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December 5, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Kerry Logistics starts phase 2 of Daimler regional parts facility, Kunshan
  • Reefer ships lose market share as cool-chain cargo migrate to boxes
  • Fruit from Shanxi province bound for 63 countries and regions worldwide
  • Nanning Railway Bureau to build 22 logistics centres in three years
  • Russian motorists in Moscow are snowed in with heavy snow
  • Brazil's sea freight exports remain strong, but air freight volumes are falling
  • Standard & Poor's upgrades UK P&I Club, reflecting rising finances
  • China's logistics industry added value up 9.4pc in first 10 months
  • 10,000-TEU 'Seaspan Saver' sets new standards for fuel efficiency design
  • Despite teething problems, China's air cargo sees domestic expansion
  • Demands made to enhance anti-terrorist security at Nigeria airports
  • Freighter crash in the Congo claims 30 lives, injures 14

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • FEDSAI Vice-Chairman visits Vizag & Kakinada ports
  • JBS Academy conducts training for CHA field staff in Vadodara
  • NYK provides more free transport for bicycles & backpacks
  • Rickmers Group & Oaktree form strategic partnership for investments in newbuild container vessels
  • Shipbroker pays the price for failure to put it in writing
  • Essar Ports to increase capacity
  • Negligence attributed to ship touching bottom at Kandla Port
  • 'Friendship Road' to boost trade between India & Asean
  • Railways' new port connectivity policy seen boosting private investment
  • Adani completes Australia's largest coal mining exploration programme at Carmichael Mine in record time

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • AAT inks partnership deal with MNG Airlines
    MNG Airlines appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd (AAT) as its cargo ground handling agent for its cargo and documentation services at Hong Kong International Airport, with ef...
  • TXL expanding network
    The German service provider TX Logistik has just linked its Rotterdam-Nuremberg rail service to the DUSS terminal in Munich (Germany). The train departs Rotterdam on Tuesdays, Thu...
  • Cameroon investing heavily in road infrastructure
    The African Development Bank (AFDB) is to loan USD 73 million to Cameroon to enable the country to improve its road infrastructure. The money will be primarily used to modernise an...
  • One million cars through Cuxhaven
    Cuxport, a German port service provider, has handled more than 1 million cars for the BMW Group at its Cuxhaven base. The milestone was celebrated in the presence of Dr Ulrich Gets...
  • Swissport Algeria wins ground handling licence for Oran International Airport
    Ground service provider Swissport International has welcomed the announcement by the Etablissement de Gestion des Services Aéroportuaires d'Oran (EGSA Oran) tender commission to aw...
  • Çelebi boosts handling at New Delhi airport by 83%
    On the fringe of the 39th ACAAI (The Air Cargo Agents of India) Annual Convention in Istanbul from 22-25 November, Atilla Korkmazo, the business development director of Çelebi Hold...
  • Reshuffle at Swissport International
    Swissport International is restructuring its organisation. From 1 January 2013, Joe Phelan will assume responsibility for ground handling and cargo in North America (USA and Canada...
  • German railways haul fewer goods
    Railway companies in Germany transported a total of 273.1 million t of goods in the first nine months of the current year. Germany's Federal Statistical Office Destatis reported th...
  • SDV opens green warehouse in Singapore
    The global supply chain service provider SDV, a subsidiary of the French Bolloré Group, has officially opened its new, 42,000 sqm warehousing facility in Pioneer Turn, Singapore. O...
  • Finland to allow 76 t mega trucks from 2013
    Finland plans to increase the maximum weight of heavy goods vehicles to 76 t and raise the permissible width of these vehicles from 4.2 m to 4.4 m. The Finnish Ministry of Transpor...
  • Norbert Dentressangle invests in UK
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) is making a multi-million GBP investment to extend and upgrade its flagship Euroterminal site in Traf...
