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March 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CSAV on track after solid quarterly results, but still ends in loss
  • Emirates Shipping hikes Asia-East Africa rate US$200/TEU from April
  • Kuehne + Nagel CEO to step down due to ill health, chairman to take helm
  • K+N profit falls to US$523 million on higher costs, EU anti-trust fine
  • Shanghai port ends yard transfer fee, but storage, reefer fees remain
  • Chongqing-Duisburg railway starts 16-day return with 42 TEU of auto parts
  • China imposes further anti-dumping duties on EU chemical of toluidine
  • Solid carrier reliability will help fill ships, say Drewry researchers
  • St Petersburg Ust-Luga terminal starts 24/7 operations from March 1
  • PEMA equipment forum held at TOC Asia in Hong Kong on March 12
  • LA Port and LA Waterfront Alliance talks to re-start Ports O'Call Village
  • Zhangjiagang Bonded Area first Yangtze River whole-car checkpoint port
  • Eastern Pan-Asia Railway section to forge links to Singapore, Bangkok
  • Mombasa appears to lead Dar es Salaam in getting containers inland
  • Cathay orders three 747-8s, options on five 777Fs, Air China orders 31
  • Cathay summer includes more HK-Toronto, LA, Bangkok and Mumbai flights
  • Dragonair increases flights to mainland to meet demand over summer
  • US sequester spending cuts could close Atlanta, Chicago runways in April

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Bahri Abha makes maiden call at Mundra
  • Kairali Shipping Agencies recognised for excellence in shipping & logistics
  • Difficult to touch 8 m bales target: Cotton exporters
  • Tyre cos upset over hike in import duty on rubber
  • APEC facilitating enhanced port & shipping knowledge
  • Shipping Secretary meets federation leaders to address grievances
  • HALCON Nashik offers the dual benefits of low cost and congestion-free environment
  • Truck rentals up 2-3 pc on trunk routes

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Alitalia stops serving Beijing
    Tomorrow (6 March), Alitalia is terminating its Rome - Beijing service. The route between the Italian and the Chinese capitals was operated four times weekly with A330-200 equipmen...
  • Industrial park first in Tennessee to receive CSX select site designation
    The North Etowah industrial park in McMinn County TN (USA) is the first recipient in the state to receive CSX select site designation. The US transport company's select site progr...
  • keys2drive delivers 150,000 driving lessons
    Australia's national learner driver programme, keys2drive, has reached a major milestone by delivering a total of 150,000 free driving lessons. keys2drive takes an innovative appro...
  • Charthire orders 20 greener Renault trucks
    The Nottingham (Tollerton/UK)-based firm Charthire has ordered 20 greener Renault trucks for over GBP 1.3 million (EUR 1.48 million) from East Midlands Renault truck dealer, ...
  • Preconstruction activities for Maldon to Dombarton rail link in Australia
    Teams of specialist engineers and environmental advisers have begun work on identifying and investigating the design, safety and conservation issues associated with the proposed Ma...
  • Ceva lands EUR 8 million contract
    The SCM and logistics specialist Ceva Logistics has won a competitive tender with Brantano, the UK's largest out-of-town shoe retailer, and the high street retailer Jones Bootmaker...
  • TNT Express opens new hub in Timisoara
    TNT Express has opened a new hub in Timisoara (Romania). TNT Romania said its new Timisoara centre has been built to provide operational and technological support specifically for ...
  • Successful start to the year for Fraport Cargo Services
    2013 has started successfully for Fraport Cargo Services GmbH (FCS). Two major long-term customers of the Frankfurt (Germany)-based cargo handling agent renewed their contracts on ...
  • Saudia Cargo becomes second largest airline to operate out of Dubai
    Saudi Airlines Cargo continues to reinforce its performance in the UAE market, thereby confirming its position as one of the leading cargo airlines operating out of Dubai and Sharj...
  • RWI/ISL container throughput index rose in January
    The container throughput index compiled by the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut fär Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) continued...
  • Giant cranes for London Gateway
    The UK's new deep sea port- London Gateway - has taken delivery of the largest cranes ever to arrive in the UK - they are so large that the London Eye could be rolled underneath th...
  • Kuehne + Nagel's CEO stepping down in June
    Reinhard Lange, CEO of the Kuehne + Nagel Group since 2009, will step down because of health reasons on 7 May 2013 (the date of the AGM). Until the termination of his contract on 3...
