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April 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong falls 8.5pc in March to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore off 0.2pc
  • Striking dockers want 12pc hike, stevedoring contractors offer 7pc
  • Los Angeles March box volume hit by Chinese New Year, declines 22.6pc
  • China Customs probes, but denies fakery - export anomaly can be explained
  • Transport Intelligence claims to see light in China's murky trade figures
  • Evergreen ups capacity on FE-South America service, adds to rotation
  • Wan Hai joins PIL, EMC and Coscon to relaunch Asia-WCSA service
  • Owners face hard times as ship values plunge in flood of overcapacity
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit increases 97pc to US$144 million, sales up 5pc
  • New Orleans 2012 box volume down 2.9pc as breakbulk throughput rises
  • China's Logistics Prosperity Index rises after three-month decline
  • Maersk adds capacity, tightens focus on India, Europe-east coast US routes
  • Singapore Customs refreshes strategy to cope with changes up to 2015
  • V Alexander ships compressors stations from Hamburg to Izhevsk
  • MOL re-listed on ESG/RI Index for high social responsibility rating
  • GAC opens new offshore logistics supply base in Caspian Sea region
  • Korean Air and Myanmar Airways enter into code-sharing agreement
  • FedEx joins Indian printer to open retail 'copy, print and ship shops'
  • Dulles Airport cargo down 11.5pc in 2012, but expansion still on schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Bahri's January-March net profit increases 98 pc compared to prior quarter
  • CMA CGM s FEMEX service adds weekly Southampton call
  • Container trade in Europe seen stagnant this year
  • MoS seeks sops to rejuvenate domestic shipbuilding
  • Petronet to have 26 pc stake in LNG shipping venture
  • Rickmers-Linie carries first ferry made in Bangladesh for Denmark
  • VLCC glut curbing returns for owners: OPEC
  • Kandla trade considering forming Port users' association
  • Major Ports see lowest cargo handling in 4 yrs
  • NM Port handles largest parcel of coal
  • Single vendor pharmacy inaugurated for Kandla Port-run hospitals
  • Strike-hit HIT getting back to normal
  • Art of facing an interview

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shipowners urge industry to lay up vessels
  • Far East-Europe spot rates spiral reaches lowest level in...
  • Five-year high for exports in Long Beach
  • Rail organisations opposed to cross-border use of LHVs
  • Van der Vlist terminal Moerdijk receives AEO accreditation
  • PT GAC Samudera Logistics celebrates in Indonesia
  • Raben Group opens logistics centre in Sosnowiec
  • Hermes Fulfilment: management duo complete again
  • Veteran trailer manufacturer celebrates 80th birthday
  • Australian Logistics Council: railfreight must not be...
  • Volga-Dnepr passes EU emission trading scheme with flying...
  • WIN and Champ form partnership for e-freight
  • Big truck order for MAN in UK
  • ITD Company of the Year is from Northern Jutland

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Government
  • BIW gets $12.6 million LCS design services award
  • Braemar opens ship broking operation in Houston
  • MOL completes VLCC BWTS retrofit at Keppel
  • Polarcus names Duncan Eley COO
  • USCG lists BWTS gaining AMS approval

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Astoria Port Commission seeking new budget committee members
  • MarAd accepting applications for Small Shipyard Grant Program
  • NYK car carrier rescues stranded team of rowers
  • Washington governor shows support for transportation improvement projects
  • AAPA representative testifies before House transport committee

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • K Line eyes Indian coastal shipping
    Iron ore exemption ushers Japanese giant into protected market
  • Settling the bill
    Have Somali pirates cost global trade $6bn or $18bn?
