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September 27, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to increase rates throughout service network from mid-October
  • APL executive Steve Dolan acquitted in Dubai of smuggling guns to Djibouti
  • TSA puts 2013 contract rate at US$800/FEU for USWC, $1,000 for USEC
  • Maersk and MSC to merge loops on Mediterranean-east coast South America
  • Ngqura Container Terminal attains new highs in August box throughput
  • Hunan provincial 8-month cargo volume slows 1pc for a 12pc increase
  • Ivory Coast land, sea borders closed, but airspace reopens to traffic
  • Agility names Chris Price as new CEO to head Asia Pacific from January
  • GAC chosen as Sarjak Container Lines outsized cargo agent in Chennai
  • Kuehne Logistics University makes Top Ten business studies ranking
  • HAECO and Cathay form company to provide technical management services
  • Singapore hosts United Nations ICAO Trainair Plus global symposium
  • Air freighters given insufficient credit for passenger flight revenues

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Anti-piracy operations seeing success: NATO commander
  • Container carriers on-time performance down in Aug.: SeaIntel Maritime Analysis
  • Govt delegates more financial powers to MoS for PPP port projects
  • CWCs storage capacity to be enhanced by 2.5 lakh t
  • Truckers appeal for minimum hire rates
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • The government of Indias recent review of the FDI policy in multi-brand retail
  • WTO cuts global trade forecast further

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • No delays for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail link
    The latest change of government in Kyrgyzstan has not resulted in any delays to plans for a China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line, which is now proceeding at full speed - after...
  • Study predicts steady growth for global rail market
    Steady growth of 2.7% each year can be expected for the global rail market until 2017, reveals a Unife world rail market study. The regions with the strongest growth are the Middl...
  • Germany and Austria in joint truck checks
    Germany's federal office for goods transport and Austria's federal traffic agency have jointly checked trucks crossing into Austria at the Walserberg border point. 40 of the 70 tr...
  • SpanSet managing director celebrates 40th anniversary
    Hans-Josef Neunfinger, managing director of marketing and sales with SpanSet in Übach-Palenberg (Germany), celebrated 40 years of service in the company on 1 September. Starting a...
  • Port of Antwerp representative wins award in Shanghai
    Jan Van der Borght, who has represented the port of Antwerp in Shanghai since 2008, has been presented with the Silver Magnolia award, presented to foreigners based in Shanghai wh...
  • Höegh Autoliners expanding fleet in 2014
    Höegh Autoliners has entered into twelve-year bare boat charters for two 6,500 car capacity pure car truck carriers (PCTC), to be delivered in 2014. The vessels will be owned by O...
  • Sinopec and Airbus to develop alternative aviation fuel in China
    The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China's largest energy companies, and Airbus are developing renewable aviation fuel production for commercial use in ...
  • US Senate votes to shield domestic airlines from EU carbon scheme
    The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that will protect US airlines from paying for their carbon emissions on European flights, pressuring the EU to back down from applying i...
  • System Alliance Europe expanding its network
    Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Spain has signed System Alliance Europe partner contracts. System Alliance Europe is thereby expanding its geographical reach I Spain. The new partner...
  • Talke group attains AEO status in Netherlands
    Germany's Talke group, a leading logistics service provider for the chemical and petro-chemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has attained the status of authorise...
  • Asco investing in Canada
    The Asco Group, a leading international oil and gas service company, has acquired three Alberta-based Canadian oilfield service specialists - namely EJR Trucking, Manatokan Oilfiel...
