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November 30, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen volume increases 3pc to 19.21 million TEU in first 10 months
  • CEVA posts 'disappointing' US$90 million profit, box trade suffers
  • 'Outsourcing' sparks spreading wildcat LA-Long Beach dock strike
  • Hong Kong's October export trade value falls 2.8pc, leading to deficit
  • International Maritime Bureau warns of fake cargo-tracking websites
  • Unifeeder to call twice a week at UST-Luga terminal near St Petersburg
  • Zhejiang's port container capacity expected to top 18 million TEU by 2015
  • Marshall Islands now rated as having world's third biggest fleet
  • US Treasury: China not manipulating, but yuan is still undervalued
  • UPS-TNT deal stalled by European Commission's lack of clarity
  • Central China's metropolis Wuhan aims to be nation's major logistics hub
  • Biggest cold storage warehouse opens in Tibet to ISO22000 standard
  • Central Asia specialist ART Logistics sets up Hong Kong headquarters
  • Chongqing's international air cargo rising 150pc a year for three years
  • UK okays plan for US$160 million Manchester world logistics hub
  • Dragonair expands 2013 intake for its aviation certificate programme
  • Carmen Taylor, AA Cargo sales chief named business woman of the year

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • FFFAIs Golden Jubilee Celebrations on Dec. 2
  • GAC Protective Solutions calls for multi-layered, non-lethal approach to sea defence
  • Global box throughput to see lower growth of 4 pc this year: Report
  • Maritime companies & personalities awarded at glittering ceremony in Dubai
  • On-time performance of container carriers up to 84 pc in Oct.: SeaIntel Maritime Analysis
  • JNPT Chairman stresses on infrastructure augmentation & boosting coastal shipping at trade interaction
  • Fieos digital marketing awareness programme for exporters on Dec. 10
  • Uttam Galva to infuse 380 cr. in Lloyds Steel

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Vladivostok increases container throughput
    Russia's Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port (including Vladivostok Container Terminal) reported a consolidated container throughput of 338,769 teu in the first nine months of the cur...
  • Russian Railways puts new rail car transporter into service
    Russian Railways, together with its subsidiary JSC FPC, now offers a new service for the carriage of private cars in specially designed rail car transporters. To fulfil the new off...
  • Professional drivers want good resting areas
    Like elsewhere, Denmark is faced with an increasing numbers of lorry and goods thefts. Last year 151 lorries were reported stolen and most of them were never found. A new report sh...
  • Geodis Wilson receives Innovation Process Award 2012
    The French freight management company Geodis Wilson has been granted the Innovation Process Award at the Global Freight Awards 2012 in London. To the delight of the company's chief...
  • Etihad Rail Signs MoU with Sharjah Cement Factory
    Etihad Rail - the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network - has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Cement Factory, a venture of Sha...
  • Nalcacilar reinforces fleet with Renault trucks
    The Turkish haulage company Nalcacilar International Transport has added 20 Renault Premium 460 18T trucks to its fleet, bringing the total number of vehicles to 67. The new units ...
  • Leipzig-Halle's logistics region acts as role model for Moscow
    Passenger and freight volumes are steadily raising at Moscow's three airports Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo. Given this situation, the former military airport Yermolino in K...
  • Dubai International tops 2 million t in October
    Dubai international airport (UAE) handled 202,619 t of cargo in October, an increase of 2.4% over the 197,841 t recorded during the same period in 2011. The year to date freight vo...
  • Obama signs bill to back EU ETS reticent US airlines
    The US president Barack Obama signed the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 this week. The act requires the US secretary of transportation to prohibit ...
  • Port of Corpus Christi appoints new managing director
    The commissioners of the port of Corpus Christi TX (USA) appointed Frank Brogan, former deputy port director - engineering, finance and administration services, to managing directo...
  • DB Schenker Logistics creating 700 new jobs in Leipzig logistics centre
    Germany-based DB Schenker Logistics has been commissioned by car maker BMW to more than double its capacity in the new logistics centre in Leipzig. For well over a year now, the lo...
