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September 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim AME Service adds Ningbo, drops Colombo in Asia-Med loop revision
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine opens its first box yard in China at Qingdao
  • China Shipping dismisses reports of joining P3 vessel-sharing alliance
  • Logistics Prosperity Index rises in August after four months decline
  • Tilbury confident of survival as British container port war intensifies
  • Exports of hardwood to China from US south resumes after trade ban lifted
  • Anger at US$78/TEU cost to shift boxes from Kochi port to CFS halts plan
  • Yusen: Small shippers reliable, majors promise more than they deliver
  • Hefei river port phase 2 upgrade becomes operational by year's end
  • Kazakhstan pipeline drives Xinjiang Korgas Sino steel exports up 43-fold
  • Cross-Strait Cold Chain Logistics Seminar closes US$8.6 million in deals
  • Moscow's Domodedovo Airport cargo volume up 3.4pc in first 8 months
  • Ruslan sees demand from oil, gas, aerospace despite air freight slump
  • Coyne Airways appoints managing director to expand into new markets

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Evergreen takes delivery of 8,508-TEU vessel under fleet upgrade plan
  • MALA 2013 emerges bigger & better
  • CIL to import coal for the first time
  • Delegation led by MP Somabhai Patel discusses key KPT issues with Shipping Secretary
  • Kandla Port obtains 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certificate
  • Mundra Port sets new record in coal handling in India
  • Plan Panel against tariff authority role in determining Major Port performance standards
  • Nine Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor projects worth INR 1.2 lakh cr. receive approval
  • Railways freight loading up 5.11 pc in April-August
  • Govt to float tenders for wheat exports from Central pool
  • INR Surrenders early gains on fresh dollar demand
  • New Indo-Japanese currency swap limit fixed at $50 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ford comes top in US commercial vehicle market
  • Yusen Logistics opens new office in Jaipur
  • SAECS merges with MedShuttle/225
  • Indian Railways hauls 426 million t of freight
  • Volga-Dnepr fast tracks oil and gas equipment to Yakutia
  • Kellogg's expands with Dentressangle in Germany
  • IBIA: Asia tops world's bunker growth
  • More airlines join Iata's multilateral eAWB initiative
  • Central Freight Lines upgrades fleet
  • Sievert takes over Adolf Schuck in Germany
  • Erstbesuch in Basel-Mulhouse
  • DPD beteiligt sich an Tiramizoo
  • Terex to supply STS cranes for Tanjung Priok port
  • China Airlines boosting Palau service
  • KSPG with change at the top

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Helix orders well intervention semi at Jurong
  • Harvey Gulf swoops on Abdon Callais Offshore
  • Rolls-Royce to design gas turbine system for RN Type 26
  • Bergen Group shipyards reborn as NorYards

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok Mukilteo Tank Farm transfer
  • BTS releases July numbers for transport industry freight tally
  • Port association pleased with House progress on seaport bill
  • WPPA calling for proposals for branding PNW seaports
  • General Dynamics nets orders for pair of new LNG carriers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Asian shippers in U-turn on container weight checks
    Industry divided as IMO committee considers compromise proposal
  • UK must allow armed guards to train with appropriate firearms
    Biggest risk exposure is the 'guy with a gun on the boat', says Shell security chief
  • Ultra large boxship orders threaten smaller sectors
    As orderbook heads for 3.7m teu, rush for bigger vessels adds to chronic oversupply
  • Zim Rotterdam heads for London Gateway
    Boxship damaged by fire originally due to berth at Felixstowe, say data sources
  • 'Opportunistic' investors prolong overtonnaging
    Banks lack shipping expertise to force lines to close, says DVB Bank's Horton-Jansen
  • MCA aims to grow UK ship register
    Agency responding to criticism about too much regulatory red tape
  • APL avoids artificially limiting capacity
    Owner tells conference company has reduced fleet in line with the delivery of newbuildings
  • Scapa Flow to be assessed as site for floating box terminal
    Study prompted by opening up of transarctic shipping routes and new ECA from 2015
  • IMO launches bid for sustainable maritime transport system
    Move will focus on economic, environmental and social aspects of shipping
  • Navios Acquisition eyes more tankers after $100m share issue
    Mother company Navios Holdings to take half of the new shares
  • Willis launches insurance product linked to labour convention
    Offering covers flag states' legal liabilities resulting from crew abandonment
  • Leand blasts 'closed' Hamburg shipping scene
    But Germans 'vastly more attractive' to investors than Greeks, says New York banker
  • Our maritime security - strategic lessons and future prospects
    In an exclusive article commissioned by Lloyd's List, the Royal Navy explains its role in the modern world, keeping open international trade lanes that underpin globalisation
  • Ethics is the UK's unique selling-point
    LISW success will be measured by inward investment gains, Maritime London's Barrow says
