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December 19, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • HK falls 4.3pc in November to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 4.7pc
  • Qingdao now 7th biggest port as Shandong volume surpasses billion tonnes,
  • Vessels urged to beware of dolphin monitoring gear in Hong Kong Harbour
  • Georgia Ports Authority installs four Konecranes hybrid electric RTGs
  • E-commerce said to buy logistics companies to gain in-house capacity
  • Sino-Russian floating river ice road opens for freight traffic on border
  • Dachser to buy out Spanish partner Azkar to cover Iberian Peninsula
  • Canadian National strikes new noise abatement deal in ex-urban Chicago
  • BIMCO Shanghai Centre to open in February under Wei Zhuang
  • Hong Kong airport cargo up 9.3pc, record November high of 374,000 tonnes
  • Eco-tourism prompts Hanoi to pay for airfield lighting at Phu Quoc Airport
  • Since 2011, air cargo shrinks as passenger volumes, yields rise: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • DB Schenker focusing on last mile delivery in India
  • ICS sets out future for Arctic shipping
  • Next batch of IIFF-FIATA Diploma course to commence in Jan.
  • P&I negotiations seen to be difficult in 2013
  • UTI Capital invests 600 m in Pristine Logistics
  • Slowing traffic seen jeopardising Haldia Dock projects
  • RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • First converted MD-82 freighter to join cargo airline
    The Alaskan (USA) company Everts Air Cargo, headquartered in Fairbanks but with its operational base in Anchorage, is the first customer to take delivery of an MD-82 converted to a...
  • New timber trailers for Swiss timber dealer
    Hiag Handel AG, a Swiss timber dealer, has purchased six new trailer bodies from GK Grünenfelder AG. Four of the bodies are two-axle models; the others are three axle-models and al...
  • Czech Airlines to resume long-haul flights next year
    After a three-year hiatus, Czech Airlines is again including its own long-haul flights in its schedule. On the basis of operative leasing, a wide-body Airbus A330 will join the air...
  • Volvo Group trucks in the US get 2014 greenhouse gas certification
    The USA's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have certified all the Volvo Group trucks in the USA, including the M...
  • C.H.Robinson's senior vice-president retires after 34 years
    The global logistics service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide has reported that its senior vice-president (VP) Jim Butts is retiring on 31 December 2012. Butts, who has worked...
  • Konecranes delivers ten RTGs to Ports and Cargo Handling Services terminal in Lagos
    Konecranes has successfully delivered ten of its rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd in Lagos (Nigeria). PCHS, the port operations arm ...
  • Canada to strengthen railfreight services
    Canada's government has launched a Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill to give companies that ship goods by rail the right to a service agreement with railways. The bill will also c...
  • Russian Railways meets target figures
    Russian Railways met its target figures in November. The service provider's' freight turnover, including empty wagon runs of private and rented cars, rose by 1.4% and the average d...
  • Port of New Orleans reshuffles board of commissioners
    The Governor of the US state of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has appointed Michael W. Kearney to the port of New Orleans' board of commissioners. He will serve a five-year term of offi...
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens new logistics centre in UK
    Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the German global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has formally opened its lnewest facility. Customers, board members, and employees celebra...
  • Bruno Blin to be president of Renault Trucks Commercial from 2013
    Renault Trucks has named Bruno Blin as the next president of Renault Trucks Commercial. He succeeds Heinz-Jürgen Löw, who has left the company. Blin, who will take up his duties on...
