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December 13, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH to cut extra seven Asia-north Europe/Med loops in Jan-Feb period
  • Hanjin links up with 'K' Line to expand network in Western Australia
  • China's November trade softens unexpectedly as global economy slackens
  • Shippers, ports, carriers call for more mainland-Taiwan ties services
  • Cosco Shipyard extends Intergraph shipbuilding design contract
  • Shanghai to build 4 con-ro ships with stowage design to minimise ballast
  • Cargosmart visibility software gives shippers heads up on cargo delays
  • Guangtong-Dali Trans-Asian Railway upgraded to handle 200-kph trains
  • Domestic couriers in China plan aggressive expansion into air cargo
  • December10 marked FedEx's busiest day in the company's history
  • Lambert-St Louis airport calls on China to revive 'Aerotropolis' scheme
  • DHL returns 120-year-old whisky to Antarctica from Scotland

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • ABG Shipyard bagsINR 485 cr. order from Ministry of Defence
  • APL Logistics & VASCOR form automotive logistics joint venture in India
  • Ashit Desai Memorial Seminar on Dec. 18; to deliberate on 25 years of Indian shipping
  • MOL acquires top rating for SMBC Environmental Assessment Loan
  • Safmarine-pioneered maritime education programme celebrates its first Master Mariner
  • STILT to conduct MANSA foundation course on shipping logistics
  • Exports fall further by 4.17 pc in Nov. to $22.3 bn
  • Fruit, vegetable exports up 24 pc in FY12
  • Tea exports plunge 20 pc in H1
  • KoPT demands 233 cr. as damages from HBT
  • Throughput at Major Ports down in April-Nov. year-on-year
  • TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS
  • Govt awarded only 11.5 pc of targeted road projects in FY13
  • Rail freight loading up marginally in Nov.
  • Railways records 19.23 pc growth during April-Nov.
  • Indias GDP at 7.2 pc by 2014 Goldman Sachs
  • INR edges up against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Air France earlier to Algiers
    Today (12 December), Air France is starting a fifth daily service on the Paris CDG - Algiers (Algeria) route. The launch of the new operation had been initially planned for 31 Marc...
  • European aviation association lobby for gradual opening of ground handling services
    The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IAC...
  • GE, KTZ and Transmashdiesel create a joint venture to produce diesel engines in Kazakhstan
    General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with Transmashdiesel and JSC National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy's (KTZ) subsidiary JSC Remlokomotiv to create a joint venture com...
  • CP seeks expressions of interest for the DM&E west end
    Canadian Pacific, (CP), a transcontinental railway in Canada and the USA, intends to explore strategic options for its main line track from Tracy MN west to South Dakota, Nebraska ...
  • Rö-Trans AG enlarges fleet
    The Swiss transport provider Rö-Trans AG, based in B'tzberg/Bern, is taking delivery of ten new, 20 t MAN TGX tractors. The 18 year old firm specialises in domestic and internation...
  • UK report identifies clear opportunities for cutting carbon and lowering costs from road freight operations
    Switching from diesel to gas, reducing rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag and introducing more hybrid and electric vehicles - these factors have been identified as key opportu...
  • Australia fines Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines for price fixing
    Australia's Federal Court has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (Hong Kong) and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd to pay a total of AUD 23 million (EUR 18.5 million) in penalties f...
  • Priority Freight wins Automotive Supply Chain Award
    Priority Freight has won the Third Party Logistics Award at the inaugural Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards in Frankfurt (Germany). Nominated by manufacturers and their supplie...
  • New CFO at Waberer's International Inc in Hungary
    György Wáberer has appointed Erzsébet Antal as the new chief financial officer of Waberer's International Inc. Her primary mission is to further improve the efficiency and prepar...
  • Bremerhaven: better conditions for heavylift transports
    Bremen (Germany) has decided to extend the period for heavylift and out-of gauge transports in the city itself and in neighbouring Bremerhaven to include Sunday night. The move str...
