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June 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison's new Felixstowe intermodal terminal doubles rail capacity
  • Drewry expects deliberate carrier cutback on service to force up rates
  • Asia-Europe container volumes flattens while eastbound cargo increases
  • Port of Xiamen container throughput second fastest-growing in China
  • China buys licence to build easy-loading, hatchless LNG containerships
  • Savannah receives four new super-postpanamax Konescranes from China
  • ART Logistics makes Hong Kong HQ to serve Central Asian energy sector
  • Phase 1 of King Abdullah Economic City port facility to open in Q3
  • China Southern First Class offers same-day delivery between 12 cities
  • Air New Zealand agrees to pay US$5.95 million fine for price fixing
  • IATA boosts profit expectations, narrower cargo declines foreseen
  • Cargolux starts new Munich-Atlanta via Luxembourg air cargo service

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics appoints Ajit Jangle as Group COO
  • GAIL (I) & SCI ink MoU to move LNG from US
  • ICS meets with Ministers to discuss Arctic shipping
  • Just-in-time ship arrivals being tested by Panama Canal to expedite transit
  • Lines complain to FMC about PANYNJ levy
  • Maersk Line inks multi-year agreement with INTTRA as preferred partner for e-shipping solutions
  • Shipowners deliberate on key issues at ASF's 22nd annual meeting
  • The Nautical Institute champions industry best practice
  • Govt allows export of imported goods to boost shipments
  • Ajeya Kallam returns to home cadre
  • APSEZ celebrates World Environment Day on June 5
  • India to adhere to protocol for Bangladeshport project
  • Mormugao Port told to consider cruise, other biz
  • Port developers eye projects on east coast
  • Forex reserves tumble by $4.17 bn to $287.89 bn
  • Govt to issue guidelines for sensitive gear imports
  • INR plunges to close at all-time low of 57.07
  • Project cargo training in Singapore attracting international interest
  • V. Alexander moves asphalt plant from Italy to Russia & compressor stations from Germany to Russia
  • Wärtsilä to design heavy construction vessel for Subsea 7

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Swissport closes gap in executive ranks
  • John Batten starts new position in September
  • XL Airways France awards ULD contract to Chep Aerospace
  • Volga-Dnepr chooses Vatry as base for new IL operations
  • Etihad Cargo - global cooperation with WFS and Jettainer
  • TNT Express opens mobile depot in Brussels
  • Gebrüder Weiss expanding in Czechia
  • Militzer & Münch opens new logistics terminal in Tunisia
  • New technology to help older ships to save energy
  • Noise level dictates new rail track pricing system
  • Bombardier unveils TRAXX AC last mile locomotive
  • IRU calls for rapid adoption and implementation of new rules
  • UK: return to modest growth forecast for road transport
  • Kombiverkehr: automatic train movement monitoring 24/7
  • ICTSI turns to Hamburg's HPC
  • Delmas introduces Swahili Line

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Hughes Brothers adds "our Gang" barges to fleet
  • LPG vessel to get Wärtsilä Aquarius UV BWM
  • MAN PrimeServ retrofits 20,000th slide fuel-valve
  • More European shipowners switch to ClassNK
  • STX Pan Ocean files for receivership
  • Teekay LNG newbuilds get U.S. gas export charters

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Port of Newport nets Phoenix Award for International Terminal cleanup project
  • US rail freight traffic sees mixed bag for week
  • Port of Vancouver schedules free family tour of port facilities
  • Tidewater taps Bob Curcio as new chief executive officer
  • K Line environmental efforts earn Port of Long Beach honor

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Sentiment index guides asset play
    Cass Business School professor tracks shipowner optimism
  • Gauging the mood of shipping
    Team focused on six parameters based on market sentiment, split into three categories
  • If STX Pan Ocean goes into receivership, what happens next?
    Sources predict further charterparty disputes and ship arrests
  • Coping strategies
    It is easy to criticise shipowners in hindsight and without taking responsibility
  • The warning signs were there
    STX Pan Ocean losses have been mounting for some time
  • Ripple effect
    Dry bulk players are getting jittery as STX Pan Ocean becomes latest casualty of downturn
  • STX Pan Ocean will survive, says creditor
    South Korean dry bulk operator has a long-term future, says DVB's Lunde
  • Teekay lands five-year contracts for two LNG newbuildings
    Shipowner bids for several similar shipping deals
  • Persistence pays?
