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October 19, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin, Evergreen cut China-Europe capacity 23pc for winter season
  • French state investment arm to buy US$150 million in CMA CGM equity bonds
  • Long Beach September box volume falls 2.9pc as LA posts 5.6pc hike
  • Who's responsible for box weights? Shippers, truckers, carriers disagree
  • Heavier container weights will work on 18,000-TEUers, says Lloyds Register
  • Intertanko endorses BIMCO's standard armed shipboard guard contract
  • DHL invests heavily to enlarge its logistics infrastructure in India
  • Obama Administration speeds up old ship removal to clean California bay
  • Shortsea, inland shipping, low-sulphur fuel costs focus talks in Hamburg
  • UK's Network Rail to build national road haulage distribution centre
  • Australian regulators fine Emirates US$10 million for cargo price-fixing
  • Gulf Air Cargo claims to be one of few in region ready for e-freight
  • GACAG seeks e-customs filing, acceptance of Kyoto paperless accords

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Bahri's net profit sees massive increase in Q3 & nine months
  • Containership deliveries increase as demolition accelerates
  • UASC introduces GEM1 direct service from ISC, Arabian Gulf & Red Sea to Turkey
  • Anti-dumping duty likely on chemical
  • Anti-dumping duty on stainless steel imports
  • Apparel exports down 7.2 pc in Aug.
  • JNPT participating in maritime event
  • Turkey steaming ahead in developing container terminal capacity in the Mediterranean
  • Railways to get reforms push
  • Truck movement in India slower than global average
  • India should target $100 bn exports to China by 2018: Fieo
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • FAO lowers global rice output estimates

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • China Eastern postpones Sendai service launch
    China Eastern has postponed the launch of its new service between Shanghai Pudong and Sendai (Japan) which was planned to start today (18 October 2012). Like other Chinese and Japa...
  • Seko Logistics in UK welcomes Gary Morter to board of directors
    Gary Morter has joined Seko Logistics UK's board as executive director. At earlier stages in his career Morter held senior management positions with P&O Containers, P&O Ned...
  • Schmitz Cargobull appoints new head of sales Central Europe
    The German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Jens Zeller as the new head of sales for Central Europe. Zeller will thus support and coordinate the activities of t...
  • Med Cross Lines with new Koper-Libya service
    Med Cross Lines, an Italian shipping company based in Venice, will start operating a new regular liner service between the port of Koper (Slovenia) to Libya on 22 October 2012. The...
  • Cargolux and Chep Aerospace Solutions extend partnership until 2017
    Luxembourg-based Cargolux, one of Europe's largest all-cargo airlines, and Chep Aerospace Solutions, one of the world's leading independent providers of outsourced unit load device...
  • Norfolk Southern: faster sand deliveries thanks to upgraded terminal
    The US rail service provider Norfolk Southern has reported that the unloading of its trains hauling sand will soon be five times faster thanks to a USD 20 million upgrade at the Ho...
  • Hitachi Europe launches European Rail Research Centre in UK
    Hitachi Europe has launched a European Rail Research Centre in London (UK). The newly established European Rail Research Centre will focus on a broad range of areas, including roll...
  • Denmark's Contino Group equips fleet with telematics
    The Danish Contino Group is equipping more than 300 trucks with TX Max onboard computers built by the German telematics firm Transics. The equipment will be integrated into the for...
  • Anderson Trucking purchases Canadian Wylon Transport
    Anderson Trucking Service (ATS), based in St Cloud MN (USA), has purchased the Canadian company Waylon Transport in Edmonton. Waylon was founded in 1982 as an intra-provincial carr...
