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May 9, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • NYK, RCL jointly launch Thailand-Vietnam-Canton loop from May 13
  • Emirates hikes rate US$250/TEU on Far East/SEA lanes on May 15
  • Shandong's Weifang port quarterly volume up 23pc to 4.46 million tonnes
  • Ningbo customs' quarterly trade value 4.7pc up to US$45.2 billion
  • Charleston adds new NWA/Evergreen Far East service via Suez Canal
  • HMM Q1 operating loss rises to US$177 million with lower volumes and high fuel costs
  • Port of Gothenburg sees record box throughput in Q1 by handling 233,000 TEU
  • Cape Town cold chain conference delegates see cutting costs vital to Africa
  • Sudden shutdown of start-up American Feeder Lines hits Maine hard
  • Panalpina selects RedPrairie supply chain software to support expansion
  • Uptick in March boosts Atlas Air first quarter profit 7pc to US$13.6 million
  • Arab aviation lacks open sky policies that would exploit full potential
  • Transferring light aircraft to Sangley Point to ease Manila congestion

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • Bharati Shipyard unveils deepwater rig
  • GE Shipping contracts to sell MR product carrier
  • ICS seminar focuses on recent legal developments
  • Maersk Line report focuses on shipping's role in global trade & development
  • NYK, RCL to launch Thailand-Vietnam-Canton service
  • Singapore Minister stresses on innovation in maritime sector
  • Iran looking at importing farm products from India
  • Iraq supplants Iran as India's 2nd largest crude oil supplier
  • Oilmeal exports slip 22 pc in April
  • POY imports from China to attract anti-dumping duty
  • Dhamra port handles 6 mt cargo in debut year
  • Kandla Port workers celebrate Labour Day
  • India may open more land border crossings to boost trade with Pakistan
  • Rlys' decision to suspend terminal access charge brings respite for CTOs
  • Exports to Japan jump 21.5 pc in 2011-12
  • Oil sinks to 4-month low

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • SBB Cargo awards its "prix éco"
    Switzerland's national freight railway SBB Cargo has honoured two companies that made a particularly significant contribution to protecting the environment by using the railway to ...
  • Braemar appoints new regional director for the Far East
    Braemar Technical Services (Incorporating The Salvage Association) is pleased has announced the appointment of Graeme Temple to the role of Regional Director for its Far East regio...
  • Chile joins International Transport Forum
    Chile has become the first South American country to join the International Transport Forum (ITF), an intergovernmental transport-policy body housed at the Organisation for Economi...
  • New managing director for DSLV in 2013
    The Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators (Deutscher Speditions- und Logistikverband/ DSLV) has selected Frank Huster to be its new managing director wit...
  • Forecast: four times more freight traffic in 2050
    By 2050 the volume of global freight traffic will increase between two and fourfold compared to that of today, and double in the OECD states. This information stems from a document...
  • Oman Container Lines expands its fleet
    The increasing demand for sea transportation has convinced Oman Container Lines (OCL) to expand its fleet of container vessels by an additional unit called the "Altonia"....
  • Cargojet Airways to operate freighter to Cologne
    Cargojet Airways began to operate a weekly B767 freighter service to Cologne (Germany) at the end of April. The flight connects Cologne Bonn airport with Greater Moncton airport in...
  • New secretary general elect of the International Transport Forum
    Professor José Manuel Viegas, a Portuguese citizen, has been chosen as secretary general elect of the International Transport Forum, an intergovernmental organisation within the OE...
  • Kuehne + Nagel launches new airside service at London Heathrow airport
    A new airside service at Heathrow airport (UK) has been launched by the giant logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel to enhance its critical spare parts logistics offering to th...
  • Global Container Service Group invests in intermodal wagon fleet
    Russia-based Global Container Service Group (GSC) plans to increase its fleet of long-term leased flat wagons to more than 450 units. The company has now begun taking delivery of 2...
  • Samskip acquires containerships "Arnafell" and "Helgafell"
    Samskip has acquired the container vessels "Arnarfell" and "Helgafell", both of which have been deployed by the company as charter vessels on the r...