  • DSV Road's Manchester branch meets highest safety standards
    Transport and logistics company DSV Road, part of the Danish logistics group DSV, has achieved SQAS safety and quality assessment for companies working with chemicals and dangerous...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Kvichak gets Navy order for 15 Rapid Response Skimmers
  • Indictment alleges Gulf clean-up training scam
  • Harvey Gulf to stretch Bee Mar OSVs, adds to TY newbuilds
  • USCG issues final RFP for Offshore Patrol Cutter
  • Norgas vessel in collision with Indonesian ferry
  • Crew costs on the increase
  • NASSCO gets $18.3 million more for LHD 8 PMA
  • NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Panama Canal expansion marks fifth year since startup
  • NYK-TDG Maritime Academy honors second graduating class
  • Trucking group executive receives DOD recognition
  • Washington Governor to lead trade mission to India/Korea
  • Troy Container Line teaming with Spanish forwarder

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Simply the best
    Lloyd's List Global Awards celebrate the best and the brightest in shipping
  • Lloyd's List Global Awards 2012 - The winners revealed
    We celebrate the best and brightest in shipping
  • Newsmaker of the Year: Security Association for the Maritime Industry
    Private maritime security companies were viewed until recently as gun-toting cowboys. Changing that perception has been slow and hard-fought
  • Maurice Storey wins Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement Award
    In an exclusive interview, Mr Storey tells Lloyd's List how he first acquired a taste for shipping, and why he still feels passionately about the industry
  • Sur le pont d'Avignon
    Historic Rhône river lives on as a modern shipping trade and energy hub
  • Kallas calls for coherent EU ports policy
    Multiplicity of different operating models and a lack of clear Europe-wide rules prevent fair competition
  • Boxline soap opera
    Speculation about where ever-larger tonnage will go is set to run and run and run
  • Box terminal giant TIL quashes IPO talk
    Dutch press reports condemned as 'pure speculation'
  • Dover freezes ferry tariffs
    No increase in first-half 2013 ahead of talks on 'longer-term price path'
  • Qatar bolsters relations with Japan with new long-term LNG deal
    Qatargas will supply 500,000 tonnes of gas per year for 15 years
  • Maersk rate hike could benefit dedicated reefer operators
    Niche traders await box operators' response to $1,500 per feu increase
  • Alma poised to buy seven-strong FR8 fleet for $140m
    Greek owner emerges as buyer in one of the largest distressed tanker deals
  • More operating cost inflation is to come, warn experts
    Owners will feel the pinch from wage and insurance bills
  • Box chartering activity has already peaked in 2012
    New time charter deals slow as firms extend existing contracts
  • P+S hopeful of delivering four ferries
    Insolvent shipbuilder still has a month left to negotiate with DFDS and Scandlines, says insolvency administrator
  • Hapag-Lloyd needs two quarters of positive earnings to support IPO
    Going public in 2013 is still an option, says Behrendt
  • Indian iron ore exports continue to plummet
    Lifting of mining ban fails to halt decline
  • Total boosts Antwerp production to ease Europe diesel shortage
    French energy major will ramp up diesel output at expense of dirtier products
  • Comment: More ways to control capacity
    Evergreen is not the only box line that plans to re-deliver chartered vessels and cascade. But can those steps solve the tonnage overhang without scrapping or idling?
  • Carriers' operating costs continue to rise
    Shipowner bills increased 2% in 2011-12, survey finds
  • Ferries at a standstill as Greece goes on strike
    Port workers join mass rallies against further cuts demanded by country's creditors
  • NITC affiliates escape sanctions
    Washington lacks evidence to link tanker firm to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards
  • Newbuildings are not for extra Asia-Europe service, says Evergreen
    Taiwan carrier will deploy tonnage to target demand from emerging markets
  • Brightoil reports 76% drop in annual net profit
    Hong Kong-listed bunker supplier focuses on upstream business and fleet expansion
  • Conflicting demands on ballast water compliance roil owners
    Obstacles include lack of clarity on treatment systems, tougher US rules and lack of cash to fund retrofitting
  • DFDS and Dreyfus complete joint venture deal
    Partnership will target Mediterranean and network services in France and Spain
  • CIMC leases 10 boxships to CMA CGM for 12 years
    Contract with Hong Kong special-purpose vehicles circumvents onshore regulation
  • CSSC invests $1.6bn in offshore greenfield yard
