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January 25, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NITC to expand its fleet 72% with 22 VLCCs
    NITC of Iran expects to become the third- largest oil tanker company by 2013, and possibly the second-biggest, when it takes delivery of 22 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and expands its fleet by 72 per cent, an executive said.
  • DP World denies debt restructuring talk
    DP World officials defended the Dubai port operator's finances on Sunday, saying the company is under no pressure to raise cash even as a sister firm announced plans to seek new terms on its debt.
  • Bali's Benoa port to be developed
    Indonesia's state-owned port company Pelindo III will develop Bali's provincial port of Benoa to upgrade it to international standards, a top Indonesian executive said here yesterday.
  • Tankers booked to store distillates in Europe

Sched Netweb site
  • Charter market improves despite weakening freight rates
  • Port of Qingdao's box volume hit 12 million TEU in 2010
  • South Korean Navy 'SEALS" foil Somali piracy, kill 8 pirates
  • APL boxship to test LA-Long Beach dockside seawater scrubber
  • Union Pacific 2010 profit increases 47pc to US$2.8 billion
  • Port of Brisbane resumes operations after Queensland floods
  • Sydney Airport welcomes Hainan Airlines first flight
  • DHL Express leases two Atlas Worldwide Air freighters
  • Maximus acquires three Airbus A300-600s from JAL

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM upgrades ACSA service
  • East-West freight rates to drop by 7 pc in 2011-Drewry
  • Global oil tanker spot market up by 8 pc in 2010
  • Hudong-Zhonghua selected to build LNG carriers for PNG and Gorgon Jansz LNG projects
  • InterManager's Kpi project wins wide praise
  • Last date extended to submit entry form for ICS exam
  • MOL vessel calls TCIT to mark start of TNWA's direct Vietnam-North Europe service
  • Pirates captured a record 53 ships & 1,181 crew, killed 8 in 2010-IMB
  • Rising population & GDP ensures long-term growth, says Maersk chief
  • Schenker India adjudged 'International Freight Forwarder of the Year'
  • The New World Alliance set to reduce ocean capacity
  • Calfo agrees to reconsider trade surcharge
  • DP World to participate in World Ports & Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi
  • Timber Handling Association opens container office to facilitate trade
  • TPT chalks out plan to triple cargo handling capacity by 2020
  • CONCOR to move cars in special boxes soon
  • CBDT drawing up plan to bring back unaccounted money stashed abroad
  • Cotton exports not to cross 55 lakh bales-Maran
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 3.4 bn
  • TUFs for textiles sector may be reintroduced soon
  • N. P. Patel elected Chairman & Balvinder Singh Nakai Vice-Chairman of IFFCO

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Ruhi Engin Özmen new chairman of Turkish road haulage association UND
    The Turkish international road haulage association Uluslararasi Nakliyeciler Dernegi (UND) has elected Ruhi Engin Özmen of Mars Logistics as its new chairman. The election became n...
  • Airbus increasing prices, Boeing with new Dreamliner date
    Airbus has increased its production output for the ninth year in a row and achieved a new company record of 510 commercial aircraft deliveries to 94 customers (of which 19 were new...
  • Hamilton airport expanding
    The city of Hamilton (Canada) has approved a proposal to request the federal and provincial governments to fund a USD 38 million project to expand the city's international airport....
  • CMA CGM upgrades ACSA service
    CMA CGM has upgraded and reinforced its ACSA service, which links Asia to Mexico, Central America and the west coast of South America. This new configuration sees the deployment of...
  • Nordic Countries: Cargo Partner Group becomes Ontime Logistics
    The three Nordic logistics service providers Cargo Partner (Norway), Globex (Sweden) and STS (Denmark) started a new era on 17 January. In 2008 the three companies merged and becam...
  • Wilms Transport opens Hamburg sales office
    The German perishables specialist Wilms Transport (WTR), which is headquartered in Wildau near Berlin, is expanding and strengthening its activities in northern Germany by opening ...
  • Norbert Dentressangle to feed Duffield supply chain in UK
    WL Duffield & Sons, a UK manufacturer of animal feed, has appointed Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services to support the distribution of palletised products through its nati...
