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February 15, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Port of Rotterdam eyeing green sector in expansion
    THE Port of Rotterdam, Europe's busiest, has long been associated with a bustling petrochemical industry - but it will be turning a page towards a greener economy.
  • Vet armed security personnel well
    THE debate on whether shipowners and operators should be able to employ armed security personnel on their vessels has been settled, in favour of the armed response.
  • S Korea Hyundai, STX win US$1.7b orders
    South Korea's major shipbuilders, STX and Hyundai, said yesterday they have won a combined US$1.7 billion orders to build mostly LNG carriers and oil tankers, defying global financial turmoil that has roiled the shipbuilding sector.
  • Container rates rebound 29%
Strait Talk
  • Daunting prospects for shipowners
    HENEVER shipping people start talking about the prospects for the rest of this year, the word 'difficult' and 'tough' usually pop up in the conversation. There have been a flurry of opinions and reports from shipping experts over the past few weeks.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Port of Rotterdam eyeing green sector in expansion
    THE Port of Rotterdam, Europe's busiest, has long been associated with a bustling petrochemical industry - but it will be turning a page towards a greener economy.
  • Vet armed security personnel well
    THE debate on whether shipowners and operators should be able to employ armed security personnel on their vessels has been settled, in favour of the armed response.
  • S Korea Hyundai, STX win US$1.7b orders
    South Korea's major shipbuilders, STX and Hyundai, said yesterday they have won a combined US$1.7 billion orders to build mostly LNG carriers and oil tankers, defying global financial turmoil that has roiled the shipbuilding sector.
  • Container rates rebound 29%
Strait Talk
  • Daunting prospects for shipowners
    HENEVER shipping people start talking about the prospects for the rest of this year, the word 'difficult' and 'tough' usually pop up in the conversation. There have been a flurry of opinions and reports from shipping experts over the past few weeks.

Sched Netweb site
  • Canada Transpacific Stablisation Agreement to up rates US$400/FEU mid-March
  • Cosco ups rates to Red Sea US$300/TEU, Persian Gulf $500/TEU from March
  • New ISO standard for high security container seals required on March 1
  • Uncertainty over freight rates brings futures market to record lows
  • Asia-Europe rose 3pc to 14 million TEU, Europe-Asia up 8pc to 6 million TEU
  • China's January imports fall 15.3pc as deepening eurozone debt crisis lingers
  • International Chamber of Shipping calls for state action to fight piracy
  • Diana charters two new 3,750-TEU ships back to the sellers
  • Rival Savannah and Charleston ports win dredging funds in President's Budget
  • Rotterdam sets itself up as king of containerised reefer trade worldwide
  • Reefer men meet at Cool Logistics Africa 2012 April 24-26 in Cape Town
  • Singapore's NOL unit APL to phase out its whole US chassis fleet by 2014
  • US Cass Freight trucking index rises 3.6pc - best January since 2008
  • Abu Dhabi readies for wider role in UAE's grand port and railway scheme
  • US Customs finds insect infestation in wood packaging at Detroit air cargo
  • Nigeria government expected to pay US$6 million to cargo airline for Lagos crash
  • Anchorage air cargo rises from downturn, but still 10pc off 2010 volumes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • deugro moves largest indigenously manufactured refinery packages for L&T to IOCL Paradip refinery
  • PDP Projects successfully executes loadout of Essar heavylifts at Mumbai Port
  • TWL to foray into shipbuilding biz
  • Exports of organic food products surges 33 pc
  • India eyes biz opportunity in Iran following sanctions
  • Pak may miss deadline for MFN status to India: Fahim
  • Andhra Pradesh likely to get third Major Port at Nakkapalli
  • CoPT to provide onshore power to berthed ships
  • Vasan inaugurates Gulf of Kachchh VTS

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Norbert Dentressangle takes delivery of first euro VI truck
    The French logistics and transport service provider Norbert Dentressangle has taken delivery of the very first road tractor to meet the euro VI standards, two years before the new ...
  • Kapsch to implement digital train radio system for Irish Rail GSM
    The Irish railway operator Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail (IÉ) recently awarded the implementation of a digital train radio system for the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) region to ...
  • Safmarine names second new owned MPV
    The "Safmarine Sahara" - Safmarine's second newly-built, owned multi-purpose vessel (MPV) - was officially named on 10 February in Savannah GA (USA). The vessel, built at...