    Strategic co-operation with Lianyungang could offer Vale a lifeline
  • Angola's first LNG shipments delayed
    Export debut is now expected 'this month'
  • Vale partners with rebel Chinese port
    Brazilian miner seeks direct service in tie-up with Lianyungang, despite Beijing's ban
  • Fredriksen scraps more capesize bulker orders in China
    Move thought to be linked with financial trouble at STX Dalian, say sources
  • Safe Bulkers raises $40m in share offering
    New York-listed firm seeks funds to back acquisitions
  • Felixstowe opens new rail terminal
    UK port will handle trains with up to 35 wagons
  • Offen confirms settlement with CMA CGM
    End of dispute clears way for 16,000 teu newbuilds
  • Harbour commission approves Los Angeles' $400m capex proposal
    Port can now push forward with $380m terminal upgrade
  • Box lines fail to halt Asia-Europe rates slide
    Indices show further price erosion over the week
  • Liverpool2 kicks off
    Construction starts on 600,000 teu terminal
  • Reforms open Brazil's ports to private sector operators and investors
    Law aims to tackle bottlenecks and weaken dock unions
  • Shipper Sentiment Survey: North America
    Hamburg Süd returns to pole position, successful negotiations with carriers emerge, while dissatisfaction is raised at rate instability over the contract period. Sarah Bennett reports
  • Textainer enters tank box market
    World's largest container lessor agrees intermodal partnership with Trifleet
  • Japan Marine United eyes offshore and bigger boxship orders
    Yard created by merger prepares to compete for larger projects
  • STX Pan Ocean files for court protection
    Mounting debts drag down South Korea's largest dry bulk operator
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: DNV calls for Norway and Japan to speed up maritime collaboration
    Countries must take opportunity to enhance maritime capability, says Madsen

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • US grain rates fall
    BULKER rates for US/Asia grain cargoes are continuing to fall amid vessel oversupply, the US government warned
  • SCI, GAIL sign LNG deal
    SCI, INDIA's largest shipping group with an exposure to LNG shipping, told bourses today that it has signed a deal to transport LNG from the US
  • Teekay LNG enters US export trade
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG today confirmed the first-ever charters dedicated to US exports of LNG from the lower-48 states
  • LA votes $1.1Bn port budget
    LOS ANGELES, the largest US box port, plans to spend $400M over the next year to improve cargo flow in the face of increasing competition
  • STX Pan Ocean files for receivership
    STX Pan Ocean today sought receivership from South Korea's courts, following two days of rumours that it was nearing corporate rehabilitation
  • Safe Bulkers prices PP share offering
    NYSE-listed Safe Bulkers has priced and confirmed the scope of its perpetual preferred share offering and concurrent private placement, which will raise $40-43M
  • PNOC sells three tankers
    GOVERNMENT-owned PNOC of the Philippines is selling three of its tankers after dissolving its shipping unit, PNOC Shipping & Transport Corp
  • Heart attack caused death
    INQUIRIES revealed today that a mechanical fitter was killed by a heart attack when cleaning a dredger's tank at Western Indian Shipyard
  • Lianyungang, Vale to talk
    BRAZIL's mining giant Vale and China's Lianyungang Port will discuss opening bulk shipping routes between Brazil and the port
  • Tokyo Marine, Norway's Jo Tankers to start pool
    MOL's chemical shipping unit Tokyo Marine Asia said today it aims to set up a pool with Norway's Jo Tankers
  • Jaya 'sell' rating sticks
    DMG & Partners today kept its 'sell' rating for Jaya Holdings's shares, even though Jaya has long-term charters for three of its four PSVs, in deals worth about $61.3M
  • KSS Line inks CoA with Hanwha Chemical
    KSS LINE said today that it has signed a contract of affreightment to ship vinyl chloride monomer for compatriot Hanwha Chemical
  • VLGC period rates rise
    PERIOD offers for VLGCs have been firming since BW Gas took over Maersk's VLGC business last week
  • Plant maintenance dampens chemical freight
    CHEMICAL freight rates remained under pressure today as more plants in Asia undergo maintenance
  • Frontline, Morgan Stanley strike $40M share deal
    FRONTLINE said it has entered into an equity distribution agreement with Morgan Stanley

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • India's Ennore Port Seeks Bids for Container Terminal
    India's Ennore Port Authority has released a new global tender for the construction and operation of its long-awaited container terminal project. The move follows the cancellation of Ennore's initial tender in September 2012 after a consortium led by U.K.-based Eredene Capital pulled its bid, citing cost escalation and depressed market conditions. The...
  • Taiwan Lifts Ban on Live Bird Imports From the EU
    Taiwan has introduced new legislation, effective July 15, that will lift its ban on imports of live birds from the European Union. The live birds exported to Taiwan are mainly pigeons used for racing. Taiwan had applied an import ban from the EU since 2005. However, the European Commission and Taiwan...
