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October 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Canton Fair exporters polled: 46pc optimistic as confidence rises 9.9pc
  • CMA CGM to hike Mediterranean-Latin America peak season surcharge
  • Court upholds eco plea, stops Hamburg river dredging, boosts Wilhelmshaven
  • Canada's TD Bank predicts rising China costs will mean more 'onshoring'
  • Qatar approves plan to permit entry of ships with armed guards aboard
  • EU regulations makes legitimate business with Iran even more difficult
  • Trucking growth assured, but challenges ahead: European road freight study
  • JD Neuhaus introduces standard feature in emergency lowering device
  • Singapore holds oil spill drill to test inter-agency co-ordination
  • Delhi airport linked to Kanpur inland box depot with bonded trucking
  • Bonded trucking service moves air cargo to Tiruchi Airport in Tamil Nadu
  • Air Canada selects OAG Cargo's AFRA software for its eRate channel

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Bahri, Saudi Aramco reach agreement on merger of Vela's fleet & operations with Bahri
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands innovative transport monitoring service
  • L&T Shipbuilding plans 2,500 cr. bond issue
  • Maersk Line cuts further capacity on Asia-Europe trade
  • CECA would help double India-Australia trade by 2015: Gillard
  • Exports to the US rise 11.3 pc despite slowdown
  • Iraq could become Indias strategic energy partner: IEA Chief Economist
  • Calcutta HC bans trade union activity at Haldia Dock Complex
  • CONCOR celebrates Customer Day to felicitate top performers in the North & North-Central regions
  • CONCOR, GMR launch air cargo bonded trucking service at ICD-Kanpur
  • South Central Railway's freight traffic up 9.7 pc
  • MACCIA's HRD systems & best practices seminar on Nov. 3

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • New shipping minister visits Port of Felixstowe
    Stephen Hammond, a member of the British parliament and under secretary of state at the department for transport, recently made his first visit to the UK's largest container port F...
  • Ford Transit is most popular foreign brand commercial vehicle in Russia
    Ford Sollers, the joint venture business equally-owned by Ford and Sollers, had a successful start of the production of Ford Transit commercial vehicles in Russia. During the first...
  • Germany's rail industry generates second highest turnover in its history
    German railway technology manufacturers posted a turnover of EUR 5.3 billion in H1/2012, the second highest amount in the industry's history and almost 13% more than in the same pe...
  • Freightliner phases in new cranes at Southampton Maritime terminal
    Freightliner Ltd, a UK-based railfreight operator, has phased in two new rail head gantry cranes at the company's Southampton Maritime Terminal, the culmination of a GBP 9 million ...
  • Chep Aerospace Solutions' acquisition of eps-Aircraft Services extends repair network in Germany
    Chep Aerospace Solutions has just acquired eps-Aircraft Services GmbH, an equipment repair services provider based in Frankfurt (Germany). This follows a recent acquisition from No...
  • Hurricane Isaac has negative impact on New Orleans cargo traffic
    The August 2012 statistical report for New Orleans' Armstrong international airport (USA) shows the negative impact of hurricane Isaac, which interrupted flight operations for 3.5 ...
  • Gatwick Airport to develop options for a new runway
    London's Gatwick Airport Limited is beginning detailed work on the options for a new runway. This will be submitted to the independent commission on aviation connectivity, consiste...
  • New security director for the port of Long Beach
    The harbour commission of the port of Long Beach CA (USA) has appointed Randy Parsons as the port's new security director. Parsons has been with the US transportation Security admi...
  • Change of CEO for Hermes Logistics Technologies
    The British company Hermes Logistics Technologies has appointed Yuval Baruch to the position of CEO. The company is the provider of a real-time air cargo handling system emplo...
  • European trailer and bodybuilding industries receive awards for innovation
    The International Trailer Innovation 2013 awards were recently presented to the trailer and body building industries' best innovations. Awards went to Kögel's rapid hybrid tarpauli...
