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May 15, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Insurers: Ship managers victims of owners' bogus negligence claims
  • Mumbai risks congestion charges as cargo heads to Pipava and Mundra
  • Jiangsu's first quarter logistics value increases 12.4pc
  • Shandong rolls out tax breaks for provincial logistics industry
  • NYK to display Super Eco Ship 2030 model at Expo 2012 in Korea
  • Sarawak's Biport slips 14pc as palm oil beats boxes as money maker
  • Cargotec unveils new radio controls for Hiab's multilift skiploader
  • GAC Solutions sells remote-control hoses to swamp pirate skiffs
  • International freight forwarders meet June 15 in Hong Kong
  • TOC Europe to focus on global box shipping, supply chain challenges
  • IATA to stage second annual general meeting in Beijing June 10-12
  • IATA announces resignation of Michael Vorwerk from CNS and Cargo 2000
  • American Battle for Europe: FedEx takes over Taxtex, UPS deploys TNT
  • Despite air slump, Kintetsu World Express beats odds with record profit

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • CKYH alliance revamping Far East-US East Coast services in May
  • Far East-Europe box trade being impacted by increasing capacity
  • Hanjin deploys mega containerships on NE6 East Asia-Europe service
  • MOL announces launch of new Asia-USEC service
  • MoS seeks tax incentives for shipbuilding, maritime sector as a whole
  • NYK installs next-generation energy-saving fluorescent 'E - COOL' lighting system on car carrier
  • Strong start for new ISS CESI operations in India
  • STX Pan Ocean's Far East-Middle East service
  • Thriving Eurasia holds huge potential for Indian investors: CII
  • Veg. oil imports surge 73 pc on low domestic availability
  • A whopping 26 Chinese ports today handle more than 100 million tonnes a year
  • IPL plan to be re-sent to FinMin for approval
  • Coal continues to top Railways' freight bill
  • Flagging ' gives rice the edge overseas
  • Govt to provide sops to slowdown-hit sectors: Sharma
  • The vampire squids of bureaucracy

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Corpus Christi replaces director of engineering services
    The port Corpus Christi TX (USA) is promoting David Krams to director of engineering services under the supervision of the deputy port director of engineering, finance and administ...
  • Volvo Trucks: strong growth in North America
    In the first two months of 2012, the heavy-duty Volvo truck market in Europe 29 (EU, Norway and Switzerland) reached 35,000 vehicles, down by 3% compared to 2011. During Q1/2012, t...
  • BLG appoints Katja Windt to advisory board
    The German service provider BLG Logistics appointed Professor Katja Windt, chair of global production logistics at the Jacobs University in Bremen, to its advisory board at the beg...
  • Eritrean Airlines started South Africa service
    Two weeks after resuming flights to Frankfurt (see ITJ Daily of 19 April 2012) East African Eritrean Airlines inaugurated a service to South Africa on 7 May 2012. The carrier oper...
  • Genesee & Wyoming signs rail line leasing agreement
    The US company Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) has announced that its newly formed subsidiary, the Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad Inc (CCR), has signed an agreement with Nor...
  • Tallink transports more cars but less freight in April
    The AS Tallink Grupp carried a total of 745,770 passengers in April 2012, 1.6 % more than in the same month a year ago. In addition to people, Tallink transported 84,233 passenger ...
  • Emergency transportation funding for Oregon, Alabama and South Carolina
    The US Department of Transportation has provided USD 20 million to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events. The mone...
  • DAA statement on Irish Government decision regarding airport re-organisation
    The Irish Government recently announced that it intends to position Shannon Airport within a new entity together with parts of Shannon Development while maintaining Cork Airport w...
  • Naviland Cargo with new deputy CEO
    Frank Bensaid was recently appointed deputy CEO of Naviland Cargo (SNCF Geodis). He is responsible for sales and marketing activities amongst others. Prior to this, he was director...
  • Fewer goods on Germany's inland waterways
    Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that a total of 222 million t of goods were transported on the country's inland water ways in 2011. This equates to 3.3% le...
  • Hupac inks MoU for joint terminal strategy in north Italy
    The Swiss intermodal service provider Hupac, representatives of Cemat (an Italian intermodal operator) and the Italian state railway ferrovie dello stato signed a memorandum of und...
