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September 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia-EU peak season rates 'capped by glut'
    AP Moeller-Maersk, the No 1 container line, said it's struggling to raise peak season rates on the Asia-Europe shipping route, the world's second-busiest, as an influx of new vessels leads to a glut in capacity.
  • Tanker demand growth drops to zero: Platou
    Growth in demand for supertankers that deliver about a fifth of the world's oil dropped to zero as slowing economies in Europe and the US curbed shipments, according to Peter Anker, chief executive officer of RS Platou ASA, Norway's biggest shipbroker.
  • Viet firm expects cargo rates to rise from mid-2012
    Gemadept Corp, Vietnam's biggest listed freight company, expects local cargo rates to rise from mid-2012 as the failure of smaller rivals eases competition.
  • Syria's port traffic hurt by unrest

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA hikes China to Australia rate by US$250/TEU, $500/FEU
  • Moody's downgrades MOL and NYK outlook because of sector's weakness
  • 'Daily Maersk' proclaimed as next major advance in container shipping
  • ICTSI fails to buy Singapore's Portek, now after Piraeus and Thessaloniki
  • Guangzhou volume up 16pc to 7.3 million TEU in first seven months of 2011
  • China-Kazakhstan Horgas International border free trade zone to open
  • Nordana restores Libyan ro/ro service, first ship leaves Houston this week
  • International Chamber of Shipping: Governments do little to stop piracy
  • US congressional committee approves training armed crews to fight pirates
  • IMO approves armed guards on cargo ships if authorised by flag states
  • Royal Malaysian Navy drives off pirates with warning shots off Yemen
  • West African pirates seize tanker, insurers rate area as risky as Somalia
  • OOCL renews intermodal contract with Britain's Freightliner for 10 years
  • Pacific Direct Line initiates dedicated New Zealand-Tahiti feeder service
  • UPS sees best holiday package delivery season ahead, credits web sales
  • Global forwarders exploit China's new roads to meet rising consumer demand
  • Asia Airfreight Terminal August volume off 8pc, but imports up 6pc in 2011
  • MASkargo takes delivery of first of four mid-sized A330-200 Freighters
  • BAX Global shuts Toledo operation, but DHL retains its old Ohio air cargo base
  • SDV Tianjin completes logistics for the inaugural China Helicopter Exposition

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ANZDA peak season surcharges from October 15
  • Asia-Europe rates below $800/TEU as all major trade rates plummet
  • Baltic index falls first time in a week
  • Cinsnets container safety database goes live
  • Evergreen's CES to call at Piraeus instead of Taranto
  • H K Logistics enhances presence in Gujarat by opening Vadodara office
  • Hanjin Shipping strikes multi-million dollar deal with Kospo
  • Logistic Integrators creates history by transporting temperature-sensitive cargo in RKN Opticooler
  • MCC Transport to deploy 5,527-TEU feeder on Tanjung Pelepas-Thailand run
  • Practical advice on how to deal with stowaways
  • India for expediting services pact with Asean
  • India sanctions loan for Bangladesh
  • India-Israel FTA to boost trade volumes
  • Tea output up 8 pc, exports slip 8 pc in July
  • Cabotage law should be amended, says Kerala CM
  • Business houses may get to borrow more funds from abroad
  • Govt may lift ban on onion exports today
  • We need a new rule book

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Cargolux rejects delivery of first two new B747-8Fs
    Unspecified "unresolved contractual issues between Boeing and Cargolux" have prompted launch customer Cargolux to reject at short notice the delivery of the first two (of...
  • Schiphol partner of eFreight Online Academy
    The efreight@nl project has taken a further step to promote the wider use of eFreight at Schiphol airport with the launch of the eFreight Online Academy. The efreight@nl project is...
  • Swiss transport costs expected to rise in 2012
    Costs in the Swiss transport sector are continuing to rise. "In addition to the strong franc, state requirements and fiscal burdens, in particular, are having a negative impac...
  • VTG tests noise-reduction measures for new railcars
    VTG, a Hamburg-based wagon lessor and rail logistics company, has tested new technical measures for noise reduction directly on railcars, in cooperation with industry partners. The...
  • BLS Cargo improves transport performance
    The private Swiss railfreight operator BLS Cargo increased its transport performance to 1,984 million net tonne kilometres in the first six months 2011 compared to the previous yea...
