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March 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC won't book backhaul Europe-Asia cargo, blames lack of capacity
  • Hutchison buys Asia Container Terminals from DP World, Singapore's PSA
  • New York dockers and employers reach deal, but 'tweaking' still remains
  • Shandong provincial seaport volume up 15pc to 1.78 million TEU in January
  • OOCL makes Laem Chabang-Yokohama KTX service changes from March 26
  • German chancellor Merkel urges rapid trade deal with Indonesia and EU
  • Chongqing Liangjiang New Area's 2012 trade value triples 2011's sum
  • China to lend US$1.7 billion for Sri Lankan port, airport and rail line
  • 13pc rail rate hike damages Xinjiang's competitive product strength
  • High growth Panama fuels canal expansion, but more funding needed
  • United February air cargo declines 15.7pc, passenger revenue rises 7.5pc
  • China Southern launches LA-Zhengzhou-Guangzhou all-cargo flights
  • ESC wins anti-terror rule delay till April 29 after air shipper fuss
  • Drewry: Air and ocean freight rates at opposite ends of the scale

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Breakbulk China 2013 begins tomorrow
  • Dry bulk segment to see less new deliveries
  • Idle boxships up to 5.3 pc of global fleet above 500 TEUs
  • Govt may allow Major Ports to fix market-linked tariffs
  • JN Port s INR 2,000-cr., tax-free bond issue opens today
  • KPCHAA seeks local MP s support against proposal to make certain Customs Act violations non-bailable
  • Work commences on grid linking waterways, ports, roads
  • "We are exceptionally proud of the fast turnaround times and the congestion-free operations that we offer making the entire process hassle-free"
  • INR rallies on heavy fund inflow, ends 62 paise up at 54.29
  • CARGOTEC s Kalmar gets large port equipment order from Venezuela
  • SCS moves, positions heavy press frame
  • Steder Group Djibouti transports heavy power plant parts through Ethiopia

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Gefco opens new national subsidiary in UAE
    The French transport and logistics company Gefco has opened a new logistics hub and a new subsidiary in Dubai (UAE) to strengthen its activities in the region. The facility will se...
  • DHL investing heavily in Indonesia
    DHL Supply Chain is investing EUR 40 million over the next few years to strengthen its position in Indonesia. The announcement was made at the launch of its latest 17,000 sqm wareh...
  • Euro-Leasing adds Pharmaliners to portfolio
    Euro-Leasing GmbH, a service provider owned by MAN Truck & Bus AG, is augmenting its rental fleet by new Pharmaliners. These special refrigerated trailers comply with the EU's ...
  • Safer territory roads for truck drivers in Australia
    The Australian federal and Northern Territory governments have teamed up with the transport industry to provide AUD 10.3 million (EUR 8.03 million) to improve road facilities for l...
  • Alstom and Kamkor to produce 10,000 points in Kazakhstan
    KazElectroPrivod, a joint venture, equally owned by Alstom and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth EUR 90 million with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhst...
  • Russian Railways Logistics starts vehicle delivery
    Russian Railways Logistics has started transporting GW Wingle 5 vehicles produced by the Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) from China to Russia. The first 48 pickups were forw...
  • Transitional period for approval of known consignors amended
    On 5 March, the European Commission implemented (EU) No 185/2010. This order, which amends regulation (EU) No. 185/2010, prolongs the transitional period for known consignors until...
  • KLM set to commence biofuel-powered flights
    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is starting biofuel-powered transatlantic B777 trial flights from JFK airport in New York to Schiphol Amsterdam airport. The Schiphol Group, the US carrier...
  • Imo takes step forward towards solution for GHG emissions
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a workshop at its headquarters from 26 February to 1 March. At the event, attended by more than one hundred participants from Imo...
  • Buenaventura Container Terminal invests in cargo verification system
    The Buenaventura Container Terminal (TCBuen) in Colombia, part of Grup Maritim TCB, is investing about USD 3.5 million in new optical character recognition (OCR) systems for quay a...
  • Etihad Airways and Airberlin align maintenance operations in Chicago
    Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago's O'Hare international airport (USA). The new facility is equipped with the latest technology and will perform all sche...
  • New CEO of DHL Freight Germany ending interim period
    DHL Freight has appointed Jeroen Eijsink as the new CEO of DHL Freight in Germany. On 1 March Eijsink assumed responsibility for the company's road and rail transport activities in...
