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November 20, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco hikes rate US$550-$650/TEU for Asia-Europe from December 15
  • Pirates take ransom, but hold hostages till jailed comrades released
  • Maersk NZ holds to 3,000 TEUers despite shipper calls for mega ships
  • Shanghai presses local express delivery firms to clean up for listing
  • Ningbo ascends TEU ladder, poised to unseat Shenzhen as No 2 box port
  • Canada's top trade economist: Exporters need not fear US 'fiscal cliff'
  • Foshan West Railway Station expected to become operational in 2017
  • Russian rail logistics makes deal to trim red tape on China-Europe run
  • Singapore introduces Maritime Labour Convention 2006 at all terminals
  • New Orleans cargo up 8.5pc, sets record container volumes in 2012
  • Not to be ignored: Africa is the promised land for investors, logistics
  • TNT Express to sell TNT Air if UPS-TNT merger okayed by objecting EU
  • Air France-KLM's cargo volumes continue to slide, down 9.9pc in October
  • ICAO forms eco-policy task force to take measures on carbon emissions
  • IATA economist projects growth in Asia Pacific cargo traffic in 2013

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Asia-Europe rates see fall in all trades
  • DB SCHENKER Logistics establishes own logistics academy in China
  • Essar Shipping adds 2 MiniCape vessels to fleet
  • Lines commended for rate increases
  • MAERSK LINE adjudged Global Ocean Carrier of the Year
  • MOL earns Competence Management System (CMS) certification from DNV for LNG carrier operations
  • Softlink's Logi-Sys expands client list
  • TSA carriers postpone GRI to Dec. 15
  • Wheat exports may exceed 5.5 mt
  • ...welcomes the ACS service of Hyundai Merchant Marine
  • CITPL handles one-millionth container!
  • More ports seek relaxation of cabotage rules
  • New salt loading record set at Kandla Port
  • PPP projects award in port sector picks up pace
  • Container rail freight rates to rise 31 pc
  • US Exim Bank to provide easy loans to Indian importers

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Loïc Gay becomes managing director of DSV Air & Sea France
    Loïc Gay has been appointed managing director of DSV Air & Sea in France. He will be responsible for the country's eleven DSV affiliates. He began serving DB Schenker from 1998...
  • Russian Railways' network loads 1.064 billion t of freight
    Russian Railways reported that its network loaded 111.2 million t of freight in October 2012, 1.3% more than in the same month in 2011. According to the latest figures, the railway...
  • 16,000 teu containership "CMA CGM Marco Polo" starts operations
    The French shipping group CMA CGM took delivery of the "CMA CGM Marco Polo", the world's largest containership, in Ningbo (China) on 7 November. The new 16,000 teu vessel...
  • Bigger fleet for forwarder Ansorge
    Ansorge, a German forwarding company based in Biessenhofen/Ostallgäu, has added 30 new trucks to its fleet. The new vehicles include 22 tractors and eight swap trailer vehicles fro...
  • PKP Cargo now an independent cargo carrier in Belgium
    PKP Cargo, the freight division of the Polish State Railways PKP, recently received a part B safety certificate from the Belgian authority responsible for rail transport. The permi...
  • Tasmania's largest road infrastructure project completed
    Tasmania's largest ever road infrastructure project has been opened to traffic with the official inauguration of the AUD 191 million (EUR 156.8 million) Brighton bypass, months ahe...
  • Afriqiyah Airways orders more A350s
    The Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has expanded an existing order with Airbus for six A350-800s. The airline now wants larger A350-900 aircraft, which can carry 36 ULDs instead o...
  • First B787 delivered to Qatar Airways
    Qatar Airways became the first Middle Eastern operator of Boeing's B787 Dreamliner when the first of 30 such units the airline has on order was delivered one week ago. The aircraft...
  • GNV and Caronte set to cooperate
    The Italian ferry shipping line Grandi Navi Veloce (GNV), which is headquartered in the port of Genoa, is set to launch a daily service between Civitavecchia and Termini Imerese (b...
  • Sandra Tagand appointed head of air cargo at Schenker SA in France
    Sandra Tagand has been appointed head of air cargo at Schenker SA in France. She reports to Philippe de Crécy, Schenker SA's managing director. Her main mission will be to improve ...