  • Chinese port takes in 400,000 dwt valemax
    Beijing's VLOC ban in question as Vale Malaysia calls at Lianyungang
  • Greece holds steady in a shifting world
    New survey shows fleet carrying capacity little changed since onset of markets crisis
  • Greek flag weakens grip
    Just 23% of country's ships fly the sky blue and white
  • SHI seals $568m CSAV boxships deal
    South Korean shipbuilder finalises order for seven 9,300 teu boxships
  • Policy banks lead funding drive for Marubeni-SK Shipping LNG project
    Joint venture borrows more than newbuilding costs from South Korea banks
  • Sale and purchase ruling leaves buyers liable for unpaid deposits
    An accrued right under a contract is lost only if there are clear words to the contrary
  • Tax lease scheme will boost Spanish yards
    Madrid seeks to boost home-grown shipbuilding and save much-needed jobs
  • Greeks launch capesize spree
    Big bulker interest boosts first-quarter orders, says Golden Destiny
  • Maersk risks fine for low throughput at JadeWeserPort
    Carrier falls short on 700,000 teu annual commitment
  • Carriers warned to remove capacity or face losses
    Fall in Asia-Europe rates blamed on failure to match tonnage supply with weak demand
  • Record earnings in Baltic Sea drive owners back to shipyards
    Recent spike sees Lundqvist order aframax
  • Exam week in Manila
    Emsa inspectors are reviewing Marina's maritime training standards shake-up
  • Biting back
    Shipping acts fast to oppose Brussels' planned regional ship recycling fund
  • Evergreen, Cosco and Zim treble Asia-South America service capacity
    Partners will upgrade the fleet from 3,000 teu to 8,500 teu vessels
  • Long Beach closes the gap with Los Angeles
    Monthly volume at top US box port dives 23%

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Ballast systems accepted
    NINE SYSTEMS for treating ballast water have been accepted in the US to enable shipowners to comply with new regulations
  • New Rome-Delhi fight erupts on guards
    ROME is protesting Delhi's decision to assign its anti-terrorism agency to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen by armed Italian ship guards
  • Forwarders predict shipping growth
    OCEAN freight forwarders in Europe today predicted steady growth in seaborne exports and imports over the coming two months
  • Far East/Europe box rates hit new low
    SPOT RATES in the Far East/Europe box trade have dropped to their lowest level since February last year, according to a French liner analyst
  • STX progresses on Dalian yard sale
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it is moving ahead with talks to sell its yard in Dalian, as part of its parent chaebol's restructuring
  • Greeks hold 144 in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 144 people in connection with the past week's migrant-smuggling cases
  • Nokta replaces Boyden at GHS
    VETERAN analyst Omar Nokta has taken over shipping analysis at Global Hunter Securities, supplanting Natasha Boyden, the company confirmed today
  • Shipping strike grips Greece
    CREWS on Greek ferries, cabotage vessels, cargo ships and tugs are holding a 24-hour strike today
  • COSCOL loses $7.28M
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL has unveiled year on year net losses of 45.07M yuan ($7.28M) in 1Q13
  • LDA and CGG set up JV
    LOUIS Dreyfus Armateurs and the geophysical services group CGG, both of France, have set up a 50:50 venture to manage high-capacity 3D seismic survey vessels
  • Fortescue boosts trading in yuan
    AUSTRALIA'S Fortescue Metals has ramped up transactions in yuan with China after the countries struck a landmark accord last week in Beijing
  • China Exim Bank providing ship financing
    CHINA Exim Bank is to provide 1.4Bn yuan ($226M) in credit facilities and 1Bn yuan in loans to private shipping enterprises in China
  • Ships sinks off South Korea
    A GENERAL cargo ship has sunk off South Korea, but its crew was recovered safely, China's Xinhua news reported
  • East Asia/WCSA service set
    COSCON said today that Evergreen, PIL and Wan Hai would join it in starting a new weekly box service from Kaohsiung and other East Asian ports to the West Coast of South America

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • House Criticizes Obama's Food Aid Overhaul
    WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday criticized President Obama's proposal to dramatically reduce how much U.S. agriculture cargo can be shipped by the Merchant Marine, suggesting the fight over how food aid is given to developing countries is just beginning. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal to cut...
