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August 31, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Big ships will help offset slump: Daewoo
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, working on the world's largest container ships, said mega-sized vessels' greater fuel efficiency will let them withstand a slowdown in overall orders.
  • CMA CGM bullish despite plunge in interim earnings
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, expects 2011 to be 'a positive year' despite a plunge in first-half profit linked to less favourable freight rates than in 2010, the company said on Monday.
  • High tide for Brazilian yacht market
    Marcio Christiansen reeled off tales of the growing ranks of rich Brazilians who visit his luxury Ferretti yacht showroom. One man paid US$2 million for a ship, he said, after succumbing within 30 minutes to his children's pleas of 'Buy it, Daddy, buy it!'
Strait Talk
  • Learning to live with piracy
    IN A DEEPLY disturbing development two weeks ago, a products tanker was hijacked within the limits of the Omani port of Salalah. The 25,400 DWT Fairchem Bogey was preparing to enter port to load and her crew were clearly not expecting an attack.
Shipping Times
  • Crossrail delays award of contract
    Crossrail, Europe's largest infrastructure project, said it had delayed the award of a contract to build 60 train carriages to save costs and allow the British government's review of public procurement to be taken into account.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Big ships will help offset slump: Daewoo
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, working on the world's largest container ships, said mega-sized vessels' greater fuel efficiency will let them withstand a slowdown in overall orders.
  • CMA CGM bullish despite plunge in interim earnings
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, expects 2011 to be 'a positive year' despite a plunge in first-half profit linked to less favourable freight rates than in 2010, the company said on Monday.
  • High tide for Brazilian yacht market
    Marcio Christiansen reeled off tales of the growing ranks of rich Brazilians who visit his luxury Ferretti yacht showroom. One man paid US$2 million for a ship, he said, after succumbing within 30 minutes to his children's pleas of 'Buy it, Daddy, buy it!'
Strait Talk
  • Learning to live with piracy
    IN A DEEPLY disturbing development two weeks ago, a products tanker was hijacked within the limits of the Omani port of Salalah. The 25,400 DWT Fairchem Bogey was preparing to enter port to load and her crew were clearly not expecting an attack.
Shipping Times
  • Crossrail delays award of contract
    Crossrail, Europe's largest infrastructure project, said it had delayed the award of a contract to build 60 train carriages to save costs and allow the British government's review of public procurement to be taken into account.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Big ships will help offset slump: Daewoo
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, working on the world's largest container ships, said mega-sized vessels' greater fuel efficiency will let them withstand a slowdown in overall orders.
  • CMA CGM bullish despite plunge in interim earnings
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, expects 2011 to be 'a positive year' despite a plunge in first-half profit linked to less favourable freight rates than in 2010, the company said on Monday.
  • High tide for Brazilian yacht market
    Marcio Christiansen reeled off tales of the growing ranks of rich Brazilians who visit his luxury Ferretti yacht showroom. One man paid US$2 million for a ship, he said, after succumbing within 30 minutes to his children's pleas of 'Buy it, Daddy, buy it!'
Strait Talk
  • Learning to live with piracy
    IN A DEEPLY disturbing development two weeks ago, a products tanker was hijacked within the limits of the Omani port of Salalah. The 25,400 DWT Fairchem Bogey was preparing to enter port to load and her crew were clearly not expecting an attack.
Shipping Times
  • Crossrail delays award of contract
    Crossrail, Europe's largest infrastructure project, said it had delayed the award of a contract to build 60 train carriages to save costs and allow the British government's review of public procurement to be taken into account.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL orders 2 super post-panamax cranes for Taiwan's Kaohsiung terminal
  • OOCL and Cosco upgrades Far East-Med loop from 5,500 to 8,888-TEU ships
  • PIL and MCC to launch China-Bangladesh services in mid-September
  • North Europe 2011 trade weakens, dim 2012 outlook: Global Port Tracker
  • CMA CGM hopeful despite 258pc profit fall to US$237 million in first half
  • Evergreen Marine first half profit declines 61pc to US$48 million
  • MOL hikes intra-Asia rates US$50/TEU for short haul, $100/TEU for long
  • Troubled Horizon Lines refinances by selling itself to its creditors
  • Hong Kong Trade Development Council holds major London show September 12-16
  • Russia's Port of Vostochny throughput up 12pc in first seven months
  • Shipco offers LCL Xiamen-Chicago, Ningbo-NY services and all-water to NY
  • American truck tonnage declines in July after June rise, but pricing holds
  • Fewer enjoy driving life as US trucker shortage impacts freight demand
  • Last call for views on new ship sale form, Norwegians, BIMCO make changes
  • Indian government spearheads US$7.6 billion seven-port investment
  • Bombardier CSeries chief to retire at 61, 'nothing to do with new plane'
  • Western Australia's Rex airline says carbon tax will harm aviation
  • U-Con issues pilots flight deck navigational iPads to cut fuel costs

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • Basel Rhine ports with minus 11% in H1/2011
    The total throughput of Schweizerische Rheinhäfen, the Swiss inland ports on the Rhine in Basel, dropped by 10.8% to 2.75 million t in the first six months of 2011, compared to the...
