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October 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Guangzhou to spend US$2.02 billion on sea freight hub development project
  • Fujian's port capacity to hit 15 million TEU mostly from Taiwan trade
  • Chongqing's 2012 foreign trade volume up 11.3pc to 5.16 million tonnes
  • UN's International Maritime Organisation stalls on container weights
  • Logwin further expands in India to Ahmedabad from Mumbai and Pune
  • Breakbulk China 2013 to focus on developments, transport solutions
  • Airlines struggle to cope with global overcapacity midst Mideast boom
  • Alaska study sees only modest air cargo growth with changing conditions
  • CEVA honours suppliers at second global awards ceremony near Madrid
  • DHL opens Energy Centre in Houston exhibiting services to energy clients

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Asia-Europe spot rates down last week
  • Bibby brings its heritage & expertise to shipmanagement sector
  • ITIC continues to reward loyalty with renewal credit payments to members
  • Lubmarine launches three new barges in Singapore
  • MOL launches vessel safety campaign
  • NCC receives new chemical tanker
  • Port of Rotterdam to build 3 lay-by berths for coastal box shipping
  • TSA announces contract rate increases for 2013-14
  • TT Club advocates mandatory verification of container weights
  • Sugar exports to continue despite 4.6 pc dip in output
  • Congestion charges to apply only after 30 days notice: US FMC to carriers
  • East coast ports asked to follow Gujarat model
  • GMB is Knowledge Partner for Gujarat Junction 2012
  • HBT issue simmers at KoPT
  • Export credit interest cap extended
  • Fitch revises Indias growth forecast to 6 pc
  • US Department of Justice, FTC sign important MoU with Ministry of Corporate Affairs & CCI

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • NordStar adjusts Far East operations
    As of today, Russian NordStar Airlines is adjusting its operations to the country's Far East. The carrier, which currently operates Khabarovsk - Vladivostok once a week and serves ...
  • Chep expands in Eastern Europe
    Chep, the pooling expert in the area of multiple-use containers and pallets, is cooperating with the Delamode Group. Delamode, the logistics and forwarding company represented in t...
  • Turkish adds Aden
    With yesterday's flight departing from Istanbul, Turkish Airlines started its service expansion to the Yemen. The Sanaa flights are being operated as three flights per week (four f...
  • Bruce Highway construction project in Australia completed
    After years of planning, extensive public consultations and the relocation of more than five million tonnes of earth - enough soil and rock to fill 2,000 Olympic swimming pools - ...
  • Mercator's technologies selected by THAI Cargo
    Thai Airways (THAI) executive vice-president of human resources & compliance, Niruj Maneepun, and head of Mercator, Patrick Naef, signed an agreement last week that will enable...
  • Port of Felixstowe celebrates new productivity record
    Felixstowe has set a new record for the number of container movements in a 12-hour shift with the recent call of the Maersk Sarnia. A total of 3431 exchanges was completed on this ...
  • Fredrik Dahllöf becomes division manager of Freja Sweden
    Freja Transport & Logistics has recruited Fredrik Dahllöf as division manager South Europe for its office in Helsingborg (Sweden). Fredrik will start working for Freja on 24 Oc...
  • Baton change at the head of Blue Water Shipping
    Kurt Skov, Blue Water Shipping's founder and managing director, is stepping down and appointing Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as the chief executive position. Shortly after the 40th anniv...
  • Eurotunnel and Alstom organise Prima II tests in Channel Tunnel
    Eurotunnel and Alstom have successfully realised tests on the new generation Prima II locomotives to check compatibility with Channel Tunnel systems and safety standards. For this ...
  • New freight charge in India
    Indian Railways has increased the service tax on goods transported by trains by up to 3.7%. The decision for levying service tax on freight and auxiliary services was taken last Su...
  • DSV acquires Swift Freight and expands in Africa and Middle East
    Swift Freight, headquartered in Dubai, is a strong regional freight forwarder with 36 offices in 15 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Swift Freight specialises in tran...
