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December 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CSAV stock surges on news of 'business combination' talks with Hapag
  • IMO ballast-water respite in offing, but US insists on its own rules
  • Guangxi's high-speed rail line starts test run on Gulf of Tonkin coast
  • Guangxi Ningming checkpoint trade value up 134pc to US$1.15 billion
  • Xian to build China's first hinterland international transit hub port
  • Drewry says Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement rate hike erodes gains
  • Rising US beef exports exploit Hong Kong, Mexico and Japan sales
  • Maersk to make more from P3 than partners on ship size: Macquarie
  • NYSA reaffirms support of ILA lawsuit against Waterfront Commission
  • M+R Spedag opens second Malaysia office near KL International Airport
  • China's HNCA to buy 35pc of Cargolux, to set up Henan joint venture
  • Chinese companies to build US$650 million air terminal in Nairobi
  • Pilots lose flying skills by over-reliance on computers: FAA report
  • Ethiopian Airlines starts thrice-weekly service to Changi Airport
  • Qantas codeshares with China Southern, adds China Eastern, Cathay links
  • Xian to inaugurate three central Asia 'Silk Road' air services

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • FMC's global regulatory summit to discuss carrier alliances, operational agreements
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV in merger talks
  • NACFS seminar deliberates on pertinent issues
  • NYK Container Line receives METI Award
  • WISTA India to host India's first Women's Sea Congress on Dec. 13
  • India-assembled Harley Davidson Street 750 to be exported
  • Antwerp port brings exclusive art exhibition to Mumbai
  • HAROPA-Port du Havre recognised as an expert in European port information systems
  • MoS expediting award of port projects in current fiscal
  • T&DWU celebrates Golden Jubilee at Kandla Port
  • Vizhinjam looks for port operator again
  • World trade to grow only slightly faster than GDP in 2013: WTO

International Transport Journalweb site
  • First Novosibirsk-Khabarovsk container train underway
  • Contargo takes over Neuss Intermodal Terminal
  • Gebrüder Weiss planning expansion in Bulgaria and Czechia
  • Decision on Eurotunnel's operation of ferry services delayed
  • PIA to KLIA
  • GLS Denmark receives ISO 14000 and 9001 certification
  • Waberer's expands fleet
  • Zim to cooperate further with G6 on transpacific trade
  • Long Beach appoints new commissioner
  • Lufthansa Cargo's second triple 7 in service
  • Gruber Logistics strengthened in Asia
  • Asstra conveys art to Belarus
  • Work on Africa's Nacala road corridor to go ahead
  • K Line to open new office in Myanmar
  • SAA realigns African network
  • New director for the Middle East, India and North Africa

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • Magic pipe costs Diana $1.1 million
  • Grandweld delivers hybrid seismic support vessel
  • Foss Maritime in Alaska JV
  • December 05, 2013 Gladding-Hearn delivers patrol boat to NYPD
  • Carnival brings an admiral on board
  • MaK power for Kleven OCV newbuild
  • MLL awarded $14.2 million MSC contract mod

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • Genco seeks restructuring advisors
    Jefferies and Evercore are in the frame, according to market reports
  • Southeast Asian LNG demand tipped as the one to watch
    Singapore stands out as a regional gas shipping and trading hub
  • Eletson tests bond market with $290m roadshow
    Product tanker operator aims to pay down debt and purchase secondhand vessels
  • Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV hold merger talks
    Proposed tie-up could create the world's fourth-largest box line, overtaking Evergreen
  • Greece is open to proposals for any port, says Varvitsiotis
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shipping minister tells Lloyd's List that government will work with investors in ports
  • The consolidation conundrum
    COMMENT: will Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV merger talks succeed where others have failed?
  • Agent banks are not obliged to share default information
    UK High Court ruling has major implications for syndicated shipping loans
  • Insurers flock to Singapore
    Competition heats up in the Southest Asian marine market
  • Stena Bulk mulls a return to VLCC ownership
    Swedish firm eyes large tonnage after more than a decade out of the market
  • Nigeria approves new box port at Lekki
    Philippines port giant ICTSI will develop the terminal with Tolaram of Singapore
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine orders two very large bulk carriers
    South Korea-based carrier plans to pay $107m for two 210,000 dwt ships
  • Singapore releases Coscol heavylift vessel after two-day detention
    Da Cui Yun is freed after the owner settles its debts
  • NewLead confirms newbuild bulker acquisition
    Debt-for-equity deal paves way for addition to the fleet

