the four-week period ending Sept. 23, 5 percent more than in the same 2010 period. But the Singapore-based liner company said average revenue per FEU was $2,501 for the four-week period,...
  • MSC to assess Novorossiysk bunker fee
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it will begin assessing an emergency bunker surcharge on shipments to and from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The surcharge $100 per TEU on imports and $50 per TEU on exports, is effective from Nov. 1. M...
  • MSC joins CSAV/CMA Asia-WCSA loop
    CSAV and CMA CGM have merged a service connecting Asia and the west coast of South America with a Mediterranean Shipping Co. service, according to CMA CGM and research fromAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The move effectively means MSC has w...
  • Heartland Express founder Gerdin dead at 70
    Russell Gerdin, founder, and former chairman and chief executive officer of motor carrier Heartland Express, died Friday evening, the company announced. Heartland Express is one of the most profitable trucking companies in the industry and has a re...
  • Study: Great Lakes-Seaway boasts North American jobs
    The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system supports more than 225,000 jobs and generates billions of dollars in income and revenues annually in both the United States and Canada, according to a study released today.The study, "The Econom...
  • Parson Brinckerhoff signs on Bryan
    Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure consulting firm, has appointed Joseph Bryan as a principal consultant in its Boston office. Bryan, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the firm's freight and logistics service area in the Americas, fo...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Price movements mixed in the Middle East
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including November 1.
  • 'Punitive' fuel oil tax unlikely to cut exports
    ARA fuel oil inventories remain at 18-month high.
  • Prices fall in many European ports
    Rotterdam players say avails are healthy.
  • Flow of 'high-viscosity, high-density' cargoes to continue
    Singapore players prepared for arrival of more 'off-spec' product.
  • Ferry operator sees profits surge despite rising bunker costs
    Fuel bill climbs by 22% but sales at 'all time high'.
  • Bunkering blocked as Greek strikes continue
    Ferries could get 'special permission' for product to be lifted from refineries, says Piraeus bunker player.
  • Biofuel trials to use laser-based emissions monitoring system
    'System will collect comprehensive emissions and particulate matter (PM) data,' says W R Systems Ltd
  • Bunker prices fall at key Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunkers mixed at major Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Charterers more concerned with cost than environmental issues
    'Better leadership' needed at top management, says spokesman at Seaspan Ship Management.
  • Colombo struggles with 'very limited' IFO avails
    LIOC and Lanka Maritime encountering delays in import of replenishment cargoes.
  • 'Great initiatives' to cut fuel consumption
    Nuclear fuelled ships 'not available in immediate future,' says associate director of BMT Asia Pacific.
  • Essar expands presence in UK with refinery acquisition
    Sells HSFO 380 cSt bunker fuel, 1.5% LSFO 380 cSt grade and MGO ex-pipe from the newly acquired Stanlow refinery.
  • Fresh oil leaks from stranded vessel
    Salvors seal fuel tanks before evacuating the vessel due to poor weather conditions Monday evening.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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