  • Nigerian airports need upgrade for cargo development
    Nigerian airports need urgent upgrades to handle the country's freight and to take a leading role in informing the shipper community of ...
  • Dürr wins large aircraft order from Russia
    The Dürr Group, a mechanical and plant engineering group based in Southern Germany, has won its largest ever order for aircraft assembly systems in Russia. IRKUT, the Rus...
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates in North Atlantic trades
    As of 15 October, Hapag-Lloyd will raise rates for all cargo and all container types in the North Atlantic trades as follows: rate increase from all coasts of USA, Canada including...
  • Militzer & Münch brings groupage from China to Kazakhstan by lorry
    The international transport service provider Militzer & Münch, whose head office is in St Gallen (Switzerland), is further expanding its range of services. The Militzer & M...
  • Organic growth from owners forces Anglo-Eastern (UK) into bigger premises
    In the midst of declining confidence in shipping markets, Anglo-Eastern's UK division is riding on the wave of outsourcing and is opening new premises. The new office in central Gl...
  • Daimler and Rolls-Royce obtain final approval for acquisition of Tognum
    Daimler and Rolls-Royce have obtained approval from all relevant regulatory authorities for the acquisition of Tognum AG. This step paves the way for Daimler and Rolls-Royce to con...
  • Gotthard base tunnel to become operational already in 2016
    In Switzerland the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) is doing everything to open the Gotthard base tunnel (GBT) in December 2016, one year earlier than planned. The scope of the tr...
  • New plans to resolve Cambodia Rail resettlement concerns
    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Australia are providing over USD 100 million to help rebuild the country's national railroad stretching from Sihanoukville in...
  • Wilson Air Center opens fourth FBO facility
    After Charlotte, Houston and Memphis, Wilson Air Center has brought its FBO service to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA). The facility officially opened on 4 August 2011 and ...
  • Boeing strengthens customer focus with leadership moves
    Boeing has appointed Marlin Dailey as president of Boeing Germany, Northern Europe/EU and Africa, Ray Conner to the new post of senior vice-president of sales and customer support,...
  • IJS Global establishes head office at Schiphol
    IJS Global, a major provider of global logistics services, has signed a lease with Schiphol Real Estate for approximately 2,000 sqm of office space and 5,400 sqm of business accomm...
  • Havi Logistics supplies OMV petrol station shops in Bulgaria and Slovakia
    The German logistics company Havi Logistics has been supplying the petrol station shops of Austrian mineral oil group OMV in Bulgaria and Slovakia for a year. The tapping of these ...
  • In Time Express Logistik sold to Barclays Private Equity
    German Equity Partners III (GEP III), the equity capital fund managed by ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has sold its majority holding in Germany's Hanover-based CEP service p...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • German ship manager hires GreySide to provide armed maritime security
  • Donjon Marine refloats sunken barge on Kill Van Kull
  • Depressed tanker spot rates could lead to increased scrapping
  • Scorpio tanker completes Northern Sea Route voyage
  • MTNW and Delmar pioneer new approach to offshore mooring
  • Energy audit shows USCG ways to slash cutter energy consumption

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners posts gains during month of June
  • Jensen adding Jacksonville to list of office locations
  • Estuaries to be celebrated at public event in Coos Bay
  • Braemar study finds larger box ship orders on rise
  • Tugboat races part of Harbor Days in Olympia

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • The Containership Co lawsuit raises questions of jurisdiction
    Should US courts or the FMC hear dispute?
