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November 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World's London Gateway opens 5,000-TEU MOL Caledon docks
  • Inspectors find MOL Comfort hull rupture amidships in disaster probe
  • Nigerian pride stymies cooperation with neighbours in fighting piracy
  • P3 says it will deploy 19,200-TEUers in US trades within a decade
  • Shanghai's Japan trade drops 8.7pc in first nine months as autos fall
  • Meat importers and exports hail DP World's London Gateway facility
  • Bangladesh board urges 77pc pay hike, 'too high', say garment exporters
  • BNSF profit quarterly up 5.6pc to US$989 million, revenue rises 5.8pc
  • Yusen Logistics profit off 79pc to US$2.8 million, but sales rise 23pc
  • Second CN freight derails within two weeks, no one hurt, little damage
  • South Carolina Ports launch clean truck programme to reduce emissions
  • World Bank weighs in, despite EU reversal, Oz plan to dump carbon tax
  • Roads rebuilt for heavy mining gear discharged, transported in Namibia
  • JAL profit declines 17.8pc to US$800 million despite 4pc revenue rise
  • ANA posts 46pc profit decline to US$203.5 million as revenues rise 5.9pc
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Siem Reap, Cambodia from December 1
  • Cebu Pacific takes holiday cargo on new planes on Dubai-Incheon routes
  • Schenker blue on near-term air cargo, but cheered by Asian e-commerce

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Bahri announces receiving delivery of new general cargo vessel
  • FMC Chairman proposes global regulatory summit on P3 Alliance
  • ICS launches new web-based resource for ILO MLC
  • India Shipping Summit 2013 outlines plans to bring the sector back on track
  • International Bunkering acquires one of the oldest bunker brokering companies in the US
  • Maersk appoints CEOs for Services & Other Shipping, Damco
  • NOL reports $ 20 million third quarter profit
  • Rhenus Group, Western Arya form Rhenus Logistics India
  • SCI observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • UK P&I Club announces general increase for 2014 policy year
  • WISTA India President participates in WISTA International Conference
  • Xiamen's 9-month box throughput ups China's national average growth rate
  • CBI acts against illegal iron ore exporters
  • Chinese paracetamol subjected to anti-dumping duty
  • Japan imported 80 pc of cashew from India in 2012
  • USFDA finds imported spices contaminated
  • JN Port participates in maritime & logistics event
  • KoPT invites bids for mechanised cargo handling at NSD
  • Panel to look into high handling charges at Cochin Port
  • Kribhco's rail-linked logistics park inaugurated at Rewari
  • EAC postpones clearance to several power projects
  • Manufacturing norms in SEZs eased to boost exports
  • CTL 2013 mega expo & conference from Nov. 28-30

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Harsco awarded railway track maintenance contract by SBB
  • European freight figures show timid growth in September
  • BDP confirms renewal of partnership with Dubai Exports
  • RVR relaunches key Kenya - Uganda trade route
  • Rotterdam records decline in container volumes
  • Panalpina upgrading IT department
  • PSA gets active in Lianyungang
  • More new routes for Qatar Airways Cargo
  • Damco Indonesia opens new Semarang warehouse
  • Terminal hoppers with sockets in Hamburg
  • Economic impact of Dallas/Fort Worth airport
  • ICS opposes France's new CO2 reporting demands
  • Swisslog receives order from Swiss department store Manor
  • Krone delivers 20 Profi Liners
  • Geography of freight traffic
  • Export ohne Schädlinge und Korrosion
  • Logistics Initiative Hamburg is expanding

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • London P&I Club warns against complacency on the bridge
  • RO/RO containership fire extinguished
  • Tidewater reports second quarter earnings
  • KNMR rescue craft passes capsize tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma marks 75th Anniversary
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taps firm for asbestos cleanup
  • Maritime Commerce Club seeks help with Christmas event
  • Maersk Line containership loses boxes in Bay of Biscay
  • Charges dropped against picketer at ILWU demonstration

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Seaspan looks for new stock offering
    Plans to offer Series D preferred shares in a public offering worth up to $260m
  • Textainer allows $4.7m for smaller customers' bad debts
    But chief executive says underlying business fundamentals have been solid
  • Safe Bulkers stakes near-term future on spot market
    Hajioannou-led bulk owner raises dividend for first time in a year
  • Taylor named Topaz managing director
    Former Drydocks World boss takes top job at Dubai engineering firm
  • Ocean Rig plans new master limited partnership
    Drilling firm will launch quarterly dividend next year, says Economou
  • Cosco Corp reports sharp drop in quarterly profits
