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April 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison: Hong Kong docks 'returning to normal' as strike continues
  • CSAV to buy seven containerships from Samsung for US$570 million
  • Tianjin targets port container throughput of 13 million TEU in 2013
  • EPA issues tougher Vessel General Permits to take effect in December
  • MOL seafarer training moves from theory to practice on 6 working ships
  • Despite territorial disputes, South Korea, Japan, China begin FTA talks
  • Global Port Tracker: Don't expect European economies to recover in 2013
  • Tacoma up 47pc in February to 195,743 TEU, imports surge 62pc
  • Singapore Maritime Week opens with conferences, networking activities
  • Malaysian February exports fall to 3-year low, hit by Chinese New Year
  • Russia bans most Canadian, Mexican meat suppliers over feed additive
  • Krishnapatnam Port expects cargo and revenue to grow 40pc this year
  • Israel's Ashdod profit up tenfold due to absence of previous expense
  • Beirut transshipments boost volume 15.1pc to 173,288 TEU in 2012
  • Jordan's ACT completes phase 1 of US$140 million terminal expansion
  • Singapore-Zurich daily flights offered by Swiss WorldCargo May 12
  • DHL to develop US$50 million multi-user hub in Sagamihara, Tokyo
  • Missouri votes for rebates for forwarders moving exports out of state

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Asia-Australia loops consolidated by partners
  • CaroTrans expands Shanghai to US LCL service network with direct Atlanta service & a second weekly service to New York
  • FreightOSTM announces new era of automation for global freight industry
  • Hanjin won't be building new container terminal in Jacksonville
  • MSC to sell 35 pc of terminal division to Global Infrastructure Partners
  • JN Port handles 4.26 m TEUs, 64.50 mt in 2012-13
  • KoPT traffic dips 7.8 pc in FY13
  • KPT handles a stupendous 93.63 mt in 2012-13
  • NMPT completes civil works on petro products berth
  • South Central Railway posts 8 pc growth in freight
  • Govt asks Customs to clear perishable farm products fast
  • St. Britto's College signs MoU with Bharathiar University

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singapore enhances connectivity to Myanmar
  • SAS opens door to the US west coast for Scandinavia
  • FCS and Leisure Cargo become business partners
  • DHL invests in logistics hub outside Tokyo
  • Damco expands activities in Cambodia
  • Österreichische Post increases stake in M&BM Express in...
  • Romania's freight railway for sale
  • Maritime industry heads to Singapore
  • No agreement in Hong Kong
  • Change in management of the Volga-Dnepr Group
  • Maersk Line exceeds expectations
  • New highway security initiative in Mexico
  • Europe: only UK noting more truck registrations
  • Globaltrans and Metalloinvest sign new transport contract

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Ingalls achieves DDG 1001 hangar milestone
  • Ensco goes back to Keppel FELS for another Bigfoot
  • Teekay Tankers orders LR2 product tankers at STX
  • Indonesia releases Skaugen vessel after six months detention
  • New ownership structure for Cecon's Davie newbuilds
  • Wärtsilä to supply design and equipment for four MPSVs
  • Topaz AHTS newbuilds have MAN L27/38 power

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Port of Vancouver, USA warns of possible rate hikes
  • US goods/services exports post gains during February
  • Portland Airport program feeds hungry Portlanders
  • Coos Bay Short Line wins rail association honor
  • General Motors taps Maersk as top supplier for 2013

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Somali piracy has not gone away, says Hinchliffe
    Pirates have changed tactics in Indian Ocean but they are still a threat to shipping, warns ICS secretary-general
  • Salvors seek better equipment and systems for Arctic shipping
    ISU calls on experts developing polar code to make towing brackets and oil recovery systems mandatory on all ships
  • Agreement on search and rescue is key
    Shipowners keen to look at either voluntary or mandatory reporting systems as ice melt allows activity outside Russia's exclusive economic zone
  • Russia warned over decision to drop NSR ice class requirements
    Drive to attract larger dry bulk shipments in the northern sea route sees Russia plan for transit of vessels with no ice class notation
  • Pondering the Polar Code
    A set of rules to help stipulate the shape of Arctic shipping is taking too long to be finalised
  • Historic moment for LNG as Umm Slal docks in Singapore
    Delivery by Qatari vessel set to spark new trade lane in region
  • MISC reported to have sold two VLCCs as tanker business slumps
    Malaysian owner hampered by low freight rates and overcapacity
  • Global commons, please
    The LR, Quinetiq and Strathclyde study offers a cautionary tale of a protectionist future
  • Potential for chaos as Europe ponders tighter supply chain security rules