  • MASkargo takes delivery of first A330-200F
    MASkargo, the freight subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has become a new operator of the A330-200F, following last week's delivery of the first of four aircraft ordered by the airli...
  • APL named Best Buy's top carrier
    APL has again been named carrier of the year by Best Buy, a leading multi-channel global retailer and developer of technology products and services. This is the second year running...
  • ACP Worldwide appoints UK and Ireland general manager
    ACP Worldwide, a leading global GSSA, has appointed James Gidlow as its general manager for the UK and Ireland. Gidlow, who has dedicated his career to the airline and GSA business...
  • German inland waterways post higher transport volumes
    According to the Association of German Inland Waterways (BDB), the global economic upswing also arrived in inland waterway shipping in 2010. "With a rise of transport volumes ...
  • Enric Ticó re-elected president of Feteia-Oltra
    Enric Ticó, the long-standing president of the Spanish freight forwarding association Feteia-Oltra (Federación Española de Transitarios - Organización para la Logística y el Transp...
  • Port of Antwerp to build world's largest lock
    In a few weeks the ground will be broken for a unique port construction project in Antwerp - the largest lock in the world. This massive structure will be built at the head of the ...
  • Deutsche Post DHL expands German parcels network
    Deutsche Post DHL will invest EUR 750 million in its German parcels network over the coming years. New business models in booming e-commerce and changing consumer behaviour are nec...
  • Honold Logistik adding capacity in Neu-Ulm
    The German logistics company Honold Logistik, based in Neu-Ulm, is expanding. After launching the first building section of the MCC III logistics park in Neu-Ulm at the beginning o...
  • Damco launches online emissions calculator
    Damco, A.P. Moller-Maersk's logistics arm, now provides customers with an online carbon dioxide emissions calculator. The information is available at myDamco, the company's browser...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $18.3 million mod to destroyer PSA contract
  • Chouest AHTS time chartered to support SBX-1
  • New Alaska Class Ferry could be built in state
  • Navy christens first Joint High Speed Vessel
  • BOEMRE holds Unannounced Spill Drill to test new subsea containment rules
  • Maersk partners Rickmers in U.S-flag breakbulk and project cargo service
  • Hyundai Heavy and BW Maritime sign $400 million LNG ship contract
  • STX OSV nets order for three stern trawlers

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Corps set to repair damage to Bonneville Dam fish ladders
  • Crowley Maritime creating new Project Solutions group
  • Astoria Coast Guard station celebrates 100 years of aviation
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100 teu container ship
  • Maersk Line begins test of SOx scrubbing system

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Three aframax tankers sold in demolition sector in one week
    Mayon Spirit sold for $8.5m along with two other similar vessels
  • Huge increase in Californian blackouts due to fuel switching
    OSPR issues advice on preventing loss of power due to switch from HFO to MDO/MGO
  • Emsa looks to refine efficiency rules to include shortsea shipping
    Safety agency aims to draft additional measures that will make ro-ro and passenger vessels subject to EEDI
  • Reducing flashpoint could aid low-sulphur fuel problem
    Danes look at feasibility of reduction of flashpoint to that of road haulage levels
  • Maersk and Rickmers team up in heavylift trades
    Two new multipurpose ships to operate under US flag
  • Cargo reservation policy revisited
    Chinese ships for Chinese cargo sounds more like rhetoric of 1960s, and it didn't work then
  • Who could argue with Siim Kallas?