  • Seko Logistics expands into East Africa
    Seko Logistics, a global provider of supply chain solutions, including transportation, logistics and technology solutions, has opened two new offices in Uganda and Ethiopia. This l...
  • Kuehne + Nagel providing services for handball champion's league
    EHF Marketing GmbH, the marketing arm of the European Handball Federation has signed a new partnership with one of the world's leading logistics companies, Kuehne + Nagel. The agre...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Hyundai Heavy develops new LNG tank design
  • Petrobras pulls out of negotiations for five Ocean Rig units
  • Sembcorp Marine gets seventh Brazil drillship order
  • Damen to build rescue ship to support RAN sub fleet
  • WSS makes sales appointment
  • Maersk Line, Limited wins environmental awards
  • NAPA supplies loading computers for 55 Bourbon OSVs
  • Jaya Holdings delivers advanced AHTS to Atlantic Towing

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Matson Navigation plans Hawaii service rate increases
  • Schnitzer Steel releases first fiscal quarter numbers
  • International Maritime Organization honors past secretary-general
  • Retail group asks President to help with LA labor woes
  • Jensen Maritime taps Gulkus as New Orleans senior administrator

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • LA and Long Beach container traffic grinds to a halt as strike spreads
    UPDATED: No end in sight to stand-off between employers and clerical workers
  • Forget peak oil, it is all about peak capability
    Global oil and gas projects create up to 30% less production than promised
  • All change in the energy industry
    It's the age of the unthinkable, says Statoil
  • A window into Plumbe's world
    Shipbroking's big personality locks into Lloyd's List
  • Take note for a cheap and easy way to measure ship emissions
    The mandatory bunker delivery note could have a role in curbing CO2
  • Four methods to calculate a vessel's CO2 footprint
    Brussels and the IMO make the first moves towards a market-based measure
  • Big boys muscle in on the aframax trades
    Torrid times for the sector as suezmax tonnage encroaches on its trades
  • Rising LNG carrier prices to hit $220m next year
    South Korean yards to benefit most, says JP Morgan
  • Shipping faces 'critical' economic outlook, says NordLB
    But German bank pledges industry will remain core business
  • BG poised to split newbuildings between Greek pair
    Maran and GasLog expected to share five new ships for charter to UK group
  • Costa Concordia investigation update recommends changes to Solas
    Lessons learned focus on navigation, safety management and stability
  • Operations halt in Los Angeles as strike spreads
    Dispute closes seven of LA's eight terminals and three in Long Beach
  • Oil companies urged to go easy on idled tankers
    Owners struggle to meet oil companies' stringent requirements
  • Loss-making Frontline rules out tanker lay-ups
    EXCLUSIVE: Market spikes offer incentive to keep trading
  • Box lines aim for Pacific cost cuts
    TSA members seek to cover entire round trip through enlarged discussion agreement
  • Jakarta sunset
    Can BLT rise from restructuring or will it crash and burn in a blaze of inglory?