  • LISW is London's chance to shine
    City has been less effective than its rivals in promoting its maritime presence

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Korean vehicle exports rise 40% in August
    SOUTH Korea's vehicle exports surged almost 40% year-on-year to 230,480 units in August
  • Royal Caribbean board bows to pressure
    BOARD members of Royal Caribbean will stand for re-election annually, following a vote on the contentious issue at a May shareholders meeting
  • Sembcorp wins rig order from Helix
    NEW YORK-listed Helix Energy Solutions has ordered a $346M semi-submersible well intervention rig from Singapore's Sembcorp Marine
  • Floating armouries boosted
    THE BRITISH government has boosted the tactic of maintaining armouries in high-risk waters
  • CSCL selling Lianyungang terminal control
    SHANGHAI-listed CSCL's terminal operating unit said today it planned to sell its controlling stake in a Lianyungang facility
  • CIMC signs new buy-charter deal with MSC
    CIMC'S financial leasing arm said in a bourse filing today it had struck the third buy-and-charter deal in its partnership with MSC
  • Iranian methanol cargoes to India rise
    INDIAN imports of Iranian methanol are rising, as sanctions are preventing the cargoes from reaching Europe and the US, the World Methanol Conference heard today
  • Indonesia sets record for coal to India
    INDONESIAN coal shipments to India hit a record in July, according to the most recently available shipping data
  • US backs fourth LNG export terminal
    THE US Department of Energy today approved the LNG export application for Cove Point, Maryland, accelerating its terminal permitting pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Analysts Slash Growth Forecasts for Asia
    Most of Asia's leading economies sailed through the global financial crisis largely unscathed. So the about-turn in the continent's fortunes this year surprised analysts, most of whom have been forced to repeatedly downgrade previously bullish estimates for economic growth. Europe's economic travails, lower global commodity prices, the failure of some countries...
  • U.S. Intermodal Traffic Sees Highest Jump in 27 Weeks
    U.S. rail volumes through September 7, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal volume for the week ending Sept. 7 climbed 6.7 percent year-over-year, according to the Association of American Railroads. This was the tenth straight year-over-year increase, and the steepest rise since the week of March 2. Combined North American carload volume for the United States,...
  • Imminent IPO for UK's 497-Year-Old Royal Mail
    The U.K. today unveiled plans to sell a majority of Royal Mail in a stock market flotation expected to value the 497-year-old state postal service at around £3 billion (about US$4.75 billion). The government said an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange will take place "within weeks," with the...
  • Truckload Rates Inch Upward, Intermodal Pricing Flat, Cass Says
    U.S. truckload linehaul rates increased only slightly in August, while intermodal rates were essentially flat, according to the latest indices from Cass Information Systems. The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 1.5 percent year-over-year in August and climbed 0.4 percent from July, while the Cass Intermodal Index rose 0.8 percent from a...
  • Roadrunner Acquires G.W. Palmer Logistics
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all of the outstanding equity of G.W. Palmer Logistics for about $2.5 million, plus an earn-out capped at $2.8 million. The acquisition of G.W. Palmer Logistics, a non-asset truckload service provider based in Batesville, Ark., was financed with borrowings under Roadrunner's credit facility. G.W. Palmer is...
  • India's Trade Deficit Drops
    India's imports and exports through August 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image The value of India's exports jumped 13.0 percent year-over-year in August 2013, according to India's Ministry of Commerce. The trade deficit fell 23 percent from last August to $10.9 billion. "We are in firm positive terrain with exports growing in double digits....
  • Obama Taps Jaenichen as Permanent Marad Chief
    President Obama on Wednesday tapped the acting administrator of the Maritime Administration to take the reigns of the agency permanently. Paul "Chip" Jaenichen took the helm of Marad in June after David Matsuda stepped down from the post. The presidential nomination request was sent to the Senate for review. The U.S. Merchant...
  • US Agriculture Exports on the 'Grow'
    The volume of agricultural exports, especially those that move in containers, will be higher in the coming year than they were following the drought of 2012, according to agri-business shippers who addressed the South Carolina International Trade Conference this week. "Agricultural exports as a whole may go up, though the commodities...
  • Transforce Shares Begin Trading on OTCQX Market
    Montreal, Quebec, September 12, 2013 - TransForce Inc. (TSX: TFI ; OTCQX: TFIFF), a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, announces that its common shares began trading today in the United States on OTCQX International Premier, a segment of the OTCQX marketplace, under the symbol "TFIFF." Operated...