  • ATA, Port of LA Clash at Supreme Court
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Port of Los Angeles defended its drayage concession program in the U.S. Supreme Court today, while the American Trucking Associations, backed by the federal government, said the concession program is illegal and should be scrapped faster than a smoke-belching 1990s-model truck. Do the program's requirements amount to...
  • House Wants to Pick WRDA Projects But Not Sure How
    WASHINGTON - House Republicans want a larger role in determining which port and inland waterway projects go forward, but it's not clear how they will regain their authority with an earmark ban in place. Like the Senate, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to speed up the completion of feasibility...
  • China Shipping Opens Office in South Africa
    China Shipping Container Lines has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a Chinese language press release. This investment in Africa emphasizes the company's ambition for development in Africa and provides opportunities of trading and logistics between the two regions, the carrier said....
  • CSX's First Quarter Profit Rose 2 Percent
    CSX today reported first quarter net income of $459 million, up 2 percent from $449 million in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue totaled nearly $3.0 billion, basically flat compared with 2012, as gains in merchandise, intermodal and other revenue offset declines in the Class I railroad's coal business. These revenues,...
  • India Escalates Plans for Highway Projects
    C.P. Joshi, India's union minister of road transport and highways, has reviewed the plan for award and completion of road works during the current 2013-2014 fiscal year, which identifies steps for restoring the pace of award of road projects in the coming year and includes scheme-wise targets for each month. The...
  • AAPA Offers Advice for Water Resources Legislation
    Adolph Ojard, Duluth Seaway Port Authority's executive director and chairman of American Association of Port Authorities' U.S. delegation, today testified for the AAPA before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in a hearing titled "Foundation for a New Water Resources Development Act." Ojard laid out...
  • Design Accord Sets Stage for Novorossiysk Port Project
    The Federal Enterprise Rosmorport and companies of NCSP Group operating at the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia have signed a deal to cooperate on design and engineering works under the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Modernisation Programme. "This new agreement facilitates development of the port's marine infrastructure, including projects documentation for dredging...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Wary of RFID Tags
    Harbor truckers plan to meet with port and terminal officials next week to iron out questions about plans to require radio-frequency identification tags on trucks entering New York-New Jersey marine terminals. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Sustainable Terminal Services, a consortium of terminal operators, agreed last...
  • New House Panel to Focus on Improving US Freight Transportation
    Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, and Nick Rahall, II, D-W.Va., ranking member of the committee, today announced the members of a special panel that will focus on improving freight transportation in the United States. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., will chair...
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Exports?
    Beyond the biggest carriers - the Maersk Lines, MSCs, CMA CGMs, APLs and Evergreens - that dominate the U.S. containerized ocean trades are some of the biggest movers. The Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers, after all, isn't just about the Top 10. It goes much deeper, to the...
  • LA-Long Beach First Quarter TEU Volumes Strong
    Container volumes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex declined in March compared to March 2012, as expected, because of an 18 percent drop in imports following the Chinese New Year celebrations in Asia. However, the nation's largest port complex had a strong first quarter, with total container volumes, including loaded...
  • Ship Lines to Introduce, Expand South American Services
    Starting May 4, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line, PIL and Wan Hai Line will launch a new weekly service linking Asia and the west coast of South America, called Asia-South America Service, WSA2. The service will cover the following ports: Kaohsiung; Shekou; Hong Kong; Ningbo; Shanghai; Manzanillo; Lazaro Cardenas; Puerto Quetzal;...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Boost East Asia-Red Sea Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types from East Asia to the Red Sea, starting May 15. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Also effective May 15, the carrier will revise its U.S. import and export inland tariff....
  • USDA, FAA Extend Aviation Biofuel Deal
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, signed the agreement with Ray LaHood, transportation secretary, at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord...
  • U.S. Lines Postpones Trans-Pacific Rate Hike
    U.S. Lines will postpone the previously announced rate increase for its westbound trans-Pacific trade, originally planned to take effect on April 21, until May 1. The rescheduling applies to cargo originating from the U.S. East Coast, excluding Gulf Coast ports, or moving via East Coast ports and inland points intermodal, to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Logistics Facility in Alabama
    Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Mobile, Ala., to expand its footprint in the Southeast. The new office will focus on offering logistics solutions to companies from the aerospace industry, as well as from the oil and gas and marine sectors. It is located near major interstates with...
