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July 26, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Kuehne+Nagel sets sights on Asia
    Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel is stepping up its charge on Asia's markets as part of its ambitious five-year plan to double its revenue.
  • Pirates attack Italian ship off W Africa coast
    Pirates attacked an Italian tanker carrying a cargo of diesel fuel in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin, making off with some goods but leaving the crew unharmed, local authorities said.
  • US regrets killing of Taiwan skipper in crossfire: report
    Washington 'regrets' the killing of a Taiwan skipper who died in crossfire when the US Navy attacked Somali pirates who had seized his boat, a detailed report into the incident said yesterday.
  • Dhaka ship-breaking yards okayed to work

Sched Netweb site
  • China Academy of Sciences predicts slowdown in world container cargo growth
  • MSC's north Europe port focus eyed as Le Havre returns to normal
  • Importers 'evade' Jones Act ordering oil lots too big for US ships to handle
  • Singapore feeder Bengal Tiger swaps Manila-Taiwan services with Wan Hai
  • Mombasa-Kampala railway wins US$40 million loan, hopes to cut costs 35pc
  • DP World adds new South American terminals with acquisitions in Suriname
  • North Europe ports strengthen, Duisburg growth rate overtakes Antwerp's
  • Shipper conditions improve, but unlikely to last: FTR Shippers' Update
  • US court rules Long Beach clean trucks deal contrary to state law
  • APM Terminals' Nigerian Apapa facility starts scanning 200 boxes a day
  • China Southern Airlines adds Vancouver to Shanghai-LA cargo service
  • Hainan Airlines to open European network from Turkey
  • Victor Bout fails quash gun-running case with 'US malicious prosecution' plea

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargo Scope 2011 inauguration tomorrow
  • CSCL assigns 14,074-TEU newbuilding to Asia-Europe trade lane
  • DHL offers Shanghai to Seattle direct LCL service
  • Education helps protect shipping & reduce maritime security risks
  • Grand China bundles SPX & TPX loops into California butterfly service
  • Hanjin restarts service to Japan through Le Havre
  • Japanese shipbuilders to focus on fuel efficiency to regain market
  • MOL adopts low-friction ship-bottom paint
  • Moody's grades box shipping better than dry & liquid bulk
  • MSC announces rate restoration by $ 250 per TEU
  • Prospect of 20 pc rise in operating costs looming over shipping firms
  • Upgrade & new consortium for SWAX service announced
  • Edible oil imports to fall due to record output
  • India may emerge as US Exim Bank's top mkt
  • Draft of proposed new Ports Act in place
  • MbPT allotting pre-delivery inspection area to boost automobile exports
  • Plans afoot to set up lucrative ship-repair hub at Cochin Port
  • Plans for port in south Myanmar
  • SEZ exports climb 23 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Maersk joins the World Ocean Council
    The A.P. Moller - Maersk Group has joined the World Ocean Council to support global leadership and collaboration on ocean sustainability. Through its signatory to the World Ocean C...
  • CMA CGM to launch a new service between Asia, Fiji Islands and New Zealand
    CMA CGM Group recently announced the launch of a new service connecting Asia, Fiji Islands and New Zealand, effective July 18th, 2011. Named ANZEX, this new weekly service will dep...
  • Continental further expands in Russia
    Continental banks on the Russian market: the tyre manufacturer is going to invest EUR 220 million in a production plant in Kaluga (Russia), 170 km from Moscow. The new factory is s...
  • Ritter Logistik banks on sustainable technology
    The German Ritter Logistik, based in Langenhagen/Hanover and Magdeburg, is going to introduce a Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid as one of the first 35 European customers from th...
  • New shuttle connections between the northern ports to Enns and Vienna (Austria)
    The Austrian container logistics provider IMS is going to increase the frequency of trains for the Austrian container shuttle. From the beginning of August the container operator i...
  • Quehenberger Logistics expands to Croatia
    The Austrian logistics provider Quehenberger Logistics has opened their first branch office in Croatia which firmly establishes their presence in the Balkan region with their locat...
  • Air Bridge Cargo Airlines extends agreements with Fraport
    Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has extended its agreement with Fraport-Subsidiary Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) for cargo handling at Frankfurt/Main Airport until 2016. ABC has als...
  • Geodis and Kiala enter strategic alliance
    The new strategic partnership with Kiala strengthens Geodis' e-business offering. French domestic express delivery operator, Geodis, and Kiala, Europe's number-one networ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires Dutch perishables logistics operator
    Kuehne + Nagel announced that it has entered into an agreement to take over J. van ...
