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June 12, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US retailers look to 1.1pc growth in box imports in June: Port Tracker
  • CMA CGM in the market for six more 16,000-TEUers on Chinese charter
  • Long Beach's chief harbour engineer named caretaker executive director
  • Alibaba Group starts to unite delivery sector for 24/7 e-commerce
  • High-end EU automakers fear China will slap tariffs on luxury cars
  • Maersk's MCC Transport appoints Naresh Potty chief commercial officer
  • Starved Zeebrugge ZIP terminal gets first mainline call in two years
  • New dawn of reform expected for port Brazilian ports: Drewry analysts
  • Ports of Los Angeles and Hamburg sign five-year collaborative accord
  • Germanischer Lloyd unveils C-Dragon ship design at Nor-Shipping 2013
  • SoCal's UTi Worldwide quarterly profit off 7.4pc to US$347 million
  • Teamsters condemn US appeal court ruling allowing Mexican trucks
  • Senate quibbles, but gives US Trade Representative nominee easy ride
  • Etihad Cargo and Worldwide Flight Services sign 2-year global deal
  • Envirotainer adds 1,000th temp-controlled box to fleet
  • Etihad and Jettainer devise fuel-saving lightweight unit load device
  • Deutsche Post DHL, UNDP ready Manila airport for surge in relief aid

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • RCL in slot exchange with MOL on NKX service
  • TT Club celebrates 45 years of dedicated service
  • India, Myanmar to boost trade to $ 3 bn by 2015
  • US exempts India, 8 others from Iran-related sanctions
  • APSEZ & GPCB organise 'green seminar' in Mundra
  • KoPT's proposed Haldia Dock II attracts bidder interest
  • China may restart 'silk route' to develop transport passage
  • Global air freight market sees modest growth in April
  • Truck rentals up 1.5-2 pc in May on trunk routes
  • ...recovers marginally but still at historic low of 58.50
  • INR depreciation not good for exporters in long run: Fieo President

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Metrans eröffnet modernen Hubterminal
  • TNT Express wants to axe 850 jobs in Italy
  • CMHI and CMA CGM complete Terminal Link transaction
  • Group7 boosts turnover in 2012
  • Port Corpus Christi wins communications award
  • Evergreen chooses Haropa
  • Transaero receives second Tu-204-100C
  • Hellmann issues road haulage tenders on Cargoclix
  • Freja Transport & Logistics expands executive board in...
  • Merkel-Wetzel Logistik welcomes new co-managing director
  • System Alliance Europe assigns awards and elects steering...
  • Xrail plans to extend network to Northern Italy
  • SAA Cargo welcomes arrival of new B737-400F
  • Sydney airport's master plan puts a focus on freight
  • AAE: first major client is ERS Railways
  • Waberer's strengthens position in Germany with Schmitz...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Topaz Marine shipyard delivers catamaran ferry
  • Excel Maritime plans to file for Chapter 11
  • Cargill charters new product tanker from Ardmore Shipping
  • Private equity firm buys life-saving equipment suppliers
  • Keppel FELS delivers 45th KFELS B class jack-up
  • SSA's Esben Poulsson elected ICS Vice Chairman

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Requests for new TIGER Grants far exceed available funding
  • Esben Poulsson named V.P. of International Chamber of Shipping
  • WWL honors Union Pacific as rail carrier of the year
  • Port of Olympia sets hearing to discuss General Obligation Bonds
  • United Seamen's Service names 2013 AOTOS winners

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Excel shares suspended in New York
    UPDATE: Delisting move initiated as owner unveils heavily impaired $1.5bn loss
  • We will grow at our own pace, says Thoresen Shipping's Claxton
    Thai bulk boss pins modest hopes on supramaxes and handysizes
  • CMA CGM eyes port growth through strategic China Merchants tie-up
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sale of Terminal Link share is a springboard for joint port projects around the world
  • Excel lines up support from banks
    Pre-Chapter 11 deal in principle offers relief as Panayotides agrees to chip in $50m
  • Safety agenda heats up amid calls for industry to rewrite Solas
    IMO Ship safety symposium to assess need for Solas II ahead of MSC, which focuses on passengership safety and crew competence
