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May 26, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker Pacific denies selling tanker to Iranian company
    SINGAPORE-based Tanker Pacific has denied any wrongdoing in the sale of one of its tankers, after it fell afoul of the US State Department for allegedly selling the MT Raffles Park to Iran.
  • More cases of maritime arbitration heard in S'pore
    SINGAPORE is fast gaining prominence as the place of choice to sort out a legal brawl on the high seas.
  • Shipping lines turn to leasing firms for containers
    The global trade rebound is pushing shipping lines to rely more on leasing companies such as CAI International and TAL International Group for the containers used to transport everything from bananas to blouses.

Sched Netweb site
  • Australia's container terminals face seven-day dock strike this week
  • Shenzhen volume up 23pc, remains world's fourth busiest container port
  • Icelandic volcano fizzles, industry says regulators caught flat footed - again
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange ready to submit CCFI to audit if demand high
  • Costamare first quarter profit declines 28pc to US$17.9 million
  • DCT Gdansk welcomes 15,500-TEU Maersk Elba on AE10 service
  • MOL-Samudera China-India service calls at Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay
  • Lianyungang's first quarter throughput up 21.5pc
  • CMA CGM takes delivery of twelfth 11,388-TEU ship - CMA CGM Lyra
  • High Court orders DP World Chennai to cut rate terminal tariffs 35pc
  • Mississippi reopens to river traffic, New Orleans port operations normal
  • CEVA recognised by FCI as preferred partner
  • Klaus-Michael Kuehne steps down from helm as chairman
  • Blank Rome's Conor Warde moves to firm's Hong Kong office
  • Beihai Airport's cargo volume rises 123pc in first four months
  • Davies Turner installs dual-view x-ray scanning machine
  • Juneyao Airlines to resume launch of Hailar-Shanghai service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Boxship deliveries projected to hit historic high
  • CMA CGM's new 11,400-TEU giant of the seas christened in Dunkirk
  • IMO approves armed guards on ships to tackle Somali piracy threat
  • Major Indian shipping companies to see weakening profitability in the medium term: ICRA
  • Support for IMO's member state audit scheme
  • Anticipating price rise, coffee traders hold on to exports
  • Anti-dumping duty proposed on Chinese STPP
  • Bilateral trade with India to touch $ 1 bn in 2011: Thailand
  • Handicraft exports rise 26 pc in 2010-11
  • Oilmeal exports surge two-fold to 5 lakh tonnes in April
  • Pharma exports recover to touch $ 10.3 bn in 2010-11
  • Propped up by chilli & mint oil products, spices exports surpass $ 1.4 bn
  • Sharma expects India-Africa trade to touch $ 70 bn by 2015
  • JN Port's 22nd anniversary today
  • SAIL mulling setting up ports, terminals on east coast
  • Only PPP can solve rail infra capacity problem: Mathur
  • Thar Dry Port commences scheduled rail operations from ICD-Sanand to gateway ports
  • Cotton body urges govt to permit exports without curbs
  • Crisis-hit Karnataka ore exporters may miss China godsend
  • Forex reserves dip by $ 2 bn
  • Govt U-turn on lifting ban on foodgrain exports
  • NTPC jacks coal import target by 4 million tonnes
  • Global economic climate brightens again, ICC/Ifo survey reveals

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Asiana Cargo plans weekly service to Nagoya
    The South Korean carrier Asiana Cargo wants to start a weekly all-freighter service on Seoul Incheon-Nagoya route, with effect from 25 June. Subject to government approval, the air...
  • IBA Lojistik augments fleet
    The Turkish logistics service provider IBA Lojistik, based in Istanbul, recently held a ceremony to mark the delivery of the first batch of new vehicles that it will acquire this y...
  • US transport company TransForce Inc doubled Q1 profit
    TransForce Inc, a leading North American transport company, increased its revenue by 20% in Q1/2011. The Q1/2011 adjusted profit more than doubled to USD 12.2 million, whilst ...
  • More movements but less cargo in Hong Kong
    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported that flight movements in April surged by 12.1% from a year earlier to 27,685. Cargo tonnage, which amounted to 330,000 t in the same...
  • Union Pacific receives Texas environmental excellence award
    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality presented the US transport service provider Union Pacific Railroad with an environmental excellence award for developing some of ...
  • CSX commits additional USD 160 million to national gateway
    The US transport service provider CSX is to invest USD 160 million over the next several years to complete the national gateway - one of the most important transportation projects ...
