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October 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-US/Europe rates still fall as SCFI slips 2.3pc to 1,174.80 points
  • Antwerp box volume down 0.5pc to 6,517,956 TEU in first nine months
  • Beware of breaking sanctions on cargo shipments to Iran, forwarders warned
  • Container shipping must focus on cost control, efficiency: NOL chairman
  • Global capacity withdrawal increases in third quarter and season wanes
  • Union Pacific posts 10pc third quarter profit increase to US$1 billion
  • Singapore September exports drop 6.4pc as electronic sales decline
  • DB Schenker upgrades smartbox suite to monitor global cargo movement
  • African fastest growing economies face frequent disruptions: Barloworld
  • Russia: Turkey retracts illegal arms charge after seizing Syrian air cargo
  • White House-led probe finds no evidence of Huawei telecom spying on US
  • XL Airways France chooses Lufthansa Systems flight operation solutions

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Defence Ministry plans to enhance coastal surveillance network
  • Maritime focus seen essential for energy security
  • Om Freight Forwarders opens office in Germany
  • Shipowners, salvors differ on altering International Salvage Convention
  • Adani Ports H1 & Q2 net see sharp increase
  • MoS mulls calling meeting of stakeholders to sort out KoPT's limit extension issue
  • Ports & dock officers' federation congratulates MbPT on H1 throughput growth
  • Sri Lanka keen to invest in Indian port projects
  • Railways carries 5 pc more revenue-earning freight in H1
  • Vizag airport may soon have air cargo terminal
  • Forex reserves dip $ 163.7 m
  • Import duty on white sugar may be hiked
  • INR tumbles by 103 paise to end week at one-month low of 53.84
  • EU imposes sanctions on Iranian oil, gas & tanker cos
  • Import process with a big hole
  • A heavy lift operation at Le Havre
  • Project Professionals Group appoints new representative in Australia

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • NordStar now serving Dubai
    Today (19 October 2012) NordStar Airlines is beginning operations to the United Arab Emirates. The Russian carrier is offering a twice-weekly service between the Siberian city of K...
  • Network Rail building new logistics centre in UK's West Midlands
    Network Rail, Britain's rail infrastructure owner and operator, is investing GBP 25 million (EUR 31 million) in a new hub for the national delivery service centre at the former Peu...
  • Logwin moves into new offices in Jakarta
    Logwin, a Luxembourg-based international logistics service provider, has moved into larger offices located at Soekarno Hatta international airport in the Indonesian capital of Jaka...
  • Emirates ordered to pay AUD 10 million for price fixing
    The Federal Court in Sydney (Australia) has ordered the UAE-based airline Emirates to pay a penalty of AUD 10 million (EUR 7.9 million) for engaging in cartel conduct in breach of ...
  • Barcelona Europe South Terminal launches new Barcelona-Pamplona rail service
    Barcelona Europe South Terminal (Best), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has launched a new rail service connecting the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Pamplona, whic...
  • Loxx offers new direct general cargo services to Siberia
    The German service provider Loxx now offers new direct general cargo services to Russia's hinterland. With immediate effect Loxx trucks run once a week to Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk i...
  • Hellmann UK and H. Essers offer new road freight service
    Hellmann UK and the Belgian transport company H. Essers have launched a new daily shuttle system between the UK and Belgium. The new road freight service will be provided in accord...
  • EU bans Syrian airlines from its airports
    Given the intensifying violence in Syria, the Council of the European Union has reinforced EU sanctions against the Syrian regime this week. The EU Council has now denied all fligh...
  • CMA CGM plans to sell 6% of its shares to French Fond Strategique d'Investissements
    The Marseille (France)-based container shipping company CMA CGM is hoping to sell 6% of its shares to the French state fund Fonds Strategique d'Investissements (FSI). This deal cou...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Seaspan breaks ground for Vancouver Shipyards revamp
  • Euroferries charters Austal trimaran for new cross channel...
  • First steel cut for Prelude FLNG
  • Rederi TransAtlantic buys Merlinja assets
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries sees order intake shrink
  • Flensburg shipyard cuts steel for Canada's largest ConRo
  • Two honored with Thomas Crowley Award

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • ILWU Local 19 files lawsuit against Sodo District sports arena
  • US rail freight traffic count drops during month of September
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • CSX Corp. releases third quarter numbers
  • NYK Line takes delivery of new WOZMAX ore carrier

