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December 14, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco joins the pack, raises Asia-Europe reefer rates US$1,500/FEU
  • Shenzhen eases clearance inspections to make port more competitive
  • Troubled ICTPL Mumbai container terminal rescued, to open next October
  • Fujian November box volume sets a monthly high at one million TEU
  • Guangxi Tiandong-Debao Railway outbound cargo hit 2.8 million tonnes
  • Yunnan focuses on infrastructure to build links to bordering countries
  • Two coastal expressways in Guangxi to open by the end of the year
  • New Zealand's Napier Port posts 11pc more revenue on 8.5pc more boxes
  • FPS Italy sets up sophisticated box and bulk handling terminal in Genoa
  • CN, CP bosses slam federal rail legislation as unnecessary and risky
  • Anhui saves farmers US$208 million by exempting produce from road tolls
  • Global Container Terminals to use Cargotec's Kalmar SmartPort solution
  • Korean Air doubles weekly cargo flights, starts passenger service to Peru
  • FedEx launches near real-time tracking software with pre-set eco data
  • Korean Air wins Airbus A380 Top Operational Excellence award
  • China Southern's Xinjiang international transshipments near 1,100 tonnes
  • IATA blessed, ELITE aims to be unified voice for freight forwarders

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • An amalgamation of opinions, analysis & solutions makes for an invigorating event
  • Asia-US trade boosted by 11,388-TEU vessel
  • Idle boxship capacity up
  • IMO's Maritime Safety Committee adopts new rules
  • MOL wins 2012 Internet IR Commendation Award
  • MoS bars CIWTC from leasing, scrapping vessels
  • Ship supply grew faster in 2011
  • Ships urged to follow IMO guidelines on fuel consumption, weather conditions
  • SS Transland Sea & Air Freight Services completes two successful years
  • Edible nut imports on the rise
  • Goa to export ore fines at pit heads
  • Textile exports dip 8.6 pc during H1
  • Elaborate on steps to prevent mishaps around LNG terminal : Kerala HC
  • LA-Long Beach ports' box backlog to remain for some more time
  • Maccia conference to focus on port-led development in Maharashtra
  • Industrial output bounces back to 8.2 pc in Oct.

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Qatar Airways flies Boeing Dreamliner to UK
    After taking delivery of the first of 60 Dreamliners (Boeing B787) in November, followed by the operation of commercial flights on intra-Gulf routes to familiarise operating crew, ...
  • Kombiverkehr amends service offer to/from Norway
    CargoNet AS, a partner company of the German intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr, has ceased operating the Trelleborg/Malmö to Alnabru (Oslo) rail link for economic reasons. S...
  • Freightliner runs first shortliner service
    The UK-based rail service provider Freightliner has commenced its ground-breaking shortliner services, shortly after receiving a new fleet of 40 ft twin platform shortliner wagons....
  • SriLankan Airlines increasing flights to Riyadh
    SriLankan Airlines is to introduce three more flights to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), thereby increasing the total number of connections to five per week, effective from today (13 Decemb...
  • Chrysler begins production of Ram 2500 CNG pick-up truck in Mexico
    The first Ram 2500 compressed natural gas (CNG) pick-up trucks have begun rolling off the line at the Chrysler Group's Saltillo truck assembly plant in Mexico. The Ram 2500 CNG is ...
  • U.S. Xpress affiliate Arnold Transportation Services to merge with LinkAmerica Corp
    U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a leading provider of transportation services throughout North America, has reported that the Jacksonville FL (USA)- based company Arnold Transportation Se...
  • AA Cargo chooses regional sales manager Northern Europe
    American Airlines Cargo has chosen Andy Cornwell to be its regional cargo sales manager - Northern Europe. He is now responsible for the airline's sales and commercial activitie...
  • Prize for thesis on pharmaceutical logistics
    Susann Reichel from Grieshaber Logistics AG in Bad Säckingen (Germany) recently received the City of Loerrach prize for this year's best bachelor thesis at the Baden-Wuerttemberg C...
  • Asian shippers and European Shippers Council (ESC) meet in Jakarta
    The Indonesian National Shippers Council hosted a meeting that was attended by representatives from the European, Hong Kong, Korean and Macao Shippers Councils, as well as by the...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines transports 300 t of gold mining equipment to Kenya
    More than 300 t of gold mining equipment was recently flown to Kenya via three Antonov AN-124-100 freighter flights operated by the Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The f...
