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September 16, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Rates off 10pc to US$966/TEU on A-E, transpac off 3.7pc to $1,916/FEU
  • Major carriers announce rate increases for September and October
  • French navy saves 10 tonnes of cannabis as crew fails to burn evidence
  • Tianjin's duplex navigational channel soon to start sea trials run
  • Royal Mail to privatise with IPO expected in weeks despite strike threat
  • Changsha to offer big tax breaks and subsidies to logistics industry
  • Taiwan's Formosa Plastics moves freight into Pearl bypassing Hong Kong
  • Fuel efficient eco ships cheaper to run, but add needless capacity
  • Electronic EU customs system expected to take effect from November 1
  • Technical breakdown delays levy of French GPS-powered anti-truck tax
  • Wal-Mart and Benetton no show at Bangladesh factory compensation talks
  • Bumped from east-west trade lanes, bigger ships cascade into intra-Asia
  • Miami sells leveraged bonds to fund port expansion, Moody's downgrades
  • 97-kilometre Qinhuai River channel upgrade expected to begin soon
  • Med-North America up 8pc Q1 to Q2, but may be false hope: Drewry
  • Hyundai Heavy to install ballast tank gas monitor in off-loading vessel
  • IAG looks to perishables, pharma, IT to sustain Mideast, African flights
  • DHL to manage inbound retail merchandise for Gatwick Airport shops
  • After bad first half, hopes linger for fourth quarter air cargo rebound

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Maersk Line adds Black Sea string to ME3 service, includes Novorossisk
  • Seacurus wins award for seafarers abandonment insurance policy
  • Young professionals identify challenges to Londons shipping role
  • Automobile exports up by 25 pc in Aug.
  • Guava shipments headed to West Asia
  • ICT & Höegh Autoliners sign MoU for handling RoRo carriers
  • KoPT Chairman R.P.S. Kahlon takes additional charge as Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust
  • MPA Singapore introduces consolidated monthly billing arrangement
  • Exporters want easy credit to maintain growth
  • Govt to take hard decisions to curb imports of non-essential items: Chidambaram
  • OIL wants to invest in Petronets AP terminal
  • PFC to invite bids for two mega power plants soon
  • Countdown for project forwarders to invest in New Orleans training
  • High oil tanks relocated from Port of Hamina by Nurminen Logistics
  • Roll-Lift inks contract for Scheuerle modular transporter
  • Steder Group provides different solutions to move heavy marine equipment from Rotterdam to China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Union Pacific Railroad to strengthen transport...
  • Schneckenreither expanding in Austria
  • Zurich notes more airfreight in August
  • KR signs cooperation pact with Panama Maritime Authority
  • Half of Danish-owned vehicles registered abroad
  • Continuity ensured at Lufthansa Cargo
  • Röhlig takes over South American partner Procargo
  • Loxx adds Nantes to general cargo service network
  • A.P. Moller disposes of DFDS shares
  • Ruslan moves giant rotor from China to Lithuania
  • New general director in Moscow
  • Norbert Dentressangle ships temporary road to Switzerland
  • Delivery of last US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III
  • UNIFE signs MoU with Russia's railway sectors
  • Täglich direkt von/nach München
  • New Russia link from port of Dunkirk
  • Maschinenteile aus aller Welt für ein neues Zellstoffwerk
  • Kiel's Port Award 2013 goes to Hamburg

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding starts fabrication on DDG 114
  • Rolls-Royce unveils first in new line of patrol craft
  • Lamprell wins jack-up conversion contract
  • BigRoll orders Module Carriers
  • COSCO Shipyard Group books orders worth $566 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Squalicum Creek restoration work to begin next month in Bellingham
  • Cargill taps David MacLennan as new chief operating officer
  • Crowley's TITAN Salvage subsidiary parbuckling COSTA CONCORDIA today
  • Town hall meeting scheduled to discuss Coos Bay wind project
  • PDX community advisory board sets Sept. 18 public meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • A political animal
    The International Union of Marine Insurance bares its teeth
  • Shipbuilding undergoing 'renaissance'
    Lloyd's Register marine director hails the way yards have reacted to new design requirements
  • The sky does not have to be the limit
    Giant boxships result in a concentration of values and risks that may not be sustainable
  • Eimskip confirms competition authority raid
    North Atlantic shipping line requests access to information behind Competition Authority's request for court ruling
  • ICS blasts growing cost of 'green' compliance
    Cost benefit analysis must occur before further environmental regulations are devised, says Hinchliffe
  • Evergreen takes first Enesel 13,800 teu vessel
    Taiwanese carrier may gain $1bn in savings from eco-series versus competitors
  • Cosco Shipyard secures $566m offshore and bulk orders