  • Kerry Logistics building facility for Daimler in Kunshan (China)
    The global service provider Kerry Logistics has started construction of a new purpose-built 33,700 sqm automotive parts logistics facility in Kunshan (China) for Daimler Northeast ...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • TOTE orders two LNG fueled containerships from NASSCO
  • Cummins launches Tier 3 diesel line
  • Viking Ocean orders two more cruise ships at Fincantieri
  • Basic Offshore picks new Havyard design for PSV newbuilds
  • Naftogaz orders Black Sea semis at Keppel FELS
  • Donjon pumps play vital part in Sandy response
  • BAE Systems Mobile lays dump scow keel

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • TOTE plans to build vessels for use in Puerto Rico trade
  • New Coast Guard rules require WSF to boost staffing levels
  • Crowley vessels earn honors for safe operation during year
  • Coalition calls on President to step in in LA labor dispute
  • Yang Ming adding service calling Japan/Taiwan/SE Asia

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • More void sailings planned for 2013
    Shippers face a new challenge on top of slow steaming and service culls
  • China ready to lend big to owners with big ambitions
    Placing high-margin orders at country's yards is surest way to tap liquidity
  • Brussels approves financing scheme for Spain's shipyards
    Decision allows the country's yards to pursue new business again
  • Spanish shipbuilders are hit by double whammy
    Downturn and uncertainty see Galicia lose business to Basque builders
  • China's yards eye high-value offshore business
    Several of the nation's shipyards have already secured key deals
  • Asia voices its woes
    Industry concerns centre on Iran, shipyards and players' underlying financial health
  • Skuld targets superyacht market
    New product pitched at a global community of more than 5,000 vessels
  • A ship is not a product, US judge rules
    Shipyard is more like a service provider than a manufacturer, Pennsylvania court finds
  • Scorpio adds another charter as LR2 rates spark optimism
    Six-month 'decision points' allow company to align fleet policy with market rates
  • Greek ferry operators remain mired in debt
    Top lines remain under water despite trimming their losses
  • China scrapping rates catch up with Indian subcontinent
    Owners selling off vintage tonnage have more choice than ever
  • Intertanko warns of rising cost of keeping crude cargoes warm
    Owners can ill afford the expense of heating, says trade body
  • Measure of truth
    No one knows how to draw fair performance comparisons between ships
  • Comment: The devil is in the differences
    Comparing the real-life performance of similar vessels is fraught with difficulties
  • Rongsheng hits back over performance gap claim
    China shipbuilder calls in experts to question JP Morgan research
  • Shipowners will decide whether to assess armed guards
    Doubts over whether ISO standard will change due diligence requirements
  • London Greeks welcome Athens' flag proposals
    Committee hails restored shipping ministry and electronic registry
  • Playing their hand
    Rickmers has taken a gamble in ordering eight plus eight boxships
  • Cexim inks $825m in ship financing deals
    Policy bank offers five loans that support China's shipbuilders and owners

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • Crack in hull sank Swanland off Wales
    AN INQUIRY has determined that a ship sustained "catastrophic structural failure" in a storm off Wales before six of its crew members were killed in its sinking
  • Ship sinks in Black Sea
    SEVERAL crewmen are missing after a ship sank this morning off Turkey's Black Sea coast, IHS Casualty confirmed
  • Yangzijiang sparks caution
    A MAIDEN offshore order win by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding sparked a note of caution today
  • Scorpio continues charter-in spree
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers today announced yet another charter-in contract, its third of the past week, as it heightens market exposure
  • US opposes OSG bank account plan
    MIRRORING a dispute in the GenMar case, a Department of Justice unit is opposing OSG's request for an exemption from bankruptcy rules on deposit collateral and guarantees
  • Greeks hold 106 in migrant smuggling attempts
    GREEK officials were today holding 106 people linked with migrant smuggling attempts over the past week
  • Oaktree-Rickmers JV unveils 8+8 box ship order
    US PRIVATE equity investor Oaktree Capital Management and new strategic partner Rickmers said today they plan to order eight eco-type box ships for their joint venture unveiled yesterday
  • US bond coverage to rise
    US BOND coverage for non-vessel-operating common carriers on China/US routes will be raised to $125,000, up 30% from today's $96,000, US delegates have officially confirmed
