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July 2, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Regulator delays Nehru port's planned 70pc container tariff increase
  • Jebel Ali Terminal 2 opens, ready to accommodate 18,000 TEU ships
  • Evergreen Line offers new Indian subcontinent and Persian Gulf services
  • Fujian direct box volume with Taiwan up 6.49pc to 263,600 TEU in 5 months
  • EU and Somalia set September 16 for 'New Deal' talks in Brussels
  • US trucking hits all-time high on factory-retail sectors' sudden growth
  • APMT: Mombasa to outperform rivals as cargo moves from road to rail
  • SCPA funds to place under conservation 1,000 acres of land as part of navy base mitigation
  • New planes add 62pc more capacity to Etihad round-the-world route
  • CAAC approves to set up China Southern Airlines Henan subsidiary
  • FedEx to expand with 1,900 light, fuel efficient delivery vehicles

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • AADA postpones China-Australia rate hikes to Aug. 1
  • ADPC & Abu Dhabi Customs sign strategic partnership agreement
  • APL takes delivery of second of five 14,000-TEU vessels to be chartered to MOL
  • BDI rises to 1,171 points, portends better outlook for dry bulk shipping
  • EU to introduce emission norms for large ships
  • Evergreen strengthens Subcontinent & Gulf service network
  • InterManager puts seafarers at the heart of its activities
  • Oil Spill Response strengthens Singapore s position as an international oil & gas hub
  • Retrofitting solutions seen enhancing performance, cutting costs
  • South Carolina Ports Authority approves $123 m in capital spending
  • Chennai Port scraps third container terminal project
  • Enhanced value per transaction to boost online exports
  • Govt targets INR 1.15 lakh cr. investment in PPP infra projects
  • INR turns weak on dollar demand
  • Proposal to increase import duty on sugar opposed
  • Tax havens not sharing info to be blacklisted
  • US business groups condemn India's policy
  • Export Import Workshop s 29th batch from July 20
  • Global manufacturing continues to show marginal growth

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Militzer & Münch gains expert for airfreight
  • Ratioform names logistics and distribution director
  • CMA CGM reorganizing the Americas
  • Hellmann Worldwide new partner of System Alliance in Turkey
  • UPS takes over IBM's know-how
  • Vanguard Logistics Services establishes offices in Vietnam
  • Rotterdam offers LNG bunkering
  • EU proposes new monitoring for CO2 emissions
  • Swiss Abacus Shipping extends portfolio
  • Gefco becomes Volkswagen Audi's new logistics partner in...
  • Geodis Wilson expands rail freight services in China
  • Renault Trucks tests extended range 16 t electric truck
  • HNA group takes over TIP Trailer Services
  • Ansaldo STS nets new ERTMS signalling contract in France
  • AeroMexico to expand US operations
  • Hawaiian Airlines to serve Taipei
  • More services between South America and Spain

Marine Logweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Bergen Engines now a unit of Tognum AG
  • Caterpillar to acquire Berg
  • Leevac acquires Tidewater's Quality Shipyards
  • MHI Nagasaki Shipyard lays keel for AIDA cruise ship
  • Oro Negro orders two more jack-ups at PPL Shipyard
  • Triyards starts first job in new floating dry dock
  • Damen delivers first in new PSV series
  • Navy League honors TOTE's Anthony Chiarello
  • M.E.B.A. and Interlake Steamship agree new contract
  • Fincantieri delivers third cruise yacht to du Ponant

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Olympia port board continues general obligation bond hearing
  • Alaska Airlines adding Portland to Tucson, Reno flights
  • OOCL marks christening of new 13,208 TEU box ship
  • Repair project shutting down Seattle-Tacoma Airport runway
  • NAFTA partner trade led by truck shipments

