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June 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM plan east-west operational alliance for 2014
  • 8,000-TEU MOL Comfort splits in two, sinks off Yemen while Jeddah bound
  • Evergreen ups Asia-Europe rate US$975/TEU and $1,950/FEU July 1
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Asia-Australia rates to increase US$100/TEU July 1
  • HK port falls 10.5pc in May to 1.8 million TEU, Singapore up 1.4pc
  • Port of Los Angeles throughput declines 12.9pc in May to 636,851 TEU
  • Long Beach port volume increases 17.2 per cent to 583,588 TEU in May
  • Costamare orders five 9,000-TEU ships from Hanjin Subic Bay shipyard
  • Global GDP expected to expand by 2.2pc this year: World Bank report
  • Fuzhou Port Group's May container volume up 14.7pc, setting new high
  • Supreme Court rejects much, but not all of LA's Clean Truck Programme
  • Nanning Railway Bureau to build 22 intermodal logistics centres
  • Cosco Pacific volume increases 7.6pc to 5.1 million TEU in May
  • Carriers to levy rate hikes with only slight capacity cuts: Alphaliner
  • Shipping magnate Paul Soros, brother of George, dies in New York at 87
  • Canadian truckers hail easing of US Homeland Security punitive action
  • Fewer warning messages vowed on new disc of UK hydrographic charts
  • Singapore's April retail sales fell 0.5pc, excluding vehicle sales
  • US$350 million in federal funds received by Bayonne for train cranes
  • Maersk Container Industry works with UN to reduce global food wastage
  • Air cargo pilot faces prison after flying with alcohol level of .27
  • FAA calls on oil producers to produce unleaded fuel to help aviation
  • Airbus A350 in test flights, said to be 8pc cheaper to fly than 787
  • Volga-Dnepr flies helicopters from the Falklands and the US to Norway
  • DHL opens temperature-controlled life sciences air freight service

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Maersk Line, MSC & CMA CGM to establish operational alliance
  • MOL box vessel cracks due to inclement weather
  • Ore ship rentals surge as Chinese imports pick pace
  • Rubber imports pour in despite higher cost
  • BCHAA President George Joseph appointed Trustee on JNPT Board
  • CMHI gets major hold in box terminal operations by purchasing CMA CGM s stake in Terminal Link
  • KPCT emerging as new hub for aqua exports
  • Singapore s box throughput up to 2.8 million TEUs in May alone

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DP World to ink agreement with JNPT for second terminal
  • ISS expanding in Sicily
  • Long Beach cargo volume increases in May
  • Boeing launches B787-10 Dreamliner
  • Wincanton: lower turnover but more profit
  • Mil'ped begins construction of new warehouse in Serbia
  • MOL Comfort drifting in two parts
  • First AF-KL-MP freighter flight to Abu Dhabi
  • Hoyer holds turnover above EUR 1 billion
  • LHG managing director to represent Finland
  • Navistar launches truck-manufacturing operations in Brazil
  • Zonar introduces rugged telematics platform for vehicles
  • NetFreight now in the cloud
  • Additional funding for Istanbul-Ankara high-speed rail link
  • Switzerland: new north-south intermodal shuttle service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Walvis Bay ship repairer to add Panamax floating dock
  • AFL CIO: Time to reconsider flawed TWIC program
  • Five-year-old box ship breaks apart in Indian Ocean
  • Wärtsilä solution picked for Harvey Gulf MPSVs
  • IMO picks DNV for North American ECA LNG study
  • Kings Point holds commencement ceremony

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Port of Everett taps Battuello as chief of Business Development
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of May
  • Braemar Seascope sees drop in vessel order/trading fleet ratio
  • Carriers plan to create new operational alliance
  • Port Association reports $1 billion earmarked for harbor maintenance

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • P3 is 'the best insurance we can have', says Maersk's Vincent Clerc
    Tie-up involves no major rationalisation of capacity
  • Volumes flatline on P3 trade lanes
    Container Trades Statistics figures reveal stagnant first four months of 2013
  • MSC's Aponte hails vessel sharing deal with Maersk and CMA CGM
    Alliance is 'a no-brainer'
  • P3 headquarters will be based in London
    Rodolphe Saadé says independent fleet-operating company should satisfy regulators
  • STX Pan Ocean owed Conti $15m before receivership