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • USC looks to Novorossiysk shipyard
    State-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, backed by the Russian Navy, is making a bid for government support to take over the Novorossiysk shipyard and turn it into a major site for repairs
  • DryShips suspends ATM offering
    George Economou-led DryShips has halted the sale of shares through the 'At The Market' offering launched in early October
  • Color Group to raise finance
    Color Group, parent company of the Oslo-based cruise ferry operator Color Line, is planning to issue unsecured four-year notes in order to refinance maturing debt, the company said in a statement today
  • DFDS waits for final MyFerryLink ruling
    Danish Dover Strait ferry operator DFDS Seaways has cautioned against taking as final the Competition Appeal Tribunal's decision regarding Eurotunnel's sponsored rival MyFerryLink
  • Finland makes icebreaker U-turn
    Finland has reversed a decision in principle to order a new icebreaker from Aker Arctech
  • Fall in China shipbreaking seen
    The number of old vessels bought and dismantled by major Chinese ship demolishers fell 8.9% year-on-year to 1.85M light tonnages in the first ten months in 2013, a report of China National Ship-recycling Association (CNSA) said today
  • COSCO unit lands $54M deal
    COSCO Corp (Singapore) clinched orders for two Panamaxes for an aggregate of $54M
  • Overcapacity may hurt offshore
    Overcapacity could trouble the offshore industry in China, the same way it is currently hurting China's shipbuilding sector, warns Xu Xiulong, deputy manager and chief engineer of COSCO Shipyard at Marintec 2013
  • China Huarong settles suits
    China Huarong Financial Leasing, a Hangzhou-based financial leasing company, has reached an agreement with compatriot Zhejiang Qinfeng Shipping and its affiliated parties to settle lawsuits involving 262M yuan ($43M) over overdue hire payment
  • European naphtha flows to Asia
    Arbitrage for European naphtha cargoes into Asia has been enabled, as low margins on gasoline blending have made European refineries disinclined to blend naphtha
  • Order surge spells shipbuilding trouble
    The increase of orders in Chinese yards this year may not be a good thing for the Chinese shipbuilding industry, said Zhang Shengkun, president of the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers at Marintec 2013