  • DFDS Seaways names new director general for France
    The Danish group DFDS Seaways has selected Jean-Claude Charlo as its new director general for France and the Mediterranean. The move affects 750 employees and covers the Marseilles...
  • Milestone for Panama Canal expansion programme
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging to deepen and widen the navigational channels along Culebra Cut. The work, which started in March 2008, is part of the e...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Ulstein Verft gets new MD
  • ConocoPhillips to go ahead with Chukchi Sea drilling
  • Navy adds $65 million mod to Kennedy contract
  • Flagship adds another maritime academy grad to its team

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Los Angeles Harbor Commission Oks SCIG environmental impact report
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Seattle expanding Sea-Tac Airport music program
  • Boeing targets Miami as 787 training center
  • Port association schedules cruise seminar for April 24-26

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Waning German shipping should consolidate now, top banker warns
    Decline in number of Germany's ships and shipowners will probably continue for another 10 years, says KfW IPEX finance chief
  • Mixed teams raise vetting concerns
    ISO 28007 will not discriminate on the basis of nationality or wage
  • Mixed messages
    Employing low-paid, non-British security guards opens a fresh can of worms
  • New York-New Jersey bosses and dockers agree tentative six-year deal
    NYSA-ILA pact sets stage for crucial wagescale meeting in Tampa
  • Choosing our battles
    Exposés on sustainable fishing should focus on mistreated third-world crew
  • KGs may face class action, lawyers warn
    Liability will hinge on the wording of funds' prospectuses
  • Firms that rely on state bailouts are 'hopeless', says China Shipping's Li
    Government urged to support industry through scrapping incentives
  • Vafias positions StealthGas for US shale gas 'game changer'
    LPG carrier makes debut port call after coastguard restrictions eased
  • Shippers slam MSC freeze on Europe-Asia bookings
    Critics call the move a 'ruse to raise prices'
  • Sinotrans Shipping posts $10m second-half operating loss
    Dry bulk firm holds cash for newbuildings
  • Asia-Europe spot box rates fall as backhaul index rises
    Carriers will struggle to make next week's general rate increase stick
  • Kühne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd
    Biggest shareholder seeks IPO in any circumstances
  • BLT plan falls short of secured-creditor support
    Jakarta judge schedules final vote for March 14
  • Hong Kong loses out to Singapore in shipmanagement cluster race
    But Anglo-Eastern chief praises territory's cost and labour advantage
  • Obstacles lift for capesize vessels
    Blocks to supply from Colombia and Australia ease at last
  • LNG in China's future
    Domestic production will come but the country will need shipping for some time

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Asian chemical demand still flat
    CHEMICAL demand in Asia has not picked up despite the resumption of business after Lunar New Year last month
  • China's exports surged in February
    CHINA'S exports surged 21.8% year-on-year to 875.1Bn yuan ($139.4Bn) in February, according to the customs data published today
  • Guangzhou Maritime Court cases surged
    CHINA's Guangzhou Maritime Court saw the number of new cases jump 79% year on year to 2,525 in 2012, it announced yesterday
  • DS Norden to order product tankers
    DS Norden, the listed Danish drybulk sand product tanker shipping company, says it plans to order three or four product tankers this year after the sale of three such vessels late last year
  • Uproar: Kiel canal closes for bigger vessels
    TRAFFIC through the Kiel Canal into the Baltic Sea is going to remain severely constrained for another two weeks following the closure of two locks in Brunsbüttel
  • CSSC-JNHI swung to losses
    SHANGHAI-listed CSSC-JNHI swung to losses of 76M yuan ($12M) in 2012 on decreased sales and money-losing orders
  • Sinotrans Shipping's profits tumbled
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping's profits fell 78.1% year on year to $20M in 2012, partly due to the addition of two dry bulk carriers to its fleet
  • BLT gets insufficient support from creditors
    BELEAGUERED chemical tanker operator PT Berlian Laju Tanker said today that only 57% of its secured creditors voted for its restructuring plan today
  • OSG jettisons five Diamond S charters
    BANKRTUPT OSG has rejected charters of five more product tankers owned by Wilbur Ross-financed Diamond S, according to newly filed court documents
  • Supramax market heats up in Pacific
    AN INFLUX of coal and iron ore cargoes is keeping Supramaxes busy in the Pacific realm as rates continue to rise for the third straight week
  • Cecon invites bondholders to subscribe for shares
    Cecon, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel company, has invited its bondholders to participate in an offering of up to 17,886,089 new shares at a subscription price of par value
  • Chinese shipping to 'recover' in 2015
    CHINA'S vice transport minister Zuyuan Xu believes it will take another two or three years for the shipping market to consume the present capacity, Xu told Xinhua News on Wednesday
  • HPH to reap 'long-term' benefits
    HUTCHISON Port Holdings Trust's full acquisition of Asia Container Terminals spells "long-term" benefits for the group, said UOB Kay Hian today
  • Crude oil tanker tonne-miles to rise
    MORE crude oil could be moved from the Atlantic basin to feed growing demand in Asia, boosting tonne-miles for crude oil and products tankers, said UK broker ICAP Shipping in its February report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Is BNSF Rail Transfer Facility Green Enough to Go?
