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June 26, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd, Hanjin skip Portland for Oakland to avoid ILWU go-slow
  • Port of Los Angeles box volume increases 5.5pc in May to 731,352 TEU
  • TS Lines unveils its JTT loop, plus FE -India CIX string with Hyundai
  • Maersk pulls out, but CMA CGM to continue east coast South America loop
  • Major carriers look for cheaper and better Med transshipment ports
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens new 75,000-square foot warehouse in Hong Kong
  • Storm rages over EU megatrucks over who has the right to regulate what
  • CEVA lands five-year contract to make showroom2bedroom deliveries
  • GAC starts Britain-to-Turkey trucking service with continental stops
  • 2GO opts for smaller ships to boost capacity and faster turnarounds
  • Gibdock attracts more containership operators as repair location
  • Air France-KLM to shed 5,000 jobs to save US$2.5 billion a year
  • FedEx quarterly profit off 1.4pc, revenue up 2.6pc to US$6.8 billion
  • Carriers, ground handlers tell airports to realise air cargo's importance

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Mundra Port Steamer Agents Association unanimously selects key office-bearers
  • Safmarine voted most 'Friendly Line'
  • Spanish NVOCC leader International Forwarding, S.L. joins the INTTRA network
  • EU crisis also seen as a blessing in disguise for India
  • India seeks more crude from Saudi Arabia
  • Dutch co. bags Dhamra ports maintenance dredging contract
  • W. Bengal keen to pick up stake in proposed Major Port
  • ICD-Loni gets C-TPAT compliance
  • CMIE expects turnaround in FY13; pegs GDP growth at 7.3 pc
  • Govt expects spike in FDI inflows this year
  • INR losses early gains, still higher at 56.97 per dollar
  • RBI announces steps to arrest INR fall
  • EU crisis, flagging crude demand keep freight markets on tight leash

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • USA: final rule on emergency notification systems at highway-rail grade crossings
    The US transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, has announced new regulations on emergency notification systems (ENS) at highway-rail grade crossings. Under the final rule published i...
  • Nine new Kerax vehicles for Polish firemen
    Renault Trucks has delivered nine new Renault Kerax to Polish fire-fighters. The units are 430 hp 18 t Kerax 4x4 vehicles with reinforced axles and a heavy chassis capable of carry...
  • USD 65 million investment in New Mexico to maintain and improve rail capacity
    BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), one of North America's leading freight transportation companies, plans to invest an estimated USD 65 million on track and rail capacity improveme...
  • Sievert Handel Transporte investing in fleet
    Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH, headquartered in Lengerich (Germany), is investing in its vehicle fleet. During the current year the company will acquire more than 100 new tractors...
  • WFS and Aviapartner to join forces
    The shareholders of WFS and Aviapartner have agreed to combine the two companies, with Aviapartner to join WFS. The new group will be controlled by LBO France, WFS' majority shareh...
  • New CEO for Hapag-Lloyd Central Europe
    Reinhard Neitzel became the new CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Austria Ges.mbH in May. From his office in Vienna he manages the liner shipping's customer services and sales activities in Austr...
  • Iata's Airline Coding Directory moving from print to web-based application
    The International Air Transport Association has said that its Airline Coding Directory (ACD) will be printed for the last time in 2012, and then switch to a web-based application (...
  • Bank loans fully repaid, CAM getting ready for new development
    The Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has fully repaid the bank loans that it required for airport infrastructure development in its early construction stage with c...
  • KPMG to acquire BrainNet
    KPMG, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, is to acquire the consulting firm BrainNet Supply Management Group, which specializes in pr...
  • Mandatory weighing of containers a false remedy
    The European Shippers Council (ESC) is against the introduction of a compulsory weighing of containers. The council stated that the measure is unnecessary and impractical, and add...
  • One Express extending its central hub in Bologna
    The Italian pallet distributor One Express is expanding its facilities at its headquarters in Bologna. The company recently phased in an additional 3,000 sqm hall with 20 truck loa...
  • Airgroup Express joins WPA network
    The Worldwide Partners Alliance Ltd (WPA) has just announced that 20 offices of Radiant Global Logistics have joined its global network. Radiant Global Logistics is a non-asset bas...
  • Norbert Dentressangle lands contract from Compañía Cervecera de Canarias
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle has been awarded a three year contract by Compañía Cervecera de Canarias (CCC), the Canary Islands' leading brewer. Headquartered ...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Florida Marine orders six more 30,000 bbl tank barges from TY...