  • duisport: Significant growth in all goods segments
    After it was possible to set a new record in container handling last year, the figures to the middle of the year confirm this positive development. Thus container handling on the t...
  • INTTRA Selects Jeffrey Ganek to Join its Board of Directors
    INTTRA, the leading provider of e-commerce solutions for the ocean freight industry, announced recently that Jeffrey Ganek has been appointed to its board of directors. Ganek is th...
  • UAE is represented by NAFL awardee for YIFFA 2011
    The United Arab Emirates will have a representative at the prestigious Young International Freight Forwarders Award (YIFFA) 2011 in the person of 24-year-old Niranjan Venkatesh, wh...
  • Swissport signs new contracts with TNT and Icelandair in Belgium
    Swissport International, the world's leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has sealed renewal contracts with TNT and Icelandair covering their cargo handling ...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Grand Isle Shipyard purchased by NANA Development Corporation
  • Gulmar newbuild diving/ROV support vessel heads for Brazil
  • B.C. provides $40 million backing for Seaspan NSPS bid
  • SeaRiver Maritime signs deal to build two tankers at Aker Philadelphia
  • Docklift confirms first contract for Type 0 heavly lift vessel
  • MOL adopts new low-friction hull paint

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma sees rise in year-to-date container volumes
  • Ceremony marks christening of Hamburg Sud container vessel
  • Mitsui O.S.K Lines using low-friction paint on vessel hulls
  • Crowley taps Cole Cosgrove as marine operations vice president
  • Top Ships Oks sale of drybulk vessel AMALFI

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Aframax asset values could see downwards revision
    Two tanker sales due today (tues) have the potential to push prices down
  • Hopes of three-year high for Middle East to Asia LPG rate
    High levels of fixing should continue this week and draw down the list of available spot ships, but momentum could slow down in a month or two
  • GasLog order in South Korea
    Gaslog has ordered a liquefied natural gas carrier for $200m from South Korea
  • Activity picks up after Bangladesh extension granted
    High Court allows Chittagong yards to import vessels for scrapping until October ' what happens thereafter is still not known
  • Petrobras earmarks $17.6bn for fleet and logistics drive
    Petrobras has earmarked $17.6bn for fleet expansion and logistics improvements in its latest five-year plan, from 2011-2015, as the Brazilian energy company continues to develop oil and gas fields in the South Atlantic, which will need a growing volume of tonnage to carry the fossil fuels
  • State Department insists on guards for US vessels
    Assistant Secretary of State turns to owners for input over measures to fight piracy
  • What is fuelling Greek rise in LNG?
    Traditional owners can see an emerging liquefied natural gas market, even as ailing dry bulk and tanker markets prod them to look elsewhere
  • Safety first in the dash for gas
    As more vessel types take up the cost and environmental benefits of gas-powered shipping, it is becoming increasingly important that crew are trained properly in its use
  • Let's blow an inverse trumpet fanfare for the Top 100
    Annual container ports throughput report gives a fascinating insight into the physical flow of goods
  • Ignore the politics: carbon is now a commercial imperative
    Any waivers in European Union efficiency rules will be meaningless if owners cannot sell on their ships
  • What happens next?
    Though IMO agreement to cut CO2 emissions was patched together, it is at least binding
  • Blue Water inks cargo heating deal with ST Shipping
    Improved fuel consumption to reduce impact on environment
  • Paris and Tokyo Memoranda launch concentrated inspection campaign
    Action starting at the beginning of September will focus on structural safety and the Load Line Convention
  • CAP reporting time cut
    Bureau Veritas tanker assessment down to one month
  • Down to business
    Guide gives advice on contracting underwater maintenance
  • Van Oord hits back at claims of Mombasa illegal dumping
    Dutch dredging and marine engineering operator denies reports that spoil from $60m Likoni channel project has been seen closer to the shore than expected
  • Stratos acquires Blue Ocean Wireless
    Operational assets of US GSM services provider bought by Inmarsat company
  • Seafarers receive widespread praise for postponing strike action
    Crews are protesting against pension cuts as government strives to reduce Greek deficit
  • Putting troops on ships
    Armed guards may well be a necessary evil but proposals to use UN troops rather than private security are infinitely preferable
  • Net benefits
    WiFi internet access is the sort of thing that would represent a quantum leap in the quality of a seafarer's life, yet ports are shunning it
  • Deepwater Horizon investigators delay report yet again
    Findings seen as crucial to future US oil spill legislation held back for at least 30 days
  • Oaktree builds up stake in Eagle Bulk