  • Project cargo network appoints new representative in Australia
    Project Professionals Group (PPG), a project forwarding network, has appointed Townley Group International Ltd as its new member for Australia. Townley Group already represents PPG...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Austal USA holds LCS 6 keel-laying ceremony
  • VT Halter Marine delivers ATB tug to Bouchard
  • McDermott's Mexico yard gets rig refurb contracts
  • Agribusiness bigs launch ocean freight partnership
  • Costa Concordia hearings continue
  • Ezra spins off yard operations into separate listed company
  • Austal books new orders for wind farm service vessels
  • Pirates kidnap crew of Bourbon offshore vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Oregon governor on mission to promote trade with state
  • Port of Vancouver, USA schedules budget workshop
  • Pair of Crowley employees earn company's highest honor
  • Carriers cutting sailings on China/Europe/Med service
  • VT Halter Marine delivers new ATB offshore tug

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Light at the end of a dirty tunnel
    For all the gloomy forecasts, there is hope on the horizon for crude tankers
  • India energy giant opens its door to foreign LNG
    Drop in production from domestic gasfield will see imports rise, says Reliance Industries
  • Thermal coal will save the dry bulk market, says BIMCO
    China and India expected to step up imports to meet rising power-generation needs
  • Is private equity an answer to funding woes or a wolf in sheep's clothing?
    If the answer is both, shipowners must learn to recognise the difference
  • Angola LNG gives owners cause for cheer
    The world's newest exporter may need chartered-in tonnage to meet Asian demand
  • OSG consolidates its crude fleet in Athens
    Move from UK is a cost-cutting measure that will generate economies of scale
  • Cross-Mediterranean clean tanker trade goes 'ballistic'
    Urgent charter drives rates up 20 points overnight
  • Bonny Island hijack signals worrying rise in kidnap and ransom
    Seven foreign nationals kidnapped while nine Nigerians remained on Bourbon Liberty 249
  • Meyer Werft wins $917m cruiseship order from NCL
    US major secures German export funding as New York IPO remains dormant
  • Evergreen will wait for market recovery before boosting capacity
    Hsieh says Taiwan liner operator will renew rather than expand its fleet
  • Is bid to save OSG a 'transfusion' for a patient too far gone to save?
    Tanker firm's condition too critical to justify resuscitating it, say critics
  • Study casts fresh doubt on prospects for US LNG export projects
    Delayed approval for start-ups could tip shortage of specialist tonnage into surplus
  • Coustas warns eco-ship orders may lose money
    Containership owner says retrofitting an existing ship is better business
  • Flag states will follow Panama's lead to vet armed guards nationally
    Deadline extended for private maritime security firms after take-up of just 10
  • An industry on trial
    Several factors prevented more lives being lost on Costa Concordia
  • Eastern promise
    Lloyd's List's Middle East and Indian subcontinent awards hail fresh thinking
  • Analysis: Hard-pressed OSG bets its ranch on hopes for a tanker upturn
    But Fredriksen or other rivals may pounce on low-priced opportunity, warn experts
  • Hanjin and Evergreen follow Maersk's lead to announce cuts in sailings
    Companies strip 23% of capacity from joint Asia-Europe service
  • CMA CGM could open IPO window from July 2014
    Exclusive: Carrier's largest investor, Robert Yildirim, may exit once the offering goes live
  • Yildirim puts shipping investment on hold
    Exclusive interview: Investor eyes ports but finds shipping less attractive than mining and commodities
  • Bahri posts increase in third-quarter profit
    Dry bulk growth, slow steaming and stronger general cargo business support Saudi carrier

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Hanjin, Evergreen trim Asia/Europe capacity
    HANJIN Shipping and Evergreen Line are reducing capacity on their joint China/Europe service for 4Q, as the seasonal drop in demand has started
  • ITF: crew in limbo out of pocket $90,000
    SEAFARERS on a product tanker detained at Colombo are owed at least $90,000 in unpaid wages, the ITF told Fairplay today
  • OSV demand surge seen
    WINDFARM schemes planned up to 2020 will create demand for at least 300 offshore supply vessels in Europe alone, GL predicted today
  • Morocco adjourns trial of Comanav Six
    A COURT in Morocco has adjourned until 14 November during the trial of Comanav's former chairman, who remains charged with sabotage
  • Goose-egg nears for drybulk fleet growth