  • Three appointments at Chapman Freeborn in Moscow
    The aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn is reinforcing its position in the Russian market with two new senior managerial appointments. Alexey Zuev has been named commercia...
  • Loxxess and Tele Columbus step up collaboration
    The Tele Columbus group, one of Germany's leading cable network providers, and service provider Loxxess AG, which has developed a logistics solution for the new media at its locati...
  • DirecTV signs four-year contract renewal with Kuehne + Nagel
    DirecTV has awarded a new four-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) to manage its US warehousing operations and inbound international transportation. DirecTV Inc is one of the w...
  • Project cargo network appoints Stella Group in northern Europe
    The Project Professionals Group (PPG), a project forwarding network, has selected the Stella Group to be its new project support member for Finland, the Baltics and Russia. PPG gen...
  • TNT Express announces conditional sale of airlines to ASL Aviation Group
    TNT Express NV has announced the conditional sale of 100% of the equity interest in TNT Airways SA, based in Belgium, and the Spain-based Pan Air Lineas Areas SA to ASL Aviation Gr...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • USCG and NTSB join Costa Concordia investigation
  • ABS in strategic cooperation with Taiwan shipbuilder
  • Otto Candies to build new Marin Teknikk subsea vessel
  • Jurong Shipyard to build second GVA 3000E for Prosafe
  • Early delivery of FPSO brings BrasFELS a $2 million bonus

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Woodland Port Commission Oks final budget for 2013
  • Freight transport index up during month of September
  • Local artists in spotlight at Portland International Airport
  • Draft Waterfront District master plan released by City/Port of Bellingham
  • DOT eyes Sea-Tac Airport for Delta flights to Haneda

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Boxships are not alone in feeling the Asia-Europe squeeze
    Japan's car carrier trio face uncertain prospects as volumes fall
  • Load Line eyes handysize bulker order
    Three-year-old company firm ponders greener tonnage
  • Abu Dhabi port chief scores at Khalifa
    Football fan Douglas says 'the ball hit the net' as port opens on time and under budget
  • Northern sea route: looking at risks, costs and prospects
    Russia must take strides to make foreign operators feel confident about safety in the NSR while boosting competitiveness through lower transit costs
  • Eco-design versus optimisation
    The costs and impact of ecoships need proper assessment
  • The big decision facing owners
    When it comes to fleet expansion, shipowners face just three choices
  • Shipping debt-to-equity ratios still soaring
    EXCLUSIVE: Banks in line for $23bn loan losses
  • Bangladeshi breakers come back to market
    Busy week bucks slowdown in China
  • Diana Containerships aims for stable payout
    Boxship owner pledges to build 'a solid business' to survive tough market
  • Talks stall over refinancing Marenave fleet
    But long-term charters deliver profit to German shipping firm
  • A certain ratio
    Not every company reporting poor debt to equity ratios is on death watch
  • Coscon joins MSC in mid-December rates hike
    News comes as analysts report that carriers made November rates increase stick
  • Green, greener, greenest
    In today's world, commercial challenges are as real as environmental ones
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals transfers boxes out of Mina Zayed
    Shift to Khalifa Port is two months ahead of schedule
  • Grimaldi adds more ships to newbuilding order
    Italian ro-ro specialist to resume Tunisia service after settling protectionist dispute
  • Mother of all battles
    OSG faces major obstacles in its drive to emerge from bankruptcy
  • OSG Chapter 11 case gathers traction in Delaware
    NYSE shares delisted as company and creditors gear up for December 7 hearing
  • Maersk shifts investment focus away from shipping
    Andersen repositions group to target oil, drilling rigs and terminals
  • ABS switches six executives to foster professional development
    Gumpel promoted and Gallagher moves to New York to improve 'client interaction'
  • Correction: Brightoil Legend

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Gains in Asia/Europe box rates are regressing
    RATE GAINS on Asia/North Europe box routes are regressing, with analysts predicting that general rate increases for November will prove unsustainable
  • More KG feeders insolvent
    INSOLVENCIES of KG German feeder box ships soared over the past few days, as lenders lose patience with managers and investors
  • Japan orderbook falls 27%
    JAPAN'S yard orderbooks shrank by 27% year on year in October
  • Reefer reversal building?
