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April 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Dockers seek redress from super boss Li Ka-shing as strike drags on
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase Far East-Red Sea rate US$300/TEU on May 15
  • Long Beach up 5.4pc to 487,000 TEU - LA off 22.6pc to 503,000 TEU
  • Charleston box volume up 10pc in first 9 months of current fiscal year
  • Ningbo quarterly container volume rises 9.3pc to 4.04 million TEU
  • US east and Gulf coast employers ratify new 6-year longshore contract
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine re-bulbs containership bows for slow steaming
  • Moody's joins Fitch in downgrading China outlook as local debt soars
  • Drewry: Coscon, CSCL need strong remedial action to stay in business
  • Troubled CSCL to boost container volume 6pc through cost control
  • Guangxi's first privately owned 1,398-TEU ship starts short feeder loop
  • Xiamen Customs to commence electronic, paper-free clearance in May
  • Jiaxing terminal on Grand Canal sets 200,000 TEU as long term goal
  • Cosco joins Regional Container Line's Thailand, Nansha, Shanghai loop
  • Singapore puts megabucks in marine R&D, awards top students internships
  • Nordic Cold Storage starts on US$30 million Savannah cargo fridge
  • Mayor Boris Johnson gets preview of London Gateway on Jebel Ali visit
  • Cathay and Dragonair March cargo declines 5.3pc to 136,504 tonnes
  • Sichuan to offer three or more international flight services this year
  • Brazil creates largest air freight merger for express package sector
  • Polar Air Cargo Worldwide to offer daily Cincinnati-Tokyo service

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • FFFAI's 21st Biennial Convention in Delhi from June 14-16
  • Exports to Pakistan rise 15 pc to $1.6 bn
  • Ennore Port s throughput surges 19.58 pc
  • French port of Dunkirk projected as new European hub for Indian trade
  • New bentonite loading record set at Kandla Port
  • PPT may set up LNG terminal, in talks with IOC
  • VCTPL celebrates fire services week
  • Eastern Railway s freight traffic up 4.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk gets new logistics area
  • European Parliament rejects controversial ship recycling...
  • New head of marketing for Krone's vehicle manufacturing...
  • Lebanon's national carrier eyes up Cyprus Airways
  • Crew mainly to blame for cargo aircraft crash in Sharjah in...
  • Central America's first Aviation Day
  • Mitsubishi Electric Europe renews with Yusen Logistics
  • Ceva to manage e-commerce logistics activities for Liu-Jo
  • Global product development at Cargosoft in new hands
  • Modern container solution for bulk shipments
  • New HGV plant in Russia
  • US railroads ready for more intermodal traffic from Panama...
  • STI Freight Management augments transport service

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Overhaul inspection of ME-GI engine draws U.S. operators
  • Noble gets contracts for newbuild drillships
  • Great Lakes Dredge & Dock still committed to ATB dredge
  • SCA announces 2012 Safety Awards
  • GE Power Conversion gets major MSC contract
  • Wärtsilä "cautious" on shipbuilding outlook
  • Neptune newbuilds to have Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion
  • Delivery of LNG-fueled cruise ferry delayed
  • Amarcon and GTT cooperate on LNG sloshing prevention

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Port Metro Vancouver predicts cruise growth for upcoming season
  • US Maritime Alliance Oks labor pact with ILA
  • Catholic Seafarers' Centerschedules annual shipboard lunch
  • USITC wants input on US-EU import deal
  • BNSF honors seven employees for outstanding safety efforts

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Diana Containerships unloads first elderly panamax
    Maersk Madrid was projected to lose money after initial two-year charter
  • Offshore windfarms open opportunities for owners
    Companies that do their homework can cash in on renewable energy projects
  • Qatar eyes North American gas
    Emirate seeks new partners to boost position
  • Critics slam Costa Concordia 'blame games'
    Cruise firm's plea bargain undermines ISM code, says Skaggerak Foundation
  • How has the casualty changed the cruise industry?