    Container lines, shippers and forwarders are becoming increasingly alarmed about plans for a new European Union advance cargo information regime and the way it may be implemented
  • Box lines urge Europe to re-think cargo screening rules
    World Shipping Council spells out risks of over-complex freight data requirements
  • Crystal clear
    As Lloyd's Register produces its Global Marine Trends 2030, the growth in Asian prosperity is evident
  • German transport minister backs shipping
    Tax breaks and subsidies will continue, Ramsauer confirms
  • Ceva Logistics downgraded by S&P
    Despite a rise in revenue, Netherlands-based company missed scheduled interest payments
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: suezmaxes to suffer as VLCCs get an Asian boost
    Lloyd's Register report maps out the energy shipping sector's future
  • Los Angeles completes 10-year dredging project
    Port's main channel deepened to enable it to handle super-post panamax boxships
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: bigger boxships with Intra-Asian growth to dominate
    Lloyd's register report shows Intra-Asian transhipments will grow at a faster pace than Europe
  • Lloyd Fonds books $3m annual loss
    Extraordinary general meeting due on Wednesday
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: emerging nations to reap benefits of next shipbuilding boom
    South Korea seen as in danger of falling behind
  • Damco expands in Cambodia
    AP Moller-Maersk arm opens second container freight station warehouse
  • Jebel Ali now ready for multiple 18,000 teu boxships
    Dredging project will allow 10 Triple-E size vessels to berth simultaneously
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: setting three scenes
    Researchers look at potential shipping trends from 2010 to 2030
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: one-off incidents that could affect global trade
    Predictions warn of major disruptive forces that could have a profound impact on shipping
  • Global Marine Trends: China to own more than a third of world's merchant tonnage by 2030
    Lloyd's Register-led forecast for future marine trade paints positive outlook for maritime trade as economies grow
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: Asia to take lion's share
    By 2030, the region's economic dominance will be assured, but a protectionist future would greatly curb its potential for maritime trade growth

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Chinese cargo boom seen multiplying through 2030
    SEABORNE trade from China is likely to increase markedly by 2030, a report published by three UK organisations predicted today, giving the country ever more importance in shipping
  • Paragon returns to NASDAQ
    MICHAEL Bodouroglou-led Paragon Shipping has confirmed that it will switch back from the New York Stock Exchange to NASDAQ later this month
  • 'Very poor return', but box profits return
    SLIM GAINS, but profits nonetheless, returned to the box sector in FY12, which sparked mild optimism from a London-based consultancy
  • PEMEX agrees to oil cargoes to China
    MEXICO has agreed to export 30,000 barrels per day of crude to China for two years beginning this month, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • HOSCO ship arrested in US
    AN ARREST warrant has been issued for the HOSCO-owned bulker Hebei Shijiazhuang in Norfolk, Virginia, over allegations of unpaid bunker bills
  • STX O&S confirms orders from Teekay and Norden
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding today confirmed that Teekay Tankers has ordered four 113,000dwt Aframax tankers
  • Singapore investment rises for LNG schemes
    TEMASEK Holdings, the investment vehicle of the Singapore government, has set up a company to tap growing LNG demand in the Asia Pacific
  • Fund mulls STX Pan Ocean acquisition
    A PRIVATE equity fund led by Korea Development Bank has taken the first steps towards acquiring a controlling stake in STX Pan Ocean, the country's biggest drybulk carrier
  • Indian Ocean route unveiled
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line said it plans to start a new Indian Ocean service with United Africa Feeder Line, beginning later this month
  • Profits rebound seen for Chinese box liners
    CHINA'S box carriers will return to profits in 2Q13, a survey by Shanghai International Shipping Institute has predicted
  • ASL contests claim over BLT asset
    SINGAPORE-listed ASL Marine Holdings said it will "vigorously challenge" a Batam court order restricting transfer of ownership or lease of a BLT asset

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • LCL Logistix Launches India-Europe Service
    LCL Logistix has launched a new less-than-containerload groupage service from India to the Baltics and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The service operates from LCL Logistix's container freight station in India's Nhava Sheva container port, using weekly sailings to Klaipeda, Lithuania's Baltic port. On arrival, containers are transferred to the capital,...