    OPERATORS of reefer vessels are plucking up courage again as shippers of fresh produce reassess options in light of box rate rises, the Dutch research group Dynamar has reported
  • Brokers see older box tonnage lagging
    CHARTER rate differentials will increase between modern 'eco'-type box ships and older standard designs, according to a survey
  • Tallink 3Q profits soar 22%
    ESTONIAN ferry group Tallink has reported a 22% rise in 3Q profits to €49.6M ($63.2M), despite a 13% rise in fuel costs
  • Yangzijiang diversifies with 40% stake
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said it has continued its diversification beyond shipbuilding with a key stake in a new subsidiary
  • HHI's new orders drop 25%
    HYUNDAI HI of South Korea told Fairplay today its new orders for October 2012 dropped 25% against the same period last year, on continued weak demand
  • Jiangnan wins huge VLGC order
    CHINESE LPG importer Oriental Energy has confirmed to Fairplay that it has booked six 80,000m³ VLGCs at Jiangnan Shipyard - with options for up to 16 more ships
  • China to raise oil imports as economy stabilises
    CHINA is ready to expand oil imports as economic growth returns, tanker consultancy Poten & Partners has predicted
  • Panamaxes key bulker S&P
    PANAMAXES dominated the S&P market for bulkers last week, as the depressed freight market forced asset prices down to attractive levels

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Oakland Port Maintenance Workers Call Strike
    Port maintenance workers in Oakland represented by the Service Employees International Union plan to strike Tuesday, protesting what they charge are unfair labor practices by the port authority during contract negotiations. The SEIU intends to hold a press conference at the end of the first shift on the docks Tuesday. If...
  • NYK Connects Its Largest Solar Energy Generating System to Power Grid
    NYK Trading Corporation's ribbon cutting ceremony. TOKYO - NYK Trading Corporation, an NYK Group company (head office: Tokyo; president: Motoo Igawa), has connected NYK's largest solar energy generating system to the community's power grid. The 500-kilowatt system, which is located at a warehouse owned by Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. in the U.S....
  • Rhenus Opens New Logistics Center in Germany
    European logistics provider Rhenus has opened its newly constructed 41,000-square-meter logistics center in Frankfurt, Germany. During the opening ceremony on Nov. 16, Michael Brockhaus, a Rhenus board member, handed over the symbolic key to Martin Lohmeier, the branch manager at the site. The multi-user warehouse has more than 21,000 square meters of...
  • WTO Launches Interactive Trade Data Tool
    The World Trade Organization today launched International Trade and Market Access, an interactive tool that presents WTO data on merchandise and commercial services trade, as well as selected market access indicators from the publication World Tariff Profiles. The tool can be accessed through the WTO's website and is presented in the...
  • Easy Vehicle Mover for Long Distances
    The Stringo 450 LD is designed to quickly and safely transport vehicles of up to three tonnes over long distances. The operator has full control over loading and faces forward while driving. The roll-over protection bar and a thick rubber plate protect the operator and vehicle in case of rapid...
  • Three Labor Disputes Threaten Portland Port
    The Port of Portland, Ore., is in the eye of a storm that could result in job actions from three different labor disputes shutting down some or all of its marine terminals. Of most immediate concern is a contract impasse between 25 marine security officers and the port authority. The security...
  • Strikes Set to Hit New Zealand Ferry Service
    Two unions, the Aviation and Marine Engineers Association and the Merchant Services Guild, have issued strike notices to Interislander, the road and rail ferry service across New Zealand's Cook Strait, owned and operated by state-owned rail operator KiwiRail. The notices follow several months of negotiations, according to Thomas Davis, Interislander's general...
  • Port of Tallinn Signs Agreement With Chinese Export Development Corporation
    Estonia's Port of Tallinn and the China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Cooperation recently signed an agreement to support use of the port's industrial parks by Chinese exporters. The cooperation deal was signed in Tallinn by Ain Kaljurand, the port's chairman of the board, and Ma Zhiwu, CCOEC's president. CCOEC will use...