    Ten voluntary policies adopted after Costa Concordia operational safety review
  • Angola fights back
    Foreign investment lifts crude exports from a nation recovering from a long civil war
  • Skou warns of all-out Asia-Europe price war risk
    Another downwards spiral imminent unless carriers come to their senses fast
  • Skou calls for consolidation
    Building new companies achieves economies of scale, says Maersk boss
  • Déjà vu
    The Asia-Europe trades appear on the brink of another price war
  • Seanergy sells another handysize as restructuring talks continue
    Restis-backed firm slashes debt but lands in the red
  • Hong Kong shippers work around the strike
    Industry groups say delays are shorter and more predictable
  • Pacific Basin ships outdo spot market rates
    Hong Kong-listed company continues its search for new tonnage
  • Ship finance exodus is a short-term problem
    Nordea's Kjelsrud predicts return of capital
  • Bilinder Marine to ship gasoil from world's biggest refinery
    Product trade booms out of Jamnagar
  • Freight forwarders welcome carrier moves to improve service levels
    K+N chief sees reforms as strengthening forwarders' value proposition to customers
  • Keep calm and carry on
    LNG spot rates have fallen to under $100,000 per day, but shipowners should remain confident
  • KG house MPC sells stake in rival
    Move leaves Döhle as largest shareholder in HCI
  • European Parliament rejects ship recycling fund
    Proposals for tighter EU demolition rules to be passed to Council
  • Smaller owners may struggle to secure ship mortgages
    Return on capital a challenge for container industry, says HSBC's Long
  • Sliding yen
    Devaluation is helping shipowners, but the easing cannot last forever
  • LNG sails into uncharted waters
    Industry questions whether six-figure earnings will become a thing of the past
  • Most container contracts to be index-linked by 2020
    Shippers' demand will continue to grow, Global Liner Conference Workshop is told
  • Wärtsilä sees signs of shipping recovery
    Enginemaker cancels temporary layoffs as ship-power orders rise 60%
  • Feeder operators struggle as deepsea rivals steal a march on their trades
    As players fight for share, Unifeeder owner eyes new acquisitions
  • Major shakeout on the cards for ship finance
    'Five or six' specialist players will survive changes to global banking, say observers
  • Many an obstacle can mar a box-line merger
    The proposed tie-up between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd may seem perfect on paper but talks to formalise the union have broken down again
  • Tanker sector remains fragmented
    A predicted surge in consolidation has failed to bear fruit
  • Vale Malaysia said to have avoided China ban by revising capacity
    Owner thought to have reported ship as 299,000 dwt upon entering Lianyungang

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Wärtsilä Ship Power fires on all cylinders
    ORDER intake at Wärtsilä's Ship Power business rose 60% in this year's first quarter, the Finnish power system and marine technology group said today
  • Keppel's profits slip 56%
    KEPPEL said today profits dropped 56% to S$331M ($268M) during 1Q13, mainly because of the absence of "one-time gains" from its property segment
  • From mining boom to 'dining boom'
    AUSTRALIA is poised to ride a food boom, with Asia projected to consume 71% of future growth in demand, a food forum in Melbourne heard today
  • Essar Ports turns losses into profits of $17M
    ESSAR Ports said today it turned losses into profits in 1Q13
  • Yard's profits plummet
    CHINESE private shipbuilder New Century Shipbuilding said today its profits tumbled 71% year on year to 1.1Bn yuan in 2012
  • HHI diversifies further
    HYUNDAI HI told Fairplay today it will start to supply compaction equipment through its partnership with Germany's Atlas Weyhausen
  • Frontline to adjust shares
    FRONTLINE, the VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, has called an emergency general meeting for 8 May to adjust the company's shares
  • Bestway profits fall 81%
    OFFSHORE and ship designer Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design today reported net profits of 3.02M yuan ($488,100) in 1Q13
  • LNG spot rates drift
    SPOT RATES for LNG carriers have drifted below $100,000 per day on low volumes, but even at such a level owners can expect decent payback on investments, a shipping analyst said
  • LNG ro-pax debut put off
    FJORD Line of Norway said today the first voyage of one of the two LNG-powered ro-paxes it is having build has been postponed by three weeks
  • Yard's loans guaranteed
    TAIZHOU CATIC Shipbuilding HI of Jiangsu has secured guarantees for 120M yuan in bank loans with a term of one year
  • Nickel ore bulker grounded
    INVESTIGATORS are today looking at why a new bulker loaded with nickel ore grounded in Indonesia
  • Valemax finally docks in China
    THE FIRST Valemax to dock in China since its government barred VLOCs has arrived in Lianyungang, AISLive data has indicated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Hub Group Reports Record First Quarter Income
    Hub Group today reported a record income of $15.4 million for first quarter 2013, an increase of 12 percent compared with $13.7 million for first quarter 2012. Quarterly revenue rose 4 percent from $739.9 million in 2012 to $769 million in 2013. The Hub segment's first quarter revenue was $592.7 million, rising...