  • Official launch of ro-ro service between Iskenderun and Port Said
    A ro-ro transport service between the port of Iskenderun (southern Turkey) and Port Said on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, has been officially inaugurated in the presence of the Turk...
  • Dachser acquires Spanish transport and logistics firm Azkar
    Dachser, an international logistics service provider based in Germany, is acquiring the Spanish transport and logistics service provider Azkar, with effect from 15 January 2013. Th...
  • Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA and Fiege reaffirm partnership
    Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA, the regional division of the construction equipment business of Doosan Infracore, the flagship infrastructure support business of the ...
  • Crestron strengthens partnership with Kuehne + Nagel in Belgium
    Crestron, a provider of advanced control and automation systems, is expanding its contract with Kuehne + Nagel Belgium and bringing all its warehousing activities under one roof. T...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • TK LNG gears up for U.S. exports with newbuild order
  • MST delivers on Netherlands order for RIBs
  • Craig Perciavalle takes helm at Austal USA
  • Atlântico Sul drillships to have Rolls-Royce engines,...
  • ACL picks Cat 280 engines for towboat repowers

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Columbia Grain lease extended for Port of Portland Terminal 5
  • Washington State Ferries eyes return to regular service levels
  • Port of Bellingham holiday event provides support for local charities
  • PNW grain handlers/ILWU locals call for more time to negotiate
  • Mariana Express Lines to begin Micronesia/West Coast US service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Intertanko highlights wider concerns for tanker market
    Owners' association strives to tackle fundamental industry problems
  • India accounts for almost half of 2012 refinery growth
    Expanding industry continues to create demand for crude and product tankers
  • NYK inks three-year VLCC charter deal
    Japanese owner sees opportunity in Thai energy demand
  • The end is nigh
    Why embracing fear will help spearhead the right recovery
  • Reasons for tanker owners to be optimistic in 2013
    More Atlantic to Pacific business to lift spirits
  • It has been a bruising year for the tanker markets
    Bankruptcies and financial workouts characterised 2012
  • Cargo owners force more tankers through Suez
    Overcapacity leaves operators with little choice of route despite extra costs
  • Teekay LNG orders newbuildings at DSME to target US exports
    Fuel-efficient pair ideal to carry cargo through Panama Canal, says Evensen
  • All out
    It's the 1970s revisited as recession sparks stoppages from China to the US
  • Thessaloniki improves results as government eyes investors
    Northern Greek port has yet to fulfil potential, says minister
  • Codemaker
    The Hong Kong convention on ship recycling is as sound as the man who drove it
  • DP World denies plan to exit Mundra box terminal
    Press reports 'have no basis in fact' says managing director
  • Chinese shipbuilder blames strike on subcontractors
    Yard's explanation raises more questions than it answers
  • Maersk prepares for east coast US port strike
    Customers put on notice of congestion surcharges
  • Paragon secures partial deal with lenders
    Talks on waivers and rejigging payments continue with trio of banks
  • Seadrill launches IPO for North Atlantic Drilling
    Fredriksen firm hopes to capitalise on shortage of harsh-environment rigs
  • HSH Nordbank and Omega reach Chapter 11 settlement
    Approval will see German bank repossess eight tankers and pay Kassiotis $5.3m

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Raid on pirates fails
    PIRATES were reported today to have won a skirmish against Puntland forces that might have been trying to free a ro-ro and its crew, who have been held since 29 March 2010
  • Prestige sabotage alleged
    A FORMER Spanish maritime inspector today accused the master and chief engineer of the tanker Prestige of sabotage to make it run aground off the Spanish coast
  • Southern Cross concludes deal for Ultrapetrol
    PRIVATE equity fund Southern Cross is now the controlling owner of NASDAQ-listed Ultrapetrol, after the closing of its $220M investment
  • Teekay targets US LNG exports
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG today confirmed orders for LNG newbuildings, with deliveries timed for the debut of LNG exports from the US
  • Bulker newbuilding prices stabilising at last?