    Some projects now on hold, German owner admits
  • New model IMO seeks to adapt to shipping's changing environment
    Impetus for reform is building as UN body seeks to better serve industry's needs
  • On-message
    Persuading shippers that they benefit will help P3 to win regulatory approval
  • Disingenuous comments tarnish Maritime Labour Convention debate
    Give shipowners the option to care for crew
  • Regulatory authorities will take a long, hard look at planned super-alliance
    Big Three face Brussels rules that set a 30% ceiling for carriers' market share
  • Long Beach closes in on Los Angeles' box volumes
    Last month's imports hit a peak last seen in August 2010
  • STX Pan Ocean faces further ship arrests
    Bulk carrier New Giant detained in New Zealand
  • Fault line
    We need a thorough investigation into how five-year-old MOL Comfort split in two
  • Shippers voice mixed feelings about P3 tie-up
    Global Shippers' Forum warns that Big Three deal could breach competition rules
  • Split MOL Comfort continues to drift but there is no oil spill, says owner
    LATEST: Fore and aft sections are 19 miles apart in rough seas
  • Shell books aframax as Libya resumes crude exports after protest stoppage
    Owners prepare to pounce as two oil terminals re-open
  • Cagliari box terminal aims to grow its deepsea and feeder services
    Sardinia port will also improve its North Africa links
  • Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM form mega-alliance
    P3 deploys 255 vessels on 29 loops, giving Maersk flexibility to introduce its Triple-Es
  • Ship Finance unveils share offering
    Move should raise around $138m for Fredriksen outfit

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Record predicted for Danish revenues
    DANISH shipping companies are likely to set a record for combined gross revenues this year, according to the Danish Shipowners' Association
  • Older product tankers shunned
    CHARTERERS want owners to build product tankers with 25-year life spans, but they only want to charter ships that are 15 years old or less, said Anders Engholm, CEO of Hafnia Management
  • STX Pan Ocean shares dive
    STX Pan Ocean's stock price plunged today when the company lifted a trade suspension
  • Salvors rush to Arabian Sea box ship casualty
    SALVORS are today trying to reach MOL Comfort in the Arabian Sea, where both sections of the cracked, 8,110teu box ship remain afloat, Cargo Casualty Management said
  • 208 held in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK officials are holding 208 people today in connection with the past week's attempts to smuggle migrants at sea
  • Titan exits Singapore
    HONG KONG's Titan Bunkering has not renewed its licence to operate and supply bunkers in Singapore this year
  • Breaking pace slows
    WEAKENING steel prices and the South Asian monsoon season have halted many speculative vessel purchases in the shipbreaking market
  • CPC seeks VLCC
    TAIWAN government-owned oil refiner China Petroleum Corporation has released a tender to timecharter a VLCC for a year, brokers told Fairplay
  • VLGC rates near record
    RATES to ship LPG from the Persian Gulf to the Far East are nearing an all-time high, having hit $79.75 per tonne on the Baltic Exchange yesterday
  • Euroseas to renew fleet
    NASDAQ-listed Euroseas today announced the scrapping of one box ship and the purchase of another, as low pricing spurs fleet renewal
  • China secondhand trade falls
    CHINA's secondhand vessel dwt totals fell 21% month on month in May, mainly because of weaker trading, the China Ship Trade Information Platform said
  • SFI launches offering
    JOHN Fredriksen's Ship Finance International said it will sell 8M common shares through an offering underwritten by Morgan Stanley
  • 'Buy' call for oil services
    UOB KAY Hian today recommended 'buy' for the oil service sector, noting a cyclical drop in shares
  • Laeisz, L&B merge box ship marketing
    GERMAN shipowners F Laeisz and Leonhardt & Blumberg said today they are combining their box ship chartering activities
  • Grounding investigated
    INQUIRIES have begun into the cause of a general cargo ship's grounding in the eastern Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Add Bahrain Call to Intra-Asia Services
    Hapag-Lloyd will add a direct port call at Bahrain to its South China Sea Express and Middle East Express services. The new rotation will begin on Aug. 12, with the sailing of the NYK Theseus, voyage 26w/27e33, according to the container line....