    GROWTH of the global drybulk fleet is likely to fall from double-digits this year to a virtually nil within two years, a shipping analyst warned today
  • Singapore dangles LNG bunkering carrot
    SINGAPORE might offer LNG bunkering by late 2014, the city-state's Maritime & Port Authority
  • BIMCO sees key to box sector's recovery
    BOX SHIPPING'S growth will slow significantly in the next few years, which means recovery of demand is the key to the sector's future, according to BIMCO
  • Alang's breakers return after striking
    BREAKERS returned to work today at Alang in Gujarat after a six-day strike
  • Just 1.2% growth seen in product tankers
    PRODUCT tanker fundamentals are looking good in contrast with the oversupplied market for dirty tankers, BIMCO said today
  • Box ship deliveries seen breaking teu record
    SHIPYARDS will be breaking a 2008 record on total teu delivered in 2013, a broker's study said today
  • VLGC rates keep sinking
    VLGC RATES have dropped below the $50 per tonne for the first time since March, as vessel supply continues to outstrip demand
  • BAHRI profits jump by 157%
    BAHRI of Saudi Arabia said today its third-quarter net profits shot up by 157.3% year on year
  • Offshore remains finance focus
    "IF IT SMELLS of offshore, you will get the money," Dagfinn Lunde, DVB Bank's shipping chief, has assured Marine Money Athens
  • Empty containers clog Venezuela's ports
    VENEZUELA'S strict empty container regulation is exacerbating already severe port congestion, SeaFreight president Roland Malins-Smith told the Caribbean Shipping Association conference
  • Searchers seek second mariner
    SEARCHERS are looking today in the Gulf of Mexico for a missing seafarer - just a day after another GoM rescue operation was called off for another mariner

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Hanjin, Evergreen Slash Capacity on China-Europe Service
    Container carrier Hanjin Shipping and maritime transportation company Evergreen Line are reducing capacity on the weekly China-Europe service from October to December because of a seasonal drop in trade demand. The joint rotation is referred to as "China-U.K. Express" by Hanjin and "China-Europe-Mediterranean" by Evergreen. Among 13 voyages scheduled in the fourth...
  • Evergreen Line Presents New Ship
    Evergreen Line introduced the Ever Leading at its maiden voyage event in Felixstowe, England, on Oct. 17. The ship is owned by Evergreen Marine, the U.K. brand under Evergreen Line, and is the third L-type container ship on the U.K. Shipping Registry. It is about 1,096 feet in length and 150...
  • Record Container Ship Deliveries Expected in 2013
    Next year will see a record number of container ship deliveries, which will boost the global fleet by 9.5 percent. Braemar's latest Quarterly Container Ship Fleet Statistics forecasts vessels totaling 1.7 million 20-foot-equivalent units of capacity will join the fleet next year, 13 percent more than the record 1.5 million TEUs...
  • Asia-Europe Rate War Unlikely, NOL Chief Says
    SHENZHEN, China - NOL Group President and CEO Ng Yat Chung doesn't expect a rate war on the Asia-Europe trade lane, largely because carrier alliances are removing capacity and carriers realize "increased competition in a shrinking market isn't a recipe for prosperity." The deep container shipping market downturn is more than just a...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • CMA CGM secures cash injection as it eyes IPO
    The French ocean carrier CMA CGM has confirmed that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement [MoA] with sovereign wealth fund Fonds Strategique d'Investissement ...
  • COSCON and CSCL to team up on domestic and possibly international routes
    China's two biggest shipping lines, COSCON and China Shipping Container Lines [CSCL], are to join forces to operate a domestic service suggesting it could be the ...
  • Evergreen celebrates new UK-flagged boxship, but denies chasing market share
    UK parliamentary under-secretary of state for transport [DTI]Stephen Hammond said that he was 'delighted' to see the relationship between Evergreen and ...
  • Bimco's latest report does not ease box worries
    BIMCO's latest report on the boxship market pours further gloom on the sector, with the global shipping association declaring that a market balance in the sector ...
  • Antwerp box traffic holding up
    The Port of Antwerp has published its throughput figures for the first nine months of the year, and it is so far so good for its container traffic with TEU processed ...
  • Daily Maersk, still daily for now
    In Maersk Line's dramatic announcement last week that it was to cull its AE5 Asia - Med service and suspend the Asia - north Europe AE9 string until early December, ...
