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August 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Mass cargo diversion threat as US east coast longshore talks collapse
  • Zim increases Asia-Europe rates US$300 per TEU from September 10
  • Asia-Australia carriers to increase bunker surcharge September 22
  • Hong Kong and Guangdong to check mainland coastal feeders for safety
  • Charleston tops US container ports with July box volume up 16pc
  • DP World Southampton grows in strength double docking two 13,000 TEUers
  • Stifel Nicolaus confidence index slips, but logistics mood stays positive
  • Fujian provincial port cargo volume sets record as it rises 11.9pc in July
  • Caofeidian port area takes delivery of eight Shanghai ZHIC gantry cranes
  • Fujian-Taiwan direct shipping box volume up 10.1pc to 351,700 TEU
  • Chinese slowdown hurts Taiwan and Thailand exports, hits GDP forecast
  • Vancouver joins DP World to expand intermodal links to Detroit, US Midwest
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau rolls out new online cargo booking service
  • Yusen Logistics in Bangladesh and with new offices in Dhaka, Chittagong
  • MidAmerica comes up with new deal to keep airport alive against all odds
  • Chattanooga expands runway after first half's 240pc air cargo surge
  • Air transport industry to be hit by looming US defence cuts, AIA warns

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • River-sea vessel rules could boost coastal shipping
  • India to embark on PTA route to boost trade ties with LAC
  • Indo-Israel FTA likely by Q2 2013
  • Indonesia, Thailand & Malaysia to reduce rubber exports
  • Revival of engg goods exports a challenging task: EEPC
  • ACHAA holds painting competition for children
  • Indev Group's CFS awarded Authorised Economic Operator status by CBEC
  • Land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor in progress: Scindia
  • Brace for spike in pulses, edible oil import bill: Experts
  • Govt may lower 12th Plan growth rate to 8-8.5 pc
  • Implementing GST can validate India's zeal for reforms: PM
  • INR firms up further on persistent dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Scania builds a new plant for trucks and buses in India
    Scania Commercial Vehicles India has laid the foundation stone for its new industrial plant in Narasapura, Bangalore. The factory, which is being built on a site of around 140,000 ...
  • IDS Logistik reorganises fleet
    The partners of IDS, Germany's largest general cargo alliance, placed an around EUR 10 million order for 883 high cube box and curtain-side trailers in July. The new units represen...
  • QR National awards contract for Australia's Wiggins Island rail project
    QR National has awarded the second major construction contract for the Wiggins Island rail project, one of Australia's largest rail infrastructure schemes. The AUD 56 million (EUR ...
  • VTG reports slight increase in turnover and new business
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft reported that its H1/2012 revenue rose slightly to EUR 379.9 million, 1.6% more than the E...
  • Air Partner launches freight calculator app
    Air Partner has become the first aircraft charter broker to launch a freight industry piece fit application. The free multi-lingual (British and American English, French, German, I...
  • World's largest auto carrier makes maiden call in Bremerhaven
    The 265 m long "Salome", currently the world's largest car carrier, made its maiden call at the BLG Autoterminal in Bremerhaven (Germany) on 15 August. The vessel operates a liner ...
  • UK packaging company guilty of safety breaches
    A West London packaging company has been fined GBP 25,000 and GBP 6,630 costs for attempting to transport improperly packed dangerous goods on a cargo flight from Heathrow airport ...
  • Cargo accident at Chennai airport
    A van lost control and ploughed into a cargo loader at Chennai airport (India), leaving the driver and his co-passenger injured. According to sources, the vehicle suddenly veered o...
  • Port of Antwerp with new head of shipping management
    Rik Verhaegen was appointed head of shipping management at Antwerp Port Authority (Belgium) on 6 August. He began his maritime career in 1981 as an ocean-going ship's officer and l...
  • Leroy Merlin augments contract with Gefco Italy
    Leroy Merlin, one of the leading French DIY chains and a client of Gefco in Italy since 2007, has decided to step up its collaboration with the logistics service provider's Italian...
  • Damco and EBL create logistics hub in Panama
    A strategic partnership between logistics service provider Damco and Exclusive Brands Logistics (EBL) is generating new opportunities for optimising supply chains for fashion indus...
  • Menlo working for Neil Phillips Stained Glass
    Neil Phillips Stained Glass, a UK manufacturer and restorer of traditional style stained glass, is tapping into a new e-commerce sales medium, having joined the growing base of com...