    Southwest China site will target offshore shipbuilding and maintenance
  • Russia hints at Singapore Sovcomflot stake
    Kremlin may now seek institutional investor rather than IPO
  • Chemtanker collides with ferry in Indonesia
    Passengers missing after incident involving IM Skaugen vessel

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Eight killed in sinking
    EIGHT people were reportedly killed today after an Indonesian ferry sank in a collision with a Norwegian-owned gas carrier
  • KEPCO, Qatargas sign deal
    QATAR'S government-backed Qatargas said today it has signed a long-term supply deal with Kansai Electric Power of Japan for 0.5M tonnes of LNG per year
  • Bumi's troubles compound
    BUMI Resources, Indonesia's biggest coal producer, is facing more financial woes
  • Brittany Ferries talks snarled
    BRITTANY Ferries told Fairplay today it won't be able to resume Channel sailings until the at least the end of this week
  • Tight LNG carrier supply seen
    A FRENZY of LNG carrier contracting after the Japan's post-earthquake radiation crisis last year is unlikely to recur in the short term, a Singapore conference heard today
  • LNG bunker barge planned
    WALLER Marine has submitted a design for a US-based LNG bunkering barge, confirming that the industry is seeking alternatives to costlier low-sulphur fuel
  • Chennai arrests adrift ship, crew safe
    A BULKER adrift off India since December 2010 is docked in Chennai today after being arrested
  • Japan, China, India import more LPG
    JAPAN, China and India imported more LPG in August as refinery outages boosted demand
  • NITC-tied companies escape US sanctions
    FOREIGN institutions that conduct business with NITC have dodged potentially crippling US economic sanctions, the US Treasury Department has determined
  • Fuel shortage lifts MR rates
    A DIESEL fuel shortage in Europe is providing a boost for medium-range Trans-Atlantic tankers, a shipping analyst and a broker said today
  • Tanker freed, needs damage repair
    TEEKAY is looking today for a yard to repair damage to its ssssdwt tanker Kyeema Spirit, which was damaged in a Baltic grounding

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Growth Slowed in August
    Truck tonnage rose 3.2 percent from a year ago in August but dropped 0.9 percent from July, according to the...
  • Negotiations Continue Between ILWU, Grain Terminal Operators
    Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminal operators in the Pacific Northwest continue to meet each...
  • Oliver Named Interim Virginia Port Director
    Rodney W. Oliver has been named interim executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, succeeding Jerry Bridges, who is scheduled...
  • Volume Down, Revenue Up for Domestic Air Freight in 2011
    The U.S. air freight and express industry saw volume fall 1.3 percent year-over-year in 2011 to 12.117 billion ton miles...
  • DHL to Hike Express Rates Worldwide
    DHL Express said it will raise rates worldwide by an average of 5 percent from January 1 to offset inflation...
  • Japan, Korea to Import More North American Biofuels
    North American exports of wood pellets and other biofuels will increase in coming years as several Asia countries shift to...
  • Container Ship Operating Costs on the Rise
    The annual cost of operating a container ship rose 3.1 percent in 2011, mainly because of rising wages for crews...
  • Ethanol, Intermodal Terminal Debuts at Port of Tampa
    The Tampa Gateway Rail terminal, a collaboration by the Tampa Port Authority, CSX Corp. and Kinder Morgan Energy...
  • Russian Stevedore to Boost Black Sea Container Port Capacity
    Russia's Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port plans to invest $205 million to expand capacity and modernize facilities at a container terminal...
  • Pacific Spot Rates Flat as ILA Strike Threat Cools
    Average spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade stayed flat this week after a jump of 8.6 percent last week...
  • Nearly Half of Canal Expansion Project Complete
    In a progress report on the Panama Canal expansion project, the Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that about 44.5 percent...
  • Japan, Colombia to Launch Free Trade Talks
    Japan and Colombia have agreed to launch formal negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at eliminating import tariffs...
  • COMPLETE ILA-USMX NEGOTIATIONS COVERAGE
    Check in with the JOC as we provide you with the latest developments out of the International Longshoremen's Association and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Vigorous not vicious competition needed
    Speaking at a shipping conference in China recently, the chairman of China Cosco Holdings called upon liner shipping companies to avoid instigating price wars and ...