    Shipyard and dry bulk shipping units come under pressure
  • Grimaldi takes chief executive role at Finnlines
    Chairman steps in as Bakosch returns to Germany
  • Scorpio bosses set the gas shipping agenda
    Bugbee and Lauro drive consolidation with daring Dorian deal
  • Torm treads water
    UPDATE: Market recovery is good, but company's huge debt still needs to be tackled
  • Dorian raises a further $250m in Oslo
    Funds will part-finance the company's burgeoning VLGC orderbook
  • London Gateway prepares to welcome its first scheduled service
    SAECS vessel makes debut scheduled call at DP World's newest box port
  • CSCL sells Lianyungang Port stakes to PSA and local port group
    Singapore terminal operator will end up with 49% and Lianyungang Port Group 51%
  • P3 rivals must form bigger, broader alliances, says Visser
    Dynamar warns carriers not to order larger tonnage to combat Big Three tie-up
  • Loss of Libyan and Syrian crude cuts Mediterranean aframax earnings
    Daily earnings plumb historic lows
  • Panamax fleet bears the brunt of boxship demolitions
    Segment under threat offers fewer economies of scale
  • DryShips wins beneficial deal with HSH syndicate
    Despite loss-making quarter, Economou sees light ahead for dry bulk
  • 3i Group takes control of Scandlines
    Private equity investor takes complete ownership after failure to find external buyer
  • Wisdom Marine to raise $99m in Singapore and London
    Taiwan-based bulker owner will sell convertible bonds and depositary receipts
  • CIMC recovers $95m from unfulfilled offshore contracts
    Offshore shipbuilding unit wins arbitration awards against Schahin in New York and London
  • Safe Bulkers books three panamaxes with Japanese builders
    Owner increases dividend despite a fall in profit as market sentiment improves
  • Rongsheng 'unlikely' to deliver panamax quartet, says DryShips
    Settlement talks already under way, according to Greek owner

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • DryShips cites 'severe' Rongsheng delays
    DRYSHIPS predicted today that Chinese builder Rongsheng will fail to perform on its contract, allowing the company to recoup progress payments
  • Seaspan plots another preferred sale
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan today announced a follow-on offering of perpetual preferred equity, despite a failed attempt to raise capital last month
  • China COSCO's return to black predicted
    CHINA'S Industrial Securities analysts have predicted that China COSCO will return to the black for full 2013
  • 164 held in Greek migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 164 people in connections with migrant smuggling cases of the past week
  • 3i buys Allianz Scandlines unit
    LONDON-based investor 3i said today it has signed a deal to acquire the stake in ferry operator Scandlines owned by Allianz Capital Partners
  • Two buys continue Baltic Trading fleet growth
    PETER Georgiopoulos-chaired Baltic Trading today confirmed agreements acquire two Capesizes, increasing the fleet's dwt capacity by 49%
  • Lianyunguang container facility acquired
    CHINA's Lianyungang Port Group and Singapore's PSA International today signed a deal to acquire all of Lianyunguang New Oriental International Container Wharf
  • Dorian LPG raises $250M in placement
    DORIAN LPG of Athens said today it raised $250M in a private placement of equity
  • TORM cuts losses
    TORM, DENMARK'S listed product tanker and drybulk shipping group, said today it reduced its losses in both 3Q13 and the first nine months of 2013
  • NOL still rated a 'buy'
    ANALYSTS have issued mixed ratings for NOL, parent of APL, in reaction to it reporting profits of $20M for 3Q13
  • JES veers into mining
    SINGAPORE-listed JES International said today it has entered into a conditional investment deal with a mining company as part of efforts to diversify its portfolio
  • Montenegro yard narrows losses in 9 months
    MONTENEGRO'S ship repair yard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela said it narrowed its net losses year on year during 2013's first nine months
  • STX Finland trims layoff total
    STX FINLAND today said it plans 670 layoffs, 80 fewer positions than earlier expected
  • Modec, Schahin awarded Carioca FPSO charter
    JAPAN'S FPSO specialist Modec and Brazil's Schahin have been awarded the Carioca FPSO charter contract from PETROBRAS and its partners in a consortium
  • SMM rig unit climbs 67%
    SINGAPORE's Sembcorp Marine said today its rig-building unit reported a 67% rise in 3Q13 turnover year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Profit Tumbles for Nippon Express
    ippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, said that its group net profit plunged 34.2 percent in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to ¥7.443 billion ($75.9 million) despite revenue growth. The Tokyo-based company's group revenue rose 4.6 percent in the...