  • Seanergy reduces its losses as restructuring continues
    New chief executive sees brighter outlook in dry bulk
  • Port disruption could boost paperless operations
    Clerical workers' dispute at LA-Long Beach could have an unintended outcome
  • Corruption and criminal networks drive West African hijacking wave
    Thefts of refined fuel cargoes could spread to Ghana and Cameroon, says Bergen
  • Independent Tankers loses $1.4m
    Frontline subsidiary wants more long-term charters after being hit by weak spot market
  • Frontline slides to $49m loss
    Tanker giant scraps third-quarter dividend

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • US ports seek dredging priority
    US PORTS are urging the new leader of the House panel overseeing shipping to give priority to dredging
  • Frontline sounds tanker rate alert
    FRONTLINE has warned of serious problems for the entire tanker industry, not just individual companies, if freight markets remain weak
  • Tax fear spurs early dividends
    NYSE-listed Ship Finance International today announced a special dividend of $0.39 per share, joining a growing queue of companies that are accelerating payouts due to US tax-change fears
  • NOCC sees US driving vehicle carrier market
    NORWEGIAN Car Carriers reported losses for its third quarter and predicted that the US market would be the key driver of its sector's freight market next year, when Europe is likely to remain mired in economic downturn
  • German mini-bulker collective winds up
    A GERMAN co-operative of mini-bulker owners said today they have decided to wind down operations, a fortnight after the surrender of a sister co-operative for feeder box ships
  • China offers own indexes
    CHINA has launched its own variants on the Baltic Exchange's drybulk and crude indexes
  • Seanergy's woes worsen
    VICTOR Restis-controlled Seanergy today reported significant quarterly losses, more impairments and ongoing breaches of its debt facilities
  • Jinhui's profits drop 47%
    HONG KONG-based Jinhui Shipping today reported a 47% year on year drop in net profits to $12M for 3Q12
  • Shipping risks sap Nord profits
    GERMANY's state bank Nord LB, one of the country's biggest shipping lenders, saw its profits crushed by heightened default risks in shipping this year
  • Höegh LNG seals $250M funding for FSRU plan
    FOUR BANKS have closed a deal with Norway's Höegh LNG Holdings to create a $250M corporate facility for financing an FSRU
  • Rig order strength seen stretching into 2013
    INCREASING ultra-deepwater oil exploration and the need to replace ageing rigs will continue to drive short-term rig orders, Keppel predicted today
  • SCF's 3Q losses total $8.6M
    SOVCOMFLOT, the Kremlin-owned tanker giant, has reported worse results across the board in the third quarter
  • Unifeeder's takeover of Feederlink approved
    EUROPEAN feeder and shortsea box carrier Unifeeder's acquisition of UK feeder specialist Feederlink has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading in London
  • Tracking seen speeding movement of containers
    TRACKING devices would speed the movement of containers off stacking yards and cut dwell times, an Amsterdam conference has been told
  • Chinese iron ore imports to remain steady
    CHINESE iron ore imports will remain high even if the tax on domestic iron ore production is reduced, US drybulk consultancy Commodore Research predicted today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • LA-Long Beach Employers Put Ball in Union's Court
    The lead negotiator for employers in the ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach said shipping and terminal executives are prepared to resume contract negotiations immediately with striking office clerical workers. In a letter Thursday afternoon to John Fageaux, president of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63, attorney Stephen Berry said employers...
  • Barnhart Opens New Branch Offices
    Memphis-based heavy lift and heavy transportation company Barnhart Crane & Rigging recently opened three new branch offices in Charleston, S.C.; Owensboro, Ky., and Richland, Wash., continuing its strategy to build a national network. The Charleston and Owensboro branches will focus on heavy transportation, rigging and lifting services for regional nuclear and...
  • Study Shows Growth in Port Freeport's Economic Impact
    Port Freeport generated $17.9 billion of economic activity in Texas in 2011, surging 76 percent from $10.2 billion in 2008, according to a report from port consultant John C. Martin Associates. During the same three-year span, jobs related to the port grew 21 percent to 66,689; associated personal income jumped 35 percent...
  • Norfolk Southern Completes $18 Million Upgrade of Export Coal Facility
    Class I railroad Norfolk Southern has completed a major upgrade to its Lamberts Point export coal transload facility, commonly known as Pier 6, in Norfolk, Va., which transfers coal hauled by train from Appalachian coal fields to ships bound for international markets. The $18 million investment, completed during a 90-day period...
  • David Oxner, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Gateway Secretariat, Discusses Halifax's Strategy for Attracting Logistics Business
    The Nova Scotia Gateway Secretariat works to develop trade and transportation through the Canadian province. David Oxner, the secretariat's executive director, discussed those efforts in a Journal of Commerce interview in Halifax....
  • Federal Highway Administration Selects Rayman to Head Freight Office
    The Federal Highway Administration today selected Caitlin Hughes Rayman, Maryland Department of Transportation's Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and Freight, to be the director of the FHA's Office of Freight Management and Operations, succeeding Tony Furst. As an active member of the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors while at...
  • Dubai International Airport Sees Growth
    Dubai International Airport saw volume increase last month as it continued to buck bearish air freight markets. Dubai handled 202,619 metric tons of cargo in October, up 2.4 percent compared to a year earlier and also higher than the 193,261 metric tons of throughput recorded in September. In the first 10 months...
