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November 29, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim back in black, US$16 million quarterly profit as revenues rise 9pc
  • Zim urges Jerusalem to split firm into foreign and domestic entities
  • TSA ask FMC to allow merger of west-bound group into single body
  • Ocean freight rates collapse amid excess capacity, weak winter demand
  • Hutchison drops Harwich box shop plan when UK wants to hold inquiry
  • Intra-Asia carriers report heavy losses due to falling freight rates
  • MOL, 'K' Line stop LA calls, docks at Long Beach on JAS/PSW-3 loop
  • Tangshan port to build two new container berths at Jingtang port area
  • Ninth China International Logistics Week makes big deals in Wuhan
  • Fujian to turn 'dry port' of Sanming into logistics distribution centre
  • China's auto sector praises Le Havre for its high-grade ro-ro service
  • Canada air cargo security scheme seeks volunteer carriers, forwarders
  • BA continues subtle expansion in India but raises concern at growing costs
  • Qantas to deploy A330s on weekday Australia network from next May

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • SCI takes delivery of second PSV from Cochin Shipyard
  • Seminar on shipping markets & ship operations today
  • 'We simply believe in the growth of Kandla Port
  • Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure clears Kandla Port's SPM
  • KPCT commissions 5 Doosan RMQCs to enhance container volume & boost productivity
  • MANSA appreciates JNPT's performance

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • 100th rail service provider in the port of Hamburg
    For the first time ever 100 rail transport companies are providing services on the port of Hamburg's rail network. This is a record in the history of the 146-year old port railway....
  • SBB equipping more rolling stock with ETCS
    Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has already equipped around 1,700 of its vehicles with the European Train Control Systems (ETCS). Now the rail transport provider has awarded Siemens a...
  • Evergreen to upgrade BSF feeder service
    In response to increasing market demand for feeder space, the Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line will upgrade the Piraeus - Black Sea service (referred to as BSF) at the end of this ...
  • Streck Transport creates human resources development post
    The Swiss forwarding company Streck Transport AG, based in Möhlin near Basel, has appointed Hendrik Caspar as head of human resources development (HRD). Caspar will be responsible ...
  • Wim Bosman puts LNG trucks into service
    Wim Bosman Transport BV, a Dutch logistics service provider, has phased in the first liquefied natural gas truck (LNG Truck). The firm has ordered a total of five Mercedes-Benz Eco...
  • Air China test flight to world's highest airport
    Air China has operated a first test flight to Daocheng Yading, the world's new highest airport that is expected to be fully opened for commercial operations next year. The facility...
  • PanAir Cargo's concrete plans to resume operations
    After almost two years of inactivity, Panama's PanAir Cargo plans to resume cargo operations. The carrier has just taken delivery of a B727-200F from Capital Cargo International Ai...
  • ICTSI appoints vice-president for global infrastructure
    Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) recently appointed Guillaume Lucci as vice-president and global infrastructure director. He will be responsi...
  • Iveco in joint venture with Larimar Group in South Africa
    The truck maker Iveco and the Larimar Group, a leading South African public transport operator and bus bodybuilder, have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture for the manuf...
  • EASA publishes new simplified rules for third country operators in the European Union
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to establish a single system for the safety approval of third country operators (TCO) operating into, within or ...
  • Talke Group opens more locations in China
    Alfred Talke Logistic Services, a Germany-based provider of transport and logistics services for the chemical and petrochemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has ...
  • A.R.T. Logistics opens global headquarters in Hong Kong
    A.R.T. Logistics, a leading project logistics company focused on Central Asia, Russia and the CIS, has opened its global headquarters in Hong Kong. The company works with large mul...
