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August 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL suffers US$15.3 million net loss after $166 million profit last year
  • Carriers move to raise freight rates in many trades with immediate effect
  • NOL narrows operational loss to US$120 million, revenues decline 6pc
  • Horizon Lines narrows quarterly loss despite 6pc fewer containers
  • Matson pre-tax profit up 9.9pc to US$34 million, revenues rise 3.5pc
  • Asia-Europe supply and demand remains weak despite July freight rate hikes
  • Xinjiang Korgas checkpoint first half up 30.4pc to 9.82 million tonnes
  • Hong Kong environmentalists call for more stringent vehicle inspections
  • Provincial authorities launch, coordinate logistics development schemes
  • Guangzhou Sunshine Logistics moves heavy hydro electric gear to Turkey
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau daily truck loads hit 4,000 after month of reform
  • Agility's second quarter net profit surges 50pc to US$40.2 million
  • 'K' Line starts truck milk run service to collect autoparts in India
  • BILK Kombiterminal first Hungarian terminal to join InlandLinks
  • Singapore MPA clarifies who are seafarers under UN's new labour rules
  • South Carolina county to slow-poke terminal planners: Speed up or else
  • Lufthansa Cargo profit up 27pc despite less cargo and 9.9pc fewer sales
  • Fire guts Nairobi airport, domestic terminal untouched, cargo to resume
  • Air France-KLM reduces cargo loss, 200 freight handlers expected to go
  • Air Partner evacuates oil workers from Cairo as danger mounts in Egypt
  • Embraer E2 extends wingspan to cut fuel, lengthens to boost payload

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Britain issues security alert to shipping cos operating off Yemeni coast
  • Essar Shipping registers consolidated net profit of 19.41 cr. in Q1
  • Liberia launches online MLC complaints resolution form for seafarers
  • Panama Canal expansion to be more than 60 pc complete this month
  • ADANI Vapi trade apprised of the advantages of Hazira Port
  • Afghanistan strikes port deal with Iran to avoid Pakistan
  • Day-long strike hits operations at Kakinada ports
  • MTHL fails to attract bidders yet again
  • Concern over mispricing of goods to stash dollars abroad
  • Govt mulls cut in iron ore export duty to boost exports
  • Govt not to ban onion exports, says domestic price rise due to other factors
  • Govt removes import duty on rice bran oil
  • INR pares early losses after govt action, still lower than Tuesday
  • IFFCO plants trees as part of I-Day celebrations

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • New deepwater oil discovery for Petrobras
  • Brazilian yard building three Incat Crowther DSVs
  • CIT Maritime Finance in third deal with Alterna
  • SPP Shipbuilding adds two more for Irish owner
  • Dockwise Vanguard gets drydocking gig
  • EMAS AMC lands first job for new flagship
  • Petters: Avondale could yet build Jones Act tankers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Move may spell trouble for Everett Port Commissioner
  • Goods, services export numbers climb during month of June
  • Trucking group pleased with FMCSA clarification of ruling
  • Tacoma named top port for ease of doing business
  • Matson quarterly totals up over previous year

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • P3 is cost-focused just like G6, says OOCL's Alan Tung
    Mega-alliance is essentially no different from its rival, claims acting chief financial officer
  • UK gives go ahead for floating armouries
    Government issues 50 licences but acceptable standard remains unclear, says BIMCO
  • Charter expiries hit Teekay Tankers' second quarter
    Owner is optimistic of ultimately recovering loss on Nobu Su loan but records provision
  • Ardmore executes fleet expansion plan
    Two product tankers now on option from SSP, South Korea, bringing total to eight
  • Great Eastern Shipping boosted by product tankers and offshore trade
    Indian carrier's product tanker time charter yield jumps 37% year on year
  • Teekay LNG remains upbeat despite revenue drop
    Higher number of offhire days blamed for distributable cashflows of $55.4m
  • Thamesport loses three deepsea services
    Transatlantic express shift to Southampton 'will improve schedule reliability'
  • Cash-rich Sinotrans Shipping stays in black due to deposits gain
    Dry bulk unit's net profit amounts to $1.6m, thanks to $11.9m finance income
  • ICTSI posts first-half 20% rise in revenue
    New operations in Pakistan and Indonesia help lift port terminals' throughput to 3m teu
  • North P&I and Sunderland Marine merger mooted
    Possible union would create one of the largest mutual marine insurers, say firms
  • Matson moving forward with ship replacement plans
    Jones Act 2,800 teu boxships expected to cost $200m apiece
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen deepsea ro-ro volumes rebound
    Optimising and adjusting tonnage to market demand remains a key focus, says chief
  • EU Chamber of Commerce slams unequal VAT treatment in China
    New Chinese tax regime creating 'highest concern' in European shipping community, says trade group
  • OOCL slips into red with $22.6m loss
    Hong Kong carrier confident of peak season
  • Eagle Bulk narrows losses in second quarter
