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April 22, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Truck drivers on strike at Shanghai ports
    HUNDREDS of truck drivers staged a strike this week in major container ports in Shanghai, seeking higher freight rates to offset their rising fuel costs, companies and Chinese media said.
  • Somali pirates suspected to have hijacked S Korean container ship
    A SOUTH Korean container ship has been attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean and is believed to have been hijacked, Seoul officials said yesterday.
  • More Russian tankers to ply Arctic route despite cost
    RUSSIA'S Sovcomflot will ship 3-4 cargoes of stable gas condensate from north-west Russia to Asia via the Arctic sea this year on behalf of Novatek, a senior Sovcomflot official said on Wednesday.
  • Four extra shipments from closing Kenai plant

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping doubles LA quay cranes to 16, adds 18 acres to terminal
  • Anti-piracy conference calls for another anti-piracy conference
  • NYK vessel pulls 27 men from life rafts as their fishing boat burns
  • Savannah boxes up 4.5pc in March, but ro-ro breaks record with 36pc hike
  • HK-LA spot rate up 6pc to US$897/TEU, but Shanghai-LA off 16pc at US$890/TEU
  • Kerry Logistics builds distribution centre for cross-strait cargo in Fuzhou
  • Qingdao port container throughput up 17.6pc in first quarter
  • Chongqing invests US$258 million in building beltway
  • Singapore's March exports increase 10pc year on year
  • Indian exports hit all-time high, surge 37.5pc to US$260 billion
  • New Orleans container throughput rises 22.8pc in first two months
  • Fuel costs plunge American Airlines into US$436 million quarterly loss
  • Russia's Volga-Dnepr flies 100 tonnes of oil equipment gear to Congo
  • Edmonton to add third runway, deploying sheer size to build transport hub
  • TIACA rolls out training programme for East Africa

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Bulgarian tender for Sofia and Plovdiv airport concessions
    Bulgaria is seeking concessionaires on a 35-year base to build a cargo terminal at Plovdiv airport, while the investor in Sofia airport is set to restore operations at an airfield ...
  • Switzerland: Streck Transport rolls out new premium service
    Streck Transport AG, a Swiss service provider based in M'hlin, has launched Classic24, a new premium service for general cargo. The offer guarantees to collect goods in northw...
  • TNT Turkey boosts volumes in 2010
    TNT Ekspres T'rkiye registered about a 25% increase in volume in 2010. The company said that the upward trend continued in the first three months of the current year, as the volume...
  • BLS Cargo: currency losses impact earnings
    BLS Cargo, a private Swiss freight railway founded in 2001, has recovered from the economic crisis. The transport performance rose by 13% to 3362.3 million ntm last year. However, ...
  • Freightliner Heavy Haul lands new contract with Quinn glass
    Freightliner Heavy Haul recently ran its first train from the Sibelco UK Middleton Towers quarry to Quality Freight's facility at Ellesmere Port (both UK). Freightliner was tr...
  • Estonian Railways hauled more boxes than ever in Q1/2011
    Estonian Railways transported 8.046 million teu in Q1/2011, according to the balticnews, which quoted the rail operator Aripaev. This is 74% more than in the same period in...
  • A trip on Moscow-St Petersburg toll highway to cost over EUR 60
    The deputy director of the Russian highways authority Avtodor, Sergei Kelbach, has said that the charges to use the planned Moscow-St Petersburg motorway will be RUR 3.62 (EUR 0.09...
  • Boeing and Australia announce order for fifth C-17 Globemaster III
    The Commonwealth of Australia has signed an agreement with the US government to acquire a fifth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The purchase allows the Royal Australian...
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds Dhaka to timetable
    The German carrier Lufthansa Cargo is continuing to expand its network in South Asia and now offers clients flights to Bangladesh for the first time. As from yesterday (20 Apr...