  • Facing Debt Deadlines, YRC Asks Teamsters for Help
    Once again, YRC Worldwide is turning to its most consistent supporters - its 32,000 employees and the Teamsters - for help getting out of a fiscal jam. YRC Worldwide is expected to ask its union employees to extend their current contract beyond 2015 in order to secure restructuring debt financing from...
  • Profit Grows at Expeditors International of Washington
    Expeditors International of Washington reported a $92.4 million profit for the third quarter of 2013, up 4.4 percent year-over-year. "Despite ongoing pricing volatility in the ocean markets and an air peak season that didn't commence in September, as anticipated, we executed well in our 2013 third quarter," said Peter J. Rose, Expeditors'...
  • Port of Tampa, Zim Celebrate 10-Year Milestone
    Port President and CEO Paul Anderson (left) with Lea Bogatch-Genossar, Zim president, and Tom Perdue, president of Ports America Stevedoring, at the 10-year anniversary reception at the Tampa Museum of Art.Officials from the Tampa Port Authority and terminal operator Ports America, as well as regional exporters and importers, celebrated the...
  • Mexican Military Takes Hold of Port of Lazaro Cardenas
    The Mexican military has taken the reins of the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, one of the country's largest container ports, as Mexico attempts to crack down on surrounding drug war activity and the import of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine, according to the Associated Press. Navy personnel on Monday took...
  • Depressed Cargo Rates Hit Seaboard Revenue
    Decreased cargo rates and lower volume year-over-year drove revenue drops at Seaboard Marine in the third quarter of 2013, according to Seaboard Corp., the parent company. Seaboard Corp. said its marine segment posted quarterly revenue of $219.5 million, down 9.4 percent compared with the same period in 2012. Furthermore, Seaboard Marine's...
  • Reviewing the Invoice, Refining the Process
    This podcast examines the truth behind ocean freight invoice inaccuracies, including causes, current review procedures and the impact on the larger industry. Speaker Steve Ferreira has run Ocean Audit Inc. for 20 years and developed an in-depth understanding of the invoicing process nuances of the various ocean carriers. This is...
  • Oakland Breaks Ground on New Logistics Center
    The Port of Oakland at the weekend broke ground on its Trade and Logistics Center, an import, export and transshipment hub with intermodal rail service that will bring logistics activities on to port property. The project in the coming decade will redevelop the former Oakland Army Base in several phases, beginning...
  • Vitran Builds Defense Against Takeover Bids
    Vitran is putting a buffer between its Canadian trucking operations and any unwelcome suitors, adopting a "shareholder rights plan" designed to slow or ward off any unsolicited bids and give the company time to evaluate proposals. Since the sale of its ailing U.S. operations to Matthew Moroun, vice chairman of Detroit-based...
  • US Ag Exporters Have Ample Container Supplies - For Now
    Container shortages aren't expected to squeeze most U.S. grain and soybean exporters until early next year, but there are already signs of scarcity. Although inbound holiday goods are still delivering ample supplies of containers for Midwest exports, supplies will tighten as container carriers scale back their operations during the typically...
  • Bangladesh Political Violence Blocks Traffic Out of Top Port
    Bangladesh exporters are unable to get their goods out of the country via the Port of Chittagong, the country's busiest port, after trucking companies refused to deliver goods because of vandalism fears, according to reports. No containers were moved out of the port's 16 inland container depots and no trucks from...
  • Miami Targets Bigger Import Market Share
    Miami's new super-post-Panamax gantry cranes arrived in early October.Sometime this year or early next, Florida will replace New York to become the third-largest U.S. state in population. But even with that growing population, Florida still gets about 70 percent of its containerized imports from outside the state. They come in via...