  • Gebr'der Weiss takes over forwarding company Sprenger
    The Austrian transport and logistics company Gebr'der Weiss (GW) is strengthening its presence in Germany's Baden-W'rttemberg region by taking over the forwarding company Sprenger,...
  • Sinergy Cargo opens cargo terminal in Italy
    Sinergy Cargo - the Italian member of the FPS (Famous Pacific Shipping) network of independent forwarders and consolidators - has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handl...
  • Waberer's bundles activities in Hungary
    Waberer's Logistics Ltd - entirely owned by Waberer's International Zrt Inc - and Szemerey Transport Inc are unifying their complex logistics services and creating Hungary's larges...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Four Kings Pointers awarded Crowley Scholarships
  • Washed up tanker lifted from Staten Island street
  • Vigor Marine replaces bow of 80,000 bbl barge
  • Weeks Marine wins $26.25 million USACE contract
  • Keppel FELS books $420 million PEMEX order
  • Havyard PSV design picked by COSL

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Hanjin Shipping extending lease for use of Port of Seattle terminal
  • Freight transport numbers fall in DOT TSI report for October
  • Merchant Marine Academy cadets earn Thomas Crowley scholarships
  • Commerce Department report finds imports/exports down during October
  • Green Alliance members plan further service cuts

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Shipping faces new climate change measure uncertainty
    Doha decision to extend Kyoto Protocol poses new stumbling block for the IMO
  • Panama Canal must expand again, says former commissioner
    Arrival of 18,000 teu vessels will require an even larger waterway, says Alemán
  • Super pirates
    In a game where the toughest and cleverest survive, owners cannot let their guard down
  • Peel Ports completes refinancing deal for Liverpool2
    Second terminal will handle ultra-large box tonnage
  • Lull before the storm
    Debate about how to cut shipping CO2 emissions will heat up again next year
  • Driving force behind recycling standard says goodbye to the IMO
    Hong Kong International Convention on ship recycling is Mikelis' career landmark
  • STX confirms talks to sell Pan Ocean
    Sale aims to shore up conglomerate's troubled finances
  • HMD seals 10-tanker deal with Shell lessor
    Sinokor Merchant Marine to buy up to 20 medium range product carriers
  • Nato urged to explain 'soft' approaches by pirates
    Unclear terms confuse shipowners and could see more fishermen shot by accident, says security firm founder
  • UK broker cements tie-up with giant Dalian recycling unit
    IMO scrapping supremo Mikelis accepts post-retirement role
  • Tonnage tax is not a subsidy
    Regimes support a level playing field for shipowners
  • Demolition price rally falters
    Chinese steel prices fall as ships queue for scrapping in Bangladesh and India
  • CKYH to drop seven Asia-Europe voyages
    Cutback suggests pessimistic outlook for demand

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • IEA touts products trade
    CRUDE and products markets are now moving at "different speeds", with products taking a commanding lead, the IEA affirmed today
  • PetroChina buys BHP's stake in Browse
    PETROCHINA will buy BHP Billiton's stakes in the Browse LNG project in Australia, the Australian energy giant said today
  • JES breaks strike silence
    JIANGSU Eastern Shipyard today broke its silence over a strike, which it said grew out of a subcontracting pay dispute
  • Hurdles rise for Iran oil trade
    CRUDE exports from Iran have been halved over the past year, said the IEA, which warned today that new pressures will arise in the months ahead
  • EC approves OW's takeover of Bergen
    THE EC said today it has approved the takeover of Norwegian bulker and lubricants trader Bergen Bunker by Denmark's OW Bunker, part of the Wrist maritime service group
  • Fertiliser group acquiring Djakarta Lloyd
    TROUBLED Jakarta shipowner Djakarta Lloyd will be acquired by Indonesia's government-owned fertiliser group PIHC
  • Changhang Phoenix invests in logistics JV
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix, China's largest river drybulk carrier by capacity, said it has invested 3M yuan ($476,190) in a logistics venture in Wuhan, Hubei province
  • Nam Cheong retains 'buy'
    MALAYSIA'S OSV builder Nam Cheong has retained its 'buy' rating from DMG & Partners Research amid yard improvements and a newly delivered fuel-efficient MPSV