    Nasdaq-listed operator hit by tough supramax market, but scores gains on operating costs
  • Dryships posts $18.2m loss in second quarter
    George Economou-led owner pledges shares in Ocean Rig to ease payment terms on loans
  • Students scale new heights in shipbroking exams
    Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers celebrates a milestone as 300 students complete exams

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Wilhelmsen: volume drop levelling out
    NORWAY'S Wilh. Wilhelmsen, the listed vehicle carrier and logistics company controlled by Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, said today a year-long drop in vehicle volume has levelled off
  • Yemen port threat now seen as exaggeration
    YEMEN'S government exaggerated its report that it broke up a plot by Al-Qaeda to seize the southern port of Mukalla, an IHS Global Insight assessment concluded today
  • OOIL drops into the red in 1H13
    HONG KONG-listed OOIL, parent of OOCL, said today it sank into the red in 1H13, mainly because box volume, freight income per teu and non-shipping business have all dropped
  • US approves LNG exports
    THE US LNG sector is expected to benefit from a third export facility that has been approved by the Obama administration
  • Matson posts profits of $20.1M
    HONOLULU-based Matson nearly tripled its profits year on year in 2Q13
  • GLDD loses $25.2M
    DREDGING operator Great Lakes Dredge & Dock said today it lost $25.2M in 2Q13, primarily because of losses within its demolition unit
  • Ardmore expands fleet
    ARDMORE Shipping, the newly minted 'eco' design tanker specialist that started trading on the NYSE after its IPO last week, confirmed today its first newbuilding orders as a public company
  • GE Shipping profits rise 35%
    GREAT Eastern Shipping said today lower expenses helped it to 35.4% more profits for its April-June quarter year on year
  • Ocean Rig surges
    OCEAN Rig UDW turned in bumper 2Q13 net profits of $38.76M, a reversal from $2.8M in net losses from a year ago
  • Rio's profits crash by 71%
    RIO TINTO said its profits were 71% lower in 1H13 than in the first half of 2012, but pointed out that iron ore shipments out of its Pilbara port remain at record levels
  • CIT loan backs Alterna deal
    PRIVATE equity group Alterna Capital Partners has secured a five-year senior secured facility of $61
  • China tests polar route
    COSCO Shipping is today beginning the first test sailing of a Chinese cargo ship over a 2,936nm polar route to Europe
  • Modec raises forecast
    MODEC, the Japanese floating production systems contractor, today increased its forecast for 1H13 profits by 42.5% to ¥5.7Bn ($59M)
  • SCS wins Tenaga deal
    SHANGHAI Changhang Shipping, the bulker-operating unit of Sinotrans & CSC, said today it has signed a $45M coal contract of affreightment with Malaysian electricity company Tenaga Nasional
  • China's commodity imports soared in July
    CHINA's commodity imports posted mostly double-digit rises in July, customs statistics showed today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Analysts Downplay Impact of Colombo's New Container Terminal
    The opening of a new container terminal at Colombo in Sri Lanka, designed to attract transshipment traffic, is unlikely to have a serious impact on the dynamics of liner shipping in the Indian Ocean, analysts say. The $500 million Colombo International Container Terminal started operations Monday. With its deep draft and...
  • Study: Deficient Language Skills Hurting New Zealand Exporters
    New Zealand exporters are operating at a serious disadvantage because of a lack of language and cultural awareness skills, according to a new study. The DHL Express NZ exporter survey found that exporters faced serious business challenges because, where English is not the primary language of the market they export to,...
  • Master Plan Approved for Port of Los Angeles
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners today approved a new port master plan, updating the Port of Los Angeles's development policies and procedures for the first time in more than three decades. The new plan incorporates previous amendments and anticipated future changes to the use of property within the coastal...
  • CEVA's Profit Up, Revenue Down in Second Quarter
    CEVA Holdings today reported net income in the second quarter of 2013 of $197 million, up from $106 million in the second quarter of 2012. The gain was partially driven by a debt exchange transaction and the reversal of accrued interest expenses of $93 million that had been waived as part of...
  • It's Really Happening: Customs' ACE Nears the Home Stretch
    WASHINGTON - It's still more than three years away, but completion of Customs and Border Protection's long-delayed major cargo-processing system appears to be in sight. The agency plans on fully implementing the Automated Commercial Environment on Oct. 1, 2016, but that's largely dependent on Congress giving Customs roughly $420 million to finish...
  • US Customs Releases Schedule for ACE Deployment
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a schedule for completing trade processing capabilities in its automated commercial environment by the end of 2016. ACE consolidates, automates and modernizes border processing, and when complete, will provide a single access point to connect the trade community with Customs and partner government agencies....