  • Iridium challenges Inmarsat monopoly
    US satellite firm plans rival maritime distress communication system
  • Sekimizu's stall
    The IMO secretary-general sets an agenda that includes new focus on safety
  • Croatian shipowner leads Baltic Sea aframax charge
    Tanker charter hits a six-week high amid rush to secure end-June dates
  • Coscon launches customer charter in China
    Five-point service enhancement plan to be followed by schemes for other Asian countries, the US and Europe
  • Weak peak expected for US box ports
    Retailers hold restocking for Christmas until later in the year, says Global Port Tracker
  • Creditors support STX shipyard until the end of July
    Fresh injection of emergency funds discussed as lenders carry out due diligence
  • BP Shipping sells China LNG joint venture stake to CNOOC
    Chinese oil major extends its shipping presence
  • Prospects improve for Asia-Europe rate rises, says Alphaliner
    Analyst sees good omens in start of summer peak season and withdrawn capacity
  • Rush-in roulette
    Low newbuilding prices trigger a risky new round of speculative orders
  • First Ship Lease lands second loan reprieve
    Singapore shipping trust extends covenants to year-end

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • CMA CGM, China Merchants wind up deal
    CMA CGM today completed the sale of a 49% stake in subsidiary Terminal Link to China Merchants Holdings (International)
  • Box rise glass is half full
    FAR EAST/Europe box carriers are not likely to achieve more than half of the rate increases they mean to seek as of 1 July, liner trades analyst Alphaliner warned today
  • Herkules to take over Schat-Harding and Noreq
    PRIVATE equity fund Herkules is to acquire fellow Norwegian companies Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq to create a market leader in marine lifesaving equipment
  • Grand China sheds claims on Titan yard
    SHIPPING group Grand China Logistics is disposing of its entire 95% equity interest in Titan Quanzhou Shipyard
  • Global Marketing expands to Singapore
    DUBAI-based cash buyer Global Marketing Systems told Fairplay today it will set up an office in Singapore this month, as it taps on the city-state's growing maritime community
  • Thorco, Clipper Projects combining
    DENMARK'S Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping said today they have agreed to combine
  • Frontline sale of spinoff shares warned
    FRONTLINE might be forced to sell shares in spinoff Frontline 2012 to raise cash, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo warned today
  • Seoul seeks to unload DSME stakes
    SOUTH Korea's government is making another attempt to sell its stake in shipbuilder DSME
  • FSL Trust gets loan covenants relaxed
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust Management said today it has secured a temporary relaxation of two of its loan covenants from its lenders
  • VLCCs missing out
    SUEZMAX and Aframax tankers are enjoying a rise tonne-mile demand in 1H13, but demand keeps falling for VLCCs, a shipping analyst has calculated
  • US box imports slow
    ANEMIC US box import volumes will mirror the slow US economic recovery heading into the fall peak season, an import trade group warned
  • Russian grain exports drop by 75%
    RUSSIA'S grain exports dropped by 75% year on year in the five months to 31 May, a trade group said
  • Malaysia's Yinson seeks Norway's FOP
    MALAYSIAN OSV provider Yinson Holdings Berhad said it is bidding 996M kroner ($173M) for Norwegian shipping group Fred Olsen Production
  • PB buys 10 bulkers
    PACIFIC Basin will exercise purchase options on 10 Handysize bulkers that had been chartered in on bareboat basis
  • VLGC rates hit 2013 high
    RATES to haul LPG on very large gas carriers have hit a new 2013 high, amid bullish spot demand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Add OOCL to List of Those Planning July 1 GRIs
    OOCL will boost rates in its westbound trade from the Far East, including Japan, to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, starting July 1. The increase will be $650 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. Mediterranean Shipping Co. and MOL have also planned similar Asia-to-Europe rate hikes for July 1, despite recent...