  • Trucking Tonnage Index Reaches All-Time High
    The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Trucking Tonnage Index jumped 2.3 percent to 126.0 in May, the highest level on record, after falling 0.2 percent in April. Compared with May 2012, the index increased 6.7 percent, which is the largest year-over-year gain since December 2011. Year-to-date, compared with the...
  • FMCSA Declares Colorado Trucking Company 'Imminent Hazard'
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered E & K Trucking, based in Commerce City, Colo., to immediately cease its trucking operations, declaring the company to be an imminent hazard to public safety. E & K Trucking, which operates a small fleet of trucks that primarily...
  • US Customs Begins Cross-Border Truck Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun the first phase of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot at the Pacific Highway crossing in Blaine, Wash., adjacent to Surrey, British Columbia. The project is a collaborative effort by CBP, Canada Border Services Agency and Public Safety Canada under the U.S. and Canadian "Beyond...
  • Eastbound US Intermodal Rates Slip
    U.S. east-west spot rates, week of June 17, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates for east-to-west shipments fell this week, the only of the directional indices to see a decline, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The top 12 and top 18 combined...
  • Too Late for Congress to Block HOS Rules?
    WASHINGTON - The trucking industry on Tuesday urged Congress to postpone the implementation of new hours of service rules set to take effect next month, arguing more research needs to be done and the regulation lacks teeth without electronic onboard recording device monitoring. But is it too late for Congress to act? The...
  • Jaxport Elects York as Chairman
    Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors has unanimously elected Joe York as chairman, effective July 1. York will succeed James Citrano, who will continue as a board member following his one-year tenure as chairman. York, who joined Jaxport's board of directors in 2010, is vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs for...
  • New Canada-Indiana Intermodal Service to Offer 'Matchback' Options
    The new Canadian National-Indiana Rail Road intermodal service to Indianapolis will offer export "matchback" opportunities for steamship lines and shippers when it launches on July 1. The CN-INRD tri-weekly service will connect Canada's west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to Indianapolis. INRD is building a more than $2 million...
  • 8,800-TEU Ships Calls NY Port in New Service
    The first ship in a new G6 Alliance service linking Asia and the U.S. East Coast via the Suez Canal called at Global Terminal in Bayonne, N.Y. The Seattle Express is operated by Hapag-Lloyd, a participant in the G6 along with APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK Line and Orient Overseas...
  • Euroseas Buying New Ship, Scrapping Another
    Shipowner and operator Euroseas Ltd. is upgrading its fleet by selling off an older container ship and buying a newer, larger vessel. The company said it sold for scrap one of the oldest ships in its fleet, the 950-TEU Anking, for approximately $3.7 million. The 1990-built vessel is to be delivered...
  • Court Rules Against NLRB in ILWU Dispute
    A U.S. District Court judge in Portland ruled that the National Labor Relations Board last year had no right intervening in a contractual dispute between a container terminal operator at the Oregon port and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The issue involves which union, the ILWU or the International Brotherhood...
  • National logistics company activates Foreign Trade Zone in Midwest pharmaceutical hub
    INDIANAPOLIS - MD Logistics has become one of only a few pharmaceutical third party logistics (3PL) companies in the Indianapolis area to achieve Foreign Trade Zone status. Having FTZ status means that when a customer's imported product arrives at a U.S. port, it can be moved immediately to MD Logistics facilities...
  • P3 Network: Lower Costs, But No Less Capacity
    The P3 Network announced today between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will have little or no impact on the glut of vessel capacity that has been depressing global freight rates, but will enable the world's three largest container lines to substantially cut their operating costs on the...