  • Klug selected as interim port director of Tampa
    The Tampa Port Authority FL (USA) announced on 21 August that Charles Klug, the authority's deputy port director of administration and port counsel, was selected as interim port di...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Transcom contract extensions for U.S.-flag ship operators
  • Kastner to lead HII effort to find options for Avondale
  • MAN launches new high speed marine engine line
  • Time to censor comedy routines on cruise ships?
  • Damen completes dredge for China in under three weeks
  • Queen of the Mississippi to be christened in Nashville
  • EC gives green light for LNG fuel supply JV
  • Gibdock completes work on semi-sub

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Port of Grays Harbor celebration highlights 100,000 vehicle exports
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • Port of Vancouver USA eyes construction of multi-use pathway
  • Cruise business booming through Port of Astoria
  • General Dynamics NASSCO nets modified Navy contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Scandlines ponders rescue options for stricken P+S
    Bankrupt German builder pleads with customers to help
  • Owners withdraw ships as supramax rates slump
    Tonnage idled as new business is refused in Africa and India
  • A newbuilding is a zero-yield investment
    No profit for first three years on the water, say DNB equity analysts
  • Broström to switch HQ to Denmark
    Maersk unit relocates from Sweden
  • Trident wins Sami certification
    US private security firm criticised for excessive force gets industry recognition
  • MSC Flaminia to be towed to Jade-Weser-Port
    Decision sparks protests from Wilhelmshaven politicians and green campaigners
  • Pipeline attack threatens Yemen's LNG exports
    Gas terminal shuts after sabotage blamed on terror groups
  • Survival of the fittest?
    Is winning about well-honed strategy or does dumb luck come into it? Reader, you decide
  • Navios reports 'solid' second quarter
    Higher revenues from South America logistics arm offset fall in dry-bulk earnings
  • The song remains the same
    Tough times and labour unrest are a grim reminder of the 1970s
  • Strike threat rises as negotiators walk out of US docker wage talks
    Automation a sticking point in USMX and ILA discussions over east and Gulf coast contract
  • Daggett's double speak
    ILA accepts automation in Virginia yet opposes it at other ports
  • Shih Wei picks up handysize bulker in resale
    Taiwanese shipowner pays $25m for 32,000 dwt vessel
  • Carlyle Group and Deutsche Bank arm bid to run Virginia port operations
    Updated: Investment groups go head to head with APM Terminals
  • Sinoceanic takes a hit as loans eat into profit
    Major shareholder HNA seeking cheaper Chinese financing
  • Rena case adjourned to October
    Lawyers for Maritime New Zealand and Diana Shipping need more time to prepare
  • Paragon ekes out second-quarter profit
    Box Ships stake aids bottom line as bulk revenues suffer
  • Germany gives MSC Flaminia refuge
    Struggle to secure stricken vessel highlights states' rights and responsibilities
  • Higher prices and state contracts lift Hurtigruten's first-half results
    But cruise-ferry firm sees 'challenges' in Europe's economic woes
  • Golar LNG shuns longer charters as spot market strengthens
    While tightened tonnage supply sees charter rates rise, preference is moving towards rapid increases in spot trades
  • Sinotrans Shipping eyes newbuilding orders
    Sinotrans & CSC group's Hong Kong-listed unit looks for opportunities to order supramax and handysize bulk carriers
  • Consolidation beckons for LNG shipping, says Livanos
    GasLog boss sees advantages for established players in growing market

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • US group fined for IRISL ties
    GRAND Resources USA was slapped with a $402,000 fine for using IRISL, the US Treasury Department asserted
  • Cruise lines brace for Isaac
    WITH Tropical Storm Isaac predicted to strengthen, several cruise lines are weighing plans to alter routes
  • India's steel usage grows
    CHINESE growth is slowing, but growing Indian steel consumption offers hope for coking coal and iron ore shipments
  • PDVSA, Reliance make an oil supply deal
    VENEZUELA'S oil major PDVSA has announced an agreement to supply India's Reliance, implying a positive tonne-mile effect for crude tankers
  • No laughing matter, this cruise settlement
    A RETIRED Irish construction worker has reportedly won a settlement from Carnival Cruises after complaining about 'Paddy' jokes told on the company's ships by comedians
  • Navios Holdings falls short
    ANGELIKI Frangou-led Navios Holdings today announced lower profits than expected, but confirmed a strengthened balance sheet and lower costs
  • EC approves LNG fuel JV
    THE EC has approved a venture planned by Germany's Marquard & Bahls and Linde groups to supply LNG for bunkering in northern Europe's SECA
  • Oil storage terminal JV in Malaysia scrapped
    CHINA Aviation Oil said today it has aborted plans for a Malaysian oil storage terminal venture