  • Higher capitalisation boosts Swedish Club's outlook
    Standard & Poors singles out Gothenburg-based P&I club for praise and boosts its rating
  • Star Reefers awarded damages from JFC
    Russian fruit importer ordered to pay $16.5m
  • Hurricane Irene ushers in fresh concerns over boxship liability
    The proliferation of big new boxships has heightened cargo underwriter exposure worries
  • China Cosco makes a play for better terms
    Bid to restructure charter contracts with owners could work, if history is any guide
  • Piracy and the armed deterrent
    Having armed guards onboard could pose risk of an escalation of violence
  • Capesize secondhand prices show signs of stability
    Sales at high prices seem to indicate the end of a long downward trend might be in sight
  • Syria sanctions set to increase tanker tonne-mile demand
    Italy faces immediate fallout from oil embargo but long-term diversification trend likely to continue
  • Forward thinkers embrace green debate
    Forward thinkers are embracing the green debate
  • IMO appears reluctant on environmental issues
    The IMO must be more proactive on environmental issues
  • Fighting for Littlehampton
    Shortage of shortsea tonnage hits smaller ports
  • P+S Werften wins order for offshore installation vessel
    Deal with Offshore Installation Group said to be worth 'a three-digit million euro figure'
  • 'Nightmare' for cross-Mediterranean aframax market if Syrian cargoes disappear
    More employment opportunities could be lost if sanctions are brought in this week
  • Modern aframax values fall almost 20% in a month
    Price paid for auctioned 2005-built vessel is $7.5m less than for similar ships last month
  • Falling VLCC values should see scrap volumes accelerate
    Dahlman Rose forecasts demolition pick-up as Clarksons lowers secondhand price estimates
  • Cash injection saves Nordcapital bulk carriers fund
    Bulkerflotte 1 secures money for restructuring following Korea Line collapse
  • South China seizure
    Disputes between China and its neighbours threaten regional development
  • Analysts see value in DSME move to buy HMM stake
    Decision designed to benefit both companies
  • Big European box hubs face flat volumes and a 2012 slowdown
    Global Port Tracker forecasts indicate imports continuing to post total month on month declines
  • CMHI posts $502m in profit and says softening of throughput is temporary
    Modest decline at Shenzhen port underscores southern China's economic woes
  • Exmar posts first-half loss but is optimistic over LPG sector
    Extra spot cargoes keeping sector buoyant
  • Political tension between China and Vietnam blamed for port project delay
    CMIH says container terminal project yet to receive license from local government
  • BW Offshore profits as BW Pioneer leads from the front
    Oslo-based FPSO owner sees strong outlook for energy sector
  • FMC put to the test
    The decision by TCC to sue former shippers through the courts raises the question of whether the Federal Maritime Commission is the place to hear disputes
  • Hyundai Heavy completes tests on new 190,000 dwt super ice-bulker
    Giant bulk carrier design could carry double current iron ore capacity without ice-breakers
  • K Line joins the rush to design LNG powered shipping
    Japanese carrier hopes to have deepsea ro-ro vessel in operation by 2015
  • Middle East yards opt for unique ship lifts
    UAE's Damen and Saudi Arabia's Zamil to install Rolls-Royce made lifts at new facilities
  • Suppliers eyeing cash-rich Asian owners
    Italy's SpecTec expands in region as owners snap up fleet management software systems

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • US military racks up late box fees
    CONTAINER owners have charged the US military over $421M since 2004 for returning equipment late, Fairplay was told today
  • CMA CGM profits sink
    FRENCH liner CMA CGM registered a 72% year-on-year fall in net profits to $237M in the first half, but said it expects to remain profitable over the full year
  • Rejected shipment upsets the apple cart
    ONE BAD-apple shipment is threatening to spoil New Zealand's arguments that its produce is safe for Australia, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Arrest order targets Eagle
    A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of Eagle Bulk's 50,351dwt Kestrel I in Oregon, newly filed US court documents reveal
  • 71 seized in migrant smuggling bids
    GREEK authorities have seized 71 people involved in migrant smuggling in the past week
  • Shipping banks to combine
    GREECE'S Alpha Bank plans to acquire Eurobank EFP, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Trafigura signs South Hook terminal deal
    TRAFIGURA has signed a deal that would give the commodity trader access to spare import capacity at the UK's South Hook Gas terminal, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • VLCC valuations buckling
    DEPRESSED spot rates are "finally impacting secondhand VLCC values materially", Dahlman Rose analyst Omar Nokta said today, as he predicted more scrapping ahead
  • Crane giant increases losses
    THE WORLD'S biggest port crane manufacturer today revealed its losses increased in this year's first half, compared with the first six months of 2010
  • Ningbo-Zhousha box terminal wins approval
    CHINA'S transport ministry today said it had approved a new box terminal at the combined port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
  • OOCL replacing cranes
    ORIENT Overseas Container Line said today it will replace two of its six post-Panamax gantry cranes at OOCL Kaohsiung Container Terminal in Taiwan
  • Horizon rewrites restructuring
    NYSE-listed Horizon Lines has obtained bondholder approval for a revised restructuring plan aimed at averting bankruptcy

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • TSA Launches Trans-Pacific Revenue Index
    A new revenue index published by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement shows revenue for maritime carriers in eastbound lanes from Asia...