  • Kansas City Southern Partners With Mexican Steel Industry
    Kansas City Southern has partnered with CANACERO, the national chamber of the iron and steel industry in Mexico, to prepare for the growth of the Mexican steel industry and develop strategies for dealing with international markets. "The growth of near shoring has created new automotive and appliance factories in Mexico," said...
  • Days Long Ship Delays Reported at Hong Kong's HIT
    Strikes by dockworkers for better pay and conditions at the Port of Hong Kong have now entered their 13th day with little sign of resolution. Shipment delays to and from Hong Kong are ongoing as productivity at facilities run by Hongkong International Terminals - a subsidiary of global port giant Hutchison...
  • Google, LinkedIn and Adobe to Focus on Revenue Generation at TMSA Conference
    PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. - The Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA), a leading resource for professional development, networking, business intelligence and best practices for professionals in the transportation and logistics industry, will hold its Annual Conference June 9-11, 2013 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort and Spa, in Ponte Vedra Beach,...
  • Security Industry Association and ASIS International to Sign MOU
    SILVER SPRING, Md. - Senior leadership of ASIS International (ASIS) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will formally announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at ISC West. The objective of the MOU is to...
  • Teletrac Embraces FMCSA's Final Rule With a Fully Compliant Hours of Service Solution
    GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Teletrac Inc., a 25-year veteran award-winning GPS fleet tracking and telematics software provider, is happy to announce that its long-running hours of service (HOS) software solution will be fully compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) final rule beginning July 2013. Teletrac's all-inclusive solution will...
  • Nichols Named Director of MoDOT
    Dave Nichols, MoDOT's new director.The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has named Dave Nichols director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Nichols has served as interim MoDOT director since March 21. He assumed the interim director position after the resignation of Kevin Keith, who left MoDOT for a medical leave of...
  • Caribbean Shipowners Association Postpones April Rate Hike
    Member carriers of the Caribbean Shipowners Association have postponed the rate increase scheduled for April 28 to June 16. The increase is applicable to all contract and tariff rates, northbound and southbound, between the U.S. and all CSA Caribbean Basin service destinations. The hike will be $75 per 20-foot container and $150...
  • US Gains Parity With Mexico in Near-Sourcing Shifts
    The U.S. has become equally attractive as Mexico to shippers looking to near-shore production, or shift manufacturing closer to the American consumption market, according to a global consulting firm. Thirty-seven percent of the roughly 140 manufacturers surveyed this year named Mexico and the U.S. as the most attractive near-soucing location, followed...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Prices Show Slight Shifts
    Bunker Fuel Prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high sulfur bunker fuel in Rotterdam rose 0.1 percent or 80 cents in the week of April 5, while low sulfur spot rates inched down 0.04 percent or 23 cents, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM...
  • U.S. Imports From Southeast Asia Jump
    U.S. trans-Pacific containerized imports Full-size image U.S. trans-Pacific containerized imports from Southeast Asia jumped by 6.7 percent in January 2013 to 150,879 20-foot equivalent containers from 141,426 in January 2012, according to preliminary data from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Overall U.S. trans-Pacific imports, including those from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the...
  • No Talks in Sight as Hong Kong Port Strike Continues
    A strike at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal in the Port of Hong Kong has entered a 12th day, with no negotiations planned to resolve the dispute, BBC reports. Dockworkers and crane operators are requesting a pay increase of nearly 20 percent to keep up with inflation over the past decade....
  • DP World Completes Dredging Project at Jebel Ali
    DP World has completed its dredging project at Jebel Ali port, which deepened the draft, allowing the port to handle bigger ships. The dredging added to the expansion work currently under way at the United Arab Emirates port, which will add 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units of new capacity to Container Terminal...