  • China's imports of steam coal rise 41%
    CHINA imported 13.86M tonnes of steam coal in July this year, 41% up on July last year
  • HK Sinotrans unit's profits drop 64%
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping said today profits for the first six months of this year were $20M, a 64% drop from the same period of 2011
  • China and India slash crude cargoes from Iran
    CHINA and India have slashed their intake of Iranian crude to comply with US and EU sanctions
  • BHP sparks mining scare
    BHP BILLITON'S move to shelve $50Bn in Australian mining and port expansion projects sparked renewed debate today on whether Asia's boom times are over
  • Golar LNG's profits boom
    GOLAR LNG of Norway has increased quarter-to-quarter profits by a factor of seven times
  • Nam Cheong sells three ships for $44M
    MALAYSIA'S offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong said it has sold two AHTS vessels and one PSV for $43.81M
  • Fortescue's profits rise 53%
    AUSTRALIAN miner Fortescue Metals posted profits of $1.56Bn for its full financial year, up 53% year on year

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • ATA: US economy 'lost steam but not stalled'
    The American Trucking Associations' [ATA] for-hire truck tonnage index - a widely used barometer of the financial health of the US economy - was unchanged in July ...
  • Russia gears up for expansion
    Russian ports clearly see a bright future ahead, either because of the country finally joining the WTO this month, or the Government's pledge to distribute income ...
  • AgTC boss hails FMC index proposal as 'creating level playing field'
    The executive director of the US Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) Peter Friedmann has welcomed consideration of a US agri export freight rate ...
  • CMA CGM to increase transatlantic rates
    CMA CGM has announced that it intends to target freight rate increases from Northern Europe to the East Coast of North America on October 1, 2012. According ...
  • Strike threat as USEC ILA talks break down
    Labour contract negotiations on the US East Coast have crumbled after the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) slammed the International Longsgoremen Association ...
  • MSC Flaminia: Wilhelmshaven confirmed
    After more than five weeks of negotiations the fire-ravaged boxship MSC Flaminia has finally been granted a port of refuge at the newly-constructed German deep ...
  • Asciano posts higher fiscal year results
    Asciano, which owns Patrick Stevedores and is one of the biggest operators of container terminals in Australia, has posted a good set of results for its fiscal ...
  • Regional variations will colour future container-handling activity
    In its latest annual report; Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review & Forecast 2011, Drewry Maritime Research has concluded that there will be ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • The naughty professor
    The family of a man killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theatre last month is urging the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point not to dismiss a professor who made a joke about the attack in class.
  • Money to burn
    Paragon Shipping's chief executive is confident the Greek bulker owner has what it takes to ride out the market downturn.
  • Flaminia lands in court
    A company with cargo tied to the stricken German containership MSC Flaminia has filed a lawsuit against the vessel and its owners in the Southern District of New York.
  • Navios stalls in the second
    Navios Holdings takes a hit but still manages to turn in a modest quarterly gain.
  • GSI profit plunges
    Guangzhou Shipyard International is the latest Chinese shipbuilder to report a sharp decline in first half profitability.
  • Coastal crackdown
    Hong Kong and Chinese authorities are to target small coastal boxships in a September safety drive.
  • GMLP follows parent
    Golar LNG Partners has followed parent Golar LNG's example and ramped up its second quarter dividend payment.
  • Rongsheng cuts engine deal
    Shipbuilder China Rongsheng Heavy Industries has scrapped a deal to buy vessel engine maker Anhui Quanchai Engine.
  • Flaminia heads home
    Owners of the badly fire damaged containership MSC Flaminia have finally found a port prepared to accept the ship.
  • Golar divi cheered
    Golar LNG has won applause for its surprise dividend hike in a second quarter which saw its other numbers measure up with expectations.
  • Maybulk profit tumbles
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers is in the hunt for new tonnage and long term charters despite the downturn in the dry bulk arena.
  • Heisco heads downward
    Kuwait Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding (Heisco) has endured a weaker first half as profit fell.
  • Box Ships boosts Paragon
    Paragon Shipping booked a small profit for the second quarter with the aid of its separately-listed containership venture, Box Ships.
  • Jireh cut up
    Salvage teams have begun removing the grounded cargoship Jireh bit by bit off Puerto Rico.