  • Switzerland offers financial support for dedicated rail spurs
    Switzerland now provides substantial financial support for the renovation of dedicated rail spurs, thus providing private enterprise with an incentive to invest in the railway netw...
  • Positive results for German commercial vehicle market in 2010
    Commercial vehicle sales rose by 17% in Germany in 2010. Some 32% more transporters were newly registered in December alone. This was the highest growth rate for the full year...
  • Hungary to introduce overtaking ban for HGVs
    The Hungarian government is set to ban all trucks and vehicle combinations of more than 7.5 t from overtaking on the country's two-lane motorways between 18.00 and 22.00. The ...
  • Contargo handles its first blocktrain for ICF in Basel
    The Basel-based Swiss company Contargo AG, a subsidiary of Contargo, a Duisburg-based German specialist in hinterland transportation for containers, recently handled its first cont...
  • Finnair considering participating in cargo aircraft venture
    Finnair Cargo, Finnair's airfreight subsidiary, has responded to increased demand for freight services from Helsinki by exploring the possibility of participating in an intercontin...
  • Major Cambodian ports generate 31% more in 2010
    Services and shipping in Cambodia's two major ports generated revenues of USD 35 million in 2010, according to official data released recently, representing a rise of around 31%. S...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Northrop Grumman names Shipbuilding sector VP
  • AHL tanker project assets go on auction block
  • Military Sealift Command has a new Executive Director
  • Incat Crowther reports successes in China
  • DCNS develops submerged nuclear power plant concept
  • Aries Marine fleet now totals 30 vessels
  • Meyer Werft books order for small LNG tanker
  • Samsung Heavy Industries develops antipiracy system
  • Keppel FELS delivers one jack-up, books orders for more

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Washington DOE, Coast Guard eyeing Columbia River grounding
  • Rail association highlights industry's plans for job growth
  • Charleston crab feed event scheduled for February 12
  • Partnership forming to boost BC wood pulp industry
  • CBP Predator aircraft expanding flights westward

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Vitol tops 2010 list of long range two charters
    Total reported clean tanker fixtures show 8.3% decline on 2009, despite market upturn
  • Aggressive tactics pay off for Indian yards as deals break $500 mark
    Firm domestic steel prices prompt Indian buyers to continue offering strong rates
  • Kirk Shipping buys its fourth product tanker in $40m deal
    Danish company Kirk Capital and its subsidiary Kirk Shipping have added a fourth product tanker to its fleet, with brokers reporting a $40m deal to buy the 2010-built, 53,450 dwt Freja Scandia, now renamed the Kirk Christina
  • Delmas nets $26m from quartet sale
    Offloads four bulk carriers with container capacity for $65m each
  • Sovcomflot plans summer voyages on northern sea route
    Fully laden suezmax and aframax tankers owned by Russian owner SCF Group will ship more oil from Russia to China via the northern sea route in the northern hemisphere summer, following a successful trial last year
  • Hapag-Lloyd defends stand on 13,200 teu newbuilding order
    German line will go ahead with boxships even if partner lines NYK and OOCL decide against ordering similar sized vessels
  • Increased use of security guards unlikely to reduce insurance premiums
    No way of knowing if paying less might be linked to presence of armed guards
  • Tui and Fredriksen settle board seat row
    Christian Strenger named as candidate for seat on the group's supervisory board
  • MAN engineers to help Nakilat maintain gas fleet
    Landmark contract will see maintenance and repair of engines carried out at Ras Laffan, freeing the crew for other tasks
  • Dobson wins private anti-piracy patrol contract
    To run Jardine Lloyd Thompson's controversial ship protection scheme
  • Hull software tool is first initiative for EU Flagship
  • Maersk more able to cope with volatile market
    Box business can now upsize or donwsize capacity at shorter notice than before
  • IMO to launch action plan on piracy
