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August 20, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Rates fall on major trades led by Asia-Euro fall of 6.6pc to US$1,505/TEU
  • Dalian builds a new 50,000-tonne aqua product cold warehouse
  • Evergreen to commence feeder service to Yangon, Myanmar
  • Fujian's July road and waterway investment up 44pc in first seven months
  • Yangtze River Delta opens ETC tolling for expressway vehicles
  • Maersk shipping and oil group to adopt executive board structure in 2013
  • ACL orders 'first of their kind ever built' G4 ro-ro/containerships
  • MCC starts IA-3 service, linking Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines'
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens a new warehouse facility in New Zealand
  • Port of Los Angeles container volumes increase 5.5pc in July
  • Panalpina gears up for growing demand for temperature controlled shipments
  • Amazon to add 18 new distribution centres, or possibly more, in 2012
  • Jaxport welcomes Evergreen to expand box throughput in the Florida terminal
  • DHL Supply Chain to partner with Unilever on global services
  • DB Schenker Rail expands capacity service on the London-Wroclaw corridor
  • Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal July cargo off 1pc to 59,476 tonnes
  • AirBridge Cargo launches Zhengzhou-Moscow-Chicago service
  • Cargo tonnage surges 30pc in May at LA/Ontario International Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Key industry issues to be discussed at SMM 25
  • MANSA applauds JNPT for finalising dredging contract
  • SCI takes delivery of first PSV
  • VPT launches construction of coal berth
  • FinMin initiating steps to rekindle economy
  • INR plunges further on sharp rise in dollar
  • July exports plunge 14.8 pc
  • PM's infra push yet to show results
  • Rangarajan expects industrial output to pick up in H2

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Southwest Cargo introduces new tracking tool
    Dallas TX (USA)-based Southwest Airlines Cargo has introduced Cargo Companion, a comprehensive asset tracking service that provides customers with complete visibility regarding the...
  • Maack, Krüger and Ihro win Elvis quality award
    At the end of 2011, the part-load service alliance Elvis Teilladungssystem GmbH introduced an electronic quality report system to evaluate operative processes among its members. Th...
  • Trial for new scrap haulage service in UK
    UK-based Freightliner Heavy Haul has carried out a trial scrap service from Network Rail's materials handling depot in Crewe to Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK (SSI). The tra...
  • New intermodal terminal open for business in South Australia
    Another important step has been taken towards improving South Australia's freight infrastructure with the expansion of the Bowmans intermodal terminal between Port Wakefield and Ba...
  • Ryder Europe takes over Euroway Group in UK
    Ryder Europe has acquired Euroway Group Ltd, a commercial truck leasing, maintenance and fleet management provider that operates a fleet of 1,419 commercial vehicles. Euroway is pr...
  • Evergreen to launch Yangon feeder service
    The Taiwan-based container shipping company Evergreen Line is set to commence a new Straits-Yangon (Myanmar) service (referred to as the SYS) from late August, exchanging space wit...
  • New integration and change manager for S2S IMI Group
    The S2S IMI Group has appointed Alvaro Casas-Cobaleda as integration and change manager for its logistics division. Casas-Cobaleda will be based in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and report...
  • Quintiq reorganizes finance and controlling department
    Quintiq, a provider of planning, scheduling and supply chain optimization software, has announced its new finance team. Mike Coluzzi, who has been named chief financial officer, wa...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens a new warehouse facility in New Zealand
    The Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based service provider Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new warehouse facility in Auckland (New Zealand) to meet the growing demand for integrated logisti...
  • Ceva Logistics: turnover up, operating profit down
    The international logistics service provider and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics boosted its Q2/2012 turnover to EUR 1.808 billion, a 5.5% increase compared to the EUR 1.713 billion ...