  • LH Cargo extends chairman/CEO's contract by three years
    The supervisory board of the German carrier Lufthansa Cargo AG has prolonged the contract of Karl Ulrich Garnadt. Garnadt, who has led the company since January 2011, has been reap...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Nova Scotia to make new effort to find ferry operator
  • Wilner to present on labor at intermodal conference
  • STX OSV takes a new name: Vard
  • Seadrill exercises options for two more jack-ups
  • Shell moves to boost U.S. availability of LNG fuel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • ILWU Local 4 hits Mitsui with unfair labor practice charge
  • Port of Bremerton opens updated public boat launch
  • Cathay Pacific Airways orders three Boeing 747-8 freighters
  • Courtney Gregoire joining Port of Seattle Commission
  • Diana Shipping charters Capesize dry bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Box volumes rise on Asia to Europe trade for first time in almost a year
    Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea trade is strongest performer with 6.8% jump
  • Kassiotis companies seek to nullify Delos sale
    New twist in Omega Chapter 11 case
  • Price of supply chain management
    Vale's rising fourth-quarter costs reflect move to control ore transport to China
  • Lloyd Fonds calls extraordinary meeting after equity plunge
    Value now less than half of share capital, KG house confirms
  • Distinguishing between interruptions and exceptions
    Tribunal decision clarifies the terms
  • Pressure mounts on US to lift gas restrictions
    The Department of Energy is being pressed hard to allow LNG to be exported to nations other than free trade partners
  • Get to grips with China's legal systems and sue in the country's courts
    Targeting counterparty assets at home offers a good chance of success, says Clyde & Co
  • Catalyst fines drive increased claims for engine damage
    Commercial pressures and demand for low-sulphur fuel add up to $1m headache
  • US law firms merge
    Houck Andersen joins Chartwell to boost eastern seaboard coverage
  • Cat fines: What is to be done?
    A shipowner's guide to avoiding costly engine-damage claims
  • Federal spending cuts will delay box inspections, warns US customs
    Industry waits and watches as sequestration takes effect
  • British ports will handle 1m cruise passengers this year
    Numbers rose 10% in 2012, despite Costa Concordia concerns
  • DHL reports double-digit earnings growth
    But 'challenging' 2012 sees cost-conscious customers switch from air freight to ocean
  • STX OSV renamed Vard as Fincantieri eyes remaining shares
    Rebranding highlights shipbuilder's Norwegian roots
  • BIMCO names UK chamber chief as its next secretary-general
    Frew takes the helm as Skaanild bows out by October
  • Goodbye STX OSV, hello Vard
    Fincantieri-owned offshore vessel builder rocks a brand new name
  • New Hong Kong cruise terminal to boost sulphur emissions
    Study by think-tank seeks to open dialogue with cruiseship industry
  • Shell invests in North American LNG bunker fuel corridors
    Small-scale liquefaction units planned for Great Lakes and Gulf Coast regions
  • Panama spat
    Suez Canal toll hikes make alternative route to US east coast a little less competitive
  • Emma Maersk docks at Palermo for repairs
    Army of technical experts will assess Maersk's flooded flagship
  • Maersk sacrifices market share to make reefer rate rise stick
    Danish line resists shipper backlash after imposing $1,500 per feu increase
  • Boxship sizes have not hit a limit
    Cargo handling infrastructure, not ship design, will restrict size says naval architect
  • Transpacific carriers discuss round-trip economies
    Approval from the US regulator will clear the way for April 14 merger
  • Yang Ming adds own boxship to shared loop
    Taiwan player steps up from slot purchaser to tonnage provider on North America-Caribbean-South America service

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • STX OSV renamed VARD
    NORWEGIAN offshore vessel builder STX OSV will be renamed VARD after the sale of its majority stake to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri
  • Shangdong log throughput up 334%
    NORTH CHINA'S Penglai port in Shangdong province has witnessed a 334% rise in log throughput during the first two months of 2013, against the same period in 2012, the port announced today
  • Chongqing invests in water transport
    CHINA'S southwest inland port city Chongqing will invest RMB3.2Bn for water transport in 2013, its Port and Shipping Administration Bureau announced last week
  • Nanjing Tanker raises RMB200M by leaseback
    CHINA'S Nanjing Yangyang Chemical Transport & Trade (Yangyang), a sole subsidiary of Nanjing Tanker, will lease back four chemical carriers after selling them for RMB200M ($32M), the company announced last week
  • Shell unveils LNG bunkering push
    TWO new North American LNG bunkering projects were announced today by Shell as momentum for this marine fuel option continues to build
  • Modernisation of Kapelsskär port to go ahead
    Sweden's Land & Environmental Court of Appeal has rejected an application to appeal against a lower court's ruling in favour of the modernisation of Kapelsskär's port and water operations
  • Asian ports' throughput to add 7%
    ASIAN ports will post more than 7% growth in throughput in 2013, due to a new round of economic stimulus aimed at domestic demand, Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) predicted
  • DHL boosts freight profits
    DHL Global Forwarding narrowed the gap in profitability with market leader Kuehne+Nagel last year
  • Shipbuilding capacity down a third
    ABOUT ONE third of the world's shipbuilding capacity has been removed from the market since a peak in 2008, a Norwegian investment bank said
  • Subsea 7 wins $380M contract
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed to surface engineering services group, says it has won an order worth $380M from Statoil, the Norwegian state owned oil company
  • Container rates to bring short-lived help
    A SIGNIFICANT increase in container freight rates that many lines will introduce on 15 March is likely to provide short-lived help, a senior shipping analyst said
  • Seadrill contemplates bond issue
    Seadrill, the listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's drilling rig and ship operations, says it is contemplating an issue of senior unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market
  • Cargill signals Capesize intent
    CARGILL, the Geneva-based commodity trader, is on the verge of becoming a ship owner again
  • NS United Kaiun Kaisha cancels another TC
    JAPANESE ship operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha has cancelled another time charter
  • Oz coal port up for grabs?