  • CSX Purchases Phosphate Export Facility in Florida
    CSX has acquired Eastern Associated Terminal in Tampa, Fla., from Ingram Barge. The phosphate export facility is adjacent to CSX Transportation's Rockport terminal on Tampa Bay, and the combined entity will be called Rockport Terminals. The deepwater port facilities on Tampa Bay will be used for exporting phosphate from Central Florida's Bone...
  • Rising Profits Power Swift Purchase of Central Refrigerated
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, expanded its refrigerated freight business by acquiring Central Refrigerated Service. Swift, a $3.5 billion company, paid $189 million in cash and assumed $36 million in capital lease obligations to acquire the $453 million temperature-controlled carrier. The acquisition gives Swift "immediate scale" in what the carrier...
  • Trucking Federation Honors YRC Worldwide's Kelley with Halladay Award
    Arlington, Va. - During their recent annual meeting the Trucking Association Executives Council honored J. Michael Kelley, chief sustainability officer and vice president of external affairs for YRC Worldwide Inc., with the distinguished J.R. "Bob" Halladay Award for his long time dedication to, and continued support of, the TAEC. The Halladay Award, named...
  • AirCargoGroup (ACG) joins Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) as a main vendor sponsor to provide Global Wholesale Airfreight Services
    05 August, 2013 The Global Project Logistics Network is the largest and most recognized, non-exclusive, projects logistics network specializing in international project movements and specialized lifts. www.gpln.net "It is a win-win partnership, our enrolment to GPLN allows our offices access to the world of Projects and Heavy lift professionals, while ACG can now...
  • AVEVA explains how 3D laser scanning can help shipyards survive the downturn
    Manchester, UK - 8 August 2013: AVEVA today announced its publication of a new business paper - 'On the Beam: How 3D laser scanning technology brings new opportunities in ship refitting and conversion'. In this paper, AVEVA examines how rapid, accurate and non-intrusive 3D laser surveying can increase shipyard capabilities to meet the coming surge...
  • Matson's Profit Soared in Second Quarter
    Matson reported net income of $20.1 million for the second quarter of 2013, a jump from $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the Honolulu-based ocean carrier and logistics company was $416.6 million, increasing from $394.2 million in the same period last year. "We had another solid quarter, driven...
  • FMCSA Clarifies 'Short-Haul' Exemption to HOS Rules
    Following a federal court decision, regulators say they will "immediately" cease enforcing a rule requiring short-haul truck drivers to take daily 30-minute breaks. A federal appeals court Aug. 2 struck down the break requirement in new truck driver hours of service rules - but only for short-haul trucking operators. Other commercial truck...
  • Flatbed Hauler Daseke Buys Central Oregon Truck
    Daseke expanded its network of flatbed and specialized trucking companies by acquiring Central Oregon Truck Co., a Redmond, Ore.-based flatbed hauler. The acquisition of Central Oregon Truck follows the addition of Gaffney, S.C.-based carrier J. Grady Randolph in May. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "Central Oregon Truck Co. is truly...
  • Q&A: Brokers' Higher Bond Worth Its Weight?
    Q: We're a small motor carrier 3PL, and we're very concerned about the new broker bond requirement in the so-called Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Under the law, brokers will need to carry a $75,000 bond as of Oct. 1, 2013, the effective date of MAP-21. That's...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Economou on stage
    DryShips may be forced to raise as much as $230m between now and 2014 to shore up its balance sheet if the shipping industry fails to stage a meaningful recovery, according to chairman and chief executive George Economou.
  • Signal sued again
    Five more lawsuits have been filed against US shipyard Signal International alleging human trafficking of Indian temporary workers.
  • TEN teams with Jefferies
    Tsakos Energy Navigation of Greece is looking to offload 4 million shares in a bid to raise the cash it needs to reduce debt and pursue ship acquisitions.
  • 'Nothing terrible'
    Commerzbank continued to be plagued by provisions on its shipping book in the first six months of 2013.
  • Safe bulker locked in
    Safe Bulkers has found fresh period employment for one of its panamax bulkers.
  • TGP posts profit
    Teekay LNG Partners watched its bottom line climb in the second quarter but the result was overshadowed by a dip in distributable cash flow.
  • TNK loses more
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers has posted a bigger second-quarter deficit as its revenue declined.
  • Teekay Corp loss grows
    Teekay Corp sank deeper into the red than Wall Street feared during the second quarter.
  • Ardmore adds MR double
    Ardmore Shipping Corporation is splashing some of its IPO cash on two optional products tankers at SPP Shipbuilding in South Korea.
  • Western Bulk goes Greek
    Ariston Shipping of Greece has announced a new charter for one of its bulkers.
  • Northern clubs to unite
    A merger that will create a substantially bigger force in the marine insurance market is planned by the North of England Club, already the second biggest of the protection and indemnity clubs and top fishing industry mutual Sunderland Marine.
