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June 4, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Two new services launched at Shekou Container Terminals
  • Logwin expands presence at Shanghai's Transport Logistics China expo
  • US imposes tariffs on Chinese wind towers following complaints from local producers
  • Suez Canal Container Terminal receives first eastbound call of ABX, G6 service
  • Tranpac megaship-owning MSC assigns 11,660-TEU ship to Pacific
  • Baltic Sea index slips to mid-April low due to slack shipping activity
  • Rena's captain and navigator sentenced to 7 months for negligence
  • Hong Kong's AAT appointed ground handler by Mongolian Airlines
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo adds Vancouver to North American network
  • Swiss WorldCargo launch weekly service between Zurich and Tampa

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 3, 2012
  • Aegis Group's Q4 FY12 net shows significant rise
  • Asia dry bulk rates may hit fresh 1-year lows
  • Baltic index skids to 2-month low
  • IBLCCI leads successful economic mission to Belgium
  • Liberian Registry uses advance vessel screening to cut detention rates
  • TVS Dynamic goes live with Logi-Sys in record time
  • Black tea exports to China steadily on the rise
  • Sluggish 3.2 pc export growth widens April trade deficit
  • US imposes duties on Indian steel pipe amid WTO dispute
  • DCI to now complete Vallarpadam dredging
  • New Mangalore Port handles record boxes from single voyage
  • $ selling by banks helps climb to 55.61
  • Forex reserves dip $ 1.742 bn to $ 288.26 bn
  • India announces $ 500-m line of credit to Myanmar
  • INR out of gas on dollar demand from oil cos
  • M. R. Patel takes charge of IFFCO's Kandla Unit
  • Mangalore Refinery to prune Iranian oil imports by 20 pc
  • Rapid strides made in India-US investment pact talks: Powell
  • China, Japan to commence yuan-yen trading
  • Wheat zooms on dwindling global output
  • CEE adopts two new service categories
  • China leads, India third in global wind power capacity growth
  • StederGroup handles 'Biggest Mouth Ever from Peru to Holland

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Ipswich motorway upgrade completed
    The Dinmore-to-Goodna stretch of the Ipswich motorway in Australia has been completed in six months, ahead of schedule and under-budget. The motorway is part of Queensland's larges...
  • WFS increases Scandinavia presence
    Today (1 June) Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is opening a new independent air cargo handling operation at Stockholm Arlanda airport, after signing a long-term agreement with airp...
  • Apps Transport in Canada renews fleet
    The Canada-based Apps Transport Group has taken delivery of the first of 17 new Peterbilt 386 trucks the company has ordered. The order represents about one-third of its entire fle...
  • Transaero increases capacity to Kazakhstan
    Starting tomorrow (2 June), the Russian carrier Transaero is adding one more weekly frequency on its service from Moscow Domodedovo to Almaty and Astana (both Kazakhstan). The over...
  • Iata time and temperature sensitive label to become mandatory next month
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has issued a reminder stating that, effective 1 July 2012, the Iata time and temperature sensitive label will become mandatory fo...
  • New managing director for InterRail Trans Siberian Express Service LLC
    Eduard Burakhovich is shouldering the tasks of director general of Moscow-based InterRail Trans Siberian Express Service LLC (TSES) today (1 June). He replaces Howard Lamb, who bec...
  • BNSF plans new investments in North Dakota to maintain and expand rail capacity
    The US service provider BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated USD 86 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in North Dakota this year. As ...
  • DB Schenker Rail sets up new blocktrain concept for Bayer
    The German service provider DB Schenker Rail has set up a new blocktrain concept that contributes towards optimising production processes of Bayer MaterialScience (BMS), a division...
  • Anniversary: Logwin celebrates 40 years in Asia
    Logwin, a Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics service provider, opened a branch office in Hong Kong on 30 May 1972. Today the company operates 57 locations in eleven Asian co...
  • Sato names new sales coordinator for sales partnerships
    Sato, a global barcode and RFID technology company that focuses on data collection, label printing solutions and EPC/RFID technologies, has chosen Udo Deters to fill the position o...
  • ModusLink Global Solutions expands facility in Czechia
    ModusLink Global Solutions Inc, a global leader in supply chain management, has extended the capacity at its Brno (Czechia) solution centre, one of the company's five operational s...