  • Labor Department to Reinstate Maritime Safety Panel
    Seth D. Harris, acting secretary of labor of the U.S. Department of Labor, will re-establish the charter of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The Labor Department established MACOSH in 1995 to advise the secretary of labor, through the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health,...
  • Carriers Delay Increases as Far East-Europe Spot Rates Plunge
    Ocean carriers are delaying planned freight rate increases from the Far East to Europe after spot rates plunged to a 14-month low amid a widening supply-demand gap driven by increasing numbers of new extra large container ships entering the world's biggest liner trade. Spot rates to ship a 20-foot container...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • APL torches four
    APL is looking to sell five of its oldest containerships for scrap after pulling the plug on a US-flag service that links North America to the Lion Republic via the Middle East.
  • Market reacts to Rodgers' rant
    A rare outburst from Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers appears to have ignited a spirited war of words in the tanker market.
  • Russian roulette
    Euronav carded a first-quarter loss Tuesday but the tanker owner's deficit was not as deep as many forecasters had feared.
  • Carisbrooke comes clean
    Carisbrooke Shipping of the UK has confirmed reports that one of its multipurpose bulkers was detained in the US after port inspectors uncovered a non-operational oily water separator.
  • Swing joy for big three
    A positive currency swing will provide Japan's big three with a $500m boost in their battle for profit, Barclays predicts.
  • Limarko asks for cash
    Directors at Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko Shipping want to cover losses with help from shareholders.
  • Vroon inks BP contract
    Vroon Offshore Services has secured a long-term contract with BP for platform supply and emergency response and rescue (ERRV) services in the UK North Sea.
  • Where there's smoke...
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has terminated an order for what has been billed as the largest hopper dredge in the US.
  • GHS gets its man
    Analyst Omar Nokta's decision to leave New York's Dahlman Rose was the result of a nine-year courtship finally hitting the market on the part of his new employer at Global Hunter Securities (GHS).
  • Pemex orders trio
    Mexican shipyard Servicios Portuarios (Serport) has clinched an order for three barges from state oil company Pemex.
  • Yard wins fraud case
    A Chinese court has backed a domestic shipyard in its row with Spliethoff and Wartsila over second-hand engines for newbuildings.
  • Germans call for lay-ups
    A group of German shipowners has called for collective action to boost rates by laying up vessels.
  • Global Hunter captures Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities has confirmed the high-profile signature of veteran equity analyst Omar Nokta.
  • Carnival to pay up
    Carnival Corp is to compensate the US government for the cost of help in dealing with two ship fires.
  • Evergreen in Latam push
    Evergreen Line has announced plans to boost its services to the West Coast of Latin America a day after it revealed it would do the same on the eastern side.
  • TradeWinds first again
    TradeWinds has become the first international shipping news service to launch a Chinese language website.
  • Greek ferries grounded
    Greece's ferries were stuck in ports on Tuesday as a 24-hour crew strike began.
  • Cape sums still short
    Record first quarter iron ore production from Rio Tinto and an encouraging note on its Western Australia expansion plans can't mask the huge oversupply facing the capesize sector.
  • SCF sale in doubt
    The long-delayed privatisation of Sovcomflot could be postponed until at least 2014.
  • Arena to be torched
    A bulker stuck in India for three years is likely to be scrapped soon.
  • Rina spreading its wings
    Italian classification society Rina will continue to diversify as its marine business contributes less to income.
  • SHI seals CSAV swoop
    Samsung Heavy Industries has reafirmed a large boxship order by Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) after the Chilean liner outfit secured financing.
  • Red curtain to open
    Euronav is expected to kick off first quarter results season with a loss when its numbers are released to the market this afternoon.
  • Schettino "a scapegoat"
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was back in court on Tuesday in Italy as his lawyer sought to avoid a manslaughter trial.
