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April 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Port Tracker: US Customs cuts minimal, April imports said to rise 2.7pc
  • Singapore will enforce UN Maritime Labour Convention rules in August
  • Jebel Ali Port decade-long dredging from 14 to 16 metres completed
  • Long Beach Harbour Commission backs BNSF on-dock rail yard project
  • Singapore's DBS Bank economist sees China's GDP growing 9pc in 2013
  • China, Russia and South Korea now resume "Xinlanhai" ferry service
  • Pipavav starts receiving vessels operating the Far East-India Express
  • BIFA calls on EU to reinstate Burma's duty- and quota-free status
  • Expert sees economic slowdown ahead, but China to surpass US by 2020
  • Mariners' warning: Singapore begins soil probe in Marina East area
  • CMA CGM's Med-north Europe FEMEX adds weekly Southampton call
  • Russian PM commits US$8 billion to rail, but rail chief says it won't pay
  • Brazilian March exports up 1.6pc, but trade surplus lowest since 2001
  • Strike action by Lufthansa ruled out until mid-April, union says
  • New IT offers connectivity between freight forwarders and airlines
  • Vietnam Airlines adds weekly flights from Moscow to Nha Trang resort
  • Golden Myanmar Air flies daily between Mandalay and Singapore's Changi

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Consolidation seen reducing global container shipping lines
  • Haldia-Farakka coal movement by barges postponed again
  • Maersk Group involved in research on finding alternative marine fuel
  • NYK launches tsunami alert system for vessels
  • Pak shipbreakers threaten closure
  • Rickmers-Linie to add another heavy-lift multipurpose vessel to fleet
  • Significant progress made, but a lot more needs to be done: Vasan
  • SPNM's summer networking event on April 12
  • Indo-Brazilian trade grew 10-fold in last decade
  • KPCT dedicated to the nation
  • Visakhapatnam Port breaks long-standing iron ore CLO loading record
  • INR rises further on increased dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Freja on the move in Sweden
  • BA's first A380 painted
  • DHL Express introduces enhanced Asian connections
  • WFS wins several contracts in North America
  • U-Freight handles ultra-long load in China
  • Menlo establishes new logistics hub for Fox Head in Europe
  • Maersk does not believe in near-sourcing
  • Dachser Schweiz: Samuel Haller becomes air and sea...
  • Unifeeder sold to Nordic Capital funds
  • Kuehne + Nagel Munich partnering 24plus
  • Lloyds Register presents global maritime trends for 2030
  • Rickmers-Linie adding another heavylift multi-purpose vessel
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands in Sultanate of Oman
  • More border crossings in North America
  • First rail production facility in Kazakhstan
  • 96.8% success rate for Fret SNCF

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Bourbon in 51 vessel $1.5 billion sale and charter back...
  • ABS and MPA fund Singapore professorship program
  • Total cost of piracy: $5.7 billion to $6.1 billion
  • Subsea 7 wins $350 million Petrobras contract
  • Odfjell and NCC to dissolve NOCT chemical tanker pool
  • USCG issues safety alert on surge protectors

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Port of Seattle adding UASC to service lineup
  • Greenbrier Companies delivers second fiscal quarter numbers
  • Diana Shipping subsidiary buying Capesize bulk vessel
  • Everett port board calls for shipyard cleanup project bids
  • Portland Port Commission sets budget public hearing

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Somalia rises from the ashes
    But what lies ahead for the country's offshore activities this year?
  • Shipping family scions voice misgivings about recovery
    Low interest rates and nation states' entry into shipping contribute to excess tonnage
  • Zodiac Tankers makes its debut
    Restructuring sees David Ofer head new Zodiac Maritime division
  • Shipping risk, anyone?
