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July 1, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US cargo thefts fall 16pc, but value of each theft increases 9pc: study
  • Fujian builds most convenient traffic network connecting Taiwan
  • Alataw Pass cargo up 3.8pc to 1.55 million tonnes in first 5 months
  • Xinjiang Korgas rail checkpoint trade cargo hits 50,000 tonnes in May
  • US Senate subcommittee votes US$1 billion for major port dredging
  • US logistics outlook weakens, suffers from overcapacity: study
  • Refusal to allow UK inspectors to board ship in Singapore halts probe
  • Historic ship ends days: Early over-panamax ship to be scrapped by APL
  • 9,200-TEU Ever Learned delivered to Evergreen for Asia-Europe service
  • Singapore Changi cargo volume falls 3.5pc to 147,600 tonnes in May
  • Asia Pacific airlines' cargo volumes show 0.5pc increase in May
  • Swissport launches appeal in Ukraine to reclaim business grabbed to UIA

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Cabinet approves ratification of Maritime Labour Convention
  • Egypt's crisis seen impacting Suez shipments
  • MCI joins UN food logistics initiative
  • MOL Comfort's fore section being towed, aft part sinks
  • MOL receives environment protection awards from Los Angeles & Long Beach ports
  • Vishwapati Trivedi replaces P. K. Sinha as Shipping Secretary
  • India looking forward to MFN status from Pakistan's new dispensation
  • Olive oil imports shoot up 66.36 pc
  • Spices exports valued at over INR 10,000 cr. in 2012-13
  • Steep rise in vegetable oil imports in May
  • Shenzhen expected to beat Hong Kong in box throughput this year
  • CWC commissions its 38th CFS at Pipavav
  • JM Baxi Group launches Delhi International Cargo Terminal at Sonepat
  • Forex reserves turn weak, fall sharply by $ 2.82 bn to $ 287.85 bn
  • INR recovers from historic low to end at 59.39
  • Adani Power organises blood donation camp on Chairman's birthday
  • KPTL bags international & domestic orders for power infrastructure
  • Clipper Projects & Thorco Shipping merge
  • Geodis Wilson receives project cargo forwarding award
  • Infrastructure growth in China a boon for European service providers
  • Ipsen Logistics appoints global head to strengthen projects division
  • Wilhelmsen (Georgia) joins PCN network; moves heavy vehicles

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fresh blood to reinforce Eurogate's sales team
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens office in Dublin
  • Ikea leases giant warehouse in Russia
  • Gijon goes green
  • New Orleans' Mississippi terminal moves ahead
  • MSC adds to pressure on Asia - ECSA trade
  • New top manager for shipper Lekkerland
  • Overweight again: Ukraine to check trucks
  • Deutsche Post DHL enlarges parcel shop network in Germany
  • Cooperation launches Turkey-Northern Europe shuttle
  • Deutsche Bahn and Etihad Rail developing railfreight...
  • Cargo theft rates climbing in Europe and Asia
  • UPR to strengthen Oregon's transport infrastructure
  • China Eastern serving Lhasa in summer season
  • Garuda receives B777-300ER then launches Jeddah route
  • Air Lituanica takes off

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Seadrill-Sapura JV wins $2.7 billion Petrobras contract
  • EC seeks ship CO2 monitoring and reporting requirement
  • MAN Diesel and Turbo package for Rieber seismic ship
  • Singapore owner picks Wärtsilä for 24 newbuilds
  • ABB wins $20 million FPSO order from Cosco Nantong

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Aft part of MOL COMFORT sinks with load of containers
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to positive week
  • Diana Shipping works deal for charter of Panamax bulk vessel
  • Moody's Investors Service downgrades Port of Seattle bonds
  • TITAN Salvage taps Shelby Harris as marine operations director for Asia

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Product tanker order surge puts recovery into question
    Orderbook is dangerously large, says study
  • ING moves on to a new lending model
    Bank's emphasis now on bilaterals, says transport finance chief Fewster
  • Seadrill orders three new vessels for $800m
    Total revenues for Brazil project will be $2.7bn
  • Carbon-capping schemes spread to emerging markets
    China and Brazil regimes could drag shipping towards populist and political targets
  • Vessels retain insurance cover, TMT's lawyers say
    TMT's main creditor Mega Bank warned that TMT's insurance was at risk as it sought to block release of emergency funding, but a federal judge has freed cash to preserve and protect the vessels
