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BRIEFS
December 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • European Commission issues proposals to standardise EU customs penalties
  • China blocks US GM grains, some see real cause as bumper domestic harvest
  • Hong Kong, Malaysian firms now on US Entity List for 'illicit' trading
  • NY dockers, bosses ask court to end Waterfront Commission hiring freeze
  • China ends anti-dumping duties on American SUVs levied since December 2011
  • Authorities need good data to ensure safe passage under Bayonne Bridge
  • BNSF CEO Rose made chairman, said to be in line to take Buffet's job
  • Cargotec's Kalmar to supply 12 RTGs to Port of Mombasa next year
  • South Korea's airlines to comply with China's air defence security air zone
  • Cargolux okays sale of 35pc stake to Henan Civil Aviation and Investment
  • Boeing R&D staff to drop 1,000 in old plants and gain 350 in new ones

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • AADA announces China-Australia rate hike from Jan. 7
  • BDI surge lifts hopes of Indian shipping cos
  • CCI exemption for vessel sharing pacts
  • CMA CGM Group announces reshuffling of services from Europe & Med to West Africa
  • Grid study has identified potential for intermodal connectivity on National Waterways: Deora
  • Kalmar to deliver revolutionary RTGs to Port of Oslo
  • Majestic Maritime inaugurates first office in India
  • Shipping rates remain low even as volumes increase, says UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport 2013
  • Vanguard Logistics Services opens office in Peru
  • Vasan highlights steps taken to promote coastal shipping
  • West Asian oil exporters target fast-growing Asian markets
  • Car exports to EU may take another beating
  • Antwerp port stepping up fight against cyber crime
  • SC Ports announces Clean Truck Certification Program
  • Sittwe port project in Myanmar likely to be completed by June next year
  • DHL & Blue Dart Disaster Response Team conducts first emergency training in India
  • DGFT fixes floor price for import of cashew kernels

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New freight wagons for more efficient hinterland transport
  • Iata sees slower international freight growth until 2017
  • Azkar moving to new logistics terminal in January
  • Calls for proposals for key TEN-T projects
  • AA's cargo volumes up in November
  • DHL Express receives 100th Tapa certification in Europe
  • Slovenia introducing new toll for vans
  • Belavia to connect Geneva with Minsk
  • President of Icao ANC confirmed for 2014
  • TNT Express expands express freight service
  • Handover of Jungheinrich management
  • Manitoulin Transport snaps up Smooth Freight
  • India's port connectivity still a problem
  • Sichuan Airlines adding another Australian airport
  • Subsidiary for special transport founded

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • American Cruise Lines to build four more
  • GAC launches diver-free underwater hull cleaning system
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo books another ME-GI order
  • Shipyard DeHoop wins 10 PSV order
  • Keppel adds to orders at Singapore and China yards
  • Second Wärtsilä BWMS gains IMO Type Approval