  • Deutsche Post DHL building Germany's largest parcel centre
    Deutsche Post DHL is taking another major step towards modernising its parcel network in Germany. Together with Alpha Industrial, a logistics property specialist, DHL, Germany's l...
  • DPD opens new sorting facility in Poland
    The parcel service provider DPD Poland, part of the DPD network, has opened its new EUR 32 million central sorting centre in Stryków, near Lodz. The facility was built in the heart...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Crowley Maritime promotes two
  • Ocean Power Technologies gets $900,000 contract
  • First specialized ship for nickel ore carriage delivered
  • APTC will build two more at NASSCO, if it gets Title XI
  • International Shipholding buys PCTC
  • MTU Series 8000 engines get a power boost
  • Extreme Semi-SWATH launched in Holland
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip Brazilian-built PSVs
  • Lockheed Martin offers LCS-derived Multi-Mission Combatant

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Pair of public meetings slated to discuss Port of Tacoma budget
  • Crowley changing face of executive lineup
  • New Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivers medical gear to Ethiopia
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of September
  • Yang Ming marks delivery of new 8,626TEU container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • A legal move would provide clarity on slow steaming
    It may be becoming more common, but there are several risks involved with this cost-saving exercise
  • Bunker suppliers forced to get smarter
    With shrinking margins, dismal shipping rates and falling asset prices, life is getting complicated for this community
  • Evergreen's global capacity share rises
    Largest market impact due in 2014, when line receives a further 212,000 teu
  • How big is big enough?
    The plight of South Korea's smaller shipyards cannot be solved by state aid
  • CMI forms new working group to address offshore regulatory vacuum
    Drilling rigs have been a blind spot that needs to be embraced in legislative efforts, says president
  • CMI elects first non-European president
    Exclusive interview: The decision reflects the maritime industry's ongoing shift eastwards
  • Navios Partners may continue secondhand hunt
    Angeliki Frangou says company seeks to boost distributions as earnings rise
  • OSG Chapter 11 threat is no bluff, experts believe
    Risk of big name tanker collapse looks very real
  • Blackstone arm unveils provisional product tanker order at Nassco
    Deal is conditional on MarAd approving $340m application for a loan guarantee under Title XI
  • IHI and Universal Shipbuilding delay merger again
    Winning approval from overseas antitrust regulators takes time
  • Kiamco in talks to buy five bulkers in leaseback deal
    Korea Development Bank offshoot still keen on international ship lease business
  • Beijing reaffirms cabotage exclusive for Chinese ships
    New law bans foreign-flagged ships and foreign-registered shipowners, but not entirely foreign capital
  • German politicians back shipowners' call to boost ship finance
    Resolution urges federal government action and KfW loans for one-ship companies
  • In support of bunker suppliers
    While there is a call for them to clean up their act, they are also at the end of the line when owners cannot pay their bills
  • Speculation starts on fate of OSG's two aframax newbuildings
    Company could make loss on ships under construction
  • Aiding smaller yards
    Ultimately, soft loans to shipping may not help the neediest shipbuilders in South Korea
  • OSG buffeted by downgrades as market digests SEC filing
    Lawyers, analysts and pundits begin to weigh details as company stays silent
  • Shippers claim place at heart of market-based carbon curbs
    Container customers ultimately bear the costs of such schemes, says GSF
  • Cautious customers drive down demand for new boxes
    Lessor CAI International posts record third-quarter revenue but warns that container production in 2012 will be below 2011 levels
  • Eurotunnel warns of threat to MyFerryLink
    French administrators of SeaFrance have still not paid funds promised when Nicolas Sarkozy was president


Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • S&P boosts Navios profits
    NYSE-listed Navios Partners today posted better quarterly results than expected, driven by three recent vessel purchases
  • Nigeria seizes Russians in smuggling case