  • Liebherr Opens Service Center in Miami
    The new facility will be a hub for Liebherr's maritime cranes division.Liebherr has opened a new sales and service center in Miami. The facility will be a major hub for the German equipment manufacturer's maritime cranes division and will strengthen business relations to Central America, South America and the Caribbean region,...
  • Horizon Gets OK to Re-Engine Ships Outside US
    The Coast Guard has told Horizon Lines the carrier can convert two steam-powered ships to LNG and diesel propulsion in non-U.S. shipyards and still be able to operate the vessels in the Jones Act domestic trade. Horizon had asked the Coast Guard for a letter confirming that work on the Horizon...
  • New Freight Rail Connection, Bridge to Pelican Island in the Works
    The Galveston County Rural Rail Transportation District has executed an agreement with Legacy Port Partners for a feasibility study for a new freight rail connection to Pelican Island, located between the ports of Houston and Galveston, Texas, as well as construction of a new four-lane bridge to serve traffic on...
  • OFDL to Hike Base Rates on July 1
    Old Dominion Freight Line will increase its base rates for intrastate, interstate and cross-border lane charges, effective July 1. The exact increase may differ for non-contract customers based on a number of variables, including the lanes used and the distance shipments move, the less-than-truckload carrier said in a written statement. However,...
  • Maher Reports Progress on Delays in NY
    Maher Terminals reports progress in recovery from severe delays that accompanied glitches in a new computer system, but CEO Gary Cross said additional ship calls may be subcontracted to other terminals this week in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Five ships that had been scheduled to dock at...
  • US Diesel Reaches Lowest Price Since July 2012
    U.S. diesel prices through June 17, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices fell for a fourth straight week in the week ending June 17, pushing prices to their lowest level since July 30 of last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Despite the overall decline, some regions saw prices rise. The...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • $100m Diamond?
    New York master investor Wilbur L Ross and his Diamond S Shipping are in the process of trying to raise $100m worth of equity in a campaign led by Oslo-based Pareto Securities, finance sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Jonesing in NY
    Once boring US domestic trade draws a crowd in Manhattan as finance conference kicks off
  • Analyst likes StealthGas
    Wells Fargo Securities analyst puts 'outperform' rating on Harry Vafias-led StealthGas.
  • LNG on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines is aiming to convert two of its US-flag containerships to run on LNG, a US Coast Guard ruling reveals.
  • Yujin gets refund
    Yujin International has managed to claw back payments made on a pair of cancelled chemical tankers.
  • Braemar sees box bottom
    The containership orderbook fell below 20% of the current fleet in June, according to Braemar Seascope.
  • Ship Finance in retreat
    Shares in John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International (SFI) shed nearly 6% of their value in early trading Tuesday as investors reacted to plans for an equity offering.
  • Evergreen goes Black
    Taiwan's Evergreen is launching a new feedership service into the eastern Black Sea.
  • In and out for Euroseas
    Euroseas has taken advantage of rock bottom containership values to renew its fleet.
  • West Africa piracy rises
    More seafarers were affected by piracy off the West coast of Africa last year than near Somalia which has seen a dramatic reduction in attacks thanks to armed guards and naval patrolling, according to a new report.
  • Work still to do
    Maersk's new P3 boxship alliance with MSC and CMA CGM is aiming for a launch in the second quarter of 2014, after months of negotiations.
  • Tanker free off Benin
    A French tanker is safe after a hijacking incident off West Africa, but there is no word on its crew.
  • Zhongchang sells bulker
    China's Zhongchang Marine has sealed a bulker sale and leaseback deal for a 1991-built ship.
  • STX PO shares crash
    Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean saw its stock plunge more than 46% on Tuesday, the first day of trading since its filing for court rehabilitation.
  • MOL: "No major spill"
    Japanese owner says no indications of serious pollution from two sections of MOL Comfort.
  • Solving Triple E problem?
    The P3 tie-up of the three biggest container lines could help solve the problem of how to deploy Maersk's huge Triple E newbuildings in tough markets.
  • SFI launches cash grab
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International (SFI) has launched a raid on the equity markets to give it the dry powder required to build its fleet.