  • Kerry Logistics Opens Three More Facilities in China
    Kerry Logistics' new Chongqing center.Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, continuing its expansion in the nation. The three facilities total 140,000 square meters combined. The 86,800-square-meter Chongqing center serves western China, offering logistics services for multiple industry sectors, including automotive parts and accessories,...
  • East- and Westbound Intermodal Rates Inch Up
    U.S. east-west spot rates, week of June 10, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates for shipments east-to-west and west-to-east increased slightly this week, although a larger drop in the south-north index kept the overall U.S. index - now at $1,978,61 - down 14 cents below where it stood last week, according to data on...
  • China Railway Corp. Launches Express Cargo Service
    The China Railway Corp., a spinoff of China's former Ministry of Railways, has launched a new express cargo service to allow it to better compete in the logistics market, Global Times reports. The company will start delivery of freight door-to-door via its express service on June 15, allowing clients to...
  • Logistics Providers DJ Powers, Maritime International Merge
    D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah. With the addition of Maritime International and the recent opening of its Norfolk, Va., office, D.J. Powers has further established its footprint in the Southeast, with plans to continue expansion...
  • KiwiRail Plans to Name New Chief Executive in 2014
    John Spencer, chairman of KiwiRail, along with the KiwiRail's board, have announced that they will not renew KiwiRail Chief Executive Jim Quinn's five-year contract when it expires in February 2014. "With the KiwiRail turnaround plan well initiated, the KiwiRail board feel [sic] it is time for a new CE to implement...
  • CSAV Expands Intra-Asia Galex Sling 1 Service
    CSAV's new Galex 1 rotation.Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores will introduce regular calls at Port Klang, Malaysia; Khalifa in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Qingdao, China, to its Galex Sling 1 service. The changes will take effect with the sailing of the Hanjin Budapest, voyage 40 westbound, starting its rotation...
  • US East Coast Ports Suffer ILA Hangover
    U.S. East Coast ports experienced widely varying impacts from the months-long threat of labor strife that began last year with the breakdown of talks for a new International Longshoremen's Association contract. Because the ILA contract was not settled until early this year, cargo diversions continued into the first quarter of 2013...
  • Report: Global Air Freight Traffic Inched Up in April
    Total air freight traffic worldwide in April increased 1 percent year-over-year, although growth continued to be mixed across airports because about half of the world's Top 20 air freight hubs registered declines for the month, according to Airports Council International. Monthly international freight rose 1.1 percent compared to April 2012, while...
  • AMR Names Board, Leadership Team of Merged Company
    AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and US Airways Group, has named the 12 members of the board of directors of the combined company, American Airlines Group, as well as the senior leadership team, effective after the closing the companies' expected merger. Thomas Horton, chairman, president and CEO of...
  • Panalpina's Ocean Freight division introduces new order management system
    Panalpina is introducing MyPanalpina+, an order management system based on the latest version of the customer-facing application, LOG-NET. Customers will benefit from its enhanced order processing capabilities, including better freight management services and improved visibility of their supply chains. The deployment of the new system demonstrates Panalpina's continuing commitment to...
  • Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0
    June 11, 2013 (Dallas, TX) - Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the release of Freight Allocation ModuleTM (FAM) 2.0, a web-based application that optimizes transportation by allowing shippers to auction freight with approved carrier partners. With its enhanced functionality, FAM 2.0 offers authorized carrier...
  • PeopleNet Certifies and Introduces Motorola Commercial-Grade Handheld that Supports PeopleNet's Fleet Mobility Applications
    MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2013 - PeopleNet®, the leading provider of fleet mobility solutions that reduce cost per mile, improve safety/compliance and enable profitable growth, today announced support for Motorola's MC75A Mobile Computer (Motorola MC75A - Motorola Solutions USA ) to be compatible with PeopleNet's fleet mobility applications. "This announcement kicks off...