  • VLGC rates crash to year's low
    FREIGHT rates to carry LPG on VLGCs have hit a 2012 low of $38.125 per tonne on the benchmark Gulf/East route
  • Woodside sidesteps Browse debate in Oz
    WOODSIDE today sidestepped a dispute between its venture partner Shell and West Australia's state government over a planned floating LNG processing facility for its $34Bn Browse project
  • Evergreen, X-Press add Americas box service
    TAIWAN's Evergreen said today it will open a new box service to the West Coast of Central America as part of its venture with independent feeder carrier X-Press
  • Demolition markets reach parity
    WEAKNESS in South Asian ship demolition prices and the reverse in China have resulted in almost all major competing markets reaching parity, being only a few dollars apart
  • Singapore considers second LNG terminal
    SINGAPORE is considering building a second LNG terminal
  • Jacking gear failure suspected in rig disaster
    SINGAPORE's manpower ministry said today preliminary findings suggest that a jacking mechanism failure caused a rig being tested yesterday to list
  • Keppel signs $1.2Bn rig deal
    KEPPEL said today it has signed a $1.2Bn deal to build two semisubmersible drilling rigs for Ukraine's Naftogaz

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • Chilean Fresh Fruit Association Names Brux as North American Managing Director
    Chilean Fresh Fruit Association today named Karen Brux as North American managing director of the trade group. Brux will oversee promotional and support programs for the organization, which represents Chile's fresh fruit growers, packers and shippers. She formerly served as vice president of marketing communications for the California Table Grape Commission, where...
  • DHL Opens Expanded Facility at Miami International Airport
    Logistics firm DHL, part of Deutsche Post DHL, has opened an expanded 140,000 square foot airline facility at the Miami International Airport service center for shipments to and from Latin America and the Caribbean. The facility will support long-term market growth in import and export volumes along the U.S.-Latin America trade...
  • CP Looks to Speed Trains, Cut Personnel and Shrink Rail Network
    Canadian Pacific Railway plans to run faster and longer trains, cut roughly 4,500 positions and possibly sell rail lines in the U.S., as the railroad works to hits an operating ratio in the mid-60s in 2016. The relocation of its headquarter from downtown Calgary to CP-owned Ogden Yard and the recent...
  • Twenty-Four Senators Sign Letter Supporting Labor Rights, Opposing Outsourcing in Trans-Pacific Trade Deal
    Twenty-four senators recently signed a letter to President Obama expressing support for negotiating strengthened labor rights and protections against outsourcing in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters led a coalition to help gain support from the 23 Democratic senators and Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is...
  • Mediator to Start Work on Arrival Tuesday Night
    LOS ANGELES - The federal mediator who will attempt to help striking office clerical workers reach a contract agreement with terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach was expected to join the negotiations Tuesday night. Stephen Berry, the attorney who represents waterfront employers, said the Waterfront Employers Association and the Office Clerical...
  • E-Freight Technology Delivers Enhanced Logistics Solution Leveraging INTTRA's New Shipping Application Delivery Platform
    PARSIPPANY, N.J. - INTTRA, the world's largest, most active network for ocean shipping, and E-Freight Technology, a leading provider of logistics software for international shipping and freight forwarding companies, announced today the availability of shipment bookings as part of E-Freight's integrated logistics solution. Employing INTTRA's recently announced Shipping Application Delivery...
  • Crowley Honored With More 2012 Environmental Achievement Awards Than Any Other Maritime Company
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Crowley Maritime Corporation was recently honored by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) with 96 environmental achievement awards for safe vessel operations during 2012 ' more than any of the other 76 maritime companies recognized by CSA. The vessels owned and/or operated by Crowley businesses qualified...
  • Kearney, Page Plan Savannah Warehouse Operation
    Third-party logistics provider The Kearney Companies of New Orleans has entered into a joint venture with Page International of Savannah, Ga., to establish warehouse services at the Port of Savannah. According to the terms of the agreement, the facility will be located less than two miles from the Georgia Port Authority's...