  • DHL gives efficient cargo handling a boost
    DHL Global Forwarding re-launches enhanced version of shipment management tool DHL Interactive (DHLi) IT solution offers convenient booking, tracking and instant reporting on shipments MIAMI, Fla. -September 12, 2013: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has released an enhanced version of its web-based customer platform DHL Interactive (DHLi)....
  • Europe Sees Signs of Fragile Recovery
    Europe is finally emerging from its longest and deepest postwar recession, but the recovery is far from even across the continent and could yet fizzle out. The eurozone, which accounts for a fifth of the global economy, returned to growth in the second quarter, driven by a revival in exports from...
  • Q&A: Missing Goods? How to Prove It
    Q: We use a freight broker and made a small shipment with a national less-than-truckload carrier. Unfortunately, the shipment never reached its destination and was lost. We filed a claim with the carrier, but it denied the claim because it never received confirmation from the consignee that the freight never arrived....
  • UK Investor Offers to Buy Out Scandlines' Co-Owner
    3i has offered to buy out Allianz Capital Partners' 50 percent stake in Scandlines.The U.K. private investor group 3i has offered to buy out its fellow owner of Scandlines following the failure to sell one of Europe biggest roll-on, roll-off shipping companies. The bid for the 50 percent stake held by...
  • Drewry Director: Container Trade Balance Unlikely Till 2015
    Global container shipping capacity is increasing at twice the rate of demand, according to a Drewry director, and this indicates that equilibrium between supply and demand in the major east-west trade lanes will not be reached until 2015 at the earliest. It also appears that continued downward pressure on freight rates...
  • Air France-KLM's Cargo Traffic Drops
    French airline Air France and Dutch airline KLM merged in 2004. Source: Capital Photos.Air France-KLM reported its cargo revenue metric-ton-kilometers in August fell 1.3 percent, from 859 million in 2012 to 847 million in 2013. The decrease corresponded with a 0.9 percent increase in monthly available metric-ton-kilometers for the French-Dutch airline,...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Down in August
    Lufthansa's main European competitors, Air France-KLM and IAG Cargo, also posted freight declines.Lufthansa Cargo reported traffic declined 1.3 percent year-over-year in August, as it prepares to take delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter in October, followed by a second aircraft in November. The German, all-cargo airline carried 136,000 metric tons...
  • US Intermodal Rates Inch Down
    Overall index, week of September 9, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates fell slightly in the week of Sept. 9, slipping from a 90-day high last week, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The overall rate declined $2 this week to $2,032,...
  • Sea Star Line Forms Charitable Relationship with the Wounded Warrior Project®, Sponsors Wounded Warrior Project 8K Run
    Jacksonville, FL - September 11, 2013 - Sea Star Line, LLC announced that it has forged a new relationship with the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) and was a major sponsor for the Wounded Warrior Project 8K Run held on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Jacksonville, Fla. "Sea Star Line is an active partner in...
  • More Than 1,000 FedEx APAC Volunteers Contribute During FedEx Cares Week
    HONG KONG, September 9, 2013 -FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYS: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, will launch its sixth annual FedEx Cares Week in Asia Pacific. From September 7-15, more than 1,000 FedEx volunteers from 11 Asia-Pacific markets, including Australia, mainland...
  • The CMA CGM Group celebrates tomorrow its 35th anniversary
    35 years ago, on September 13th 1978 in Marseilles, Jacques R. Saadé founded CMA, Compagnie maritime d'affrètement, and launched the first service linking Marseilles, Livourne, Beirut and Latakia. His vision and intuition subsequently led him to extend the company's activities in Asia and the rest of the world. Today, the CMA...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf doubles fleet
    Harvey Gulf International Marine has struck a deal to buy up the assets and business of Gulf Coast rival Abdon Callais Offshore (ACO).
  • New model needed
    HSH Nordbank's restructuring manager Wolfgang Topp has revealed his blueprint for a new relationship between lenders and shipowners as both sides try to emerge from the slump.
  • CPLP keeps product pair
    Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has extended charters on a pair of chemical product tankers at slightly higher day rates.
  • Dalian's double deal
    China's Cosco Dalian Shipyard has revealed orders for new salvage ships and heavy-lifters.
  • The Lion City rising
    London may soon have to share its status as the world's maritime capital.
  • CIMC strikes again
    China International Marine Container (CMIC) is ordering two more boxships backed by charters to MSC.
  • PSV options for Guangdong
    China's Cosco Guangdong Shipyard has landed an offshore order for a potential eight vessels.
  • Bulk quartet for Zhoushan
    Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard in China has announced an order for four firm panamax bulkers.
  • NorYards hunts orders
    The new yard venture between Norway's Bergen Group and Ukraine's Zaliv Shipyard has announced new financing as it targets fresh contracts.