  • Damco employs "fresh" manager for first time
    Damco Germany GmbH, one of the world's leading logistics service providers, recently appointed Heiko Lembcke as its reefer business development manager. It is a new position that D...
  • Ports in France hope to see strike ending
    The new collective agreement for employees of the French seaports has now been signed by the port workers' unions, the national port union UPF and the federation of stevedoring com...
  • New Italian company Master Projects & Logistics
    Master Projects & Logistics, established in late 2010, is a 50:50 partnership between Tarros SpA and Paolo Pellegrini and Gianni Lena, two maritime operators with decades of ex...
  • Inland port of Linz posts good business results
    The Upper Austrian inland port of Linz, a member of the Linz AG group, was able to boost its business last year. Linz AG's executive board director, Erich Haider said that the resu...
  • MOL and Hafnia agree to jointly operate new LR1 pool
    On 1 May, Straits Tankers Pte Ltd, a MOL and Hafnia Management strategic joint venture that has been established in Singapore, will be ready to market 25 coated LR1's, entered...
  • Gazeley leasing new logistics areas near Frankfurt
    The UK-based global property developer Gazeley has rented more space in the Magna Park Rhein-Main logistics park near Frankfurt/Main (Germany). A major logistics service provider i...
  • Fiege and LG Electronics step up collaboration in Czechia and Hungary
    The Fiege Group, based in Greven (Germany), and LG Electronics (LGE) are stepping up their collaboration in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. The recently signed agreement encompasses...
  • Panalpina strengthens its cold chain for healthcare customers
    Panalpina, a Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics and transport service provider, has become one of the world's biggest qualified Envirotainer providers (QEP) for active cooling sol...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Huntington Ingalls hires former House Seapower panel staffer
  • Strategic Marine signs contract for two crewboats
  • STX Finland to overhaul Saipem pipelay semi

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Port of Seattle names winners of Sea-Tac environmental awards
  • Horizon Lines takes home Lowe's Platinum Carrier honor
  • Crowley continues string of Toyota quality awards
  • Maersk Line presented with FMC Chairman's Earth Day Award
  • American Railcar reopening Ohio Castings operation

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • CMA CGM wraps up $945m bond sale
    Successful sale of bonds generates strong demand from investors
  • Grand ambitions
    Grand China Shipping has mapped out a long-term agenda which is not going to be derailed by short-term pressure on the bottom line
  • Business is business
    The basis on which DNV suffered a three-month suspension on its classification activities in Chinese shipyards seems risibly tenuous
  • Qatar Navigation operating revenues up 24%
    First quarter operating revenues reach $146m
  • Grand China eyes new loop as it begins box shipping foray
    Long Beach call marks aim to become world's top 20 container lines within four years
  • BP lawsuit seeks to spread blame for Deepwater Horizon spill
    Launches $80bn legal action against Transocean, Halliburton and blowout preventer designer
  • Eredene raises $49m from share placement
    Indian ports infrastructure investor raises '30m ($49.8m) in a new share placing
  • Japan output set for rebound in 2012
    New OECD report says extended downturn unlikely in wake of earthquake and tsunami
  • Somali pirates seize Italian bulk carrier
    The Rosalia D'Amato hijacked off 350 nm of Salalah with 22 seafarers onboard
  • Rail works will not hit Richards Bay exports
    Terminal says additional stockpile in place during partial closure
  • Hanjin boxship freed after navy action
    South Korean warship intervention leads to release of Hanjin Tianjin
  • Playing the system to stay afloat
    Banks are still supporting owners' efforts to reorganise finance and avoid the risk of default
  • Transpacific faces capacity headache
    Full of confidence from 2010, lines are now left with too many services as the supply curve looks like it will run well ahead of demand in 2011
  • Hutchison move could be good for business trusts
    Listing on the Singapore exchange using the business trust vehicle might see competition intensify
  • Happiness at work will not solve the issue of piracy
    How can young seafarers be 'happy' in their career when the constant threat of piracy is looming on the horizon ' and little is being done to stop it?