    Brussels is aiming to keep European ports competitive
  • LPG carrier earnings nearing $50,000 a day on increased cargo volumes
    VLGC freight rates to rise further as more product is available than ships and strong Indian demand expected in coming months
  • Maersk daily service redefines transport times
    SeaIntel report says other lines will follow
  • IUMI reviews its structures and ways of working
    More change needed if organisation is to remain relevant to its members, says chairman
  • Box Club meeting marks milestone for South Korea
    Hanjin and HMM chief executives welcome industry leaders to Seoul
  • Sanko believed to have renegotiated resale of capesize upwards
    After Imbari newbuild pulled due to low offers, vessel said to be committed at $48m
  • Box Club: one constant in an ever-changing industry
    The Box Club has only ever been chaired by Europeans to date
  • Italian panamax deal sends 10-year-old vessel values plummeting
    Rumours of ship sold for $18m, 50% down on values reported five months ago
  • Pacific lines to run TSA collectively
    Hanjin Shipping president Kim will not be replaced as chairman
  • Feel the fear and do it anyway: now is the time for lay-ups
    Carriers need to address individual capacity withdrawal despite the threat of European Union fines
  • Feedership values plummet
    Smallest boxships sold at auction for rock-bottom prices
  • Commerzbank offers $95m for final UniCredit 8% in Deutsche Schiffsbank
    Deal would give German bank still in hock to government full control of shipping lender
  • IUMI chief questions insurance market reforms
    Ole Wikborg tells Paris conference he is 'not convinced that regulators fully appreciate what differentiates insurance and other financial services'
  • Investigators prepare to board Nordlys
    Probe to determine cause of Hurtigruten ferry fire that killed two crew
  • Class acts
    Classification societies are branching out
  • STX OSV earnings estimate cut
    CIMB Research cites global crunch, but yard announces $132m in new orders
  • Insurance union calls for global stand against piracy
    IUMI chief admits it took time to realise flag-state consensus on armed guards may work
  • Unifeeder to be Ust-Luga terminal's first box feeder operator
    Fixed weekly service planned
  • India's GVK buys Australian coal assets in $1.3bn deal
    Hancock Prospecting has potential to produce up to 84m tonnes a year
  • OECD sets out strategy for French ports to win back market share
    Fresh study follows this year's port reforms
  • UAE-Russia deal to expand ro-ro terminal in Ust Luga
    Gulftainer and Prominvest $275m investment is of political significance
  • Laskaridis sees 'many more' northern sea route passages in 2012
    Greece-based reefer major hails time and environmental savings after debut transit
  • NOL box data shows peak season not kicking in
    Pattern of rising volume but falling freight rates reaches an extreme
  • Asian shipowners demand UN anti-piracy action
    Owners condemn the 'lack of urgency and political will' to solve the piracy problem

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • MSC mega-box ship runs aground
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has once again found itself in the unwelcome glare of publicity after another of its deepsea containerships went aground in Northern Europe
  • Ust Luga wins Unifeeder service
    EUROPE'S largest feeder operator Unifeeder has become the first container shipping line to sign up to Russia's newest container terminal at Ust Luga
  • Chevron signs Wheatstone LNG deal
    CHEVRON has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Japan's Kyushu Electric Power for LNG from the Australian offshore Wheatstone LNG project, pushing the project further towards final investment decision, IHS Energy Markets Global reported today
  • Analysts sceptical of GVK's Hancock buy
    INDIAN infrastructure developer GVK may have bitten off more than it can chew with its $1.3Bn acquisition of Australia's Hancock Prospecting, according to some analysts
  • Greek-flagged fleet drops 3.7%
    THE SIZE of the Greek-flagged fleet dropped by 3.7% between July 2010 and July this year, but grew 0.4% in terms of tonnage, the Greek statistical authority ELSTAT revealed today
  • Eitzen bondholders propose a bid
    HOLDERS of two bonds totaling NK446M ($84M) issued by Eitzen Maritime Services (EMS) have offered to bid for the company through a debt to equity conversion, the company said in a statement today
  • Capesize orderbook ratio falls
    THE Capesize orderbook-to-fleet ratio has dropped to little more than 34%, according to IHS Fairplay's latest Sea-Web data
  • Scrap prices to fall, says GMS
    RECYCLED ships buyer Global Marketing Systems (GMS) expects scrap prices to come under pressure due to rising oil prices and prolonged inactivity in the Bangladeshi market
  • Greece has 'transshipment potential'
    GREECE has the potential to become a major transshipment hub in the Eastern Mediterranean by 2020, but must tackle labour unrest and insufficient hinterland infrastructure, a report has said
  • Gulftainer signs Ust Luga deal
    MIDDLE Eastern container terminal operator and logistics provider Gulftainer is to make its entrance on the Baltic Sea after dramatically signing a deal to help develop Ust Luga
  • Equatorial to appeal bunker ruling
    SINGAPORE-based bunker supplier, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services, is to appeal a Singapore High Court ruling involving a 2008 claim against Malaysian flagship carrier MISC
  • Alaska seeks fast ferry injunction
    ALASKA'S state attorney general's office filed a motion with Alaska's superior court seeking a preliminary injunction in its ongoing lawsuit over the Fast Vehicle Ferry (FVF) engines
  • Mumbai issues new armed guards guidelines
    INDIA'S Mumbai Port Trust has issued new guidelines to shipowners and operators concerning the use of armed guards, according to a local ship agency
  • Argentine soya exports grow, says asssociation
    IHS Global Insight has reported that Argentine soya exports are expected to continue to grow, despite a recent drop in prices
  • Tampa to build ethanol hub
    THE US port of Tampa has signed a joint-venture deal with US energy company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and railfreight operator CSX to create a new ethanol hub in Florida

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Marad's No. 2 Official Resigns
    The Maritime Administration Deputy Administrator Orlando Gotay left his position abruptly on Friday. The agency did not give a reason...