  • Avnet Adds E-Tracking Options
    Avnet's e-commerce arm unveiled features allowing customers to track their inventory in bonded warehouses and create customized order reports, as...
  • Maersk Line Resumes Libya Service
    Maersk Line will resume container service to Libya on Sept. 8 in its first shipment since February. The world's...
  • APM Sells Half of China Terminal Stake
    APM Terminals agreed to sell half, or a 25 percent share, of its stake in China's Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal,...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 11 Percent
    The dollar value of U.S. surface trade with Canada and Mexico rose 11 percent in June to $77.5 billion, the...
  • Irish Continental Profit Falls 20 Percent
    Irish Continental Group's first half earnings shrunk nearly 20 percent to $23.2 million from a year ago, as higher fuel...
  • Japanese Port Resumes International Service
    Regular international container services will partially resume next month at the most important port in the northeastern Japanese region of...
  • FedEx Freight Expands in Mexico
    FedEx Freight is expanding in Mexico, adding terminals in Toluca, Puebla and Veracruz through its alliance with Mexican carrier Auto...
  • CMH Doubles Profit, Warns of China Export Decline
    China Merchants Holdings (International) doubled its first half profit year-over-year to $501.1 million, as the port operator's container volume grew...
  • OOCL Adds Two Cranes at Taiwan Port
    OOCL plans to increase productivity at its Kaohsiung Container Terminal in Taiwan by up to 10 percent by adding two...
  • India Tightens Rules for Aging Ships
    The Indian government will review vessels older than 25 years before they are allowed to sail in Indian waters. ...
  • Panalpina Starts Intra-Asia Truck Network
    Freight forwarder Panalpina, looking to capitalize on the growing importance of intra-Asia trade, is launching a dedicated trucking service connecting...
  • Alphaliner Says Vietnam Port Faces Overcapacity
    International port companies face rising losses at Vietnam's showpiece Cai Mep container port as terminals are operating at less than...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • CMA CGM ahead of the pack
  • Zim sinks further into the red
  • Star Reefers wins case against Kalistad
  • ECUMed service launched by Maersk
  • USEC ports reopen after Hurricane Irene

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • DryShips turns red
    Jewel of George Economou's shipping empire sinks to loss as bulker sales bite Nasdaq-listed owner's bottom line.
  • Navig8 presses Pdvsa
    Venezuelan energy giant a 'no show' as tanker operator asks judge to intervene in aframax arbitration case.
  • Fire under Frontline
    John Fredriksen-controlled tanker owner's shares catch alight in Oslo after CEO cools liquidity fears.
  • Marshals hunt Eagle bulker
    Judge issues arrest warrant as Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner lands at the centre of a cargo dispute.
  • Dahlman spies scrap spark
    Crashing asset values mean the gulf between demolition and normal sales prices are the lowest for two decades, analyst says.
  • Augustea cans Cosco suit
    Italian owner pulls plug on legal attack against Chinese bulker giant as charter hire row plays out behind the scenes.
  • Blast hits SCF tanker
    Police seal off port around vessel owned by Russian company's Marpetrol subsidiary at Sandefjord.
  • 3 Maj cutting workers
    Croatian shipbuilder wants 80 staff to take early retirement, while it bids to build drydock for Viktor Lenac.