  • B&Q awards Wincanton multi-channel distribution contract
    British logistics service provider Wincanton has announced it has won a multi-channel distribution contract by retailer B&Q in the UK. Wincanton will manage B&Q's 1 million...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Turnaround whiz picked to chair Australian shipbuilder
  • Crowley awarded $16.5 million MSC charter for ATB
  • Austal USA launches JHSV 2
  • New warning to yachts on piracy dangers
  • Another $100.4 million for Virginia class sub program
  • VT Halter teams with DCNS for OPC program bid
  • Capt Alex Sweeney now VP project ops at Crowley solutions
  • Pacific Carriers takes 67% stake in Drydocks World SEA
  • STX OSV books order for cable layer

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Port of Everett Commission updates Mission Statement
  • Crowley names Capt. Alex Sweeney solutions group vice president
  • Inchcape Shipping Services promotes Francisco Villagran
  • Port of Vancouver, USA eyes full production of new rail entrance
  • DHS joins Canada Border Services in kickoff of new entry/exit pilot program

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Shipping finds different paths to financing
    Why yards and owners are looking for alternative sources of funding
  • Brokers predict a double-digit increase for shipowners
    Will any club be prepared to absorb reinsurance increases?
  • Spanish court rules on sue and labour costs
    Decision consistent with earlier UK case law will be welcomed by insurers
  • Textainer buys 81,000 teu of dry freight boxes
    Bermuda-based container leasing firm upgrades its fleet
  • Is Brussels-IMO love-in too good to be true?
    Kallas pledges pragmatic approach to end shipping emissions deadlock
  • Taking stock in Asia
    Slowdown creates high inventories that will take at least two months to clear
  • Grimaldi and NEL Lines to co-operate on ferry route
    Daily departures from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa to carry both passengers and ro-ro cargo
  • LR pulls Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam's ISO certification
    Move follows tank farm shutdown due to safety concerns
  • Baltic braced to defend indices
    Brussels probe takes aim at benchmarks
  • Moldova and Mongolia remove Iran-linked ships
    Open registers follow lead of Tuvalu, Tanzania and Sierra Leone
  • Brussels ditches regional CO2 reduction laws for shipping
    Exclusive: U-turn clears the way for a breakthrough global deal at IMO
  • Currency effects distort shipping capital gains, says Moore Stephens
    Accountant pushes for rule change
  • DP World eyes Latin America investments
    Dubai ports giant sets its sights on the world's fast-growing emerging markets
  • Blazing a trail
    A year after its launch, Daily Maersk has defied its critics
  • Danes back US proposal for curbing emissions
    Danish Shipowners' Association chief voices support for cutting pollution through operational and design measures rather than financial measures
  • A problem too far
    The Senkaku-Diaoyu islands dispute has the potential to widen into a setback for the shipping industry
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    Supply will need to be cut promptly if the November 1 general rate increases are to stick
  • Intercargo attacks 'simplistic and inaccurate' Rightship green ranking
    Lobby group's chief condemns EVDI for applying the energy efficiency design index to existing vessels
  • Africa's maritime chiefs seek plan for sustained growth
    This week 130 delegates from 30 maritime administrations meet in Mombasa, Kenya, to push forward the ambitions of the African Maritime Transport Charter
  • Nordcapital quits KG business for now
    Sector claims its latest casualty as closed-end fund requirements loom
  • A brand reborn
    Restructured former icon Torm at last moves forward
  • Crew arrested after fatal ferry collision in Hong Kong
    Vessel on cruise to view fireworks sinks quickly as poor visibility hampers rescue operations
  • PMSCs urged to support contractors' mental health like the military does
    Fitzsimons case is evidence of what can go wrong, says trauma risk expert
  • Casualties: October 2 2012
    An exclusive snapshot of casualties in the last week
  • Cargotec to shed 245 jobs
    Reduction in 10,500 global workforce follows 25% fall in first half operating profit
  • Creditors take 90% stake in troubled Torm
    Deal sees $100m cash injection, long term loan deferral and share takeover
  • Atlantic Navigation lists in Singapore
    Middle East offshore services provider raises $8.9m on SGX's fast-growth board
  • Excel extends equity-raising commitment
    Dry bulk giant uses option to defer $24.3m instalment
  • New Zealand and Costamare reach $22.8m Rena settlement
    Government calls deal a 'good outcome'

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Bankrupt B+H to liquidate
    OBO owner B+H Ocean Carriers, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in May, has revealed plans for an orderly sell-off of its remaining vessels
  • Textainer hikes box ownership
    CONTAINER leasing company Textainer today confirmed its second major en bloc acquisition in the past three weeks
  • TORM restructuring signed
    TORM, the Danish product tanker and drybulk group, today signed a restructuring plan with lenders and owners of ships it timecharters
  • Day of the shipping zombies
    A SEVEN-point settlement that TORM today signed with its creditors has created another "living dead" shipping company, an analyst commented