  • Volvo Trucks to Commercialize DME Trucks
    Volvo Trucks has plans to commercialize dimethyl ether-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America. As the latest step in its "Blue Power" alternative fuel strategy, Volvo revealed ongoing U.S. customer field testing of trucks powered by DME and demonstrated the technology at the California State Capitol. The company plans to begin...
  • Dow Chemical, Union Pacific Publish Rail Safety, Security Report
    The Dow Chemical Co. and Union Pacific have released a report on the progress of their memorandum of cooperation that began in 2007 to improve rail safety and security. The report outlines goals in eight areas of the chemical supply chain, as well as innovations for event prevention and response planning,...
  • Study Sees Manufacturing Stabilizing in the US
    After declining steadily for 30 years, manufacturing employment in the U.S. is stabilizing and will have a positive impact on the economy and on demand for industrial real estate space in the coming decade, according to a study by the NAIOP Research Foundation. The study by L. Nicolas Ronderos, "Stabilization of...
  • Brazil Congress Approves Port Reform Package
    Brazil's Congress has approved a port reform package, the Provisional Measure of the Ports, that will provide a new legal and institutional framework to increase the nation's port system efficiency and reduce port-related logistics costs by encouraging competition and private sector participation, according to Drewry Maritime Research. As expected, the country's...
  • Trucking Employment Hit Plateau in May
    JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index Full-size image The Journal of Commerce For-Hire Trucking Employment Index remained flat at 95.8 in May, after rising eight-tenths of a percent in Aprilto its highest reading since September 2008. The 95.8 index reading indicates the drive to add more drivers, dock workers and other personnel stalled at...
  • Trade Implications of Auto and Housing Market Forecasts
    In this podcast, JOC Economist Mario O. Moreno discusses the economic forecast, and its impact on trade volumes, recently published in his May 2013 JOC Insights report. www.joc.com/joc-insights-trial ...
  • Moro Named Interim Executive Director at Long Beach
    Al Moro, the Port of Long Beach's new interim executive director.The Port of Long Beach's board of harbor commissioners has appointed Al Moro, chief harbor engineer, as the California port's interim executive director. His appointment will take effect following a formal vote on June 17. Moro, who said he would not...
  • Allcargo Logistics Appoints Jangle COO
    Ajit Jangle, The Avvashya Group's new chief operating officer.Allcargo Logistics, an Indian logistics subsidiary of The Avvashya Group, has appointed Ajit Jangle as its group chief operating officer. In this role, Jangle will lead The Avvashya Group in the fields of information technology, e-commerce initiatives, human resources management, cost management and...
  • China PC Maker Lenovo Opens US Plant
    Lenovo Group, a China-based PC maker, has celebrated the opening of its first U.S.-based manufacturing operation in North Carolina, ABC News reports. The facility, which opened in January inside an existing distribution center in Whitsett, will produce ThinkPad laptops, commercial desktop computers and, by the end of the year, tablets and...
  • Norbert Dentressangle is increasing its e-Fulfilment activities in Venray twofold for Liberty Global
    Logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle is doubling the e-Fulfilment activities at its distribution centre (DC) in Venray for Liberty Global, the parent company of UPC. It was already providing logistics for the Netherlands and is now also taking on logistics for Germany. Mark Klievink, Operations Manager in Venray: "Here, we...
  • Suddath Global Logistics Acquires PenserSC
    Suddath Global Logistics, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based warehousing and logistics management company, has acquired PenserSC, a third-party logistics provider. "The acquisition of PenserSC further enhances our ability to support customers who need a full menu of logistics services for their distribution center and manufacturing activities," said Barry S. Vaughn, CEO of The...
  • Roehl Transport Inc. Joins TruckingUnlimited.com
    TruckingUnlimited.com is among the trucking industry's popular on-line job sites that are proving to be the best solution for what the current truck driver shortage demands and revolutionizing the recruitment process,overall. With the simple objective of connecting today's generation of job seekers (who use the Internet for almost everything) with...
  • ODFL Raises Tonnage Forecast for Second Quarter
    The economy doesn't look too slow from the docks at Old Dominion Freight Line. The less-than-truckload carrier said Friday it expects greater growth in tonnage than anticipated in the second quarter. ODFL raised its year-over-year estimated tonnage growth in the quarter to 5 to 5.5 percent, based on stronger than expected...
  • Con-way Freight Opens Service Center in Lumberton, NC
    Con-way Freight has opened a new service center in Lumberton, N.C. The less-than-truckload carrier's new facility features a 25,000-square-foot dock with 65 loading doors. It combines smaller operations in Florence, S.C., and Fayetteville and Wilmington, N.C., into a single facility with an expanded regional footprint. It is one of seven Con-way...