  • Exmar Offshore to design production semi for LLOG...
  • Simon Møkster goes to Astilleros Gondwan for PSV newbuild
  • Wärtsilä Hamworthy to supply waste water treatment systems for...
  • BIMCO taps Admiral Brian Salerno as Washington, D.C., liason
  • Odfjell gets back into gas tanker market
  • Russia's United Shipbuilding gets $1 billion order for...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Coos Bay Port Commission selects David Koch as chief executive officer
  • Orient Overseas Container Line placing AES service on hold
  • Port of Everett reports success in educational enrichment program
  • Port projects net greater share in fourth round of TIGER grants
  • New survey vessel launched for NOAA West Coast service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Femco is forced to reflag Alaed as long-term partners cut ties
    Contracts between Russia and Syria are lawful, says foreign minister
  • Miami launches three-point plan to recapture box traffic
    World's top cruise hub gears up for the container opportunities that will flow from a wider Panama Canal
  • Rail provider sees signals for growth
    Miami port's on-dock railway link will create quicker and more efficient movement of freight through and beyond Florida
  • Why not desulphur heavy fuel oil?
    Shipping faces a small but expensive list of options to meet the low sulphur rules
  • Biofuel works as marine fuel
    Meriaura completes trials on heavylift vessel
  • LNG bunkering spreads across the Baltic
    Ports responding to rise in the number of shipowners expected to opt for gas-fuelled vessels
  • Citibank to hold expanded shipping book
    EXCLUSIVE: Portfolio will target big-name deals
  • Commercial anti-piracy protection scheme to launch within weeks
    Typhon shares similarities with JLT's Convoy Escort Programme but may beat it to market with Asian funding
  • BP chartering manager resigns after corruption claims
    Nielsen resignation 'a personal decision', says oil giant
  • Vestas pulls out of Sheerness wind turbine project
    Energy group says decision leaves its commitment to offshore and onshore wind industries unaffected
  • European dockers close ranks against Brussels' bid for change
    European Commission ports package condemned as 'attack on organised labour'
  • Arrested vessels set to rejoin B+H Ocean Carriers fleet
    Chapter 11 enables struggling company to regain possession
  • South Korea reduces its Iran oil imports by 39% in May
    Asian state set to halt shipments when EU sanctions hit next week
  • Reading between the lines
    When ship records conceal the hours worked
  • Ill wind for tanker owners
    Depression becomes a storm that disrupts Gulf of Mexico trade
  • Yang Ming downsizes convertible bond
    Banks sign $206m guarantees
  • Okay, Wilbur
    Daring investor speaks out as everyone else runs for cover
  • Owners cut prices as yards' scrapping capacity becomes scarce
    Hopes that August will herald pick-up in activity
  • Japanese bargains drag down secondhand bulker market
    Tonnage clear-out sees prices plunge
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping appoints new president
    Conglomerate parent's chief economist to oversee deepsea unit
  • Chinese yards see orders halved in January-May
    China's shipbuilders suffer from overcapacity
  • Blacklist bad breakers
    As governments dither, it is up to shipowners to boycott dirty demolition yards
  • Brian Salerno joins BIMCO
    USCG veteran finds new billet after retirement
  • Odfjell returns to LPG shipping
    Norwegian owner buys two gas carriers and plans more
  • STX OSV invests in engineering and design firms
    Offshore specialist streamlines operations
  • IMO and UN pay tribute to seafarers
    Piracy highlighted as ongoing problem
  • Guangzhou Wenchong wins Seaboard handysize bulkers order
    Four-ship deal brings in China State Shipbuilding offshoot's first US customer
  • Valemax issues clouded by misinformation
    Vale chief seeks to clarify five points
  • Beyond the Maritime Labour Convention
    Day of the Seafarer is a chance to stop and think
  • Hutchison raises investment in Yantian
    Hong Kong subsidiary pumps $765m into container port

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Seafarers urged to check on employers
    JAMAICA has called for seafarers to take responsibility for their welfare by checking the track record of potential employers
  • New head of Russia's USC named
    THE new head of Russia's state-controlled shipyard holding, United Shipbuilding Corp (USC), will be Andrei Dyachkov, company sources have announced informally
  • Lübeck sells port stakeholding
    BRITISH financial investor Rreef is going to increase its shareholding in one of Germany's biggest cargo handling and stevedoring groups
  • IMO backs new green forum at Rio+20
    The IMO has committed shipping's involvement in a new UN-led intergovernmental forum on sustainable development
  • Bleak, but still foreign outlook for Chinese yards
    CHINA's orderbook is shrinking rapidly. During the first five months of this year, only 9.5M dwt was ordered, down 47.3% year-on-year
  • Foreign trade pushes up China cargo
    CHINA's ports handled 7.4% more cargo during the first five months of this year compared with 2011, according to the China Ports Association today
  • Four rescued, eight missing
    FOUR crewmen were rescued on Saturday from a Chinese sand mining vessel that capsized in the Bohai Sea near Huluado, northwest of Dalian

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • US Diesel Hits Lowest Price Since February 2011
    Diesel prices in the U.S. hit the lowest point since February 2011, falling 5.1 cents in the week ending June...