  • Kiwis arrest STX bulker
    STX Pan Ocean, the embattled South Korean shipowner, has had a handysize bulker arrested in New Zealand.
  • Cargoship hits reef
    The crew of a general cargoship has been arrested in the Philippines after running aground on a reef.
  • Top trio team up
    Maersk Line, CMA CGM and MSC are establishing a long-term operational alliance on East - West trades, called the P3 Network.
  • Cochin eyes bonds
    India's Cochin Shipyard is looking to raise INR 10bn ($171m) through bond and share sales.
  • Posco: no Daewoo bid
    Korean steel group Posco has said it has not considered making an offer to take over Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • LDC names new CEO
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) chief executive Serge Schoen is stepping down after eight years in charge of the company.
  • Carnival sues yard
    Carnival has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a shipyard in the US over damage to one of its cruise ships in April.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Jaxport offers CEO job to former Horizon Lines exec
    The Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors voted Monday morning to offer its chief executive officer position to Brian W. Taylor, a former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Horizon Lines.
  • MOL ship splits in half, but both sections floating
    The Japanese liner reports its containership MOL Comfort has split in half, but that as of 7 a.m. the fore and aft sections of the 7,041-TEU ship continue to float with containers onboard in the Arabian Sea near the coast of Oman.
  • U.S. Bank offers new fuel card for truckers
  • NYK starts U.S. ro-ro service to WCSA
  • May ore loads on Great Lakes down over a year ago
  • Cargolux adds Columbus-Hong Kong route
  • Old Dominion relocates Fort Wayne service center
  • Pilot pushes Spanish expansion
  • U.S-Canada begin truck pre-inspection pilot
    The United States and Canada on Monday began a limited demonstration program at the Blaine, Wash.-Surrey, British Columbia port of entry for pre-inspecting U.S.-bound trucks in Canada instead of at the border.
  • Packaging facility to open in Mumbai
  • Washington Notebook: U.S.-EU trade talks to start next month
  • INTTRA releases ocean document mapping tool
    The portal-based ocean shipping e-commerce network on Tuesday unveiled a new application designed to reduce the millions of manual transactions ocean carriers process annually.
  • TP Pulse: Shippers expect no big rate, capacity swings
  • Analyst sees potential for FedEx
  • Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM announce new alliance
    The three largest container shipping carriers in the world, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, said this morning they have agreed in principle to establish a long-term operational alliance on East-West trades, which they're calling the "P3 Network."
  • Liebherr expands in Miami
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • OW Bunker expands Hong Kong operation
    Andrew Lee has been appointed as a new bunker trader.
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    Prices lift in South African ports.
  • Prices set a soft trend in Rotterdam
    But market firms in Hamburg.
  • Piracy in West Africa 'worse than off Somalia'
    Report confirms escalating problem in Gulf of Guinea.
  • Fuel efficiencies lifting demand for newbuilds
    Low building costs also a factor, says analyst.
  • New terminal will help 'underpin' Chile's bunker market
    San Vicente upgrade has made loading bunker product more efficient.
  • Environmentalists call ECA waiver attempt 'deplorable'
    Clean Air Watch says cruise line is trying to 'relax life-saving clean-air requirements.'
  • Asian bunker prices lose direction
    Low to average demand reported in Singapore
  • IMO commissions North American study for LNG as bunkers
    DNV submitting feasibility study to IMO in October to support decision making process.
  • MOL ship in two but afloat
    No indication of major oil leak.
  • Container lines' alliance 'will cut bunker consumption'
    Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company, and CMA CGM agree to pool fleets on three trade routes.
  • UK hydrogen-fuelled ferry attracting 'wide variety of interest'
    'We receive a constant stream of foreign official visitors, journalists and dignitaries.'
  • DNV: Shipowners face lubricants 'challenge' in US
    EALs may have 'some major disadvantages' that shipowners should take note of.
  • Titan Bunkering leaves MPA accredited bunker supplier list
    Titan Petrochemicals Group currently in court battle against a winding-up petition.
  • Tesoro to sell Hawaii operations for $75 million
    Refinery to operate as separate company.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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