    A new report has recommended the privatisation of Australia's Queensland ports, including Gladstone, one of the world's top five coal export ports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Imports Recover in Japan's Disaster-Hit Areas
    Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which bore the brunt of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, have seen their imports from foreign countries recover to the levels that existed before the twin natural disasters. In 2012, the value of Miyagi's imports surged 192.8 percent from a year earlier...
  • Hamberger: US Railroads to Invest $24.5 Billion in 2013
    Edward R. Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, today told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials that the nation's freight railroads plan to spend a record $24.5 billion in private funding on the network in 2013. The railroads will invest...
  • Lebanon Joins Endangered Species Trade Pact
    Lebanon has joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Mediterranean country is the 178th party to join CITES. The convention will enter into force for Lebanon on May 26, 2013. Lebanon is home to more than 100 CITES-listed species, such as the common jackal,...
  • Forward Air Acquires Total Quality
    Forward Air has acquired Total Quality, a Michigan-based provider of security and temperature-controlled services to the pharmaceutical and life science industries. The purchase price was $66 million, plus an earn-out of up to $5 million based on TQI's performance in 2013 and 2014. TQI's revenue in 2012 was $54.8 million. TQI was...
  • Love's Travel Stops to Expand Fast-Fill CNG in Texas
    Love's Travel Stops is in the process of adding fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling capability to service Class 8 trucks at eight of its travel stops on highways between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. These locations are expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2013. This is the first...
  • Mexican Tomato Growers Reach US Trade Deal
    A group of Mexican tomato growers and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a new agreement that will govern the import of fresh Mexican-grown tomatoes into the U.S. The deal extends a suspension agreement that has, since 1996, provided the framework by which the Mexican growers exported their tomatoes to...
  • Justice Asks American, US Airways for More Merger Info
    AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines and US Airways, has received a request for additional information from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the proposed merger of the two airlines. A DOJ Second Request is a standard part of the regulatory process, AMR said in a written statement. It extends...
  • Koniag Unit Leases Olympia Port Terminal Space
    Washington's Port of Olympia has leased two acres of its marine terminal to a subsidiary of Koniag of Kodiak for shipments to Alaska, according to Jim Amador, the marine terminal director. The port will receive, store and load the cargo on behalf of the tenant, and then a barge will deliver...
  • AAR Rejects Mandatory Switching Proposal
    The Association of American Railroads has rejected the National Industrial Transportation League's proposal on mandatory switching, saying that it would harm all rail network users. "The National Industrial Transportation League's proposal will trigger serious service failures on today's nationwide rail system and wipe out the efficiencies U.S. businesses have come to...
  • US Dairy Industry Wary of Trans-Pacific Partnership
    Eleven national organizations representing dairy farmers and dairy industry workers have sent a letter to eight members of Congress urging them not to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without considering the impact on dairy farms and workers. The letter states that the pending trade deal could have "tremendous impact" on...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Forwarding Unit Opens Vietnam Office
    Norbert Dentressangle's freight forwarding division has established a new office in Vietnam. The office in Hanoi, a subsidiary of the logistics and transportation company's Chinese freight forwarding business, will initially focus on the provision of services between Vietnam and China....
  • Etihad Rail Secures $1.28 Billion Loan for Railway Project
    Etihad Rail has secured a $1.28 billion loan for Stage One of its railway project, which comprises the route from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais in the United Arab Emirates. The five-year loan will be financed on a club deal basis by National Bank of Abu Dhabi PSJC, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi...