  • S&P Switches CMA CGM Credit Outlook to Positive From Negative
    Standard & Poors changed its credit watch for CMA CGM to positive from negative saying the French ocean carrier's liquidity has "rebounded" in recent months due to its improved operating performance. The ratings agency, which maintained CMA CGM's CCC+ long-term corporate credit rating, said it expects the carrier's liquidity to improve...
  • Supply Chain Council to Host Conference on Cutting Logistics Costs
    The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, an education organization for the logistics sector, will hold its annual Europe Conference at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from May 15 to May 17, 2013. The conference will offer educational sessions and networking opportunities to global supply chain executives. The theme of the event will...
  • USDA to Lead Trade Mission to Russia
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Michael Scuse, undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services, will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports in Russia from Dec. 3 to Dec. 7. Representatives from Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Kansas, plus 23 U.S. companies, will attend. The goal is to...
  • OOCL to Boost Asia-to-Europe Rates
    Hong Kong-based container carrier OOCL will implement a general rate increase and a peak-season surcharge on westbound trade from Asia to Europe on Dec. 15. Rates will increase $550 per 20-foot-equivalent unit for shipments moving from the Far East (including Japan), the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to North Europe,...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Nov. 27 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 11/27/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • OCU Strike Threatens Gridlock in LA-Long Beach
    Striking office clerical workers continued to cripple the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Thursday as 10 container terminals remained shut down. A crisis has not yet developed at the nation's largest port complex, but if the terminals remain closed through the weekend, some cargo interests and industry executives are...
  • Dockworkers Await Response From PNW Grain Handlers
    A midnight Wednesday deadline for action by grain handlers and longshoremen in the Pacific Northwest came and went with no action taken. Employers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, on Thursday were each reviewing contract proposals designed to head off an employer...
  • Descartes Systems Group's Income Up 15 Percent in Quarter
    Supply chain management company Descartes Systems Group today reported that income in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending Oct. 31, was $3.1 million, surging 15 percent from $2.7 million in the third quarter last year and 24 percent from $2.5 million in the second quarter. Quarterly revenue was $32.7...
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index
    The JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index was developed by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) and is a leading indicator of inflation based on a broad assortment of raw materials used in industrial production. The IPI growth rate compares the latest week's index with the IPI's average over the past year.In...
  • Transportation Insight Acquires CPA International
    Third-party logistics provider Transportation Insight today acquired CPA International, a Connecticut-based logistics company. CPA will operate as a new division of the Hickory, N.C.-based company, and Bill Titone, CPA's head executive, will serve as president of the division. CPA's legacy clients will have access to Transportation Insight's offerings. The acquisition will expand...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Schenker expands BMW service
    DB Schenker Logistics has been commissioned by BMW to more than double its capacity in the new logistics centre in Leipzig, Germany.For more than a year, the logistics ...
  • Dead cat bounce for boxship charters?
    Activity in the containership charter market has quietened again after a fairly active period a week ago. 'We have seen 23 fixtures in the last seven days; that ...
  • Zim negotiates to reduce newbuilding prices
    Zim Line is holding talks with shipyards to further delay delivery of the very large containerships it has ordered and to renegotiate the price.It placed a nine-strong ...
  • CMA CGM gets a positive nod from S&P
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has not been a particular advocate of the credit ratings agencies in the past, but after the latest credit report on it from Standard ...
  • LA/LB clerical dispute could escalate to other USWC ports
    A strike by clerical workers at the APM T terminal in the Port of Los Angeles has spread to seven of the eight other terminals at LA and even stymied three of the ...
  • Germany in the firing line over trade surplus
    Germany has displaced China as the chief currency villain in the eyes of the US Treasury which in its latest report is damming in its criticism of the largest European ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Tug titan expands
    A joint venture between two of Greece's top tug and salvage contractors has returned to the sale-and-purchase market in search of fresh tonnage.
  • Golar seals fixture
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG (Golar) has clinched a five-year contract for one of its LNG carriers.