    Contracts include platform supply vessels, dry bulkers, module carriers and salvage lifting vessels
  • Capital Product seals takeover of three containerships
    Trio funded by new $200m facility from ING and HSH Nordbank plus offering proceeds
  • CSCL seeks $124m from sale of 55% stake in east China terminal
    Move cashes in on greenfield project
  • Tanker shipments from Iraq remain stable
    Aframax shipments fall, but VLCCs are steady and suezmaxes could be rising
  • CIMC leases two more 8,800 teu newbuildings to MSC
    Mediterranean Shipping Co continues chartering spree
  • Ninety per cent of everything
    An important book just launched will hopefully set people talking about shipping
  • IMO must approve good faith compromise on container checks
    There should be no further delay in solving the safety and customs problems associated with misdeclared box weights

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • White House picks Jaenichen to lead MarAd
    PRESIDENT Obama has nominated Paul Jaenichen to head the US Maritime Administration
  • Odfjell Drilling to go public
    ODFJELL Drilling, the Bergen drilling rig owner, said today it plans to go public with an IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange
  • HSH resumes clear-out
    THE WORLD'S biggest ship financier, HSH Nordbank, IS continuing to cut back its exposure, with further en-bloc sales of distressed ships
  • Yangtze LNG switch seen
    CHINA plans to fuel all the vessels in the Yangtze River with LNG, aiming to cut emissions by up to 80%, a seminar was told
  • Changhang Phoenix sued to repay $64M
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix today said a Chinese bank had filed lawsuits against it and a subsidiary over repaying $64M in outstanding and overdue loans
  • Stena, Glovis plan Northeast Passage cargo
    STENA Bulk of Sweden and Hyundai Glovis plan to collaborate by shipping cargo via Asia's Northeast Passage
  • Harvey swallows ACO, and not done yet
    HARVEY Gulf International Marine has acquired Louisiana compatriot Abdon Callais Offshore
  • Taizhou Sanfu yard's 1H13 profits fall 32%
    TAIZHOU Sanfu Ship Engineering, a private Chinese shipyard, said today 1H13 profits fell 32% year on year to RMB100.7M ($16.4M)
  • APPEC meeting hits product tanker rates
    ATTENDANCE of traders at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore has led to a drop in chartering activity for long-range product tankers
  • MR tanker period hires continue bullish trend
    OPERATORS continue to be bullish toward the MR tanker sector, resulting in at least six period hires this week
  • Ningbo plans HK listing
    SHANGHAI-listed Ningbo port group plans to list at Hong Kong's bourse to raise capital, its president said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Sept. 13
    Major container lines have announced planned rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in September and October. Asia-Europe Starting Oct. 1, CMA CGM will attempt to increase rates in its trade from North Europe to the Far East by $200 per 20-foot container and $400...
  • Röhlig Logistics Buys South American Agent
    Bremen-based forwarder Röhlig Logistics has acquired 100 percent of its South American agent Procargo. The family-owned German company had acquired 50 percent ownership of Procargo in 2011. Business has increased considerably since then, Röhlig said, and it expected further growth. "South America is one of the major growth regions in the world....
  • Clouds Lift Over Ro-Ro Carriers
    The outlook for roll-on, roll-off shipping is suddenly looking brighter with its key European market showing signs of emerging from its deepest and longest recession in 50 years, encouraging major industry players to accelerate consolidation of a fragmented niche sector. The deep-sea ro-ro market is looking healthier, too, as growth in...
  • Ro-Ro Carriers to Pay More to Emit Less
    Roll-on, roll-off shipping has begun the 16-month countdown to an uncertain future of sharply higher operating costs, lower traffic, bankruptcies and shotgun mergers in their core markets. That's the grim forecast of the potential impact of a tougher environmental regime that will envelop shipping in the Baltic, North Sea and English...
  • Northeastern US Ports See Dip in Market Share
    Northeast U.S. ports saw their share of container traffic in the second quarter of 2013 dip 1.5 percentage points year-over-year among major ports on the east coast of the U.S. and Canada. Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. ports, as well as Canadian east coast ports, all picked up a piece of...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Offers Service to Saint John, New Brunswick
    Hapag-Lloyd will begin offering weekly service to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The German container ship line said the service, operated by Tropical Shipping, will connect to other Hapag-Lloyd services via Caucedo, Dominican Republic. The first sailing on the service southbound will be the Stadt Bremen, leaving Saint John on Sept. 18. The...