  • CSDC delays deliveries
    China Shipping Development Co is renegotiating the delivery schedule of its entire order book after plunging into the red in the first half.
  • Oceanteam back in black
    Oceanteam Shipping is primed to profit from the growing demand for harsh and deepwater pipe and reel-lay vessels from next year onwards.
  • Tianjin kills cape
    Chinese owner Tianjin Ocean has weighed in one of its two capesize bulkers.
  • Grandweld adds duo
    Dubai's Grandweld Shipyards has won another crewboat order from domestic owner Global Marine Operation.
  • Gas hope for yards
    US shale gas demand could require over 250 LNG vessels costing over $50bn, Barclays Capital says.
  • 2Go goes backwards
    2Go Group, the merged ro-ro operation of Aboitiz and Nenaco, has swung to a second quarter loss.
  • Domestic bliss
    Improvements in the Norwegian coastal trade boosted second quarter profit at Hurtigruten.
  • ENVC offers in
    Portugal's struggling shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) has received six bids as its sales process hots up.
  • Siem hit by strong dollar
    Siem Offshore has slumped to a loss of $17.6m as the stronger US dollar wreaked havoc with other currencies.
  • Interest hurts SinOceanic
    Oslo-listed SinOceanic Shipping is hunting cheaper financing for its boxships as loan costs widened first-half losses.
  • Stolt lines up bond raid
    Stolt-Nielsen is plotting a return to the Norwegian bond market to raise up to NOK 1bn ($175m).
  • Golar profit soars
    Golar LNG's earnings have jumped in the first half as rates for LNG carriers rose.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • CKYH slows Asia-Med MD2
  • Hill aides visit Baltimore to learn about ports
    "This port tour gave our policymakers' staffs valuable exposure to the size and scope of port operations, and enhanced their understanding of the challenges facing our nation's ports," said Rep. Janice Hahn, co-chair of the Congressional PORTS Caucus.
  • Fujitsu starts service around logistics KPIs
  • CMA CGM joins transatlantic rate increase chase
    The line said Thursday it will increase rates by $300 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast. It will also hike rates from Northern Europe to Canada and Mexico.
  • Flaminia finds a home
    The 6,732-TEU MSC Flaminia, hit by an explosion while en route from Charleston to Bremerhaven, is being towed toward British territorial waters before eventually heading to Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany.
  • TruckingOffice launches Getloaded-branded services
  • Port of New Orleans not disrupted by low river
  • DHL ramps up for e-commerce
  • GAC Laredo facility to support oil/gas industry
  • 'Stakes are high' as ILA contract talks break down
  • ABS to partner with ESRG
  • Conflict mineral rules to test retailers
    The SEC voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve implementing regulations which require publically traded companies to determine whether their products contain "conflict" minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • UP tests emissions-control technology

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • LNG marine fuel JV gets clearance
    EC clearance of JV approved under simplified merger review procedure.
  • Iranian fuel oil 'bound for Singapore'
    VLCC carrying two million barrels of product has left Singapore.
  • Bunker prices show strong gains in Rotterdam
    European markets firming.
  • Bunker prices firm in Fujairah
    South African prices stable.
  • More departures from Noble
    Speculation about long-term strategy continues.
  • Chinese LNG project going ahead
    Fortune oil says sites for the first LNG ship refuelling stations on the Yangtze have been identified.
  • Fuel oil stocks down as arbitrage voumes fall
    Singapore's onshore fuel oil stocks at seven-month low.
  • Emulsion fuel specialist sees share price soar
    New deal gives Quadrise 'access to one of the world's largest downstream and fuel oil markets'.
  • Bunker prices firming in Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels 'tight' in Singapore.
  • CSDC falls into the red
    Amid continued weakness in freight rates and a 18.4% increase in fuel costs.
  • Chinese bunker supplier sees profit fall by 84%
    Not able to pass higher costs of raw materials to customers, says Nasdaq-listed firm.
  • 'Positive arbitrage' helps boost Rotterdam fuel oil throughput
    Imports from Russia and exports to Singapore helped raise volumes, says port authority.
  • Odfjell losses widen
    Rising bunker prices expect to offset benefits of firmer market in Q3.
  • Chinese player exits Malaysian oil storage project
    Exit will not have any material impact on China Aviation Oil's business, it says.
  • BLT secures extension to debt moratorium
    Court grant extension following support from majority of its creditors.

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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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