  • Bethlehem, Pa., Railyard Could Become Inland Port
    The Port of New York and New Jersey and Norfolk Southern are discussing the possibility of making an intermodal railyard in Bethlehem, Pa., an inland port, The Morning Call reports. The Bethlehem port would help the Port of New York and New Jersey ship more items more efficiently to Pennsylvania and...
  • Maritime Labor Alliance Names Marcus President
    Members of the Maritime Labor Alliance have unanimously appointed Don Marcus, president of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, as president, and Mike Jewell, president of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, as secretary treasurer. The MLA, formed in 2012, is comprised of the American Radio Association, Inlandboatmen's Union, International...
  • SCFI: Asia-North Europe Rates in Free Fall
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, Asia-North Europe, through June 7, 2013 Full-size image Asia-North Europe spot freight rates measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index slid 6.7 percent in the week ending June 7 from the previous week, extending a slide that began in late March as carriers struggle to fill a slew...
  • ALK Speakers: Integrated Technology Will Spur Efficiency
    If shippers want to blunt rising transportation costs, and carriers want more sustainable profits, they need to learn to connect not just the dots but also the bytes. Greater integration of transportation technologies, connecting the individual truck to the overarching enterprise, is needed to manage increasingly complex supply chains. That integration...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Wire deal unravels
    For less than four kilograms of nickel wire, could you own 36.8% of a New York-listed shipowner? Apparently, the answer is no.
  • Turk under tow
    Chemical tanker calls for help after suffering breakdown off Spain.
  • Owner in STX fallout
    J Lauritzen has acknowledged that the court receivership of STX Pan Ocean could have a significant impact on charters for two of its capesize bulkers.
  • SCI inks LNG pact
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has been contracted by a compatriot energy company to ship LNG volumes from the US.
  • 3 Maj takeover near
    The Croatian government has accepted an offer from Uljanik Shipyard for rival 3 Maj.
  • Teekay in Cheniere tie-up
    Teekay LNG Partners (TGP) has found work for a pair of newbuildings ordered just six months ago.
  • Rope rethink
    Sweden's Imperial Ship Management is now stowing mooring lines below-deck following a probe into how two men were washed overboard from a general cargoship.
  • Aker fires IPO gun
    Aker has fleshed out the details of its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of shipowning venture, Ocean Yield.
  • Chengxi inks double
    China's Chengxi Shipyard has added a couple of bulkers to its orderbook.
  • UK Club loan agreed
    Terms for a $100m perpetual subordinated loan taken out by the Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association five years ago have been revised at a meeting of note holders in London today.
  • Expert opinions
    Visitors to the @tradewindsnews stand at Nor-Shipping have been encouraged to enter a debate on Twitter which looks to answer some of the big questions in the industry today.
  • Fantasy shipping
    Today is arguably the opportunity of a generation in terms of shipping investment, but where are the best deals to be found?
  • Changing times
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • New boss at Fesco
    Ruslan Alikhanov has been given the top job at Russian container line Fesco.
  • Boxship bonanza
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Glencore targets LNG
    Trading giant Glencore is muscling up to play its hand in the LNG sector by poaching a team of traders from rival shop Morgan Stanley.
  • NAT dumps suezmax
    Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has canned the acquisition of a suezmax tanker after repeated delays from the owner.
  • Norwegian shipping dying?
    Norway's most famous shipping son is worried that the domestic industry is dying.
  • Rickmers falls short
    Trading of Rickmers bonds has started after raising EUR 175m ($231m).
  • Raiders hit two PSVs
    Two supply ships have been attacked by pirates off Nigeria.
  • Tanker union agreed
    Tokyo Marine and Jo Tankers are to merge their chemical carrier fleets in a new pool company from September.
  • Safe succeeds in selling
    Greece's Safe Bulkers has banked $40m from its share offering in New York.
  • Capital cities
    Success for a shipping company in raising capital in Oslo or New York can be determined by its makeup, RS Platou Markets says.
  • Bulk looking brighter
    Battered dry-cargo rates should see a sharp recovery in the second half of next year, Cleaves Group says.
  • Order spree to go on
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has no plans to put the brakes on its recent ordering spree amid suggestions it has again added to its capesize newbuilding tally.
  • Rodopoulos back in action
    Former RBS banker Alex Rodopoulos is predicting an upturn in the number of Greek owners looking for public money as he returns to shipping in a new role with RS Platou Markets.