  • Bengal Tiger Line Launches India-Sri Lanka Feeder Run
    Bengal Tiger Line has started a container feeder service between Marg Karaikal Port in India and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Initially, the service will have a fortnightly call, every other Friday, and will later become a weekly service as volume stabilizes. It caters to the agro-industrial heartland of central Tamil Nadu, Karaikal...
  • California Drayage Firm Fined for Labor Violations
    Julie A. Su, California labor commissioner, has won a California Superior Court trial, with the court ruling that Port of Long Beach truck drivers working for Seacon Logix were employees and not independent contractors. "In this case, drivers had signed agreements labeling them as independent contractors, but the court saw the...
  • Emirates Shipping, APL, OOCL to Partner in Asia Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will enter into a partnership with APL and OOCL in their CIX service and will be a vessel-sharing partner in the intra-Asia service. The carrier will be branding the new service as the China India Express Service, restructuring its Hypergalex service. The port rotation will be: Xingang, Dalian and...
  • Video From TPM: Maersk's Skou Discusses Triple Es, Outlook
    Maersk Line, the world's largest ocean carrier, will deploy the first five of its so-called Triple E vessels this year, CEO Soren Skou told some 2,000 attendees of The Journal of Commerce's TPM Conference. The ships, capable of carrying 18,000 20-foot-equivalent units, will be the largest vessels in the history of...
  • US Convicts Five Somalis of Navy Ship Attack
    Five Somalis have been convicted by a U.S. federal jury of engaging in piracy and committing other offenses regarding the attack on the USS Ashland. According to court records and evidence at trial, the five men attacked the Navy ship on April 10, 2010. Neil M. MacBride, U.S. attorney for the Eastern...
  • Shell to Expand Inland Maritime LNG Network
    Shell Oil plans to build out its natural gas infrastructure, creating two "transport corridors" to serve marine operators and industrial customers using liquefied natural gas fuel. The Great Lakes and Gulf Coast LNG transport corridors will be based on small-scale liquefication units that will help supply natural gas fuel for businesses...
  • South Carolina Inland Port Project Advances
    A new inland port in Greer, S.C., planned by the South Carolina Port Authority, is moving forward, following a recent groundbreaking ceremony with more than 250 port users, stakeholders, community leaders and elected officials in attendance. Opening this September, the South Carolina Inland Port will extend the reach of SCSPA's marine...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Federal cuts will delay US box inspections, warns CBP
  • DHL reports double-digit earnings growth
  • Lange steps down from Kuehne+Nagel
    KUEHNE+NAGEL Group chief executive Reinhard Lange is stepping down for health reasons after four years in the top job and 40 years with the company.Mr Lange will ...
  • Transpac carriers to discuss round-trip economies
    CONTAINER lines operating in the transpacific trades will have the opportunity to discuss round-trip economics for the first time when the two existing carrier ...
  • Boxship size limit not yet reached
  • Maersk unveils customer charter
    MAERSK Line has unveiled a customer charter that sets out specific targets for a range of services from invoice accuracy to the speed of answering phone calls.The ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • In it to win it
    JP Morgan appears to have silenced critics who questioned its commitment to the shipping sector.
  • Stage set for ECA crackdown
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accused a bulker operated by Toyo Kaiun of Japan of violating strict regulations designed to reduce air pollution at sea.
  • Eimskip earnings dip
    Icelandic containership company Eimskip has posted a small decline in 2012 profit as costs rose.
  • Bank bright on Costamare
    JP Morgan has initiated coverage of Costamare with a bright view on the New York-listed boxship owner.
  • Diana takes cape cut
    Diana Shipping has taken a massive pay cut to charter out one of its capesize vessels.
  • "Innocent bribes?"
    Russian tanker owner Sovcomflot has begun its appeal in London against a judgement that former boss Dmitry Skarga did not act dishonestly in accepting holidays and a credit card from businessman Yuri Nikitin.
  • Norden's tanker tonic
    Norden's investment efforts in the tanker market could pay off amid further pain in the dry-cargo sector in 2013, a leading analyst says.
  • STX OSV rebranded Vard
    STX OSV is being given a new look following Fincantieri's purchase of a majority stake in the company.
  • Platou sounds price hope
    Modern bulk carriers could soon see their prices on the rise, RS Platou believes.
  • Shell in LNG drive
    Shell has announced plans for two liquefaction units in the US which it hopes will aid the development of LNG as a marine fuel in the region.
  • Kuok forms tug team
    Robert Kuok-controlled PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) has teamed up with an Ezion Holdings-led venture to form a new ocean towage service.