  • Election Gives Trucking Industry Some Regulatory Certainty, But Questions Remain
    Another four years of the Obama administration ensures little will change regarding the pipeline of trucking regulation, and despite some carriers and shippers' protests, the certainty helps shippers and carriers, a truck regulation expert said Monday. Carriers and shippers also know they will have to take into account new costs fueled by...
  • Logistics Hiring Gap Growing Toward 200,000 Workers, Study Suggests
    Trucking may have its driver shortage and the airlines a pilot shortage, but those problems are only part of a larger supply chain labor challenge. About 270,200 logistics jobs will be created each year in the U.S. between 2012 and 2018, according to a study from the Georgia Center of Innovation...
  • Trucking Still Stable, But Capacity Slightly Tight, Says FTR Associates
    Nashville, Ind.-based transportation forecaster FTR Associates reported that its Shippers Condition Index in September was basically flat compared with August, indicating stable but slightly tight truck capacity. Shippers should expect to see a gradual deterioration in shipping conditions at the end of 2012 and throughout 2013 because of slowly increasing freight...
  • AASHTO Names Executive Director
    Frederick G. "Bud" Wright, AASHTO's new executive director. The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today voted to approve Frederick G. "Bud" Wright as executive director. Wright is the organization's seventh executive director, succeeding John Horsley, who is retiring on Feb. 1, 2013. He has almost...
  • Worldwide Express Names Marketing VP
    Dallas-based package and freight shipping firm Worldwide Express today named Amy Milligan as vice president of marketing and business analytics. In the role, Milligan will lead business analysis initiatives, including translating organizational visions and strategies into measurable marketing goals. Milligan, who brings more than 15 years of experience to her new position,...
  • Transloading on the Rise
    ANAHEIM, Calif. - The transloading of cargo from marine containers into 53-foot domestic equipment near seaports ebbs and flows based on macroeconomic developments. However, the long-term trend is definitely upward, as retailers use the strategy to manage the inventory in their supply chains. Cambridge Systematics recently completed a study of transloading...
  • Existing Home Sales Rise in US
    Sales of existing homes in the U.S. in October rose 2.1 percent from September and jumped 10.9 percent year-over-year. October existing home sales, which include single-family homes, townhouses, condos and co-ops, rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.79 million....
  • IATA Announces Successful Trials of Electronic Consignment Security Declaration
    The International Air Transport Association today announced successful trials of the Electronic Consignment Security Declaration, which meets regulatory demands for evidence that security measures have been applied to air cargo and mail. The e-CSD details how, when and by whom a consignment of cargo or mail has been secured, standardizing the...
  • Governor Seeks Extra $50 Million for Savannah Harbor Project
    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced at the Georgia Ports Authority board meeting today that he will seek an extra $50 million to fund the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, as part of his fiscal 2014 budget plan. If approved, the proposal will increase state funding for the dredging project to $231.1 million. The...
  • Clipper Heads New Vessel Pool
    Clipper Projects, the Danish project cargo and heavy lift operator, has established a pool of multipurpose ships with Swiss and German ship owners and managers. The new pool, including Zurich-based Enzian Ship Management and Germany's Freese Shipping, will initially comprise fourteen multipurpose ships of 15,000 to 20,000 deadweight tons. The pool will...
  • October Cargo Shipments Set Seaway Record
    The St. Lawrence Seaway today cargo shipments in October were 4.4 million metric tons, up 9.8 percent from October 2011. For the shipping season period to date, March 22 to Oct. 31, cargo shipments totaled 29.5 million metric tons, an increased of 1.4 percent compared with the same period in 2011. In...
  • NY-NJ Truckers May Seek State Action
    Frustrated by post-hurricane delays, New York-New Jersey port truckers say they may seek state legislation to prohibit marine terminals from charging detention and demurrage when congestion prevents prompt pickups and deliveries. "We're discussing it with our members, our attorneys, and politicians," said Jeff Bader, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Khalifa does the business
    Abu Dhabi's main port operator has moved 90% of its container business to the emirate's huge new Khalifa Port just two months after the opening of the facility.Abu ...