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • Industry's P3 Verdict: Mostly Positive
    WASHINGTON - The majority of public comments sent to the Federal Maritime Commission regarding the proposed P3 Network were supportive of the vessel-sharing alliance among the world's three largest global container lines. The unprecedented vessel-sharing agreement involving Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CMA, if approved by the FMC and...
  • FMC Seeks More Information From P3 Carriers
    WASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission today voted to ask the three largest global container lines for more information on their proposed P3 alliance, stopping the clock on the agency's review of the unprecedented vessel-sharing agreement. Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM can take as long as they want...
  • Survey Finds Little Impact on Shippers From HOS Rules
    New federal rules that cut into trucking productivity did not push rates up for most shippers in the third quarter, according to a survey by Wolfe Research. The third quarter survey found 68 percent of shippers saw no change in truckload spot rates after revised hours of service rules took effect...
  • NY-NJ OKs $105 Million for Port Roads
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized $105 million for design, construction and realignment of parts of five main access roads to marine terminals in the Newark-Elizabeth port complex. The road improvements are part of a years-long, multibillion-dollar infrastructure investment program that also has included dredging port channels...
  • Asian Shippers' Council Applauds Sri Lanka Ban on THC Collection
    The Asian Shippers' Council believes the Sri Lankan government has struck a blow for shippers by making the collection of terminal handling charges and other fees by container shipping lines illegal, effective in 2014. The ban on the charges in the South Asian nation is set to be introduced in January,...
  • Tension Over Dockworker Hiring Mounts in Port of NY-NJ
    Who controls dockworker hiring at the Port of New York and New Jersey? The answer may be decided in court. The New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen's Association filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor from "interference" with the NYSA-ILA contract's hiring provisions. Both...
  • China's Elemental Monopoly
    What started as a rather innocuous blip on supply chain radars within the high-tech industry a couple of decades ago, the topic of rare earth minerals has grown into a true strategic concern for U.S. manufacturers and security. Not to be confused with conflict minerals, rare earth elements, or REEs,...
  • KKR Seeks Buyer for Turkish Ro-Ro Carrier
    U.S. private equity group KKR is seeking a buyer for its majority stake in U.N. Ro-Ro, the Turkish roll-on, roll-off shipping line it acquired in 2007. Goldman Sachs has been hired to sell KKR's 97.6 percent holding in the Istanbul-based carrier, which it bought for €910 million (about US$1.24 billion), Bloomberg...
  • Drewry's Eastbound Trans-Pacific Rate Drops Again
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, Dec. 4, 2013 Full-size image The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles eroded further this week, holding on to only $50 of the $250 per 40-foot-equivalent unit increase seen in mid-November. The rate dropped 5.3 percent or $100 per FEU in the week of...
  • Q&A: Filling the Gaps on Shipper Insurance
    Q: You recently wrote about readers' suggestions that shippers purchase their own cargo insurance for goods moving by rail and motor carrier. In debunking the idea you made reference to the Carmack Amendment. The Carmack Amendment isn't what it used to be, for railroads and motor carriers now can limit their...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV in Talks Over Possible Merger
    Headquarters of Hapag-Lloyd (left) and CSAVHapag-Lloyd and CSAV are in talks over a possible merger that would create the world's fourth largest ocean carrier. The German and Chilean companies are weighing whether "a possible business combination or any other form of association would be of mutual interest," Hapag-Lloyd said in a...
  • NYK Scholarships Offered for 13th Consecutive Year in China
    On November 13, an awards ceremony was held at Shanghai Maritime University(SMU), where 36 students were recognized for their academic excellence andfine demeanor and encouraged to develop themselves into sociallyresponsible and intelligent young Chinese filled with an internationalvision. Those in attendance included Keizo Nagai, NYK corporate officer andchief representative for...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • Dynagas bags $33.8m
    George Procopiou's Dynagas has lined its pockets with more cash after underwriters exercised options for shares in its New York-listed LNG carrier spin-off.
  • Golar shares hit block
    Golar LNG Partners is putting a major block of its shares on the market as it raises funds for a newbuilding and its parent sells down its stake.
  • TMT wins trio's restart
    A US judge has given the green light to restart two combination carriers (OBOs) and a VLCC owned by Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT).
  • SALT scoops resales
    Scorpio Bulkers has firmed up an agreement to acquire seven kamsarmax bulkers that are under construction in China.
  • Genco looks for help
    The recent sale of $520m in bank debt to a group of hedge funds has accelerated efforts by Genco Shipping & Trading to hire a restructuring advisor.
  • CMA CGM hits the road
    CMA CGM appears to be lining up a fundraiser in which it plans to issue EUR 300m ($409.7m) worth of senior unsecured notes.
  • Diana hit with $1m fine
    Diana Shipping has been sentenced to a $1.1m fine in a US oil pollution case, just a fraction of the fine sought by government prosecutors.
  • DB upgrades MLPs
    Two of the most notable master limited partnerships (MLPs) in the shipping arena have landed a nod from an equity analyst at Deutsche Bank.
  • DRYS unplugs ATM
    Shares of George Economou's DryShips gained traction in early trading Thursday after Greek bulker and tanker owner announced plans to suspend an at-the-market (ATM) equity offering.
  • LDC scores again
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) has launched its second raid of the year on the Eurobond markets.
  • Two lost from cargoship
    A search has begun for two seafarers swept from a Wagenborg-managed cargoship off Sweden.
  • Anchorage stake slips
    Anchorage Capital Group has seen its stake in DHT Holdings diluted after a private placement which raised $107m for the tanker owner.
  • Logindo lowers sights
    Indonesian offshore shipowner Logindo Samudramakmur has drastically lowered its expectations for its upcoming IPO.
  • Canada tougher on tankers
    Tanker owners should face unlimited liability for oil spills in Canada, according to a government-appointed panel.
  • UN Ro-Ro up for grabs
    US private equity fund KKR is looking to sell its stake in Turkish shipowner UN Ro-Ro, with a domestic group interested in the holding.
  • PNG in ro-pax fight
    Papua New Guinea (PNG) prime minister Peter O'Neill has ordered the seizure of a new multipurpose vessel from "rogue" state forces in an ownership row.
  • Epic ups the ante
    Epic Gas has placed an order for a pair of gas carriers that will become the largest vessels in its fleet by some distance.
  • Teekay threatens again
    Teekay Corp is still evaluating possible legal action against South Korean yard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding over a delay in receiving refund guarantees and construction contracts on up to 12 tankers.
  • Pirates face trial
    Nine Somali men suspected of attacking the Torm Kansas last month are to be tried in the Seychelles.
  • HMM books VLOCs
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is the second struggling Korean owner in as many weeks to place a surprise order for large bulkers.
  • Cargoship hard aground
    A Finnish general cargoship has gone hard aground off the island of Kemio, Finland, but no pollution has been reported.
  • G6 plus one
    Israel's Zim is in talks to deepen its cooperation with the G6 group of container lines.
  • Fire in the hold
    A German general cargoship has been hit by a blaze in the port of King's Lynn in the UK.
  • Jadrolinija in fuel deal
    Croatian oil and gas company INA has signed a new bunker supply deal with ferry group Jadrolinija worth close to HRK 350m ($62.2m).
  • IMO alters BWMC dates
    The IMO has agreed to revise the implementation schedule for the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC).
  • Lines in merger talks
    Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV have confirmed they are in talks about a possible merger.
  • SDLP prices offering
    Seadrill Partners has revised its recently announced fund raising exercise in a move that will see its parent contribute more.
  • Extra SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers has snapped up five kamsarmax newbuilding resales at China's Hudong-Zhonghua in advance of its New York initial public offering, market sources say.
  • Pan Ocean drops STX
    STX Pan Ocean is to drop the STX pre-fix from its name as part of its restructuring effort.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • Congress introduces gas tax hike
    "The Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act" calls for a 15-cent gas tax to be phased in across three years. It is expected to raise $170 billion over the next decade.
  • Public comments to FMC mixed on impact of P3
    The Federal Maritime Commission has released 83 pages of comments from shippers, ports, government officials and others about the proposal by Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM to create a global P3 Network on the major East-West trade lanes.
  • NEWSFLASH: FMC asks for more information from P3; delays effective date
    The Federal Maritime Commission voted Thursday to approve a request for additional information from the parties to the proposed P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement - Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM.
  • Zim, G6 discussing expanded transpacific cooperation
    "Joint ventures are part of Zim's ongoing strategy," Rafael Ben-Ari, Zim's vice president, shipping, said. "Our aim, as always, is to improve the services to our customers." Any cooperative agreement will be subject to FMC approval.
  • Teamsters to meet to discuss YRC contract
  • Millard Maritime partners with HELM
  • UPS automates C.O.D. process for customers
  • U.S. exports reach $192.7 billion in October
    The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday reported that the country's exports of goods and services for October reached an "all-time monthly high" of $192.7 billion, up from $189.3 billion in September, with record petroleum exports.
  • Sweden offers trade facilitation training in Africa
  • Countries step up fight against illegal ivory trade
  • Pharmaceutical distribution law takes effect
  • China disputes U.S. antidumping methodologies
  • Shipment of radioactive cargo recovered in Mexico
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV holding merger talks