  • Iata urges policy-makers to use aviation as a strategic asset
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) urged policy-makers to use aviation as a strategic asset. "Policies that support aviation's competitiveness deliver wide-ran...
  • World Airways helps Tampa Cargo deliver fresh flowers for Valentine's Day
    World Airways is supporting the heavy Valentine's Day demand for fresh roses from Latin America by providing a Boeing B747 freighter to Tampa Cargo just in time for the celebration...
  • Australia's Kempsey bypass: Crescent Head Road overpass open
    The newly built Crescent Head Road overpass in New South Wales (Australia) has opened to traffic. It represents another milestone in the delivery of the new, fully-federally funded...
  • New marketing and communication manager at Schiphol Cargo
    Schiphol Cargo, the cargo unit of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, has appointed Berend-Jan Rietveld as marketing and communication manager. Rietveld has spent twelve years in marketing...
  • US port of Vancouver celebrating 100th centenary
    The port of Vancouver, located on the Pacific coast in Washington (USA), will be celebrating its 100th birthday with a new website, amongst other things (www.portvanusa.com/centenn...
  • India: new railfreight corridor likely to open in 2014
    A 66-km stretch of Indian Railways' ambitious dedicated freight corridor project may be opened to traffic as early as 2014, according to several Indian newspapers. The new track, w...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo introduces economic solution for non-critical shipments
    Saudi Airlines Cargo is to launch "BellyFlex", a low-end belly product with longer transit times at hubs for attractive rates. Based on the belly capacity of the aircraft...
  • Prologis leases 41,500 sqm in Munich to MAN Group
    Prologis Inc, a leading global owner, operator and developer of logistics properties, has agreed to lease around 41,500 sqm of space in the Prologis Park Munich-Neufahrn to the MAN...
  • Dachser building massive new branch office in the Netherlands
    One of the largest Dachser branch offices in Europe is currently being built in Zevenaar (Netherlands). The new, EUR 22 million complex is due to go into service in summer. In the ...
  • BAE Systems selects Kuehne + Nagel for Miami hub
    BAE Systems Regional Aircraft intends to open a support and services hub by placing a quantity of BAe 146/Avro RJ and Jetstream 41 consumable and rotable spares into an existing Mi...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • More Costa Concordia passengers join law suit filed in Miami
  • AAPA has kisses and hisses for FY 2013 Budget proposal
  • Braemar to market new LNG containment system developed by GD NASSCO
  • TUI moves ahead with plans to sell remaining Hapag-Lloyd stake
  • Korean shipbuilders win big LNG vessel orders

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Demolition project continues at Port of Bellingham location
  • West returning to Port of Tacoma as chief human resources officer
  • Crowley taps Roger King as corporate safety director
  • Sound Wood Products Inc. moving to Port of Chehalis
  • President nominates pair for Federal Maritime Commission posts

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Tui reaches agreement to sell Hapag-Lloyd stake
    Tui to reduce its interest in Hapag-Lloyd from just over 38% to around 22% by the end of June
  • Huge oversupply keeps aframax markets stagnant
    Mediterranean winds and Baltic ice are unable to move charter rates
  • Never apologise and never explain
    The case of QBE v Dymoke highlights the dark side of demutualisation
  • Hilmar Reksten: crook, genius or both?