  • COSCON join MSC in mid-December GRI
    Chinese state-owned ocean carrier COSCON has followed the lead of MSC in asking for a general rate increase effective December 15 on the downturn-plagued Asia - ...
  • TSA postpone GRI
    Members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said in a statement that their intended December 1 rate rise of USD400 per 40ft container for west coast destinations ...
  • EU Chinese crockery tax... 'disingenuous rubbish'
    At least that is the view of the director general of the British Retail Consortium, Stephen Robertson, who is up in arms at the imposition by the EU of an immediate ...
  • APM Terminals pushes ahead with Badagry
    The Hague-based APM Terminals is pushing ahead with an ambitious project to build and operate a new deep sea port in Nigeria that will both serve as a new maritime ...
  • World economy continues to decline

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Seanergy confirms sales
    Bulker owner cuts capesize exposure as Restis clan rides to the rescue yet again.
  • Lukoil locks in MR
    The trading arm of a Russian oil giant appears to have fixed a medium-range (MR) product tanker for up to three years.
  • CIT crusade takes shape
    CIT will consider acquiring chunks of loan portfolios from banks that are looking to reduce exposure to shipping under a campaign to re-establish its reputation as a leader in bluewater finance.
  • Murmansk cutting losses
    Russia's Murmansk Shipping has reduced its nine-month deficit, but revenue was down.
  • Divi pledge sparks Diana
    A promise of a sustained dividend payout helped to push up shares in Diana Containerships today.
  • DRYS isn't OSG
    Deutsche Bank doesn't believe DryShips will be forced to file for bankruptcy in the near term but fears the risk of Chapter 11 could become an issue in the years to come.
  • Economou in the hot seat
    Wells Fargo Securities downgraded shares of DryShips Monday amid concerns surrounding $420m worth of unfunded newbuilding commitments.
  • Glencore back in action
    Glencore has entered the panamax period market to hire a Taiwan Navigation vessel.
  • Mitsubishi sells again
    Germany's Oldendorff Carriers has been linked to the sale of another panamax bulker by Mitsubishi Ore Transport (MOT).
  • CSCL's boxes of cash
    Hong Kong-listed CSCL is raising $112m from the sale and leaseback of 140,000 containers.
  • DCIX hits the mark
    Diana Containerships sees Q3 profit measure up against Wall Street forecasts.
  • Frontline will need boost
    Arctic Securities has taken a red pen to its VLCC rate forecast for the next two years.
  • OOCL faces French trial
    OOCL is to be prosecuted in France over the 2003 death of executive Courtenay Allan.
  • Mokster's Statoil success
    Simon Mokster Shipping has secured two more years employment for a platform supply vessel with Statoil.
  • Drill goes horribly wrong
    A probe has begun in Estonia after 20 crew were injured testing an escape chute from a ro-ro.
  • Who will survive?
    VLCC owners battling a "100-year storm" should expect rates to get worse with supply and demand to remain out of sync for at least two more years, DVB says.
  • Research ship stranded
    A CMA CGM research ship is stuck in the southern Indian Ocean after it struck a shoal.
  • Hanjin's boxship rush
    Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has confirmed a new contract to build boxships worth KRW 177.4bn ($163.2m).
  • Jiangsu wins tug quartet
    Xiamen International Port Co has signed up for four new tugs at a domestic shipyard.
  • Harry shuns bandwagon
    Greek owner Harry Vafias will not be climbing on the eco product tanker bandwagon any time soon.
  • Cosco in paper push
    China Cosco Holdings is plotting a visit to the bond market to help pay for investments outside of its homeland.
  • Golden charters PSV
    Golden Energy Offshore has agreed to charter a PSV newbuilding delivering that is due out of a Norwegian shipyard early next year.
  • Pizza sparks ferry scrap
    Two Britons have been seriously injured in two separate fights on a P&O ferry.
  • Subsea 7 makes more
    Oslo-listed offshore shipowner Subsea 7 is aiming for more Petrobras work after boosting third quarter profit.
  • Sentinel sells AHTS
    Sentinel Marine, the offshore vessel operator, has sold the second of its three anchor handlers on order in China.