  • Siem in $2m scrap pact
    Siem Shipping has thrown its least efficient vessel on the scrap heap.
  • SCI loss grows
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has seen its loss grow in the first quarter as revenue fell away.
  • Pacific beats Street
    Pacific Drilling has turned in a stronger than expected set of second quarter numbers.
  • HSH puts up ports cash
    Germany's HSH Nordbank has continued to plough money into the ports sector with a new deal in the Netherlands.
  • Ill crew flown home
    Two crew who fell ill on TMT's stranded aframax Iron Monger 3 have been flown home to India from the UAE.
  • Dry scrapping sliced
    Dry-cargo demolition has dropped by over 50% this year, according to the latest data from Braemar.
  • GE splashing the cash
    India's Great Eastern Shipping will spend up to $46m on a share buy-back as its first quarter profit jumped.
  • 10 years later...
    Denmark has brought in a salvor to remove the last of the oil from a Cosco bulker that sank in 2003.
  • Modec expects more
    Favourable currency movements have led Modec to hike its full year profit forecast by a quarter.
  • TUI cruise loss jumps
    The cost of launching a new ship and a vessel fire have sent losses soaring at German cruise player TUI.
  • Shipping spurs WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has surprised investors with a stronger than forecast second quarter performance.
  • Dof prolongs pipe-laying
    Norway's Dof has extended a charter for a pipe-layer in Brazil by two years.
  • Majority back Yinson
    Nearly three-quarters of the investors In Fred Olsen Production (FOP) have backed a takeover by Malaysia's Yinson Holdings.
  • Costs dent SBM Offshore
    SBM Offshore has reported a weak set of second quarter results with profits down almost 90% on a year ago.
  • EMAS wins Gabon gig
    EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, the vessel brand of Ezra Holdings, has won a $120m contract from Gabon.
  • OOIL posts interim loss
    OOIL, the parent of Hong Kong liner giant OOCL, has posted a surprise loss for the first six months of 2013.
  • Eagle back in the red
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has returned to the red in the second quarter following its profitable first three months of 2013.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • CBP shifts program managers, Gina to retire
    The retirement of Al Gina, assistant commissioner for international trade, was among several personnel moves announced Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski at COAC.
  • FMCSA officially removes break provision from HOS
    The change in the agency's rules mirrors the result of a court opinion passed down on Aug. 2, which said drivers who operate within a 150-mile radius of their reporting location do not have to abide by the rest requirement.
  • OOIL's outlook: 'Margins to remain thin and volatile'
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (OOIL), parent company of container liner company OOCL, said it had a loss of $15 million in the first half of 2013 compared to a profit of $117 million in the first half of 2012.
  • U.S. Customs creates toll free number for CEEs
  • Chiquita saves from shipping reconfiguration
    The banana shipper, which operates Great White Fleet, reported in its second quarter results that reconfiguration of its European shipping system, initiated in the third quarter of 2011, provided more than $12 million in savings.
  • Obama talks ports on Leno show
  • July U.S. import volume reaches 6-year high
  • Freight shipments down, expense up in July
  • Matson says Hawaii volumes up modestly
  • Cargolux, unions agree on CWA
  • Cargo Airport Services buys IAS
  • New head at AirBridgeCargo
  • Maersk sells drayage company
  • October date penciled in for CBP's Trade Symposium
  • MOL TP reliability up in 2Q
  • Laufer Group opens at JFK
  • FMC reviews 34 OTI license applications
  • AIT expands to Toronto

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Technology firm's scrubber monitoring system gains ground
    Emsys system has the capability to measure multiple gases including SOx, NOx, CO2, CO, CH4 and PM.
  • Mixed outlook across region
    Prompt supplies could be affected by public holiday in Fujairah.
  • Weaker pricing seen across bunkering hubs
    Prices easing across the board.
  • Newly listed shipping company makes tanker order
    Irish company raised over $100 million from the capital markets.
  • Indian ship arrest reaches conclusion
    Korean traders were out-of-pocket for over a year.
  • SCI runs to quarterly loss
    Bigger loss compared to a year ago despite falling costs.
  • Norwegian marine tech companies tie the knot
    Research firm acquires marine equipment maker.
  • Asian bunker prices fall
    Offices in Singapore closed for public holiday.
  • O.W. Bunker expands Tolson's role
    Appointed Regional Manager for company's North American operation as it looks to expand.
  • Rand Logistics profits down on lower fuel costs
    Company made downward adjustments to fuel surcharges.
  • OOIL in the red for H1
    High bunker costs among challenges faced in the first half, chairman says.
  • Matson quarterly profit surges
    Revenue also up.
  • Fuel-saving ship in service on the Great Lakes
    The Thunder Bay uses 15% less fuel and releases fewer emissions.

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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
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
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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