  • Sievert Handel Transporte inaugurates new branch office in Heilbronn
    The Lengerich (Germany)-based transport and logistics service provider Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH is continuing its expansion course by opening a new branch office in Heilbronn...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce to supply propeller for ice-breaking bulker
  • Navy said to seek new operator for Guam shipyard
  • Pacific Drilling extends drillship option at Samsung
  • Defense Authorization Act adds to Iran shipping sanctions
  • Crowley liner names Tony Otero VP Caribbean services
  • NSRP announces $12 million series of research projects
  • Coast Guard continues response to barge oil spill
  • TUI Cruises newbuilds to have KONE elevators and escalators

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Port/City of Bellingham complete waterfront district regulatory documents
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index up during month of November
  • Brand returning to TITAN as commercial operations head
  • Port of Grays Harbor taps Thurman as business park development manager
  • Hapag-Lloyd/Hamburg Sud discuss merger possibilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Clubs reveal wide range of general rises for 2013 renewals
    Some have taken a creative approach to premiums, says PL Ferrari
  • Keep onboard maintenance records or count the cost, says insurer
    Badly maintained and fake lifting equipment jeopardises cover, London Club warns owners
  • Brazil gears up for ports growth
    Brasília's four-year drive seeks private investment to targets bottlenecks
  • Port investment to be spread across four regions
    Brazilian government could land $100bn revenue windfall from ports sector
  • Maersk pays retrofit costs for chartered-in boxships
    Liner giant takes the lead to fund fuel-efficiency technology on operated tonnage
  • Drill down to the detail
    Offshore specialists will see demand grow if they stay ahead of the value curve
  • Euro veritas
    Do class societies that combine consultancy and safety work present a conflict of interest?
  • Can a DNV and GL tie-up work?
    As the rumours refuse to go away, mooted deal raises more questions than it answers
  • Brazil backs port reforms with development bank finance
    Global operators welcome change despite analysts' doubts about level playing field
  • Baltic Sea aframax rates soar on demand for ice-class ships
    Earnings hit more than $22,000 per day
  • CNOOC unit may face $141m tax bill from Norway
    COSL Drilling Europe could be taxed for pre-takeover intra-group transactions
  • CSCL cements second series of box sales this quarter
    Carrier replenishes cash pile in a deal to stem full-year losses
  • UK maritime sector creates jobs despite recession
    Buoyant industry segments have bucked the economic downturn, study finds
  • The urge to merge
    Can Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd finally agree where previous talks have failed?
  • Europe's ports and feeder operators feel the pinch from void sailings
    Lean pickings over Christmas as carriers cut capacity
  • Yemen gas pipeline attack disrupts loadings at Balhaf
    Supply threat looms as LNG plant tackles seventh act of sabotage
  • Competition watchdog outlines issues in sale of ferries to Eurotunnel
    Interested parties face January 4 deadline
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd confirm merger talks
    Due diligence to start on a move that could create the world's fourth-largest box operator
  • US Army engineers blast rocks to avert Mississippi River shutdown
    Measures only delay up to 20,000 job cuts and billions of dollars in losses, say critics
  • Channel dominates UK shortsea market
    Capacity growth limited for other Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic connections
  • Singapore government becomes Ezion's strategic shareholder
    Offshore player to sell 14.3m new ordinary shares to state vehicle EDB Investments
  • Third Chinese yard enters the FPSO race
    Cosco Corp wins its first order to build a floating production, storage and offloading vessel from scratch
  • Diana sticks to portfolio charter policy
    Dry bulk owner denies reports of new acquisition

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Hapag, Hamburg Süd discussing merger
    PRESSURE on box shipping margins and structural overcapacity might spark another mega-merger, as Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd of Germany confirmed merger talks today
  • China's new shipbuilding orders drop 44.8%
    CHINA'S new shipbuilding orders dropped 44.8% year on year from January to October, Beijing said
  • China deletes duty on metallurgical coke
    CHINA'S finance ministry has scrapped its 40% export duty on metallurgical coke
  • 50 migrants rescued
    GREEK authorities said today they are holding 129 people in connection with smuggling attempted during the past week
  • IEA: coal nearing oil as leading energy source
    COAL WAS seen by the IEA today as nearly overtaking oil as the world's top energy source by 2017
  • Fall in S&P values seen finally slowing
    VALUES of second-hand vessels are continuing to fall, but the decline has slowed in the past 10 months, a shipping analyst said today
  • Ezion gains $16M infusion
    EZION Holdings, the Singapore-listed offshore player, said 14.3M of its new ordinary shares have been subscribed to by Singapore's EDB Investment
  • STX to sell stake in Dalian yard
    SOUTH Korea's STX confirmed to Fairplay today the group plans to sell some of its shares in STX Offshore & Shipbuilding's Dalian yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 3.7 Percent in November
    The American Trucking Associations today reported that its seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.7 percent in November, following October's 3.7 percent drop. It was the first monthly gain since July. As a result, the index was 118.0 in November, versus 113.8 in October. Compared with November 2011, the index...