  • Indian breaking beaches set record
    CASH buyers said today 55 ships arrived in Alang for demolition in November, the highest level in 30 years for any month
  • OBO sale surprises
    GIVEN their highly profitable charters, Frontline's decision to sell two of its remaining three Suezmax OBO carriers surprised a key Norwegian shipping analyst
  • Americas oil production worries tanker owners
    RAPIDLY increasing oil production in the Americas is clouding the horizon for tanker owners, BIMCO warned today
  • MHI bags ship repair deals
    MITSUBISHI HI told Fairplay today it has agreed with fellow Japanese groups MOPAS and NCC to repair and convert two cruise ships
  • Congestion climbs 12.7% at bulker ports
    DELAYS in major coal and iron ore ports increased by 12.7% last week
  • CKYH Alliance extends cancellations
    THE CKYH Alliance, which has already blanked out seven Asia/Mediterranean sailings from this month through mid-January 2013, said today it will extend voyage cancellations to end-February

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Solidarity
    In business, as in life, it's all about leverage. And as leverage goes, the maritime- and port-related labor movement appears to be holding many of the cards. The strategy employed by International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett - starting at the JOC's TPM container shipping conference in March - served as...
  • Container Shortage Delays One Exporter's Shipments
    The perennial shortage of containers in the U.S. Midwest is beginning to hamper the export operations of precisely the kind of small companies that President Obama's National Export Initiative aims to encourage. The shortage, which is a familiar complaint by grain exporters in the Upper Midwest, is impacting shippers in...
  • Port of Milwaukee Expands Foreign Trade Zone
    Port of Milwaukee's expanded foreign trade zone. The Port of Milwaukee, the grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 41, has been approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zone Board to serve a wider area of southeastern Wisconsin through an "alternative site framework." The decision allows the port to provide services to businesses...
  • Averitt Speeds LTL Service to Eastern Canada
    Cookeville, Tenn.-based transportation and logistics company Averitt Express has shortened its less-than-truckload service times to eastern Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City. The improvements were made possible by operational adjustments within Averitt's network, the company said, as well as the network of Kingsway Transport, a fellow member of The Reliance...
  • US Pork, Beef Exports Jumped in October
    U.S. pork exports in October increased 9 percent to a record 218,132 metric tons (about 240,449 tons) valued at $607 million, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. October's pork exports broke the previous record of 217,080 metric tons set...
  • Century Distribution Systems Receives Alliance Award From World Trade 100 and SMC3
    RICHMOND, Va. - Century Distribution Systems, Inc., along with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores® and Acuitive Solutions, are the proud recipients of the first 2012 Alliance Award, sponsored by World Trade 100 magazine and SMC3, in the international freight category. The award honors dynamic collaboration between shippers and their logistic...
  • CMA CGM Buys Stake in Long Beach's Pier J
    Container shipping line CMA CGM has purchased a stake in the Port of Long Beach's Pier J, a move that will bring an additional 2.6 million container units to the port and increase port revenue by about $70 million over the next five years. The investment makes CMA CGM a partner...
  • Dachser to Acquire Azkar
    German logistics provider Dachser will acquire Spanish logistics provider Azkar, effective Jan. 15, 2013. Dachser has held a 10 percent stake in its Iberian logistics partner since 2008. Following the acquisition, Azkar's current management team will continue to be led by Jose Antonio Orozco. For the time being, the company will...
  • Mica Says Gas Hike Optimists Are 'Smoking the Funny Weed'
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., severely downplayed the prospects of a federal fuel tax hike, telling event attendees they're "smoking the funny weed" if they believe there is enough political will to boost highway funding via the pump. The pessimism from the outgoing House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman...