  • Eurozone austerity protests spread
    After violent anti-austerity demonstrations in Spain and Portugal yesterday, trade unions in Greece have called a 24-hour strike today - the first general strike ...
  • Japanese car firms scale back in China
    Nissan, the biggest Japanese car firm in China, said today that it was shutting its doors three days ahead of the Golden Week holidays because of a slowdown in ...
  • TSA members face 'perfect storm' as they launch big rate boost
    Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) members are aiming to boost the baseline for freight rates as they head into a new round of 2013-14 contract negotiations ...
  • Maersk to raise rates on reefer shipments
    Maersk Line will increase rates on all reefer cargo by USD1,500 per FEU from January 1, 2013, a hike that Soren Skou, ceo of the carrier, said was equivalent to ...
  • Jade-Weser-Port: 'chance of a century'
    The first phase of Germany's Jade-Weser-Port, Wilhelmshaven deep-water container terminal finally opened for business last Friday - six weeks behind schedule following ...
  • Carrier schedule integrity plummets
  • P&I clubs should invest in salvage
    That was the view expressed by an executive of a global marine services group in his address to the International Union of Marine Insurance's [IUMI] annual conference ...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Tough week for Teekay
    Investors don't appear to have been rattled by back-to-back casualties involving vessels owned by members of the Teekay clan.
  • Cosco sues ADM
    Cosco Container Lines has dragged a US commodities giant into a New Jersey courtroom over a dispute involving a deal inked four years ago.
  • Record low for BPI
    Panamax index strikes the lowest level since its introduction in the late 1990s.
  • Whatcha doin' Dolan?
    Steve Dolan may have dodged a gun smuggling charge in Dubai but it appears he hasn't been able to shake off an unflattering photograph that keeps popping up on Fox News.
  • "Immeasurably low"
    Eurotunnel's new cross-Channel ferry service is targeting profit within two years despite a slow start.
  • Miclyn gets PE investor
    Private equity firms can't seem to get enough Miclyn Express Offshore.
  • Skaugen: sorrow and regret
    IM Skaugen CEO Morits Skaugen has pledged to uncover the truth behind Wednesday's tragic collision between one of the company's gas carriers and an Indonesian ferry.
  • Sorensen exits TransAtlantic
    Rederi AB TransAtlantic is searching for a new CEO for its struggling industrial shipping arm after barely seven months.
  • Parental support for RCL
    Regional Container Lines has turned to its largest shareholder for a cash injection.
  • Mixed reaction for WW
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's open house in Oslo yesterday has been met with a mixed reaction among equity analysts.
  • CGGVeritas in fundraiser
    CGGVeritas has launched a huge fundraiser to finance the purchase of Fugro assets.
  • Goatee gets CDC's goat
    Holland America has blamed an aberration for its cruiseship Veendam failing a sanitation check in the US.
  • Korsvold quits Pareto
    Pareto Securities has lost its head of shipping research after Martin Korsvold quit the post.
  • Two hurt in storm
    Two seafarers have been evacuated from a Lauritzen gas carrier by Dutch rescuers after suffering fractures during a storm.
  • Van Oord catches beach break
    Dutch dredging specialist Van Oord has won a contract to expand Dubai's exclusive Palm Jumeirah beach resort.
  • CSSC eyes new yard
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is to construct a new shipyard in Guangxi.
  • Dock buckles
    An Algoma bulker grounded after a dock collapsed at Burns Harbor in the US.
  • Ferry union complete
    DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs have put the final touches to their cross Channel and Mediterranean joint venture.
  • Dive "miracle" probed
    An investigation has been launched after a diver from a Bibby Offshore vessel survived 38 minutes under the North Sea with only his emergency oxygen supply.
  • Maersk to cut back
    Maersk Line has pledged to cut back capacity on the Asia Europe route as it looks to push up rates by one tenth.
  • BWO deal supersized
    BW Offshore has signed a contract extension which CNR International which has boosted the value of the deal to almost $1bn.
  • Brightoil profits plunge
    Brightoil Petroleum has reported a 76% plunge in full year results as higher costs ate into its bottom line.