  • Scorpio Bulkers secures $250m for ultramax order onslaught
    Tanker firm makes Oslo offering ahead of likely US listing for new venture
  • Brussels outlines plans to monitor shipping CO2
    Move is perceived as drawing the industry closer to a market-based measure
  • No stopping now
    New IMO political impasse could drag shipping into one or more regional schemes
  • Concerns mount over Nigeria halting LNG exports
    Ships detained as port levy dispute leads to ban on vessels entering loading area
  • MSC Eugenia detained over damaged hull
    La Spezia harbour master pounces after port state control inspection
  • Caution in China
    Volatile equity markets show shipping has yet to emerge from global financial crisis
  • Egypt looks for more revenue as Suez transits decline
    Morsi government ponders fee hike or surcharges ahead of IMF loan talks
  • German shipping opening up for foreign capital
    Seven out of 10 shipowners expect more funds from non-local sources
  • Asia-Europe rates double
    July general increase boosts spot prices
  • Scorpio eyes eventual New York listing for bulk venture
    Company seeks to replicate tanker splash and eyes VLGC prospects
  • Kexim moves away from merchant vessels
    Export credit agency shift reflects South Korean yards' quest for high-margin orders

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • EC proposes emissions monitoring scheme
    THE EC today put forward a draft regulation to require owners to monitor and report on carbon dioxide in ship emissions as of 1 January 2018
  • Maersk to shed Brostrom
    MAERSK Tankers Singapore confirmed to Fairplay yesterday it is selling assets in Brostrom Tankers Singapore to Integra Holdings and Cldn-Cobelfret SA
  • Scorpio said to be near VLGC splurge
    NYSE-listed product tanker operator Scorpio Tankers is today firming up orders for a series of VLGCs, in a move aimed at capitalising on the US shale promise
  • FMC boss points to P3's green aspects
    FUEL-efficient ships deployed into US trades will be a "positive" attribute of the planned P3 box alliance, Washington's top maritime regulatory official told Fairplay
  • Scorpio Bulkers debuts in Oslo
    MONACO-headquartered Scorpio Group today introduced a new publicly traded drybulk company, Scorpio Bulkers
  • $41M sought in arrest
    OCTAVIAN Maritime Holdings seeks $41M in charter hire and termination fees related to a bareboat charter party with tanker operator Geden Lines
  • Frangou raises $250M
    NAVIOS Maritime Partners, the NYSE-listed limited partnership from Angeliki Frangou's drybulk stable, has raised $250M via a term loan
  • 3 killed, 2 sought in China dredger sinking
    TWO CREW members were being sought today off Beihai's port in the sinking of a dredger that killed three others, the Beihai Maritime Safety Administration said
  • Singapore seizes tanker
    SINGAPORE'S law firm Rajah & Tann confirmed to Fairplay today it arrested the 7,022dwt products tanker Titan Unity
  • Hanjin HI seen under pressure
    INVESTORS should avoid buying Hanjin HI & Construction's shares until the Korean shipbuilder manages to pare its debt, which stands at 2.85 trillion won ($2.5Bn), a sector analyst said today
  • South American grains support Panamaxes
    SOUTH American grains continue to keep Panamax rates up, with freight rates still in five-digit figures for shipments to the Far East
  • Japanese question crew in fatal collision
    NORWEGIAN Car Carriers said the captain and third officer of its NOCC Oceanic are being questioned today in Japan after a fatal collision was confirmed
  • Capesizes hit 6-month high
    CAPESIZE rates have hit a new six-month high as iron ore and coal movements continue into China
  • Rickmers swoops on 2,200teu ships
    HAMBURG shipowner Bertram Rickmers has gone on the acquisition trail, following up his €175M ($228M) bond placing in Germany in early June
  • Japan's imports of Iranian crude rise 86%
    JAPAN'S imports of Iranian crude surged in May, after such shipments ground to a near-halt in April

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Baragona Retirement Sparks CMA CGM America Changes
    CMA CGM has reorganized CMA CGM America, the U.S. agent of the CMA CGM Group, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., in conjunction with the departure of Frank Baragona, chairman of CMA CGM America. After a career in the shipping industry and nine years as head of CMA CGM America, Baragona will be...