  • ACL to Stop Providing Chassis in 5 Cities
    From Feb. 1, 2013, cargo carrier ACL will no longer supply intermodal chassis for merchant haulage moves in Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Atlanta; and Memphis, Tenn. The company will continue to provide chassis when performing carrier haulage in Chicago; Detroit; Indianapolis; St. Paul, Minn.; Council Bluff, Iowa; Cincinnati; Cleveland;...
  • NY Port Sets Informational Session for Companies Hit by Sandy
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will host an information session for port partners who suffered business losses from Hurricane Sandy to meet with representatives from the Small Business Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The meeting will be held Dec. 18, at 10 a.m., at the New...
  • World's Largest Container Ship Calls at Hamburg
    CMA CGM Marco Polo. Mega-ship CMA CGM Marco Polo, with a capacity of 16,020 20-foot-equivalent units, made its first call to a continental European port on its maiden voyage at the Port of Hamburg today, and is being handled at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai. The Marco Polo is 396 meters (about...
  • ILA, USMX to Meet on Royalties
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett said a meeting with management negotiators next week on the issue of container royalties will determine whether the ILA carries through on its threat of a year-end strike. At the end of three days of meetings with United States Maritime Alliance in Delray Beach, Fla.,...
  • OOCL to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Orient Overseas Container Line today announced that it will implement a "Port Congestion Surcharge" in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike, to prepare for the possibility that ports on the East and Gulf Coast will be shut down on Dec. 29. In the event of a strike, for all...
  • Index Shows Improvement in Conditions for Truckers
    Nashville, Ind.-based transportation forecaster FTR Associates' Trucking Conditions Index started to rise significantly in September as expected, recording a 65 percent increase from August to 9.6, before declining to 7.9 in October. The Trucking Conditions Index is a compilation of factors affecting trucking companies, with any reading above zero indicating a...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • DOD's TWIC Decision to Raise Carrier Costs
    The Defense Department's decision to drop the TWIC card as a trusted key to its online transportation systems doesn't throw up roadblocks that would stop TWIC-carrying truckers, but it will raise costs for some companies that employ them. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC card, considered secure enough to give...
  • Albro Elected Interim Seattle Port Commission President
    Tom Albro. The Port of Seattle Commission has elected Commissioner Tom Albro to serve as president until the commission holds its annual election of officers on Jan. 8, 2013, in accordance with the commission's bylaws. The port said the action ensures that leadership of the port commission is in place and the...
  • Cosco Container Lines Announces Rate Changes
    Cosco Container Lines has announced several rate changes coming in January. Cosco will increase rates for reefer shipments on the Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean trades by $1,200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $1,500 per 40-foot-equivalent unit, effective Jan. 1, 2013. The carrier will raise rates for all shipments in the Far East to Gulf & Red...
  • Entercoms Names Smith Chief Commercial Officer
    Dallas-based supply chain management company Entercoms has named Michael Smith as chief commercial officer. Smith will be responsible for commercial strategy and developing in marketing, sales, product development and customer service. He brings more than two decades of experience to the company after serving in leadership roles with Foxconn and Motorola, Entercoms...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Shanghai leads the way with big boxship calls
    Shanghai handles more containerships with a nominal capacity of more than 10,000 TEU than any other port in the world, with 18 weekly calls.New analysis from Alphaliner ...
  • Transpac rates on hold
    After falling for the past two months Drewry's Hong Kong - Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark index has flat-lined this week in the aftermath of the ending of ...
  • Voice of the Elite is raised
    The Elite Association of Logistic Networks, which launched yesterday, has set itself targets of becoming 'a powerful and unified voice to ensure the interests of ...
  • COSCON joins the reefer hike alliance
    China's state-owned ocean carrier COSCON has followed the lead of Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM and others by announcing a reefer USD1,500 per 40ft general rate increase ...