  • Panalpina posts Q1 loss and turnover drop due to antitrust fines
    Panalpina, a Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics corporation, reported that its first quarter turnover in business year 2012 fell to CHF 1.54 billion, a 7% decrease from the CHF 1....
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics expanding in Bielefeld
    Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a global logistics service provider based in Osnabruck (Germany), is expanding its Bielefeld (Germany) location and securing 100 jobs at the same time...
  • Boeing B747-40F joins Etihad Airways fleet
    Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Atlas Air to provide the UAE flag carrier with its first Boeing B747-400 freighter. The aircraft, with a payload capaci...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • Dakota Creek AGOR newbuilds to have Siemens diesel electric...
  • Bangladesh shipbuilder launches ferry for Danish owner
  • GEA Westfalia Separator appoints authorized distributor for Gulf...
  • Sembcorp Marine's PPL Shipyard books order for Pacific Class 400...
  • Navios Acquisition turns in loss, declares dividend
  • New superstructure design couples anti-piracy features with...

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • WTSA member carriers eye protein cargo rate increases
  • Panama Maritime Authority taps firm to develop box terminal
  • Evergreen chairman receives Order of the Rising Sun honor
  • Maritime Administration report details North American cruise industry
  • General Dynamics NASSCO launches final T-AKE vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • Onassis Prizes honour top academics
    Nobel Laureates select winners of prizes for shipping, trade and finance
  • We like fast, but we prefer predictable
    Walmart's head of logistics tells Lloyd's List what he wants from the shipping industry
  • Unhelpful behaviour
    Shipping's financial struggles are putting pressure on the global supply chain
  • Fast train to China
    Why BMW is shunning ships in favour of rail
  • New world for China's ports
    The shift in nation's industrial base will open new opportunities and make sector more competitive
  • Big box lessors get a boost
    Fleet expansion at Textainer and Sea Cube lifts first-quarter results
  • Liquidation plan agreed in Marco Polo Chapter 11 case
    Senior lenders refrain from enforcing super-priority claims, leaving unsecured creditors with 5% return
  • New cruiseship important stepping stone in Costa's recovery
    Lessons from Costa Concordia inform new safety measures
  • Slow aframax market could last until June
    Lack of cargoes drags down rates in European waters
  • Excel gives mandates for $35m ATM offering
    Dry bulk owner acts early to come up with additional equity demanded by banks
  • Contract logistics and sea freight boost Ceva's first quarter
    But air freight fails to fly
  • DP World to sign up first London Gateway logistics customer
    Exclusive: Dubai ports giant negotiating with Uniserve
  • On slippery ground
    An effort should be made to draw a line between shipping and politics
  • CSA calls on Vale to 'modify' VLOC capacity
    Chinese ports restricted to 350,000 dwt bulkers, say country's shipowners
  • VLCCs to benefit as Saudi Arabia ships more cargoes to the US
    Vela is making its presence felt on the spot market
  • Navios Acquisition posts lighter loss than forecast
    Angeliki Frangou-led tanker owner awaits boost from 14 product tanker deliveries over next two years
  • Iran says sanctions undermine international treaties
    Tehran warns that nothing will stop its scientific development
  • China set to break monthly coal import record
    Research house Commodore forecasts country could take in 25m tonnes by July, up 43% year on year
  • EU Navfor renews commitment to shipping
    Operation Atalanta focuses on specifc initiatives to aid the passage of trade
  • Increased volumes boost DHL
    Falling ocean freight business supported by land transport
  • MSC and NYK join latest Asia-Europe rate recovery drive
    New increases will take effect from June
  • Unfinished quay could delay Wilhelmshaven launch
    Deepwater terminal has piling problems
  • The big squeeze
    Europe's major players must return to ship financing
  • APM goes greener at Laem Chabang
    RTG fleet converted to use electricity
  • Shanghai reports slowdown in growth
    World's busiest port reflects weak global business climate