  • EU nations urged to seek fuel exemptions
    EUROPE'S leading shipowners' body said today it is banking on EU countries to intervene with the IMO on fuel sulphur limits
  • Stronger rupee boosts Indian breakers
    THE RUPEE'S further gains against the dollar are encouraging ship recycling in India, as yards offered $5 per ldt more than the previous week
  • Excel gains breathing room
    EXCEL Maritime has won three more months to sell equity under its debt restructuring, the NYSE-listed drybulk company has confirmed
  • IMO alters energy plan timing
    SHIPS will no longer need to implement a ship energy efficiency management plan following a decision today at the IMO
  • Cargotec to lay off 245
    CARGOTEC, the Finnish maker of port handling equipment, said today it will seek 245 layoffs to improve profitability
  • Culls urged on Asia/Europe container routes
    THE ODDS are very small that a rate rise in the headhaul Far East/Europe box trade will succeed next month unless carriers axe more services, a leading analyst has warned
  • IMO chief urges state action on low-sulphur fuels
    GOVERNMENTS should pressure the oil and refinery industries to ensure supplies of low-sulphur fuel, according to IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu
  • Seesaw seen for crude tanker utilisation
    CRUDE tanker utilisation is expected to drop from 87% this year to 84% in 2013, before recovering in 2014-15, DNB Bank has predicted
  • Box price war 'now a reality'
    THE FORTUNES of box shipping took a turn a turn for worse in September, said a senior shipping analyst, who warned that a price war has become a reality
  • Two Chinese yards excluded from VLCC binge
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yards Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Cosco Corp (Singapore) are expected to be odd ones out in Beijing's newbuilding binge, Credit Suisse has warned
  • Asian holidays hit box ship chartering
    A SERIES of Far East holidays this week and normal slowing at this time of year has hit box ship chartering

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Logistics Executives Expect Revenue Gain
    North American logistics companies expect to increase revenue 10 percent in the coming year as they target specific industries with...
  • Werner Enterprises Opens Detroit-Area Terminal
    Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises on Oct. 2 announced the opening of a new terminal in Brownstown Charter Township,...
  • EVP, COO Mike Franczak Leaves Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway on Oct. 1 announced that Mike Franczak, executive vice president and COO, has resigned. Franczak...
  • Retailers Expect Solid Growth This Holiday Season
    Retail sales in November and December should increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion, which is higher than the 10-year average...
  • American Firm Tapped to Modernize Iraq's Maqal Port
    North America Western Asia Holdings on Oct. 2 announced that it has entered a 10-year agreement with Iraq's Ministry of...
  • Rena Wreck Compensation May Exceed $22.9 Million
    Daina Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Greece-based Costamare, reached a financial settlement with New Zealand's government today regarding the container...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Completes Purchase of RailAmerica
    Short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc....
  • APL Logistics Expands Operations in Bangladesh
    APL Logistics has expanded its operations in Bangladesh to meet growing demand from the apparel sector. The company has...
  • Singapore Port Planning for Capacity of 50 Million TEUs
    The port of Singapore's container facilities will benefit from an investment of S$3.5 billion (US$2.85 billion) over the next decade...
  • Osaka's Container Trade Dips 3.5 Percent
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan fell 3.5 percent in the...
  • C.H. Robinson Adds Chemical Division
    Logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. yesterday announced its new ChemSolutions division, which will provide services to chemical manufacturing and...
  • Congress Passes Military Commercial Drivers License Act
    The U.S. Congress has passed S. 3624, the Military Commercial Drivers License Act of 2012, a bill that allows uniformed...
  • British Columbia to Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark on Sept. 28 detailed plans to invest more than $200 million in capital projects across...
  • Survey: U.S. High-Tech Executives Optimistic About 2014 Export Goals
    U.S. high-tech executives' confidence in the future of the nation's exports has grown significantly over the past two years, due...
  • Updated Railyards Opened at Port of Amsterdam
    The Port of Amsterdam and the Netherlands' ProRail have modernized two freight railyards, in compliance with European requirements. Aziehavenweg...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Rena owner to pay USD32m in clean-up costs
  • US - Mexico NAFTA trade booming
    Surface trade between the US and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, rose by 4.6% in July compared to the same month of 2011 to USD75.7 billion. Nevertheless, ...
  • Hoyer's IBCs being fitted with RFID technology
    Hamburg-based Hoyer is fitting transponders to its pool of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), which currently number about 20,000 units, and installing a radio ...
