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October 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe container volumes surge 10pc in August to 1.3 million TEU
  • Shipowners fear piracy, eco rules, international sanctions, say insurers
  • Twelve nations engaged in US free trade talks bedeviled by details
  • Drewry sees P3 cutting service options shipper choice in unexpected ways
  • Korea's September exports rise to China while US and EU's decline
  • NYK multipurpose ship rescues yacht in distress in South Pacific
  • AWC to begin exporting Ford cars and trucks to China from Portland
  • Union Pacific's expects quarterly profit below analysts expectations
  • Alianca names another 3,800-TEUer for Brazilian coastal service
  • Air Cargo into low gear pickup as US, European economies uptick
  • UN avoids trade war over air carbon tax by not acting until 2020
  • Better air cargo facilities to boost Singapore firms' competitiveness
  • UTair launches charter flights from Siberian cities to Hainan resorts

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • ADPC & EMAL sign ten year export logistics agreement
  • Arctic shipping shortcut seen opening up only in a decade or two
  • Box vessel capacity, size on the rise despite slack market
  • CSCMP organising second supply chain conference in Singapore
  • Legal issues, piracy & sanctions top shipowners' list of concerns
  • modernises cabotage fleet
  • MOL joining project in Uruguay to build & charter world's largest FSRU
  • NYK names new shuttle tanker Ingrid Knutsen
  • Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics expands range of services after merger with Neptumar AB
  • UASC teams up with HHI & FutureShip for new super-efficient container vessels
  • Cochin Port becomes first Indian port to handle commercial explosives in containers
  • Major Ports to get advanced radioactive detectors soon
  • Union representatives & Major Port managements to meet again on Oct. 9 to break wage settlement deadlock
  • GHIAL signs new client for free trade zone at RGIA
  • Apparel exports may be valued at $ 17 bn by 2015: AEPC
  • Essar Projects secures 70 cr. sewage treatment project in Gujarat
  • LNG imports plunge on weak rupee, cheaper alternatives
  • Maharashtra industry policy seen detrimental to SEZs
  • Adani Foundation assists in successful 'Coastal Cleanup Day' at Dhrabudi beach in Kutch

International Transport Journalweb site
  • HHLA subsidiary Metrans serving Switzerland
  • Express Trailers Ltd now listed on Eudra GMDP database
  • Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB and Neptumar AB merge
  • BNSF to improve and expand rail capacity in California
  • Boeing completes MD-11F conversion
  • New boss for European harbour masters' committee
  • Yusen Logistics sets up new subsidiary in Cambodia
  • MSC boosts capacity on transpacific service
  • GMC expands CNG offerings
  • SAS signs MoU for order of twelve long-haul Airbus aircraft
  • Safmarine reinforces activities in USA
  • DSV Air & Sea launches DSV Fresh in UK
  • Three bidders for Chennai's new container terminal
  • Waco System welcomes Norbert Dentressangle
  • Canada needs new air policy
  • Hill Dickinson expands to Hong Kong

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Cat unveils Tier 4 marine engines
  • Boatracs introduces new AIS applications
  • Atwood Oceanics sells a jack-up
  • Gulf Coast Shipyard Group consolidates branding
  • John Deere adds new Tier 3 engines
  • Research vessel gets its A-Frame

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Vigor changing names of two subsidiary companies
  • Drewry Maritime releases annual container market review
  • First McDonalds opening at Portland International Airport
  • Pacific Northwest Waterways Association names Distinguished Service Award winners
  • Coast Guard helicopter crew hoists injured man from bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Chinese cabotage rules benefit Hong Kong, says HPH executive
    Barring foreign-flagged ships from coastal shipping supports city state's transhipment
  • Spain antitrust agency fines Valencia box truckers
    Probe reveals price-fixing at port
  • Diana seals new capesize purchase
    Greece-based owner to pay $52m for Korean bulker