  • Logwin takes on web shop logistics for Bench
    Logwin, an international logistics service provider based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has stepped up its collaboration with Americana International Ltd, the exclusive distributor...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Ruling defines course and scope of Jones Act employment
  • Ron Huibers named president of Volvo Penta Americas
  • Norwegian high school to get $2 million training boat
  • Senators to OMB: Use HMT for harbor maintenance
  • Miclyn Express Offshore building two Platform Supply Vessels
  • Scottish ferry operators pick Rolls-Royce thrusters

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver sees start of freight access project work
  • NOL Group taps Quek See Tiat as Board of Directors member
  • New retail outlets open at Portland International Airport
  • Hapag Lloyd marks naming of 13,200 TEU container vessel
  • Carloads down/intermodal up for rail freight traffic during July

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • TBS International confirms sale of tweendecker pair
    But charter-ins still not priced right, says resurgent post-Chapter 11 firm
  • Port operator positions itself to tap African growth
    Bolloré Africa Logistics seeks new concessions as Panama Canal expands
  • German bank provisions point to further KG collapses
    Commerzbank, DVB and others prepare for the worst
  • Time for an EU Sosrep?
    The plight of MSC Flaminia raises the question of how to spare vessels in a critical condition from being forced to stay out at sea
  • Capacity crunch
    Maersk is right to worry about the influx of new ships
  • Know your enemy
    Lloyd's List channels the thoughts of a Puntland chief to try to outwit the pirates
  • StealthGas' second-quarter profits beat Wall Street estimates
    Chief executive Harry Vafias eyes further improvement in smaller LPG carrier rates
  • Capesize owners idle tonnage as rates near historic lows
    Older vessels being taken off the spot market but energy efficient ships are chartered out
  • Fednav strengthens hold over Great Lakes by ordering six ships
    Ice-class vessels are part of fleet rejuvenation trend in Canada
  • General Average
    Insurers count the cost of boxship casualty
  • European states discuss transit passage for MSC Flaminia
    Ireland denies owners made request for a place of refuge
  • UK flag jobs for British seafarers
    Government should act to ensure a trained and committed maritime workforce
  • Iraq cargoes offer suezmaxes a lifeline
    Mediterranean spot-market vessels ballast to Iraq to seize August export surge
  • Shipyards report lowest volumes ordered since 1999
    Poor forward prospects contrast sharply with this year's record deliveries
  • Tilbury joint venture with Bilbao secures European aid
    Motorways of the Sea funding will help to shift 225 km of truck miles to short sea
  • Analysis: Beware the 2013 capacity crunch
    Lloyd's List Intelligence analysis flags uphill struggle for container lines
  • Yang Ming eyes leasing partner for ultra-large boxship deal
    Chartering a vessel would allow Taiwanese liner to face less financial pressure when joining the megaship club
  • SHI plans $441m bond sale
    South Korean shipbuilding giant seeks to build working capital
  • P&I Club membership
    An exclusive and unique glimpse into the P&I sector
  • Shipbrokers sound warning over Kiel Canal blockages
    Failures of the locks at Brunsbüttel and Holtebau demonstrate poor state of the infrastructure
  • Iolcos dismisses reports of fresh panamax order
    Greek owner may return to the yards in future
  • Senators demand access to $8bn dredging fund
    Under-investment forcing ships to light-load in US waters, politicians claim
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins 13,200 teu club
    New arrival Hamburg Express named at Container Terminal Altenwerder
  • Ocean Rig lines up work for two newbuilding drillships
    Economou looks to bright future for rigs despite taking second-quarter hit
  • DryShips stays in the red as Ocean Rig disappoints
    Economou says drilling subsidiary is key to enduring rough seas for bulk shipping
  • Fednav orders six handysize bulkers at Oshima
    Japanese yard to deliver ships in 2015-2016
  • Maersk downgrades its global box trade forecasts
    Exclusive: Skou says line is equipped to cope with a downturn

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • LPG rates buoy StealthGas
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas today reported a doubling of adjusted profits as it reaped higher charter rates for its LPG fleet
  • Vale spared worst in iron ore slump
    VALE SEEMS to have dodged the worst knock-ons from the global slump in iron ore demand, judging from transhipments at the Brazilian miner's Subic Bay hub
  • Höegh LNG and banks agree to loan deal
    NORWAY'S listed Höegh LNG said today it has received commitment letters from four banks for a $250M corporate facility
  • WWASA cuts Hyundai Glovis holding to 12.5%
    NORWAY'S Wilh. Wilhelmsen said today it has reduced its holding in global logistics group Hyundai Glovis by 2.5 percentage points to 12.5%
  • STX Pan Ocean losses seen for full-year
    STX PAN Ocean is likely to report losses for2012, with the BDI unlikely to rally within this year, a shipping analyst predicted today
  • Korean vehicle exports fall 10.4%
    SOUTH Korean vehicle exports to the eurozone have fallen 10.4% year on year, according to Seoul's economy ministry
  • Priamos embraces box P&I
    GREEK owner Priamos Maritime has paid $6.5M for Nord Reederei's 1997-built Nordeagle, broking sources told Fairplay today
  • LR1 rates fall again
    RISING Gulf tonnage availability has pushed down LR1 rates by 2.67 Worldscale points week on week
  • Economou warns on bulk trades
    GEORGE Economou-led DryShips today posted higher than expected losses driven by plummeting bulker rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Public Won't Pay Portland Compensation to ICTSI, Wyatt says
    Portland Executive Port Director Bill Wyatt said the port will not use public money to compensate terminal operator ICTSI for...