    However colourful some of today's shipowners may seem, they are not a patch on the stoker's son who died $158m in debt
  • Textainer reports 39% surge in revenues
    Company added 448,000 teu to its container fleet last year
  • Grimaldi and Minoan take the fight to Anek
    Move likely to inflame bad relations with old rival's boss Ioannis Vardinoyannis and test Greek competition principles
  • Fredriksen enters MR market with $35m per vessel
    STX confirms
  • Tilbury eyes Northern Expansion programme
    Tilbury and London Gateway will complement each other, says Forth Ports
  • Project Next promises 1,100 new Tilbury jobs
    Logistics project will deliver new growth on the Thames
  • Owners look to cash in on competitive ship prices
    Countercyclical ordering works only when the few stand alone and exposed
  • Q&A: the American P&I Club's John Poulson
    Mr Poulson has rejoined the club as vice-president, principal surveyor and head of the survey and technical department
  • International Group receives a stable outlook from S&P
    Ratings agency raises concern over pressure on capital
  • British Marine: the phoenix from the ashes
    Firm says it is largely unaffected by Lodestar turmoil
  • Panamax period charters stall
    Contract volumes in January and February are at half last year's levels
  • Matson profits drop a third as transpacific trades weaken
    Hawaii volumes starting to recover
  • Monthly Brazilian iron ore exports halved in January
    Iron ore exports fall almost 50% from December to just 18.2m tonnes
  • Indonesia to ban export of minerals in 2014
    Exports could increase in the run-up to implementation of new law
  • Zim secures $100m from Israel Corp
    Cash injection from parent company as line reaffirms plans to split in two
  • CSAV posts $1.3bn loss for 2011
    But fourth-quarter shortfall much smaller as restructuring efforts take effect
  • Standstill at Sokhna as dockers strike
    Cruiseships divert to Port Tawfiq
  • Golar LNG confirms fleet expansion
    Golar now has total of nine vessels and a pair of FSRUs on order and is eyeing more
  • Congestion at Antwerp after pilots join strike
    Protest over government plans to raise the national age of retirement to 65
  • Bottiglieri Challenger stranded in Mobile after magic pipe trouble
    Eight crew members detained as new drama unfolds in Alabama
  • Dockwise posts full-year loss after yacht transport disposal
    Company says fourth quarter 'successful' despite falling into red
  • European Commission seeks views on state aid rules
    Deadline of May 14 for stakeholders' replies on whether to revise EU guidelines
  • Spiralling labour costs see SCI post $15m net loss
    State-owned player blames raised bunker charges and port fees
  • Blowing its own trumpet
    International Group of P&I clubs publishes first annual review
  • India must invest $20bn in ports
    APM Terminals' Fejfer says infrastructure lags behind economic growth
  • Gas still needs care
    While Golar and others build up their fleets, ship managers need to be building up their own orderbooks by ensuring competent engineers, cargo officers and crew are available
  • TCC wins legal round against former customers
    Judge rejects shippers' bid to transfer case to FMC

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Would Iran just slow down Hormuz ships?
    IRAN MIGHT combat Europe's trade sanctions simply by slowing ships down in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Standard & Poor's report
  • STX OSV's profits rocket
    NORWEGIAN offshore support vessel builder STX OSV posted 50% higher net profits today when it revealed 2011 results
  • Strikers shut Belgian ports
    BELGIAN ports were shut down today by striking tug and traffic operators
  • Judge sides with TCC
    IN A RULING that could have broader implications, a bankruptcy judge has ruled that the Federal Maritime Commission does not have exclusive jurisdiction over US container service contract disputes
  • NCL curbs losses
    NCL CUT losses significantly in 2011's fourth quarter, primarily by reducing its costs
  • Sihanoukville revenues rise 33%
    CARGO revenues at Sihanoukville Autonomous Deep Sea Port increased by one-third January from levels of the same month last year, the port told Fairplay
  • US ports want separate security funding
    US PORT advocates are disappointed that President Obama's budget proposal continues to lump money for port security with domestic emergency response funds
  • Drybulk demolitions seen staying high
    DRYBULK demolition sales should remain at a historically high level but drop slightly from last year, BIMCO senior analyst Peter Sand predicted today
  • EC opens aid consultation
    THE EC has opened a public consultation on EU guidelines on government aid to the maritime sector
  • Argentine transport union to boycott UK ships
    ARGENTINA'S transport workers' union has decided to boycott ships flying the British flag because of the Falkland Islands dispute, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Star Reefers plummets
    STAR REEFERS said today significant impairment losses combined with a depressed freight market to cause deep quarterly losses
  • Breaking prices plunging
    HEAVY tonnage buying has finally taken its toll on the ship recycling market, with scrap prices plummeting by up to $20 per ldt
  • 11 pirates arrested in Puntland
    POLICE from Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland have reportedly arrested 11 suspected pirates during operations in Nugaal region
  • Canada's trade focus shifts away from US
    CANADA'S exports, long dominated by truck and rail movement into the US, are shifting to overseas markets and ocean carriers, a study has shown
  • Hijacked bulker reaches Somali coast
    GREEK-owned bulker Free Goddess, which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, has reportedly arrived in the vicinity of Garacad, in the Mudug region of Somalia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Galveston Appoints Mierzwa Port Director
    The Port of Galveston named Capt. Michael J Mierzwa as its new port director, effective Feb. 16. Mierzwa, who...