  • Commercial ruling clarifies perils of the seas cover
    Shipowner wins on perils of the sea but loses claim due to fraudulent device
  • Maersk to up November rates increase to $950 per teu
    Move is needed to counteract rapid rate declines, says shipping line
  • Retailers predict 9% hike in US-bound box imports
    October will bring a container boom ahead of the holidays, predicts NRF
  • Salvors must adapt and change as maritime salvage hits a turning point
    Fewer, more complex incidents make a case for pre-arranged contracts, says Svitzer
  • Svitzer urges industry to support boxship emergencies system
    Design breakthrough tailored for unloading big containerships
  • Asia shift from Panama Canal to Suez boosts east coast US and Canada ports
    SeaIntel reports 7% increase in volumes since 2006 for biggest box terminals
  • Unipec charters Teekay and Ya-Sa tonnage to carry Russian crude to Asia
    Kozmino employs tankers despite hurdles
  • Owners can secure finance - at a price
    Lunde and Roos tell Maritime Cyprus that shipping must accept higher borrowing costs
  • Where there's a way but no will
    The shipping industry must get behind Svitzer's groundbreaking salvage solution
  • Banks eye shipping investment as loan requests routinely fail
    With few exceptions, even desirable business cannot be processed in time, says Petropoulos
  • G6 reveals winter void sailings
    Alliance says eight cancellations are part of vessel maintenance scheme
  • Genting Hong Kong books $960m cruiseship
    Owner of Norwegian Cruise Line and Star Cruises expands fleet to meet increased Asian demand
  • König quits Marenave and König & Cie
    Influential KG boss to step down after US investors' takeover
  • Star Bulk raises $71m for newbuildings
    Fundraiser closes with $9.2m from underwriters' over-allotment option
  • Seaspan launches fundraising drive after vessel purchases
    Owner could raise more than $260m in public offerings of shares and convertible notes

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • Seaspan raids capital markets
    SEASPAN plans to raise an estimated minimum of $250M for fleet expansion, via concurrent issues of shares and convertible notes
  • STX O&S unveils wide shuffle
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it has restructured its high command
  • MSC to aid Angola shipping
    ANGOLA has signed a deal with second-ranked liner MSC to help revive the Angolan flag
  • Swissco grabs charter deals worth $7M
    SINGAPORE-listed Swissco Holdings said today it has secured two-year charter contracts for two anchor-handling tugs in a deal worth $7.17M
  • Drewry sees 'saturation' on box cascading
    LINERS are paying "a high price" for shifting tonnage to north/south routes, from the east/west sector, a box shipping consultancy warned today
  • Vinashin sells almost all ships
    BANKRUPT Vinashin Lines has sold six of its seven ships
  • STX Corp sells off more shares in STX PO
    STX CORP said today it has sold more of its shares in subsidiary shipowner STX Pan Ocean
  • Tanker towed to safety amid Typhoon Fitow
    A CHEMICAL and products tanker was towed to safe waters off China's Zhejiang province after an engine failure amid Typhoon Fitow
  • Hansa Brandenburg leaves for recycling
    FIRE-ravaged container ship Hansa Brandenburg has left Mauritius for recycling, owner Leonhardt & Blumberg confirmed today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • AirBridgeCargo's Freight Traffic Rises 4 Percent
    AirBridgeCargo's Boeing 747 freighter.AirBridgeCargo Airlines transported 223,732 tons of cargo in the first eight months of 2013, a 4 percent increase year-over-year. The Russian air cargo carrier's punctuality indicator averaged 80 percent from January to August, while the regularity of services measure was 97 percent. In August, AirBridgeCargo moved 30,538 tons, rising...
  • Tokyo Container Trade Inches Up
    View of Tokyo.The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Tokyo edged up 0.3 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier to 2.089 million 20-foot equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Tokyo metropolitan government. In the January-June period, the Port...