  • Liners firing more blanks
    Another Far East - Europe ocean carrier alliance has announced voyage cancellations on the over capacity-plagued tradelane in an endeavour to squeeze supply and ...
  • Worse things still happening at sea
  • Ultra-large boxships test ports' capabilities
    Ports in Europe and Asia are being put to the test as the first of a new generation of containerships enters service, but initial feedback is positive with no problems ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Intermarine enlists hired gun
    US heavylift specialist Intermarine has enlisted a consultant to help spearhead the expansion of a liner service in West Africa.
  • Naughty or nice?
    Most shipowners would be delighted to find coal in their stocking this holiday season but cargoes can be more elusive than Santa Claus in today's market so if you want to impress the tycoon on your gift list without breaking the bank it might take a little creativity.
  • Legatum grabs Scorpio chunk
    Dubai's Legatum has emerged as one of Scorpio Tankers' largest shareholders.
  • Hallin goes bomb busting
    Hallin Marine is on the hunt for unexploded bombs at a site which will host a wind turbine.
  • JES admits cash constraints
    JES International Holdings has confessed to struggling with its cash flow following a strike by workers at its yard in Jingjiang City, China.
  • MR prices spike
    MR tanker prices have climbed by one tenth in just a couple of weeks on the back of stronger earnings, according to data from Clarksons.
  • Ilmarinen claim drags on
    A legal dispute over dividends between Finnlines and a pension fund has been given fresh legs by a supreme court ruling.
  • Mexican double for Keppel
    Keppel Corp has won a contract to build two drilling rigs worth $420m for Mexican oil and gas company Pemex.
  • Cape crash comes early
    Capesize rates crashed by one quarter today as hope of a final hurrah in 2012 seemingly disappeared.
  • Pacifica takes a hit
    A Costa cruiseship has been dented in a dock collision during a gale in Marseille, France.
  • English wins the vote
    Ship snapper, Phil English, has topped a poll of readers to become TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year.
  • Topaz takes 10
    UAE shipbuilder Topaz Marine Engineering has announced a deal to deliver 10 crew/pilot boats to Kuwait Oil Co (KOC).
  • Big John back in NYC
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill is looking to complete a second US-listing for one of its spin-offs in just three months.
  • SITC extends charter
    SITC Shipping has extended a period deal for a small containership at a higher rate.
  • CSL bulker spills fuel
    A CSL Group bulker has suffered damage and spilled fuel after hitting a dock at Toledo in Ohio.
  • SembCorp gets room to grow
    SembCorp Marine has secured the next phase of expansion at a new shipyard being developed in the west of Singapore.
  • JJ Sietas takeover fails
    The takeover of insolvent German shipbuilder JJ Sietas has fallen through over the lack of a second jack-up vessel order.
  • Glimmer of hope
    Relatives of the missing crew from the sunken cargoship Amurskaya have called for a search of an uninhabited Russian island after lifejackets were found there.
  • OCBC cool on YZJ
    OCBC Research has refused to get carried away with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's breakthrough into the offshore arena.
  • DNB takes shine to STNG
    Investors only have one choice when betting on product tanker recovery, bank says.
  • MPP on the rocks
    A UK multipurpose (MPP) has run aground on rocks en route to Aviles to Spain.
  • COSL orders PSV quartet
    Norway's Havyard is hopeful of more Chinese business after clinching an order for four platform supply ships (PSVs) from China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).
  • Two top earners gone
    Frontline's departure from the dry-bulk market after the cutting of two charter contracts with Cosco will see the John Fredriksen-led company wave farewell to its two highest earning assets, a leading analyst notes.
  • McQuilling heads south
    McQuilling Services has continued its expansion drive by spreading its wings in South America.
  • Pupuk to buy DL
    State-owned fertiliser producer Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (PIHC) is to take over shipowner Djakarta Lloyd (DL).