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • OOCL enjoys decent third quarter
    But profitability will likely weaken towards year-end after peak season, say analysts
  • Rongsheng wins its second offshore order
    China's largest private yard was contracted the world's largest deepwater tender barge
  • Scottish Loan Fund is open to shipping deals
    Mezzanine finance offered to small and medium-sized enterprises
  • BIMCO predicts global economic expansion in 2013
    Institutions now have grip on crisis, says shipowner group
  • Spain unveils 12-year strategy to reform transport
    Cash-strapped government seeks private investment in infrastructure
  • Minister outlines $12bn boost for infrastructure
    Austerity budget sets cash aside to upgrade the country's intermodal links
  • Getting to grips with overweight boxes
    A sensible industry would refuse to load containers that have not been weighed
  • Chinese shipyard borrows against sea usage rights
    Pilot scheme seeks to ease dearth of cash
  • Wet, wet, wet
    The last thing that China needs is an excuse for bubble lending
  • P+S administrator hopes to sell Peene-Werft yard
    'Indicative offers' made for bankrupt group's Wolgast business
  • Maritime lawyers reject moves to revise 1989 Salvage Convention
    Working group set up to investigate York Antwerp Rules
  • Seadrill Partners completes IPO at top of price range
    Fredriksen's latest company hits $192m high note in its New York debut
  • Star Bulk awarded first Carbon Positive Certificate
    Measurement is fundamental step towards reducing emissions, says consultancy
  • Shipping's year zero
    2014 will bring gradual recovery for tankers and dry bulkers but will boost gas carriers
  • U-Ming buys post-panamax bulker newbuilding for $24.5m
    Taiwanese dry bulk operator snaps up a resale from Glocal Maritime
  • US energy company pledges to double LPG exports on gas ships
    Panama Canal widening is key to Targa Resources expansion plan
  • Maersk capacity cuts are 'step in right direction'
    But carriers have run out of time to make November rate rise stick, says Drewry containers research chief
  • Provisions for place of refuge and casualty probes must be mandatory
    Industry must learn from casualties like the Flaminia, says Hinchliffe
  • 'Bottom fishing' cancelled tonnage makes the shipping crisis worse
    Banks must stop loans for newbuildings and finance only abandoned or existing vessels
  • Bright weeks ahead for capesizes
    Prices will stay firm until year-end but fall by first-quarter 2013, brokers predict
  • VLCCs snatch Middle East suezmax cargoes
    Owners part-load cheap VLCCs as oil firms book larger, cheaper tonnage
  • HHI reports 40% fall in order intake for first three quarters
    World's largest shipbuilder sees its offshore business under-perform too
  • Vale commissions second FTS conversion from CSSC Chengxi
    Shipyard pledges to complete latest contract faster than the first

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Soybeans boost US bulker loadings
    STRONG demand for soybeans in China has spurred a recent surge in US bulker loadings, reports the US Department of Agriculture
  • Seadrill Partners prices IPO
    JOHN Fredriksen's latest public company, Seadrill Partners LLC, today priced its IPO and began trading on NYSE
  • SEC targets Yorkville Advisors
    YORKVILLE Advisors, an investment company with significant shipping ties, has been accused by the Securities & Exchange Commission of inflating asset values to garner higher fees
  • APM raises SK2.5Bn in six-year bond
    AP Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish conglomerate, has raised SK2.50Bn ($381M) on the Swedish krona bond market
  • Shortsea market loses steam
    DAILY vessel earnings on shortsea hauls of bulk and breakbulk cargoes in Europe have levelled off as tonnage shortages for Baltic grain loadings eased this week
  • Container shipping on the up
    CONTAINER shipping is seeing several upward catalysts, said UOB Kay Hian Securities today
  • LR2 rates reach 2012 high
    FREIGHT rates to ship clean products on LR2 tankers from the Arabian Gulf to the Far East have reached a new 2012 high
  • P+S Shipyards heading for breakup
    GERMAN shipbuilder P+S Werften, which has sites in Wolgast and Stralsund, is likely to be broken up and sold
  • NLC Ferry forms for northernmost ferry service
    TWO SCANDINAVIAN municipalities have formed a new company to run the northernmost international ferry service in the world after the failure of the previous operator
  • $806M to be spent on Batam port
    THE INDONESIAN government estimates to spend $806M for the construction of a new deepwater container terminal in Tanjung Sauh, in Indonesia's Batam port
  • NITC VLCC: Not at Universal Terminals
    AN NITC VLCC that visited Singapore earlier this month did not berth at Universal Terminal's facilities, UT's terminal manager Michael Chng has told Fairplay
  • Keppel retains 'buy' ratings
    KEPPEL has retained 'buy' ratings from sector analysts Maybank Kim Eng and UOB Kay Hian despite yesterday announcing a a 15% drop in year on year profits
  • Evergreen's newbuildings enough for now
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line told Fairplay today that its newbuilding orders and chartered-in vessels are sufficient for today's market, and it will not contract more ships unless freight rates improve significantly