  • Stena eyes arctic route
    Stena Bulk of Sweden and Hyundai Glovis of South Korea are teaming up to transport oil through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the arctic.
  • Cape supply to tighten
    The company is predicting a scramble for spot tonnage when the strike at Drummond's coal mine in Colombia is resolved.
  • Thai ship ablaze in Jeddah
    A Thai general cargoship caught fire shortly after arriving in the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on Wednesday.
  • Bassoe bags broker
    Norway's Bassoe Offshore has brought in senior broker Tore Kulsvehagen from Lorenzten & Stemoco (L&S) to strengthen its team.
  • 3i scooping up Scandlines
    Private equity group 3i has offered to buy out its partner in Baltic ro-ro owner Scandlines after failing to sell the company.
  • GREE sees strong start
    Greenship Bulk Trust claims to have outperformed the Baltic Surpmax Index (BSI) in interim figures released Thursday.
  • KLC in the clear
    A Korean court has thrown out a bid to block the sale of bankrupt Korea Line Corp (KLC).
  • Condor officers convicted
    Two Condor Ferries officers have been found guilty of manslaughter following a 2011 crash that killed a French fisherman.
  • Gulf of Mexico mission
    Oslo-listed owner Subsea 7 has won more than $70m of offshore work in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Transmed ship detained
    A Transmed Shipping bulker has been detained in Canada for flouting the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).
  • All change at Cargill
    Cargill has named David MacLennan as its next chief executive officer. He is due to take up the post on 1 December.
  • Helix orders Q7000
    Helix Energy Solutions Group has ordered a second semi-submersible well intervention vessel at a yard in Singapore.
  • Pacific bulker boost
    Bulkers operating in the Pacific Basin look set to receive a boost from a major agricultural deal between the US and Taiwan.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Construction begins on ACL ships
    The official steel cutting ceremony for the fourth generation or "G4" ships took place this week at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding's new shipyard on Chungxing Island near Shanghai. The five ships are scheduled for delivery in 2015.
  • U.S. domestic freight shipments up in July
  • Röhlig acquires South American partner
  • China only lifts ban on hardwood lumber from Va., S.C.
    Cheng Hongjun, China's deputy director general for supervision of animal and plant quarantine, said fumigation proved effective in removing pests from hardwood, but the risk of softwood lumber carrying nematodes remained high.
  • WRDA bill dropped in House
  • Saudia Cargo expands capacity
  • DHL forwarding unit releases enhanced Web platform
  • Canada, U.S. asked to review hazmat classifications
    As part of its investigation into the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway crude oil accident in Quebec on July 6, Canada's Transportation Safety Board has asked Canadian and U.S. authorities to clarify how dangerous goods are classified.
  • World Bank to survey logistics industry for 2014 report
    The survey, to be open for two months starting from late September, gauges the views of logistics operators express in developing and developed countries. Results will feed into the 2014 Logistics Performance Index.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Prices moving little in Rotterdam
    Bunker market reported to be quiet in Hamburg.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Little price movement in South Africa.
  • A little clean air to go with that sunshine and sea breeze?
    Paying $10 per day more for a cruise holiday seems like a reasonable price to pay.
  • Don't be daunted by challenges ahead, IBIA CEO tells industry
    Bunker industry is facing big changes but has the wherewithal to respond.
  • Noble dropped from Singapore list of licensed suppliers
    The company had been among the top 30 suppliers.
  • Maersk takes plea for tougher sulphur checks to Paris MoU
    Wants more PSC checks on fuel from 2015 to deter non-compliance among operators who might be tempted by big fuel savings.
  • Banker talks ups 'eco' newbuildings
    Despite overcapacity, now a good time to buy.
  • Wrecked cruise liner ready to be 'rolled' off rocks
    Costa Concordia has been lying on its side for almost two years.
  • Asian IFO prices trading in narrow range
    Hong Kong-based traders reported low MGO demand.
  • ICS conference highlights 'three pillars' of sustainability
    Environmental concerns must not undermine efforts to maintain a sustainable shipping industry.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks still climbing
    As they reach a three-month high.
  • Chinese fuel oil stocks slip
    East China saw weak demand for bonded bunkers.
  • No 'green light' for widespread LNG bunker market
    Fewer ships are using LNG than had been forecast a year.
  • Pacific Radiance orders two PSVs
    Company seeks to operate cleaner and more fuel efficient vessels.
  • New engine coating reduces fuel consumption
    Coating enables engines to operate at higher temperatures.
  • Satellite communications 'central' to improving efficiency
    The technology could reduce fuel spending and emissions, says Inmarsat.

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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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