  • Jinhui warns Cosco
    Oslo-listed owner admits to unfriendly charter chats with Chinese giant but insists late payments won't wash.
  • CSC Phoenix turns to loss
    Chinese bulker owner reveals big lurch into the red as demand drops and bunker prices rise.
  • Attica numbers drop
    Greek ferry owner widens first-half loss as passenger and freight volumes decline.
  • Scorpio shoots through
    Italian owner's tanker claims blue ribbon passage through Arctic short-cut.
  • India targets oldies
    Government imposes entry restrictions on vessels over 25 years, including IACS class requirement.
  • Shipping agent overboard
    Search on after man disappears from service boat after leaving Singapore bunker tanker.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • Mediterranean Shipping Co.
    MSC starts Oceania/Long Beach service said Monday it will start a service linking Oceania with the U.S. West Coast and Panama, providing a first direct link on the trade for the world's second-biggest liner carrier. MSC to raise westbound transatla...
  • SDDC works to reduce fees
  • CMA CGM profit sharply lower
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container liner company, said it had profit of $237 million in the first half of 2011, 72 percent less than the $849 million earned in the first half of 2010. The company had earnings before interest and tax of ...
  • Horizon may change transpacific service
    Horizon Lines is considering changes to its Five Star Express (FSX) transpacific service less than a year after launching it in December 2010. "While we expect to continue our transpacific service in the near term and to fulfill our obligations to ...
  • MSC starts Oceania/Long Beach service
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it will start a service linking Oceania with the U.S. West Coast and Panama, providing a first direct link on the trade for the world's second-biggest liner carrier. MSC said it will also use the new Oceania ...
  • MSC to raise westbound transatlantic rates
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it will raise westbound transatlantic rates to Canada and Mexico on Oct. 17. The increase, $200 per 20-foot container and $250 per 40-foot container, is applicable to origins in northern Europe a...
  • Maersk launches Ecuador service
    Maersk Line said it has launched ECUMED, a weekly liner service between Latin America and Spain, Turkey and the Black Sea. "Investment in the new ECUMED service has been motivated by customers demand for reliable, fast and high quality refrigerate...
  • KMTC adds three calls to intra-Asia loop
    Liner carrier KMTC has amended its intra-Asia loop connecting Korea and Malaysia with the addition of port calls, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The carrier has added calls in Pohang, Ningbo and Penang to its KMSK service, ad...
  • CSX to expand Columbus terminal
    CSX said it is spending $59 million to expand an intermodal freight terminal in Columbus, Ohio. The company said the project is part of its National Gateway initiative, a project linking deepwater East Coast ports with Midwest markets. Earlier thi...
  • Fla. gives $2 million for logistics training
    Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation on Friday awarded $2 million in job training and education grants aimed at helping the logistics industry find skilled workers that can boost its productivity and increase the state's ability to engage in ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 30, 2011
  • 'No impact' on ferries in North American ECA
    CEO of Interferry explains why sulphur regulations that have been resisted in Europe have not caused a stir in the US and Canada.
  • US Coast Guard 'goes green and saves taxpayers dollars'
    Alaris fleet energy management programme identifies opportunities to reduce energy consumption by up to 48%.
  • Prices stable in Fujairah
    In Durban, deliveries for IFO products were available for supply between September 1-9
  • India outlines long-term plans to cut transport emissions
    Government says it will follow 'European pattern.'
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg firms
    Market 'bullish' in Piraeus.
  • Maersk Line welcomes 'important first step' on energy efficiency
    'Now we just need to deal with the rest of the fleet,' says shipping giant.
  • Oversupply 'haunts shipping industry'
    Another shipping company announces falling profits and rising costs.
  • New trader joins International Bunkering
    Alexandros Margaritis will be working with 'clients from around the world'.
  • Bunker prices move up at major ports
    Demand for bunker fuel was low at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • New storage facility opens in Colombo
    New tank with 5,000 mt capacity will store 380 cSt bunker fuel.
  • Plans for LNG powered fishing vessel
    Wärtsilä and Rolls Royce involved in project.
  • CMA CGM first half profits plunge 72%
    Company manages to post $237 million in profits despite 36% surge in fuel costs.
  • Demand for bigger vessels will help shipbuilding sector
    But Daewoo expects fewer orders for newbuilds in the second half of 2011.

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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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