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • GATX Third Quarter Profit Swells, Shipping Surges
    GATX Corporation reported a profit of $53.8 million in the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, shooting up 63.5 percent year-over-year from $32.9 million. Profit in the first nine months of 2012 was $107.6 million, up 35.86 percent from last year's $79.2 million in the same period. American Steamship Company, owned by the rail...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Saade wins CI Lifetime Achievement Award
    Jacques Saade, founder, group chairman and ceo of CMA CGM, has scooped Containerisation International's lifetime achievement award. At a grand luncheon held in ...
  • Elbe deepening stymied
    Germany's highest administrative court in Leipzig has stopped the planned deepening of the river Elbe, which is the maritime runway to the port of Hamburg. The ...
  • China's GDP slows again but could be bottoming-out
    Chinese economic growth expanded at a rate of 7.4% in the third quarter - its slowest gain for three years - but after seven consecutive quarters of decline, premier ...
  • Ships to be re-floated from Valencia beach this weekend?
  • Industry welcomes new Lloyd's Register stack weight formula
    Industry reaction has been positive to the news that Lloyd's Register has developed a new formula that will allow heavier containers to be stacked higher on deck ...
  • More blanks from liners
    Evergreen Line and Hanjin Shipping are to skip three voyages in the final quarter of the year on their joint, respectively-named, CEM [China Europe Mediterranean] ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands Guadalajara warehousing capacity
    Essen-based DB Schenker Logistics has responded to growing demand for warehousing space in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by opening a new warehouse. Guadalajara ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Fotis G initiates SFI
    Ship Finance International has enough firepower to seize $500m worth of assets, analyst says.
  • Deutsche downs Genco
    Deutsche Bank sliced its rating on shares of Genco Shipping & Trading (Genco) Friday amid fears about the ongoing glut in global fleet capacity.
  • OW expansion continues
    A leading Danish bunker supplier has recruited a pair of executives who were fired from Noble's fledgling marine fuel offshoot to head up a new office in Stamford.
  • Analyst shifts gears
    Scott Burk has emerged as one of the architects behind Energy & Exploration Partners' New York IPO.
  • Kensington cut loose?
    Knightsbridge Tankers appears to have parted ways with another ageing VLCC, sale-and-purchase brokers said Friday.
  • RABT makes Finnish move
    Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic has expanded with a swoop for Finnish containership operator Merilinja.
  • Viana bids delayed
    Portugal has extended the deadline for offers in the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC).
  • No trick or treat for tankers
    With Halloween fast approaching Credit Suisse has been spooked by a horrible third quarter tanker market and predicted deeper red ink for some leading owners.
  • Qatar okays guards
    Qatar has cleared the way for ships carrying armed guards to enter its territorial waters.
  • Bourbon sells trio
    Bourbon Offshore has reportedly sold a trio of West Africa-based platform supply vessels.
  • BDI at three month high
    Bulker owners are seeing their highest earnings for three months after the Baltic Dry Index today passed the 1,000 point mark for the first time since late July.
  • Activists arrested
    A captain has been involved in a scuffle with animal rights protesters after they boarded a livestock carrier in Fremantle, Australia.
  • India cleared on Jupiter-6
    India's supreme court has kicked out a compensation case against the government over the disappearance of the tug Jupiter-6 and its 13 crew in 2005.
  • Keppel beats bets
    Keppel Corp's third quarter performance has come as a pleasant surprise to some analysts.
  • Saga return unlikely
    Saga Tankers is unlikely to make a return to shipowning despite having a new wealthy Norwegian investor in control, observers believe.
  • Divine intervention?
    We take a look at what was said in the market in the past week.
  • Larger ships to drop anchor
    Delivery of ultra-large containerships could force vessels of up to 10,000-teu into lay-up, Citi says.
  • Cal Dive spreads wings
    Cal Dive International has announced a fresh batch of contracts for its dive saturation vessels.
  • NCL snaps up ro-pax
    The Swedish-Finnish joint venture NCL Ferry has snapped up a Rederi AB Gotland ro-pax.
  • Tsakos changes tack
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • HHI orders halved
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has revealed a 50% drop in new ship orders in the first nine months of 2012.
  • Missing crewman found
    A seafarer feared lost from an MSC boxship in the Gulf of Mexico has been found - safe and well in downtown Mobile.
  • Owners skip sailings
    Boxship partners Evergreen and Hanjin Shipping have cut capacity on a jointly-operated service from Asia to Europe.
  • Thun orders dry double
    Sweden's Erik Thun has returned to Ferus Smit in the Netherlands for two dry cargoships.
  • Master admits waste dump
    A Philippines captain has admitted chucking waste into the open sea off Subic Bay Freeport.
  • BSM seals Greek LNGCs
    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) says it has won the contract to manage three LNG carriers owned by Thenamaris LNG
  • Lifeline for P+S
    Insolvent German shipbuilder P+S Werften has received a boost with a naval repair contract.
  • Seadrill prices MLP
    Seadrill Partners has priced its initial public offering at $22 per share - the top of the indicated price range.
  • Ventura damaged off Spain
    A P&O Cruises ship has sustained damage while crossing the Bay of Biscay, the cruise line has confirmed.
  • Maersk raids bond market
    AP Moller Maersk has turned to the Swedish bond market to raise fresh capital, the company has disclosed.
  • Robbers raid bulker
    A Japanese-owned handymax bulker has been targeted by robbers of East Kalimantan in Indonesia.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • CMA CGM increasing Med-Latin America peak season fee
  • Bahri reports big jump in profit
  • Travel expenses scandal plagues Oakland port
  • Kansas City Southern reports record revenues
  • Southeastern Freight expands in Texas
  • Mediator steps into ILWU/grain handler contract talks
    The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Thursday it has stepped into contract talks between several locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers.
  • Locked Out?
  • ILWU sues to block Seattle arena deal
    The union's Local 19, which filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court Wednesday challenging the decision to build the sports arena, alleges Seattle and King County violated the State Environmental Policy Act.
  • Report points to trends favoring 'onshoring'
    "Onshoring is still in its infancy and largely limited to anecdotes. However, the scales are beginning to rebalance for some industries as global conditions evolve," wrote Michael Dolega, TD Bank's economist.
  • Old Dominion opens new Tennessee facility
  • TIACA expands ties with civil aviation organization
    The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said Friday they have committed to enhanced cooperation in air cargo transportation.
  • RedPrairie names Conway VP marketing
  • WTO favors U.S. in Chinese electrical steel dispute