    The Los Angeles Harbor Commission certified the final environmental impact report for BNSF's proposed Southern California International Gateway, a rail transfer facility that could be one of the most significant intermodal rail projects of the past 25 years. However, the SCIG must still be approved by the Los Angeles City Council,...
  • Pirates Release Chemical Tanker, Crew
    Seventeen Indian sailors, held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, were freed Friday following intense diplomatic negotiations. The Indian men were among 22 crew members aboard the Panama-flag MT Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by pirates March 2, 2012, off the coast of Oman. "The vessel is presently...
  • Port Logistics Group, Tagsys RFID Team Up
    Port Logistics Group and Tagsys RFID have partnered to provide radio-frequency identification solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at their U.S. gateway facilities. The gateway logistics provider and inventory management company will team up on the development and deployment of Tagsys RFID solutions, integrated with Port Logistics Group proprietary EventTracker WMS,...
  • Sequestration Puts LA-Long Beach on Crash Course
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to cease overtime work for its personnel while Washington attempts to solve the sequestration issue will be a burden for all ports, but it could be disastrous for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. That's because the...
  • Sequestration Blues
    The negative impacts of sequestration on the international trade community are looming for California's public ports, and what happens here will ripple through the national economy in a matter of weeks unless Congress takes quick action. California's ports and its goods movement system support hundreds of thousands of jobs, and result...
  • Venezuelan Port Operator Orders Equipment
    Bolivariana de Puertos, Venezuela's government-owned port operator, has ordered a large amount of port equipment from Cargotec's Kalmar. The parties have agreed not to disclose the exact value of the order. The order, which is scheduled for delivery starting in May 2013, includes 30 Kalmar reachstackers, four empty container handlers, eight heavy...
  • US Customs Seizes 1,500 Fake 'Hermés' Handbags
    If genuine, the seized handbags had an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price of $14.1 million.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport complex have seized 1,500 high-fashion leather handbags bearing counterfeit "Hermés" trademarks. The merchandise arrived from China in two shipments. If the...
  • More April Rate Hikes for Maersk
    Maersk Line has announced several rate increases that will all take effect on April 1. The ocean carrier will increase rates on its trade from the Indian subcontinent to North Europe by $250 per 20-foot dry container and $400 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube and 45-foot dry container. On its Southeast Asia to...
  • Textainer Promotes Chong, Sowry
    Textainer Group Holdings has named Alvin Chong vice president and head of the resale division, succeeding Stefan Mackula. Textainer also promoted Anthony C. Sowry to senior vice president of operations and acquisitions. Chong previously served as Textainer's director of resale for the Asia-Pacific region. He joined the intermodal container lessor in...
  • Wallenborn Transport, VIP Truck Team Up in Germany
    Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport has joined forces with VIP Truck, a provider of air-cargo road feeder services in Germany. The new company, VIP Wallenborn, offers distribution services for airlines and forwarders in Germany, including scheduled connections between 15 German airports, scheduled international trucking services from Frankfurt Airport and Munich...
  • AMR's February Cargo Traffic Down 10.2 Percent
    AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, reported a 10.2 percent decline in system cargo ton miles for the month of February, to 126,053, down from 140,388 in the same month in 2012. Volume also decreased for the year-to-date, down 9.8 percent year-over-year to 249,067 ton miles, compared with 276,054 ton miles...