  • Russian Railways and PSA Peugeot Citroën sign shareholders' agreement with regard to logistic company Gefco
    The president of JSC Russian Railways (RZD), Vladimir Yakunin, and Philippe Varin, the chairman of the board of the French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën, have signed a shar...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Marad funds three vessel repowering demo projects
  • Steve Durrell out at Irving Shipbuilding
  • Veteran cruise ship starts new life in China
  • Floating schoolhouse to have Northern Lights hybrid system
  • Siem LNG fueled PSV has Wärtsilä design and equipment
  • Kirby to acquire Penn Maritime for $295 million
  • Resolve completes Jireh wreck removal

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Seattle port board finalizes budget/finance plan for 2013
  • Coast Guard responds to report of barge incident near The Dalles Dam
  • Det Norske Veritas taps Torhaug as new research/innovation director
  • Freight access project in works at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • TSA member carriers Ok new bunker surcharge scheme

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • NYK takes on the world
    Japanese line in prime position for growth
  • Expansive Kirby launches $295m acquisition of Penn Maritime
    Deal expected to further cement Jones Act major's coastal footprint
  • Safety first
    IMO committee debates passenger ships in the wake of Costa Concordia
  • Disagreement over Surya family holding delays BLT reorganisation
    Company is confident of creditor support despite fresh delay
  • Boskalis set for formal Dockwise offer in first quarter
    Majority backing leaves only due diligence and financing to complete
  • Recording sense
    Constantly checking and analysing data could boost ship safety significantly
  • Oil majors urge tanker owners to study voyage data
    Better use of technology would improve safety, says Ocimf
  • VLCC prices hit record low
    Bargain hunters can pick up a secondhand crude carrier for $54.5m
  • Boxship charter market calms down
    But number of fresh deals has been rising this week
  • Samskip pioneers lightweight container
    Use of composite technology claimed to reduce impact on the environment
  • A contractual benchmark
    Guardcon is a standard contract for owners engaging private maritime security firms
  • Stolt order signals chemical carriers' recovery hopes
    Deal signals confidence that this tanker niche will lead the upturn
  • Globus dips into red in third quarter
    Dry bulk owner maintains short-charter policy
  • Sovcomflot reports nine-month fall in profit
    Frank hails diversification and push into offshore

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Obama urged to order Mississippi draught blasts
    BARGE operators and commodities shippers are so distressed about the downstream effects of dangerously low water on the upper Mississippi River that they have urged the White House to declare an emergency
  • Berthing savings seen
    BERTHING, today among the least efficient of port processes, could offer owners millions of dollars per year in fuel reductions if improved, a study has found
  • Another day, another fleet for Kirby Corp
    NYSE-listed barge operator Kirby Corp has agreed to acquire Penn Maritime, continuing its billion-dollar-plus string of acquisitions
  • Pizza with a teu topping
    SPEAKERS at the 2012 Intermodal Europe event in Amsterdam expressed frustration that the logistics chain lags far behind other industry sectors in customer services and IT sophistication
  • P+S Werften fires salvo back at Scandlines
    A GERMAN shipyard's administrator today returned fire at Scandlines, which yesterday blamed P+S Werften for the Baltic operator's cancellation of newbuilding contracts for two ferries
  • Gold ship salvage put on ice
    RUSSIA'S rescue and salvage tug Rubin has halted operations at a Sea of Okhotsk wreck site for the winter
  • BLT given more time
    INDONESIAN chemical specialist Berlian Laju Tanker has been granted an extension to continue restructuring
  • Maybulk profits narrow
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers said today profits for the nine months ended 30 September fell 35% because of "continuing weakness" in both drybulk and tanker segments
  • Chinese yard squeeze worsening
    OPTIMISING China's shipbuilding overcapacity is daily becoming a more vital priority, a conference has heard in Tianjin
  • Bunker tanker restores Russian Far East service
    GAZPROM'S oil subsidiary Gazpromneft today restored bunker tanker service in the Russian Far East, which had been absent for two decades
  • S&P deal means 205% premium
    ZHOUSHAN Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhong Chang Marine, said it will sell its bulker Zhong Chang 28 for 45M yuan ($7M) to a Shanghai trade company, at a 205% premium
  • MISC 3Q profits fall 19.4%
    MALAYSIAN carrier MISC said today net profits for 3Q12 dropped 19.4% year on year to $52.761M
  • Delivery slippage to dampen drybulk rates
    SLIPPING deliveries of drybulker newbuildings will keep freight rates under downward pressure early next year, a shipping analyst said today
  • CMA CGM idles ULCS
    CMA CGM has reportedly idled one of its ultra-large container ships, CMA CGM Libra, as carriers withdraw sailings amid the slack winter season, said broker Banchero Costa

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Toys "R" US Canada, SCI Open British Columbia DC
    Toys "R" Us Canada is teaming up with Toronto-based SCI Logistics to open a 180,000-square-foot distribution center in Delta, British Columbia. The facility, staffed by SCI, is strategically positioned to receive goods from overseas and domestic manufacturers that now can ship directly to British Columbia for distribution to local Toys "R"...
  • Portland Grain Handlers, ILWU Brace for Action
    With a midnight Wednesday deadline looming, grain handlers in the Pacific Northwest and International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers at six export terminals are bracing for labor actions on Thursday that could involve an employer lockout or a forceful ILWU response to a lockout. The deadline involves a final contract offer...