  • And the winner is.....
    Not long to wait now: just after lunchtime today in the west end of London, 300 senior executives - the great and the good of the container shipping industry - ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • ADM seals alliance
    Archer Daniels Midland and Wilmar International have secured regulatory approval to cement alliances focused on freight, fertilizer and edible oils.
  • BLT beef reignites
    One of Berlian Laju Tanker's most outspoken creditors has accused the beleaguered Indonesia operator of attempting to dodge a $39m claim related to a charter dispute that was thought to be settled back in June.
  • Bocimar in the black
    Bocimar is well-positioned to cash in on the recent revival of rates tied to capesize bulkers, the Belgian operator's parent told investors Thursday.
  • SEC sues Yorkville
    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against a Jersey City hedge fund manager and two of its top executives.
  • Five dead off Korea
    Five seafarers died after the coastguard vessel that rescued them from a sinking Malaysian cargoship capsized off the coast of South Korea.
  • Arctic cold on cape values
    Capesize values may slide to the lowest point in more than a decade given the weak market, Arctic Securities says.
  • Grandweld signs up two more
    Grandweld Shipyards of Dubai has added two more crewboats to its orderbook.
  • Table for two?
    Uncertainty surrounding Overseas Shipholding Group's finances have inspired countless rumours but one is particularly sensational, market insiders said Thursday.
  • LNG rates at 2012 low
    Period rates for LNG carriers have dipped to the lowest level seen this year, Dahlman Rose says.
  • Double for Afai Southern
    China's Shenzhen Pengxing has ordered two high-speed ferries at Afai Southern Shipyard.
  • RABT adds Baltic run
    Rederi AB TransAtlantic has expanded its Baltic operations with the addition of a new Poland to UK run.
  • Not the season to be jolly
    Timid demand in China and negative developments in the global economy will stand in the way of a seasonal upswing in the dry-cargo market in the final quarter of 2012, Pacific Basin Shipping warns.
  • Keppel down in Q2
    Keppel Corp has seen its third quarter net earnings slide by 15% due to stiff competition for work in the offshore and marine business.
  • Pac B back on the horse
    Pacific Basin Shipping has dipped into its huge war chest to purchase its first vessel in almost a year.
  • More wind work
    Australia's Austal has won a contract to build three wind farm support ships.
  • NOL sees the light
    Neptune Orient Lines may be back on the road to profitability but it could be some time before there is any significant change in its fortunes, its CEO has said.
  • Alang back to work
    Workers at shipbreaking yards in Alang will pick up their tools again this afternoon, ending strike action.
  • Euroferries charters newbuild
    Cross-Channel operator Euroferries has signed a four-year charter deal for a ferry built on spec by Austal in Australia.
  • Braemar crunches box numbers
    Record newbuilding arrivals will expand global containership fleet by one tenth in 2013.
  • Geden crewman missing
    The US Coast Guard has launched a search for a crewman missing from a Geden Lines suezmax in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • "Can I have another go?"
    A Russian master has been jailed in the UK for twice crashing his ship while more than four times over the drink-drive limit.
  • Triyards makes debut
    Triyards has made an assured debut on the Singapore stock exchange.
  • 'Hand of god' steered
    Divine intervention rather than the actions of Captain Francesco Schettino prevented greater tragedy after the Costa Concordia grounded, an Italian court has heard.
  • Lerbinger leaves HSH
    HSH Nordbank CEO Paul Lerbinger is leaving the shipping lender at the end of this month.
  • Su ponders VLOC swaps
    Ever-inventive shipowner Nobu Su is pondering switching four giant ore carriers on order at Hyundai Heavy Industries into LNG newbuildings.
  • EOC wins upgrade gig
    EOC has won a $15m contract to upgrade a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit working off Vietnam.
  • CNPC plots VLCC order
    China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is plotting a new VLCC order with PDVSA of Venezuela.
  • US yard worker killed
    A DonJon shipyard worker has died after becoming trapped in machinery in the US.
  • Sterno refloated
    A Fiducia Rederi mini-bulker has been pulled free after grounding off Sweden.