  • New report sees tonnage gains through 2022 in USA
    After a dip during the recent recession, the US freight economy, particularly for trucking, is projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to American Trucking As...
  • Slow steaming the norm on Far East-North Europe route
    On 20 April the last service in the Far East - North Europe trade stopped being operated at its "normal" speed. Instead the CSCL-Evergreen AEX 1-CEM service switched to s...
  • Iceland opens airports; flights to Scotland cancelled
    Several airports in Great Britain had to be closed yesterday (24 May) because ash clouds from the Icelandic volcano Grimsvötn began to drift to the south. The British air traffic c...
  • Ekol Logistics opens new branch office in Italy
    The Turkish logistics provider Ekol has inaugurated a new facility in Modena (Italy). The company primarily offers road haulage and seafreight services from the new platform, but a...
  • Jan de Rijk Logistics: contract renewal with Dorna Sports
    Jan de Rijk Logistics and Dorna Sports have announced the renewal of a three-year contract for the provision of European road feeder services and connected logistics services relat...
  • Broekman Group opens new head office in Rotterdam
    The Dutch forwarding and logistics company Broekman Group opened its new head office in PortCity 1 on 20 May, and centralised different existing operations at the loca...
  • Ceva appoints consumer and retail business development manager for Iberia
    Ceva Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, recently appointed Javier S'enz as business development manager for the consumer and retail sector in Iberia. S'en...
  • Petrolesport OJSC to commence second phase of reefer storage site
    Petrolesport OJSC (part of the Global Ports Investments PLC group), recently launched the second construction phase of its storage site for reefer containers. Petrolesport currentl...
  • CMA CGM: new giant of the seas christened in Dunkirk
    CMA CGM, the world's third largest container shipping company, recently held a naming ceremony for the "CMA CGM Titan", an 11,400 teu containership, at the Dunkirk termin...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Austal looks to refocus Henderson yard on defense
  • Vitter to Salazar: No permits, no pay raise
  • Nor-Shipping picks Vale Brasil as first Clean Ship Award winner
  • Trailer Bridge names Scott Fernandez Chief Commercial Officer
  • Wärtsilä to supply design and equipment for next generation PSV
  • Somali officials intercept pirate ransom payment
  • Incat Crowther 26 m cat proves fuel economy on sea trials

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • ATA truck tonnage index sees numbers drop in April
  • AAPA schedules seminar covering port security
  • Port of Grays Harbor looking for marina workers
  • NYK solar powered car carrier to be fitted with hybrid power system
  • Trailer Bridge taps Fernandez as chief commercial officer

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Frontline expects weak tanker rates to continue
    Major VLCC player sees little improvement beyond $27,000 per day
  • Smaller boxships draw charter interest
    Container lines trying to fix ten-year charter deals for ships around 1,100 teu
  • June cargoes offer respite for struggling VLCCs
    Owners of very large crude carriers shipping Middle Eastern oil to Asia have seen their daily earnings more than double in a week on an influx of cargoes for loading onto vessels in early June
  • AET charters three aframaxes at high rates
    Malaysia-based AET Tanker Holdings has reportedly chartered three aframaxes for three years at a daily rate of $18,500, a higher rate than average forecasts for aframax earnings over the next year-and-a-half
  • All at sea Transpacific rates slip
    Drewry's benchmark rate marked down to $1,932 per loaded 40 ft container
  • Analysts fear overcapacity as box newbuildings soar
    The strong rise in containership newbuilding activity has brought overcapacity fears back to the market with an analyst forecasting a new delivery record in 2013
  • Does Amandine take the biscuit as a 'coaster'?
    As gigantic new Cobelfret ro-ro is launched, it reveals where shortsea trade has ended up
  • Imabari shipbuilders face dilemma: to stay or go
    There can be many pitfalls in moving offshore
  • A fair and non-violent solution to piracy
    Instead of armed guards, unarmed professionals should accompany ships to guarantee best practices are followed
  • Is this the beginning of the end for Japan's maritime cluster?