  • Washington State Gets DOT Grant for Rail Project
    The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $3.2 million to Washington state to improve capacity and reliability for freight and intercity passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest. The grant will support the $8.4 million Mount Vernon Siding Extension Project, which will extend the existing siding track that is currently not...
  • Transportation Nonprofit Elects Trucking Executives to Posts
    Help Inc., a nonprofit specializing in transportation safety, recently elected two trucking association executives to leadership positions. Don Schaefer, executive vice president of the Mid-West Truckers Association, was elected vice chairman, effective August 2013. John D. Esparza, president and CEO of the Texas Motor Transportation Association, was elected to serve as a...
  • Port Manatee Elects Carol Whitmore 2013 Chairman
    Carol Whitmore, Port Manatee's 2013 chairman. Members of the Manatee County Port Authority in Florida recently elected fellow member Carol Whitmore as 2013 chairman, succeeding Larry Bustle. Other elected members included John Chappie as first vice chairman, Michael Gallen as second vice chairman and Vanessa Baugh as third vice chairman. Whitmore was previously...
  • Customs to Tap $70 million for ACE
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection secured funding to expand the Automated Commercial Environment for the next 18 months, bringing the flagship trade automation initiative out of development limbo, an agency official said Wednesday. The agency will tap roughly $70 million carried over from past fiscal budgets to help meet its goal...
  • Labor Actions May Escalate at LA-Long Beach
    Employers in Southern California are bracing for a possible escalation of labor actions because International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers refused to abide by an arbitrator's decision late Tuesday to return to their jobs at the APM terminal in Los Angeles. The escalation could come in the form of striking office...
  • Ghosts of Intermodal Past
    Maybe it's the approach of the holiday season and its inevitable references to "A Christmas Carol," but the ghosts of intermodal past seem to be offering good advice for us now and for the future. The intermodal past was a free-wheeling - if not more innocent and trusting - time. Less...
  • Kwik Trip Selects Blue Tree Systems' Platform to Monitor Fleet
    Convenience store operator Kwik Trip today selected fleet management company Blue Tree Systems' R:COM temperature management solution for its fleet of more than 150 multi-temp delivery vehicles operated by its subsidiary Convenience Transportation. Blue Tree has provided temperature management solutions for Kwik Trip since 2005 when it adopted the first generation...
  • CEVA Logistics' Income Plunged 50 Percent in Third Quarter
    Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics on Wednesday reported a pretax loss of 50 million euros ($64.6 million) for the third quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss of $129.2 million. Year-to-date, the pretax loss grew to $292.1 million from $184.8 million a year earlier. "We are addressing the decline in profitability with a comprehensive plan to...
  • For Trucking, Rails, It's More of the Same
    The trucking and railroad industries face little risk of regulatory surprises in the next few years, as the pipeline of rules laid out in President Obama's first term will continue to flow through his second. Environmental and labor policies, however, could affect shippers' and carriers' bottom lines. With Obama re-elected, carriers...
  • Used Truck Sales Up 6 Percent
    Sales of used Class 8 trucks rose 6 percent in October from the previous month, driven by lower pricing, according to ACT Research. The increase in used truck sales occurred as net orders for new heavy-duty tractors and medium-duty trucks surged in October after a long soft patch. October's gain followed a...
  • Drewry Eastbound Pacific Rate Benchmark Slips
    Eastbound trans-Pacific rates continued to drop this week, slipping 0.7 percent to $2,178 per loaded 40-foot container, according to the Drewry Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark. The figure released Tuesday was the seventh consecutive weekly decline. The index has lost nearly 18 percent of its value since mid-October when it...
  • Exporting Optimism
    Economists are bullish about prospects for U.S. exports in 2013 - in the second half of the year, that is. "The second half of 2013 will be a lot better than the first half," said Walter Kemmsies, chief economist at Moffatt & Nichol engineers. Europe is battling recession, and that battle...
  • Post-Sandy Truck Rule Exemption Expires
    WASHINGTON - An exemption to certain federal safety rules for truck drivers and trucking companies delivering aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy expired on Nov. 27. The exemption, put in place Oct. 29, eased hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling emergency supplies in an area stretching from Maine to West Virginia. Carriers...
  • Kazakhstan Gets Ex-Im Bank Loan for GE Locomotives
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States; Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Kazakhstan's state-owned national railway company; and KTZ's subsidiary Joint Stock Company Lokomotiv recently signed an agreement for a $425 million loan to finance the sale of 200 General Electric Evolution Series locomotives and locomotive kits to KTZ. The agreement was signed...