  • HELP Inc. Welcomes National Freight Advisory Committee Applauds Inclusion of Senior HELP Advisors
    Phoenix (JUNE 11, 2013) - HELP Inc. applauds the establishment of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC). The committee's diverse membership of 47 includes Major Mark Savage, HELP board member from Colorado and Dr. C. M. Walton, HELP's senior policy advisor from the University of...
  • Updated: Maher Extends Free Time, Demurrage Amid Backlog
    Maher Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will extend container free time and freeze demurrage charges through Wednesday as it clears a backlog caused by computer glitches during the changeover to a new terminal operating system, CEO Gary Cross said. The charges have been suspended since Friday,...
  • MSC Offers Direct Houston-Brazil Service
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is providing a new weekly direct container service between Houston and Brazil. The new service, which was launched in April, calls at Houston; Cristobal, Panama; Manaus, Navegantes, Santos, Pecem and Vila do Conde, Brazil; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Cristobal; and Houston. Its rotation is seven weeks...
  • Wanted: Bidders for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Project
    The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), India's top container handler, has issued a new request for qualification from interested bidders for the development of its long-awaited fourth container terminal. The move follows the cancellation of Nehru's initial tender in September 2012 after top bidder PSA International failed to sign a...
  • US Beef Producers Warn of Labeling Rule Repercussions
    Following the Canadian government's disapproval of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling program and subsequent release of a list of products for possible retaliatory tariffs, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association has slammed the labeling requirement. "MCOOL is not market- or consumer-driven, and it does not fit within...
  • US Auto Parts Imports Grow But at Slower Pace
    US Auto Part Imports Full-size image Containers of auto parts imported through U.S. ports in the first quarter of 2013 were up year-over-year for a 14thstraight quarter. Although the rate inched up from 8.1 percent in fourth quarter 2012 to 8.3 percent in first quarter 2013, the rate of growth has formed an...
  • Hyundai Seeks to Expand Network in Asia
    Hyundai Merchant Marine is examining how best to restructure its network to tap into growing intra-Asia container volumes. "Expansion of output in intra-Asia countries is expected to become broad and accelerate steadily," the Korea-based line said in an e-mail exchange with the JOC. "China and India are key props to intra-Asia...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Who's next?
    The looming bankruptcy of Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime Carriers has reignited concerns about the future of some of its US-listed compatriots.
  • Excel gets the boot
    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seeking to delist the shares of restructuring Greek owner Excel Maritime.
  • Stohle takes stock
    Sveinung Stohle has put $40,000 of his own money into shares in Hoegh LNG.
  • TEN hits double
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has tied up period contracts for two more of its product tankers.
  • Excel's path to filing
    Read TradeWinds' guide to how Greece's Excel Maritime was hit by the shipping slump.
  • ABN Amro takes cape
    Dutch bank ABN Amro has assumed ownership of an Excel Maritime capesize to settle an outstanding loan.
  • Ismini steps in
    Excel ready to sell two supramaxes to Villy Panayotides' daughter to pay off Credit Suisse loan.
  • Excel reveals $1.5bn loss
    Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime has unveiled a massive $1.51bn net loss as it published its long-overdue 2012 report.
  • Excel Maritime to file
    Troubled Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime has confirmed it is planning a Chapter XI restructuring in the US.
  • Great Dane born
    Danish owners Thorco Shipping and Clipper Projects have merged to create the world's second largest multipurpose owner and operator.
  • Cauvery heads for scrap
    Pratibha Cauvery, the Indian tanker involved in a fatal grounding last year, is destined for demolition in Bangladesh.
  • Hat-trick for Olympic
    Greece's Onassis Group has taken its third VLCC from AET this year, brokers believe.
  • Bulker smash in Brazil
    Two bulkers operated by Hanjin Shipping and Norsul Navegacao have been damaged in a collision at the port of Santos in Brazil.
  • Tanker profit pinned down
    Profitability should return to the tanker market in 2015 as slowing fleet growth and improving demand haul up fleet utilization, RS Platou Markets says.
  • ULTR nets notes cash
    Ultrapetrol has completed a $200m notes issue with the aim of repaying debt.