    DRYBULKER newbuilding prices have started to stabilise after their long fall, which could indicate that the freight market itself might be recovering, a shipping analyst said today
  • Vale, Zhanjiang to build iron ore logistics centre
    VALE HAS signed a deal with Zhanjiang's port in Guangdoing province to build an iron ore logistics centre
  • CSC Phoenix gives up bulkers to bank
    SHANGHAI-listed Chang Jiang Shipping Group Phoenix (CSC Phoenix) has said it is turning three 57,000dwt bulkers over to Pudong Development Bank in connection with loan provisions
  • Dredger crew sought
    SEARCHERS are today looking for four mariners missing since their dredger sank off China's Guangdong province
  • VLCC cargoes disappoint
    VLCC owners are bracing for a disappointing December, as charterers prepared for next week's stems offers for January, brokers said today
  • China's growth to boost global and domestic shipping
    CHINA'S shift towards an economy based on consumer demand could boost global shipping, China Shipping's president said today
  • Holiday blues arrive early in Capesize sector
    CAPESIZE owners are seeing their pre-Christmas rate rally dissolve, as daily earnings tumbled by almost a quarter to $7,624 per day
  • Atlantic LNG moving to Asia
    LNG CARGOES are being re-exported from the Atlantic basin to northeastern Asia as gas prices in the latter region firm amid winter
  • More Mexican deals seen for Keppel
    KEPPEL stands to win more rig orders from Petroleos Mexicanos or other Mexican drillers, sector analyst Lim Siew Khee of CIMB predicted today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Counterfeit Shipment Seizure Is Custom's Largest in Laredo
    Customs seized 7,800 counterfeit Audemars Piguet watches. The Import Specialist Enforcement Team at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Laredo, Texas, port of entry recently seized an $83 million commercial shipment of 7,800 counterfeit watches that infringed on an Audemars Piguet trademark. The shipment of watches arrived via express consignment truck at the...
  • ILA-USMX: Down to the Wire?
    Harold Daggett isn't saying so, but the International Longshoremen's Association president seems to have opened the door for a second ILA contract extension. That's how I interpret the latest twist in eight months of negotiations of a Maine-to-Texas dockworker contract between the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance. A small group of...
  • With LinkAmerica, Arnold Plans to Build Density, Draw Drivers
    The most important benefit Arnold Transportation may gain from its merger with LinkAmerica isn't additional trucks or drivers but density. The tractor-trailers LinkAmerica brings to Arnold largely will haul freight in the same lanes, doubling down on freight density and making the truckload carrier more efficient. "What LinkAmerica provides is volume,"...
  • Competition, Canadian-Style
    Intermodal shippers tapping the two major Canadian railroads can look forward to better service - and likely more competitive pricing on lanes in which the carriers compete - in 2013. Two major forces are changing the intermodal networks of archrivals Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. Larger container ships are spurring...
  • Canada Tackles Its Driver Shortage
    Wondering where to find a trucking industry task force that's trying to tackle the so-called driver shortage? Look north. The Canadian Trucking Alliance formed a "blue ribbon task force" in 2011 to investigate the root causes of driver hiring and retention problems north of the border and come up with...
  • Containerization & Intermodal Institute Grants Scholarship to 11 Students at 2012 Connie Event
    NEWARK, N.J. - The Containerization & Intermodal Institute continued its industry education mission by presenting scholarships at the annual Connie luncheon here to college students and maritime academy cadets pursuing their degrees that will lead to careers in the international trade and transportation industry. The event honored Alberto Alemán Zubieta,...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Dec. 11 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 12/11/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • 3PL Saddle Creek Logistics Hires Business Director
    Amy Barnes, Saddle Creek's new director of business development. Lakeland-Fla.-based third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek Logistics Services today named Amy Barnes as director of business development. Barnes will oversee the development of new customer relationships and help generate organic growth with existing accounts. She will be based in Winston-Salem, N.C. She has 16...
  • C.H. Robinson Announces SVP Jim Butts' Retirement
    Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide today announced that Senior Vice President Jim Butts will retire on Dec. 31, after 34 years with the company. Butts joined the company in 1978, and has been senior vice president since December 2007 and a member of the executive team since April 2002. His...
  • Maersk, MSC Narrow the Gap
    In ranking the ocean carriers serving the U.S. trade, perhaps Yogi Berra said it best: "It's déjà vu, all over again." Through the first nine months of 2012, Mediterranean Shipping Co. took the lead in U.S. exports and total trade. Standing in its way from sweeping the top spot in imports...
  • US Senate Sends Coast Guard Bill to Obama
    The U.S. Senate today approved H.R. 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012, clearing the House-passed bill for the president's signature. "This bill provides the Coast Guard with the resources to continue to improve the ships, aircraft and communications systems they need to do their jobs," said House...
  • Capacity Glut Clouds Outlook for Carriers
    It's not going to look a lot like Christmas for ocean container lines this year, next year and even beyond that. Although many have managed to staunch the bleeding of red ink that decimated their bottom lines earlier this year, the outlook for their financial recovery appears increasingly dubious in 2013....