    Building a successful shipping environment can take decades ' just ask Singapore. But unravelling one is much faster, as Imabari may just be about to find out
  • Frank discussion needed on box capacity
    The container sector is due to add more capacity in the next two years than at any time in the past
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange to launch box derivatives market
    Trading platform and clearing house to be launched this year as Chinese shippers call for risk management tools
  • Weak dollar helps US container exports surge towards three-year high
    But gains are also a reflection of continuing expansion in global manufacturing, says economist
  • Red Ensign group may step up efforts to fly the flag
    Ship registers consider rebranding to a single corporate identity and promoting common safety standards
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: Brazil shops for more ships
    Ambitious oil and gas production plans create need to enlarge tanker fleets
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: 'phantom orders' hit dry bulk service
    Forum hears 25% of orderbook simply disappears as newbuilding prices fall
  • FMC takes aim at unregistered Chinese NVOCCs
    Recent investigation of Mitsui OSK Lines revealed evidence of misdeclared cargoes, says enforcement chief
  • Piracy frustration all round
    If Asian shipowners are really worried about pirate attacks, why have so few joined the worldwide campaign for more action?
  • Fuelling problems for Iran
    Placing further sanctions on the country's oil industry seems both difficult and ineffectual in the fight to stop its nuclear programme
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: ABS shows confidence in gas-powered vessels
    As class society launches new guide, technology officer believes LNG use for shipping is set to increase
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: Baltic urged to make average capesize rate more accurate
    Failure to reflect volume of cargo in Pacific market could cause a fall in FFA trading, says SwissMarine chief
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: owners face confusion over armed guards
    Conflicting attitudes by charterers creates uncertainty in market, says Frontline chief
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: ABS boosts offshore research and development
    Technical chief forecasts greater crossover with class society's mainstream shipping activity
  • Royal Boskalis orders cable vessel from Samsung C&T
    Dutch firm to lay cable from Java to address Bali's power shortages
  • DP World sets UK listing date
    Port operator hopes to begin trading on London market next week
  • Bangladesh to build up tanker fleet
    Shipping interests and government to acquire three aframaxes
  • Transpacific box rates fall back
    Drewry's benchmark rate marked down to $1,932 per loaded 40 ft container
  • North's strong results pave way for growth
    Mutual's underwriting performance boosts free reserves and puts growing market share on agenda
  • Nor-Shipping 2011: IACS chief welcomes expansion
    As Croatia becomes societies' 12th member, chairman says it hails era of greater transparency and growth

Fairplayweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Golden State powers IT's profits rise
    FRONTLINE'S spin-off Independent Tankers said net profits rose to $8.2M in 1Q11, from $6.1M in the same period last year, with one-off items compensating for weak markets
  • Kremlin obstruction seen
    A MOSCOW bank said today the Kremlin is seeking to obstruct FESCO's owner by postponing a privatisation sale
  • NASDAQ warns ONE
    PRODUCTS tanker specialist Omega Navigation Enterprises has become the latest US-listed shipping company to receive an official warning on its sub-$1 share price
  • 'New oil' for 'new frontier'
    BRAZIL'S Petrobras today swam against the current in rejecting concern about oil tanker overcapacity
  • Behind Frontline's profits
    FRONTLINE said today its net profits for 1Q2011 were $15.5M, down 80.55% from $79.7M in 1Q2010 but reversing $11.8M in losses in this year's previous quarter
  • Florida ditches extra check
    FLORIDA has eliminated a state law requiring background checks for maritime workers
  • Norway weights Brazil option
    NORWAY said today it is weighing two major trade accords with Brazil meant to exploit the South American giant's rapid offshore growth
  • Sanctions seen revealing US policy shift
    NEW US sanctions enforcement should remove any lingering doubts about the dangers of the Iranian products trade, Seward & Kissel partner Bruce Paulsen told Fairplay today
  • China cancels talks with Russia
    CHINA has cancelled oil price and delivery talks with Russia
  • Vale to spend $2.9Bn expanding port
    VALE reportedly plans to spend $2.9Bn on a terminal to make Ponta da Madeira the largest-volume port in Brazil
  • Omani protests cause port ripples
    POLITICAL turmoil in Oman has delayed port projects in the sultanate by up to six months, port officials told Fairplay
  • Tanker Pacific rebuts US sanctions
    SINGAPORE'S Tanker Pacific Management today said Washington's move to slap the group with sanctions was an "error"
  • Petrobras thinking huge
    PETROBRAS has told an Oslo conference that the Brazilian oil giant's fleet is already bigger than most navies - and will grow much larger over the next decade
  • China coal rises m/m
    BEIJING has said China imported 11.1M tonnes of coal imports last month, from 9M in March
  • Russian VLCC squeeze seen
    JAPAN'S tanker owners today told Fairplay rising imports of Russian oil would boost the Aframax sector, but the trend could hurt their VLCC businesses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Truckload Rates 'Firm' Despite Falling Loads
    Truckload carriers are holding onto rate increases despite a decline in truck tonnage and loads, according to a report...