  • Drydocks World seeks to adjourn debt hearing
    Decree 57 lets state-owned group restructure under insolvency protection
  • NYK launches Thailand-South China service with RCL
    Japanese shipping giant drops service with Vinalines Container Shipping
  • Etihad Rail to build Jebel Ali link
    Intermodal terminal will connect to UAE, GCC and beyond
  • RFA ratings join UK public sector pension strike
    Union urges members to walk out on Thursday
  • Owners are entitled to earnings after charter withdrawal
    UK Supreme Court finds against Petroleo Brasileiro

Fairplayweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • 'No talks' on piracy convention says IRI
    THE Marshall Islands ship register has distanced itself from comments made last week by Clay Maitland, managing partner of the register's administrator, International Registries Inc (IRI)
  • FreeSeas details cash crunch
    NASDAQ-listed FreeSeas has confirmed substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern in its newly filed annual report
  • Bangladesh's breaking yard prices firm
    BREAKING yards in Bangladesh are this week maintaining their aggressive pre-monsoon tonnage purchases
  • Rieber wants all of Armada
    GC RIEBER Shipping has offered to acquire all outstanding shares in Armada Seismic it does not already own
  • Indonesia taxes and restricts ore exports
    A 20% export tax on Indonesian metal ores has kicked in, which could knock the drybulk sector
  • Box profits lift BLG
    GERMAN ports-to-logistics group BLG Logistics increased its 2011 operating profits by 27% on record turnover
  • Migrant bodies said thrown into sea
    SEVEN people being smuggled to Malta reportedly died on a boat trying to reach shore
  • Fredriksen: just getting started
    SHIPPING magnate John Fredriksen was reported today to be mulling billions of dollars more in S&P deals
  • Marubeni profits rise 24%
    JAPANESE commodity trader Marubeni posted ¥172.1Bn ($2.15Bn) in net profits for the financial year ending 31 March, up 24% year on year
  • KG-owned Panamaxes sold
    GERMAN bulker owner and manager H.Vogemann told Fairplay today that four Panamaxes under its management have been sold
  • COSCO-HIT terminal buoys HPH Trust profits
    SINGAPORE-listed HPH has reported net profits of HK$462.8M ($59.62M) in Q1 2012, 1% higher than projected net profits of HK$459.4M ($59.19M)
  • Profits fall 21% at COSCO Singapore unit
    COSCO Corp (Singapore), the yard and drybulk arm of China COSCO, said today 1Q12 profits dropped 21% year on year to S$27
  • HMM's losses worsen
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine has reported operating losses of 200.8Bn won ($176.7M) for 1Q12, much worse than operating losses of 27.37Bn won in 1Q11
  • VLGCs seen stabilising
    SPOT RATES for VLGCs are likely to stabilise soon, after their bull run of recent weeks, shipbrokers and analysts said
  • Italian ship in deaths inquiry finally leaves India
    THE ITALIAN oil tanker detained off Kerala since 15 February has finally sailed to Colombo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • Trucking Needs New Driver Strategy, Says U.S. Xpress' White
    Truckload carriers need a "fundamentally different" strategy to attract potential drivers, John White, president of U.S. Xpress, said in an...
  • West Coast Dockworkers Voice Support for East, Gulf Coast ILA
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union issued a statement Tuesday alerting the maritime industry that West Coast dockworkers fully support...
  • Trucking Executives Warn Shippers on Costs
    Trucking executives sounded a clear warning about rising costs Tuesday at the National Industrial Transportation League's Freight Policy Forum in...
  • Trans-Pacific Carriers Plan Westbound Rate Hikes
    Trans-Pacific carriers announced proposed rate increases of $300 to $400 per 40-foot container unit, effective July 1, on shipments of...
  • Siemens, DB Schenker Sign Global Framework Agreement
    Siemens and DB Schenker have signed a framework agreement, which covers the global contract logistics relationship between the two German...
  • Textainer Profit Rises as Box Fleet Expands
    Textainer Group, the world's largest intermodal container lessor, reported first quarter net income jumped 34.2 percent, aided by a 20.1...
  • Zim Disputes S&P Rating Downgrade
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services has taken exception to a credit downgrade by the Israeli affiliate of Standard & Poor's, which...