  • GC Tankers exits TI
    Tankers International (TI) has lost another member but the pool's roster remains intact despite the bankruptcy of its largest member, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG).
  • Last chance to enter
    The deadline for entering the TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year competition is noon GMT this Friday so if you want to take part it is your last chance to participate.
  • First VL bites the dust
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has killed off the first of its VLCC newbuildings at Jinhai Heavy Industries.
  • Scorpio takes two
    Scorpio Tankers has chartered in a pair of long-range one product carriers in a move that appears to illustrate its faith in a market uptick.
  • Suezmaxes running late
    John Fredriksen's Frontline will take in two suezmax newbuildings later than previously expected but the ships are set to squeeze into the water before contractual cancellation dates.
  • Big John's Xmas gift
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has gift wrapped a double dividend for its shareholders which will hit their bank accounts just after Christmas.
  • Korean cape scrapped
    South Korean shipowner Chang Myung continues to clear out older capesize bulkers.
  • EMGS wins Malaysia gig
    Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has won a $7m contract Shell to offshore Malaysia.
  • Nice work
    Workers at Irving's Halifax shipyard in Canada have bagged a 24% pay rise over five years.
  • Nord LB loan losses soar
    German lender Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord LB) has seen margins squeezed in the first nine months by growing shipping loan-loss provisions.
  • Kirby swoop wins support
    Kirby Corp's latest takeover swoop is proving a hit on Wall Street.
  • Atlantic seal Shell deal
    Atlantic Offshore has bagged another emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) contract in the Norwegian North Sea.
  • Seanergy in breach
    Greek bulker owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp said on Thursday it was in breach of certain financial covenants as a result of "prolonged negative market conditions."
  • Barge hits reef
    A laden barge has grounded in bad weather on a reef off Western Australia.
  • Covered for four years
    Shipyards are already full with more than enough vessels to meet the needs of most markets over the next four years, Drewry says.
  • Blair's maritime misery
    London lawyer Sarosh Zaiwalla has revealed he sacked former UK prime minister Tony Blair after a single maritime case when the future Labour party leader was merely a trainee barrister in the 1970s.
  • Maria problem solved
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG is close to tying up a period charter for one of its spot-trading vessels.
  • Attica cuts loss
    Greek ferry operator Attica Holdings has reduced its losses in the first nine months, but talks with banks over debt restructuring continue.
  • CMA CGM gets a lift
    Standard & Poors is looking at CMA CGM in a more positive light after the French company said it was closing in on a debt restructuring package.
  • Hunt on for NITC tanker
    The Greek coast guard is searching for an Iranian tanker turned away by a bunker supplier over doubts as to the origins of its cargo.
  • Fiori on growth trail
    Marco Fiori is traversing continents and time zones as d'Amico International Shipping looks to see through its first share offering in over five years as a public company.
  • MPP holed in grounding
    A German multipurpose (MPP) has been holed on the bottom of its hull after grounding off Sweden.
  • ITC trims deficit
    Frontline-controlled Independent Tanker Corp has again seen its quarterly numbers improved by two VLCCs plying the spot market.
  • Nobody is immune
    Financial strife which brought down Genmar and OSG could spread across the entire tanker industry, John Fredriksen's Frontline says.
  • Damen back in China
    Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands has contracted another four ships at its Chinese partner yard.
  • Cuba eyes fleet rebirth
    Cuba is plotting a return to the fleet strength of the 1980s with new ship orders.
  • LSC wants tonnage tax
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) chairman Simon Blaydes has called for a tonnage tax to lure foreign owners to the country.
  • Hoegh LNG seals funds
    Hoegh LNG has secured a $250m senior secured credit facility to go towards the financing of an FSRU for Lithuania.
  • Jinhui profits halved
    Jinhui Shipping has seen its profits sliced in half by the weak dry bulk freight environment, latest figures show.
  • McQuilling in Atlas tie-up
    McQuilling Partners is teaming up with Asian private investment house Atlas Holdings Hong Kong the US broker has confirmed.
  • Li Ka-shing walks away
    Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Ports has withdrawn an application to build a new $480m container terminal in the UK.