  • Jahre inks LNG ship
    Norway's Jahre Marine is building an LNG bunker tanker at AVIC Dingheng Shipyard in China.
  • HMM out of Iran
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has dropped a call at Bandar Abbas in Iran.
  • Rainbow wins PSV
    Nantong Rainbow of China has won an order for a new platform supply ship (PSV) from a domestic owner.
  • PE buys lifesaving firms
    Herkules Private Equity is to take over life-saving equipment manufacturers Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq.
  • Ezion stake raised
    Templeton International has increased its holdings in Ezion, the Singapore-listed liftboat company.
  • Seajacks orders newbuild
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build world's largest wind farm installation vessel.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Environmental groups sue over LA rail terminal
    "This project can be built away from where people live and children go to school, but the City of Los Angeles wants to put it in a low-income minority neighborhood," said David Pettit, attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
  • Boeing sees need for 35,000 planes by 2032
    The largest amount of demand will come in the single-aisle aircraft category, with 24,670 planes at a cost of $2.29 trillion. The manufacturer predicts the least amount of orders will be for large, wide-body planes.
  • Temporary I-5 bridge to open next week
    Construction crews, working around the clock, put the finishing touches Monday on the first of two temporary bridge spans over the Skagit River in Washington and have started work on the second one.
  • CMA CGM completes partial sale of Terminal Link
    China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd. today completed its purchase of a 49-percent equity stake in the French liner carrier's terminals business, which includes 15 facilities in eight countries, for 400 million euros.
  • Washington Notebook: Senate committee approves Commerce, DOT appointees
  • G20 lagging behind in trade, study finds
  • Maersk's 'Triple E' sea trials in pictures
  • Stockton barge delivers first containers to Oakland
  • EU makes progress on rail system
  • Great Lakes coal loads fall 11.3% in May
  • Panalpina rolls out LOG-NET order management system
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Intercargo calls for publicly accessible casualty reports
    Data from the GISIS often has either no investigation report attached or is not available for download.
  • Fujairah sees weak demand
    Little price movement in Middle East hub.
  • Outlook in Europe mainly soft
    Prices mixed in Mediterranean ports.
  • Shipping's CO2 output reduced by 20% 'before EEDI'
    IMO symposium hears call for balance between regulations and shipping's survival in economic climate that is 'worst in living memory'.
  • Drybulk shipper files for Chaper 11
    'Excel Maritime has been hit by volatility and overall declines in charter rates.'
  • Vopak eyes expansion
    Growth in LNG market is company's main focus.
  • State oil company 'struggling' to buy fuel oil cargoes
    Egypt's currency crisis raises credit concerns.
  • Company says STX Pan Ocean will hurt results
    J Lauritzen has two ships chartered to beleagured operator.
  • Focus on LNG bunkering at Europort
    Trade fair will have separate strand called Pioneering in LNG.
  • Asian bunker prices remain stable
    Players in South Korea expecting demand to pick up later in the week.
  • Algeciras is 'key bunkering location' says BP Marine
    Operations in Spanish port are 'latest step in BP Marine's expansion of its global footprint.'
  • US puts lower flash point limit proposal to IMO
    Wants SOLAS limit aligned with highway diesel fuels to give ship operators access to broader supply of low sulphur fuels.
  • 'Chicken and egg dilemma' of LNG bunkers gets US airing
    LNG bunker fuels conference to take place in Houston.
  • Chinese increase research in shipping and offshore
    Development aimed towards marine diesel engine, dual-fuel engine and LNG machinery.
  • Tribunal finds owner responsible for leaky bunker tank
    'Owners must understand the nature of their obligations in respect of maintenance and seaworthiness,' says lawyer.
  • Irish firm receives fuel efficient product tanker
    Ardmore Seaventure is equipped with mewis duct and hull performance coating, among other technologies.
  • New fuel-efficient engine set to enter marine market
    Wartsila X40 engine passes type approval test 'with flying colours', says spokesman.
  • Bunker tankers delivered to Singapore operator
    Sea Hub Tankers boosts fleet with new additions.

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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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