  • Obama Releases $473 Million in Transport Funding to States
    The Obama administration on Friday made $473 million in funding originally allocated to earmark projects available to states. The...
  • Tropical Shipping to Hike US-Canada to Caribbean Rates
    Tropical Shipping plans to implement a general rate increase for shipments between the continental U.S., Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands,...
  • Tonnage Climbs 8.2 Percent at Port of Hueneme
    Cargo tonnage at the Port of Hueneme, California, increased 8.2 percent to 1.3 million metric tons in the fiscal year...
  • Royal Mail, ZJS Express Launch Europe-China Service
    The U.K.'s Royal Mail's announced its GLS European parcel delivery unit has teamed up with China's ZJS Express to launch...
  • Can Trucking Solve Its Driver Problem?
    Derek Leathers is frustrated with those who don't believe there's a shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. "We were...
  • Trucking Payroll Still 7 Percent Below Peak
    In trucking, employment has only made a half-hearted recovery. The Journal of Commerce Trucking Employment Index rose in July to...
  • Commentary: Due Diligence to Protect Your Assets
    When the Los Angeles County Bar's Customs Law Committee met with the local U.S. Attorney in July, one point got...
  • Commentary: A Lesson to Be Learned From Airlines
    For only the second time in recent years, liner companies are managing vessel capacity in the major east-west trades effectively...
  • Singapore Airlines Launches First Weekly Freighter Service to South America
    Singapore Airlines Cargo on Friday launched its first weekly freighter service to South America: a flight to Brazil via Hong...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Names First 13,200-TEU Ship
    Hapag-Lloyd today named the "Hamburg Express," the first of 10 13,200 20-foot-equivalent units container ships, the largest in the German...
  • Shipping Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Aug. 13-17
    German container carrier Hamburg Sud will raise its rates on trades from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to...
  • US Poultry, Egg Exports Set Half-Year Record
    Led by sharp increases in shipments to Mexico, Russia, and other key markets, U.S. poultry meat exports for the first...
  • Boskalis Revenue, Order Book at All-Time Highs
    Boskalis Westminster's first half profit dipped 10 percent from a year ago to 102.5 million euros ($126 million), but the...
  • International Cargo Volumes Rise for ANA, JAL
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume grew for the fifth consecutive month in June...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Hapag takes control of its first 13,200TEU ship
    A new era beckons for Hapag-Lloyd and its customers as Germany's largest liner shipping company starts to phase in its new generation super-post-panamax ships of ...
  • ICTSI raises its stake in PICT
    International Container Terminals Services Inc (ICTSI), the Manila-based operator of container/general cargo-handling facilities, has upped its stake in Karachi's ...
  • Maersk to halt reefer box purchases
    Maersk Line is to halt its reefer box buying programme and will not add to this part of its equipment pool in 2013. The decision has been made because of what the ...