  • SembCorp makes it seven
    SembCorp Marine has won its seventh drillship newbuilding order from Sete Brasil in a deal worth $806.4m.
  • CAI shares slide
    CAI International shares fell over 11% as investors reacted to a planned share sale by the company and three key investors.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • USDA leads trade mission to Russia
  • U.S. major exporter of remanufactured goods, ITC says
  • DHL releases global 'connectedness' index
  • Forwarders could benefit from LA/LB shutdown
    "If there are disruptions in freight moving through the West Coast ports over the next month, that could lead shippers to increase air freight usage to get goods to market," wrote Dave Ross of Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research.
  • Longshore strike spreads in LA/Long Beach
  • Descartes continues on profitable path
  • CBP turns triple play for trade facilitation
    U.S. companies that have been certified as operating secure supply chains could soon achieve faster processing of their international cargo by taking advantage of three new measures unveiled this week by CBP.
  • NTSB issues cargo fire-safety recommendations
    Requiring active fire suppression systems, improving early detection of fires and developing better fire-resistant cargo containers are three recommendations the federal agency has issued to reduce in-flight cargo fires.
  • ICAO readies high-level environmental group
    "This group has been established to provide senior-level policy decisions on issues relating to the full range of activities ICAO is pursuing in its efforts to mitigate aviation's impact on the environment," an organization spokesman said.
  • Canada seeks volunteers for air cargo pilot
  • NEWSFLASH: Retailers ask White House to help restart LA/LB port talks
    The National Retail Federation has urged President Obama "to use all means necessary" to restart stalled contract negotiations between management and striking union workers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • Matson announces Hawaii rate hike
  • Hellmann names Birnbaum VP ocean development
  • Swissport reorganizes upper management
  • BIS proposed rule revises export controls for some electronics
  • Trade group: Diplomacy over sanctions dealing with Iran
  • NationaLease appoints Spence VP
  • New House T&I committee chairman lines up staff
  • Study supports U.S. food aid 'monetization'
  • NEWSFLASH: ILWU strike spreads to terminals throughout LA/LB
    A strike by longshoremen in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now spread to about 10 terminals in the ports.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Brightoil predicts China will 'open door' to private companies
    'Bunkering is very difficult because the shipping sector is losing money,' says Group chairman.
  • Prices continue softening in Fujairah
    But are firm in Suez.
  • Prices lack direction in Rotterdam
    While Hamburg and Gibraltar saw prices soften.
  • Stena unveils alternative ECA solution
    Wants to convert all its ECA ferries to run on methanol following pilot project.
  • 'Trust' key to making the deal, says trader
    'Trustworthy relationships foundation of validating counterparty risk'.
  • Vopak: Fujairah terminal 'not handling Iranian oil'
    'We would like to make it very clear that we don't store any product with certificate of origin Iran,' says tank storage provider.
  • MARPOL revision needed to clarify sulphur enforcement
    Shipowners need a scalable penalty for non-compliance that would be fair and more equitable, says Chemoil VP.
  • Denmark's pollution control vessels 'nearly useless'
    Captain who resigned due to poor safety says Denmark is not equipped to combat a major oil spill.
  • Stoppages at US West Coast ports
    Los Angeles and Long Beach grind to a halt as dockers refuse to cross picket lines.
  • Frontline trims quarterly losses
    But says that only 'substantial scrapping' can buoy the market.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb for fourth week in a row
    Imports from the West were high.
  • Zim posts best quarterly results since 2010
    Cautious about future results despite profitable quarter helped by recovery in market conditions.
  • Singapore market softens
    Prices weaken in Asian hubs.
  • New sanctions would focus on shipping
    Measures would focus on foreign banks acting in the shipping and ports sectors.
  • Man Diesel reporting steady interest in its G-type engines
    'Together with an optimised engine design, this reduces fuel consumption and reduces CO2 emissions.'
  • New LNG-fuelled container ship concept unveiled
    The STREAM 4200 LNG is designed for global operations.

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Lisbon
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Copenhagen
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Milan
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Rome
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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
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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