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    With an almost across the board general rate increase [GRI] of USD500 per TEU announced by ocean carriers plying the over capacity-plagued Far East to Europe tradelane ...
  • Nigerian ports' box traffic up 19% in H1 12
    Containers handled at Nigerian ports rose by 19.4% in H1 12 with 770,996TEU handled. While empties staged the strongest rate of growth, up more than 25% to 332,917TEU, ...
  • 'Rosier' transpac outlook - but bleaker Asia/Europe outlook
    Weekly spot rates from Shanghai to the US West Coast (USWC) have climbed slightly week-on-week following the announcement that the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement ...
  • Long Beach welcomes largest boxship ever seen in US
    The arrival at the weekend of the largest containership ever to call in the US marks a new stage for the transpacific trades as lines transfer vessels from struggling ...
  • ADT cargo switch ahead of schedule
    Martijn van de Linde, ceo of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), which operates the cargo-handling facilities at the new Khalifa port, has announced that the switch of containers ...
  • ICC pushes to salvage Doha Round
    The International Chamber of Commerce [ICC] says that resolving the current trade deadlock 'is a priority for global business' opining that 'trade and investment ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM lines up injection
    CMA CGM appears to be closing on the finalisation of a billion-dollar debt restructuring after striking a tentative deal to accept an infusion from France's sovereign wealth fund.
  • Trafigura's taste test
    Shipping circles are ripe with talk that Trafigura is keeping an eye out for opportunities to pounce on assets in and outside the sale-and-purchase market.
  • OSG jumps on FSO deal
    A juicy charter contract may give Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) a leg up during negotiations with banks over an upcoming liquidity gap, according to an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • EXM out of the woods?
    Shares of Excel Maritime Carriers gained traction Tuesday morning on the back of news that its lenders agreed to extend the deadline of an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering.
  • Police make ferry arrests
    Police in Hong Kong have arrested six crew over a collision between two ferries on Monday night that left 37 people dead.
  • Golden in cape coup?
    Golden Union of Greece looks to have picked up a capesize resale at a knock-down price.
  • CCB commits
    China Construction Bank (CCB) has pledged to keep on supporting the shipping industry, despite dire markets.
  • SFI eyes car carriers
    Ship Finance International is on the brink of breaking into the car-carrier market with purchases backed by cash from its latest Wall Street fundraiser.
  • GasLog to join bond run?
    Peter Livanos' GasLog could join the flock of owners turning to the bond market for cash.
  • Moldova bows to pressure
    Moldova has agreed to stop accepting Iranian ships on to its register after US pressure.
  • Alpha cape tied up
    Oldendorff has chartered a Greek capesize bulker as period rates pushed to five figures for the first time in three months.
  • Clash toll to rise
    The death toll from the sinking of the Indonesian ferry Bahuga Jaya last week could reach 50, search and rescue teams believe.
  • Big three make gains
    Shares in Japanese shipping giants have rallied despite reporting bad news over the past week.
  • Hammer sees tanker hit
    A brutal clash between falling oil demand and supply growth in the third quarter suggests the tanker market's road to recovery is getting longer, RS Platou Markets says.
  • New Times selling four
    Greek owners are in talks to buy cancelled bulkers at China's New Times Shipyard.
  • Drydocks and PCL pen JV
    Drydocks World and Pacific Carriers of Singapore have put the finishing touches to their joint venture announced earlier this year.
  • Banks are 'strong owners'
    Jacob Meldgaard has welcomed a group of banks as the majority shareholders in Torm.
  • Better summer for ICG
    Ferry operator Irish Continental Group (ICG) has enjoyed a stronger summer as operating profit edged up.
  • STX OSV scores again
    STX OSV has fleshed out its orderbook with a near $80m contract for a cable layer.
  • Excel wins lifeline
    Excel Maritime Carriers has been given more time to carry out an equity fundraiser under its restructuring agreement.
  • Class action kicked out
    A US judge has dismissed a $75m class action arising from the Costa Concordia tragedy, ruling that the claims should be heard in Italy.
  • Torm shoots up
    Torm shares took flight this morning after a restructuring agreement saw the company's immediate future secured.
  • Brittany Ferries strike ends
    Brittany Ferries ships will resume English Channel crossings on Tuesday after crew unions ended their rolling strike.
  • Torm saved
    Torm has ended three years of financial uncertainty after striking a deal with banks and charter partners which will keep the company afloat.