  • Chinese Freight Volumes, Manufacturing Expand
    Chinese freight volume in October rose at the highest pace since June, and two key manufacturing indices show production last month increased at the sharpest pace in at least six months, as the country's economy strenghens ahead of Chinese New Year festivities. Freight transported via railways, highways, inland waterways and aircraft...
  • TOTE Orders LNG-Powered Container Ships
    Jones Act carrier TOTE Inc. has ordered two LNG-powered container ships, the first of their kind, to operate in the carrier's Sea Star Line service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico. The company said the ships represent "a major technological milestone" in shipping. The vessels will be built by General Dynamics' NAASCO...
  • West Coast Port Strikes Could Benefit Some Companies
    Continued strikes by the Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could potentially benefit some companies, according to Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research Group. For example, air freight forwarders Expeditors International of Washington and UTi Worldwide, as...
  • Cosco Container Lines Announces Surcharge Adjustments
    Cosco Container Lines has announced a currency adjustment factor surcharge of 7 percent on top ocean freight for eastbound shipments from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent to Canada, effective from Jan. 1, 2013, to March 31, 2013. The ocean carrier also announced Alameda Corridor charges of $23 per 20-foot container,...
  • It's Time for Politicians to Take a Stand
    If workers strike at a hotel or a construction site, who is affected? A few customers are inconvenienced or construction gets delayed by a few days or weeks - big deal; a strike may make local headlines, but the impact is minimal. A port strike is an entirely different matter....
  • Evergreen, X-Press to Launch Central America Service
    Evergreen Line plans to launch a new joint service with X-Press Feeders connecting ports on the west coast of Central America, with a first sailing scheduled on Dec. 19, 2012. The carriers will deploy two vessels with capacities of approximately 900 20-foot-equivalent units on the service, Evergreen said. It will contribute the...
  • Striking OCU, Employers Agree on Mediation
    LOS ANGELES - Striking office clerical workers and their employers agreed Tuesday to accept federal mediation in an attempt to end the week-long strike that has crippled the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Port and terminal executives hope mediation can begin within 24 hours as the Office Clerical Unit...
  • Transplace Acquires Torus Freight Systems
    North American transportation and logistics technology company Transplace, owned by CI Capital Partners, has acquired Torus Freight Systems, a Canada-based logistics company specializing in Canadian cross-border and intra-Canada freight, continuing its geographic expansion strategy. Torus was represented by Corporate Finance Associations, although terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In 2011, Transplace...
  • Coalition Presses Obama to Help End Port Strike
    One hundred organizations representing national and state retailer associations, customs brokers and other intermediaries, agricultural shippers, manufacturers, logistics providers and various import and export associations urged the Obama administration to help end the week-long strike by office clerical workers that is crippling the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. "We...
  • US Steel Imports Dropped 2.5 Percent in October
    U.S. steel imports in October were 2.54 million tons, dropping 2.5 percent from 2.60 million tons in September and falling 8.5 percent from 2.34 million tons in October 2011, according to preliminary government data covered by the American Institute for International Steel. In the first 10 months of 2012, imports were...
  • 3PL L&M Transportation Opens Office in Washington State
    Raleigh, N.C.-based third-party logistics provider L&M Transportation Services has opened a transportation office in Othello, Wash. The office has been set up to handle produce and dry freight truckloads for the Pacific Northwest and will be anaged by Dave Long, who has more than 35 years of experience in the potato...
  • Thome Group Expands Beyond Singapore
    Singapore-based ship management company Thome Group has set up its first office outside of Singapore in Bangkok. The new office is intended to be the first of a series of overseas offices. The staff and workplace have been taken over from the agency Westext Enterprise, giving Thome a head start with...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • FPS opens up the Philippines
    Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines (FPF), a member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs, has launched domestic ocean services to link the ...
  • Christmas takes root in London
    The world's most famous Christmas tree this week left DFDS Seaways' facility at Immingham Dock on the last leg of its 400km journey from Norway to London. Once ...
  • Verhoeven to quit European ports organisation
    European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Secretary-General Patrick Verhoeven is to join another Brussels-based maritime industry lobby, the European Community Shipowners' ...