  • 3i Buys Out Scandlines Partner for $223 Million
    U.K. private equity investor 3i has taken control of Scandlines, after buying out the co-owner of the ferry operator, and has refinanced its debt facilities. 3i said it paid Germany's Allianz Capital Partners €165 million (about US$223 million) for its 49 percent stake in the leading Baltic Sea roll-on, roll-off shipping...
  • Dubai Exports Renews Partnership with BDP
    Dubai, Philadelphia, Singapore, November 4, 2013 - BDP International (BDP) today announced that its partnership agreement with Dubai Exports has been renewed for another 12 months. BDP, along with a handful of other select logistics companies, was approved by Dubai Exports to provide world class, value added services and capabilities to exporters...
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Hires Incentives Expert Dan Breen
    PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 4, 2013 - Jones Lang LaSalle has hired Daniel Breen as an executive vice president at its Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., office. Breen will lead the firm's business and economic incentives practice throughout the Northeast, focusing on the New York metropolitan area with an emphasis on the New...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes Sale of 312,000-SF Chicago Industrial Building
    CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 4, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 2801 S. Western Ave. on the near south side of Chicago. The seller, Friedman Realty, was represented by Sally Macoicz of Cushman & Wakefield's Chicago office. The investment buyer was Venture One Real Estate LLC Friedman Realty is an affiliate of Dearborn Wholesale...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Hope on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines eked out a profit in the third quarter and continues to believe the bottom line will improve in the months ahead.
  • Uncertainty haunts yard
    A US shipyard on the brink of closure is poised to hand out more pink slips in the coming weeks even though it is has been approached with a proposal to construct up to eight Jones Act products tankers, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Now Safe to wait
    Safe Bulkers will sit on the sidelines of the newbuilding market this quarter after announcing orders for three vessels, the company's chief executive said.
  • DRYS: delays are 'severe'
    DryShips does not expect Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries to complete four panamax bulkers that are due for delivery in 2014, management warned investors Tuesday.
  • DLNG pulls the trigger
    Dynagas LNG Partners is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) in which it hopes to raise nearly $300m.
  • Lauritzen's OSG deal 'fair'
    J Lauritzen is pleased with a deal with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) to reduce the size of a claim over a tanker charter cancellation.
  • Finnlines slips into red
    Finnish ro-ro owner Finnlines has fallen to a loss in the first nine months.
  • JES branches out
    Chinese shipyard JES International is branching out into the mining sector to help offset losses at its shipbuilding operations.
  • Seaspan tries again
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is back with another share sale less than a month after pulling a previous issue.
  • Export Credit hits record
    Export Credit Norway received a record number of applications in the third quarter as demand for offshore funding grew.
  • Grimaldi gets busier
    Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi is the new CEO and president of Finnlines after Uwe Bakosch resigned.
  • Drugs found on tanker
    Belgian police have seized EUR 3m ($4m) of cocaine on a juice tanker that docked at Zeebrugge.
  • Animal instinct
    Baltic Trading has confirmed a $103m swoop for a pair of capesize vessels.
  • Swiber cashes in
    Singapore-listed Swiber Holdings is set for a $90m windfall after agreeing to sell its controlling stake in a subsea services provider.
  • Stohle makes his case
    Hoegh LNG's CEO Sveinung Stohle says he is "puzzled" by criticism of his company's floating storage and regasification (FSRU) project in Lithuania.
  • Ocean Yield readies divi
    Ocean Yield has cleared the way to introduce its first dividend before the end of the year.
  • Cosco profit slumps
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has seen a collapse in profit as low margin work ate away at its bottom line.
  • Bijela better so far
    Montenegrin shipyard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela has reduced its loss in 2013 as revenue climbed.
  • 3i takes control
    3i Group has bought out Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) to take full ownership of Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines.
  • STX PO raises $35m
    Restructuring STX Pan Ocean has freed $35m of cash by reducing the capital of its LNG subsidiary.
  • Repair aids Sembcorp
    A sharp rise in revenue from shiprepair has helped Sembcorp Marine to an improved third quarter showing.
  • Vard seals Caspian deal
    Vard has clinched a contract to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan-based owner Circle Maritime Invest (CMI).
  • Wreck to be raised
    Salvors are planning a five-hour operation to refloat and remove the holed cargoship Siderfly in the Kiel Canal on Tuesday.