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Weekly global bunker price roundup
    A weekly price round of up global bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Bunker prices end week mixed
    Demand was average on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier.
  • Building of 'state-of-the-art' vessel begins
    Vessel will use generation engines using a common rail fuel management system to provide 'high efficiency and smokeless operations'.
  • Taboguilla Island Terminal undergoing expansion
    With an investment of $65 million, it will almost double the storage capacity to a total of 2.24 million barrels.
  • MPA implements oil spill exercise
    Exercise scenario involved fully laden VLCC colliding with oil tanker.
  • Salvage Master: Marine pollution is a 'global challenge'
    When a vessel runs aground, one of the main priorities is to remove bunker fuel as there is a risk that fuel tanks could become breached on refloating.
  • Tolson and Richardson join OW Bunker
    Supplier launches physical operation in the United States.
  • Marine fuel prices record big drop in Suez
    But bunker prices stay firm in Fujairah.
  • Bunker prices close the week firm in Rotterdam
    Prices rising in northern Europe but falling across the Mediterranean.
  • Estonian port loses fuel oil export volumes to Ust-Luga
    Tallinn's oil loading down by 26% year-on-year.
  • Dutch inspectors say 40% of samples breach sulphur limit
    Authorities took action against five bunker suppliers in 2011.
  • Raft of appointments at Bomin/Matrix
    President, vice-president and CFO to start next month.
  • Swedish owner orders eco tonnage
    Ships will feature an optimised hull shape.
  • IFO prices end week marginally down
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Bunker costs see charterers focusing on fuel efficiency
    New evidence of a 'two-tier' market.
  • 'Positive steps' taken to train Singapore's seafarers
    The Chief Executive of Singapore's MPA speaks about the republic's effort in training its seafarers.
  • Unpaid bunker bills force ship re-arrest
    Bangladeshi operator in suppliers' bad books.
  • US Coast Guard: Cases of non-compliant bunkers down
    Eight cases of vessels using non-compliant bunker fuels so far in 2012.
  • Global marine fuel demand 'flat'
    Bunker suppliers' bottom lines affected by the crisis in the shipping industry, players say.
  • Bunker trading firm starts Singapore operations
    Palmstone Energy to focus on marine gas oil trading at the port, says company source.
  • Singapore to implement changes to bunkering standards
    Changes to take effect from January 1, 2013.

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