  • Japan, US to Expand Trade Facilitation Programs
    TOKYO - Japan and the United States agreed to expand their trade security and facilitation programs to include Japan's imports from the U.S., effective Dec. 3. The application of Japan's Authorized Economic Operator program and the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism to trade between the two countries has been limited to...
  • Port of Corpus Christi Names Brogan Managing Director
    Port of Corpus Christi commissioners promoted Frank Brogan, former deputy port director of engineering, finance and administration services, to the role of managing director, effective immediately. The promotion is part of a succession planning and organizational restructuring, the port said. Brogan will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the port, including...
  • Boskalis Builds Leading Stake in Dockwise
    Dutch dredging and marine services group Boskalis said it has built up a 33 percent stake in Dockwise since it offered $887 million for the Netherlands-based heavy-lift shipping company at the beginning of the week. The cumulative share purchases have made Boskalis the biggest individual shareholder in Dockwise, paving the way...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • New strike shuts LA box terminal
    A strike by port clerks has shut down the largest cargo terminal at the US west coast port of Los Angeles and threatens to spread to all the terminals at the port ...
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Oil prices are looking for the next good news or bad news story to determine their level at the year end, but with freight rates on the blue-chip Asia to Europe ...
  • Cape Town breaking records
    Cape Town Container Terminal [CTCT] broke its performance records in both September and October an achievement that port operator, Transnet Port Terminals' [TPT] ...
  • Samskip pioneers lightweight container
    Netherlands-based north European short sea carrier, Samskip Multimodal has partnered with Dutch life science mega-company Royal DSM to develop a workhorse 40ft ...
  • China not a currency manipulator
    In its twice-yearly report the US Treasury has pulled back from designating China as a currency manipulator but said that the yuan still remained 'significantly ...
  • Transpacific agreements are to merge
    The two discussion agreements that cover eastbound and westbound transpacific container services are to be combined. The 15 members of the Transpacific Stabilization ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Iberia backs Safe
    One of shipping's most upbeat equity analysts has trimmed a price target attached to shares of Safe Bulkers.
  • Arms trade continues
    UN sanctions targeting North Korea's illegal weapons trade don't appear to have had a significant impact on proliferation, sources said Wednesday.
  • Tanker torched
    An ageing aframax tanker that used to trade with Teekay Corp appears to have been offloaded in a demolition deal worth roughly $6.1m.
  • Pappas eyes MR
    Petros Pappas appears to be closing in on the acquisition of another medium-range product tanker in a transaction worth an estimated $14.8m.
  • Seabird swoops for cash
    SeaBird Exploration has raised NOK 82.5m ($14.5m) through a private placement with a view to investing in a ship upgrade.
  • Erika part of the problem
    A fall-out from the Erika spill and the plunging price of scrap steel in the subcontinent are making it difficult for owners to demolish VLCCs despite a terrible market, Clarksons says.
  • Vitol invades Germany
    Vitol is expanding its presence in the marine fuel market with the launch of a new bunker supply business in Germany.
  • Scandlines sets ball rolling
    Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines will be sold in the first half of next year, sources close to the deal have said.
  • Golar sees tiered market
    Fuel efficient vessels are starting to command a premium from charterers in the LNG market, according to John Fredriksen's Golar LNG.
  • Golar Partners just grand
    Fredriksen's period-charter gas fleet gets a boost from new ships as third quarter profit rises.
  • SCF trims deficit
    Sovcomflot has chopped its third quarter deficit in half despite turmoil continuing to engulf the tanker market.
  • Shin Yang slides
    First quarter profit has fallen at Malaysia's Shin Yang Shipping as costs rose.
  • Frank flogs stock
    Top Carnival Corp executive Howard Frank looks to have a little more cash to spend this Christmas after trading in some of his shares.
  • MISC earnings stripped
    Malaysian state shipping company MISC has seen a fall in profit despite reporting higher revenue.
  • Cosco in handy score
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has bagged an order for two handysize bulkers from a mystery owner.
  • Holly eyes shipbuilding
    Indian shiprepairer Holly Offshore Logistics is launching a shipbuilding joint venture with Russian interests.
  • Malaria bulker cleared
    Ukrainian authorities have allowed a Bangladeshi bulker to dock after the death of an officer from malaria earlier this month.
  • Jason struggles on
    A successful debt restructuring at Eitzen Chemical has not lifted the mood at its major investor Jason Shipping.
  • NITC ship turned away
    A Greek fuel supplier is investigating the origins of an oil cargo on an NITC tanker that arrived off Syros this week.
  • Bumi seals Osprey swoop
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has confirmed the purchase of a Japanese-built VLCC.