  • Echo Global Logistics Announces Three Executive Promotions
    Echo Global Logistics has announced three promotions, naming Dave Menzel as chief operating officer, Kyle Sauers as chief financial officer and Evan Schumacher as chief commercial officer, effective immediately. Menzel, who was most recently CFO, is now responsible for generating increased productivity and continued process improvement at the Chicago-based supply chain...
  • Ford Cars to Head to China Via Port of Portland
    Auto Warehousing Co.'s facility at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 has received approval for export shipments to China following inspections by governmental auditors from that country. Exports are set to begin later this year; Ford cars and trucks from plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be shipped...
  • North American Exports to Latin America Jump
    Containerized exports from North America to South and Central America jumped 9.4 percent year-over-year in July, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd. This is the largest increase in this lane since June 2012. North America to Far East Asia North American exports to Far East Asia fell to 628,300 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Vanguard Logistics Eyes India Expansion
    Vanguard Logistics Services, a leading non-vessel-owning common carrier and ocean freight consolidator operating primarily in North America, has entered into a strategic alliance with Freight Systems India, a similar organization with offices at all major locations in the country. The alliance aims to provide increased shipping and logistics services at major...
  • American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Expands Atlantic Service
    American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier's expanded Atlantic Service.American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier has expanded its Atlantic Service with the addition of a fifth ro-ro vessel, the Freedom, expanding its regular ports of call to include Galveston, Texas, and Veracruz, Mexico. The Atlantic liner service will henceforth consist of five vessels on a 10-day...
  • OOCL Christens 13,208-TEU Container Ship
    The 13,208-TEU OOCL Bangkok, a sister ship of the NYK Hyperion.OOCL has christened a new 13,208-TEU vessel on Geoje Island in South Korea. Leased to NYK Line, the mega-ship was named by Harriet Tung, wife of C.C. Tung, chairman of OOCL, as the NYK Hyperion. It is the eighth of 10...
  • IMO's Container-Weighing Proposal Pits Carriers Against Shippers
    MSC Napoli in January 2007. Photo from Wikipedia by Tearlach.It sounds pretty straightforward and uncontroversial, but few issues have divided the shipping industry more deeply than the International Maritime Organization's proposal for a legal requirement to verify the weight of containers prior to loading on a ship. The draft proposal, a...
  • US Retail Imports Expected to Rise Despite Government Shutdown
    Import volume at major U.S. retail ports is expected to rise 9.1 percent month-over-month in October, despite concerns over the government shutdown, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker, published by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has furloughed 6,000 workers because of the government...
  • Peter Rose to Retire at Expeditors
    Peter Rose, CEO of Expeditors International of Washington Inc. since 1988, will retire in March after 35 years with the company. Rose will remain company chairman until May 2015 to help the transition for the new CEO. Announcement of a new CEO is expected in January to coincide with a managers'...
  • US Diesel Prices Extend Decline to Fourth Week
    U.S. diesel prices through Oct. 7, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices fell for a fourth straight week in the week ending Oct. 7, down a total of 8.4 cents during this period, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices dropped in all U.S. regions for a second straight week. The national...
  • XenonFS Offers Unique Solution to Manage Challenges Associated With Drayage, Reducing Time and Associated Costs by Up to 90%
    LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XenonFS, a fullservice drayage technology management provider, announced today that itis offering a new approach to improve drayage service while reducingcosts. By carefully analyzing drayage operations, XenonFS is able toquantify the total time and costs associated with first and last-milecargo moves...
  • SDV Earns Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification
    SDV has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certificate from the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), for its four-story ramp-up new facility with nine floors of production and office space, located in Singapore. Certified Green Mark Platinum in March...
  • Milbank Advises Export Development Canada in $1 Billion Bond Offering
    NEW YORK/OTTAWA (October 7, 2013) -Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has acted as U.S. counsel to Canada's export credit agency Export Development Canada in an SEC-registered US$1 billion offering of 1.500% bonds due 2018. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. EDC is an agent of Canada and a Crown corporation established...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes $6.6 Million Sale of Southern CA Industrial Property
    90,000-square-foot facility was sold to furniture distributor ID USA Buyer will use it to relocate and expand from another facility in Commerce, Cal. COMMERCE, Cal., Oct. 7, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 6557 Flotilla Street, a 90,000-square-foot industrial facility in Commerce. The property traded for $6.6 million, which factors out to just...