    Piracy has, for too long, been a thorny issue for IMO and the maritime community as a whole, with seafarers always bearing the brunt of it
  • Maersk Line to launch Morocco-Russia service
    Direct service to capitalise on growing perishables imports into Russia
  • Malta bans IRISL from ports
    Iranian carrier to be banned from using Malta's ports after 2013
  • Sanctions could hinder Abidjan port calls
    European owners warn calls likely to become increasingly difficult
  • Fjordlines secures $14m Marco Polo funding
    To install gas-powered engines on two newbuildings
  • Meyer Werft to build LNG carrier for Anthony Veder
    Order marks yard's foray into LNG market
  • Operations set to resume at French ports
    Port to resume normal working after latest round of weekend strikes
  • Bigger fleet helps Navios Partners profit soar 76%
    Fourth quarter net income up 67.3% to $18.4m
  • Brussels report names beneficiary ports
    Report recommends 57 ports that will benefit most from Trans-European Transport Network
  • China builds up strength
    Consolidation in the nation's shipbuilding industry may not necessarily mean a reduction in the volume of newbuilding contracts
  • Maersk crews advised over anti-piracy measures
    In the event of a hijack, the message is clear: 'Don't be a hero'
  • Costamare seals boxship buys and $200m finance deal
    Spends $25m on three more secondhand acquisitions
  • Rhine logjam costing barge operators millions
    Around 300 barges trapped, costing up to $5,441.77 per day per vessel in lost income
  • Clear as cocoa?
    A little more clarity in the wording of the sanctions on Abidjan would be helpful
  • Rotterdam bunker sales see slight dip
    Total sales for 2010 falls to 11.9m tonnes but jump seen in gas oil sales
  • Isle of Man removes catamaran from 2011 timetable
    Move to withdraw Snaefell will result in loss of 29 jobs

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Bulker delivery slippage cuts into forecasts
    SLOWING orderbook slippage today spurred Jefferies analyst Doug Mavrinac to pare back his drybulk rate forecast.
  • China keeps tap running for Iranian oil
    CHINA'S oil trader Zhuhai Zhenrong has rejected any changes in the volume or grade of oil it ships from Iran, IHS World Markets Energy reported today.
  • Lloyd Werft has a new majority owner
    BREMERHAVEN entrepreneur Dieter Petram has become the majority owner of Lloyd Werft, Germany's leading repair and conversion yard.
  • Cuxhaven sees vehicle rise
    THE OPERATOR of Germany's Cuxhaven terminal has announced that the facility recorded a 38% year-on-year rise in shortsea shipments of finished vehicles for 2010.
  • Costamare accelerates its fleet expansion
    GREEK box shipowner and NYSE newcomer Costamare today disclosed three more second-hand purchases and financing for three previously announced newbuildings.
  • Box exports lift Savannah
    BOX EXPORTS fueled a record year for Savannah's port in 2010, despite the sluggish US economy.
  • APM targets emerging markets
    AP MØLLER-Maersk CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen intends to focus the Danish giant on emerging markets this year.
  • Tallinn fields two tenders
    TALLINN'S port spokesman has told Fairplay it has received two firm tenders from companies hoping to operate a new '64M ($87M) terminal.
  • Bitter rivalry leads to cocoa ban call
    SHIPMENTS of cocoa from Ivory Coast are under threat after the country's president-elect called for a ban on exports of the commodity, IHS Global Insight reported today.
  • Kidnapping victim freed
    A WORKER kidnapped off a Nigerian ship near the Bonny Light export terminal has been freed, IHS World Markets Energy reported today.
  • Swedish port fire puts master in hospital
    A SHIP'S master is being treated today in a Swedish hospital for serious injuries caused by a fire on his general cargo ship.
  • NITC unveils growth plans
    IRAN'S NITC has reportedly revealed that it expects to become the world's third-biggest tanker company by 2013.
  • Cyclones threaten Pacific
    SHIPPING companies were warned today to avoid two new cyclones gaining strength in the South Pacific.
  • Steel blasts to new record
    GLOBAL steel production rose by 15% to a new record to 1.41Bn tonnes last year, according to Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analyst at Arctic Securities.