  • Glencore eyes more
    Glencore has seen its annual profit drop by a quarter as lower commodity prices took a toll.
  • Subsea 7 at it again
    Norway's Subsea 7 has bagged a huge pipelay contract with compatriot oil and gas company Statoil.
  • China offers dry hope
    Fresh development projects in China have offered hope for a recovery in the dry-cargo market, Arctic Securities says.
  • Two more for Seadrill
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has confirmed its second pair of jack-up drilling rigs at a Chinese shipyard in little over a month.
  • C Whale arrested
    A VLCC tanker which is part of Nobu Su's TMT fleet has reportedly been arrested in Singapore.
  • Demo down on 2012
    Demolition levels for the first two months of 2013 are 20% behind those seen a year ago latest figures show.
  • Yard numbers shrink
    Yard capacity has shrunk by a third in the past five years but it is still not enough to balance fleet supply and demand, says RS Platou.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Maersk's chief Skou outlines 'customer charter'
  • AutoInfo sold; law firm investigates deal
  • ESC not content with railway ruling
  • Supply Chain Solutions expands in Midwest
  • ShipCarsNow, SmartAuction partner
  • Analyst: Air cargo won't bounce back in 2013
    "Unfortunately, no one - ACMG included - is predicting a near-term return to steady growth of 6 percent per year, a rate which was commonplace before 2000," Robert Dahl, managing director of ACMG, said.
  • Global Trade Management Landscape: Strategies Beyond Compliance
    GTM is about more than just compliance - it's about integrating the financial, regulatory, and transportation components of a supply chain through enhanced processes and the best people.
  • BIMCO picks Frew for secretary general
    The trade association, which represents many of the world's shipowners, has picked Angus R. Frew to succeed retiring Torben C. Skaanild as secretary general and chief executive officer later this year.
  • U.S. Customs informs trade about sequester fallout
    U.S. Customs is using plans for how to resume business in the wake of a natural or man-made disaster as a guideline for dealing with the forced budget cuts that went into effect March 1, the agency said in a memo.
  • Washington Notebook: Does continuing resolution endanger highway funding?
  • TMS providers merge to target mid-market users
  • Maryland governor: Tax hike for transportation plan
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed a new 2 percent sales tax on gasoline as part of a proposed transportation plan aimed at generating $3.4 billion for highway and transit projects over the next five years.
  • Emirates joins OOCL-APL China/India service
  • Sri Lanka forwarders get e-air cargo services
  • CMA CGM raising Europe-to-South America rates
  • CBP, APHIS come up short on ag inspection fees
  • ABS chairman Somerville to retire
  • Justice seeks more information on American/US Airways merger
  • Commerce finds China subsidizes plywood exports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Rise in engine damage linked to low sulphur bunker fuel
    Worrying trend seems to confirm link between engine damage and more use of low sulphur fuel.
  • Prices on a firm trend in Fujairah
    Markets firming, in single digits.
  • Prices move independently across Europe
    Bunkering back at Gibraltar but vessels still queueing.
  • Eileen Speer returns to Bunkers International as Senior Trader
    Experienced trader will focus on growing business globally.
  • IBIA Chief Executive resigns
    Cliff Brand will have held post for six months.
  • World Bank backs plan to turn Jamaica into 'global supply hub'
    Caribbean nation could rank alongside Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.
  • Monaco-based player changes name
    NSG Overseas Ltd now called Argos Oil Trading Ltd.
  • New head for BIMCO
    UK shipping grandee to take the helm in October.
  • 'Regret' over delay in opening way for larger, fuel efficient ships
    New Zealand minister 'disappointed' that it took nearly four years to make a decision.
  • Shell to support LNG bunkering in North America
    Company says the facilities will support new LNG transport corridors in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes.
  • Asian bunker prices marches up
    Prices of 380 cSt product strengthened in all key Asian ports.
  • Bunker firm probed by Malta's Economic Crimes Unit
    Report: Police launch a money laundering investigation into Island Bunker Oils.
  • VLCC arrested in Singapore
    Vessel belongs to Nobu Su's TMT fleet.
  • Law firm notes development in approach to ship arrests
    The Singapore Court of Appeal recognised the need to achieve this balance to prevent instances of abuse.
  • Limarko sinks deeper into red
    High cost of bunkers part of negative result.
  • Golar posts stronger profits for 2012
    Revenue also up over the period.
  • Quadrise posts wider loss for 2012
    Company still upbeat on financial health going forward.
  • Hambantota to start 'proper bunkering' ops in June
    Storage facility at Hambatota will feature eight tanks to store bunkers, say reports.

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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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