  • Torm narrows range
    Torm has trimmed its full-year loss estimates after a third quarter which saw it achieve a core operating profit while its bottom line stayed red.
  • NOCC stretches two
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) is set to earn more from two vessels after stretching time charter contracts on the pair.
  • Strike three for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers has completed a third successful raid on investors adding a further $300m to its expansion arsenal.
  • Dorian banks $250m
    Oslo-listed Dorian LPG has clinched a $250m share sale in a private placement on the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
  • Iran renews guarantees
    Iran has renewed state guarantees for domestic insurers covering tanker trips to India.
  • Kazakhs eye yards
    Kazakhstan is to construct a new Caspian Sea repair yard in the Mangistau region.
  • Sale gets green light
    The Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal exporting facilities, is to be sold under a long term lease.
  • Tidewater lifts earnings
    Tidewater has reported a strong second quarter to the year with net profit up over 30% year-on-year, it said Monday.
  • Safe books bulker trio
    Safe Bulkers has bolstered its newbuilding orderbook with deals for three new panamax ships at Japanese shipbuilders.
  • Safe suffers in third
    Safe Bulkers looks to have missed out on the recent spike in freight rates with a 40% drop in third quarter results.
  • Greek bulker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a Greek-owned panamax bulk carrier court documents show.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Horizon Lines reports increase in profits
    Horizon's president said the improvement was "driven largely by reduced vessel charter expense, increased non-transportation revenue, lower dry-dock transit and crew-related expenses, and reduced overhead."
  • Q3 revenue growth 'significant' for XPO Logistics
    The company's freight brokerage business generated a revenue of $152.6 million, a 374.4-percent increase from the 2012 period, and revenue for the expedited transportation segment ticked up 5.7 percent to $25.1 million.
  • PSA investing in in Lianyungang container port
    The container terminal has a designed capacity of 2.8 million TEUs and is designed to service the world's mega container vessels. The terminal is expected to commence operations in 2014.
  • Expeditors reports 4% increase in profits
  • Justice in ongoing talks with American, US Airways
    If the carriers want the Department of Justice to drop its antitrust lawsuit opposing the carriers' $11 billion merger, the airlines will have to agree to a few concessions, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
  • LNG Fuel terminal planned in Jacksonville
  • Washington Notebook: CBP works on ACE, modifies simplified-entry pilot
  • NYK invests in Yang Ming Terminal
  • Old Dominion moves to new Albuquerque facility
  • Damco opens warehouse in Indonesia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Strike action to suspend Piraeus's bunkering ops
    Wednesday's protests will postpone same-day deliveries, says source.
  • LNG-fuelled barge wins award
    LNG-electric inland vessels have a bright future, says marine engineer.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Cape Town saw double digit falls on MGO.
  • Avails tight in Rotterdam
    Good activity was seen in the Gibraltar market.
  • China urged to back ECA in Pearl River Delta
    Hong Kong official says ECA status would improve air quality in a region 'shared by 50 million people'.
  • London terminal gets first ship call
    Owner expects rapid take up in first year of operation.
  • Iranian wants more fuel oil to be exported from Kharg
    'Export capacity will be increased to 16,000 barrels per hour', says official.
  • Current methods of verifying bunker deliveries are archaic, says ExxonMobil
    The bunker industry can do a lot better on reassuring customers that they get what they pay for.
  • Fujairah bank ready to support bunker projects
    Bank anticipates 'high funding needs' of projects linked improving bunker facilities and expounding the port.
  • Asian IFO rates mostly stable
    MGO prices, on the other hand, were lacking direction.
  • Aegean conference call
    Third quarter results will be followed by conference call.
  • Huge increase in bunker investigative work
    DNVPS reports about 70% increase in demand for detailed on-board checks 'to ensure that every drop of oil onboard is accounted for'.
  • Numerous tasks ahead for IBIA, says Chairman
    'Finding low sulphur fuel oil will be a challenge', says Neo.
  • Integrated system promises big bunker savings
    Fuel savings of 10% possible, study finds.

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Rome
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Barcelona
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Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
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Lisbon
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The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
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Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
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Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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Miami
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Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
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Trieste
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South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
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Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
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Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
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Ismailia
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IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
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Long Beach
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Milan
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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
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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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