    Three deals in Asia have stalled on a low appetite for risk
  • Time to deflate the cost of UK lighthouses
    Light dues must shrink as a proportion of shipping costs
  • Spelling out exclusions or limits of liability can be crucial
    Decision in Kudos case contains helpful guidance for parties in offshore contracts
  • Déjà vu as second rating agency downgrades Ceva Group
    'Solid' 5% increase in annual revenues fails to reassure Moody's and S&P
  • TMT pledges tanker to release arrested vessels
    EXCLUSIVE: Taiwanese company is negotiating with bankers, agent tells cargo interests
  • Diana buys Tamou for $27m
    Japan-built capesize joins growing Palios stable
  • HPH claims return to 80% of daily box volumes
    Day 13 of the strike sees Hong Kong port giant struggle to meet demand
  • Baltic aframaxes reap record daily earnings of $130,000
    Ice restrictions push spot market to peak
  • Top box lines lost $239m last year
    Failure to return to profit bodes ill for prospects, Alphaliner warns
  • Six Dr Peters boxships declared insolvent
    Single-ship KG casualties now top 150
  • STX Group asks KDB to buy stake in Pan Ocean
    Bank's private equity arm hires team to carry out due diligence on dry bulk giant
  • Owners phase out smaller boxships
    Clarksons forecasts fleet decline as orders shrink and demolition gathers pace
  • Box trade imbalances could last several more years
    Macquarie challenges consensus view that better times are in sight
  • Carriers to post mixed first-quarter results
    Price hikes will not boost box lines' profits because the market is so poor, says ICAP
  • Cost of individual Somali pirate attacks trebled last year
    Incidents cost the world economy $6bn annually, says study
  • Fools and their money
    Beware a stampede of owners rushing to place orders inspired by Shell's latest deals
  • Hear him out
    Beijing must heed China Shipping chairman's call for more generous seafarers' tax credits
  • Teekay orders four aframax tankers at STX Shipbuilding
    Orders will be built to a collaborative design by yard and owner
  • Boskalis lands Elbe dredging deal
    Three-year contract will boost connections to Hamburg
  • Data Hub: Shipper Sentiment Survey, Europe
    European shippers highlight the difficulties they had in container availability on the Asia trade routes over the Chinese New Year period, as well as poor ocean carrier communication with customers. Sarah Bennett reports
  • Data Hub: More of the same for 2013
    Globally, MDS Transmodal estimates that total loaded maritime teu volume grew 4% in 2012, with a similar rise predicted in 2013. Containerisational International reports
  • Data Hub: Box update: Tough times beckon
    The output of new boxes slipped in fourth quarter 2012 and prices softened too, with prospects for 2013 uncertain. Containerisation International presents the latest update on the dry freight box business
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Indicators: On a knife edge
    Freight rate jitters plagued the main east-west trades in fourth quarter 2012, with further uncertainty expected. Containerisation International reports
  • Boxlines turn their attention to south-south trade prospects
    Top carriers see opportunity in intra-Asia, China-Africa and Latin America routes
  • Hyundai Mipo strikes another 10-tanker deal with Shell lessor
    Sinokor will charter at least 30 50,000 dwt product tankers to Shell
  • Three top brokers leave Galbraith's to join rival SSY
    Defectors from crude desk include tanker department chief

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Syndicated loans remain muted
    JUST over $13Bn in 1Q13 syndicated marine finance loans were reported by Dealogic today, in line with the moderate activity seen last year
  • Box volume rise eases rates yo-yo
    YO-YO box rates are being stabilised somewhat by a pick-up in volumes, Sydbank said today
  • US ballast rules seen hobbling Canadians
    CANADA'S ships are being hobbled on the Great Lakes by ruinous US ballast water rules, according to the Canadian Shipowners' Association
  • Delhi approves coverage from two Iranian P&Is
    DELHI has approved operations by two Iranian P&I clubs to help India's shipping groups gain insurance coverage for trade with Iran
  • Teekay points to yard price rise
    PRICES for newbuilding product tankers are rising in response to demand growth, according to an Oslo shipping analyst
  • Subsea 7 wins $350M PETROBRAS deal
    SUBSEA 7 said today it has won a contract from PETROBRAS worth more than $350M
  • Pareto tracks rises in product tanker sector
    PRICES of newbuilding product tankers and secondhand values of ships in their modern 'eco' design are both rising, Pareto Securities has said
  • Keppel wins $225M repeat ENSCO deal
    KEPPEL FELS said today it has secured a repeat order worth $225M from London-headquartered ENSCO
  • Indonesia frees tanker
    A TANKER held in Indonesia for six months following a collision has been released, its owner confirmed today
  • TCC eyes Aframax orders
    HONG KONG'S bulker and tanker owner TCC hopes to order Aframax tankers this year, its CEO Kenneth Koo told Fairplay today
  • Teekay bolsters eco-newbuilding momentum
    TODAY's orders by Teekay Tankers represents the culmination of the long-discussed 'One Spirit' project and yet another acceleration of the eco-newbuilding trend
  • FESCO turns profits into FY12 losses
    FESCO has reported FY12 losses of $17M, a reversal on the previous year's $29M in profits
  • Japanese yards stall for higher ship prices
    THORESEN Shipping Singapore told Fairplay it plans to order four Supramax newbuildings this year, but Japanese yards are refusing to take orders at current prices

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • India Container Volume Flat in Fiscal 2012-13
    Container throughput at India's major ports stayed relatively flat year-over-year in fiscal year 2012-13, which ended March 31, 2013, according to the latest provisional figures released by the Indian Ports Association. Throughput at the 12 state-owned ports, which account for the majority of India's exports and imports of containerized goods, was...