    NIGERIAN authorities have reportedly seized a vessel and arrested its 15 Russian crew members in an arms-smuggling case
  • Coal moves to spot basis
    LONG-TERM coal shipments could become obsolete, with the market moving towards spot pricing, the Platts Coal Forum in Singapore heard today
  • World's first nickel ore bulker delivered
    THE FIRST bulker designated for nickel ore transport has been delivered
  • UAFL might buy more ships
    A GERMAN shipowner wants to buy more feeder or Handysize box ships for its subsidiary United Africa Feeder Line
  • China's new orders drop nearly 47%
    CHINA'S yard sector is continuing to shrink, according to the industry ministry
  • STX Metal shares acquired
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding told Fairplay today it has acquired 28% of the shares in its affiliate company STX Metal
  • GPI buys rest of VCS
    GLOBAL Ports Investments (GPI), the Russian box terminal operator, has bought DPW's 25% stake in Vostochny Stevedoring Co (VCS)
  • Heung-A buys box ship
    STX PAN Ocean has sold one of its feeder box ships to compatriot Heung-A Shipping
  • Class-action lawyers already circling OSG
    NYSE-listed Overseas Shipholding Group is already facing potential legal liability following today's precipitous drop in share price
  • Malaysia yards to focus on niche orders
    MALAYSIA will focus on niche shipbuilding of small and medium-sized vessels of up to 30,000dwt, according to a leader of its yard sector
  • Novatek sues over Ust-Luga construction
    NOVATEK, the independent Russian gas producer, has filed suit against the building contractor for an Ust-Luga port expansion
  • Japanese yard orders surge 272.5%
    JAPAN's shipbuilding orders rose 272.5% year on year in September, thanks to more contracts with compatriot shipowners
  • HHI's orders drop 40%
    HYUNDAI HI of South Korea said today new shipbuilding orders dropped 40% year on year for the first nine months of 2012
  • Warnings mount on OSG
    CREDIT agencies S&P and Moody's slashed their ratings on OSG today, while more Wall Street analysts are abandoning ship

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Profit, Revenue Jump at Container Lessor CAI
    Container lessor CAI International's third quarter net profit rose 21 percent to $16.5 million, and revenue jumped 36 percent to $44.9 million as utilization rates remained strong despite a sluggish global economy. CEO Victor Garcia told analysts that global production of containers is estimated at 2.2 million 20-foot-equivalent units this year....
  • Maersk Line Expands E-Business Services
    Maersk Line's global customers are now able to coordinate all of their container transportation activities through GT Nexus, the cloud-based software provider that links shippers, logistics providers and ocean and surface carriers. Over the last three months, Maersk Line has integrated its back-office systems with the GT Nexus cloud supply chain...
  • NAMEPA's 5th Anniversary Observed with Environmental Intelligence in Maritime Conference and Awards Dinner
    Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), announced NAMEPA's Environmental Intelligence in Maritime Conference, which will feature "Greening the Marine Transportation System", "The Arctic", "Safety at Sea" and "Corporate Risk Management". The conference will be followed by NAMEPA's 2012 Marine Environment Protection Awardshonoring Maersk,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Everglades welcomes its largest boxship as it plans to deepen channels
    The south Florida Port Everglades is gearing up for the widening of the Panama Canal - and the bigger ships that will follow to the US east and Gulf ports - by ...
  • A double-up for APM T
    After walking away with the Lloyd's List award in September, the management of APM Terminals were back in London last week to collect
  • CAI's bigger box pool pays dividends
    The lessor of marine containers CAI International, which has invested heavily in new equipment in recent years, posted a record third quarter performance in the ...
  • Idled boxship fleet to soar
    The number of containerships in hot or cold lay-up around the world is set to accelerate significantly in the next weeks and months as ocean carriers take the knife ...
  • Battle against Somali pirates almost won
    The latest report from International Maritime Bureau [IMB] confirms that the five-year struggle against the maritime scourge of piracy in the Horn of Africa is ...