  • CEVA Logistics Profit Fell 7 Percent in First Quarter
    CEVA Logistics, which has filed for an initial stock offering, said its first quarter revenue rose 2 percent but earnings...
  • Domestic Intermodal Container Volume Jumps 14.9 Percent
    Domestic intermodal container volume in the first quarter surged 14.9 percent year-over-year, outpacing international intermodal traffic gains by a wide...
  • Party Ending for Asia-Europe Carriers
    Freight rates in the key Asia-to-Europe container trades appear to have peaked after a nearly fourfold increase since December, and...
  • Diesel, Oil Prices Hit Lowest Point Since February
    Diesel prices across the U.S. fell to their lowest point in 10 weeks, slipping 1.6 cents in the week ending...
  • BNSF Boosts Profit 16 Percent on Mild Volume Gain
    BNSF Railway boosted profit nearly 16 percent year-over-year to $701 million, as higher pricing and a 3 percent volume rise...
  • Operations Return to Normal at Port Klang
    Operations at Port Klang have now returned to normal following strikes by truck drivers last week. The strike caused...
  • Emirates Shipping to Hike Far East Asia Rates
    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates Shipping Line will raise its rates on cargo moving on its Far East and intra-Asia services,...
  • South Korea Ports Handle Record Container Volumes
    Box volumes at South Korea's ports reached a record high in April as transshipment traffic drove growth. Figures released...
  • Customs Set to Hold First West Coast Trade Symposium
    When U.S. Customs and Border Protection holds its first-ever West Coast trade symposium Thursday in Long Beach, the message to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • BA's Exolgan terminal buys more Liebherr units
    The Exolgan Container Terminal in Buenos Aires is to raise its container-handling capacity by buying an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane. In doing so, the ...
  • SeaCube sharply up in Q1 12
    Park Ridge (NJ - US)-headquartered SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd, which has one of the biggest rental fleets of reefer containers and generator sets in the world, ...
  • HMM's operating losses plunge deeper for Q1
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is the latest carrier to announce poor quarter one results on the back of plummeting freight rates and high bunker costs. The South ...
  • Le Havre back on course
    Le Havre increased its container traffic by a remarkable 21% in Q1 12, compared to the same period last year, up to 620,000TEU. Given Rotterdam's decline ...
  • Another Asia - US East Coast service to launch
  • Maersk to abort Andean operation
    Copenhagen-based Maersk Line has blamed years of poor freight rates and increases in operating costs for its decision to stop its direct call service linking northern ...
  • Zim Line's credit rating reduced
    Standard & Poor's Israeli arm Maalot has reduced Zim Line's bond rating to ilB with a negative outlook. The rating agency has clearly been frightened by ...
  • Eithad Rail and DP World sign ICTF MoU
    Abu Dhabi-headquartered Etihad Rail - the builder and operator of the UAE's national railway system and DP World, which operates the country's premier container ...
  • Bunker price slide relief for liners
    The price of Rotterdam-sourced IFO 380 tumbled another USD17 per tonne yesterday following Friday's fall of USD15. At USD650 per tonne bunkers are some USD50 cheaper ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • Safe eyes eco-bulkers
    US-listed bulker owner's appetite for energy-efficient newbuildings undeterred by drop in first-quarter profit, president says.
  • Bocimar seals cape coup
    Belgian owner confirms acquisition of bulker resales originally ordered by Grand China in deal worth an estimated $73m.
  • Big guns in power struggle
    With the publication of the TradeWinds Power 2012 less than a month away now is your chance to help pick the winners.
  • NAT clings to hit list
    US-quoted owner still has what it takes to snap up suezmaxes and dish out dividend despite earnings miss, analyst says.
  • NNA defies Street prophecy
    Red ink stains Angeliki Frangou-backed tanker owner in the first but results are still above key market indicator.
  • Ships flowing from K Line?
    Japanese owner said to be selling modern aframaxes Temasek River and Raffles River.
  • Tokyo time bomb
    Talks over charter hire deferrals hit the skids as Sanko Steamship grapples with dry arrest and damage claims totalling $16m.