  • ANA, JAL Cargo Volumes Down in February
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume declined for the first time in 13 months in February on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 6.3 percent to 39,787 tons. ANA's domestic cargo volume also fell for the first in five months in February on a year-on-year basis, dropping...
  • Trade Tech to Host Seminar Series With NACCS to Help Shipping Community Prepare for Japan's New 24-Hour Rule
    ELLEVUE, Wash. - Trade Tech, a global supplier of cloud-based solutions for the logistics industry, is taking the lead in promoting compliance with Japan's Advance Filing Rules by co-hosting a series of seminars on the new requirements with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System (NACCS), the Japanese government entity...
  • Stevedores Reportedly Back to Work in Chile
    Nearly all stevedores from ports in Chile are back at work, following a port strike that halted labor activities and delayed shipments of copper, fruit and wood pulp, ABC News reports. Other media outlets have reported that scattered protests continue at San Antonio. Stevedores at Angamos port suspended stopped working on March 16,...
  • New Singapore Initiatives to Promote Maritime Sector
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will launch new initiatives to drive maritime research and development, productivity improvements and manpower development to strengthen the nation's maritime sector. The new initiatives were announced by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister for finance, at the opening of the Sea Asia...
  • Lineage Logistics Buys Seattle Cold Storage
    Lineage Logistics has acquired the assets of Seattle Cold Storage and its facilities located in the Port of Tacoma and Algona, Wash. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. SCS is one of the Puget Sound's largest public refrigerated warehousing companies. Its warehouses comprise 420,000 square feet and 11 million...
  • American Airlines' Cargo Volume Dropped in March
    The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corporation, reported March cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing a slump to 161,063 million ton miles, down 4.6 percent from the 168,775 million ton miles reported in March 2012. For the three months to March 31, ton miles dropped to 410,130 million, a 7.8...
  • US Container Imports Rise 1.4 Percent
    U.S. containerized imports through January 2013 Full-size image U.S. containerized imports are modestly recovering according to advance figures from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Total U.S. containerized imports rose 1.4 percent in January 2013 compared to January 2012, to a total of 1.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units. Imports jumped 12.2 percent in January...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Acquires Majority Share of Universal Freight Services
    Kuehne + Nagel has acquired more than 70 percent of the shares of Universal Freight Services from the Khimji Ramdas Group in Oman. The transaction enables the logistics company to enter the Omani market as the majority shareholder of a joint venture. Since 1999, Kuehne + Nagel has been represented in Oman...
  • Key Lane Increases Bolster US Intermodal Rates
    U.S. intermodal rates rose 1.2 percent or $24 during the week of April 8, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. This increase follows five weeks of declines due in part to falling diesel prices. Diesel prices fell again this week,...
  • Graybar Opens Branch in Pennsylvania
    Graybar has opened a new branch in Williamsport, Pa., and expanded its existing sales office in Hudson Valley, N.Y., to include on-site inventory and a customer counter. The Williamsport branch is the fourth new location the electrical communications products distributor has opened in 2013. The full-service branch, led by Mike Schaefer,...
  • Penske Logistics Completes Data Center Upgrade
    Penske Logistics has completed the multimillion-dollar upgrade of its data center, which serves all of its supply chain customers. The data center was previously housed on-site at a Penske Logistics facility in Beachwood, Ohio. The new center is located a few miles away off-site and has increased square footage available for...
  • Valley Cartage Promotes Two to VP Posts
    Valley Cartage has promoted Jim Mortensen as vice president of supply chain logistics and Bruce Anderson as vice president of operations, in conjunction with the opening of its supply chain service center in Lake Elmo, Minn., in May. Mortensen will lead the transportation and logistics company's efforts to create end-to-end freight...
  • Dachser USA Opens Bonded Container Freight Station in Miami
    Dachser Transport of America's Miami division has opened a bonded container freight station, I.B.E.C. and Bonded Warehouse, the first of its kind for Dachser USA. The new service offerings will serve clients in the South Florida market and Latin America hubs. With the rollout of the Export Gateway in Miami, the...
