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May 20, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • New initiatives to boost productivity, efficiency at Changi Airport
  • Long Beach container volume up 12.5pc in April, but LA down 9.5pc
  • Hamburg first quarter box volumes fall 1.4pc to 1.2 million TEU
  • Shanghai International Port Group's container April volume up 3.9pc
  • Maersk posts 30pc group profit loss, but container volumes beat estimates
  • Maersk CEO Soren Skou checks out Panama Canal's expansion progress
  • EU threatens to ban, fine Chinese airlines unless they submit carbon data
  • EU levies up to 36pc duties to stop flow of Chinese household ceramics
  • Beijing expects to subsidise shipping companies to escape downturn
  • RCL to swap slots with Hanjin, UASC, CSAV on China-Mideast loop
  • Urgent action still required between Asia and North Europe: Drewry
  • Indonesia's PT Pelindo quarterly volume up 18.2pc to 378,308 TEU
  • DB Schenker opens new logistics terminal close to Helsinki airport
  • First Polish container terminal joins Port of Rotterdam's InlandLinks
  • PHLPost joins DHL to enhance Philippine international mail service
  • SriLankan Airlines reports cargo and revenue grows to record high

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Asian Shipowners' Forum meeting opens today
  • Cabinet permits SAIL & RINL to charter ships for import
  • Kerala all set to commence coastal shipping service
  • Maersk Line receives IMO 2013-themed 'Sustainable Development' award
  • PowerLogistics Asia 2013 exhibition & conference to focus on project shipping
  • Rishi Shipping & Shiv Shipping celebrate Kandla Port handling first Capesize vessel
  • Slight recovery in newbuilding orders not seen as indicator of a turnaround
  • Tanker rates may go up this year on record gasoline exports by the US
  • Tips on ship arrest procedures in India
  • India-EU FTA talks stalled
  • Cargo handling at Major Ports almost steady: Vasan
  • Paradip Port traffic up 4 pc in April
  • Forex reserves decline by $ 616.4 m to $ 293.69 bn
  • India may have to rely on coal imports till 2017
  • Infra majors press for independent PPP renegotiation committee
  • INR extends previous week's losses, ends weak at 54.88 against dollar
  • L&T to raise INR 100 cr. through inflation-linked bonds
  • Project forwarding training course in Singapore on June 24-25
  • Project specialists set to prosper at unique event
  • Worldwide Project Consortium conducts membership conference in Prague

Marine Logweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Viking Cruises launches its ocean cruise brand
  • Celebrating a milestone: EBDG marks 25th anniversary
  • Maersk Group reports profitable first quarter
  • LNG fueled cruise ferry hit by another delivery delay

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • United shifting ticket counter at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Maersk Line looks for delivery of new 18,000 TEU Triple -E ships
  • Memorial Day service set for harleston fisherman's garden
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week
  • Kinder Morgan subsidiary inks LNG deal with Mitsubishi

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Paragon secures $69m loan from CDB
    Funds will finance two 4,800 teu containerships for Greek owner
  • Nordic ship banks better placed than Germans, argues Fitch
    Scandinavians have lower proportional exposure and avoid toxic KG legacy
  • A soft landing for shipbuilding
    Surge in offshore orders eases shipyards' pain, BIMCO argues
  • Steamship Mutual investment gains offset adverse underwriting result
    Results are consistent with the club's 'normal' experience
  • Cost-cutting success sets Maersk apart from the pack
    But Andersen demands more rates discipline on east-west trade from rivals
  • Laskaridis inks contracts for 10 bulkers from Jinglu yard
    Greece-based owner also enters accord with yard for rare reefer newbuilds
  • Vegoil fleet utilisation forecast to reach 96% in 2015
    Palm oil boom spells charmed outlook for owners, though some fear tonnage influx
  • Charting hostile territory
    Knowledge is power when it comes to unfamiliar environments
  • TT Club improves net result despite MSC Flaminia and Sandy losses
    Insurer's combined ratio drops more than 3%
  • Improved cost control sees Maersk post a $204m profit
    Positive result bolsters carrier's prediction it will top last year's performance
  • Germany passes private maritime security accreditation laws
    Firms must pay a minimum $10,000 fee under new national rules
  • Improved supply-demand balance shrinks Maersk Tankers' losses
    But the company loses $15m despite vessel sales and cost savings
  • Drewry: rate increases will not stick
    Carriers need to cut capacity on Asia-Europe trade, says analyst
  • Capesize rates drop despite pick-up in fixtures
    Brokers expect strong continued strong iron ore demand from China through 2014
  • Maersk warns rivals on market share
    Andersen predicts liner success despite price battle on Asia-Europe route
  • Look north
    It's good news that China and five others are now Arctic Council observers
  • APM Terminals' posts flat throughput as box volumes fall in US and Europe
    Despite lower first-quarter revenues, port firm should 'grow ahead of the market'

Fairplayweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Shipowners gain protections in spill case
    A PRECEDENT-setting case in the US has provided shipowners expanded protections when chartering their vessels
  • Two VLCCs booked on period charters
    TWO VLCCs have been booked on period charters as freight rates began firming last week, said brokers
  • Euroseas: no recovery till 2014
    NASDAQ-listed Euroseas today reported widening adjusted losses and founder Aristides Pittas expressed pessimism on near-term rates
  • NYK sets up consortium for Cameron LNG
    JAPAN'S NYK and compatriot Mitsubishi Corporation have set up a consortium, Japan LNG Investment, to possibly participate in the Cameron LNG project
  • ICTSI eyes $200M from stock offer
    PHILIPPINES port operator ICTSI has set out to raise about 8.2Bn pesos ($200M) from the sale of up to 90M shares
  • Slow growth ahead for liner shipping
    THE CONTAINER shipping industry will face years of slow growth and even when the global economy starts to accelerate, liner trades will not reach the fast growth rates of the pre-crisis era
  • India's steel majors get charter freedom
    NEW DELHI has given freedom to state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) to undertake direct chartering of ships without going through the centralised chartering organisation under the ministry of shipping, Transchart
  • Davie seals LNG ferry order
    CANADA'S newly reactivated Davie Shipyard has signed a C$125M ($123M) order for two dual fuel LNG ro-pax ferries with Saint Lawrence River ferry operator Société des Traversiers du Québec (STQ)
  • Lauritzen makes expected interim loss
    J. LAURITZEN Holding, the privately owned Danish product tanker, drybulk carrier and gas carrier group, has reported a deep loss for 1Q13, in line with its board's expectations
  • Better performance tipped for STX Pan Ocean
    EMBATTLED STX Pan Ocean could see earnings improve for 2Q13 as it takes delivery of ships tied to long-term contracts, amid a seasonal uptick in coal demand
  • Mariners missing in 3-ship collision
    SEVEN seafarers are missing today after a three-vessel collision in the section of the Yangtze River in east China, Xinhua News Agency reported
  • Senate passes harbour bill
    US LAWMAKERS passed for the first time in six years a bill that helps maintain and improve US harbours
  • Bulker crew 'seriously injured'
    A FILIPINO mariner sustained "serious injuries" while doing maintenance work on board bulk carrier Nordic Visby at Tauranga Port in New Zealand
  • Cost cuts help Maersk Line profit
    MAERSK Line has reported a profit for 1Q13 compared to a loss a year earlier
  • Rickmers taps bond market
    HAMBURG shipowner Bertram Rickmers plans to raise hundreds of millions of euros in the public bond market in a pioneering move for German shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Cosco, ANL to Operate Joint Sino Australia Service
    Starting June 9, Cosco and ANL will jointly operate Sino Australia Service with six vessel deployments, including five vessels from Cosco and one from ANL. The new loop will enhance Cosco's existing service network in the Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia trade. The SAS port rotation is Ningbo,...
  • Precision Bearings Maker SFK to Expand in Charleston
    SFK Group will expand its existing operations in Charleston County, S.C., representing an investment of $3 million. "It's the SKF philosophy to try to have production close to its customers, and we have the sufficient volumes today to make these investments, with the prospects for good growth in the future," said...
  • APL to Implement Rate Hikes in South America Trade
    APL will boost rates for dry and refrigerated cargo in its trade from Asia, Australia, East Africa, the Middle East and West Asia to Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, starting June 1. The hike will be $500 per 40-foot reefer and dry container. Effective June 15, the container line will also increase...
  • MSC Eyes Asia-Europe Rate HIke
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will increase rates on three of its trade routes, effective June 1. The increase will be $100 per dry container on the following routes From North Europe and the Baltic Sea and Scandinavia to Asia, including Japan. From the west Mediterranean and Adriatic to Asia, including Japan. From the east Mediterranean...
  • Cosco Set to Boost Asia-South America Rates
    Cosco Container Lines will hike rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, in its trade from the Far East to South America's east coast, starting June 14. The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, the carrier said....
  • Hapag-Lloyd Plans Asia-Mideast Rate Hike
    Hapag-Lloyd plans to boost rates for all cargo and container types on its trade from East Asia, excluding Japan, to the Persian Gulf, effective June 1. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. The German carrier also will implement a congestion surcharge, starting June 1, for Tema, Ghana....
  • Amber Road Lands Kahala Posts Group Contract
    Amber Road, a New Jersey-based platform that automates and streamlines global trade, has been selected by the Kahala Posts Group, an alliance of 10 postal administrations around the world, to increase their competitiveness in the international delivery market. KPG member organizations include the Australian Postal Corp., China Post Group, Correos y...
  • Shippers, Transport Providers Urged to Crack Down on Bribery
    Federal bribery investigator Charles Connolly doesn't have to look far from his Virginia office for a cautionary tale on why greasing hands is bad for business - and one's freedom. Nathan Dunn, a former Coast Guard petty officer, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison earlier this month in...
  • Buggy Shipment Rejected by Baltimore Customs