  • Domestic Intermodal Rates Inch Up
    U.S. domestic intermodal rates showed little volatility this week and continued to settle at post-peak-season levels, according to rail pricing provided by logistics provider IDS. An average of 25 major U.S. intermodal lanes stood at $2,352 per all-in, door-to-door, 53-foot container, less than 1 percent higher than the $2,331 average rate...
  • Peel Ports Secures Funds for New Liverpool Terminal
    Peel Ports has completed a 1.6 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) refinancing to fund its expansion plans, which include a 300 million pounds ($480 million) post-Panamax container terminal in the Port of Liverpool. The U.K.'s second-largest port operator raised the funds from several banks and pension funds and insurance companies in the...
  • Crowley and Jensen Maritime Honored With Two Significant Boat Awards at International Workboat Show
    NEW ORLEANS - Together Crowley Maritime Corp. and subsidiary Jensen Maritime, the company's Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, were honored with two of the top 10 Significant Boat awards during the seventh-annual International Workboat Show recently held in New Orleans. The first award was for the design of two...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • 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 ...
  • Lull before the storm
    The heated debates over how shipping's CO2 emissions could be curtailed in future may have died down in recent months, but that does not mean the problem has gone ...
  • Panama Canal will need expanding again
    The Panama Canal will need at least one additional expansion, according to Alberto Aleman Zubieta, immediate past commissioner of the Panama Canal Authority (PCA). ...
  • Customs throw their toys out of the pram
    Customs officers at the port of Rotterdam have stepped up inspections of shipments containing Asian-origin toys as Christmas approaches. Europe's biggest maritime ...
  • Just in time for Christmas
    It is often said that charity begins at home, but in the case of one of the UK's NHS Foundation Trusts, home has been transported in containers thousands of miles ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Omega accepts defeat
    Omega Navigation Enterprises (Omega) is about to relinquish its fleet of products tankers after striking a deal that will mark the final chapter of a bankruptcy battle that erupted in Texas over a year ago.
  • Petrobras goes clean
    Brazilian energy giant Petrobras appears to have put pen to paper on its third product carrier fixture in less than three days.
  • PRGN takes flight
    Shares of Paragon Shipping surged in midday trading Thursday after striking a series of debt deals with four of its lenders.
  • Mangrove takes root
    Hedge fund Mangrove Partners has emerged as a major shareholder in DHT Holdings.
  • Dry Docks out of Polarcus
    Drydocks World is selling its entire stake in Oslo-listed offshore outfit Polarcus.
  • CMA CGM moves in
    French container line CMA CGM is moving in at the port of Long Beach in California.
  • ICG caps Feederlink sale
    Irish Continental Group has completed the sale of its containerline Feederlink to Unifeeder of Denmark.
  • Moody's backs Stena
    Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has lifted its assessment of Swedish owner Stena following its debt refinancing.
  • DSME bags TGP double
    Teekay LNG Partners has chalked up a potential five-ship order at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • Pirates killed in raid
    Three Somali pirates have been killed after Puntland forces tried to rescue crew from the cargoship Iceberg 1 near the town of Ga'raad.
  • Mermaid wins Ichthys deal
    Australian offshore vessel owner Mermaid Marine has won a half share in a $20m contract.
  • Crewman jailed for stabbing
    A Royal Caribbean cruiseship worker has been jailed for attacking a supervisor with a knife off the US.
  • E.R. stalwart quits
    E.R. Schiffahrt has promoted two young guns to its top management to replace the departing Norbert Aschmann.
  • MHI wins cruise contracts
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has homed in on the burgeoning Asian cruiseship industry with the addition of two repair and conversion contracts.
  • Citi builds Tallink stake
    Citigroup has increased its stake in Baltic ro-ro group Tallink in a EUR 116.55m ($152m) deal, valuing the company at EUR 740m.
  • Supply ship spill probed
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating a diesel fuel spill of at least 600 gallons from a supply ship in Puerto Rico.
  • Newton's law of dry-bulk
    Crashing returns in the Atlantic have been blamed for the reality check delivered to the capesize market yesterday.
  • DP not pulling out
    DP World has dismissed suggestions that it plans to pull out of a containership terminal at India's Mundra Port over a dispute with majority shareholder, Adani.
  • Caddell off the street
    A veteran tanker that was forced on to a New York road by Hurricane Sandy has finally been shifted.
  • Bug bites P&O
    Over 300 passengers on a P&O Cruises ship have been struck down by the norovirus vomiting bug, reports say.