  • Tampa Port Authority FTZ No. 79 to Grow
    The Tampa Port Authority has applauded the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for its decision to approve Foreign Trade Zone No. 79 to administratively restructure and expand their service area to include the Hillsborough and Polk counties in Florida. The decision will also reduce the timeframe for the combined federal and local FTZ...
  • Sea Star Receives 150 New Reefer Containers
    Sea Star Line has taken delivery of 150 new 40-foot refrigerated containers in the second year of a five-year equipment replacement plan, which aims to reduce the average of the entire Sea Star Line reefer container fleet to less than three years. The new containers, which will be fit with Carrier...
  • GATX Announces Three Senior-Level Appointments
    GATX Corp. has named Thomas A. Ellman as executive vice president and president of Rail North America, Michael T. Brooks as senior vice president of operations and technology and Paul F. Titterton as vice president and chief commercial officer. Ellman will continue to oversee the commercial activities of GATX's North American...
  • Q&A: Red Hands Trump Light Fingers
    Q: That was a good article about the carrier who was having chronic "shortages" at destination, apparently because of pilferage at destination. It brought back memories. We ship mixed orders of business consumables - some full carton, but mostly pick-and-pack in mixed cartons. More than half of our customer locations are...
  • Mexico's Rising Port Cargo Traffic Highlights Infrastructure Needs
    The Port of Veracruz, where the Mexican government hopes to leverage private investment to improve basic infrastructure.Mexico's port cargo traffic is expected to increase 80 percent to 508 million metric tons per year by the end of the government's current six-year administration in 2018, compared with the current 282 million...
  • SCFI: Asia-North Europe Spot Rates Soar
    Spot freight rates from Asia to northern European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index jumped 174 percent in the week ending June 28, only days before a July 1 general rate increase. It was the highest increase ever in this lane. On July 1, carriers such as CMA...
  • SCFI: Asia-US Spot Rates Achieve Significant Increases
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of June 28, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for Shanghai to U.S. trade lanes rose signficantly in the week of June 28, with both East and West Coast-bound lanes achieving more than 60 percent of the general rate increases recommended...
  • Study: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Power Ships at Berth
    Joe Pratt, Sandia National Laboratories' researcher, stands near the Port of Oakland, one of the West Coast ports he studied to learn whether hydrogen fuel cells are a viable power source for docked ships. (Photo by Steffan Schulz).Hydrogen fuel cells may be technically feasible and commercially attractive as a "clean,...
  • Canada's Fair Rail Freight Service Act Becomes Law
    Canada's new Fair Rail Freight Service Act, which requires Canadian rail companies to offer a service agreement to companies shipping goods by rail, if the shipper requests one, has become law, according to Denis Lebel, the nation's minister of transport, infrastructure and communities. In the event that rail companies and shippers...
  • Metro America Supply Chain Appoints VP for US Expansion
    Metro America Supply Chain Solutions has appointed a new vice president of business development and major contracts, in line with its strategy to build a team to better serve customers in the U.S. "Extending Metro's management team and operating solutions into the U.S. market will result in efficiencies and improved value...
  • Fenwick on DHL's New 'Super-Hub' at Cincinnati Airport
    Deutsche Post division DHL has invested $110 million to expand at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport into a "super-hub" for the Americas trade. DHL Express Americas CEO Stephen Fenwick discusses the new hub with JOC Senior Editor Peter Leach...
  • Slideshow: 10 Ways Congress Can Help Shippers and Carriers
    Major shippers, logistics providers and transportation companies are taking advantage of a rare opportunity to tell Congress what they need to move goods and materials more effectively. The industry hopes testimony from executives to the U.S. House of Representatives will guide the chamber in passing the Water Resources Development Act...
  • Direct ChassisLink Acquires Hyundai Merchant Marine's US Chassis Fleet
    Direct ChassisLink, an intermodal marine chassis provider in North America, has acquired Hyundai Merchant Marine's U.S. chassis fleet, comprising more than 23,000 chassis, according to a joint announcement released today by the companies. In addition to the sale, HMM has entered into a long-term agreement pursuant to which DCLI will be...