  • Trucking Groups, Lawmakers Call for Sleep Apnea Rulemaking
    What keeps truckers awake at night? Lately, the prospect of federal "guidance" on sleep apnea testing and treatment for truck drivers. Independent truck drivers added their voice to those demanding federal regulators conduct a rulemaking, rather than issue guidance, on sleep apnea testing for truck drivers. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-Europe Spot Container Rates in Freefall
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Sept. 13, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates from Asia to Europe measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell more than $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit during the week ending Sept. 13. Rates have been decreasing for the past six weeks in these lanes,...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Rates Erode Post GRI
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week ending Sept. 13, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West Coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index slipped in the week ending Sept. 13 after two consecutive weeks of increases following a partially successful Sept. 1 general rate...
  • FTR Trucking Index Jumps 30 Percent in July
    The FTR Trucking Conditions Index jumped 30 percent in July from June on expectations for a "modest" fall peak for shippers and carriers. The index rose to 8.41 in July. A reading above zero indicates a positive market for truckers, readings above 10 indicate pricing, volume and margins are "solidly favorable." FTR...
  • European, Asian Shippers Urge Rejection of Mandatory Weighing of Containers
    The European and Asian shippers' councils have urged UN maritime officials to reject proposals for the mandatory weighing and verification of ocean containers before they are loaded on board ship. The shippers' organizations launched their appeal on the eve of a key meeting of an International Maritime Organization committee that will...
  • UT Undergraduate Supply Chain Program Ranked in Top Five
    KNOXVILLE, TN-The undergraduate supply chain management and logistics program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is ranked fifth among the nation's public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2014 rankings released this week. The program ranked sixth among all institutions nationally, up one spot from 2013, according to the...
  • TPA completes major environmental restoration project, restores habitat
    Tampa, Fla.-The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce completion of a major environmental rehabilitation project at the Port of Tampa, greatly enhancing the quality of life for the flora and fauna in the area. The McKay Bay Mitigation Site (MBMS) is a 19' acre mitigation site located on...
  • DHL delivers Formula E across the globe
    DHL chosen as logistics supplier for FIA Formula E Championship Strategic partnership to accelerate innovative and environmentally friendly solutions for the future of e-mobility and city logistics DHL has today announced a multiyear global partnership with the FIA Formula E Championship, the world's first fully-electric car racing series beginning in September 2014....
  • Richie Hughes Learned Well
    Richard P. Hughes Jr.Richard P. Hughes Jr. liked to recall the negotiating advice he received as a young union official from the legendary Teddy Gleason, International Longshoremen's Association president from the 1960s to the 1980s. "There are two rules you need to remember," Gleason said. "The first one is, never reveal...
  • ABF Weighs Next Move After Lawsuit Dismissal
    A federal court in late August left ABF Freight System with a clear choice: the less-than-truckload carrier could drop its struggle to wring $750 million in damages from the Teamsters union and YRC Worldwide, or try to appeal again after having its lawsuit challenging three rounds of union concessions at...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • CSCL in port auction
    Chinese container line CSCL is selling off a 55% stake in a terminal company for at least CNY 760m ($124.2m).
  • Rocking the boat
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • TSW orders VLGC double
    China's Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSW) has continued its fleet expansion with an order for two VLGCs.
  • Cause for optimism
    DBS Vickers has upgraded its tags on two Chinese shipbuilders off the back of growing order momentum.
  • Crewman hurt in fall
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has airlifted a crewman from an Italian bulker after he fell 75 feet from its smokestack.
  • Strike two for Moundreas?
    NG Moundreas of Greece has been linked to the purchase of a second capesize vessel within the space of a month.
  • HSH selling 20 ships
    Germany's HSH Nordbank is lining up two more deals to cut its shipping exposure by selling 20 more distressed vessels whose owners are struggling in the slump.
  • Up in smoke
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Double for Chipolbrok
    Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping (Chipolbrok) has returned to the newbuilding arena with a deal for up to four heavy-lift ships.
  • Sincere slips
    Taiwan's Sincere Navigation has posted a lower profit in the first half as revenue declined.
  • Lady takes a bow
    Hoegh LNG is scrapping its oldest LNG carrier after 40 years of service.
  • Cruise crunch
    A German cruiseship has been damaged in Italy after being hit by a Superfast ferry that broke its moorings.