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • MOL Comfort fore section 'is stable under tow'
    Remaining half of boxship makes slow progress to port of refuge in adverse weather
  • Red Ensign loses tonnage as Ofer fleet is restructured
    Group switches ships from UK to Singapore management to redistribute its assets
  • US regulator targets insurers as new Iranian sanctions kick in
    Regulators investigate at least three non-US firms for violating ban
  • Charter highlights India's role in supporting VLGC market
    Middle East Gulf to Asia freight rates dip, but more Indian fixtures are expected this week
  • Does Oaktree have a masterplan?
    Some say the private equity firm has a strategy - others say it seizes opportunity
  • Oaktree Capital Management sets the agenda
    One person's vulture capitalist is another's contrarian
  • Owners eye new gas cargoes from 2016 and beyond
    Global liquefaction capacity to double by 2020
  • MSC amends Solas but pushes Italy for more Costa Concordia information
    Casualty's cost to insurers is expected to top $1bn
  • West African states sign anti-piracy code
    But there is no deal to allow international armed guards in their territorial waters
  • What price the fight against piracy in West Africa?
    Governments have cut defence budgets but shipping firms are cash-strapped too
  • Hot air
    Brussels must stop procrastinating about emissions rule changes
  • Capesize rates rise comfortably above operating costs
    Atlantic supply-driven rally is expected to last the week
  • Box ports brace themselves for P3 tie-up
    Some terminals will lose out from planned merger, Drewry warns
  • MOL sells capesize as secondhand values rise
    New iron ore supply from Brazil and Australia to boost bulkers
  • Opinion split on how long Asia-Europe rates hike will stick
    Analysts offer divergent views
  • Owners opt for scrubbers as SOx emissions deadlines loom
    An expensive problem has an expensive solution
  • Scrubber 101
    A guide to exhaust gas cleaning
  • Hotter than July
    Asia-north Europe box rate improvements will be tough to maintain
  • Precious avoids locking in long-term contracts for now
    Hashim will wait until the BDI clearly moves upward
  • Aker-owned Ocean Yield raises $1bn through IPO
    Asset provider has ordered car carriers for charter to Höegh
  • Angelicoussis orders two LNG carriers
    DSME to deliver $400m ships in 2016
  • Vard in Brazil profit warning
    Cost overruns and 'high pressure in the subcontracting market' hold back offshore vessels builder

Fairplayweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Box rate seesawing warned
    THE RATE increase in the Asia/Europe box trade is being sought as of today, but rates are likely to continue to seesawing, a senior shipping analyst predicted
  • Ardmore files in NY for IPO
    ARDMORE Shipping is testing the NY waters for what could be the first mainstream shipping IPO since 2010 - presenting an intriguing foil to Scorpio Tankers
  • 1,700 boxes sank with Comfort's stern
    MITSUI OSK Lines confirmed to Fairplay today that about 1,700 containers sank along with the stern portion of MOL Comfort
  • SMM wins $417M deal
    SINGAPORE's Sembcorp Marine said today it has secured two orders for jack-up rigs from returning client Oro Negro, worth a total of $417M
  • Foxx urged to stress US infrastructure
    REBUILDING US infrastructure should be a priority for Anthony Foxx as the successor to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a key senator has urged
  • Otto bags $50M order
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore yard Otto Marine said today it sold another support vessel for $50M to RY Offshore Ltd
  • MOL sells three bulkers
    MITSUI OSK Lines has sold three bulkers in its push to streamline its fleet and restore profits
  • SCF costs appeal rejected
    THE UK Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a claim by two Sovcomflot subsidiaries that sought legal costs from former fleet charterer Yury Nikitin
  • Ningbo wastepaper imports rise by 339%
    CHINA'S Ningbo imported 1.08M tonnes of wastepaper in the first five months 2013, 339% more than in that period of last year
  • US court clears TMT cash
    TMT HAS secured authorisation from US Bankruptcy Court in Houston to use cash collateral to meet operating expenses
  • Chemoil unit granted $800M in lending
    SINGAPORE-listed bunker supplier Chemoil Energy said a subsidiary has secured $800M in syndicated bank loans
  • SAUDI ARAMCO raises July LNG contract price
    SAUDI ARAMCO has raised LPG contract prices for July
  • Another bunker player loses Singapore licence
    LICENCE of bunker supplier Coast-Channels Marine Services was not renewed today, said the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore
  • Frontline issued shares in ATM deal
    FRONTLINE, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, said today it has issued 655,552 new ordinary shares under an at-the-market equity distribution agreed in June
  • Korea Line invites bids - again
    KOREA Line Corp today put itself up for sale all over again