  • Retailers Not Too Worried About Sequestration Impact
    Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is predicted to rise 2.7 percent in April compared with the same month last year, despite federal spending cuts that took effect in March, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker study released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. "The...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Revamps Trans-Pacific Services
    Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new trans-Pacific service between Asia and the U.S. West Coast. The Pacific China Express, PCX, has the following port rotation: Ningbo and Shanghai, China; Kwangyang and Busan, South Korea; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; and back to Busan, Kwangyang and Ningbo. The first eastbound sailing will be the Hyundai...
  • House Committee Plans WRDA Roundtable
    The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a bipartisan roundtable discussion on April 10 regarding the development of a Water Resources Development Act. The roundtable will focus on maximizing the benefits of developing water resources in the U.S. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission includes...
  • South Carolina Ports Authority Report Shows Air Quality Improvement
    Newer engines and cleaner fuels have helped reduce total pollutants from port equipment and trucks, according to an air emissions inventory commissioned by the South Carolina Ports Authority. The inventory, which measured all port-related emissions in the tri-county area during 2011, is a follow-up to the port's baseline study that quantified...
  • New Locks for Panama Canal Almost Halfway Done
    About 42 percent of the work on the new locks for the Panama Canal expansion has been completed, the Miami Herald reports. The locks are the most costly and complicated part of the $5.25 billion project to expand the nearly century-old canal to handle larger vessels. Most of the rest of the...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Bourbon bags billions
    Bourbon has struck a $2.5bn deal with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) aimed at strengthening the offshore owner's finances.
  • Chile ports return 'gradually'
    Activity is slowly returning to normal after a three-week strike across Chile's key ports.
  • Huber tops 10% at Cal Dive
    Financial firm Huber Capital Management has taken its stake in Cal Dive International past the 10% mark.
  • NNA not done yet
    Navios Maritime Acquisition still has the dry powder to add three more MR tankers despite its $140m swoop in the sector last week, analysts say.
  • Coscol ups volumes
    China's Cosco Shipping (Coscol) carried 9% more cargo in the first three months, it said on Tuesday.
  • Ice nice for afras
    Baltic aframax rates have spiked to a two-year high thanks to icy conditions pushing up demand, analysts say.
  • Hamburg pushes merger
    The German city of Hamburg is trying to kickstart more merger talks between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud after a tie-up was called off last month.
  • Scandlines books record profit
    Baltic ferry operator Scandlines pushed up earnings to record levels in 2012 thanks to sales and debt reduction.
  • Diana ends cape wait
    Diana Shipping has stepped into the second-hand capesize market for the first time since the onset of the financial crisis.
  • Odfjell and NCC split
    Odfjell and National Chemical Carriers (NCC) are dissolving their 18-ship tanker pool after disagreeing on trading strategy.
  • Tanker masters jailed
    Two European tanker captains have been sentenced to three years in prison in Sao Tome in a "smuggling" case.
  • Phoenix back in action
    Phoenix Bulk Carriers has added a second handymax in as many weeks, brokers believe.
  • SCI tipped for six
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) could take possession of six of the seven vessels in the fleet of its defunct joint venture Irano Hind.
  • Transpetro handed fine
    Brazil's Transpetro has been slapped with a $5m fine over a spill that polluted 12 beaches near Sao Paulo.
  • India okays Iranian P&I
    India has approved two Iranian insurance groups to cover vessels bringing in Iranian crude.
  • Orders at three-year high
    Capesize newbuilding orders reached a three-year high in March, according to a leading analyst.
  • Fledgling owner takes off
    World Wide Supply is said to have picked up long-term charter contracts with Petrobras as part of the Brazilian oil company's huge platform supply vessels (PSV) tender.
  • Vega crew get cash
    Four seafarers stuck on a cargoship in a Danish port after its owner went bankrupt have now been paid.
  • Galbraith's trio jump ship
    Galbraith's has lost a trio of top tanker brokers to London rival SSY.
  • Cuba-US run halted
    A pioneering freight service between Cuba and the US has been grounded by lawsuits and mechanical problems.
  • New Venezuelan yard?
    Russia and Venezuela are considering establishing a new shipyard to build small tankers.
  • Dry deliveries miss mark
    Dry-cargo newbuilding orders may be running well ahead of the curve at the start of 2013, but it's a different story on the delivery front.
  • Five-year plan
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has scooped a five-year charter from Petrobras for a pipe-lay support vessel (PLSV).
  • Mipo reveals MR bonanza
    Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced it had won another order for 10 MR tankers on Tuesday.