  • FedEx acquires Rapidao Cometa Logistica e Transportes in Brazil
    The US integrator and CEP corporation FedEx has acquired Rapidao Cometa Logistica e Transportes SA, its authorised representative in Brazil for eleven years, for an undisclosed amo...
  • Röhlig: 2011 gave best results in the company's 160-year history
    Röhlig, the Bremen (Germany)-based, owner-managed logistics company, has posted 2011 as being the most successful year in its history. During its 160th financial year, Röhlig incre...
  • Cool Chain Association with changes on the board
    The Cool Chain Association ASBL (CCA) has announced that Sebastiaan Scholte, secretary general of the CCA and CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics, was appointed chairman of CCA's board of...
  • Scandlines sells majority of Baltic Sea business to Swedish Stena Line
    Stena Line is acquiring five ferry routes from Scandlines. They are the Travemünde-Ventspils, Travemünde-Liepaja, Nynäshamn-Ventspils, Rostock-Trelleborg and Sassnitz-Trelleborg se...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 3, 2012
  • Port state control to crack down on ships' fire safety
  • Bollinger Shipyards delivers second FRC to Coast Guard
  • Doug Koenen back at Art Anderson Associates

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Passage of bill sends Canadian rail back to work
  • US, Canada agree to air cargo security scheme
  • NOAA honors Crowley for weather reporting
  • Carloads down, intermodal up for US railroads during week
  • Maersk Line headquarter changes will result in loss of 400 jobs

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Port of Antwerp sets its sights on Turkish cargo
    Trade will grow as EU's southern neighbour invests in ports
  • UK rail users slam proposed charges
    Commodity-based levies could reduce traffic at least 10%, say critics
  • UPS makes Olympic logistics effort
    Barges will carry cargo along the Thames to support the London 2012 games
  • Billions in phantom assets to disappear
    SEC turns up the heat on companies with overvalued ships on their books
  • Calculating carrying value
    The formula explained
  • A matter of belief
    The establishment will continue to pull the wool over our eyes with dubious statistics that will make it seem reasonable that UK energy prices are the highest in Europe
  • Star Bulk confident of funding fleet growth
    Capesize and supramax owner defies first-quarter predictions as it stays in the black
  • Sempra forced us to file for Chapter 11, claims B+H
    Affidavit asserts that company's assets exceed loans even at scrap value
  • Baltic Exchange appoints new chairman
    Soanes and Campbell take the helm
  • Paris court fails to rule on SeaFrance ferries' fate
    Sources say SNCF is holding out for a better offer
  • British shipping hails Queen's 60-year reign
    Chamber of Shipping archives show the strong links between the Royal Family and the UK's maritime community
  • Offshore rights law raises Arctic tensions
    Drillers face royalty payments for oil and gas discoveries
  • Comment: Road to nowhere
    East and Gulf coast ports' employment contract talks hit deadlock
  • Owners feel the pinch from 'cyclical but painful' business climate
    Posidonia: BMA accepts armed guards and highlights regulatory pressures
  • Your Posidonia 2012 planner
    Lloyd's List's hour by hour guide to shipping's biggest business meeting
  • Cyprus passes 'complete' anti-piracy legislation
    Industry voices satisfaction with law that authorises armed response, but under master's control
  • Brussels hangs fire against German rescue co-operatives
    Container Feeder and European Minibulk plan strategic lay-ups to boost rates
  • Capesize rates at one-year lows
    Weight of added capacity undermines any market advantages
  • Oslo port workers and pilots strike
    Cruiseships re-route to Gothenburg as VTS staff prepare to walk out
  • Mabanaft buys Bominflot
    Merger creates one of the world's largest bunker players
  • Chilean iron-ore exports to double
    Production could replace falling exports from India and Indonesia
  • Memory loss
    Senior box line executives will insist that lessons have been learned and there will be no repeat of last year's price rout, but similar sentiments have been heard before
  • Ship finance is not beyond hope
    Posidonia: if asset prices tumble, opportunity in Europe will outweigh the risk
  • Maersk Line to shed 400 staff
    Changes on the way at Copenhagen HQ and other key offices
  • Pitfalls in private security