    Dry bulk investment complements cash injection in tanker major Genmar
  • Singapore opens $21m vessel tracking centre
    MPA aims at making vessel traffic safer and more efficient
  • Rickmers Maritime sees no quick escape from financial fetters despite rise in profit
    Singapore listed trust raises distribution but does not anticipate freeing itself from restrictions imposed in debt restructuring
  • APL freight rates see further drops
    Container line blames weak Asia-Europe trade for 13% fall in average revenue per feu
  • Qatar Navigation profits halve as purchase skews results
    Acquisition of Qatar Shipping sees profits drop to $114m, while operating profits rise
  • TOP Ships to take book loss on handymax sale
    Amalfi is second vessel shed from dry bulk division within a month
  • Grimaldi wins concession for Barcelona ferry terminal
    Italian ro-ro and cruise group seals 15-year deal over the 60,000 sq m Muelle Costa passenger and freight facility
  • Bulker and tanker rates fail to ignite at end July

Fairplayweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Danaos sees softening
    CONTAINERSHIP lessor Danaos today reported a smaller loss for its second quarter but warned on negative market trends
  • Aker Philly courts Exxon
    AKER Philadelphia confirmed today that it may win the first US orders for crude tankers in a half decade
  • Greek secondhand buys rise
    GREEK secondhand purchases rose 30% in the second quarter from first-quarter levels, Fairplay was told today
  • S Africa coal miners strike
    A STRIKE by coal miners in South Africa might affect exports if it stretches for longer than a fortnight, according to analysts
  • Cruiser overboard search ends
    US COAST Guard teams have called off their search for a young passenger of Holland America's Oosterdam who went overboard in Alaska. Search ends for overboard Alaska passenger
  • Savannah box totals rise
    MARKET share gains and a stabilising US economy helped drive box volume increases at Savannah in fiscal 2011, the Georgia Ports Authority said today
  • Ship blaze erupts at Black Sea port
    A BULKER fire is reportedly raging today at Midia-Navodari, a small Romanian port just north of Constantza on the Black Sea
  • Petrobras pumps up E&P
    BRAZIL'S oil major Petrobras will significantly increase its future production spending, supporting the rise of a major new tanker trade
  • SeaFrance plans to cut jobs, service
    TROUBLED ferry operator SeaFrance told Fairplay today it plans to cut more jobs and withdraw one of its four vessels from service
  • Top takes second hit
    NASDAQ-listed Top Ships has announced the sale of yet another bulker at a loss as it seeks to meet its debt obligations
  • Qatar Navigation calls profits fall 'skewed'
    QATAR Navigation's net profits dived in the first half, but the company said today the result was skewed by its purchase Qatar Shipping
  • Putin slashes quota of pork imports
    RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered a 31% reduction in the quota of imported pork allowed for next year
  • Zanzibar ship safety crackdown sought
    THREE ship accidents in Zanzibar this month have sparked a legislative call for a safety crackdown
  • Oaktree takes Eagle stake
    PRIVATE equity firm Oaktree has disclosed purchasing 7.8% of common shares of Eagle Bulk Shipping
  • US tanker waivers assailed
    US SHIPPING interests are riled over the Obama administration's use of Jones Act waivers to transport oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Rockefeller Calls For FAA Reauthorization
    U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV on Monday called on top U.S. House Republicans to convene a...
  • Customs Reports Progress on ACE
    Pilot testing of the ocean and rail manifest systems in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment is...
  • Canadian National Adjusted Profit Rises 8.2 Percent
    Canadian National Railway's second-quarter profit rose 8.2 percent before counting a charge for net deferred income tax, to $611 million...
  • Diesel Prices Rise for Third Consecutive Week
    Diesel prices across the United States increased 2.6 cents in the week ending July 25, rising for the third consecutive...
  • FMC's Lidinsky Studying Prince Rupert Impact
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Lidinsky said the FMC has been asked by West Coast members of the U.S. Congress...
  • ILA's Hughes Offers 'Full Support' to Daggett
    Richard Hughes Jr., who is not seeking re-election as International Longshoremen's Association president, said Harold Daggett has his "full support"...
  • Dennis Daggett to Head ILA Atlantic District
    Dennis Daggett, son of International Longshoremen's Association president-in-waiting Harold Daggett, is the new president of the ILA's Atlantic Coast District,...
  • YRC's Welch: We Must Demonstrate Value
    YRC Worldwide must demonstrate its value to shippers, logistics providers and its own employees to survive and succeed, new...
  • Canada's Purolator International Expands in US
    Canadian logistics provider and package carrier Purolator International opened a facility in Minneapolis as it rolls out an "aggressive" expansion...