  • McCorstin Named President of UPS Freight Forwarding in Asia-Pacific
    UPS has named Jeff McCorstin as president of UPS freight forwarding in the Asia-Pacific region. Now based in Singapore, McCorstin assumes responsibility for air, ocean, road and rail freight strategy; revenue growth; and specialized transportation services for industry verticals, including health care, high tech, retail and automotive in Asia-Pacific. His appointment...
  • Globe Tracker and Xmetra Announce Partnership
    Hamburg, Germany, October 8, 2013 - Globe Tracker International (GTI), a leader in global trade data sharing,autonomous asset tracking and monitoring, and related data analytics, announced today its partnership with Xmetra OU, a supplier of solutions for remote detection and tracking of leakages of Hazardous Materials during transportation and storage. The companies will deliver seamlessly integrated,...
  • Ryder Signs Pennsylvania Macaroni to Flex-to-Green Lease for Natural Gas Trucks
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has signed a new Flex-to-Green Lease agreement for 10 diesel-powered refrigerated straight trucks with Pennsylvania Macaroni Company, Inc. With a Flex-to-Green lease, Pennsylvania Macaroni receives all the maintenance and service benefits of a Ryder Full Service...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • TMT showdown underway
    An intense legal battle between Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) and creditors over the Taiwanese shipowner's US bankruptcy case has reignited in Houston.
  • Navios pair fixed
    Navios of Greece has found period employment for two bulkers in a rising market.
  • Myre men freed
    The seven remaining crewmen from the Myre Seadiver have been cleared of weapons smuggling in Nigeria.
  • Eight hurt in crash
    A Sydney Ferries ship has been moved to a repair yard as an investigation begins into a collision that injured eight people.
  • ER Offshore names new MD
    German owner ER Offshore has appointed a new managing director to help drive is development.
  • Diana bags cape
    Diana Shipping has confirmed the purchase of a capesize bulker in a deal which looks to have netted a tidy profit for the seller.
  • Leaking bulker adrift
    The leaking bulker Bright Royal has broken free from its grounding site and is adrift off Vietnam.
  • Poten plots pool pullback
    Pools are losing popularity among crude tanker owners despite a continuation of depressed rates which the alliances are established to counter, Poten & Partners says.
  • Tobias Konig quitting
    Konig & Cie and Marenave chief Tobias Konig will leave both companies by the end of the year.
  • New VLCC prices to rise
    VLCC newbuilding prices are set to rise despite next to no investment in fresh tonnage, Pareto Securities says.
  • First LNG tug launched
    Turkey's Sanmar shipyard is claiming a breakthrough in LNG-fuelled shipping.
  • Golden Energy inks charter
    Golden Energy Offshore has penned a long term charter agreement for a platform supply vessel (PSV).
  • Into Africa
    Singapore's Swissco Holdings has fixed two anchor-handling tugs (AHTs) to West Africa for two years.
  • Crewman killed by rope
    A Unifeeder seafarer has been killed by a snapped mooring rope in Aarhus, Denmark.
  • Tiger eyes stock sale
    Long-time Seaspan ally Tiger Group is looking to cash in some of its chips in the containership owner as part of a huge fundraising drive.
  • GSI rally rolls on
    Shares in Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have hit a 2013 high since the company completed the acquisition of a new yard.
  • ABG's debts mounting
    Liabilities are increasing at India's ABG Shipyard and interest repayments are being pushed back, its auditors have revealed.
  • EPD eyes second facility
    Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has unveiled plans to build a new VLGC-capable LPG export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Vancouver yard adds 10
    Vancouver Shipyards has clinched another deal to build more ships for the Canadian coast guard.