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • TSA Lines Plan Trans-Pacific Peak-Season Surcharge
    Buoyed by positive reports on consumer confidence and spending, shipping lines that carry containerized imports from Asia announced today they plan to implement a peak-season surcharge of $400 per 40-foot container to all U.S. destinations effective Aug. 1. This would be the second rate hike in one month in the eastbound...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Fuel Prices Slide
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot prices for high and low sulfur bunker fuel saw moderate declines in the week ending June 28, according to daily BunkerVision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services. High sulfur bunker fuel reached its lowest average since June 2012. The average price...
  • TOTE Appoints Logistics, Trucking VPs for Carlile Transportation Systems
    John ArmstrongGene CarlsonTOTE Logistics has named John Armstrong as vice president of logistics and Gene Carlson as vice president of trucking operations for its subsidiary Carlile Transportation Systems. Armstrong joins Carlile from Alta Logistics, another subsidiary of TOTE Logistics, where he was the director of logistics. He has experience in leadership,...
  • SIA Cargo Restructures Management; Lee to Take Helm
    Singapore Airlines Cargo has appointed Lik Hsin Lee its new president, effective Aug. 1, 2013. Lee will succeed Kai Ping Tan, who will return to parent company Singapore Airlines as senior vice president of corporate planning, a post currently held by Lee. The management changes are part of an ongoing program...
  • USACE Report Favors Port Everglades' Channel Deepening
    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report on the proposed deepening of Florida's Port Everglades has said the project would improve safety and lessen delays, allowing more cargo to move through the port, accordign to the Miami Herald. However, the study also acknowledged that there would be some inevitable environmental damage...
  • US Exports by Truck to Mexico Jump
    Exports by truck from the U.S. into Mexico jumped nearly 20 percent year-over-year in April 2013, according to data obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Overall value of cross-border traffic increased in April. U.S. cross-border exports to Mexico Full-size image The value of exports by truck from the U.S. to Mexico...
  • Total Quality Logistics Named a Top Workplace in Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio - For the fourth consecutive year, Total Quality Logistics (TQL) has been named a Top Workplace in Greater Cincinnati by Enquirer Media. Top Workplace finalists are determined solely by employee feedback gathered through an online survey conducted by an independent, third party. "Our people are our greatest asset. We invest in our...
  • BDP Becomes ACC Affiliate Member
    PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2013 - The Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has named as an affiliate member global logistics solutions firm, BDP International (BDP). BDP has been involved with the organization since 2002 when it became a partner in its Responsible Care® program, the chemical industry's...
  • Food Authority Expands Fleet with Fuel Efficient Vehicles from Ryder
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, announced today that Food Authority, a family-owned and operated food service provider that distributes produce and grocery products to Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania, has refreshed and expanded its fleet with 66...
  • Value of Japan's Imports, Exports Jumps in May
    Japan's imports and exports through May 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image The value of Japan's trade increased 10 percent in both exports and imports in May 2013, according to Japan's Ministry of Finance. Imports reached their highest value in more than 2 1/2 years. Japanese imports were valued at 6.763 trillion yen (about...
  • DHL Delivers Nine Gorillas Back to the Wild
    PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a unique conservation initiative in partnership with The Aspinall Foundation, DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has delivered a family of nine silverback gorillas from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent to the Batéké Plateau National Park, Gabon. The gorillas were transported 9,000 km, departing from the UK...
  • US Cross-Border Trade With Canada Climbs
    Cross-border trade via rail and truck between Canada and the United States climbed in April, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The combined value of exports rose 4.8 percent year-over-year to roughly $21 billion, while import value grew 5.3 percent to $18.7 billion. U.S. cross-border imports from...
  • CenterPoint Acquires Properties Near Port of Houston
    CenterPoint Properties has purchased six buildings, occupied by Exel Logistics, in Houston, for $42.6 million. The seller, TA Associates, was represented by Trent Agnew and Rusty Tamlyn of HFF. "This transaction proves our commitment to a thriving industrial market that serves our mission of investment in port, rail and intermodal-related facilities," said...
  • EU Proposes Ship Monitoring of CO2 Emissions
    The European Union said all ships of more than 5,000 gross tons calling at its ports would have to measure and report their annual carbon dioxide emissions beginning in 2018. The proposal by the EU's Executive Commission has been negotiated over several years and is unlikely to face much opposition from...
  • Port of Houston Orders Ship-to-Shore Cranes, RTGs
    Konecranes' STS cranes in Savannah, Ga.Konecranes has received a $56 million order from the Port of Houston Authority for four super-post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes and three rubber-tire gantry cranes. The STS cranes will be shipped to PHA's Barbours Cut Terminal in late 2014 and supplied during the first quarter of 2015, while...
  • Add Three More Ships to Maher's List of Diversions