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • Genco Shipping hires Blackstone
    Restructuring advisor will work with bondholders aligned with Jefferies
  • SSY and Lalemant merge to create US ship chartering powerhouse
    Tie-up heralds a new era for the country's shipping scene
  • Zodiac's $80m VLGC sale shows prices climb as interest builds
    Secondhand deal makes more than some newbuildings
  • Oaktree buys Commerzbank 'bad' chemtanker loans
    Portfolio worth $385m but the price of the deal is undisclosed
  • Data Hub: Load Factors
    Economic growth in advanced economies is stronger than expected, while growth in emerging economies is weaker
  • No hiding place from the refuge issue
    States obliged to shelter damaged ships often put public perception first
  • Louisiana transhipment hub comes a step closer
    US Citizenship and Immigration Services approves LIGTT development
  • How to take the sting out of currency swing
    Both container lines and their customers are exposed to foreign exchange risks. Could a private sector initiative help?
  • Gulftainer looks to triple its global container volumes
    Group targets 18m teu by 2020 with further partnerships in the pipeline
  • Keep taking the tablets
    iPad and Twitter generation shippers will demand instant supply chain data
  • Hacker alert: Cybercriminals target box port IT systems
    Hi-tech global gangs use keyloggers and break-ins to compromise supply chains
  • Evergreen announces box sale
    Taiwan firm raises $76m from disposal of 32,000 Greencompass containers
  • New normal for global box ports
    Forecasts of higher growth in 2014 amid background of radical changes
  • Drillship cancellation at DSME points to TMT
    Contract struck in 2008 was worth $673.8m
  • LNG ships closer to carrying cargoes from Queensland Curtis project
    BG Group reaches project milestone
  • Box production stuck in the slow lane
    Early buying spree by lines peters out in 2013 as lessors continue to invest
  • Cheap debt clouds box lease rates
    Smaller players put pressure on new contracts but major lessors remain positive for 2014
  • German shipowners benefit from tie-ups in tough market
    VDR welcomes closer co-operation but warns on global tonnage oversupply
  • 2013: A year of consolidation for ports
    Global operators spend the year building fresh alliances or switching assets
  • Lack of an alternative
    Will regulators provide an alternative if they reject the P3 Network?
  • Trade Statistics: the recovery begins?
    North America's positive performance sits alongside expectations of global growth
  • A matter of time
    Top classification societies say there is no technical barrier to further vessel capacity growth, only commercial constraints
  • 2013: a turning point for container shipping
    Will the P3 Network reshape the industry?
  • Over the line?
    Does the European Commission's probe of public container rate announcements stray too far?
  • View from the Bridge: Thomas Preben Hansen
    Rickmers Trust Management believes the charter market will soon turn the corner
  • Split in the pack
    Freight forwarders adopt varied strategies to tackle volatile freight rates
  • Three scorpions in a bottle
    P3 partners have to avoid mutual destruction but allay the regulators' concerns
  • NOL loses its gloss
    The Singapore line's financial results reveal a lacklustre performance

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • Merger announced to create P&I giant
    Two of the market's oldest P&I Clubs have announced that they plan to merge to create one of the world's biggest marine insurance operations
  • Euronav contemplates New York listing
    Euronav, the Belgian VLCC and Suezmax owner that is listed in Brussels, says it is contemplating seeking dual listing of its shares with a second listing at either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq and that it has raised $150M in fresh capital
  • Thirteen saved after collision
    Thirteen crew members were rescued after a China-flagged bulk carrier collided with a Greece-flagged containership off the Yangtze River mouth in the East China Sea, local authorities said
  • Keppel bags $119M deal
    Singapore's Keppel O&M said today it has secured five offshore and marine contracts worth an aggregate of S$150M ($119M)
  • Ningbo port's sea-rail throughput hits new high
    China's Ningbo Port recorded a new high of its sea-rail throughput as of December 15, hitting 100,064 teu, 67
  • DSME cancels TMT drillship
    A drillship that embattled Taiwanese ship owner TMT ordered at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has been cancelled
  • Restraints seen on coal demand growth
    Tougher Chinese policies aimed at fighting pollution will help restrain global coal demand growth over the next five years, the International Energy Agency said in its annual medium-term coal market report today
  • Essar to invest $194M to build three ore berths in Vizag
    Ruias-owned Essar Ports has signed a deal with Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) for development and operations of three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam Port on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis over a period of 30 years
  • Ro-pax held for no-permit ops
    Ro-pax Sharima has been held by Philippine authorities after it was found to have illegally transported passengers and operated with incomplete documents
  • Conditions lifted from Songa Offshore refinancing
    Following an extraordinary general meeting, Songa Offshore, the listed Norwegian mid-water drilling rig operator, has lifted conditions from refinancing the company as proposed by the board at the end of last month, the company said in a statement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • Falling Imports Help Pull India's Trade Deficit Down
  • NY-NJ Employers Criticize 'Mission Creep'
  • Dedicated Carriers Managing More Complex Freight Networks
  • Carrier Groupings Seek Response to P3 Network
  • Shippers Pressed to Prepare for Japan's 24-Hour Rule
  • Cargolux Paves Way for Sale of Stake to Chinese Investors
  • China's Logistics Growth Tied to Modern DC Development
  • CEVA Logistics Expands in Germany, Australia
  • What Shippers Think [Interactive]
  • Landstar Truck Volume, Revenue Rise in December
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Extend Clean Air Partnership
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Dec. 16
  • Duisburg Cracks Top 50 Container Ports