  • US-Iraq Trade, Investment Pact Likely to Take Effect This Year
    The bilateral U.S.-Iraq Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, first negotiated in 2005, is likely to enter into force later this year, providing a bilateral forum to foster greater trade and investment between the two countries. The announcement by the U.S. and Iraq follows the Iraq Council of Representatives' recent ratification of...
  • US Customs Confiscates 122 Pounds of Narcotic Khat
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 122 pounds of khat at the Indianapolis FedEx facility. Hidden among computer parts, the large cache of khat was detected by Customs officers and intercepted. They discovered the shipment during a routine inspection of international air freight arriving from Britain. Upon...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Europe-Asia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types on its trade from North Europe and the Mediterranean to East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, starting April 1. The hike will be $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • US Jobs Report Bodes Well for Freight Growth
    The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and warehouse sector gained 3,100 jobs in February from January, but the most promising signs for increased freight transport came from sizable growth in the construction and manufacturing industries. "Job gains and interest rates at historical lows are helping a gradual recovery in the housing market,...
  • SCFI Rates to Europe Drop Below $1,000
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index continued its decline in the week of March 8 across all trade lanes, with European lanes dropping below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark, according to data issued by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Shanghai Containerized Freight IndexCompositeSource: Shanghai Shipping Exchange For a larger version of the chart,...
  • Lock Repairs in Germany to Impact Hapag-Lloyd's Baltic Services
    The large locks at the western end of the canal in Brunsbuettel, Germany, have to be repaired and will be out of service for about two to three weeks, authorities have said in a German-language announcement by the German Waterways Authorities. As a result, vessels with a length of more than 125...
  • US Customs Seizes Counterfeit Headphones, Unsafe ATVs
    In a partnership between U.S. Customs, EPA and the CTAC, "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones were seized as counterfeit products in Los Angeles.U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport have seized a shipment containing 445 counterfeit "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones and 28 all-terrain vehicles that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Kuhne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud
  • ND establishes footprint in Vietnam
    The freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has established a representative office in Vietnam as part of its continued global expansion.A subsidiary ...
  • Shippers rage at Europe - Asia booking stop
    Still sore from the eastbound container block of a year ago, that caused untold damage to the supply chain, European shippers are railing against the decision this ...
  • Asia - Europe spot rates down again, but backhaul gains
    Container spot rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam fell by a further 4.9% this week, according to Drewry's World Container Index, however on the backhaul the index ...
  • NY&NJ dockers agree deal
    Just ahead of the March 8 extended deadline, 4,500 dock workers at the port of New York & New Jersey reached a tentative deal late Thursday night on local ...
  • China's export surge
    February saw Chinese exports jump by 21.8%, compared to the same month of 2012, against analysts' predictions of a 15% rise. Strong demand from the US and South ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Pac Basin wins chase
    Pacific Basin Shipping looks to have continued its spending spree with the addition of a Triton Navigation supramax.
  • NSRR admits defeat
    Start-up operator North Sea RoRo (NSRR) has given up on its England to Sweden run, but vowed to continue on in some form.
  • New space for Gagarin
    A statue of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin has found a new home in Greenwich thanks to the support of SCF Sovcomflot.
  • MISC bid backed
    Petronas' efforts to takeover MISC have won the support of financial advisors.
  • BLT must try again
    Struggling Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has failed to win approval from creditors for its restructuring plan.
  • Ulstein bags new boss
    Kristian Saetre has been drafted in to lead Norwegian shipbuilder, Ulstein Verft.
  • Mols spares investors
    Danish ferry group Mols-Linien has enough cash to avoid asking shareholders for extra funds.
  • STNG gone, for now?
    Scorpio Tankers could finally lift off the gas on the expansion front having put its dry-powder to work, a leading analyst says.
  • Vitol happy with LSC
    Trading giant Vitol says Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has made significant progress in tough shipping markets.
  • Everything must go
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Everything must go
    Owners can't afford to dawdle while John Fredriksen is snapping up all the best yard slots.
  • Bulker bites dust
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has cancelled a supramax newbuilding booked way back in 2007.
  • Cammell eyes offshore
    UK shipyard Cammell Laird is planning a move into new sectors after 2012 profit edged up.
  • Kuhne: IPO still on
    Hapag-Lloyd shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne insists the company will carry out an IPO following its planned merger with Hamburg Sud.
  • Clarksons cuts three
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Fesco's bonus boost
    Directors of Russia's Far East Shipping Company (Fesco) are about to bank four years of bonuses.