  • TUI May Float Remaining Hapag-Lloyd Stake
    German travel company TUI said it may try again to float its stake in Hapag-Lloyd as part of its bid...
  • Red Arrow CEO Participates in Afghan Trade Mission (Podcast)
    In this podcast, Red Arrow Logistics CEO Liz Lasater is interviewed from Kabul, Afghanistan, where she is traveling as part of...
  • Zim Gets $100 Million 'Security Net'
    Israel Corp, parent of Zim Integrated Shipping Services, said Tuesday it would provide the struggling carrier with $50 million as...
  • Retail Sales Rose 0.3 Percent in January
    Retail sales rose less than expected in January largely because of discounting in the auto sector. The Commerce Department...
  • ATA Takes Anti-Fatigue Driver Work Rule to Court
    The American Trucking Associations will file a petition challenging new final truck driver work rules in federal court, the trucking...
  • Houston Appoints Waterworth Interim Port Director
    The Port of Houston Authority appointed Leonard D. Waterworth as the interim executive director of the port authority. Waterworth...
  • ANA, JAL Cargo Traffic Rose in December
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. saw international cargo volume rise for the first time in three months in December...
  • FedEx Upgrades Asia-Middle East Service
    FedEx Express is expanding its freighter service between Asia and the Middle East through India, speeding up shipment transit times...
  • Frankfurt Air Cargo Traffic Plunges 16.8 Percent
    Frankfurt airport handled 16.8 percent less freight in January than a year ago as uncertainty over the global economy and...
  • Pantos Logistics Opens Thailand Distribution Center
    Pantos Logistics recently opened a 32,808-square-foot logistics center near the port of Laem Cabang, Thailand, as the third-party logistics provider...
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo Traffic Falls 17.6 Percent
    Cargo transported by Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair in January plunged 17.6 percent year-over-year and 26 percent from December....
  • Matson Profit Tumbles 55 Percent
    Matson Navigation's fourth quarter operating profit fell 55 percent to $13 million as slumping trans-Pacific rates offset improved volume to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Shipping demands a piracy game-changer
    'He who would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime': an 19th Century English proverb attributed to a scurvy-afflicted press-ganged seafarer of ...
  • US Budget boosts port dredging and landside transport infrastructure
    The US President's fiscal year 2013 budget has increased funding for ports' deep draught maintenance and boosted investment in landside infrastructure programmes. ...
  • EU lists more Iranian businesses
    The European Union (EU) has added further companies and individuals to its 'restrictive measures against Iran' list that was first drawn up in 2010 and is targeted ...
  • Zim gets confirmation of extra funding
    Israel Corporation has confirmed today that it has paid the first half of its USD100 million loan to financially troubled Zim Line, and that the second half will ...
  • German ports on a high
    Hamburg and Bremerhaven achieved impressive container traffic growth last year compared to the Benelux rivals. Hamburg's traffic grew by 14.2%, up to nine million ...
  • Asia/Europe rates still holding up
    Freight rate levels quoted for spot cargo from Shanghai to Europe held up again for the sixth week running last week. According to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, ...
  • Obama re-nominates FMC's Lidinsky
    Washington DC-based Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)'s Chairman Richard Lidinsky has been re-nominated by President Barack Obama to remain in the post until June ...
  • Fatalities in latest West African ship attack
    A captain and chief engineer of a cargo ship, believed to be a bulk carrier, have lost their lives as a result of an attack on the vessel off of the coast of Nigeria ...
  • Diageo targets emerging markets
    The Guinness, Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky drinks group, Diageo, boosted its marketing spend by 10% in the last six months in targeting the expanding ...
  • US trade deficit with China hits record high
    America's trading deficit with China, soared to a record high of USD296 billion last year, piling more pressure on the world's second-biggest economy to revalue ...
  • Mexico's ports post box record in 2011
    Last year saw ports in Mexico achieve a record performance when it came to container handling activity with 35 million tonnes of cargo processed. This was up 18% ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Cosco buying DRYS?
    Market pundits puzzled by Wall Street rally as rumors and mainstream media mentions trump grim freight forecasts.