  • North American Containerized Exports Fall
    Containerized exports from North America to overseas markets fell almost 8 percent month-to-month to 1,122,700 20-foot-equivalent units in January 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd. Export volume was also down 4 percent from January 2012. All overseas markets showed both month-to-month and year-over year drops in January,...
  • Oakland Port Official to Join Trade Mission to China
    Deborah Ale Flint, Port of Oakland's acting executive director, will join the California state trade mission to China, which will be led by California's Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and coordinated by the Bay Area Council, of which the port is a member. Ale Flint will join the mission in Beijing...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • MISC backs bid
    Malaysian shipowner MISC has urged shareholders to accept an improved takeover offer for the company even though it believes it "not fair".
  • Paragon makes stock switch
    Greece's Paragon Shipping is switching its listing from the New York Stock Exchange to save money.
  • Doun Kisen sells duo
    Japan's Doun Kisen is tipped to have offloaded two bulkers, including a capesize, in deals worth almost $40m.
  • Teekay in no rush
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers has 18 months to declare all its 12 optional LR2 tankers at STX in Korea.
  • Farstad joins the party
    Farstad has clinched a new long-term charter contract with Petrobras that will see one of its platform supply vessels leave the overcrowded North Sea.
  • Norgas Cathinka freed
    The IM Skaugen gas carrier involved in a fatal collision with an Indonesian ferry last year has finally been freed.
  • Sniff at a recovery
    Martin Stopford has compared shipping investors with drug addicts and alcoholics amid a warning industry dynamics could tempt owners to relapse into old habits.
  • Dutch ship sinks trawler
    A French trawler has sunk after being in a collision with a Dutch cargoship.
  • Strong growth ahead
    A new study into future trends in shipping has predicted strong growth in the sector up to 2030.
  • Rickmers Linie sees double
    Rickmers-Linie has chartered in a second multipurpose heavylift vessel for its Europe to India line.
  • Lloyd Fonds red again
    Impairment charges kept Lloyd Fonds in the red during 2012.
  • KDB to sell DSME stake?
    Korea Development Bank (KDB) could opt to sell its holding in shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), according to local business media reports.
  • Songa scoops tanker duo
    Croatian shipyard Brodotrogir says it has signed a deal with Arne Blystad's Songa Shipping to build two chemical carriers.
  • 25 capes in waiting
    Newbuilding orders in the first quarter of 2013 have come in 40% ahead of what depressed markets demand with at least 25 new capesizes believed imminent, RS Platou Markets says.
  • Jefferies sounds cape alarm
    Jefferies has warned owners about an upturn in capesize newbuilding activity as fresh contracts have outflanked deliveries so far this year.
  • Ferry probe extended
    The UK's investigation into Eurotunnel's ownership of former SeaFrance ferries has been extended.
  • Captain apologetic
    China Cosco bigwig Wei Jiafu has said sorry to shareholders and pledged the company will turn its fortunes around after two years in the red.
  • Norwegians score in Brazil
    Dof has joined two other major Norwegian owners in penning a long-term charter with Petrobras as part of the Brazilian oil giant's delayed platform supply vessel tender.
  • Bids in for Scandlines
    Three offers have been lodged for private equity-owned Baltic ferry operator Scandlines.
  • Duo depart ALG
    All Leisure Group is losing two top executives as part of move to cut out over $2m in costs.
  • Three die on cargoship
    Three Syrian crew have died of asphyxiation on a cargoship off Oman.
  • Capital's latest signing
    US financial heavyweight Oaktree Capital has taken a major chunk of Capital Product Partners following a private placement.
  • BWO stretches two
    BW Offshore (BWO) has agreed contract extensions for two of its floating production storage and offloading units off Nigeria.
  • Idan Ofer on the move?
    Speculation is mounting in Israel that shipping billionaire Idan Ofer is planning to move to London.
  • KDB spurs STX PO
    STX Pan Ocean was on the rise this morning after it emerged Korea Development Bank has begun looking into a takeover of the loss-making owner.
  • STX seals Teekay deal
    Korean shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed the first four of Teekay Tankers' potential 16-ship order spree.
  • Wartsila wins Bumi quartet
    Finnish group Wartsila will design and power four new multipurpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Malaysia's Bumi Armada.