  • CSSC Jiangnan HI sees plunge in profits
    CHINA'S ship component maker CSSC Jiangnan HI said today it expects 2010 profits to be half those of a year ago.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Diesel Climbs 2.3 Cents to $3.43 per Gallon
    The U.S. average retail price for a gallon of diesel fuel increased for the eighth straight week, advancing 2.3 cents...
  • Jaxport Delays Hanjin Terminal Construction
    The Jacksonville Port Authority is delaying for as long as two years construction of the new container terminal it will...
  • Hamburg Sud Dropping Philadelphia Chassis Service
    Hamburg Sud North America, joining the push by ocean carrier to narrow equipment services, said Monday it will stop providing...
  • Caribbean Shipowners to Hike Bunker Surcharge
    The six members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association will hike their bunker surcharge on containerized cargo as of Feb. 27. ...
  • Study Eyes Long-Term Infrastructure Benefits
    The U.S. should look at the long-term economic benefits of transportation when making infrastructure investments, the two authors of a...
  • DHL, Polar Add Trans-Pacific Capacity
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will add two 747-400 freighters to its agreement with DHL Express, sharply raising capacity on trans-Pacific...
  • Regulators Ramp Up: Federal Agencies Eye Rail, Trucking
    JOC editors John D. Boyd and William B. Cassidy discuss regulatory actions that will affect all modes of transportation, especially...
  • Port Tracker Forecasts Strong Europe Container Growth
    Container volumes across Europe ended the year on a high note with estimates for November 2010 reaching just over 3...
  • Jaxport Promotes Schleicher to Executive VP
    The Jacksonville Port Authority Board and its CEO Paul Anderson on Monday announced the promotion of Roy Schleicher to the...
  • Bombing Kills 35 at Moscow Airport
    An explosion that ripped through a baggage claim area at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Monday killed at least 35 people,...
  • Costamare Completes Financing for New Ships
    Container shipowner Costamare completed financing for a $285 million contract to buy three vessels of 9,000 20-foot equivalent units capacity...
  • Auto Workers, Canadian National Reach Agreement
    Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement early Jan. 24 that heads off...
  • Savannah Container Volume Hits Record in 2010
    The volume of containers moving through the Port of Savannah in calendar year 2010 increased almost 20 percent to a...
  • Charter Rates Rise on Strong Cargo Demand
    Container ship charter rates are edging higher as ocean carriers compete for a limited volume of available tonnage to keep...
  • Maersk Targets Emerging Markets
    A.P. Moller-Maersk is targeting emerging markets as a growth area for its business in 2011. The parent of Maersk...
  • DP World Defends Financial Position
    Port operator DP World says its recent sale of much of its Australian businesses was a strategic move and is...
  • Surging Transload
    As the smoke clears from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it's possible to start drawing conclusions about...
  • Shielding the Shipper in an Ex-Works Sale
    Q: I enjoy reading your columns, but I have a question about the one published in the Nov. 22, 2010,...
  • Building Into Capacity
    Trucking operators aren't buying trucks to expand capacity; they're buying trucking companies. In the recent spate of acquisitions in trucking,...
  • Alameda Corridor Slashes Loan Request
    Faced with the risk that the Obama administration could reject its effort to borrow $553 million from a little-used, low-cost...
  • Vitran Heads South
    Canadian trucking operator Vitran is trying to redraw North America's less-than-truckload map, and its own expansion strategy, by acquiring the...
  • Carriers' Capacity Bind
    Ocean carriers are losing their bet that they could keep freight rates high this winter during the post-holiday season without...
  • Armistice in Chassis 'War'
    A threatened conflict over chassis repairs in Atlantic and Gulf ports appears to have been settled in favor of the...
  • Smooth As Silk
    Cotton exporters feared the worst. The largest U.S. crop in years was hitting the market just as overseas buyers were...
  • Hanging in the Ballast
    The gap dividing the shipping industry and environmental groups on the question of invasive species in ballast water is measured...
  • Is GSP DOA?
    It's generally accepted that the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences is a good thing - good for developing countries' exports...
  • Railroads Engineer Growth
    When supply chain logisticians explain why the Pacific Northwest is a key option in their four-corners strategy in North America,...