    Maher Terminals has diverted the following Zim vessels from its terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey to other marine terminals at Port Elizabeth, N.J., to be discharged: Zim Qingdao, voyage 39E, will work at PNCT Terminals in Port Elizabeth on July 5. Zim Monaco, voyage 25W, will work...
  • 32 Advisors Announces Duaine Priestley to Open Houston Office & Expand Energy Practice
    NEW YORK, June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 32 Advisors is pleased to announce that Mr. Duaine A. Priestley has joined the firm. Mr. Priestley will open the 32 Advisors office in Houston, Texas this July. "We're excited that Duaine is joining 32 Advisors, and we anticipate that he will be...
  • FTR Associates Garner Forecasting Awards during Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium
    BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago presented two Freight Transportation Research Associates (FTR) forecasters with the Best Overall Economic Forecast award at the 20thAnnual Automotive Outlook Symposium. This year's symposium brought together experts to examine the near-term automotive forecast outlook and the impact of last year's automotive labor agreement. On...
  • Port of Milwaukee Assists in Exporting Locally Made Mining Shovel
    Milwaukee - An enormous, locally manufactured mining shovel will be loaded on an ocean-going vessel at the Port of Milwaukee's Federal Marine Terminal #2 on Friday. The Joy Global P&H model 4100 shovel will be transported aboard the Intermarine "Ocean Crescent" for delivery to the port of Manzanillo, Mexico. This...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Capt Wei calls it quits
    The market is rife with reports that the long-time chairman of China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) is retiring after nearly 20 years at the helm.
  • Swedbank upgrades SFL
    A leading European equity analyst upgraded shares of Ship Finance International Monday despite ongoing concerns about exposure to US-listed compatriot Frontline.
  • Stena inks rig order
    Stena Drilling of the UK has placed an $800m order for a pair of semi-submersible drilling rigs at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
  • York tied to tanker play
    A private equity firm led by US billionaire James Dinan has been linked to the acquisition of a pair of product tankers under construction in South Korea.
  • RABT frees up funds
    Loss making Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT) has made breakthroughs on several fronts in its ongoing war against costs.
  • KLC back in play
    Korea Line Corp is hoping to strike it second time lucky in the hunt for a buyer.
  • Two more for Wisby
    Croatia's 3 Maj shipyard said it has won another order from Sweden's Wisby Tankers.
  • Norden deal for Star
    Star Bulk has signed a short period contract for one of its supramax bulkers with Norden.
  • Maran builds Qatar ties
    John Angelicoussis's Maran Gas has added a pair of LNG newbuildings to its joint venture with Nakilat after the Qatari company tied up a huge refinancing package.
  • SFL in sale-and-leaseback
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has taken a jack-up newbuilding from stablemate North Atlantic Drilling on a sale and leaseback deal.
  • Two more turn white
    The Thai and US flags have moved up to the Paris MOU's white list in 2012.
  • China's VL spur
    China could support orders for close to 100 VLCC newbuildings if its ambitious refining plans come to fruition, according to Poten & Partners.
  • Arrested ship grounds
    A Vietnamese bulker arrested for alleged rice smuggling has been forced ashore by a storm in the Philippines.
  • Excel faces cape fight
    A partner of restructuring Greek owner Excel Maritime is disputing the company's ownership of a capesize bulker.
  • Sembmarine's Mexican double
    Sembcorp Marine has secured yet another jack-up rig order from Mexico's Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro).
  • Suez security stepped up
    The Egyptian military has stepped up security around the Suez Canal to ensure growing protests do not disrupt shipping.
  • Pros and cons of P3
    Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC's new alliance will boost profitability at the liner giants but will fail to dent the hot competition in the liner trade, ICAP says.
  • Master dies on tanker
    The body of a tanker captain has been brought ashore in New Zealand.
  • Vard slumps on warning
    Shares in Norwegian offshore vessel builder Vard have plunged by over a tenth after the company issued a profit warning on Friday.
  • Frontline ATM open
    Frontline has sold off over half a million shares in the first few weeks after launching an ATM offering aimed at helping its bond headache.
  • Fisher wins Total deal
    UK shipping group James Fisher has won a deal to supply monitoring equipment to a Total platform off Congo.
  • Ardmore getting better
    Anthony Gurnee's Ardmore Shipping has set its sights on a New York listing at a time when its financial performance is improving.
  • Angelicoussis takes two
    John Angelicoussis has returned to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for a couple more LNG carriers.
  • Otto sells again
    Singaporean offshore owner Otto Marine has sold a second multi-purpose field and ROV support vessel to RY Offshore in a sale and lease back deal worth $50m.
  • Precious waits
    Precious Shipping will seek out more long-term charters when bulker rates see a definite upward trend.
  • Three more for Damen
    Damen Shipyards Group has announced new orders for two tugs and a workboat.
  • Containers lost off India
    An alert has gone out to ships off India after 17 boxes were lost from a Shipping Corp of India (SCI) container vessel.
  • Gas carrier set free
    India's Varun Shipping has managed to secure the release of its 57,200-cbm LPG carrier Maharshi Vamadeva (built 1991) but an aframax tanker remains shackled in Singapore.
  • SunStone fixes cruiser
    SunStoneShips and Comfort-at-Sea, two Companies linked to International Shipping Partners of Miami have lined up a new charter for the 12,800-gt cruiseship Ocean Atlantic (built 1986).

American Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • HOS rule change starts today
    The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new hours-of-service rules, which regulate the amount of break time truckers need to take during a shift, among other things, have gone into full effect as of July 1.
  • Broken MOL ship continues to be towed to port
    The Japanese liner carrier said Saturday evening that it's continuing to tow the fore portion of MOL Comfort, which broke in half on June 17 in the Indian Ocean. The aft part of the ship sank with most of its boxes.
  • Port Everglades makes headway toward harbor dredging
    After 17 years bogged down in Washington bureaucracy, the Florida port has passed a major milestone in its effort to excavate mud and sand from its channel to enable passage by much larger cargo vessels.
  • EU looks to police maritime emissions
  • CMA CGM completes French sovereign fund investment
    FSI's intent to invest in CMA CGM was first announced in February, when the carrier unveiled a financial restructuring designed to inject roughly $625 million into CMA CGM's coffers through investment and debt refinancing.
  • CenterPoint expands Houston footprint
  • IATA: Industry must be more attractive to investors
  • AGS starts same-day service
  • Have container rates turned?
  • Momentum buys forwarder
  • Eling leads Dachser's finance activities

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Jamaican bunker players should 'get serious' about LNG
    'LNG is coming,' says director general of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica.
  • Prices move independently in Fujairah
    But prices going up in Suez.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam
    Congestion reported at Rotterdam loading bays.
  • Report: Trading house enters bunker market
    Daewoo International has begun trading bunker fuel, say market sources.
  • Asian shipbuilders see bright LNG future
    Fuel economics will aid shift to gas, executives believe.
  • Adams appointed executive director of DBTG
    Former IBIA chief executive in new role.
  • Istanbul supplier deploys two new double-hulled barges
    'We are investing for our business and the future,' says Energy Petrol CFO.
  • Another Singapore bunkering firm loses licence
    MPA enforces licence terms and conditions.
  • Asian bunker prices soft at start of week
    Offices in Hong Kong closed for public holiday.
  • Gazpromneft Marine Bunker starts operations at Sochi
    'Cargo and passenger shipping at Sochi port is increasing,' says CEO.
  • Dan-Bunkering relocation
    Bunker firm moves Thieu-vi Phung to Singapore.
  • OI managing director moves on
    Phillips: 'While sad to be leaving, I am hugely excited about the next chapter.'
  • Reports: Former Brightoil staff joins OW Bunker
    Clarence Chang has been appointed general manager of OW Bunker Singapore.
  • MHI starts construction of 'fuel-saving' cruise ship
    7% bunker savings planned for the newbuild.
  • Bunkering firm restarting operations at Hong Kong
    South Horizon International Petroleum to start providing bunkers at Hong Kong from August.

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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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