  • BLG Logistics: sales top the EUR 1 billion mark for first time
    Last year the Bremen (Germany)-based service provider BLG Logistics Group generated sales of over EUR 1 billion for the first time in its history. The exact amount was EUR 1.008 bi...
  • Norbert Dentressangle using the River Seine
    The French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle is to use the River Seine (France) to transport goods to stores in Paris on behalf of leading convenience retailer,...
  • IAG Cargo grows in Q1
    IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, recently reported its results from 1 January to 31 March this year. The...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Paris MOU to focus on passenger ship safety
  • Marcon brokers sale of OSV
  • Rolls-Royce to supply safety critical deck equipment for...
  • Alianca delivers second PX 106 to Brazil's CBO
  • Katharina Stanzel named INTERTANKO Managing Director

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • MOL announces plans to begin Port of Seattle calls
  • Coast Guard teams keeping tabs on sunken fishing vessel in Penn Cove
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks students receive Thomas B. Crowley scholarships
  • Portland among airports receiving flights to Ronald Reagan
  • Tacoma meeting to discuss new IMO emissions rules

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • NOL faces an uphill battle
    Questions loom over Singapore line's third-quarter performance
  • Can box lines learn from past mistakes?
    More capacity, lower utilisation and good old-fashioned greed put solidarity to the test
  • OECD talks to focus on defining credit support for green ships
    Japan proposes an easing of the financial burden of ordering ships that carry a substantial premium due to their technologies
  • Zodiac looks to winds of change with new project
    Totempower tests turbine use on capesize bulker to trial new energy source
  • China coastal trade absorbs domestic newbuilding boom
    EXCLUSIVE: Majority of owned and flagged small bulk carriers employed in domestic coal trade
  • Capital Product Partners tackles $150m debt with share issue
    Company says deal with group of investors allows it to grow
  • Quiet man of shipping
    Hapag-Lloyds's Ulrich Kranich is among the best in the business, say colleagues
  • VLGCs buoyed by growth in Opec natural gas liquid output
    Vessels earn more than $1m per month
  • Concern grows over Guardcon insurance requirements
    Clause 12 is the 'elephant in the room', says Askins
  • 'Chaos' descends on demolition market
    Rates fall despite a surge in scrapping capesize bulkers
  • China announces stimulus package
    State reduces banks' capital requirements
  • STX Europe sees new challenges to cruise and ferry orderbook
    Several potential cruise or ferry newbuilding projects, but ordering remains constrained by limitations of funding and overcapacity
  • Chemical tanker owners face bankruptcy, claims report
    Drewry forecasts decline in rates
  • MR ordering spree continues
    Rumours of 10 newbuilding contracts circulate on the sale and purchase market
  • Torm gets more time
    Struggling shipowner wins reprieve from paying debt instalments while restructuring plan is prepared
  • Complacency is not an option
    The conditions that allowed piracy to flourish have not changed, despite the fall in hijackings
  • Bulker prices continue to drop
    Sanko withdraws capesize from the market after vessel arrest
  • Jean-Louis Cambon dies
    Leading campaigner on behalf of shippers succumbs to long illness aged 59
  • Speak out to combat piracy, urges IMB
    Attacks are under-reported in West Africa, bureau claims
  • Global Ship Lease pays down debts
    Repays $11.8m of debt despite fall in revenue and rise in days lost to drydockings
  • HCI reports small first-quarter profit
    Improved result follows cost-cutting drive
  • Easy, markets
    Last week's sell-off of Asian box line stocks was an overreaction
  • Costs eat into Swiber's first quarter growth
    Revenue grows by 30% as orderbook reaches $1.2bn
  • Stanzel appointed Intertanko managing director
    Tanker owners' lobby unveils five-year strategic plan
  • Nam Cheong doubles first-quarter profits
    New line of offshore supply vessels boosts earnings
  • Singapore bunker sales rise 3.5% in April
    Growing demand tracks gradual fall of prices
  • RCL faces intra-Asia doldrums
    Thai line hit by sagging demand as CIMB rethinks outlook for regional box sector

Fairplayweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • HCI returns to black