  • Indian Navy's action should be lauded
    The action of Indian Navy in tackling piracy has met unequivocal success and therefore should be lauded internationally
  • Rate warnings went unheard
    Shippers should have worried about rate instability when they dressed to kill liner conferences
  • New German shipowner targets small bulker sector
    Auerbach Schifffahrt has taken control of its first vessel, Maple Ingrid
  • Brittany Ferries eyes LNG-powered ships
    Working with STX Europe to develop designs for LNG and electric dual-fuel ferries
  • Contract breach warning as crew refuse to take ships near Fukushima
    It is still too early to judge the overall impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on the shipping industry
  • Reconstruction boom fails to emerge in Japan
    Data shows the impact of earthquake on ship calls lasted only a couple of days ' but analysts say predicted upturn from rebuilding may not materialise
  • Turkey shines out as green recyling pioneer
    HMS Invincible deal reflects decades of rising standards
  • Golar wraps up $500m West Java contract
    Concludes negotiations for an 11-year time charter contract for FSRU off Indonesia
  • Navies need more muscle to take on pirate motherships
    BW Group boss calls for UN resolution to allow military to take pre-emptive action
  • Chances 'fairly high' for boycott says head of Indian seafarers'union
    A refusal to work in pirate infested waters could affect oil prices
  • First Ship Lease Trust dragged down by low spot rates for tankers
    Posts a net loss of $2m in the first quarter of 2011 as distribution per unit falls by 37%
  • Seacor profit trebles despite less Deepwater Horizon work
    Records profit of $11.2m on revenues of $472.3m for the first quarter

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Viterra inks Montreal lease
    CANADIAN grain major Viterra has signed a deal to lease and operate the Montreal Port Authority's grain terminal, starting 1 July
  • Deepwater Horizon battle erupts into courts
    BP HAS filed a flurry of lawsuits in an attempt to offset its huge financial losses from the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster
  • Pirates seize Italian bulker
    PIRATES seized an Italian bulker with 21 crew members off Somalia today, according to EU NAVFOR
  • Russia, China squabble over oil pricing
    RUSSIA'S Transneft told Fairplay today trust has broken down between Russia and China over crude pricing
  • Libya dodges sanctions with oil transfers
    LIBYA'S regime is conducting ship-to-ship reloading at a Tunisian port to dodge sanctions, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins tomorrow or on 25 April because of the Easter holiday weekend
  • Brunswick ro-ro sector thrives in US
    GEORGIA'S Brunswick port said today it raised the number of vehicle and machinery units transported in ro-ros in March by 35% year on year
  • Truck drivers strike at Shanghai ports
    A STRIKE by hundreds of truck drivers has disrupted work at Shanghai port, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Suez revenues finally rise
    REVENUES from the Suez Canal rose in March for the first time this year, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Sandstorms stymie Kuwait
    VESSEL movements from Kuwait ' the world's fifth-largest crude exporter ' are reportedly suspended today because of severe sandstorms
  • Grain ban costs Novorossiysk
    RUSSIA'S only publicly listed port, Novorossiysk Commercial Seaport Co, has issued its year-end financial report showing a 6% fall in revenues to $635M
  • FSL posts $2M in losses
    SINGAPORE'S First Ship Lease Trust has posted $2M in net losses for 1Q2011, reversing $700,000 in net profits for the same period last year
  • La Havre box traffic falls by 14%
    TRAFFIC at France's leading box port Le Havre plummeted 14% in the first quarter from that part of 2010

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • USA Truck Loses $2.7 Million Despite Revenue Growth
    Truckload carrier USA Truck lost $2.7 million in the first quarter despite a 17.4 percent surge in overall revenue to...
  • GATX Profit Rises 6.4 Percent on Rail Demand
    Railcar lessor GATX sees a tightening market for freight cars, as utilization rises in its equipment fleet and lease renewal...