  • Klaveness back at YZJ
    The Torvald Klaveness group of Norway has made a swift return to Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for another pair of vessels.
  • BigRoll reveals order
    Dutch owner BigRoll Shipping has confirmed it is behind the order for two heavy-lift ships at Cosco Dalian Shipyard.
  • Solstad in Petrobras deal
    Solstad Offshore has extended a charter contract with Petrobras for an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel.
  • More Rabaul Queen charges
    Three more people have been charged with manslaughter following the fatal sinking of the Rabaul Queen off Papua New Guinea last year.
  • Dawn raids at Eimskip
    Icelandic container line Eimskip is in the dark over why its offices were the subject of dawn raids by competition authority officials this week.
  • A sticky situation
    Matson Navigation has admitted having no plan in place to deal with a spill of molasses that has killed 2,000 fish in Hawaii.
  • Attica cuts loss
    Greek ferry group Attica has reduced its first-half deficit as costs were "contained."
  • Box stocks to slide
    Analysts at Drewry Maritime Equity Research says the recent rally in liner companies could be about to run out of steam.
  • MOL's double trouble
    A Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) product tanker has been targeted by robbers off Indonesia for the second time in as many weeks.
  • VL scrap fund proposal
    Frontline has proposed setting up a VLCC scrapping fund in a bid to encourage owners to scrap younger ships.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • U.S. flag shipping industry says enforce cargo preference
    Former Maritime Administrator William Schubert testified before Congress that "perhaps nothing is more important to the viability of the privately owned U.S. flag commercial fleet than adequate cargo preference enforcement."
  • Former ILA President Richard Hughes Jr. dead at 79
    Richard P. Hughes, Jr., served as the union's eighth president from July 2007 until July 2011. Prior to his election as ILA president, he served as both executive vice president of the ILA and secretary-treasurer of the ILA's ACD.
  • Shipper rift develops over container weights
  • Capital Product Partners buys three boxships
  • Molasses spills from Matson pipeline in Honolulu
    As much as 1,400 tons of molasses, or about 233,000 gallons of the liquid, may have entered the Honolulu Harbor, triggering a massive fishkill. Matson located a leak in their molasses pipeline near Pier 52 and patched it.
  • FAA creates research center for biofuel study
    The FAA has also awarded the center a $40 million grant, which will be paid out annually over the 10-year life of the program. Additional funding will come from academia and the airline industry.
  • Cass: Linehaul rates rose in August
  • CSX certifies N.C. industrial property as rail ready

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
  • Weekly global market report
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Americas fuel prices end week on high note
    Demand and avails were said to be average in Houston on Friday.
  • IFO prices flat in Suez
    Prices stronger in Fujairah.
  • Prices end week on firm note across Europe
    380 cSt material gained $6 per metric tonne in Istanbul.
  • Chinese growth expected to continue
    Forecasts support predictions that Asian growth will be a major driver for shipping and bunker demand.
  • Ship financing picture 'getting grimmer'
    Stopford says shipping has been 'kicking the can down the road' since the start of global finical crisis.
  • New lubes comply with upcoming environmental rules
    US regulations target incidental discharges - including those involving lubes.
  • Hong Kong confirms 2015 sulphur deadline
    The 0.5% sulphur cap will apply to ocean-going ships, for coastal vessels the cap will be even tighter.
  • Shipping sees no need for MBMs to reduce CO2
    High fuel prices, now and in the future, enough incentive to spur efficiency improvements.
  • Operator says zero emission ferries still in the frame
    Scandlines counters media reports to the contrary.
  • IFO prices climb across Asia
    Meanwhile, MGO prices were lacking a definite direction.
  • Insurers act on 'cat fines'
    Ships' bunker management procedures under scrutiny.
  • Fine for over-loaded fuel oil barge
    Operator error sees company fined for minor spill.
  • Owners give feedback on using LNG as a bunker fuel
    Spokesmen of Viking Line and Deen Shipping share operational experiences.
  • Canadian response team conducts bunker spill drill
    Simulation involved 2,500 mt of fuel being spilled into waters at Howe Sound.
  • Imperial Oil stopping bunker deliveries from refinery
    Deliveries to stop from September 15 onwards, says Wilson Fuel.
  • Report: Ship operator could stop calling at Ust-Luga
    Minerva Marine may shift its fleet to the US market if bunkering obstacles persist.
  • Singapore gaining popularity as bunker arbitration centre
    Due to 'shift of gravity' in the shipping industry towards Asia Pacific, says the Executive Director of SCMA.

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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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