  • TNT Shareholders Approve Express, Mail Demerger
    Shareholders of TNT today approved the de-merger of the Dutch company's express and mail operations. The move is seen...
  • US Beef Exports up 53 Percent in Value
    Exports of beef and pork increased at a double-digit pace in the first quarter of 2011 and continued strong growth...
  • Grand China Splits Trans-Pacific Service
    Grand China Shipping, which launched its first trans-Pacific service in March, is splitting that service into two strings, effectively doubling...
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index Slipped in April
    Seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage fell 0.7 percent in April, decelerating from a revised 1.9 percent gain in March, the...
  • Durable Goods Orders Drop, Inventories Rise
    New orders for manufactured durable goods dropped 3.6 percent in April after rising 4.4 percent in March, the Department of...
  • UPS Adds Weekly Guam-Hong Kong Service
    UPS will start initiate a weekly direct flight from Guam to Hong Kong starting in June, the latest in a...
  • Sale of TUI's Hapag Stake Delayed
    The sale of TUI's stake in Hapag-Lloyd is delayed as bidders take extra time to go through the books at...
  • Houston Port Examines Allegations Against CEO, Chairman
    The Port of Houston Authority hired high-profile defense attorney Rusty Hardin to work as a liaison with the district attorney...
  • Oaktree Springs Heavy-Lift Carrier From Beluga Remains
    U.S. private equity fund Oaktree Capital launched a new heavy-lift and project cargo carrier from the remains of Germany's Beluga...
  • DP World to List Stock in London
    DP World will start trading its shares on the London Stock Exchange on June 1 as the world's third largest...
  • Nippon Express Net Profit Tumbles 32 Percent
    Nippon Express, Japan's largest freight forwarder, said that its net profit plunged 32 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on...
  • Maersk to Postpone Asia-North Europe Rate Increase
    Maersk Line said Wednesday it is postponing by a month the implementation of the general rate increase that it planned...
  • Japan Auto Exports Fall 67 Percent in April
    A steep drop in exports following the twin disasters in Japan pushed the country's trade deficit with the rest of...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • 2013 boxship delivery order book bulging
  • X-Press connects Liverpool
  • Duqm to handle cargo earlier than expected
  • Oil to rise again
  • Global shipper embarks on new e-commerce suite to manage supply chain

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Repo replay
    Evangelos Pistiolis rips up contract with Antonio Zacchello after sealing new bareboat product tanker charter.
  • Ofer fights sanctions
    Ofer family shipping wing turns to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to clear name following Iranian tanker drama.
  • Steimler blasts Norwegian regime
    Norway should be embarrassed by the limited presence of its forces in the fight against piracy off Somalia, Svein Steimler says.
  • Weernink enjoying wriggle room
    Swiss Marine supremo says his company is taking advantage of nervousness among rivals during downturn.
  • Stopford raids mental archive
    Clarksons Research guru suggests Tor Olav Triom may have skipped a history class before posing his "Black Death" question.
  • Transpetro trains to win
    Sergio Machado lifts the lid on new training academy which will cure Brazilian crew bottleneck.
  • Green in the black
    Norwegian shipowner sneaks into profit thanks to a one off gain.
  • Banks bless Box Ships
    Lazard and Cantor add shares of Paragon spin-off to hit list on a bet the owner will seek expansion.
  • Silver lining
    Arntzen and Marinakis tell TradeWinds' Oslo Shipping Forum the outlook for tankers is not all bad.
  • Investors return
    A rising oil price is drawing investors back to the OSV sector, RS Platou Finans' Axel Aas tells TradeWinds WebTV.
  • MBC holds steady
    Malaysian bulker and tanker owner's first quarter profit remains flat as lower costs cancel out sinking charter rates.
  • Croatia joins IACS
    Croatia Register of Shipping is first class society to be allowed to sit at top table since EU completed anti-competition probe.
  • Big port for Vale
    Brazilian mining giant Vale to boost Ponta da Madeira terminal capacity by 50%.
  • DP IPO date set
    Dubai ports giant confirms 1 June as debut of stock in London after offering worth up to $1.6bn.
  • Greece disowns wreck
    Government says it cannot afford to remove Sea Diamond, putting onus on Louis Cruise Lines and insurers.