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2013
  • Brightoil suspends Geneva, Rotterdam operations to cut costs
    Move also aimed at streamlining business and focusing on Asia, says firm.
  • Foss Maritime in Alaska joint venture
    New company to address growing demand for marine services in the Arctic.
  • Prices soften in Fujairah
    Fujairah: Earliest deliveries were possible from December 9.
  • Prices movements mixed in European markets
    Normal operations in Hamburg despite strong winds.
  • Singapore bunker prices still undercutting Fujairah
    But differential is narrowing.
  • 'Tepid' bunker demand as fuel stocks climb
    Singapore onshore fuel oil stocks at a seven-week high.
  • Asian bunker prices relatively stable
    Low to average demand in Singapore.
  • Navy fraud rising to millions of dollars
    Company inflated bunker prices and forged invoices.
  • Fuel savings accrue with two-speed gearbox
    But unit aimed at ships with 'multiple operational modes'.
  • Offshore firm adds hybrid vessel to fleet
    Ship can run on diesel-mechanical, diesel-electric and hybrid mode, says shipbuilder.
  • New LNG carrier design in the offing
    Concept uses gas-powered system to drive ship.
  • High bunker prices push research houses closer together
    Firms aim to get ahead in emerging ship performance monitoring market.
  • Chinese ship released from arrest
    Prompt release for Cosco Shipping vessel.

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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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