  • Frontline starts fix
    Frontline has taken the first step in addressing a pending cash shortfall by launching an ATM offering.
  • STX Pan Ocean files
    Struggling bulker owner STX Pan Ocean filed for court receivership in Korea on Friday in a widely expected move to restructure its business.
  • Dhow attack thwarted
    EU and NATO naval forces off Somalia have prevented a dhow falling into pirates hands and becoming a potential mothership.
  • MOL offloading pair
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has put another two bulkers on the sales block as part of its bid to slim down its fleet.
  • Stohle's Colbun hope
    Sveinung Stohle has cleared some of the clouds surrounding developments to Hoegh LNG's delayed contract in Chile.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Trade nominee faces Senate confirmation panel
  • Seaspan sees big demand for efficient ships
    Gerry Wang, the chief executive officer of Seaspan, one of the world's largest builders and charterers of containerships, told financial analysts that while freight rates are depressed, there is no shortage of demand for efficient new vessels.
  • VPA gates to open late June 12
    Port operations will be put on hold for a half day on June 12 at the Port of Virginia so that port management and users can talk with longshoremen about market conditions, industry trends and efficiency at the port.
  • Stifel: Shipper TMS use leads to 'surgical' truck pricing
    The way truckload carriers price their services has been affected by increased usage of transportation management systems, Stifel Nicolaus said. It also noted that shippers rely more and more on third- and fourth-party logistics providers.
  • Intermodal grew 3% in May
    Intermodal traffic rose 3 percent, year over year, to 1.21 million containers and trailers, according to the Association of American Railroads. May's weekly average for intermodal traffic stood at 242,823 containers and trailers.
  • Brazil offers ship-efficiency grant
  • Yucatan cucumber exports rise
  • DB Schenker to offer rail service to Turkey

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 7, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Bunker prices in the Americas end week higher
    Demand was said to be quiet in Los Angeles on Friday.
  • Biofuel producer strikes deal with Neste Oil
    Neste Oil agrees to purchase large volumes of algae-based crude oil if producer is able to increase future production capacity.
  • Rhine River to fully open on Saturday, after severe flooding
    Barge freight rates were not affected during the closing and may surge when Rhine traffic resumes, says source
  • Norwegian firm orders LNG bunker vessel
    Vessel will be used for general small-scale LNG deliveries, as well as to supply gas to shipowners with vessels running on LNG.
  • Fuel valve milestone for MAN Diesel & Turbo
    'The slide fuel-valve's strong market performance is testimony to the fuel savings and increased environmental profile it brings to working vessels.'
  • OW Bunker completes first physical supply with coriolis flow meter in Singapore
    Company plans to develop further using the Coriolis Flow Meter with a second vessel coming on line in July.
  • Fujairah prices moving up in line with crude
    Mixed price movements in South Africa.
  • Price movements mixed across European ports
    Bunkers up in Gibraltar, down in Piraeus.
  • Turkey's 'sleeping giant' is waking up
    Terminal owner predicts large bunker volumes and invites more suppliers to make use of Ceyhan's new bunkering facilities.
  • New canal planned in Central America
    Nicaragua awards project to Chinese investor.
  • Turkey phasing out single hull bunker barges
    Double hulls for tankers becoming mandatory from the start of 2016, conference is told.
  • Hin Leong outlines $3 billion investment plan
    Singapore-based oil trader plans to build terminals in emerging Asian markets.
  • Asian bunker prices end week stable
    Little change recorded in Friday's trade.
  • LNG bunkering technical specification published
    ISO guidelines requested by industry.
  • Refinery and oil storage terminal 'to be sold by the year end'
    Ireland's only refinery 'really can't compete in Europe'.
  • Concept paper: Adding hydrogen to bunker fuel generates savings
    But technology untested commerically by shipping industry.
  • US company eyes LNG bunkering opportunity
    Big savings on fuel bills make conversion to LNG attractive.
  • ITCL cuts year-on-year losses
    Firm managed to cut operating expenses on falling bunker prices.
  • STX Pan Ocean files for bankruptcy
    'We had no choice,' official is quoted as saying over the move.
  • New Chairman lined up for IBIA
    Vice Chairman elected at Istanbul board meeting.
  • Technology firms join forces to offer fuel-saving solution
    Current At Sea features the MARIS VDS, which has demonstrated fuel savings of 4% to 8%, firms claim.
  • Coscon revises bunker adjustment factor
    New rates to affect trades in the US and Canada.
  • Player starts supply operations in Yemen
    MCI Aden Bunkering supplying IFO and MGO, says spokesman.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
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Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
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Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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%
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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
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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
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Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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
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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
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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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