  • STX wins car carriers
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of Korea has announced a deal to build up to four new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).
  • Shipping on hold
    AP Moller-Maersk will not invest significantly in shipping over the next five years and instead focus on its offshore and port sectors.
  • Norden sells again
    Danish shipowner Norden is said to have sold off more modern tonnage as it looks to focus on eco-designed tonnage.
  • US boxes defy Sandy
    US inbound container volumes are set to increase in November, despite the interruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy.
  • Prosafe makes it two
    Prosafe have converted a letter of intent for an accommodation semi-submersible into a firm contract at SembCorp Marine.
  • Rig fire claims two
    One man men is confirmed dead and another is missing following an explosion on an oil platform in the US on Friday.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Maersk's CEO says company will reduce container investment
    Nils Andersen, CEO of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, told the Financial Times that the company will invest more heavily in its oil, drilling, and ports businesses, and not as much in its container business Maersk Line.
  • ILA's Daggett vows fight on container royalties
    The union's president has broken weeks of silence during contract negotiations to state that employers "want to grab more money away from the ILA and its members by placing a cap on container royalty."
  • TSA delays December rate hike by 2 weeks
  • Maersk/CMA CGM Med loop slows, adds Beirut
  • Diana reports profit, adds 10th ship to fleet
  • European shippers see fallout from sulfur regs
    The European Shippers Council (ESC) expressed concern Monday about potential harm to several industries from new limits on the sulfur content of fuel used by ships in the Baltic and North seas and English Channel.
  • St. Lawrence Seaway sees uptick in cargo
  • Analysis: Freight industry to suffer if nation goes over fiscal cliff
  • Industry urges Senate PNTR approval for Russia
    The U.S. House on Friday approved the 2012 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act legislation, which if approved by the Senate and signed by the president would establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.
  • WTO checks China's duties on U.S. steel
  • DOT considers Delta flights from Seattle to Tokyo
  • Warning: Cost of shipping going up in 2013
  • Rare case
  • FedEx, UPS prepare for holiday rush
  • Spinning a new yarn
  • Improving import clearance
  • A question of values
  • ECS' Italian landing
  • Charting a unique course
  • WFS handles BA cargo

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
  • Bunker prices climbing in Fujairah
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Bunker prices strart the week firm in Rotterdam
    Low sulphur residual product tumble in Piraeus.
  • Bunker stem sizes up in 2011
    Data used for IMO sulphur monitoring show increase in stem sizes, but shrinking overall HFO volumes tested.
  • IMO reviewing structure of committees
    Proposes to rename the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) to the Sub-Committee on the Environment.
  • DME opens office in Singapore
    Exchange is considering launching a fuel oil contract.
  • Slow-steaming close to shore cuts emissions, US study finds
    The new study highlights significant falls in ship emissions from slower speeds.
  • 'Medium speed' ferries focus on fuel consumption
    Incat research project looks at cutting 'fast ferry' speeds to less than 30 knots.
  • Argentina asks UN to free navy ship
    Plea made to UN maritime court in Germany.
  • 'Bunker Prize' motivates best practice at DFDS
    'Finding further fuel savings has become part of everyday culture on all ships,' company says.
  • Russian refinery to cut fuel oil output
    Central Russian refinery will have 'residual processing plant' on stream by 2015.
  • Fears for UK-Europe ferry route post-2015
    Higher fuel costs could see ferry operators cutting back services.
  • Modern ships sold as 'eco' focus sharpens
    Norden has sold two recently built ships.
  • Week opens with higher bunker prices
    Bunker prices higher while demand mixed at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • WFS a 'superior' marine fuel counterparty, says CEO
    Company sees 'very small impact' in terms of write offs from the marine fuel segment.
  • Shipowner seeks to repair vessel arrested for unpaid bunkers
    It is in the 'interests of all claimants' that the repair of the Ratan Fidelity is permitted, says Ratanpur Shipping Lines.
  • NAT moves 'aggressively' to reduce energy consumption
    In the midst of testing 'inexpensive' fuel saving measures, it says.
  • Safe LNG bunkering operations in Singapore 'feasible'
    'No apparent obstacles' in implementing operating models, joint industry project concludes.

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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
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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