  • Fesco talks Turkey
    Russia's Fesco is launching a new run linking the Black Sea port of Novorossiyk to Turkey.
  • Eight killed in clash
    Eight people have died in a collision between an IM Skaugen gas carrier and a passenger ro-ro off Indonesia.
  • Oceanteam eyes bonds
    Oceanteam Shipping says it is contemplating issuing a bond loan of up to $95m to help refinance an existing bond loan.
  • Denholm profits up
    J & J Denholm has reported an increase in pre-tax profits to £13.3m ($21.5m), records filed with Companies House in the UK show.
  • Dry drops on Spain woes
    US-listed drybulk stocks took a battering Tuesday as concerns resurfaced over the state of the global economy.
  • Pilots blast NTSB report
    The head of the Houston Pilots Association is raising concerns about the findings of probe tied to a collision between a tanker and containership in Texas nearly a year ago.
  • Export ban sparks stir
    Many in the dry-bulk market were on edge Tuesday on the back of reports that the Indian government has banned the export of iron ore from captive mines in Goa.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • CMA CGM, CIMC partner on new vessel order
    The liner carrier CMA CGM will charter 10 9,200-TEU vessels from China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a noteworthy move since CIMC's primary business is manufacturing boxes, not owning ships.
  • King Ocean acquires Bernuth assets
    The deal is a major expansion for King Ocean, which has been operating eight ships in services to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela.
  • CKYH pulling all-water service for winter
  • IMO fails to move container weighing proposal
    A working group reached a compromise and recommended that the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention be amended to require that loaded container weights be verified, but was "derailed" by some IMO members
  • MSC raising Asia-Latin America rates
  • Maersk considers ceding reefer market share
  • Port Freeport seeks proposal for container terminal
  • NY senator wants federal truck GPS standard
    Sen. Charles Schumer requested the Transportation Department investigate GPS systems used by trucking companies and consider developing a federal standard for truck-routing systems.
  • Pet food maker deploys RFID-tracked pallets
  • Washington Notebook: Congress drops the ball on Russia PNTR
  • TSA green lights new cargo screening system
  • Liner reliability falls in August
  • EU, U.S. plane subsidy dogfight continues
  • TruckingUnlimited.com expands job boards
  • Troy partners with Spanish consolidator
  • MOL KPIs mostly rise in August
  • UP shuffles operations management
  • Kenco handles logistics for Advantage
  • Hansen heads air freight for Damco North Asia
  • Arnold heads Woodland's air freight

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • 'Significant drop' in pirate attacks
    No hijackings since mid-May.
  • Prices drop in Fujairah
    With a mixed picture in evidence regionally.
  • Mid week prices show losses in Rotterdam
    But bunker price showed some upward movement in the Mediterranean.
  • Operating costs rising but more slowly, survey finds
    Rising lube prices is one factor behind higher operating costs in shipping.
  • Lubmarine beefs up Singapore operation
    Barge launch in Singapore will boost company presence in Asia.
  • Brightoil to take on more traders
    Brightoil has more than 150 staff in its bunker oil trading teams.
  • Suez refiner plans expansion
    Lube oil production will be expanded.
  • US state in new moves to block ECA enforcement
    'The decision to include Alaska in the ECA was supported by assumptions and misinformation.'
  • Energy trading giant 'buying and selling' Iranian fuel oil
    Vitol declines to comment on claims that it is selling Iranian product as 'special blend'.
  • Bunker prices largely down mid-week
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Stranded vessel gets arrested by Chennai officials
    OSM Arena has been a 'nightmare', says Chennai port officials.
  • Weak rates keep Maersk slow steaming
    Fresh round of slow steaming on Europe Asia trade routes.
  • Investment firm eyes marine cleantech market
    Technology 'reduces the fuel consumption and emissions of larger marine vessels', says InterCore CEO.
  • Malacca-Singapore tidal model offers fuel saving potential
    Simulations have shown up to 12% shaved of voyage times when using the model.
  • Brightoil profit down in full year results
    Profits fell by almost four times for the year ended June 30.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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