  • MPA in research boost
    Singapore is to roll out new initiatives to drive maritime research and development in a bid to strengthen the local maritime sector.
  • Alam builds backlog
    Alam Maritim Resources has secured charter work for three of its vessels potentially worth up to MYR85m ($28m).
  • Spotlight turns to TNK
    Teekay Tankers (Teekay) took centre stage on Wall Street Monday after confirming details of an order for up to 16 long-range-two (LR2) product tankers at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea.
  • No impact from cuts
    US federal spending cuts are unlikely to hurt inbound container flows into the US, a trade body has predicted.
  • Ensco back at Keppel
    US drilling rig company Ensco has returned to Keppel to order its twentieth offshore newbuilding at the Singapore group.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • UPS appeals EU's merger ruling
    TNT Express said the appeal by UPS isn't a reconsideration or a renewal of the previous merger offer. Officials reiterated that TNT withdrew the offer in January and will focus on its new profit improvement plan.
  • NY/NJ port to pay $3.5 million for airport safety violations
  • Container volume forecast to be up in April, despite sequestration concerns
    "The impact of sequestration isn't yet fully known, but Customs officials are working hard to manage their resources and keep cargo moving," NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said.
  • Hong Kong dockworkers to meet with mediator
    Unions representing Hong Kong dockworkers will hold talks with two contractors and mediators from Hong Kong's Labor Department on Wednesday, according to a report from Radio Television Hong Kong.
  • MSC's terminals sale makes sense for both sides, says Drewry analyst
  • Steel imports boost New Orleans port in 2012
  • INTTRA offers cargo insurance through platform
  • Flextronics uses Amber Road for restricted party screening
  • TMS provider expands availability of system
  • NYK to provide tsunami alert system to vessels
  • U.S. sees mixed rail results in March
    In March, intermodal traffic rose by 0.5 percent, year over year, to 933,208 containers, while the number of carloads declined by 0.5 percent to 1.117 million when compared to March 2012, Association of American Railroads said.
  • Rickmers-Linie adds new heavy-lift ship
  • Air France takes cargo hit in March
  • ILA members voting on new contract today
    About 14,500 rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Union who work at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are voting today on whether to ratify a new six-year master contract.
  • Dachser opens bonded warehouse in Miami
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2013
  • Marine lubricant supplier wins power plant contract
    Total Lubmarine says it fought off competition from 'major oil companies worldwide'.
  • No clear price direction in Fujairah
    Prices show gains in Suez and South African ports.
  • Prices display mixed trend across Europe
    Little price movement with Piraeus showing biggest change on low sulphur 380 cSt.
  • Maersk Tankers goes ahead with retrofit programme
    Retrofits 'could produce bunker savings of up to 10%.'
  • Reports: Tight avails in Hong Kong
    180 centistoke material in short supply on delayed cargo.
  • Developing lubes for dual fuel engines a 'key' challenge
    Technical director of Total Lubmarine says lubes have to evole.
  • KPI appoints global sales director
    Director for marine lubricants will be Singapore based.
  • Bunker prices in Asia showing mixed signals
    Supplies still tight in Tokyo Bay but the avails have improved.
  • Gazprom backs LNG bunkering for Baltic
    Russian energy giant predicts million tonne demand for bunker alternative.
  • Quest for 'eco' ships sees surge in newbuilds
    Analyst says orders for capesize vessels are at three-year high.
  • 150 tonnes of bunkers onboard sunken vessel
    No signs of leak so far, said Omani maritime personnel.
  • Charleston port records better air quality
    'International fuel standards and efforts by the maritime community mean our air quality continues to improve.'
  • Transpetro completes bunker spill cleanup
    Petrobras fined $5 million for 'operational failure' during bunkering operations at a terminal.
  • Cost of environmental regulations should be 'openly discussed'
    Pragmatic approach best, says International Chamber of Shipping chairman.
  • Bad weather hinders bunkering operations at Las Palmas
    Alternative is to shift vessels to inner port anchorage, says notice from OceanConnect.
  • Petronas ups MISC buy out price
    On recommendations that the shipping industry will 'be hurt by unyielding bunker costs' and more.
  • Wartsila bags contract for four fuel-efficient MPSVs
    Engine maker will design vessels for Malaysia-based Armada Offshore MPSV.
  • Book review: New edition of 'Bunkers'
    Reference work on bunkers is detailed and thorough, richly illustrated and provides insightful predictions on developments up to 2030.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
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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
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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
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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