  • Turning the Northwest Corner
    National retailers and importers call the idea of spreading use of major North American gateways around the continent a four-corners...
  • Traffic Down, Delays Up
    Why should anyone worry about improving bridges between the U.S. and Canada? U.S. imports plummeted 33 percent between from 2008...
  • Burning Bridges
    Sometime in the next few months, President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will unveil a broad, new vision...
  • Canada Exports Its Recovery
    Canada came out of the gate last year with stronger economic growth than its huge neighbor to the south, so...
  • Securing the Food Chain
    The lame-duck session of the 111th Congress produced a number of remarkable pieces of legislation, including a new food safety...
  • Drivers Drive Truck Safety Rules
    Truck safety regulators are focusing increasingly not on the truck but on the driver who operates it. By targeting driver...
  • FMC's Regulatory Splash
    The 1998 Ocean Shipping Reform Act redefined the Federal Maritime Commission from a regulator of tariffs to one of the...
  • The Regulators Ramp Up
    When the Surface Transportation Board in December slapped Canadian National Railway with an unprecedented $250,000 fine over how it reported...
  • New Look for the STB
    For railroads and shippers monitoring the Surface Transportation Board's heavy slate this year, add this to your watch list: The...
  • Leaning to Growth
    Under normal circumstances, the last three months of any year follow a predictable pattern: the buildup to a peak, followed...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Commando-rescued Samho Jewelry due at Muscat
  • Ban on Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa exports proposed
  • Contrasting fortunes at US Pacific northwest ports
  • Asia-Australia lines share space
  • EC determined to liberalise rail within EU

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • OPCO cuts coverage
    US investment bank abandons equity analysts tied to shipping, energy, insurance and utility stocks, sources say.
  • Westsea wins Gorgon gig
    Australian offshore group wins $100m tender tied to offshore LNG project, sources say.
  • Salgaocar suffers setback
    Indian iron ore magnate fails in bid to halt Golden Ocean's $54m capesize charter claim.
  • Century rolls the dice
    US-listed casino syndicate beefs up gaming contract with Miami-based cruise operator.
  • Haji-Ioannou scraps tanker
    Greek owner cleans house as breakers sink teeth into aframax tanker with $8m price tag, sources claim.
  • Dahlman downs four
    New York-based investment bank chops ratings on four drilling contractors as analysts question ultra-deepwater order frenzy.
  • Angola job for Dof Subsea
    Aberdeen-based owner secures near $3m contract with Saipem in the Kizomba Field.
  • Greek eyes Norden bulkers
    Mystery SPAC-linked owner in advanced stages of buying up to six handysize newbuildings from Dane.
  • Vitol in at Latvian
    Riga tanker owner's big shareholder brings in own executives to oversee debt restructuring.
  • Navios sees Q4 upside
    Bulker unit of Angeliki Frangou-led shipping empire sees profit climb 40% in the fourth.
  • Shipyard thief a sitting duck
    Police take 10 hours to cut trapped felon free from bottom of ship's hull at Wuzhou Xijiang.
  • Big John continues rig run
    Ship Finance International grabs jack-up rig in sale and leaseback deal with Apexindo.
  • CMRE in landmark loan
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led shipowner secures funding for newbuilding trio from DnB NOR and two Chinese banks.
  • Crew injured in fire
    First officer evacuated from a Turkish vessel off Spain following a blaze, while others hurt.
  • Yard escapes fire liability
    London court rules that Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven can not be sued over costly reefer jumboisation fire.
  • Meyer in LNG debut
    Dutch owner Anthony Veder pens order for single unit as Meyer Werft makes LNG bow.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Report: Making transport investment for long haul
    U.S. Congress and the White House should prioritize transportation infrastructure investment based on its long-term impact on economic productivity and short-term ability to create jobs, according to areport released Friday by the Bipartisan Polic...
  • CN strike deadline Tuesday
    Canadian National Railway said the Canadian Auto Workers union gave notice Saturday of its intention to strike the railway on Tuesday, but said it still believes there is sufficient time for the parties to reach a new contract agreement. The union...