  • Norfolk Southern Opens SC Bulk Transfer Facility
    Norfolk Southern has opened its new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Columbia, S.C., which will allow customers without rail sidings to transfer a large array of commodities between railcars and trucks. The terminal, owned by the Class I railroad and operated by independent contractors that facilitate bulk transfer and distribution, can...
  • Fitzgerald Appointed to Port of Houston Authority's Commission
    Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas has appointed Clyde Fitzgerald, a veteran labor leader, to serve as a member on the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Fitzgerald's appointment fills the seat of Jim Fonteno, who submitted his resignation to the commissioners court in April. Fitzgerald was sworn in...
  • Gulftainer Welcomes CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt
    The CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt will end its maiden voyage at Ningbo, China, by July 10.Gulftainer has welcomed the CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt container ship on its maiden voyage and call at the Khorfakkan Container Terminal at the Port of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates. The 16,020-TEU CMA...
  • Teamsters OK ABF National Master Contract
    Teamsters have voted to approve the national master portion of a contract with ABF Freight System.Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted to approve a national master contract with ABF Freight System that cuts wages and gives the less-than-truckload carrier more flexible work rules. The contract was approved by 52...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Thumbs up for GASS
    Jefferies shipping analyst Douglas Mavrinac has added StealthGas to his list of favourite shipping stocks.
  • Handysize holdup
    A second handysize bulker has grounded in the waterways serving South America's grain export ports.
  • Navios seals loan
    Navios Maritime Partners has put the finishing touches on a $250m loan from a syndicate of nine banks.
  • Wilson offloads oldie
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has offloaded a vessel that has spent the past several years in lay up.
  • Capes in profit
    Skyrocketing capesize spot rates have entered positive territory for the first time this year.
  • Rickmers five identified?
    Rickmers Group's second hand boxship swoop this week is thought to have involved five vessels from bankrupt KG funds.
  • Diana inks with Cargill
    Diana Shipping of Greece has secured a two-year charter deal for a panamax bulk carrier handed back early by Louis Dreyfus Commodities.
  • October LNG launch
    The first sailing of an LNG-fuelled ferry between the island of Samso and Jutland on the Danish mainland is set to take place on 1 October 2014.
  • A hard day's night
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Scorpio in dry debut
    Scorpio Bulkers has completed a hotly anticipated equity issue ahead of taking up a junior listing in Oslo.
  • MISC to trim tanker fleet
    Malaysian shipping giant MISC has revealed its action plan to ride out a difficult market.
  • CMA CGM banks $150m
    CMA CGM has finalised a $150m cash injection from a French sovereign wealth fund.
  • A merger or not?
    The UK's office of fair trading (OFT) is canvassing opinion over whether a recent deal between DFDS, NTEX and North Sea RoRo (NSRR) constitutes a merger.
  • Precious lengthens loan
    Thai bulker owner Precious Shipping has extended a $150m loan taken out to buy second-hand ships.
  • Vard's Brazilian trouble
    Vard continues to be plagued by ongoing problems at its Brazilian shipyards, the Norwegian offshore shipbuilding giant said today.
  • Death of the shipyard?
    The Spanish shipbuilding industry believes it will die out if the European Commission forces it to pay back EUR 2.8bn ($3.65m) in tax deductions.
  • Norden's dry sums
    Norden embarked on a near $450m dry-cargo expansion effort having developed a model to sort the wheat from the public relations chaff relating to eco newbuildings.
  • Wartsila wins CNCo deal
    Finland's Wartsila is supplying propulsion systems for up to 36 China Navigation Co (CNCo) newbuildings in China.
  • STX cancels six LRs
    South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has torn up contracts for six large-range-one (LR1) tankers after the buyer failed to make an initial payment.
  • Diamond S fails to sparkle
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Forced sale law defined
    Strong endorsement of the principle that the forced sale of vessels is best conducted on a transparent basis by the Admiralty Marshal has come from a London high court judge.
  • SITC declares two
    SITC International has exercised options for two 1,800-teu boxships at China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), the company announced today.