  • TSA Carriers Pin Hopes on January Rate Hikes
    Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific announced large rate increases of $600 to $800 per 40-foot container in a desperate attempt to avoid a repeat of the money-losing service contracts they negotiated in 2012 with beneficial cargo owners. "This is a make or break period for trans-Pacific carriers," said Brian Conrad,...
  • ILA Talks at a Standstill Over Royalties
    Failure of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance to extend their contract negotiations raises the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said after federally mediated negotiations broke off amid disagreements over carrier-paid container royalties that provide...
  • Russia's WTO Membership Doesn't Solve All Problems
    The floodgates have opened for U.S. investment in Russia. U.S. companies are moving quickly to carry out investment plans they made in anticipation of Russia's joining the World Trade Organization, but they are still finding it a challenging market. Although Russia joined the WTO in August, the last significant barrier to...
  • Sandy and Newtown: A New Perspective on Shipping's Woes
    It's been a year of mixed fortunes for the transportation and logistics industries. For ocean carriers, the year began bad before turning reasonably good in the third quarter, yielding optimism about the fourth. But with the "mini-strike" in Los Angeles-Long Beach and an ILA strike looming in less than two...
  • Tampa Port Board Approves Anderson as Director, CEO
    A. Paul Anderson, Tampa Port Authority's new port director and chief executive. The Tampa Port Authority's board of commissioners today voted unanimously to hire A. Paul Anderson as the authority's new port director and chief executive. Anderson succeeds Richard Wainio, who had served in the position since March 2005. Anderson was most recently...
  • Transportation Workers Welcome Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
    Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, today urged the U.S. Senate to pass the pending Hurricane Disaster Relief Appropriations Act to help regions affected by Hurricane Sandy recover and fortify infrastructure to minimize future risks. "Transit systems, rail lines, airports, air traffic control equipment, highways and seaports all...
  • Hong Kong Exports Down, Imports Up in October
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department today reported that the volume of goods exports dropped 4.7 percent in October, although the volume of goods imports rose 1.4 percent from October 2011. The prices of exports of goods in October were up 2.2 percent year-over-year, and the prices of imports of goods...
  • Senior Editor Bill Cassidy Explains the JOC Truckload Capacity Index
    The quarterly JOC Truckload Capacity Index helps measure change in the availability of tractor-trailers at a group of large truckload carriers with more than $10 billion in combined revenue. In this JOC Trucking Update, Senior Editor Bill Cassidy describes how the index is put together and what it tells us...
  • Unisource Logistics Solutions Earns SmartWay Transport Partner Designation
    NORCROSS, Ga. - Unisource Logistics Solutions - a division of Unisource Worldwide, Inc. - announced today it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership. Unisource also earned the SmartWay Transport Partner logo, Logistics category, a mark of excellence for companies demonstrating superior environmental performance for freight...
  • India, ASEAN Trade to Reach $100 Billion by 2015
    At the second India-ASEAN Business Fair in New Delhi, Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles, expressed confidence that trade between India and the Association of Southeast Nations countries will reach $100 billion by 2015. "We would like to benefit from ASEAN experience in key sectors of economy, such...
  • C.R. England Names Company Drivers of the Month for November
    SALT LAKE CITY - C.R. England, a Salt Lake City-based global transportation provider, has recognized James Hamilton, Thomas Wendt and Luke Arris as Company Drivers of the Month for November 2012. They were selected for this honor from among more than 7,500 drivers nationwide in C.R. England's fleet. "It's an honor...
  • Serious Infrastructure Investment Revolutionlizing Customized Freight Delivery, Storage, and Inventory Management
    MORRISVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's reliable logistics partner for customized freight delivery, storage and inventory management, Extreme Express Logistics, has successfully completed a significant upgrade to its technology infrastructure to enhance its ability to provide critical and expedited delivery, reverse logistics, warehousing and order fulfillment. As part of the upgrade,...
  • Hong Kong, Korea Customs Agree to Expand Partnership
    Hong Kong, Korea commissioners agree on closer cooperation. At the 30th Customs Cooperation Conference in Seoul, Korea, today, Clement Cheung, commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, and Joo Yung-sup, commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, agreed on closer cooperation between the two administrations in the future. "With the longstanding cooperation between the two...