  • Charleston Containers Grew 5.7 Percent in March
    The container volume handled by the Port of Charleston increased 5.7 percent in March from a year earlier even though...
  • Short Line Railroads See 9 Percent Traffic Gain
    North America's small and regional railroads are enjoying a surge in traffic so far in 2011, with overall volume up...
  • Rotterdam Screening Ships from Japan for Radiation
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority detected no radiation above prescribed standards on five vessels that left Japan after March 14...
  • Chinese Truckers Protest High Fuel Costs, Private Fees
    Chinese truck drivers are striking this week in Shanghai due to rising fuel costs and increased fees charged by private...
  • USPS Starts Regional Parcel Service
    The U.S. Postal Service, looking for more package business from online retailers, is launching a regional parcel delivery service with...
  • TUI Sets May Deadline for Hapag-Lloyd Bids
    TUI, co-owner of Hapag-Lloyd, asked Chinese group HNA and Oman's Onyx Investments to make binding bids for a stake in...
  • KCS 1Q Profit Leaps 91 Percent to $63 Million
    Kansas City Southern, the smallest of the North American Class I railroads, posted a $63 million profit in the first...
  • Eurogate Profit Surged 30 Percent in 2010
    Eurogate, Europe's largest container terminal operator, increased 2010 net income 28.9 percent from a year ago to $89.3 million, as...
  • Canadian Pacific Profit Falls 67 Percent to $36 Million
    Canadian Pacific Railway saw its first quarter earnings plunge 67 percent from a year earlier to nearly $36 million (U.S....
  • Hanjin Boxship Escapes Pirate Attacks
    A South Korean naval ship Thursday rescued a Hanjin Shipping container ship that had been attacked by pirates in the...
  • Cosco, Hanjin Add Prince Rupert Services
    Canada's West Coast port of Prince Rupert will add two new weekly trans-Pacific services in May, one by China Ocean...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Jump 20 Percent
    The backlog in Class 8 truck orders reached levels in March not seen since 2006, as net orders jumped almost...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Belgium ports down but still up
  • Yusen and NYK Logistics join forces
  • US Toyota prepares for more production cuts
  • CSAV average rate decline stemmed
  • Italian bulker pirated; Hanjin boxship rescued

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • CMB sings bulker blues
    Bocimar parent "does not expect a fundamental rebound" in the cape market as bulkers battle break even rates.
  • DNV backs anti-piracy DVD
    Norwegian class giant helps US security firm gain traction in race to combat piracy.
  • Teekay's two cents
    Peter Evensen spreads the wealth as Teekay daughter boosts first-quarter distribution by 5%.
  • Qatar Nav's profit slumps
    Company says drop in first quarter figure is misleading because of the takeover of compatriot Q-Ship last year.
  • Hanjin ship safe
    Boxship escapes hijacking in the Indian Ocean after crew hide in citadel, reports say.
  • Superyacht brokerage cut
    Appeal court cuts commission payable to Nicholas Edmiston over $350m sale of Boris Berezovsky newbuilding.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Cheng-Vanderperre joint-venture is out of ships while Sammy Ofer is shuffling his newbuilding orderbook.
  • Going gangbusters
    A puzzler from the demolition market, shipbuilding after the flood and an arid dispute over bunkers.
  • Braemar recovery warning
    London-listed broker says bulker owners will have to wait another six months before post-tsunami rebuilding pumps up demand.
  • Seacor's profit soars
    New York-listed company reports healthy gains despite Deepwater Horizon effect wearing thin.
  • ACM Shipping on target
    Johnny Plumbe-led broking house says its full-year results will line up with expectations despite slack tanker market.
  • Italian bulker snatched
    Perseveranza Spa Di Navigazion ship hijacked in the Arabian Sea, Naples-based owner confirms.
  • Keppel cut to hold at RBS
    British investment bank says shares in the world's largest oil rig builder have "limited upside".