  • Inside imploding TMT
    Increasingly aggressive banks and gamblers in the iron ore market contributed to bankruptcy filings involving several TMT entities last week, Nobu Su says.
  • Cash boost for Gdansk
    The Polish government is ready to pump money into Gdansk Shipyard, which has been threatened with a bankruptcy suit.
  • Krasnoye pockets profit
    Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard is retaining its 2012 profit.
  • New for Nova
    Singapore owner books six woodchip carriers at Sainty and Nantong yards in China.
  • Elderly Princess out
    Canadian government to replace 42-year old ro-pax ferry Princess of Acadia.
  • Party over for Allandia
    Swedish cruise operator Allandia Rederi AB is to suspend operations at the end of this month.
  • Stena in the green
    Stena Bulk's implementation of various types of eco initiatives designed to cut vessel fuel consumption are shaving around SEK 65m ($9.6m) annually from the company's costs.
  • Maersk sells again
    Maersk Tankers is selling its Southeast Asian tanker arm Bostrom Singapore to a joint venture between Integra Holdings and Cldn-Cobelfret.
  • Titan Unity arrested
    aSingapore Tankers' 7,000-dwt products tanker Titan Unity (built 2009) was arrested in Singapore yesterday morning by lawyers from the law firm of Rajah & Tann.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Baragona to retire from CMA CGM at year's end
    Frank Baragona, a long-time veteran of the shipping industry, had served as head of CMA CGM America the past nine years. His departure will spark a reorganization at the French line's offices in Virginia.
  • Teamsters approve national ABF contract
    The drivers' union employed at less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System have voted to approve the national portion of the master freight agreement as well as 21 of the 27 supplements.
  • Hyundai sells chassis fleet to Direct ChassisLink
  • Navis implementation at NY terminal plagues Maher
    Maher Terminals has had difficulties integrating a new terminal system at its facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey, forcing 11 vessels as of Friday to be diverted to other terminals in the port over the past two weeks.
  • UPS names IBM vet to board
  • Pritzker sworn in at Commerce, Foxx prepares for DOT post
    Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Obama to serve as commerce secretary on May 9. On Thursday, the Senate unanimously voted to confirm Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as the country's next transportation secretary.
  • Benefits of raised Bayonne Bridge touted
  • Trillium plans 101 CNG truck filling stations by 2016
  • Vanguard adds offices in Vietnam
  • Sea Star adds 150 new reefer boxes
  • White House suspends Bangladesh's GSP status
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 28, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Fuel prices end week stronger in the Americas
    Demand was said to be quiet in Los Angeles on Friday.
  • Fleet Optimisation Conference details announced
    Sessions focused on regulatory challenges, designing for efficiency, fuel and propulsion management and ship performance optimisation.
  • Inland shipping now able to refuel with LNG in Rotterdam
    From July 1 inland shipping will be able to bunker with LNG in the Seinehaven, in Rotterdam Botlek.
  • Ferry docks being cleaned after vessel sinks, spills diesel fuel
    Spill of 30 to 40 gallons reported near Prudence Island ferry docks in Rhode Island.
  • New address for IBIA Asia office
    New contact details will take effect as of July 1.
  • Furjairah prices mainly soft
    No clear direction in prices at Suez.
  • Prices close week on firm note
    Gibraltar's bunker market was reported to be quiet.
  • Fuel costs hit bunker tanker owner
    Yujin posts losses for 2012.
  • Cruise line blames ECA as it pulls out of two US ports
    'ECA requirements would significantly impact our fuel costs,' says Carnival.
  • Bunker tanker arrested
    Singapore firm has ship seized by authorities.
  • Bunker prices firm in Asia
    Supplies of bunker fuel at major Asian ports fine.
  • Clipper takes delivery of new fuel efficient bulker
    Vessel boasts 'latest development in technology and super eco fuel consumption.'
  • ClassNK developing vessel speed trial software
    The software will be made available to shipyards free of charge, says classification society.
  • Alfa Laval confirms scrubber order from DFDS
    Equipment to be retrofitted on three ro-ro vessels at Polish shipyard.
  • Chemoil signs $800 million syndicated banking facilities
    Development is a 'strong testament to our banks' confidence', says CFO.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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