  • Hamburg Sud Stops Chassis Service at Oakland
    Hamburg Sud will stop providing chassis for merchant haulage in and around the Port of Oakland as of Sept. 15,...
  • DOT Stimulus Project Payouts Near $30 Billion
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's payments to states for completed stimulus projects reached $29.92 billion as of July 15, and...
  • Chevron Contracts Dockwise's New Heavy-Lift Ship
    Dockwise signed the first contract for the world's largest heavy-lift vessel with U.S. oil company Chevron for a undisclosed...
  • Georgia Ports Report Double-Digit Growth
    Container, auto and breakbulk volumes at Georgia's two deep-water ports surged at double-digit rates in the 12 months of the...
  • Virginia Governor Sacks Most of Port Board
    Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell replaced 10 out of the 11 members on the board that oversees the Virginia Port Authority...
  • Rickmers Trust Profit Surged in Second Quarter
    Containership owner-charterer Rickmers Maritime Trust said Monday that its net profit in the second quarter surged by 1,302 percent year-over-year...
  • Third Parties on the Rise
    In its first full year of operations as a U.S. third-party logistics operator, Echo Global Logistics took in $33.2 million...
  • Ocean Carriers Skip Congested Indian Port Calls
    Severe terminal congestion at India's Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) spurred major ocean carriers to skip calls at the...
  • NOL Volume Up, Average Revenue Falls
    Neptune Orient Lines said its container handling increased 5 percent year-over-year in the four-week period from June 4 to...
  • Natural Gas Hits the Road
    There may be a strong case to be made for using natural gas to fuel the country's heavy-duty trucks, but...
  • Railroads Point the Way
    Some of the most up-to-date readings of the economy and detailed forecasts for where it's headed will appear this week...
  • Gate Expectations
    Matthew "Bo" Bates thinks many ocean carriers have left their customers in the lurch. As a growing number of container...
  • As the Water Churns
    These past couple of weeks showed serious signs of déjà vu for the shipping and trade sector. Just when you...
  • NY-NJ's Moving Target
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will replace fewer old trucks than expected under a $28 million...
  • Slow-Steaming for Surcharges
    In their original proposal for the 2011 contracting season, ocean carriers announced through the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement discussion group they...
  • Running on Empty
    The peak season is at hand in the eastbound trans-Pacific, but freight rates are dropping steadily and carriers are pulling...
  • Pioneering AFL Sets Sail
    The AFL New England made its inaugural call at Boston on July 19, officially kicking off the vessel's Halifax-Portland, Maine-Boston...
  • Marine Highways' Next Stop: Washington
    Logistics 101 states shippers want reliable service at a competitive price. Trucks and trains have certainly met that need, but...
  • Building Toward an Answer
    Suddenly, infrastructure spending is catching fire as a national political issue. In the middle of a high-stakes faceoff with...
  • Export Driven?
    We're a year into the National Export Initiative's five-year plan to double U.S. exports. We're also some 16 months from...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • You cannot rely on self-regulation in container shipping
    The mandatory fitting of seat belts to motor vehicles around the world in the 1960s and 1970s had little effect on reducing road deaths until such use was made compulsory
  • Indonesia 'not up to speed'
  • CSCL Mercury joins Asia - Europe melee
  • 'Stressful days ahead' in financial markets
  • DP World looks to harness the sun in Mumbai
  • German owners push for armed protection

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Danaos narrows loss
    Interest rate swaps continue to plague John Coustas-led containership owner as box rates erode.
  • Sinokor tied to DRYS deal
    Brokers finger South Korean operator as a buyer in the recent sale of Greek owner's capesize bulkers.
  • Pdvsa seeks 'dirty' deal
    Brokers dial up Venezuela in bid to cash in on local energy giant's one-year tanker tender.
  • Exxon unit inks tanker duo
    SeaRiver Maritime turns to Aker Philadelphia Shipyard with an order for twin aframax newbuildings.
  • Investors avoid KG funds
    KG funds continue to suffer investor neglect as market uncertainty persists.
  • Petrobras picks Gulmar
    Middle Eastern offshore contractor pens diving-support vessel deal with Brazilian energy giant.
  • Songa scores
    Oslo-listed offshore contractor ties up $268m gig for semisubmersible drilling unit.
  • Danaos crowns CFO
    New York-listed containership owner's finance deputy secures role as John Coustas' top lieutenant.
  • 'Time to be creative'
    With VLCC spot rates less than half what a newbuilding requires to break even, Poten says some owners will need to think laterally to ride out the storm.