  • One killed in fire
    A crewman has died and two others were injured as fire ripped through a general cargoship off Vietnam.
  • Daewoo sails past target
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has hit its order mark for 2012.
  • Euronav in new FSO deal
    Maersk Oil has agreed to charter Euronav's 442,000-dwt FSO Africa (built 2002) for the next five years, it was confirmed Tuesday.
  • SNC inks MR double
    Romania's Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) has clinched a new tanker order from a compatriot owner.
  • Vopak ties-up Coryton
    Vopak has completed the acquisition of the former Coryton refinery in the UK and now plans to convert it into an oil products terminal.
  • Atlantic Nav joins SGX
    Atlantic Navigation has become the latest offshore vessel operator to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).
  • Azipods for icebreaker
    ABB has won a $35m deal to supply the propulsion plant for a new icebreaker vessel on order at the Baltic Shipyard.
  • Costamare seal Rena deal
    Costamare and the New Zealand government have reached a financial settlement in respect of the grounding of the Rena.
  • 36 die off Hong Kong
    A collision between two passenger ferries in Hong Kong has left at least 36 people dead.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • ILWU head sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined $500
    Robert McEllrath, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was fined $500 and sentenced to serve one day in jail and given an 89-day suspended sentence after a three-day trial in Longview, Wash., last week.
  • Panjiva unveils global sourcing search
    The company's Global Search indexes information from the Web and presents shipment information - from raw materials to a variety of final goods - in an easy-to-use manner that will seem familiar to anyone that's used a popular search engine.
  • European competition authorities review UPS-TNT deal
    Joaquín Almunia, vice president of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, said during a speech in Nicosia, Cyprus, there is a "need to keep an eye on deals that would increase concentration in already concentrated markets."
  • APL Logistics opens Bangladesh quality centers
    The two centers, in the capital city of Dhaka and at Bangladesh's biggest port Chittagong, are in close proximity to Bangladesh's garment manufacturers. They also offer other value-added services, such as pick-and-pack, labeling and scanning.
  • Holm-Andersen leads Data2Logistics' professional services
  • Green Fleet expands cloud to WMS
  • Washington Notebook: Optimism exists despite 2Q GDP downgrade
  • MSC amends TP bunker fees
  • CHEP Aerospace manages AirAsia X's ULDs
  • Menlo elevates business development manager
  • U.S. says Chinese stainless steel sinks dumped
  • Ex-Im Bank supports satellite export to Vietnam
  • Brand given IBIA helm
  • MOL lowers expectations for first half
  • LM Wind Power boosts Brazilian port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Filopoulos joins FT Maritime Services
    Company says he will contribute to growth.
  • Prices stable in Fujairah
    Low demand keeps prices steady.
  • Prices lack direction in major European ports
    Little movement seen as prices edge up or down.
  • Cargill efficiency move criticised by shipowners
    Charterer's intention to vet ships for efficiency called 'simplistic'.
  • Cost of low sulphur regulation 'should be borne by society'
    Head of IMO calls on governments to take steps to ensure availability of fuel and alternative technology.
  • Offshore oil transfer added to Nigerian levy
    Tax includes 'processing,storing or transferring oil'.
  • New bunker trader for Topoil
    Andersson steps up to trading role in company.
  • High sulpur/low sulphur spread likely to remain 'wide'
    North American ECA is driving demand for LS product.
  • Reality check on low sulphur fuel availability study
    Insufficient support for ICS proposal at MEPC 64 after US says preliminary study would be counterproductive.
  • Tax concession will attract bunkering 'entrepreneurs'
    India's Kerala state extends scope of 'tax break'.
  • Trust lacking in fuel efficiency claims
    Efficiency should be independently assessed to build trust, says coatings manufacturer.
  • Bunker prices lack direction in Asian markets
    Demand mostly below average across key Asian ports.
  • GB Oils extends UK business
    MoD ships to be bunkered by UK company.
  • New bunker supply firm in Pakistan
    Shaukat Marine Services to expand its bunker tanker fleet with newbuilds.
  • Torm inks restructuring agreement
    Relief that an out-of-court agreement has been secured after months of negotiations.
  • MOL anticipates wider losses on rising bunkers
    Revises down its earnings forecast for first half 2012.
  • Singapore's new port to cater to cleaner fuelled-ships
    Consolidating container activities into one location will provide for greater efficiency and economies of scale, says Minister.

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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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