    GERMAN KG issuing house HCI Capital racked up net profits of €1.8M ($2.31M) in the first quarter after a '1.7M deficit in the same period last year
  • Cruise yields seen recovering
    UBS ANALYST Robin Farley predicted today cruise yields will recover in 2013, but warned that no relief is in sight for the newbuilding sector
  • CPP sale to ease debt
    CAPITAL Product Partners confirmed today it will sell preferred equity to ease its debt payment schedule
  • Oz study sees assured supply of gas
    AUSTRALIA's identified gas resources are extensive enough to last for almost two centuries at current production rates, a report said today
  • Seadrill sees $600,000/d
    SEADRILL today predicted its charter rate for deepwater drilling units is likely to exceed $600,000 per day in coming months on the back of strong demand
  • Salvors assess ship after mystery blast
    DIVERS are today assessing whether a stranded box ship can be repaired at sea, the US Coast Guard told Fairplay
  • Jiangsu Eastern profits dive 54.6%
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern said today 1Q12 profits dove 54.6% year on year to 14.4M yuan ($2.2M)
  • Stanzel to lead INTERTANKO
    KATHARINA Stanzel has been promoted to managing director of INTERTANKO
  • Seafloor cable operating
    WACS, a 14,500km fibre-optic seafloor link built by cable ships, has begun operating from South Africa to the UK, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • China move seen as drybulk boon
    CHINA has cut the reserve ratio requirement of banks for a third time since December, which should boost the drybulk sector, a shipping analyst said
  • Iran P&I feels nibbles
    ASIAN tanker operators were reported today to have approached Kish P&I Club of Iran for insurance coverage, in another reaction to Western sanctions against Tehran
  • Acid trips up Oz port
    SYDNEY'S Port Botany was badly disrupted today after a leak of nitric acid from a container forced half the port to be closed
  • Adani profits grow 20%
    ADANI Ports & Special Economic Zone said consolidated net profits were 11.02Bn rupees ($220M) in 2011-12, up 20% from the previous financial year
  • Muuga total rises 47%
    MUUGA Container Terminal in Estonia said today throughput in April was 47% above the same period of 2011
  • Thailand's RCL cuts losses
    THAILAND'S intra-Asia carrier RCL said today it lost 494M baht ($15.8M) in 1Q12, from losses of 714M baht in 1Q11

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Diesel Prices Fall Nearly Below $4 Mark
    Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped nearly below the $4 per gallon mark, dropping roughly half a cents in the...
  • US Takes Poultry Export Complaint Against India to WTO
    U.S. poultry shippers came a step closer to possibly breaking Indian restrictions on their exports after Ambassador Ron Kirk requested...
  • MSC Vessel Under Repair After Onboard Explosion
    A Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel appears to be undergoing repairs after an onboard explosion rocked the 900-foot container ship roughly...
  • Revenue, Income Slip at Global Ship Lease
    Global Ship Lease's first quarter net income fell to $8 million from $10.8 million a year ago as the NYSE-listed...
  • US Poultry Exports Set Records
    U.S. poultry exports in the first quarter set records for quantity and value, according to the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service....
  • Virginia to Be First Inbound Stop in New Asia Service
    The Port of Virginia will gain a "first-in" vessel call in June when MOL will begin making weekly calls at...
  • FTR Forecasts Higher Truck Rates
    Shippers can expect more upward pressure on truck pricing through the fall as available capacity tightens, according to research firm...
  • CBP Official: Security Partnerships Help Protect International Supply Chains
    The United States has formed a number of security partnerships with other nations since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,...
  • Three Asian Powers to Launch FTA Talks
    China, Japan and South Korea have formally agreed to launch negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the...
  • Japan Airlines Posts $2.3 Billion Net Profit
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Monday that it posted a net profit of $2.33 billion on a consolidated basis...
  • Pirates Seize Oil Tanker
    Pirates hijacked a Liberian-flag oil tanker with 26 men on board in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman...
  • Truckload Rate Hikes Slowed in April, Cass Says
    Truckload rates decelerated in April, rising 6.9 percent year-over-year, compared with a 7.4 percent increase in March, according to Cass...