  • K Line stamps bulk brake
    Trouble in the dry-cargo market has forced K Line to curb its fleet expansion plans in the sector.
  • Brinkmann: higher offers
    The administrator of insolvent German shipyard P+S Werften is expecting to sell two ro-pax vessels cancelled by Scandlines this week.
  • Killer crewman jailed
    A former Great Eastern engineer has been handed a life sentence for murdering a colleague and tossing his body overboard.
  • Uljanik goes low
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has priced its stock offering at the bottom end of its range as it looks to expand its capital.
  • Cauvery agents arrested
    Two shipping agents have been held by Indian police investigating the death of six crew who abandoned the grounded tanker Pratibha Cauvery in October.
  • Scandlines cancels duo
    Insolvent P+S Werften in Germany has lost another two newbuilding contracts after Scandlines lost patience.
  • Maybulk profits surge
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) has posted a healthy year-on-year jump in third quarter profits despite weaker revenues.
  • Kirby to buy Penn
    Kirby is poised to make second purchase in three months with the $295m takeover of Penn Maritime and Maritime Investments LLC.
  • CAI plans fund raiser
    Container lessor CAI International is looking to raise up to $50m in fresh funds from a public offering of stock.
  • Globus slips to a loss
    Globus Maritime slipped to a loss in the third quarter as it looks to weather the weak freight environment.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • TSA wants ability to discuss transpacific trade in both directions
    "Since they operate their business on a roundtrip basis, it only makes sense to view the two segments as an integrated whole from an agreement perspective as well," said TSA Executive Director Brian Conrad.
  • Shallow Mississippi River fears escalated to White House
  • U.S. trade mission underway in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Manchester gains approval for logistics hub
    The Manchester City Council has approved the planning application for the World Logistics Hub, a 1.4 million square-foot logistics park set for development in the free-enterprise zone near the Manchester Airport.
  • TSA modifies bunker surcharge
    The discussion agreement said a consolidated charge will dramatically simplify how inland intermodal fuel surcharges are assessed and collected, and provide customers with greater clarity in forecasting their total freight costs.
  • Matson plans to build new ships
  • Maersk speeds up WCCA, drops Puerto Caldera
  • CEVA announces cost-cutting measures
  • Kirby acquires Penn Maritime for $295 million
  • Amazon supply chain more admired than Apple
    In a poll of 1,136 executives conducted by SCM World, 58 percent said they admired Amazon most overall for the way it operates its supply chain, compared with 37 percent who picked Apple.
  • Chapman Freeborn expands in South America
  • SCI opens international DC for Toys 'R' Us Canada
  • Clerk strike shuts down Pier 400 in L.A.
    Clerical workers representated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit went on strike at APM Terminals (APMT) Pier 400 facility in the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
  • Brogan named managing director at Corpus Christi
  • U.S. supports GE train deal with Kazakhstan
  • Port Manatee names Whitmore chairman

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • MISC says 'cost efficiency a priority'
    The 'shipping industry landscape remains challenging,' says Malaysian group.
  • Prices follow soft trend in Fujairah
    But South African bunker prices were firm.
  • Prices fall on the back of crude in Europe
    Some big price falls seen in Rotterdam.
  • Singapore to study second LNG terminal
    A second terminal would boost propects for LNG bunkering.
  • Vitol announces German bunker market entry
    Will supply bunker fuel and gas oil by barge in the port areas around Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Weser.
  • Shipbuilder looking for edge with LNG
    New LNG-engine could help newbuilds meet EEDI requirements.
  • Supplier turns away 'Iranian tanker'
    Greek player says supplying bunkers would have breached EU sanctions.
  • Record year for Northern Sea Route transits
    Cargo transport up by more than 50% this year, dominated by petroleum products.
  • Calls for explanation of 'promise' on Eastern Anchorage
    Gibraltar government minister asked for details of alleged promise on bunkering plans.
  • LNG-powered platform vessel to get Wartsila propulsion system
    Company says its integrated solution can deliver efficiencies of up to 4%.
  • Prices head downward in Asia
    Weaker crude values see prices falling.
  • DNV looks to develop R&D capability with new appointment
    Research and innovation can give DNV a competitive advantage, says new research boss.
  • Broker survey confirms growth of two-tier market
    Fuel efficiency single most important factor behind rate premium.
  • Changes to maritime operations in Dubai
    Announcement part of DMCA's strategic plan to regulate the local maritime sector.

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Rome
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Tokyo
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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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
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Lisbon
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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
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Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
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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
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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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
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
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Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
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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
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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
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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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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