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • ACL firms up order
    US shipyards have been flooded with orders for tugs and barges soar over the past 12 months but a handful are cashing in on rising demand for other types of tonnage as well.
  • SSY mints dry merger
    Simpson Spence & Young (SSY) appears to have acquired a small US rival in a bid to expand its presence in the dry-bulk segment.
  • Excel in monthly loss
    Excel Maritime Carriers has delivered an operating profit in November but its bottom line remained in the red for the month.
  • Cocaine haul revealed
    The Venezuelan navy has seized nearly 15kg of cocaine found in the engine room of a German boxship.
  • Zodiac takes 10 from DSME
    Zodiac Maritime today signed newbuilding contracts with DSME for six option four 10,000-teu 'eco' containerships for long-term charter to Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM).
  • Thunderbird is going?
    J Lauritzen is rumoured to be continuing asset sales with the disposal of a pair of supramax bulkers.
  • Star set for loan
    Star Bulk is close to netting a loan to pay for two supramaxes which it purchased in November.
  • Diana torches boxship
    Diana Containerships has scrapped a panamax boxship after its charterer handed back the vessel early.
  • Katsipis spared jail
    A Greek chief engineer has been given a year's probation for oil dumping after a US judge heard his wife had died during the detention of his bulker.
  • Oshima pulls plug?
    Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding has reportedly decided not to build its planned new shipyard in Vietnam.
  • Statoil fixes NAT duo
    Norway's Statoil has stretched charter contracts for two of Nordic American Tankers' new platform support vessels.
  • A hairy experience
    Perhaps planning to row 3,500 nautical miles from Australia across the Indian Ocean to Mauritius was not such a good idea while working in a shipping office. Plenty of ex-mariners were on hand to shake their heads at our naivety, especially when they found out we had no real sailing experience ... and had never rowed.
  • Viking back at Fincantieri
    Viking Cruises has returned to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for another pair of cruiseships.
  • Hold the front page!
    Breaking news is what TradeWinds is all about, but some issues have dominated the headlines in 2013. TW+ picks out nine cover stories, looks back at what was said, and what happened next. Now read all about it
  • Erria teams with Kirk
    Danish shipmanager Erria has been brought in by compatriot tanker owner Kirk Capital as a "cooperative partner and advisor".
  • Taking the bull by the horns
    Oslo has tweaked Wall Street's tail this year. Joe Brady sorts out which end of the metaphor is which, and examines the future of the Norwegian challenge to New York's hegemony
  • The thrill of the case
    He's the lawyer with seawater in his veins. The labradoodle owner who works for a firm of legal pit bulls. The litigator who loves fighting a case, but is only too happy to mediate. Jim Mulrenan meets Faz Peermohamed
  • US blacklists trio
    Two Asian tanker owners and a bunker company have been blacklisted by the US after they were accused of working with Iranian tanker owner NITC.
  • BBR bags twin deals
    Indonesia's Bina Buana Raya (BBR) has sealed charters for two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) worth approaching $20m.
  • Keppel adds $120m
    Keppel Offshore & Marine has chalked up $150m ($120m) worth of fresh orders.
  • Death for Vinalines execs
    Two former executives of Vietnamese state shipowner Vinalines have been sentenced to death for embezzling company cash.
  • Trafigura seeks more vessels
    Commodities giant Trafigura is moving further into shipping with a new shipowning investment vehicle launching in 2014.
  • DSME stung by TMT
    Nobu Su's TMT appears to have canned a drillship order at Korea's DSME.
  • GTT to stocklist
    France's GTT has confirmed long-rumoured plans that it will list its shares on the Paris stock market.
  • Euronav targets NYSE
    Euronav is looking to join the growing number of shipping companies quoted in the US with a dual listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Oaktree strikes again
    Distressed deal specialist Oaktree Capital has swooped on 14 chemical tankers which were placed on the block by Commerzbank.
  • "Tanker spy" held
    An alleged UK intelligence agent has been arrested in Iran after being accused of passing on details of the country's covert tanker operations.
  • Freedom for Indian owners
    India has cleared vessel-sharing agreements from antitrust rules.
  • PSV bonanza for De Hoop
    Dutch shipyard De Hoop has won a big new offshore vessel order from Abu Dhabi.
  • OOCL ups rates
    OOCL is demanding that customers pay sustainable rates on box cargoes heading to Australia.
  • More arrests for Glenn
    Yet another vessel belonging to beleaguered Singapore-based marine security contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia has been arrested in Singapore.
  • Amorella runs aground
    Finnish ferry operator Viking Lines's 34,400-gt cruise-ferry Amorella (built 1988) has been forced to cut short a voyage after briefly running aground in the Aland archipelago.
  • Ruby protests retirement
    Saga Cruises' veteran cruiseship Saga Ruby (built 1973) is seemingly kicking up a fuss against its impending retirement by engaging in some mechanical high-jinx.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • EU to triple rail investment
    Siim Kallas, the European Commission's vice president in charge of transport, said he wants more freight traffic off the highways and on the tracks. He said that only 10 percent of Europe's freight traffic is currently on rail.
  • Canada Post to scale back home delivery
    Transitioning one third of home delivery recipients to a "community mailbox delivery" is expected to bring savings of $400 million to $500 million annually once fully implemented. The program will begin a five-year roll out in 2014.
  • Stifel: XPO gets managed transportation muscle with NLM
  • Cargolux enters commercial cooperation agreement with HNCA
  • Export-Import Bank financing exceeds $27 billion
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved more than $27 billion in authorizations during fiscal-year 2013, working with more than 3,400 small businesses, which equated to 89 percent of all transactions.
  • Boeing expands in South Carolina
  • AAPA, MarAd to create investment guidebook for ports
    The AAPA and MarAd are searching for technical experts to contribute expertise for the how-to-manual, which will help port authorities plan infrastructure projects and devise how to attract public or private capital to pay for them.
  • Vanguard opens office in Peru
  • Pritzker, Froman to co-chair trade meeting
  • FMC will hold regulatory summit Tuesday
  • AAR reports mixed weekly rail traffic