  • Helis Named Kings Point Superintendent
    Retired Army Col. James Helis has been appointed superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. "Colonel...
  • Russia's Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Boosts Profit, Cargo Volume
    Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port's first quarter earnings soared 48 percent from a year ago as Russia's largest port operator handled...
  • Sea-Air Shippers Undeterred by Fuel Surcharges
    Leading forwarders say sea-air volumes remain stable despite the double dose of fuel surcharges levied on users. Shipping lines...
  • Shippers Preparing for ILA Strife, JOC Poll Shows
    Most shippers expect to decide by midsummer whether to divert cargo from the East and Gulf coasts to avoid possible...
  • Oman Container Lines to Launch New Service to India
    Oman Container Lines will begin a new service to India on July 3. The fixed-day weekly India Express common...
  • SIA Cargo, China Cargo Airlines Further Integrate Services
    Singapore Airlines Cargo and China Cargo Airlines have signed an agreement to operate joint freighter services between Singapore and Shanghai....
  • APL Taking Steps to Reduce Operating Costs
    With only moderate growth projected in the global container trades for at least two more years, and overcapacity keeping a...
  • OOCL Suspends Trans-Atlantic Shuttle
    OOCL said it is suspending until further notice the Atlantic Express Shuttle that it operates in a vessel-sharing alliance with...
  • MSC to Boost Rates From Far East to Caribbean, Central America
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will implement a general rate increase on all kinds of container equipment shipped from all...
  • Strike Threatens to Shut India's Nehru Port
    Local political and trade union leaders notified the APM Terminals management in India's Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) of...
  • FMC Seeks 'Equal Treatment' for Exporters
    The Federal Maritime Commission is doing its part to promote exports under President Obama's National Export Initiative by ensuring that...
  • Florida Ports Fortify 'Home Field Advantage'
    Stacks of Crowley and Seaboard Marine containers at Florida East Coast Railway's Hialeah Rail Yard near Miami are a sign...
  • Commentary: Traffic Warnings Low on FMCSA's Checklist
    Q: We're a motor carrier. Our fleet runs 40 percent of its miles in Indiana and Michigan, so-called probable cause...
  • Arkansas Best Thinks Outside the Box With Panther Deal
    By acquiring Panther Expedited Services, a $215 million non-asset trucking and logistics operator, holding company Arkansas Best is reaching beyond...
  • Air Cargo Expansion Projects Taking Off in the US
    Judging by the recent rash of U.S. air cargo expansion projects, you'd think demand was skyrocketing. It's not. ...
  • House-Senate Divide Takes a Toll on Road Work
    The lean times for transportation infrastructure spending are likely to get even leaner. The more fiscally conservative House...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • To weigh or not to weigh: that is the question
    The age-old debate over the case for the mandatory weighing of containers prior to export is gathering pace ahead of the next IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting ...
  • India to relax cabotage laws
    The Indian government is set to ease the strict rules that forbid foreign-flagged container ships from carrying cargo between the country's ports; but ...
  • Reefer job spat stymies Portland
    A US federal judge has appointed a former Oregon governor as a mediator to help settle a dispute between two unions at the port of Portland; a rift that has caused ...
  • Worst over for the euro?
    Some economists are predicting that the eurozone has now passed its critical period - with Greece having voted to stay in the single currency - and that speculators could ...
  • APL restructures
    According to an internal memo seen by Containerisation International, APL intends to rationalize a number of structures and functions within its global network ...
  • Toy Story for Geodis
    Global logistics provider, Geodis - part of the French SNCF Group - has been awarded the management for the logistics and distribution operations in southern Europe ...