  • OOCL staying in the black
    That seems certain given that the Hong Kong-headquartered Orient Overseas International Limited's container arm's OOCL Q3 management figures show a continuation ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • CMRE in the money
    Costamare surprised Wall Street Tuesday after turning in a fourth quarter gain that topped many market forecasts.
  • Fact versus fiction
    The top contenders for the US presidency don't see eye to eye on many issues but both appear to believe in the importance of sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear enrichment programme.
  • Euronav trapped in the red
    Euronav posted a third quarter loss Tuesday, stoking fears that some of its peers may reveal deep deficits of their own in the weeks to come.
  • Guarded ships stay quiet
    Ships carrying armed guards are not reporting pirate attacks due to fear of endangering contracts, the International Maritime Bureau says.
  • Anything is possible
    Most equity analysts have discontinued coverage of Overseas Shipholding Group in the wake of yesterday's Chapter 11 warning but some still believe it's possible for the US tanker owner to stay afloat.
  • Scrap to seed recovery
    Scrapping of 15-year-old tankers could seed a recovery in the market by 2014 or 2015, Braemar Seascope says.
  • Dof to Latin America
    Dof is sending a North Sea-based anchor handler to South America on a term deal.
  • Commodore charts cape climb
    A doubling of capesize iron ore fixtures into China has been crediting with fueling a spike in earnings for the ships.
  • Tanker saves chopper crew
    A Norden tanker has saved the crew of a Super Puma helicopter that crash-landed in the North Sea off Scotland.
  • Samudera profit sliced
    Samudera Shipping has seen its third quarter net profit collapse by nearly two thirds as higher costs wiped out a slight improvement in revenue.
  • RBD ship held
    Another Rizzo Bottiglieri de Carlini Armatori (RBD) ship has been arrested, this time in Scotland.
  • ISC trades up
    Alabama owner International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) has brought in a more modern car carrier by selling off a 1994-built model.
  • Navios Partners presses on
    Fleet expansion has helped Navios Maritime Partners to a stronger than expected third quarter showing.
  • JP Morgan shifts gears
    Expectation of improved pay days for investors has led JP Morgan to boost its rating on Teekay Offshore Partners.
  • SAAG tanker stranded
    A SAAG Shipping tanker crew has been stuck in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for three months as its Malaysian owner struggles with debt.
  • Bumi stretches FPSO
    Bumi Armada has penned an extended a bareboat charter deal for one of its floating production storage and offloading units.
  • Icebreaker stuck in ice
    An Australian icebreaker has found progress very tricky 80 miles out from Antarctica.
  • Oldies offloaded
    Two elderly bulkers have been spared the breakers' torches as buyers stepped in to take them on for further trading.
  • Japanese union hit again
    JFE Holdings and IHI Corp have delayed the merger of their shipbuilding operations for a second time due to probes by Chinese antitrust authorities.
  • Maersk fixes fifth
    Denmark's Maersk Drilling has found long-term employment for the fifth of its seven drillship newbuildings.
  • Dajmar: "Serious damage"
    IRISL boss Mohammad Hussein Dajmar has warned that the Iranian shipowner is facing serious problems due to western sanctions - and the situation could deteriorate.
  • Hallin nabs Korea job
    Hallin Marine has started a new subsea project off the coast of South Korea involving its newest vessel.
  • Istanbul's ferry scrap
    Istanbul's privatised ferry owner IDO has cried foul over a potential opening up of passenger routes in the region.
  • OSG woes to hit owners
    Wilbur Ross, the US billionaire investor, could be among those set to suffer if OSG were to crash and burn.
  • CVSC inks VLCCs
    An order for two VLCCs by a CNPC and PDVSA joint venture has been signed in China, according to brokers.
  • Singapore backs training
    Singapore has unveiled further incentive schemes aimed at boosting maritime skills in the Southeast Asian City State.