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • SEAaT has 'broadly met its two main objectives'
    Cross industry association has been wound up.
  • Market moving up in Fujairah
    MGO showed double digit gains in Cape Town.
  • Bunker market firm in Rotterdam
    Prices soft across Mediterranean ports.
  • Chemoil Adani wants 'to replicate Mundra success'
    India supplier looks to Chennai.
  • Asian IFO markets firm
    Meanwhile, MGO prices lose direction.
  • Singapore bunkering firm accused of breaching US sanctions
    Mid Oil Asia accused of assisting Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) with payments through money transfers.
  • IBS appoints new team leader
    Hong Kong-based trader moves up the ranks.
  • South China December fuel oil imports down
    Brightoil and Sinopec importing cargoes.
  • Bunker-saving tools: Smaller players could be left behind
    'Unclear interests and responsibilities' hindering adoption of bunker-saving measures.
  • India is on the way to becoming a 'bunker hub'
    Nevertheless, the sector would be greatly helped if the government reduced tax and streamlined customs procedures.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
INSTITUTIONS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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.
CUSTOMS
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
SHIPYARDS
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
TRADE
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
PORTS
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
ENVIRONMENT
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
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
CRUISES
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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.
ASSOCIATIONS
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
SEAFARERS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
PORTS
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
MARITIME 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
PORTS
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
TRUCKING
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
PORTS
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
TRUCKING
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
PORTS
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
SHIPPING
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
PORTS
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
TRUCKING
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
PORTS
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
COMPANIES
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
PORTS
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
EDUCATION
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPYARDS
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
PORTS
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
PORTS
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
SHIPYARDS
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
MARITIME SERVICES
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
INDUSTRY
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
PORTS
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
COMPANIES
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
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
DEFENCE
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
TRUCKING
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
NEWS
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
PORTS
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
INSURANCE
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
LOGISTICS
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
SHIPPING
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.
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
ASSOCIATIONS
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.
PORTS
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%
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
SHIPPING
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
SHIPPING
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
MARINAS
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
COMPANIES
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.
PORTS
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
PORTS
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
PORTS
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"
PORTS
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
ASSOCIATIONS
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
PORTS
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
PORTS
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
TRANSPORTATION
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
LAW
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
SAFETY & SECURITY
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
SHIPPING
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
PORTS
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
PORTS
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
LOGISTICS
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
ASSOCIATIONS
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
DEFENCE
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
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
MEETINGS
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
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
MEETINGS
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
INDUSTRY
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
COMPANIES
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
LEGISLATION
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
SHIPPING
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
COMPANIES
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
SHIPPING
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
PORTS
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
ASSOCIATIONS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
CHARITY
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SHIPYARDS
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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