  • DP World adds more cranes in Aden
    DP World Aden, which operates cargo-handling facilities in the Yemeni port of Aden, has taken delivery of two new super post-panamax cranes for use at its Aden ...
  • Seychelles call for 'greater international focus' to fight piracy
    In a presentation to the UK's House of Lords EU sub-committee on external affairs inquiry into Somali piracy last week, its minister for foreign affairs, Jean-Paul ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Cash buyer comeback
    Former Wirana man reenters scrap arena with a new venture after 15-year hiatus.
  • Diamond in the rough?
    S&P brokers turn attention to Tokyo as Iino Kaiun starts to market aframax tanker.
  • Marinakis to the rescue
    Greek shipping and football icon donates to charity seeking debt crisis cure.
  • Window shoppers
    Private equity's place in capital equation won't be what many expect, analyst says.
  • Norden raids Lauritzen
    Ejner Bonderup quits as head of Lauritzen Bulk to take over Norden's bulker wing.
  • FBR pulls coverage
    Analyst downs Navios and Euroseas before abandoning seven dry-bulk stocks.
  • ESL sells oldie
    Finnish drybulk operator confirms sale of 20-year-old supramax for $4m.
  • SCI starts again
    Search to find Sabyasachi Hajara's replacement as boss fails to find suitable candidate.
  • Singapore sling for HD
    Boost in income from its Lion City arm helps boost revenue at Hill Dickinson.
  • Hope for Iceberg 1 crew
    Families of captive Indian seafarers told vessel could be released by pirates next month.
  • Billion dollar win for PACD
    Pacific Drilling, controlled by the Ofer family, signs five-year charter deal with Chevron.
  • Marsh takes a nibble
    Former chief executive Alan Marsh has snapped up a few more shares in Braemar.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Group says ACAS bill undermines existing pilot program
    An industry group wants Sen. Susan Collins to postpone filing legislation that would codify an air cargo security program being tested by CBP for pre-screening shipments before loading on an aircraft at a foreign airport.
  • IBM announces new analytics platform
  • Salerno joins BIMCO as U.S. liason
  • QuickTSI launches new load board
  • Ports want larger share of TIGER grants
    Kurt Nagle, AAPA's president and CEO, said his organization "will continue to advocate for a permanent authorization of a TIGER program, and urge that 25 percent of future TIGER grants be provided for seaport related infrastructure."
  • Hapag-Lloyd points to weakening transatlantic
  • Ag shippers urged to consider derivatives
    Derivatives are gradually gaining traction in global container markets, providing shippers and carriers a way to hedge against volatile freight rate movements on tempestuous east-west trades.
  • Intermarine names new CEO
    Intermarine, an ocean carrier that specializes in project and heavy lift cargo, said that Alfred "Al" J.V. Stanley has joined the company as president and CEO. He will take the place of Andre Grikitis, who becomes operating chairman.
  • NRF elects Litchford to lead technology
  • Singapore, China Cargo link up freighters
  • Zim develops new bill of lading security features
  • CII names Donde president
  • InterChez names Fuentes goverrnment affairs head

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 25, 2012
  • Prestige oil spill trial date set 10 years after spill
    Some $1.59 billion in damages being sought.
  • Prices waver in Middle East market
    Tight IFO avails in Cape Town.
  • Rotterdam market firms but Hamburg sees prices fall
    European markets lack direction.
  • VLOC operator commits to biodiesel
    Brazilian mining giant to run its ships, trains and trucks with biofuel.
  • Carnival says bunker costs 'lower than forecast'
    But overall, Q2 fuel bill still up by $71 million year-on-year.
  • Fuel oil 'surplus' in UK
    Exxon Mobil to decommission 'pipestill' unit.
  • IFO prices firming in Asian bunker markets on Monday
    Good supply of bunker fuel in key Asian ports fine on Monday.
  • Tuapse domestic bunker sales to increase as much as 15%
    New deep-water berth terminal will boost traffic, says interim deputy CEO of RN-Bunker.
  • South Korean refiner starts bonded supply operations at Kunsan
    GS Caltex has 400 dwt bunker barge at Kunsan.
  • Grindrod JV acquire shipping firm's clearing & forwarding division
    Merged business improve services for customers, says Managing Director of Sturrock Group.
  • Offshore firm receives LNG powered Island Crusader
    Island Crusader 'first' offshore vessel to feature lean burn gas engines as main engines, says Rolls-Royce.

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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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