    The development of standards for PMSCs is contributing little towards the hundreds of seafarers held hostage in Somalia
  • Angelicoussis seals financing package for LNG orders
    Transaction underlines group's ties with banks, says owner
  • Sanko pushes rehab plan back to July
    Troubled Japanese owner awaits decision in Western Bulk Carriers' Rule C bid
  • Dollar rates will protect box lines from euro fall-out
    Lines monitor events but say their systems could cope
  • Passage to India
    Antwerp-Essar tie-up is money well spent
  • New VLCCs earn $18,000 a day more than seven-year-old ships
    McQuilling report highlights move towards two-tier market

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Scrap's role in Chinese steelmills assessed
    CHINA is emerging as a major ferrous scrap importer, but this is unlikely to threaten the country's pure steel demand, the Platts SBB Steel Raw Materials Asia conference has heard
  • Maersk postpones rise
    MAERSK Line, the box shipping unit in the Danish shipping giant AP Møller-Maersk, said it has put off seeking a peak season surcharge on Far East/northern Europe services by a fortnight
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins on 2 and 3 July because of the holiday weekend in the UK and the Commonwealth
  • RINA aims to raise €12M
    ITALY'S class society RINA said today it aims to raise €12M ($14.85M) from selling shares to its managers
  • Shin Yang's profits rise
    MALAYSIA'S Shin Yang Shipping said net profits rose 17% for this fiscal year's third-quarter, driven by better domestic operations and more shipbuilding activity
  • Keppel bags $560M rig order
    KEPPEL FELS of Singapore said today it landed a repeat order from Maersk Drilling Holdings for a jack-up rig worth $560M
  • Malaysian palm oil grower plans huge IPO
    FELDA Global Ventures Holdings, the world's third-largest oil palm operator, has issued a prospectus for its initial public offering
  • Saudi contract LPG prices near 2-year low
    SAUDI Aramco has cut LPG contract prices nearly to a two-year low
  • Supramax bulker free fall continues in Pacific
    SCARCITY of Indonesian ore cargoes and China's weak coal and steel demand are continuing to widen the gap in Supramax earnings in the Pacific and Atlantic basins
  • Cai Mep volumes holding
    VOLUMES are holding Vietnam's Cai Mep port, even while vessels calls are dropping, Steen Davidsen, general director of Cai Mep International Terminal, told Fairplay today
  • Sanko rehabilitation stalls
    SANKO Steamship told its creditors today talks with owners of its chartered-in ships and other stakeholders have delayed its finalising of rehabilitation plans
  • Maybulk's 1Q profits dive 42%
    FALLING freight rates have caused Malaysian Bulk Carriers' first-quarter profits to fall 41.7% year on year to 30.9M ringgit ($9.7M)
  • Japan's Iranian crude imports rebound
    AFTER a sharp drop in Iranian crude imports in April, Japan appears to have bought more of Iran's oil in May
  • SCI unveils $78M in losses
    INDIA'S SCI said it has plummeted to losses of 4.28Bn rupees ($78M) for its financial year (April 2011-March 2012)
  • Sun rises for Japan's car carriers
    JAPAN'S exports of cars, trucks and buses more than tripled in April, surging 219.2% year on year. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association also noted yesterday that this was the fourth straight month of increase for Japan's vehicle exports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • LA-Long Beach Operations Normal Despite Contract Dispute
    Marine terminal operators in Los Angeles and Long Beach reported Friday that cargo-handling was operating normally despite a contract dispute...
  • Canada's Trimac Wins $36 Million Shipping Contract
    Canadian bulk trucking giant Trimac signed a three-year contract worth $36 million to haul limestone aggregate for Hammerstone, a Calgary-based...
  • WTSA Plans to Boost Rates on Dry Cargo Exports
    Shipping lines in the westbound Pacific intend to increase their rates on dry cargo exports to Asia by $50 per...
  • Trucking Employment Rises 3.4 Percent in May
    Trucking employment increased by about 7,300 jobs in May, a 3.4 percent increase from a year ago, according to Bureau...
  • Transport Industries Gained Most Jobs in May
    Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000...
  • Indiana Governor Slams Senate Highway Bill
    Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, architect of one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S. history, is attacking provisions of the...