  • CKYH cuts back again
    The CKYH boxship alliance is cutting further voyages to Europe to cope with a winter dip in demand.
  • Malaysia nabs robbers
    Malaysian authorities have detained eight suspected robbers after an attempted hijacking off the Malaysian coast.
  • Lurssen in pole position
    German shipyard group Lurssen has reportedly submitted the best bid for insolvent shipbuilder P+S Werften's Wolgast plant.
  • STX Pan Ocean in play
    STX Corporation is in talks about a possible sale of its stake in South Korean shipowner STX Pan Ocean.
  • US volumes defy strike
    US import cargo volume at the major container ports is expected to increase almost 4% this month despite the recent strike.
  • Dalian halts rig work
    Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore has stopped work on four jack-up rigs in the wake of the recent rig accident in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Sandy recovery to impact truck capacity
    The influx of trucking assets to meet demand will exacerbate a tight market and lead to a national shortage of trucks, especially for flatbed, dry van and refuse haulers, warned Noël Perry, senior consultant for FTR Associates.
  • Cargo pilot union objects to FAA rule
    According to a Transportation Department docket published today in the Federal Register, cargo-only operations aren't required to abide by the new flight, duty and rest requirements for pilots, but may choose to opt in if desired.
  • Barge groups say water release still needed
  • DHL expands sea-air offering
  • Australia hits Cathay, Sinagpore with price-fixing fines
  • 80% e-freight penetration by 2015, group says
    "The industry is now comprehensively united in our objectives and timelines for e-freight and e-AWB. This sends a huge message to all industry participants," said Bill Gottlieb, past president of FIATA and a GACAG member.
  • Keeping U.S. export reform on task in 2013
  • U.S. exports down 3.6% in October
  • CKYH Alliance cancels additional Asia-Europe sailings
  • UP taps Texas talent with new Austin IT hub
    The center, which will support 40 programmers and engineers, will serve as a software engineering and research and development hub for the railroad's technology group.
  • Largest containership calls Hamburg
  • Piontek named president of TMS provider 3PLogic
  • Catapult releases rate bid mapping tool for carriers
  • December container imports to increase 3.9%
  • Virginia port container volumes increase
  • U.S. duties on Chinese solar panel imports take hold
  • Entercoms names Smith chief commercial officer
  • Fednav 'green' ship calls Cleveland
  • Jaxport gets anti-pollution grant
  • Ryder sets up mobile app for fleet management tool

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Mid-week prices firm in Fujairah
    Market also firm in Suez.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, soft elsewhere in Europe
    Good demand reported in Hamburg and Gibraltar.
  • Bunker player runner up in photography competition
    Capt Yunlong (Joe) Zhou is regional credit manager with Bomin Bunker Oil.
  • Owners concerned about BWMS fuel consumption
    Ballast water treatment will typically be required during peak cargo operations.
  • Africa nations eye cabotage regime
    Move endorsed by African Union.
  • Bulker punctures bunker tank
    Reports say the vessel's stern collided with a pier.
  • 'Growing trend' to tighten emissions at ports
    Company providing cold-ironing systems has won 'substantial multiple orders'.
  • Russia cargo volume up by 6%
    Liquid cargo up nearly 4% over the period.
  • Prices generally firm in bunker markets
    Demand mostly weak across key Asian ports.
  • Pirates 'stealing from bunker tanker'
    'We believe robbers were hoping to get away with some valuables and to steal oil from the ship,' says Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
  • Salvor prepares to remove bunkers from sunken ship
    Baltic Ace had over 500 mt of bunkers onboard when it sank off the Dutch coast last week, reports say.
  • Japanese yard starts construction of 'eco' LNG carrier
    New generation carrier consumes 25% less fuel compared to conventional ships.
  • Antwerp completes first LNG bunkering
    Event represents 'a further significant step towards more environment-friendly shipping' at port, says local port authority.

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Genoa
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Trieste
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Seoul
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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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