  • Customs Brokers Call for HMT Reform
    A coalition of New Orleans customer brokers called on the industry on Monday to support legislation requiring the federal government...
  • Marad Looks to Streamline Cargo Preference Rules
    Carriers and shippers that would like to see changes in regulations governing cargo preference laws will have the chance to...
  • Port Tracker Projects Strong Import Growth
    Import cargo volume at the busiest U.S. container ports is beginning to ramp up after a flat summer, the National...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 4.8 Percent in July
    U.S. containerized exports in July rose 4.8 percent from a year earlier, boosted by double-digit gains in wastepaper, scrap metal...
  • Korean Air Cargo Falls 8.4 Percent on Weak Exports
    Korean Air says a sharp drop in electronics exports out of South Korea sent the airline's cargo traffic down 8.4...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Traffic Up 3.5 Percent
    Cargo shipped on the St. Lawrence Seaway from late March through August rose 3.5 percent year-over-year, as raw material shipments...
  • ODFL Adds Central Pennsylvania Terminal
    Old Dominion Freight Line extended its $120 million expansion this year into Pennsylvania, opening a terminal in Altoona and hiring...
  • NY-NJ Container Volume Jumps 6.7 Percent in July
    Import volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey grew 6.7 percent in July on a month-to-month basis...
  • AAPA CEO Nagle Talks Funding Port Projects, Environmental Issues (Video)
    Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of American Association of Port Authorities, discusses how ports are moving aggressively to deepen their...
  • Gulftainer to Invest $275 Million in Russian Port
    Gulftainer, the Middle East's largest private port operator, plans to invest $275 million to co-develop and operate a multipurpose cargo...
  • GAC Changes Management in Dubai
    The GAC Group promoted Stuart Bowie to managing director of the company's Dubai office, and Gurmurthi Shankar will succeed him as...
  • Trucker CTS Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
    Trucking and logistics company Cargo Transportation Services emerged from bankruptcy last week after reorganizing and attracting a new equity partner....
  • Baltimore Reports Record Auto Volume
    Vehicle shipments through the Port of Baltimore rose 12 percent to a record 270,700 units during the first six months...
  • DOT Stimulus Payments Top $31.3 Billion
    Stimulus payments to states for transportation projects completed under the 2009 economic stimulus law rose to more than $31.3 billion...
  • Massport Launches Boston Clean-Trucks Program
    The Massachusetts Port Authority plans to replace up to 60 old drayage trucks at the Port of Boston through a...
  • Maersk Line Ltd., Rickmers to Operate US Ships
    Construction of the Maersk Illinois is nearing completion in China. Maersk Line Ltd. and Rickmers-Linie (America) formed...
  • Marad Under Fire
    When Eastern Shipbuilding struck a deal with a company in Brazil more than two years ago that would bring in...
  • APL Revenue, Volume Flat in August
    APL's container revenue and volume were virtually unchanged in August from July, despite imposing trans-Pacific peak season surcharges through half...
  • Hamburg Sud Christens Fifth 7,100-TEU Ship
    Hamburg Sud christened the Santa Catarina, the fifth of 10 ships with capacities of 7,100 20-foot equivalent container that the...
  • Hong Kong Air Freight Falls 7.8 Percent
    Weak demand from Europe and the U.S. in August pulled Hong Kong International Airport's traffic down 7.8 percent from the...