  • US, Canada to Eliminate Double Air Cargo Screening
    Shippers are expected to save time and money through the elimination of rescreening cargo on passenger aircraft traveling between the...
  • What End of CP Strike Means for Shippers, Labor Relations
    With the end of the Canadian Pacific Railway strike after the Canadian government passed a back-to-work bill on Thursday, there...
  • Maersk Line Cuts 400 Jobs
    Maersk Line said it is cutting about 400 jobs at its central management organization as part of a restructuring aimed...
  • MCC Transport Head Sees Growth in Intra-Asia Trades
    Volume growth of up to 8 percent is expected on intra-Asia trades this year, helping rates recover during this quarter...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • TCEEGE's competion to Izmir gets more serious
    TCEEGE Container Terminal operating in Aliaga, just outside of Izmir (Turkey), has taken delivery of two ship-to-shore gantry cranes that will enable it to handle ...
  • Relations sour in USEC ILA contract negotiations
    Negotiations between the employers' organisation, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the dockers' union, the International Longshoremen's Association ...
  • 1,000 boat Pageant gets ready to sail
    On Sunday afternoon, June 3, over one thousand craft will muster on the River Thames at Battersea Bridge to begin a formal procession to mark Queen Elizabeth 11's ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade its USGC-Caribbean link
    Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd is to add a ship and improve its sailing frequency at various ports within its US Gulf coast-Caribbean (GCS) basin shuttle service. The ...
  • Bananas slip back into Cork
    The Republic of Ireland's Port of Cork has seen Fyffes banana trade return to the port for the first time since the 1980s, thanks to the re-introduction of Maersk ...
  • Maersk cuts staff
    Maersk Line has announced the intention to restructure its global HQ function (Centre) in order to cut costs and speed up decision making. The new Centre organisation ...
  • SA's trade figures affected by weak global economy
    The latest data published by South Africa's Customs and Excise department reveal that the crisis in the euro zone, lacklustre economic growth in the US and slowing ...
  • CMIT sets 'new benchmark for Vietnam'
    The Vietnamese APM Terminals-managed Cai Mep International Terminal [CMIT] has broken its own crane productivity record and believes that it has set a new standard ...
  • NAFTA trade smashes record
    The value of surface trade between the US and its near neighbours broke records in March, rising by 9.8% from the previous month to hit USD85.7 million - the highest ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Stopford passes the torch
    Stephen Gordon steps into the driver's seat at Clarkson Research while Guy Campbell takes top title at Baltex.
  • Du Moulin's dry arsenal
    Intrepid Shipping's fleet expansion campaign takes shape as CIT returns to the forefront of marine finance.
  • Crude cocktail with a dry chaser
    Frontline 2012's product carrier splash could be the first course on a menu that may include bulkers, analyst says.
  • Greeks in tug tie-up
    Vernicos Argonaftis and Zouros Maritime form joint venture to minimise costs and expand Hellenic footprint.
  • EGLE debt drama drags on
    Shares of Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner dive despite waiver extension as payment deadline looms.
  • Genting HK sells cruiseship
    Malaysia-based owner offloads vessel on bareboat charter to Norwegian Cruise Lines for $260m.
  • BLT: restructuring on track
    Indonesian tanker owner's spin doctors torpedo talk surrounding surprise resignation of turnaround consultant FTI.
  • Pirate attack foiled
    Nigerian raiders give up after crew on Greek ship hide in safe room off Lagos.
  • Economou goes minimalist
    Billionaire shipowners reveals ambitions, name an enemy and how shipping beats sleeping when times are tough.
  • Bosses buy into Rina
    Ugo Salerno-led class society aims to boost capital by EUR 12m through share scheme for managers.
  • Pallas loss widens
    Swedish tanker owner's nine-month result hit by aborted acquisition as revenue grows.
  • Miclyn seals Samson financing
    Singapore-based offshore vessel owner wraps up $23.4m package with GE Capital.
  • Scotline acts on access
    Report highlights danger of ad-hoc entries into cargo holds following fatal accident on Scot Pioneer in Ireland.
  • Angelicoussis in $1.25bn loan
    Top owner shows that raising large scale expansion finance is still possible despite Eurozone crisis.