  • Russian duo sold
    Polembros linked to deal for former Novoship suezmaxes Naviga and Nautic.
  • Big John reveals $12bn plan
    Credit card has even more flex than the market thought following Seadrill share sale, Fredriksen explains.
  • 'Exxon Valdez' barred
    Even former spill tanker's demise is proving controversial as India's supreme court blocks it from beaching at breakers' yard.
  • STX to build Kazakh yard
    Korean group eyes new Caspian Sea plant in partnership with state-owned engineering company.
  • Siem profit skyrockets
    Terje Sorensen-led offshore vessel owner sees first quarter earnings spiral.
  • Cosco Corp profit shrinks
    Chinese yard group's earnings down in first three months, but it hopes move into offshore can give it a boost.
  • Inui falls into the red
    Shrinking revenue proves costly for Japanese bulker owner in year ended 31 March.
  • Jinhui faces profit slump
    Oslo-listed bulker owner braces investors for a significant decline in its first quarter bottom line.
  • Slump beats Braemar profit
    Alan Marsh-led shipbroker sees its full-year numbers dragged down by weak markets and a falling orderbook.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • Report: CEVA plans $400 million IPO
  • Hapag-Lloyd drops slots on Hyundai's KMS
  • Regal Logistics starts chassis pool service
  • Evergreen chairman honored in Japan
  • Long-time Murphy Warehouse head dies
  • Troy starts Chicago-to-Rotterdam service
  • Pacer in multiyear deal with CSX
  • Great Lakes coal drops 3.8% in April
  • WNS pairs with GT Nexus
  • WTSA recommends rate hikes for meat, poultry, hides

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2012
  • IBIA to raise membership fees
    Increase taking effect from July 1, 2012 to 'keep pace with operating costs'.
  • European bunker prices lack direction
    Tuesday's prices seen an end to the sharp falls of recent days.
  • Shipping crisis to last 'two to three years'
    Fredriksen says many companies 'are not going to make it'.
  • Prices continue to fall in Fujairah
    Suez prices stable.
  • Global spot fuel oil shipments up 8.8%
    Poten & Partners examines top spot fuel oil charterers and routes during the first four months of 2012.
  • Judge rules against claim by Chinese bunker supplier
    Hong Kong Admiralty Judge says Chimbusco failed to show that vessels supplied with fuel were controlled by Maruba.
  • ECO2 Inland Vessel project to examine LNG as fuel
    New 135 metre dry cargo 'pilot' vessel to be equipped with dual-fuel engines in project aimed at identifying the most efficient and economical power systems.
  • ClassNK collaborates with software firm for SEEMP solution
    New solution will be able to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 20%, says President of NAPA.
  • Gulf Petrochem to start trading middle distillates
    Group says move will 'sustain its gains in Middle East and strengthen its global presence.'
  • IFO prices generally softening in Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels 'fine' on Tuesday.
  • Bank maintains rating of marine logistics firm
    Marco Polo Marine set to establish a joint venture to own and manage bunkering vessels, says OCBC Investment Research.
  • Return of zombie refineries a 'lesson' to tanker owners
    Lower asset prices of less fuel-efficient tankers may earn 'suitable returns' for their new owners, shipping analyst says.
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine Q1 net loss widens
    Fuel costs jumped 47%, offsetting rise in box shipping rates.
  • Singapore to see higher fuel oil arrivals in June
    As larger fuel oil shipments are fixed to arrive at the port from Europe and the Caribbean.
  • APL receives its 'most fuel-efficient' vessel
    APL Southampton fitted with ballast water treatment system and electronically-controlled main engine.
  • South Korea bunker output stable in May
    Refiners to produce between 660,000 to 680,000 mt of bunker product.

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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
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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
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Civitavecchia
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Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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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
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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
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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
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Miami
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Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
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Riyadh
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Trieste
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Seoul
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Rome
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Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
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Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
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Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
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The Defense
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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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
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Ismailia
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IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
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Long Beach
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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
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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
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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
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Joy Taurus
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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
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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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