  • OSG running in red
    OSG has continued to burn cash since it entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
  • Braemar's US tanker move
    Braemar Seascope has hired five experienced tanker brokers to launch a new large crude and products tanker division in Houston.
  • Murmansk cuts loss
    Russia's Murmansk Shipping Company (MSCo) has reduced its deficit in 2012 as it faces a government sell-off.
  • K Line goes coastal
    Japan's K Line is to step up iron ore shipments within Indian waters after its first coastal spot deal.
  • STX revival "likely"
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is very likely to come through its current restructuring, particularly after handing back the keys to its yard in Dalian, China.
  • Nordana orders in Italy
    Danish shipowner Nordana has gone to Italy to contract replacement ro-ro tonnage, the company has confirmed.
  • MPA backs scrubbers
    Singapore is putting its money where its mouth is in a bid to encourage the wider use of SOx scrubber technology.
  • China Shipping boosted
    China Shipping has received a much needed boost after two of its affiliate companies were upgraded by Barclays.
  • HMM does nose job
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has recently completed a 'nose job' on one of its containerships at a shipyard in China.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Candidates line up for top job at Jaxport
    Jerry A. Bridges, former head of the Virginia Port Authority, and Bernard Groseclose, who resigned as CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority in 2009, lead the list of eight candidates for the top job at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
  • House to create intermodal panel
    Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
  • Washington Notebook: CBP inspectors look for illegal Land Rover shipments
  • FDA's 2014 budget request aims to boost food safety
    The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA's ability to oversee imported food.
  • USDA, FAA re-up biofuel agreement
  • Drewry says transpacific carriers in 'self-destruct mode'
    "Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel capacity," the firm said.
  • APL taking 4 ships out of U.S.-flag service
  • Little cloud uptake yet, according to Australian CIOs
  • Mohawk Global acquires OEC Freight Chicago
  • Total Customs signs on with Descartes
  • PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched
  • Shipco starts Korea joint venture
  • IAG to offer more capacity on Seattle-London route
  • OnTrac expands
  • Polar Air adds flights
  • Jones takes top job at CNS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Gas technology report issued by Lloyd's Register
    LNG bunkering guidance one of the key subjects addressed in company's latest Gas Technology Report.
  • IFO prices soft while MGO firm in Fujairah
    180 cSt at Cape Town lost $9 per mt.
  • Barge congestion in Rotterdam
    Prices soft on weaker crude values.
  • Kochi port to get bunker barge
    Move should see bunkering services in the port improve.
  • Rosneft in deal to sell 720,000 mt of straight-run fuel oil
    BP is expected to take delivery of two to three cargoes of around 30,000-40,000 mt each month.
  • Global Bunkering moves office
    Telephone and email addresses remain the same.
  • Big fines for polluting in Turkish waters
    Annual tariff increased for ships found polluting with oil or other discharges.
  • Slide in oil prices 'unlikely to continue'
    Vitol chief executive says markets have 'done what they are going to do.'
  • Distinct fuel quality differences seen in European ECAs
    FOBAS finds 'significant' variances in levels of abrasive cat fines in fuels from the Baltic, English Channel and North Sea.
  • Shipowner reconfigures hull to save fuel at slow speeds
    Hyundai Merchant Marine says new bow will cut bunker consumption by 3%.
  • Asia bunker prices slide further
    Supplies in Singapore remain tight due to 'terminal constraints'.
  • Energy efficiency better than bunker levy, says minister
    Comments in line with GSF core policy on maritime emissions which favours energy efficiency measures over a levy.
  • LNG uptake will be 'quicker for land-based transport'
    'Difficult' to retrofit vessels to use LNG as bunker fuel, says Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
  • Maersk Oil charters fuel efficient PSV
    PSV boasts higher cargo capacity and lower fuel consumption, claims Bourbon Offshore.
  • DNV to provide 'LNG ready' service
    Service will comprise 'class approved designs' which will ready vessels for retrofitting of LNG technology.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
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Rome
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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
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FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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