  • Sanko rescue plan delayed
    Struggling Japanese company tells creditors meeting that rehabilitation slowed by ongoing talks with certain shipowners.
  • GC Rieber pens $130m order
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner cranks up subsea involvement with high end vessel from Ulstein Verft.
  • Vitality caught in spill spat
    Greek boxship's insurer the Swedish Club says vessel innocent victim in Spanish oil slick case.
  • Fredriksen holds on to crown
    John Fredriksen has retained the title as the most influential person in the world shipping industry in TradeWinds Power 2012 list.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • U.S. determines CV duties for Chinese wind towers
  • U.S. ag exports in 3Q to hit $134.5 billion
  • Employers: ILA not bargaining in good faith
    James A. Capo, chairman of the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which serves as the employer group negotiating a new contract with members of the International Longshoremen's Association, is concerned about a lack of "meaningful bargaining."
  • San Pedro Bay ports offer clean ship incentives
    Vessels with engines made to the highest emissions standards will be eligible for rewards of up to $6,000 per visit at the Port of Long Beach as part of an ongoing effort to reduce air pollution. L.A. implemented its program in May.
  • CP strike ends, begins to resume service
    Legislation ordering 4,800 workers back to work was passed on Friday by Canada's Senate and CP told shippers that their cargo will begin moving and intermodal terminals are resuming normal hours.
  • Maersk Line to cut 400 jobs
    The job cuts, which come four years after Maersk last shed jobs, will occur in mid-June at its various central global offices, including 250 at its Copenhagen headquarters. Other cuts will happen in London, Singapore, Mumbai, Pune, and Manila.
  • Amazon's Kiva buy gains Quiet validation
  • Talks with West Coast longshore clerks at impasse
  • INTRAL adds dashboard to GTM
  • CMA CGM raising rates
  • CMA CGM Logistics opens NJ office

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Annual shipping earnings to fall on high bunker costs
    Report stated container lines look set to bet hardest hid by fuel costs.
  • Bunker prices down in the Americas as week closes
    Demand was light on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier.
  • Alaska senator concerned by ECA effects on shipping costs
    Senator told by industry executives that ECA may result in a 25% rise in shipping costs.
  • 'Are you ready for 2015?' theme sparks debate
    Without level playing field, owners are not going to risk their capital in meeting the regulations, says speaker.
  • New attack on sulphur regulations
    Industry lobby 'deeply regrets' the latest EU moves.
  • Fujairah prices fall for sixth consecutive trading day
    IFO prices in Middle East hub at lowest level for almost a year.
  • Bunker prices drop by double-digits in Rotterdam
    IFO products showed the lowest average since October, 2010
  • Bomin becomes one of 'world's largest bunker companies'
    Merged company has acquired 'critical mass'.
  • Singapore sees 'rare shortage of high-density' cargoes
    Players reluctant 'to give away value' by using the higher-quality materials for the bunker market.
  • LR explains scope of Product Verification Scheme
    'Ship management is bombarded with products which appear to be able to solve problems at low cost and with minimal effort.'
  • LNG bunkering: 'No big future before 2020'
    Next five years will be about 'very, very efficient engines' for heavy fuel.
  • Asia bunker markets see double-digit price falls
    Supplies of marine fuels fine.
  • Singapore bunker supplier 'in liquidation'
    Prestige Marine has been declared 'in liquidation' by a local authority.
  • Malaysia-based shipping firm posts 43% increase in profits
    Uncertain charter rates and bunker costs remain challenges.
  • Investment decisions a 'headache' for shipowners
    Rising bunker prices, new technologies and emissions framework 'giving shipowners a headache', says LR spokeswoman.
  • ITCL records slightly wider Q1 losses
    Due to 'weak' VLCC spot market and fuel consumption issues with the VLCC Ulriken.
  • The importance of accurate fuel efficiency measurement
    Between regulatory pressures to reduce the carbon footprint of ships and historically high fuel prices, the impetus to reduce fuel consumption has never been stronger.
  • Titan 'relieved' of charter burden
    Termination of five charter agreements will relieve the company of 'the financial burden' of paying $15.3 million of charter fees, it says.

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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
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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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