  • Truck Capacity Squeezed at Mexican Border
    More than 5 million commercial trucks crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011 that set a new record. Unfortunately, Troy Ryley says, too many tractor-trailers were headed in one direction - north. The imbalance in north-south truck traffic threatens to create a severe capacity shortage in...
  • Werner Enterprises's First Quarter Profit Shrinks
    Werner Enterprises reported a net income of $17.5 million for the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 18 percent from $21.2 million for first quarter 2012. Quarterly revenue fell 1 percent from $498.4 million in 2012 to $492.9 million in 2013. Trucking revenue, net of fuel surcharge, decreased 2 percent year-over-year...
  • India's Exports Up, Imports Down in March
    India's trade deficit from April 2012 to March 2013 was $190.9 billion, widening from $183.4 billion during the same period in the previous year. India's exports in March were valued at $30.8 billion, increasing 7 percent from $28.8 billion in March 2012. From April 2012 to March 2013, exports fell 1.8...
  • Brisbane to Raise Port Fees in July
    The Port of Brisbane will increase trade charges, on average, by 2.5 percent, starting July 1. Trade charges include harbor dues, wharfage fees, security charges and port access charges, the Australian port said....
  • UASC Names Two to Executive Management Team
    United Arab Shipping Company has appointed Lars Christiansen chief trade officer and Uffe Østergaard chief commercial officer, as part of its new transformation and investment program. The new executives will join the existing executive management team of Waleed Al Dawood, chief operating officer; Basil Al-Zaid, CFO; and Jorn Hinge, president and...
  • US Ports See Little Impact From HIT Strike in Hong Kong
    A strike by dockworkers at Hongkong International Terminals is entering its third week, but, despite the size and importance of Hong Kong as a gateway to China, the job action so far has had minimal impact on imports and exports at U.S. ports. Shipping lines that would normally call at facilities...
  • Portland, Ore.'s March TEU Volume Up 12 Percent
    Oregon's Port of Portland reported container traffic totaled 16,917 20-foot-equivalent units in March, an increase of 12 percent from March 2012 and 2 percent from February. Of the total container traffic in March, export containers totaled 10,471 TEUs, up from 8,911 TEUs in March 2012, while import containers accounted for 6,446...
  • Report: Global Beef Exports to Drop in 2013
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service has predicted global beef production in 2013 will reach 57.5 million tons, "virtually unchanged" from its October 2012 estimate, despite a sharp downward revision for India, which was offset by increases for a number of other countries. Although still forecast to be a record,...
  • Canadian Carload Volume Hits 28-Week High
    Canadian rail volumes through April 13, 2013 Full-size image Canadian carload volume rose 1.2 percent year-over-year to 82,077 carloads, according to the Association of American Railroads. This is the highest volume since September 2012. In the week ending April 13, combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched...
  • Antwerp's EuroFruitPorts Terminal Opens Cold Storage Warehouse
    EuroFruitPort's new cold store warehouse.EuroFruitPorts, the refrigerated fruit terminal that recently opened in Belgium's Port of Antwerp, has opened its cold storage facilities. The 38,700 square meter (about 416,563 square foot) terminal now has a cold storage warehouse of approximately 146,389 square feet. Construction of the site began in September 2012,...