  • Romanian yard fire out
    But Syria linked FGM Ship Management is unable to report on extent of damage to handysized bulker.
  • Sell, sell, sell
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst tells investors to offload shares in NAT, Genco and Freeseas amid lower earnings forecasts.
  • Green way to beat bunkers
    Stopford sees pricey bunkers and more efficient ships working in tandem.
  • Charter boosts Rickmers
    New CSAV deal at treble the rate of previous Maersk hire lifts tonnage supplier's earnings.
  • Oaktree in at Eagle
    Investor emerges as significant shareholder in Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner.
  • Croatia yard gets new boss
    Croatian businessman Darko Koncar is only months away from signing deal on yard ownership.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • DB Schenker to eliminate BAX freighter fleet
    German third-party logistics giant DB Schenker announced Friday that U.S. subsidiary BAX Global will eliminate its dedicated domestic air cargo fleet and instead operate a "non-fixed asset" model by booking customers' freight on other cargo carri...
  • Sweden signs Rotterdam Rules
    The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) said that Sweden has become the 24th country to signed the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, known as the Rott...
  • Shipowners' Club restructures in London
    The Shipowners' Club, which specializes in the provision of protection and indemnity insurance cover for small and specialist vessels, has restructured the departments within its London branch. The London claims and underwriting teams are now organ...
  • PIL restructures, renames Asia/Black Sea loop
    A PIL loop linking the Far East and Black Sea ports has undergone changes in name and structure, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's former SBS service has been renamed BSC, and will be operated with fewer...
  • Kelly to retire from MOL
    Thomas Kelly, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MOL (America), will retire at the end of July, the Japanese container line said Friday. Kelly joined MOL in July 1999 as the regional vice president for the Midwest region. In 20...
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds Halifax/New England feeder
    Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it has started a feeder service connecting Halifax with Boston and Portland, Maine. The service is meant to sync with the liner carrier's services connecting Halifax with Europe and Asia, Hapag-Lloyd said in a service adviso...
  • Purolator opens new Minneapolis branch
    Purolator International, a logistics subsidiary of Canada's Purolator Inc., has opened a new Minneapolis branch. The company said its Minneapolis facility is part of "an aggressive 2011 expansion plan," which re-entered the U.S. market in 2001. "T...
  • Ryder names Cooke U.S., Canada operations head
    Ryder System has appointed Dennis C. Cooke to senior vice president and operations chief for its Fleet Management Solutions business segment in the United States and Canada. Cooke joins Ryder following a 22-year career with GE and related companie...
  • Vanguard names Polish agent
    Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has appointed Warsaw-based Maritime Transport & Agencies Sp. z o.o. (MTA) to serve as its exclusive agent in Poland. "MTA Scandinavia has been the exclusive Vanguard partner in Scandin...
  • Sohn confirmed as L.A. harbor commissioner
    The Los Angeles City Council on Friday unanimously approved the appointment of Sung Won Sohn to the Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. Sohn is an endowed professor of economics for the Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economi...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 25, 2011
  • Markets mostly firm Monday
    Congestion reported in Rotterdam and Gibraltar.
  • Alfa Laval develops cooling system for Fuel Conditioning Modules
    Unit delivers chilled water to FCMs, keeping temperatures stable.
  • Fujairah firm, Durban IFO dips
    No clear price trend in South Africa amid continued limited supply.
  • Bunker prices and regulations drive fuel efficiency
    Shipyards 'sharpening their energy efficiency models,' says Martin Stopford of Clarkson Research Services.
  • MOL chooses 'low-friction' hull paint
    Carrier predicts improved fuel efficiency.
  • Fuel oil volumes from Middle East set to fall
    Singapore-based trader says East Asian traders can't compete with local cargo buyers.
  • Container line chooses 'super long-stroke' engine
    S90ME-C9 engine from MAN Diesel & Turbo 7% more efficient than other systems.
  • Asian bunker prices up as week opens
    Mixed demand across key Asian bunker hubs on Monday.
  • Valero confirms UK bunkering plans
    London office to handle bunker fuel sales from Pembroke Refinery.
  • Australia to cut fuel tax credits for marine transport
    Tax credit for diesel in marine transport to be cut by more than 6 cents per litre in 2012 to 2013.
  • PIL adopts marine fuel management technology
    Rising bunker costs prompts deal with Emerson.
  • Lanka IOC sees improved bunker sales on restructuring
    Company 'removes bottlenecks' in its supply chain and improves delivery, says chairman.
  • Singapore: Bunkering 'loophole'
    Selling marine fuel in Singapore is not as straight forward as some international traders think.

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