  • Eco aframax unveiled
    Wartsila has launched a new aframax tanker design that it claims offers solutions for current and forthcoming emissions legislation.
  • Seaboard seals Mare deal
    Seaboard Marine has confirmed that it is behind the purchase of a feedership from Germany's Jurgen Ohle.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • BT adds cloud-based tracking
  • GSF wants shipper input on carbon reduction
    "Shippers are increasingly driving environmental improvement, not only through collaboration with partners in the supply chain, but through competition based on carriers' environmental performance," said GSF Secretary General Chris Welsh.
  • U.S.-Panama trade pact takes effect Oct. 31
    According to the USTR, the agreement will call on Panama to immediately reduce or eliminate tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, which currently average 7 percent, with some tariffs as high as 81 percent.
  • TP Pulse: Most shippers braced for big surcharges if ILA struck
    Among 68 shippers surveyed by American Shipper, 94 percent said they were to be hit with surcharges if a strike had occurred. Eighty-one percent of those characterized the surcharge as "significant," while the other 13 percent said the surcharge was "somewhat high."
  • Caterpillar sees cloudy global economy ahead
  • CN benefits from increased crude oil shipments
  • Washington Notebook: Obama, Romney spar over China trade sanctions
  • OSG 'evaluating options,' including Chapter 11
    OSG had 112 ships in its fleet, 67 owned and 45 chartered, and had two under construction. It operates a highly diversified fleet that encompasses crude, product, and gas tankers across a wide range of sizes.
  • Riots shake FTZ in Colon, Panama
  • UPS profit hit by pension restructuring costs
    The express carrier said it had a profit of $469 million in the third quarter, 56 percent down from the $1.07 billion earned in the same 2011 period.
  • GES opens Dammam terminal yard
  • Hub reports record 3Q results
  • Seaboard Marine acquires new ship
  • Virgin Cargo adds Mumbai service
  • Ex-Im Bank insurance renewal helps cotton exports
  • JetBlue Cargo expands to Bermuda
  • Ex-Im Bank enters agreement with Coface
  • Dooley joins Hamburg Süd

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • OW Bunker and Bergen Bunkers confirm strategic cooperation
    Bergen Bunkers will retain existing brand name but operate as an integrated and wholly owned subsidiary of OW Bunker.
  • Prices falling in Fujairah
    Some Suez players still without product.
  • Weak buying interest in Rotterdam
    Prices falling across Europe.
  • ABS launches environmental management software
    Data tracking and analysis aimed at helping ship operators monitor regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Canal expansion pushed back
    Small delay to completion of eight-year project.
  • Shippers should be 'at heart' of emissions debate
    Lines environmental performance form part of shippers' outlook.
  • Japanese refiner provides ECA compliant fuel
    Cosmo Oil has begun supplying low sulphur bunker fuel.
  • 'Don't underestimate our determination' to set up Hong Kong ECA
    'Our long-term goal of setting up a low-emission area is very clear," says Environment Undersecretary.
  • UAE pipeline ready by year end
    Pipeline circumvents need to ship oil through Strait of Hormuz.
  • Bunker prices continue their downward trend in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine across key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Mass flow meters for bunkering not 'plug in and play'
    'No boom' in custody transfer of bunkers using mass flow meters without framework, says Maersk spokesman.
  • Bunker suppliers urged to 'properly' draft contracts
    Shipping lawyers comment on case between Chimbusco Pan Nation and Maruba.
  • Industry should seek 'reprieve' from 2020 emissions target
    Target 'not feasible' because of the severity of the downturn in shipping, say players.
  • Chevron orders marine engines with EGR technology
    Engines meet Tier III emission standards, and can switch to Tier II when outside ECAs.
  • 'Holistic approaches' needed in ship operation
    Fuel issues are becoming 'more complex' with the impending environmental regulations.

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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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