  • Greeks snap up Norqueen
    Finnish group Bore has sold a veteran ro-ro into Greece after its charter expired.
  • P&A adds tug
    Damen Shipyards Group has won an order for a new type of tug from Germany's Petersen & Alpers (P&A).
  • Three AHTS crew seized
    Three more seafarers have been kidnapped off Nigeria in another raid on a Bumi Armada offshore ship.
  • Thenamaris seals funds
    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has backed Thenamaris' LNG newbuilding orderbook with a $200m loan.
  • GC Rieber fixes newbuild
    GC Rieber Shipping has secured a potential ten-year charter for a newbuilding construction support vessel (CSV) on order in Norway.
  • Keppel in BWTS first
    Keppel has won a landmark deal to retrofit a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) aboard a Mitsui OSK Lines VLCC.
  • Sinotrans suffers in 2012
    Sinotrans Shipping will be glad to see the back of 2012 after the company reported a near 80% drop in full-year profits.
  • DeepOcean seals funds
    DeepOcean Group has strengthened its balance sheet after securing a new EUR125m ($164m) credit facility.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • House budget measure bites highway programs
    The continuing resolution legislation, introduced Wednesday, includes $586 million less for highway infrastructure and safety programs and $118 million less for transit programs than was authorized last summer in MAP-21.
  • Senators try again to raise minimum duty-free level
    The Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 489), sponsored by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is strongly supported by the express delivery and e-commerce industries.
  • BNSF chief concerned about effect of service switching
    "It is something that on the face of it sounds so logical, but, quite frankly, behind all this is a property rights question," said Matthew Rose, the Class I railroad's chairman and chief executive officer, at the TPM conference.
  • European, African shippers collaborate
  • CKYH provides details in Asia-Europe strings
  • Analyst: Air freight boost to follow economic recovery
    In past economic recoveries, air freight has been a driver toward prosperity, but according to Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, this business activity is likely to be a follower this time around.
  • Breakthrough: ILA, NYSA reach tentative agreement
    Jim McNamara, an ILA spokesman, said the agreement with employers represented by the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) is "subject to some tweaking," but will be presented to local union officials next week.
  • LA Harbor Commission approves new railyard
  • NTSB to hold meetings on 787 fire
  • Forward Air buys Total Quality for $66 million
  • CBP, EPA stop unsafe shipments in LA
  • Goulet named American's integration officer
  • Martin Bencher expands in Australia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Bunker prices end week mostly down
    Demand was poor across the Americas, players confirmed.
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • PDVSA closed for holiday
    PDVSA will reopen on March 11.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Cape Town avails remain tight.
  • Crude pulls prices down at week's end
    But Mediterranean ports see prices firm.
  • Aegean 'laser focused' on selling older vessels
    Tanker used as floating storage off Fujairah to be sold.
  • BLT still struggling to win support for restructuring plan
    Shipping firm needs more backing from secured creditors.
  • Teekay mulling LNG bunker tanker designs
    Company leaning towards use of IMO type C LNG tanks.
  • Fuel testing agency continues to grow
    Guardian Marine Testing to take on more staff.
  • Belgian port expects 'breakthrough' in LNG bunkering
    Zeebrugge wants to be 'a front runner' in supplying LNG as a bunker fuel.
  • Tolson: Credit key to beating the competition
    'Credit cannot be done on the back of an envelope anymore.'
  • Asian bunker prices stay soft
    Weak demand in Tokyo and Busan.
  • Waterjets claimed to improve fuel efficiency
    Waterjets allowed a decade old vessel to improve performance without changing other equipment, says MJP.
  • Anti-whaling group running out of bunkers
    Vessels from Sea Shepherd will reach Melbourne port in two weeks time.
  • Bid to supply LNG carriers with fuel monitoring system
    WiFi Wireless bids to supply British Gas.
  • LNG bunkering designs get 'approval in principle' from GL
    Class society says regulatory framework key to future development.
  • Lukoil profits rise on higher oil prices
    Revenue gained to $139.2 billion.
  • STX Finland delivers multi-fuel deck cargo vessel
    The MS Meri can run on LNG, biodiesel and low sulphur marine diesel.
  • Sinotrans posts lower profits on 'subdued' market
    Firm spent $31.9 million on bunkers in 2012, compared to $22.31 million in 2011.

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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
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
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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