  • Cargolux Refuses Delivery of 747-8 Freighter
    Cargolux stunned Boeing and the air cargo industry this weekend when the airline announced it would not accept delivery of...
  • TNT Links China, Southeast Asia Truck Services
    TNT Express linked its Chinese day-definite truck service with its Southeast Asian trucking network, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,...
  • 5 Secrets of Successful Freight Tenders
    Almost all transportation managers will agree that a well-executed freight request for proposal is time-consuming and analytically challenging. With everyone's...
  • Is Your Transportation at Its Best?
    As your business grows, it's only natural that it becomes more complex and challenging to manage. Your transportation processes are...
  • A Plan to Collaborate
    As improved forecasting and demand planning tools enter the marketplace, one of the most significant developments is the introduction of...
  • Retail's Shorter Shelf Life
    In 2007, home improvement retailer Lowe's already was intent on improving inventory processes that would reverberate throughout global supply chains...
  • Is There an App for That?
    The third-party logistics industry has moved into the information business to an unprecedented degree. How well they use and manage...
  • Stability Amid Instability
    Rick Blasgen is a confident man. The president and CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals sees the...
  • 3PL Learning Curve
    The Council of Logistics Management's annual conferences in the early 1990s were filled with references to third-party logistics, a new...
  • Who's Who in Logistics Technology
    As the economy struggles to find its footing two years after the deepest recession in decades, leading technology providers are...
  • 3PL Rallying Cry
    Soon after President Obama in his 2010 State of the Union Address challenged the U.S. to double its exports by...
  • Freight's Indian Summer?
    Economic warning lights are flashing around the globe, so why is Landstar System's Henry Gerkens so confident about the outlook...
  • Optimism Rides the Rails
    There's no sign in rail freight trends that the U.S. economy may be tumbling into another recession. Rail executives...
  • Decision Time for Teamsters
    Sotheby's isn't a name often linked with trucking, but the famed auction house is locked in a labor dispute with...
  • Labor's Long View?
    Since it's founding in 1934, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has prided itself in being a militant union, but...
  • Job Search Engines
    It is great news for the nation's millions of unemployed or underemployed people to find our elected officials now are...
  • Fueling Debate on Infrastructure
    The ambitious infrastructure spending package President Obama offered in his $447 billion jobs plan faces considerable uncertainty on Capitol Hill,...
  • Keeping Up With the Jones Act
    President Obama on June 23 announced the sale of 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Department of Energy's...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • This tradelane is not big enough for the 20 of us
    It is approaching high-noon in liner town. After delinquently drinking from the cup of over capacity in the 'Last Chance Saloon' for too many months, ocean carriers are now shuffling into position and preparing for a zero freight rate-induced shoot-out that could end in a fatal blood bath for the minnows, and not least shrapnel wounds for all the industry stakeholders
  • Ust Luga gets new investor
  • InterManager: give owners the right to hire armed guards in pirate-infested waters
  • COSCON chief: Further rationalisation considered as large boxships have 'negative' impact
  • India hikes bank rate again
  • RAM concludes deal with Tank Management

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • ORIG storms Times Square
    Investors watch intently as George Economou-backed drillship owner joins parent DryShips on Nasdaq.
  • Korea fights for yard crown
    Clarksons says 2011 orders in South Korea worth almost four-fold more than those booked in China.
  • Rickmers mints MLL union
    German project powerhouse partners with Maersk Line Limited in surprise assault on the breakbulk market.
  • Tanker in collision
    Italian aframax involved in accident with trawler off North Wales, but no injuries reported.
  • Transpetro crewman killed
    Second mate dies fighting a fire on a state-owned tanker off the coast of Brazil.
  • Shipbreaker crushed
    26-year-old demolition worker killed by falling iron plate at Sitakunda yard.
  • Golden Trader to sail
    Greek bulker involved in clash with trawler that led to pollution off Denmark patched up and set to continue voyage.
  • Tanker Pac ship on block
    Ofer-linked company is looking to shed one of its aframaxes, brokers say.
  • Flag faux-pas
    Singaporean vessel detained for illegal anchoring off Malaysia after inspectors drawn to vessel by upside-down flag.
  • STX lands Dalian work
    Korean shipbuilder scores $240m deal with Seacon for eight boxships.