  • Southampton wins licence to dredge
    Associated British Ports (ABP) has received a marine licence for its dredging programme at the port of Southampton, the UK's number two box hub, to improve marine ...
  • Rickmers orders eight containerships
    Oaktree Capital Management and global shipping's Rickmers Group are joining forces to invest in a fleet of eco-designed newbuild container vessels. Oaktree will ...
  • Standoff continues at California terminals
    Employers in the port complex of Los Angeles/Long Beach revised their contract offer to unionised clerical workers at the weekend, but the standoff continues over ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • Seacor joins bond rush
    Seacor has joined the rising tide of shipowners that have turned to the bond market for cash to cut debt and cover dividend payments in anticipation of tax hikes.
  • TOTE pulls the trigger
    Totem Ocean Trailer Express has finalised a contract to build a pair of LNG-powered containerships at US compatriot General Dynamics Nassco.
  • Dinner with Marilyn?
    Tug owner seeks date for barge named after deceased Hollywood icon.
  • Boxship bleeds bunkers
    Authorities are racing to contain a spill tied to a containership that is bleeding bunker fuel off the Bahamas.
  • Two more for Polembros?
    Polembros Shipping of Greece is reported to have swooped for another pair of VLCCs.
  • Sigma stems losses
    A sixth Emarat Maritime tanker has enrolled in an aframax pool controlled by Heidmar.
  • HNA eyes Korean cruises
    China's HNA Tourism is to launch a new cruiseship route to South Korea.
  • Scorpio makes it three
    Scorpio Tankers has taken on its third product tanker in the space of a week.
  • Bergen wins approval
    Bergen Group has secured bondholder's support to refinance its offshore and services divisions.
  • Veteran ferry disappoints
    A Washington State Ferries (WSF) ship has been sold for just 40% if its value auction.
  • Goldenport scraps again?
    Goldenport Holdings is tipped to have sold off its second bulker in as many months for demolition.
  • Cargoship lost off Turkey
    Four crew have been rescued after a Ukrainian cargoship sank in a storm off Turkey, but one man has died and seven are still missing.
  • Viking back in Italy
    Viking Ocean Cruises has returned to Italy's Fincantieri for another pair of cruiseships.
  • Golden Stena Weco swoops
    Joint-venture confirms its first owned ship after it's buffed up at Dongfang Shipbuilding.
  • OSG crewman burned
    A Russian seafarer has been injured in a boiler accident on an OSG aframax off the US.
  • Subsea 7 in Africa spur
    Subsea 7 has added to a previous contract win with Chevron in West Africa.
  • Reef renegade fined
    The master and owner of a Chinese bulker have been fined for dumping food waste in waters around Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
  • Gretland in pole
    Bjorge Andre Gretland has secured a majority stake in Transit Invest as the former Green Reefers shell continues its transformation into an offshore company.
  • Cable cut was "accident"
    Vietnam plays down latest incident involving survey ship and Chinese fishing vessels.
  • Keppel bags Ukraine deal
    Keppel Corp has tied up a contract with Ukraine's Naftogaz to build a pair of semisubmersible drilling rigs worth $1.2bn.
  • IHI, JFE seal the deal
    The delayed merger of Japanese shipyards Universal Shipbuilding and IHI Marine United will finally go ahead on 1 January.
  • Offshore fear overplayed
    Risks stemming from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's move into the offshore arena are being overplayed on the stock market, Barclays Capital says.
  • Images to impress
    Choosing a short list from the many entries submitted for TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year contest has again proved a daunting task.
  • Vale cuts hurt dry
    Vale has taken a red pen to its capex and iron ore production numbers in a move which delivers a blow to the dry-cargo recovery story.
  • Jinhai in offshore first
    China's Jinhai Heavy Industry has won a breakthrough newbuilding contract in the offshore sector.
  • Serco workers to strike
    Serco NorthLink ferry workers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over job cuts.
  • Two more years
    Norway's Island Offshore has fixed a subsea construction vessel (SCV) to Ocean Mexicana for another two years.
  • Sekwang seeks protection
    Korea's Sekwang Shipbuilding has filed for court receivership to keep creditors at bay.