  • TUI pulls the trigger
    IPO on the horizon for Hapag-Lloyd as German travel group strikes EUR 700m deal to sell shares to Albert Ballin.
  • Star loses sparkle
    Oslo-listed operator sees more pain on the horizon as container lines muscle in on reefer business despite dire rates.
  • GLDD cashes in on LNG
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock inks $180m dredging contract as Chevron readies LNG facility off Australia.
  • ABG profit dips
    Indian shipbuilder sees nine-month earnings reduced by rising expenses.
  • Investors braced for bonuses
    Rerun of fourth quarter bonanza for founders will prove a drag for Jinhui shares, analyst says.
  • CSAV eyes recovery
    Chilean liner giant sees the light at the end of the tunnel despite $1.25bn full year loss.
  • B+V wins FPSO job
    German repair yard to upgrade EnQuest's new acquisition ready for more North Sea work.
  • Allianz ups Scorpio interest
    Investor enters the big-league of tanker owner's shareholders for the first time.
  • Japan to help Alang
    K Line and MOL to use government funds to improve safety at Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking yards.
  • Economou bags $120m loan
    Greek owner reportedly strikes deal with China Development Bank to finance VLOCs being built in Shanghai.
  • Still nuts for newbuilds
    John Fredriksen's Golar close to penning more new vessels hot on the heels of HHI swoop.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • DHS tightens belt under Obama budget
  • Hoyer expands in Russia, Ukraine
  • Obama nominates union staffer to FMC
  • TUI looks to Hapag-Lloyd divestment this week
  • APMT chief urges India to expand ports
  • CSAV Norasia's ABS folds into MSC's Tiger
  • ESC bemoans 'shocking' piracy levels
  • Flash Europe buys British logistics firm
  • Maersk slows AE9, adds Rotterdam
  • Budget increase sought for DOT, Army Corps

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Braemer to market LNG tank system
    Approval in principle for the system has been obtained from both the American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd's Register.
  • NGOs call for Arctic HFO ban, speed limits
    Arguments for regulating speed and fuel use presented by Professor James Corbett to IMO sub-committee.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam
    'Soft' market in Piraeus.
  • SkySails cuts it work force
    Market conditions mean shipowners are 'reluctant to invest in innovative technology.'
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Good avails in Durban.
  • Chemoil reports 'decisive turnaround'
    2011 generates profits of $67.7 million after the losses of 2010.
  • Call for transparent standard for measuring hull and propeller performance
    Deterioration in hull and propeller performance is now estimated to result in a 15 to 20% loss in vessel efficiency.
  • Japan's bunker sales continue to decline
    Annual volumes show 29% fall over a five-year period.
  • Order placed for 'fuel-efficient' dry bulk carriers
    U-Ming says Chinese yard has offered 'very competitive' prices.
  • Indian shiping firm posts 26% drop in quarterly profits
    Steady fleet growth and high bunker costs will 'suppress' any improvement in earnings, says GE Shipping.
  • Bunker prices falling across major Asian hubs
    Demand average in major Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • Ship management software offers 'fuel efficient' voyage planning
    Software features include port forecasts and slow steaming calculator.
  • Bunkers 'main component' of CSAV's costs
    Reports over $1 billion loss for full year 2011 partly due to 'significant increase' in bunker prices.
  • Russian authorities boost bunker quality checks
    Quality checks may cause 'delays' in bunkering operations, traders say.
  • Buckeye acquires Chevron's marine terminal in New York
    Plans to transform terminal to multi-product storage, blending, and throughput facility.
  • Off-spec bunker claims rising in the Netherlands
    Dutch authorities yet to release 'clear guidelines' as to when an off-spec bunker fuel is considered as 'waste.'
  • Unregulated fuel metres producing 'worrisome inaccuracies'
    Marine fuel metre in Alaska 'found to be giving away' fuel in favour of buyers by 4.7%, says NCWM.
  • Taxation 'biggest hurdle' for India's bunker industry
    Indian supplier suggests a joint committee to address bunker sector's concerns.

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Brussels
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Barcelona
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Rome
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Lisbon
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Copenhagen
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Milan
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Rome
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New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
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Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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Miami
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Genoa
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Riyadh
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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
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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
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Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
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The Defense
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
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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
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Ismailia
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London
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Long Beach
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Milan
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New York
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Los Angeles
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Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
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Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
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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