  • Faceoff at CP to Shape Intermodal Market
    A Memphis native who got his start as a carman-oiler in 1963 found himself four decades later running Canadian National...
  • On Damaged Goods: Salvage a Claim, Not the Wreckage
    Q: Your reply to the question about the carrier's right to pick up damaged goods in the March 19, 2012,...
  • FedEx Customs Critical Adds Value With Technology
    Just about any shipper using FedEx Custom Critical's White Glove service wants premium security, visibility and monitoring services in addition...
  • Expedited Carriers See Rapid Growth, Built on Speed
    In a business built on rapid, time-definite delivery of critical pharmaceuticals and high-value electronics parts, one might ask: Why would...
  • Truckload Priority: Better Jobs, Higher Pay
    What's the biggest priority for truckload carriers this year? "Drivers, drivers, drivers," said John Conley, president of the National Tank...
  • Truckload Carriers Braving Higher Costs By Raising Rates
    Truckers aren't typically shy or coy, and truckload carrier executives at the NASSTRAC 2012 Logistics Conference weren't afraid to let...
  • Container Industry at a Crossroads: Reflections of Time and Tide
    A story in a non-maritime-related publication caught my eye the other day: April 26 marked the 56th anniversary of the...
  • S. California Ports Advance Programs to Cut Emissions
    Shipping lines that call at U.S. ports will have to comply with much stricter fuel requirements over the next several...
  • NVOs Are Holding Their Gains in Market Share
    After non-vessel-operating common carriers enjoyed a growth spurt during container shipping's 2009-10 bust and recovery, some wondered whether they could...
  • 3PLs Finding Success in the RFP Process
    We talked with Unyson Logistics' Art Nourot, vice president of procurement, and Mick Noce, senior vice president of engineered solutions,...
  • Rising Transportation Costs Pressure 3PL Margins
    When trucking companies are stung by rising costs, third-party logistics providers share their pain, very quickly. Rising transportation costs are...
  • Customs Plods On With Trade Enhancement Programs
    The October 2010 discovery of bomb-making materials from Yemen in express air cargo shipments bound for the U.S. served as...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • RCL's pain spills over to Q1
    The substantial Q4 2011 losses racked up by Thai-based container shipping line, Regional Container Lines [RCL] continued into the first three months of ...
  • Shippers plea for fairer EU rail competition
    Independent railway companies and users of rail services have appealed to the European Parliament (EP) to reject a counter proposal from the EU's Council of Transport ...
  • Gulftainer executive elected to AFFFAL
    Ibrahim Serhan, the representative for the Sharjah (UAE)-based Gulftainer Group in the Arab Federation for Freight Forwarders and Logistics (AFFFAL), has been elected ...
  • Kerry sets up joint venture with Mosskito Logistics
    Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics has taken further steps to expand its presence in the faster growing perishable products sector by linking up with Australia-headquartered ...
  • Hanjin's losses spiral for Q1
    South Korean shipping line Hanjin has seen losses in its container sector worsen for the first quarter of this year versus Q1 11 due to high bunker costs and 'delayed ...
  • Salalah in 'Outward Bound Oman' project
    Salalah Port Services Company SAOG (SLPS), in which APM Terminals has a 30% shareholding and the responsibility for managing Oman's largest port, Salalah, has announced ...
  • Michelin's Jean-Louis Cambon dies
    Jean-Louis Cambon, head of Michelin's Ocean Management Committee and outspoken chairman of the European Shippers Council's Maritime Transport Council, died of cancer ...
  • MSC ship in 'welding accident' explosion
    The 4,651TEU MSC Idil is awaiting the report from a commercial salvage team after it suffered an explosion last Friday, approximately 60 nautical miles ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Arbitration avalanche
    Globus Maritime's first-quarter financials overshadowed by $2.5m in unsettled claims against Transgrain and Allied Maritime.
  • Titan nears tipping point
    Cash-strapped owner in dire straits as it sheds ageing product tankers while Grand China drama continues unresolved.
  • Cockett's coup
    Overseas expansion looks increasingly likely as Connecticut-based bunker veteran storms Grindrod oil unit's top ranks.