  • MOD backs UK firms
    Britain's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has extended five ship maintenance contracts worth a total of £349m ($560m).
  • Lamprell picks Moffatt
    Lamprell, the struggling Middle East rig builder, has named James Moffat as its new permanent chief executive.
  • JAPEX eyes terminal
    Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) is set to build a LNG receiving terminal at Soma Port in Fukushima Prefecture.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: Both sides in LA/Long Beach strike agree to mediation
    The Los Angeles mayor said ILWU Local 63, Office Clerical Unit (OCU) and employers of the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association have agreed to have a federal mediator to assist with contract negotiations.
  • NEWSFLASH: Businesses ask Obama to help end LA/Long Beach strike
  • FMCSA turns up heat on unsafe truckers
    The agency has implemented 11 improvements to its Safety Measurement System (SMS) to enhance its ability to identify and take action against truckers with safety and compliance concerns.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S. focuses on Sub-Saharan trade
  • FAA unveils new NextGen technology
  • Maersk attempts to simplify surcharge structure
    The liner carrier will "carry out a phased approach to simplify its surcharge structure, making it easier for all parties to deal with quotes, contracts and invoices. The surcharge structure will be finished by mid-2013.
  • Boeing releases aircraft funding prediction
    Despite economic uncertainties and high credit-financing costs, Boeing officials say the world's airlines will see enough liquid financing next year to sustain projected aircraft deliveries of $104 billion.
  • IAG Cargo breaks off from parent group
  • Ex-Im Bank backs bonds for Boeing planes to Ethiopia
  • Troy expands import operation
  • U.S. helps China develop port, rail sectors
  • U.S. ag export values up 50% since 2009
    The USDA in its second Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade in fiscal year 2013 said the country's farm exports have climbed more than 50 percent in value, from $96.3 billion in 2009 to a forecasted $145 billion in 2013.
  • Shippers surprised by LA/Long Beach dock strike
    A half-dozen large shippers polled on a not-for-attribution basis by American Shipper this week said they were surprised by how quickly the breakdown in contract talks between clerical workers who work at terminals and steamship agencies in Southern California developed into a strike.
  • CargoSmart releases shipment delay alert tool
  • Yang Ming joins intra-Asia service
  • LA/Long Beach strike enters second week
    A strike by members of the 600 members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63, Office Clerical Unit (OCU) enters its second week today. Meanwhile, American Shipper has attempted to answer a number of questions.
  • Descartes partners on Japan advance filing regs
  • Famous Pacific Philippines adds services

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2012
  • Fujiarah market lacks direction
    MGO prices showed big drops in Suez.
  • Bunker prices soften in Northern Europe
    Prices falling in Rotterdam and Hamburg.
  • Naming ceremony for dual fuel LNG carrier
    'Propulsion system provides a eco-friendly ship operation,' says gas-shipping specialist.
  • Bunker players warn: 'Strike is demand killer'
    Container ships being diverted away from US West Coast hubs.
  • Tanker operator 'ready to cancel' newbuilds
    Reports say vessels are being built to old, less fuel efficient designs.
  • Mediterranean port is bunker market's 'sleeping giant'
    Bunker volumes in Ceyhan could reach 3 million (mt) annually.
  • VLOC operator still in talks with China over access to ports
    'If we manage to dock our vessels in China, it will be good news for our customers.'
  • 'Split incentives' no longer exist
    Saying that owners who hire out ships have no incentive to be fuel efficient 'is simply not true' says ICS technical manager.
  • Bunker prices largely stable
    Minor adjustments to bunker prices in key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Cleartrade extends liquidity provision to fuel oil contracts
    Now provides firm daily prices on fuel oil contracts.
  • Oil major expands plans for LNG-fuelled transport
    Developing 'multiple options' that will increase supply to LNG-fuelled transports to over five million tonnes.
  • Operator reports strong results despite high bunker prices
    Attica sees 'sharp rise' in EBITDA for the first nine months of the year.
  • Chinese supplier reports a Q3 loss
    Sales volume fell 56% as company loses its competitive edge, 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
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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