  • VTTI backs Cyprus
    VTTI has reaffirmed its support and commitment to Cyprus where it is establishing a major oil storage terminal.
  • Laliotis tanker targeted
    A Laliotis-controlled MR products tanker has reportedly been attacked by robbers off the coast of Nigeria.
  • Petrobras extends trio
    Petrobras has agreed to extend the charters on a series of three PSVs owned by Norwegian shipowners.
  • Temasek targets LNG
    Temasek Holdings, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, has established a new investment unit that will focus on LNG.
  • Evergreen in reshuffle
    Taiwanese liner giant Evergreen says it is looking to improve its service in the Eastern Mediterranean area.
  • Miclyn builds backlog
    Miclyn Express Offshore has tied up two of its offshore support vessels on two-year charters in Thailand.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Cass: Freight shipments, expenditures up in March
    Freight volume jumped significantly in March, both year-over-year and from February, continuing a trend of strong growth in the first half of the year, though Cass warned of recent historically softening in the second half
  • Progress coming on International Services Agreement
    Trade advocates encouraged by discussion between 47 nations over long-needed international services pact, which will center on market access and rules for cross-border data flow in the digital age
  • Hong Kong dockworker strike continues into 11th day
    Strike at Hutchison container terminal in Hong Kong continues as government steps in to try to resolve problems between 500 dockworkers and employers, with service providers suggesting strike is affecting cargo operations
  • Detector dogs to help U.S. FSW search for smuggled wildlife
    U.S. wildlife agency to use detector dogs to sniff out goods from threatened animals, like elephant ivory and rhino horn, at key port of entry, extending the program from its traditional uses, like preventing bombs and drugs
  • Action apparel retailer Fox to use Menlo in Europe
  • Carriers plan rate hike from U.S. to Australia, New Zealand
  • Chinese flu no threat to trade
  • FAA delays tower closure date
  • Drewry: 2013 carrier profits rest on cost cutting, price discipline
  • Hapag-Lloyd to launch Med-U.S. East Coast string
  • BCO fleets shouldn't be hampered by HOS changes
  • Supply chain growth drives real estate investment
  • Boeing finishes final battery test
  • U.S. exports reach $186 billion in February
  • Chinese shipper guilty of illegal rhino horn imports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Dynamic Oil Trading hires three new bunker traders
    All three traders took up their roles with Dynamic Oil Trading on April 8.
  • Strong demand in Fujairah bunker hub
    Players report tight avails.
  • Crude supports Rotterdam market
    Mediterranean ports see most prices soften.
  • Shipping markets can expect long term growth
    The rise of emerging countries and new consumer classes will transform the sector by 2030.
  • Bunker sales in Singapore not expected to fall further
    SSA executive expects bunker sales to remain stable.
  • WFS files for ship arrest over 'unpaid' bunker bill
    Fuel was delivered to Chinese bulk carrier.
  • EU allays ports' ECA concerns
    Funds available to support innovative projects.
  • Slow steaming hits bunker demand in Americas
    Market sources point to role of efficiency measures in weakening demand.
  • South Korea's largest oil storage terminal starts operations
    $500 million facility took two years to build and has a total capacity of 1.3 million cubic metres.
  • Asian bunker markets lack direction
    The price of 380 cSt material fell in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
  • DNVPS establishes new R&D laboratory
    Singapore laboratory with focus on R&D will 'delve deeper into fuel related issues onboard ships'.
  • Arrested bunker tankers up for sale in Singapore
    The vessels will be sold by the Singapore Supreme Court on April 17 via a sealed-bid auction.
  • Yujin Shipping sells bunker tanker
    Part of proceeds will help repay an existing bank loan.
  • New LNG firm set up in Singapore
    Firm to focus on trading and exploration, storage, processing and shipping of LNG.
  • SK Energy to supply 500 cSt product
    SK Energy will focus on supplying vessels plying between the US West Coast, China and South Korea.
  • Baltic Sea may be first to adopt LNG bunkering
    Norwegian government to 'conduct research in the sphere of LNG fuels and introduce corresponding technologies'.
  • Bunker spill detected along Sao Paulo coast
    Beaches affected but clean up operation underway.

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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
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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
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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
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Civitavecchia
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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
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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
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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
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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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