  • SCI drops boxship order
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has cancelled its containership newbuilding at Rongcheng Shenfei Shipbuilding in China.
  • Master quits after smash
    A UK ferry captain has resigned after his ship was damaged in a collision.
  • Smart stern sunk
    Smit Salvage has completed the first major phase of the wreck removal of the stricken capesize bulker Smart.
  • Star Bulk hauls in $70.8m
    Star Bulk Carriers has raised gross proceeds of $70.8m following the completion of its previously announced public offering.
  • Hedland hits new high
    Iron ore exports from Australia's Port Hedland have risen for a second consecutive month to an all-time high of 29mt.
  • Vallianz raises $63m
    Vallianz Holdings has secured up to SGD 78m ($63m) in fresh capital from a combination of new and existing shareholders.
  • Royal Arctic confirms five
    Greenland's Royal Arctic Line (RAL) has finally confirmed orders for five small ice-classed containerships.
  • Seaspan readies fundraisers
    Seaspan of Hong Kong has returned to the capital markets for the cash it needs to finance fleet expansion.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • CaroTrans offers Hong Kong-to-Atlanta service
  • Cascading ships clobber North-South rates
    An influx of additional containership carrying capacity is hurting freight rates, especially the dynamics of the North-South trades, according to the London-based shipping consultants Drewry.
  • Truckload driver turnover on the rise
    Turnover at truckload carriers with more than $30 million in yearly revenues rose from 97 percent to 99 percent on an annualized basis from the first to the second quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations.
  • Cathay Pacific to increase U.S. routings
  • Government shutdown stops data flow
  • Washington Notebook: APEC ministers agree on pro-trade supply chain policies
  • California Shift: Study shows East Coast ports gaining market share
  • CN: Substantial Canadian grain harvest could challenge supply chain
    Shippers have told the railroad to expect a near-record harvest of more than 60 million tons, and that has CN President and Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau stressing the importance of an efficient supply chain.
  • New technology provider releases drayage tool
    The solution is meant to reduce the time and cost associated with first- and last-mile moves, especially for global non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOs).
  • TMS developer Transwide provides solution to German tax regs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2013
  • 'Niche shipping bank' to provide loans for fuel-efficient ships
    New lender plans to be in operation next year.
  • Prices display mixed trend across Europe
    Rotterdam IFO prices show little change over yesterday's levels.
  • IFO prices continue softening in Fujairah
    South African bunker markets soft.
  • Greener fuels a burden for shipping, says IMO
    Cost of that burden should be shared by society.
  • Bunker player expands STS fleet
    In response to increasing demand at Danish port.
  • Verdict in Singapore bunker trial expected next month
    Lawyers acting for former Aegean trader have submitted their closing statements.
  • ARA gets electronic system for loading barges
    Refinery says that method is a first for the market.
  • Dual-fuel ship to debut in the Great Lakes
    Ship undergoing modifications to run on LNG and MDO.
  • Quadrise could sell shares to raise capital
    Company developing emulsion-based fuel oil substitute might need extra funds as technical trails take longer than expected.
  • IFO prices generally soft
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at ports.
  • Shipping line celebrates delivery of 'state of the art' newbuild
    Vessel features 'innovative designs and the latest green technologies', says owner.
  • Poly Shield to pick supplier for bunkering facility
    Deal involves the onshore supply of low sulphur marine fuel.
  • Russian lubricants supplier makes delivery at Primorsk
    The company says delivery from berth was 'a first'.
  • VLCC fuel efficiency increases after turbocharger retrofit
    Fuel consumption cut between 1.6% to 3.2% during slow steaming.
  • Fuel consumption 'single most important factor' for newbuilds
    UASC contracts firms to optimise design of vessels with tests at Hamburg Ship Model Basin.
  • Panama bunkering dispute goes to US court
    Case involves Dan-Bunkering and Chemoil.

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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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