  • LB Terminal Investment Gives CMA CGM Home in US
    LONG BEACH-The Dec. 12 announcement that CMA CGM is taking an equity stake in the Pier J terminal at the Port of Long Beach is a significant development for the world's third-largest container line as well as for the port. CMA CGM, with headquarters in Marseille, France, finally has a home...
  • Dennis Brand to Rejoin TITAN Salvage as Director of Global Commercial Operations
    Dennis Brand, TITAN Salvage's new director of global commercial operations. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Captain Dennis Brand will rejoin TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's Pompano, Fla.-based, marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations, reporting to company Managing Director Rich Habib on January 2, 2013. As a member...
  • Strike Looms As ILA-USMX Talks Break Off
    Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance broke off today, raising the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said. He spoke after the union and USMX, meeting with a federal mediator, failed to reach...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • India Establishes Board to Craft Air Cargo Policies
    India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has established the Air Cargo Logistic Promotion Board, an inter-ministerial group, to lay down a policy framework to govern air cargo operations in the country. The board's establishment was recommended by the Ministry of Civil Aviation's working group on the air cargo and express service industry. India's...
  • Maersk to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Maersk Line recently announced that it will implement a congestion surcharge in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike at East and Gulf coast ports, which would begin Dec. 29, when their contract is set to expire. If there is a strike, effective Dec. 29, 2012, the container shipping company...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Liners in late fight back
    A mid-December general rate increase of USD600 per TEU on the troubled Asia to Europe tradelane appears to be sticking and was reflected in last Friday's Shanghai ...
  • Lines face boxship shortages
    Container lines could face a shortage of small and medium-sized ships in the years ahead that will hinder trade development in some parts of the world, unless ordering ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud in merger talks
    Germany's two premier ocean carriers are in merger talks to create the fourth largest container line in the world.The executive boards of ...
  • Scrooge Christmas for ports and feeders
    European ports and feeder operators are beginning to feel the pinch from a raft of voided sailings by liners operating on the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe ...
  • Hanjin to raise Asia-Europe rates from mid-January
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container shipping line, is to increase its Asia-Europe rates by USD350 per TEU from January 13 in its latest rate restoration ...
  • US box imports hit a fresh low
    Hurricane Sandy and west coast port strikes led to US containerised imports falling by 12.8% from October to November this year, marking a new monthly inbound volume ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Will merger move the needle?
    News that two of the biggest names in the containership trade are discussing a potential merger has caught the attention of industry observers across the globe.
  • Bocimar's bankroll
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) was breathing a little easier Tuesday after securing a $300m credit facility backed by DNB Bank and Nordea Bank Norge.
  • Wilmar pens double?
    Wilmar has been tipped as the buyer of a pair of product tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Vinashin.
  • Rook crewman rescued
    An injured seafarer has been airlifted from a Greek bulker by the Canadian coast guard.
  • JR in rescue deal
    JR Shipping Group has secured a refinancing package with HSH Nordbank which gives the owner some breathing space in a difficult market.
  • Why is Teekay named Teekay?
    Shipping 'litmus' test helps market insiders separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • Research ship released
    A Russian research ship held in India for two years was heading home on Tuesday.
  • Goldenport sheds again
    Goldenport Holdings has scrapped a containership that it recently put into lay-up.
  • Boyden's Stealth buy
    Global Hunter Securities has launched coverage of Harry Vafias' StealthGas with a buy tag on the company.
  • Cosco orders falling short
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) is coming up short of full year expectations despite its latest deal to build an FPSO.
  • Atlantska cut to sell
    Austria's Erste Group Research is predicting another year of struggle in 2013 for Croatian bulker owner Atlantska Plovidba.
  • DVB spies LNG dip
    Increasing newbuilding deliveries will take a toll on the LNG market during the next couple of years, DVB says.
  • Bumi seals Indian finance
    A Bumi Armada-led joint venture has secured a key financing package for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit contracted to an Indian customer.
  • INSA in cash plea
    India's shipowners are pressing the government to sanction tax-free bonds to fund fleet renewal.
  • Atlantic strengthens
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has raised between NOK 80m ($14.28m) and NOK 100m from a share sale.
  • Hapag-Sud?
    German container lines Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud are considering a merger, they announced this morning.