  • Analysts line Capital catwalk
    Terms of nine-digit fundraising exercise met by mixed reviews on Wall Street but most agree payout preservation is positive.
  • STX Europe profit trimmed
    Weak cruise and ferry business cuts shipbuilders earnings.
  • Princess sued after deaths
    Surviving fisherman files suit against owner in Florida, alleging Star Princess failed to help his boat off Panama.
  • Jam-packed
    KS Maritime continues to clean house while scrap heaps overflow on the heels of demolition avalanche.
  • Cement carrier hard aground
    Coast guard says Jebsen cargoship stuck off Morko in Sweden with a breached hull.
  • GSL off to steady start
    New York-quoted containership owner sees hope on the horizon following profitable quarter and freight rate increase.
  • Bergen bags repeat deal
    Terje Arnesen-led firm could pocket up to $17m from another deal with Semco Maritime.
  • STX OSV earnings shaved
    But the Singapore-listed shipbuilder says the signs point to renewed demand for high spec tonnage.
  • Sanko sells AHTS pair
    Malaysian offshore owner raids Japanese owner for twin anchor handlers.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • AIT announces management buyout
    AIT Worldwide Logistics' co-founders Dan Lisowski and Steve Leturno have sold majority ownership of the company in a management buyout to the newly created board of directors headed by Vaughn Moore, president and CEO.
  • SeaIntel: Weekly Asia-Europe capacity swings significant
    The analysis finds capacity could vary by more than 20,000 TEUs per week across the next 12 weeks. "This is the equivalent to the rapid phase-in/phase-out of two super-post-Panamax strings."
  • SC Line's ro/ro service starts at Port Everglades
    SC Line has begun a new service catering to shippers of new and used vehicles, boats and heavy equipment from Port Everglades, Fla., to Colombia, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
  • Daewoo starts building 'Triple E' ship
    The 18,000 TEU "Triple E" containerships will measure 400 meters in length and 59 meters in width. It will be 16 percent larger and carry 2,500 more containers than Maersk's largest ships today, the Emma Maersk series.
  • Asia-Europe peak season fee for MSC
  • Kuk named Indiana's Burns Harbor director
  • WTO asked to settle U.S., India ag dispute
  • Schenker expands in Namibia
  • Acuitive adds spot quote portal
  • Influential shipper Cambon dies
  • ABS offers mobile suite

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Shanghai to measure PM2.5 emissions
    As the port continues to thrive, the US consulate look to increase transparency on air-quality data.
  • Steve Leonard joins Cockett Marine Oil
    Leonard has previously worked for WFS and Aegean.
  • Aramco Trading hopes to triple volumes 'soon'
    'First priority will be to balance supply and demand - selling excess naphtha and fuel oil and buying in gasoline and gas oil,' says source.
  • IFO prices still falling in Fujairah
    Little change in Suez market.
  • Market soft in Rotterdam
    Player warns of barge congestion and tight avails for the rest of the week.
  • INTERTANKO reiterates stand on fuel quality
    ECA compliance through use of cleaner fuels may be 'attractive' compared with 'significant cost' of equipping ships with scrubbers.
  • US legislators strike blow against biofuel ambitions
    'It simply doesn't make sense to be spending extra dollars when we're trying to cut costs,' congressman tells Armed Services Committee.
  • New Managing Director for INTERTANKO
    Katharina Stanzel taking over from Joe Angelo in July, association's Council finalising five year strategic plan.
  • Singapore bunker sales climb for second month in a row
    April bunker sales strengthen as prices weaken.
  • Bunker prices in Asian ports resume their slide
    Players report good avails.
  • Official says Iran still hoping for 50% of regional bunker market
    Iran's central bank and oil ministry should support the private sector in developing the bunker sector.
  • Quarterly profit of Knightsbridge Tankers slightly down
    Firm noted a 8.6% increase in cost of bunkers at Fujairah during Q1 2012 compared to previous quarter.
  • Supplier 'not suggesting' vessels must carry different BN marine lubes
    Vessels should use cylinder oil based on predominant operating conditions, says Castrol Marine.
  • Titan 2011 losses widen by 35%
    Its bunkering business records revenues of $60 million from a single customer.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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