  • Coscol cash cut
    Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) has suffered a 73% drop in net earnings in the third quarter.
  • Saudi deal for MEO
    Miclyn Express Offshore has secured contracts for three crew/utility vessels from oil company Saudi Aramco.
  • Kapoor joins Drewry
    Rahul Kapoor is jumping ship from RS Platou Markets to join Drewry's new research initiative in Singapore.
  • KS Maritime buys bulkers
    KS Maritime has emerged as the buyer of two handymax bulkers sold by Jakarta-based Noah Shipping Solutions.
  • NCL books cruise double
    Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) has ordered a new cruise ship at Germany's Meyer Werft in a deal worth EUR700m ($917m).

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • European forwarder index still paints bleak picture
  • China's Lenovo to build PCs in NC
    The new PC assembly line is currently under construction and slated to open early next year, the company said. It will reside within Lenovo's recently expanded 240,000-square foot distribution center in Whitsett, N.C.
  • Following the wind
    When wind energy company Iberdrola Renewable completes construction of a North American wind farm, Red Arrow Logistics comes up behind to pick up unused supplies and materials and transports them to the next build site.
  • Evergreen/Hanjin to skip some Asia-Europe sailings
    The two liner carriers said they're considering further capacity reduction on the joint service depending on market demand and supply situation. More details are to be announced when finalized.
  • Americold offers truck capacity finder
  • WSC names Viccars Brussels rep
  • CN, Tundra to build terminal to move Bakken crude
    The terminal will initially load 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day into railcars - the equivalent of more than 50 tank cars worth - starting in the second quarter of 2013. It will have the potential to handle unit trains of 100 tank cars.
  • Foxconn removes underage interns in Chinese plant
  • RedLine, Junction partner on produce tracking
  • MSC offers Philly-NY landbridge off Oceania loop
  • WWL reclaims former sales exec
  • UP reports $1 billion quarterly profit
  • U.S. Bank boosts freight pay management team
  • UASC opens Turkey agency
  • CHEP Aerospace buys equipment repairer

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2012
  • Confusion about US ECA requirements
    Shipping executive tells conference that owners have been forced to buy marine diesel to comply.
  • Prices fall for second day in Fujairah
    Prices keep moving downwards across Middle Eastern and African ports.
  • Prices lack direction in Rotterdam
    Weak demand seems to be driving bunker prices downwards.
  • Order an eco ship and you'll be 'disappointed', says shipowner
    Danaos CEO is concerned that owners are getting little more than a strong sales pitch.
  • Slow steaming boosts Bahri's profits
    Q3 earnings of Saudi shipping company more than double year-on-year.
  • Liners face uphill task to re-balance rates
    Sharp contrast between trans-Pacific and Europe-bound trading lanes.
  • 2013 'biggest year ever' for containership deliveries
    Increases in fleet this year 'actively countered' by demolition, says Braemar Seascope's container analyst.
  • IFO prices largely dip at major ports
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Evergreen to receive sixth L-type containership
    8,452 TEU capacity vessel to be delivered to firm on October 22.
  • Fuel oil stocks declining
    Increased demand from Vietnam and Philippines leaves Singapore stocks at two-week low.
  • Turkish supplier terminates trader's contract
    The trader had been in her position for two years.
  • Yard outlines cost implications of building LNG-fuelled tugs
    LNG-fuelled tugs could cost 40% more to build than conventional tugs, says Keppel spokesman.
  • DNV: 2020 a key year for shipping
    One out of 10 newbuilds in 2020 will 'certainly' be running on LNG, says President.
  • Singapore targets LNG bunkering operations by 2014
    Port authority finalising licensing requirements for LNG bunker suppliers and craft operators.
  • Containership industry urged to change its focus
    Current industry model based on growth 'not sustainable', says NOL Chairman.
  • 'E-dispute resolution' concept mooted for bunker industry
    Bunkering disputes envisaged to be resolved within three to eight weeks, says Singapore arbitrator.

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Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
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Rome
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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
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FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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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
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Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ismailia
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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
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New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
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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