  • Nam Cheong teams up
    Malaysian shipbuilder forms new offshore support vessel company with three partners.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Marks 'fundamental shift'
  • MarAd reviewing cargo preference rules
    The U.S. Maritime Administration said it is reviewing cargo preference laws that require shippers to use U.S.-flag vessels to transport cargo that is "government-impelled," either as a direct result of federal government involvement, indirectly thr...
  • Moody's downgrades MOL, NYK
    Moody's downgrades MOL, NYK Moody's downgrades MOL, NYKRatings agency Moody's has downgraded Japanese liners carriers MOL and NYK Line due to a weak freight market and overcapacity in its business segments. Moody's has not changed its ratings on t...
  • Maersk, Rickmers form U.S.-flag partnership
    Maersk Line Ltd. and Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc. said Monday they have formed a partnership to provide breakbulk and project cargo shipping using two newly built multipurpose ships to be operated under the U.S. flag. The two 19,000-deadweight-ton...
  • APL seeks India/Americas peak surcharge
    Liner carrier APL said last week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from India to North America beginning Oct. 15. The fee, $400 per FEU, is applicable from India to ports in the United States and Canada, not including Puerto Rico ...
  • Lines plan Asia/Oceania rate hike
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday it plans to raise rates on shipments from Asia to Oceania from Oct. 15. The increase, $250 per TEU, applies to shipments from all ports in Asia to New Zealand and from ports in Korea, China, Hong...
  • Tropical eyes peak fees to Caribbean
    Tropical Shipping said Friday it will assess peak season surcharge on shipments from North America to a number of Caribbean destinations from Oct. 9 to Dec. 11. The surcharge is $150 per 20-foot container, $300 per 40-foot container and $338 per co...
  • TNT's China service joins Asia road network
    After a year of testing, TNT Express on Monday said its Chinese day-definite domestic road network (operated by TNT Hoau) has joined up with its international Asia road network, creating what it claims to be the only scheduled pan Asia day-definite...
  • E-waste firm indicted over exports
    Electronic waste firm Executive Recycling Inc., its owner and a former executive were indicted by a federal grand last week in Denver. Executive Recycling; Brandon Richter, the owner and chief executive officer; and Tor Olson, former vice president...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Maersk to test scrubber system
    Technology allows ship to meet ECA zones' mandate of 0.1% sulphur, even when using a lower cost fuel with sulphur content of 3.5% or more.
  • Ship released from US arrest
    Bunker supplier says vessel's bills have been 'fully paid'.
  • Double-digit drop in Fujairah
    Deliveries available for supply up to and including October 3 in Cape Town.
  • Oil spill in Sweden linked to ship collision
    Oil spill hits Sweden a week after ship collision in Danish waters pierced a bunker tank.
  • Prices soft in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Players head to the sidelines in Rotterdam as prices fall.
  • DK Group appoints joint managing director
    'Experienced and dynamic senior management team' will allow group to capitalise on its Air Cavity System.
  • Limited scope for Russia's Arctic transit route
    Arctic shipping increasing but not because of transits; entire region could be ice-free in summer by 2030, conference is told.
  • New trader for O.W. Bunker's Dubai office
    Company says appointment is 'testament to the rapid growth'.
  • Wider push may be seen for ECA delay
    More states may get behind request for deferral of 0.10% sulphur limit in Europe.
  • Bunker prices generally down as week opens
    Public holiday in Tokyo Bay on Monday.
  • New trader joins Bominflot
    Sebastian Clausen has operational experience from a previous job with 'one of the leading German ship owners'.
  • East Asia bunkering operations affected by tropical typhoon
    Tropical typhoon Roke disrupts operations at several Chinese and South Korean ports.
  • Odfjell inks 'strategic partnership' with US equity firm
    Lindsay Goldberg acquires 49% stake while Odfjell retains 51% share in tank terminal businesses.
  • US Army posts MDO order
    Looking to purchase 12,000 gallons of MDO for three vessels based at Duluth.
  • Are you prepared?
    Is the industry prepared for greater regulation that would require more transparency in fuel measurement and reporting?
  • Refiners in predicament over 'uncertain' bunker needs
    Refiners can decide direction only after the 2018 IMO review.
  • Bunker costs 'have become a major factor'
    Cost increases coming even as shipowners face extended period of low earnings, says analyst.

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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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