  • Hamburg Sud christens final ship in series
  • COSCON go for the GRI burn
    COSCO Container Lines has announced a raft of general rate increases and rate restorations across its portfolio of liner services as it seeks to keep up the momentum ...
  • LA's imports on the rise as LB's sink for July
    Combined loaded imports for the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) declined by 4.5% year-on-year for the month of July; but separately LB suffered a ...
  • India's PM promises easier investment for foreign companies
    During his Independence Day speech to the 1.2 billion populated nation on Wednesday, Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh pledged to take urgent steps to boost ...
  • Gradual increase in inactive boxship fleet

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Finger on the trigger
    StealthGas is finally closing in on the second stage of its fleet renewal drive, according to chief executive Harry Vafias.
  • Stealth spots tasty trend
    Appetite for period deals on the up as charterers seek protection from rising LPG rates.
  • Stealth spots tasty trend
    StealthGas is starting to encounter a growing number of blue chip counterparties that are interested in penning long-term LPG charter contracts.
  • Moody's revises outlook
    Moody's Investor Service took a red pen to its ratings outlook for Seacor Holdings Friday amid concerns about persistently weak earnings and higher debt load.
  • Dividend debate drags on
    Another equity analyst has joined the debate about Nordic American Tankers and the preservation of its present quarterly dividend.
  • TTA to bulk up
    A second quarter loss has not dampened Thoresen Thai Agencies' appetite for new bulkers.
  • Viking Line loss grows
    First-half deficit bigger for ferry group, with no improvement on the cards.
  • Stealth sheds the red
    Stealthgas turned in a second-quarter profit Friday despite a modest decline in voyage revenues.
  • DryShips dances two-step
    DryShips may have misses Wall Street's earnings marker but the company's second quarter report was not dominated by bad news.
  • Limarko goes all in
    Lithuania's Limarko has placed all its remaining vessels into the Hamburg-based Alpha Reefer Transport Pool.
  • Breeze beached in Chile
    A Philippines bulker has been battered by big waves after grounding on a Chilean beach.
  • WW well set after sale
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's $170m cheque from the sale of a slice of Glovis shares has given it more than enough fire power to fund its newbuilding ambitions, analysts say.
  • Tallink on the up
    Estonian ro-ro group Tallink has increased second quarter earnings after ditching an unprofitable route.
  • Not jolly for Roger
    Reederei Erwin Strahlmann vessel busted in the UK after 26 problems are pulled up.
  • Fire hits tanker
    A disabled French chemical tanker has been towed into Marseille after crew managed to extinguish a fire on board.
  • Hoegh seals FSRU loan
    Norwegian owner Hoegh LNG has clinched a $250m loan to finance its second LNG storage newbuilding in Korea.
  • Bargain VLs for Big John?
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Russian Register targeted
    A US pressure group has called on the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to stop classing vessels linked to Iran.
  • Haisheng's horror half
    Chinese tanker and bulker owner falls to loss as result declines 560%.
  • "Stricken" boat steams off
    The crew of a Maersk boxship have been left shocked as a supposedly stricken boat sailed back to Indonesia after transferring 62 asylum seekers.
  • Greenland grounding
    A German containership has been holed above the waterline after running aground off Greenland.
  • Leaving it late?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Bumi Armada profits up
    Bumi Armada has seen second quarter profits jump over 50% from a year ago thanks to lower operating costs.
  • MSC Flaminia heads west
    Reederei NSB has moved the damaged containership MSC Flaminia further west in a bid to avoid deteriorating weather conditions.
  • Damen wins floatel job
    Damen Shipyards Group has won a contract to convert a former jack-up rig into a floating accommodation unit.
  • Drillships boost DryShips
    DryShips has slumped to a loss, but it could have been worse had it not been for its drillship operations.
  • A fresh look for TradeWinds
    Shipping's number one newspaper unveils exciting new design.
  • Marco tankers change hands
    Credit Agricole's campaign to find a buyer for three tankers tied to the bankruptcy of Marco Polo Seatrade appears to be drawing to a close, TradeWinds has learned.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Army talks logistics system needs
  • Retail giants partner on mobile initiative
    NRF, in partnership with its member companies, has launched an Integrated Mobile Initiative (IMI), which it bills as a first-of-its-kind initiative to act as a single source of information around challenges and opportunities with mobile retailing.