  • Cooney Joins UTi Worldwide as Asia-Pacific Sales, Marketing VP
    Pat Cooney, UTi Worldwide's new vice president of sales and marketing for the Asia-Pacific region.UTi Worldwide has hired Pat Cooney as regional vice president for sales and marketing in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining the supply chain management company, Cooney was vice president of sales and marketing for Paccess, a...
  • Infrastructure Financing for Cities Task Force Kicks Off
    The Clinton Global Initiative and the U.S. Conference of Mayors have launched the Infrastructure Financing for Cities Task Force, which is intended to support mayors in attracting investment into public infrastructure projects. Former president Bill Clinton will help lead the effort, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will serve as chair of...
  • NAFTA Weakness Dampens US Steel Exports
    U.S. steel exports reached 1.036 million tons in February, dropping 3.8 percent from 1.077 million tons in the previous month and 14.4 percent year-over-year, according to government data, the American Institute for International Steel reports. "Weakness in NAFTA markets showed up powerfully in the February data, with the decline to our...
  • Maersk Pledges to Neutralize Triple-E Capacity Impact
    LONDON - Maersk Line vowed the imminent deployment of the world's largest container ships in the Asia-Europe trade would have a neutral impact on capacity as it warned of the risk of an all-out rate war on the westbound leg of the biggest liner route. Maersk will offset the increased capacity...
  • Croatia Set to Join EU in July
    Croatia is on track to become the European Union's 28th member state on July 1, according to EU member states in their last resolution before the nation is scheduled to join. The member states highlighted Croatia's democracy, social market economy and capacity to fulfill its membership obligations and called on the...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Navios shops for shipyards
    Navios South American Logistics of Uruguay is closing in on an order for six panamax products tankers but its chairman has pledged not to jump the gun.
  • Premuda profits dive
    Write-downs saw Italian shipowner Premuda hit by a EUR 47.9m ($62.6m) loss in 2012.
  • Bocimar sheds newbuildings
    Bocimar has offloaded a pair of handysize bulkers under construction at Samjin Shipbuilding Industries in Weihai, China.
  • Oryx cut loose
    Seanergy Maritime has continued to sell off ships as it fights to cut debt.
  • AMP eyes new bulkers
    Hong Kong's Asia Pacific Maritime (AMP) is lining up finance for a potential four-ship order in China.
  • Seanergy bathed in red
    Seanergy Maritime saw its bottom line slip almost $200m below zero in 2012 as it battled to restructure in a terrible market.
  • Schulte in bill of lading row
    A company associated with Bernhard Schulte today lost a London high court battle over liability for releasing a cargo of gasoil without production of the bill of lading.
  • Classic finds a hero
    George Economou's Classic Maritime has added a Greek-owned capesize to its fleet.
  • Ship scrapping levy ditched
    The European Parliament has kicked out a plan to impose a ship recycling levy on vessels calling at EU ports.
  • Crew "free to go"
    An overseas crew stuck on a detained cargoship in the UK are free to leave at any time, its owner has said.
  • PB eyes double figures
    Pacific Basin Shipping has expanded its acquisition drive to nine vessels and is looking to take the spending spree into double figures.
  • Nomikos wins $13m ruling
    The AM Nomikos group is heading for victory in a $13m dispute over a five year charter of a handymax bulker that went seriously wrong.
  • Wartsila to appeal
    Finland's Wartsila is to appeal a Chinese judgement that it defrauded a shipyard by supplying second-hand engines for Spliethoff newbuildings.
  • Slower start for LNG
    Production problems dragged down LNG spot rates by 14% in the first quarter, RS Platou Markets says.
  • KfW IPEX profit cut
    German lender KfW IPEX-Bank has posted a smaller profit for 2012 as the shipping slump dragged on.
  • Booked by BP
    Viking Supply Ships has won period charters from BP that takes its contract backlog to NOK 1.69bn ($292m).
  • Keppel net shrinks
    Keppel Corp has seen its first quarter profit cut in half as its shipyards' workload came down.
  • Counterfeit corsairs
    Western journalists are being duped into paying Kenyans cash for interviews with supposed Somali pirates who are really amateur actors.
  • Two of three to miss
    Deutsche Bank has cooled fears Korea's giant shipbuilders will follow the same path as compatriot construction companies and produce disappointing first quarter results.