  • Brit bags Flex shares
    UK investment house Praxient Capital has hiked its holding in Flex LNG.
  • Singapore proving costly
    Thome boss Olav Eek Thorstensen says Singapore has become too expensive for the company to continue growing its business.
  • Beaumont refloated
    Tug pulls UK cargoship off rocks in Spain; tank damage reported.
  • FEH wins charter deal
    Hong Kong-listed Far East Horizon (FEH) has signed a chartering deal with Chinese energy group Sinochem until at least 2014.
  • P&O ties up tanker
    P&O Maritime in Australia has won a 10-year charter for its new condensate tanker in Papua New Guinea.
  • Mariana plans US route
    Mariana Express Lines (MEL) is set to launch a new service between the US West Coast and Micronesia.
  • GrainCorp spurns ADM
    GrainCorp has rejected an improved takeover offer from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the company said Thursday.
  • Paragon lands waivers
    But success of debt overhaul hinges on talks with HSH, Commerzbank and Nordea, filings show.
  • Charleston grounding
    A German-owned general cargo vessel has been refloated after going aground in a port in the southern United States.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Delta CEO: Four airlines for U.S. in 2013
    Next year, the U.S. airline industry will achieve a "rational industry construct" with four major airlines competing in the domestic and international air space, Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta, said.
  • Grain terminals, union review options
    A federal mediator said after contract talks on Tuesday and Wednesday the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers and ILWU Locals 4, 8, 19 and 23 "have agreed they require additional time to review their options."
  • ILA, USMX to discuss container royalties next week
    Three days of negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and their employers ended on Wednesday without a labor agreement to replace the one that expires on Dec. 29.
  • Mariana Express Lines starts U.S. West Coast service
  • Trade Tech speeds rate quote engine for NVOs
  • FMC approves NRAs for foreign NVOs
    FMC Chairman Richard Lidinsky noted that foreign NVOs have wanted to be able to offer Negotiated Rate Arrangements since the commission approved allowing domestic NVOs to offer them.
  • Canada considers modifying FAST program
    Canada is evaluating simpler eligibility requirements for highway carriers to participate in the Free and Secure Trade program to expedite the movement of cargo across the northern border for trusted shippers.
  • Drewry sees possible litigation over Brazil port reforms
  • Carriers slow joint WCNA-Central America loop
  • Port of L.A. loses CMA CGM to Long Beach
  • UPS announces LTL guaranteed service
  • Canada, Israel to cooperate in customs arena
  • Portland gets NextGen technology in 2013
  • Dachser buys Spanish logistics company
  • Container lessor SeaCo names new CEO
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • Perciavalle named Austal USA president

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • New waste heat recovery system for auxiliary engines
    Alfa Laval says it is a market first and 'the natural next step' in fuel efficiency gains.
  • Prices show little movement in Fujairah
    South African bunkers firm with distillates making big gains in Cape Town.
  • Prices firm in Mediterranean ports
    But stay soft in northern ports
  • Starfuels' expansion triggers collapse of rival
    Oil derivatives player 'ends Singapore-based brokering operations'.
  • LNG bunkering carries strong business case, survey finds
    But economics and infrastructure seen as the biggest challenges.
  • Bunker technology company will 'move to protect its rights'
    Nautical Control Solutions wins Canadian patent.
  • Port's clean-air incentive scheme 'illegal'
    'The law doesn't make exceptions for good intentions,' auditor tells Port of Seattle.
  • Ballast-free designs could give massive fuel savings
    Estimates range from 6% to 25% potential overall fuel savings by eliminating ballast.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall by 10.6%
    Singapore stocks have fallen for the first time in six weeks.
  • Puerto Rico spill under investigation
    The minor spill happened during refuelling.
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Singapore prices firm but other markets were stable to soft.
  • OW Bergen tie-up given go-ahead
    European Commission can see no competition issues from merger.
  • Singapore bunker sales drop to nine-month low
    Shipowners picking up smaller quantity of bunkers, traders say.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands bonded ops in China
    Commences supply of bonded bunkers to another port in Zhejiang province.
  • Chinese yard delivers first 'green' box ship
    Delivery demonstrates a 'breakthrough' of the shipbuilder's manufacturing capability, it says.
  • Hoegh Autoliners joins campaign for cleaner shipping
    'Switching to low-sulphur fuel is costly but the environmental campaign has made it easier for shipping lines to change.'

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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
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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
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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
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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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
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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