  • Dof nets job for new ship
    UK-based arm of the Norwegian offshore shipowner inks '5m deal for newest fleet addition to decommission North Sea oilfield.
  • Pirate ransom seized
    Somali authorities grab $3.6m in cash from unmarked planes as six foreigners arrested - but which ship was money destined for?

American Shipperweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Ash cloud chaos redux
    A new ash cloud emanating from a volcano in Iceland on Tuesday threatened to throw European air networks into chaos again, though signs early Wednesday pointed to an easing of eruptions. On Tuesday more than 500 flights, mostly concentrated in the...
  • Trailer Bridge names chief commercial officer
    Trailer Bridge has appointed Scott W. Fernandez as chief commercial officer. He is responsible for the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company's sales and marketing efforts. He replaces Adam E. Gawrysh Jr., who will leave the company on May 27. Fernandez ...
  • Somali security forces intercept ransom payment
    Somali authorities in the capital of Mogadishu said they seized two small planes carrying $3.6 million in ransom for pirates and detained six foreigners on Tuesday, according to several news agencies. An official said one of the planes arrived from...
  • CMA CGM gets new 11,200-TEU vessel
    CMA CGM on Tuesday took delivery of the eighth of a series of 12 11,200-TEU containerships. The French container line said theCMA CGM Titanwill be deployed on the Asia/Europe trade. As of May 25, the line had 21 ships representing 185,000 TEUs of c...
  • Karl-Heinz Sager, dead at 79
    Karl-Heinz Sager, a German shipping executive who followed a career at Hapag-Lloyd and one of its predecessors, North German Lloyd, with the creation of Senator Lines, died April 22 at the age of 79. Sager Sager was remembered by former colleagues ...
  • Maersk to raise U.S.-to-West Africa rates
    Maersk Line said this week it is raising U.S. export rates to West Africa, effective July 1. The increase, $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container, applies to shipments to Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, Gamb...
  • Maersk postpones Asia/North Europe rate hike
    Maersk Line said this week it is postponing until July 1 a planned rate increase on shipments from Asia to northern Europe. The increase, $500 per 40-foot container, was originally due to be implemented June 1. Also, Maersk said it will raise rates...
  • U.S., EU expand IRISL sanction list
    The United States and European Union this week expanded a list of companies that have engaged in business with Iranian shipping companies, U.S. Treasury Department sanctionshave been in place since September 2008against the Islamic Republic of Iran...
  • Rate announcements
    Maersk postpones Asia/North Europe rate hikeMaersk Line said this week it is postponing until July 1 a planned rate increase on shipments from Asia to northern Europe. The increase, $500 per 40-foot container, was originally due to be implemented J...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 25, 2011
  • Wilhelmsen Premier Marine Fuels appoints Senior Broker
    New employee has held various senior positions in the bunker industry.
  • IFO prices rise in Fujairah
    IFO deliveries in Durban available for supply up to and including June 8.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg bunker markets firm
    Several suppliers were reported to be fully booked in Rotterdam.
  • EU officials to 'help shipping remain competitive'
    'We need to reduce ship emissions while maintaining short sea shipping's competitiveness,' says EC vice-president.
  • 'Groundbreaking' globally certified flow metering system for bunkering launched
    Dutch barge and several Maersk vessels now have independently accredited, tamper-proof system to measure delivered quantity.
  • MAN SE investigating 'irregularities' linked to fuel consumption
    Marine engine manufacturer says fuel consumption readings can be made to 'deviate'. Public prosecutor informed.
  • Hull design key to cutting fuel consumption
    Newbuild to be among 'the most fuel-efficient supply vessels ever launched.'
  • Mid-week prices firming in Asian ports
    Demand below average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • New berths at South China port may not boost bunker demand
    Shippers indicate Hong Kong and South Korea still better locations for bunkering.
  • Vopak expands operations with new storage terminal in China
    Partners with the State Development Investment Corporation of China to build 1.35 million cm' oil storage terminal.
  • Liner saves over 10% in fuel after changing hull coating
    Cunard saves over $30,000 per day in bunker costs after application of Intersleek 900.
  • Fujairah to face a 'surplus' of fuel oil storage capacity
    Onshore storage capacity at Fujairah to increase to 3.5 million cm' by the end of 2012.

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Brussels
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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
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Tokyo
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
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Washington
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FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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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
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Lisbon
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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
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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
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Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
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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
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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
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IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
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Long Beach
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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
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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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