  • Shippers, carriers want hours of service hearing
    Shippers and trucking companies are asking Congress to hold a hearing on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's newly proposed hours of service regulations. In aletter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Committee on Transp...
  • Fla./Bahamas carriers hike rates
    Florida-Bahamas Shipowners and Operators Association members Crowley and Seaboard Marine said last week they will raise rates this year in two phases to and from all BSA Bahamian destinations. The association will hike rates on March 6 and July 25 ...
  • Maersk delays EU manifest fee for Greek shipments
    Maersk Line has pushed back the date to begin collecting a fee associated with new European advanced manifest rules for shipments to Greece. The Danish line will begin collecting the fee, which it calls the Cargo Declaration Data fee, beginning Feb...
  • Maersk shifts Asia/Med calls
    Maersk Line said last week it is shifting Mediterranean calls on three of its Asia/Europe services, two of which it runs in conjunction with fellow container line CMA CGM. The Danish carrier said it will switch a call at Piraeus from its AE12 serv...
  • Lines join Asia/Americas loops, use bigger ships
    CMA CGM, CSAV and China Shipping said Friday they will jointly run a two-loop service between Asia and the Americas beginning in April. The services would initially appear to be an amalgam of two existing services -- CSAV's 11-ship ANDEX service an...
  • Andersen: Maersk focuses on emerging markets
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities in the emerging regions of Africa and Latin America, said Nils Andersen, the company's chief executive. Speaking in a Q&A in the company's internal magazine,Maersk Po...
  • Danish carrier 'well positioned'
    Andersen: Maersk focuses on emerging markets A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities in the emerging regions of Africa and Latin America, said Nils Andersen, the company's chief executive. Speaking in a Q&A ...
  • Foreshadowing State of the Union address

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Torm tanker attacked by pirates
    Piracy in the Indian Ocean took a new turn last week, when the Torm owned tanker Torm Kristina came under fire for several hours from unknown pirates. The tanker was
  • South Korea frees crew and vessel ' eight pirates dead
    While there is total radio silence around the whereabouts of the crew from the coaster Leopard from all parties ' shipcraft, Danish Authorities and Danish Shipowners' Association ' the South Korean authorities
  • Pirates vow bloody revenge on South Korea after blood retaking
    After South Korea's violent re-taking of the tanker Samho Jewelry last week Somali pirates vow to seek a bloody revenge. "We never planned to

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    In Durban, deliveries for 180 cSt product available for supply from January 29.
  • Rotterdam bunker market stable
    Some Rotterdam suppliers fully booked early this wee.
  • WFS buys aviation fuel distributor
    Acquisition 'enhances our product offering', says bunker and aviation fuel logistics company.
  • Two vessels seized during 'illegal bunker operation'
    Philippine authorities clamp down on tax evasion.
  • Officers fined for taking bulker through Great Barrier Reef
    Vessel was spotted heading into area of last year's bunker spill.
  • Singapore bunker premiums at year-high levels
    ExxonMobil sees 'strong bids' for 700 cSt fuel oil parcel.
  • Asian bunker prices on upswing
    Average demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs on Monday, say traders.
  • European Parliament calls for fuel oil ban in Arctic region
    Points to IMO's ban on fuel oil in the Antarctic.
  • MPA: Vessels involved in illegal bunkering not Singapore-registered
    Ocean Samudra and Arowana Barcelona not registered under republic's ship registry.
  • Bunker association calls to double storage capacity in Colombo
    Limited storage capacity one of the main bunkering obstacles in Colombo, says president.
  • Litasco, Ventsbunkers officials to discuss dispute
    Dispute involves failure by the Lukoil subsidiary to lift 120,000 mt fuel oil from Ventbunkers's terminal.
  • Staff movements at PDVSA
    There are now five bunker traders in the company, says head of the bunker department.

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Rome
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Geneva
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Barcelona
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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
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Lisbon
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Copenhagen
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Milan
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Rome
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New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
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Miami
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Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
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Riyadh
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Trieste
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South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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Seoul
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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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