  • Trade Technologies opens in Canada
  • SEC to issue anti-corruption, 'conflict mineral' rules
    The agency is expected to announce rules on Aug. 22. The provisions are part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.
  • Hapag takes delivery of first megaship
    The liner carrier held a naming ceremony Friday for its largest ever vessel, the 13,200-TEU Hamburg Express, the first of a series of 10 vessels ordered in December 2010 to be deployed on the Asia-Europe trade.
  • MSC stops Iran service
  • Panalpina offers improved temperature monitoring
  • Singapore Air starts all-cargo flight to Sao Paulo
    The carrier's cargo division on Friday launched its first scheduled freighter service to South America, connecting Singapore, Hong Kong, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Shipping companies warned about new Iran sanctions
  • Italian shipping company fined for pollution
  • Senators call for more harbor dredging
  • Too hot to handle
  • MSC raises U.S.-to-Georgia export rates
  • Air Canada picks CHEP for ULDs
  • FedEx Trade Networks expands to Glasgow
  • U.S. Customs stops shipment of fake shoes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Global bunker prices rise for second consecutive week
    Global bunkering hubs prices continue to climb.
  • Bunker fuel prices uncertain as week ends
    Trading was average on the US Gulf, according to a local bunker player.
  • Response to Marine Oil Spills Publication released
    New edition provides comprehensive review of problems posed by marine oil spills and discusses all response measures.
  • Staatsolie closed on Monday
    Employees will be taking calls and emails on the holiday.
  • Risler Bunkering closed for holiday
    Business will resume as normal from August 21.
  • Rena clean up estimated to cost $50 million
    Documents show estimated total costs of the clean-up have soared well above the initial allocation of $25 million.
  • Bunker's Oil Trinidad & Tobago granted marketing licence
    Any fuel purchased by Bunkers Oil Trinidad and Tobago Ltd must initially be purchased from state-owned Petrotrin.
  • Scrubbers could become 'standard'
    Difficult to see how global refining industry 'could cope' otherwise.
  • Fujairah prices stay soft as week closes
    Fujairah stays soft while prices move up across South African ports.
  • Market softens in north west European ports
    Marine fuel prices at Rotterdam begin to soften although gas oil holds firm.
  • Tolson leaves Noble
    The future direction of Noble's bunkering business is unclear.
  • Engine room 'revolution' pays off at DFDS
    32 vessels participated in the company's second quarter 'Bunker Prize' competition.
  • Chinese authorites seek damages for bunker spill
    'We will see whether a settlement can be reached, otherwise the case will go to court,' says Shanghai official.
  • Credit concerns sharpen as downturn deepens
    'We are much more attuned to credit issues than ever before,' says bunker MD.
  • Prices end week mostly lower
    Demand largely average at key Asian ports.
  • Bunkering operations resume in Hong Kong
    Rough sea conditions still expected, according to local traders.
  • Programme cuts Ultrapetrol's fuel expenses
    Savings will enhance earning margins in the future, it says.
  • Titan proposal has 'significant flaws', says investor
    Proposed plan will not resolve its 'manifest insolvency', says Warburg Pincus's subsidiary.
  • Bulk shipping market facing 'multiple challenges'
    Shipping segment will remain 'a drag' on DryShips result unless freight market recovers, says CEO.
  • Bulk carrier owner denies liability of unpaid bunkers
    Trogir Maritime claims that it was not a party to the purchase agreement with O.W. Bunker.
  • Bunker demand 'on rough seas' for past decade
    Ongoing economic crisis and financial constraints adding to woes of bunkering and shipping businesses.

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Brussels
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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
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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
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Rome
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New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
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Miami
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Genoa
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Riyadh
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Trieste
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Seoul
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Rome
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Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
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Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
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Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
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The Defense
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
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Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
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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Long Beach
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Milan
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New York
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Los Angeles
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Genoa
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Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
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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
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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
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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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