  • Sell-off boosts Wartsila
    Finnish ship engine giant Wartsila has posted a bigger first quarter profit thanks to asset disposals.
  • Mangalia breaks new ground
    Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries has entered new territory after securing a product tanker order from Eastern Mediterranean Maritime of Greece.
  • 100 ships, 100 days
    Around 100 ships have been beached for demolition in the first 100 days of 2013, according to cash buyer Star Matrix.
  • Haixia wants second route
    A Chinese ferry company is trying to launch a new crossing to Taiwan.
  • Palumbo "surprised"
    Italian shipyard chief Antonio Palumbo has protested his group's innocence after being accused of illegally disposing of hazardous waste.
  • Western wins duo
    Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard has won a deal for two new boxships.
  • Ezion seals rig deal
    Ezion Holdings has won a third contract to supply a service rig for deployment in Central America.
  • UASC leaving London
    United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) is dumping London for Hamburg as the new headquarters for its European operation.
  • PACD in the dock
    Drilling rig giant Transocean has filed a complaint of patent infringement against competitor Pacific Drilling.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Maersk warns of possible rate war
    "Some other lines have chosen to respond to lower demand levels by lowering prices. Such a move risks resulting in a fully-fledged price war: a development that concerns us," said Vincent Clerc, Maerk's chief trade and marketing officer.
  • USMX ratifies new ILA master contract
    The approval, which came eight days after ILA members voted to ratify the contract, was made by representatives from 43 container carriers, terminal operators and port associations, who met in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday.
  • ILA maintenance and repair workers have tentative deal
    The agreement was announced Thursday by New York/New Jersey port Local 1804-1's president, Dennis A. Daggett, on the union's Facebook page. He said "we are in the process of fine tuning the language."
  • American reaches first quarterly net profit in 6 years
  • UASC announces executive appointments
  • Commerce unveils community investment plan
  • St. Louis airport sees cargo growth in 1Q
    Bringing a freighter operator to the Midwest airport, however, remains the main goal. An official said once one carrier joins up, it will be easier to convince the second and third airlines to fly in to St. Louis.
  • DHL prepares for new EU security rules
  • Petitions force Trendset into bankruptcy filing
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications
  • CEVA signs contract with fashion company
  • White paper outlines benefits of produce traceability initiative
  • U.S. steel exports lighter in February

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • GE awarded new contracts for electric power and propulsion systems
    In the last six months the company has signed contracts worth an estimated $80 million.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Suez continued to set a downward trend.
  • Rotterdam prices remain soft
    But crude values are picking up.
  • Turkish canal: preliminary plans approved
    Proposals to build a waterway linking the Black and Marmara Seas appear to be going ahead.
  • New warnings of 'tight avails'
    Growing demand and tight avails will have 'a snow-ball effect'.
  • More orders for Wartsila
    Finnish engine manufacturer chalks up 22% rise in orders during first quarter.
  • Bunker demand eats into fuel oil inventories
    Singapore's onshore stocks of fuel oil drop by 8.1%.
  • Bunker prices in Asia remain soft
    Low prices boost demand in Tokyo Bay.
  • LNG set to be 'fuel of choice' within next decade
    LNG-fuelled shipping is part of that picture, says CEO.
  • China tests first LNG-fuelled fishing vessel
    The vessel has six 375-litre LNG cylinders which can replace 70%-80% of gasoil.
  • Analyst estimates 380 cSt to average $650 in 2014
    Figure based on a crude oil price of $120 a barrel.
  • US Navy: Bunker cost savings, biofuel plans
    Fleet's newest amphibious assault ship has saved $15 million in fuel costs out of a budgeted $33 million.
  • Carnival Corporation managing fuel 'a lot better'
    Firm has benefited from 21% cumulative reduction in bunker consumption since 2007, says spokesman.
  • India considering duty-free bunkers for coastal shipping
    High bunker costs are a 'serious stumbling block' for Indian coastal shipping.
  • Environmental legislation could raise shipping costs by 50%
    Future likely to bring additional ECAs, says Senior Analyst at SSY.

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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
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
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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
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
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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