  • HHI workers kidnapped
    Gunmen have kidnapped six Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) workers in Nigeria.
  • Chowgule eyes newbuilds
    India's Chowgule group is ready to expand its bulker fleet with newbuildings.
  • KLC up for grabs
    Korea Line Corp is on the hunt for a new owner almost two years after it filed for bankruptcy, reports say.
  • TGS takes newbuilding
    Norway's TGS has signed up a Dolphin Geophysical seismic survey newbuilding for European work.
  • Cargoship abandoned
    A North Korean cargoship has been abandoned by its crew after losing power off Chongjin.
  • Lurssen buys P+S yard
    German shipbuilding group Lurssen is taking over the insolvent Peene-Werft yard owned by P+S Werften.
  • Singapore backs Ezion
    An offshoot of the Singapore government has become the latest investor in high-flying Ezion Holdings.
  • Sevan behind Cosco order
    Sevan Marine has emerged as the party behind the FPSO newbuilding ordered at Cosco Shipyard on Monday.
  • Rickmers orders duo
    Rickmers-Linie has returned to China to order two 20,000-dwt multi-purpose vessel newbuildings.
  • Brand back at Titan
    Captain Dennis Brand is set to return to Titan Salvage as its new director of global commercial operations.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA, USMX break off talks
    The East and Gulf coast dockworkers' union says it's still willing to keep talking with management to secure a contract, but warned "unless we hear back from them we will be on strike on Dec. 29."
  • Grain Terminals reject ILWU offer
    Several grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest trying to negotiate a new contract with workers said Monday evening that they were rejecting the most recent offer from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
  • J.P. Morgan teams with Maher on Virginia port bid
    The Maher-J.P. Morgan team is going up against APM Terminals, which started the privatization process last spring by making a offer valued at $3.1 billion to $3.9 billion to take over port operations for 48 years.
  • Divergent November fortunes at SoCal ports
    Container traffic at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach collectively fell 1.7 percent in November, due in part to a strike at 10 of 14 terminals in the two ports during the last week of the month.
  • Holiday express shipping breaks records
  • Analysts bullish on domestic air industry
    Dahlman Rose & Co. has switched its outlook on the domestic airline industry from cautious to bullish, citing higher passenger revenues, possible lower fuel prices and a stability gleaned from domestic airline consolidation.
  • MSC announces Far East-U.S./Canada rate hike
  • Allen takes top spot at ARI Fleet UK
  • NationaLease offers fuel-efficiency tips
  • U.S. steel exports up in October
  • U.S. screening regime going smoothly, Hactl says
  • Descartes pushes Cargo-XML adoption in air cargo industry
  • CargoSmart integrates with Japan's advanced filing regs
  • Data2Logistics moves into new Florida headquarters
  • German liners Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd discuss merger
    The leading German container shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd said this morning that they are discussing a possible merger.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S., Canada issue progress report on cross-border efficiency

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Prices flat in Fujairah
    But South African ports see firmer values in the market.
  • Prices steady in Rotterdam
    While shortages supported prices in Piraeus.
  • Bomin hires two traders
    Both bunker traders will work from Bomin's headquarters.
  • Gunvor buys second Petroplus refinery
    Move recognises 'value of Ingolstadt assets'.
  • Tallinn expecting growth on fuel oil cargoes' return
    Port estimates 20% growth for next year.
  • Slow-steaming widespread in liner trades, poll finds
    Faster speeds have become history.
  • Bunker prices mostly lower
    IFO prices in Tokyo Bay, however, continue to hold up.
  • Creditors file Chapter 11 petition against BLT
    Chapter 11 action 'unfortunate and untimely distraction' for the company which is in the midst of restructuring.
  • Dan-Bunkering builds up American base
    More hires in the pipeline, company says.
  • US Coast Guard responds to oil spill in eastern waterway
    Spill came from a barge that belongs to Boston Marine Transport.
  • Titan mulls next court move
    Chinese intermediary court rejects request to transfer legal proceedings to a higher court.
  • Andatee breaches listing rules
    Its stock price and the market value of its publicly held shares were below listing's requirements.
  • WFS inks $137 million acquisition
    Acquisition will expand its existing payment processing business, it says.

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Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
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Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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
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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
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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