  • Steel usage set to grow
    World Steel Association is forecasting 5.9% and 6% increases in global steel consumption in 2011 and 2012.
  • Hanjin boxship attacked
    Somali pirates have targeted a South Korean containership in an early morning attack in Indian Ocean.
  • K Line PCC given all clear
    Japanese-owned ship given the green light to unload cargo at Port of Antwerp after radiation sweep.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%
    Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it had first quarter net profit of $639 million, 24 percent more than in the first quarter of 2010. Operating revenue was $4.5 billion, 13 percent more than in the first quarter 2010. The railroad saw volume growth...
  • ANS feeds Atlas' exports to South America
    Airline Network Services and Atlas Air have joined to launch export air shipments from the U.S. West Coast to South American markets. Tubbesing Atlas Air operates the world''s largest Boeing 747 freighter fleet. General service agent ANS, based in ...
  • Yang Ming alters intra-Asia loop
    A Yang Ming-led intra-Asia service connecting China and Indonesia has undergone some changes, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's PAS service, which it previously operated with STX Pan Ocean, has a revised r...
  • Maersk to raise eastbound transatlantic rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates from the United States, including Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to northern Europe effective May 15. The increase is $125 20-foot container and $250 per 40-foot, 40-foot high cube, or ...
  • Hainan-TS Lines add 2nd transpacific loop
    A new transpacific service offered by Hainan PO Shipping and TS Lines has begun operating, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The two lines' TP1 service, with a rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Long Beach, Oakland and Ningbo, will o...
  • Pirates attack Hanjin containership
    Hanjin Shipping said one of its container vessels was attacked by pirates near the Gulf of Aden early Thursday morning. The 6,500-TEUHanjin Tianjinwas heading eastbound to Singapore from Europe when the attack occurred. TheTianjinis deployed on the...
  • Big changes on Maersk AE7 loop
    A Maersk Line service between Asia and Europe is undergoing significant rotation and capacity adjustments, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Maersk has dropped two ships from its AE7 loop -- taking it from 12 to 10 ...
  • Answering the 40,000-member question
  • Fewer, smaller, faster ships
    Big changes on Maersk AE7 loop A Maersk Line service between Asia and Europe is undergoing significant rotation and capacity adjustments, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Maersk has dropped two ships from its AE7 lo...
  • Railroads' results mixed
    Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it had first quarter net profit of $639 million, 24 percent more than in the first quarter of 2010. Canadian Pacific 1st quarter profit dropsCanadian Pacific Railway reported first quar...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker prices up
    Wide spread in prices.
  • Fuel oil stocks at highest level for over six months
    Arbitrage arrivals at six-year high.
  • Bunker markets firm in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Limited avails in Piraeus.
  • Biofuels needed in fight to reduce shipping's emissions
    IEA report says biomass derived fuels could be key technology to reducing CO2.
  • Bunker supplier reaches settlement with Turkish shipping company
    O.W. Bunker had filed a case with US court.
  • Distillates leading growth in Rotterdam Q1 bunker sales
    Overall sales only slightly up year-on-year, but growth in distillate sales continues.
  • Change in regulations will help cruise ships save fuel
    Gibraltar's Deputy Chief Minister says ships will be encouraged to remain at berth.
  • Bunker prices at major ports rise before Good Friday
    High demand for bunkers at Busan, says local source.
  • Shanghai bunker avails tight till month-end
    Surge in demand due to 'very competitive prices' at the port, say traders.
  • LNG bunkers not 'only' option for green shipping
    More can be done with current vessel designs for environmentally friendly shipping, says Maersk exec.
  • Rosneft loads fuel oil at new Russian terminal
    Loads approximately 93,000 mt of fuel oil to Aframax tanker Primorsky Prospect.
  • Yujin renews charters for bunker tankers
    Manages to 'minimise' reductions in charter rates, it says.

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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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