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Baltimore discovered a Horvathiolus superbus seed bug in a shipment of Italian ceramic tiles. A U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist confirmed that this interception was a first regional discovery of the species.Agriculture specialists with Baltimore U.S. Customs and Border Protection have intercepted...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Rates Fall Despite Mid-May GRIs
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index saw further rate erosion in European lanes, pulling the overall SCFI index below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark for the first time since February 2012, to $990.78. Proposed May 15 general rate increases of between $500 and $600 per TEU by Hapag-Lloyd, Cosco and UASC...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Inch Up After Five-Week Slump
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes slightly increased in the week of May 17, following five weeks of declines. "The US trades unexpectedly jumped this week albeit very minimally. Unfortunately for carriers despite this, signals still remain bearish, especially with the recent reports from the National Retail Federation suggesting...
  • Fraudulent JOC Article Circulated at NY-NJ Terminals
    A fraudulent article purporting to have been published by The Journal of Commerce was being circulated at Global Terminal and New York Container Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey on Friday. The article falsely quotes Jim Devine, president and CEO of Global Container Terminals, the parent of...
  • NJ Legislators to Vote on Employer-Driver Bill
    A bill to create a presumption that port and parcel delivery drivers are employees and not contractors and allow allegedly misclassified drivers to sue for damages is up for a vote Monday in the New Jersey General Assembly. Business groups including the New Jersey Motor Truck Association are fighting the legislation,...
  • Canada Invests in Technology for Atlantic Gateway
    The government of Canada is investing in the Atlantic Gateway to improve the supply chain efficiency and competitiveness of transportation in New Brunswick, according to Keith Ashfield, Canada's minister of fisheries and oceans, minister for the Atlantic Gateway and regional minister for New Brunswick, on behalf of Denis Lebel, minister of...
  • Transnet Concludes Two-Year Wage Deal With Unions
    South Africa's Transnet has concluded a two-year wage agreement this week covering all of its employees in the bargaining unit, represented by the SATAWU and UTATU-SARHWU unions. The settlement includes an 8.5 percent across-the-board increase in basic pensionable pay for this financial year and a 9 percent increase for next year....
  • Mullen Group Acquires Jay's Moving & Storage
    Mullen Group has signed an agreement to acquire Jay's Moving & Storage, a private, less-than-truckload transportation corporation owned by Dennis Doehl, based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The transaction is expected to close on June 1, 2013, subject to the completion of conditions typical for a transaction of this nature. Jay's operates 11 full-service...
  • Euroseas Reduces Loss Despite Weaker Revenue
    Euroseas today reported a net loss of $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, improving from a net loss of $9.0 million in the first quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the Greek vessel operator and cargo transportation provider was $10.9 million, dropping 21.7 percent compared with $13.9 million in...
  • MSC Belgium Introduces More Secure Container Release System
    MSC Belgium has introduced a new container release system that allows customers in the Port of Antwerp to collect their containers quickly in a secure environment. The container release system offered by the Mediterranean Shipping Co. subsidiary enables users to log into an independent, secured portal Web site. The logging-in process...
  • FedEx Freight Canada Opens Center in British Columbia
    FedEx Freight Canada's new service center for the Vancouver area.FedEx Freight Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx, has held an opening ceremony for its new service center for the Vancouver, British Columbia, area. Representing a mult-million dollar investment, the facility, located in Surrey, British Columbia, will connect Western Canada's less-than-truckload industry and...
  • Fesco in Fresh $75 Million Bond Sale
    Fesco, the operator of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has successfully sold $75 million of corporate bonds, just weeks after it closed on a $800 million bond sale. The privately held company sold the bonds in two tranches: one $50 million issue with an 8 percent coupon due 2018 and one $25...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Freeport bags export OK
    The US Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a preliminary export license for the Freeport LNG project in Texas.
  • PRGN lands $69m loan
    Paragon Shipping of Greece has secured a $69m loan that will be used to partially finance the construction of two containerships on order at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China.
  • TDW launches buyback
    US offshore titan Tidewater has declared a dividend while also announcing plans for a new share buyback programme.
  • Euroseas remains hungry
    Euroseas of Greece carded a first-quarter loss Friday that was deeper than many Wall Street forecasts.
  • Rieber turns it round
    Oslo-listed GC Rieber has returned to the black in the first quarter as revenue grew.
  • Yang Ming chops loss
    Taiwan's Yang Ming has cut its first quarter loss as costs were reduced.
  • China backs Greek orders
    Greek shipowners are continuing to cement relationships with Chinese banks and shipping organizations, with a several significant agreements signed this week.
  • Mermaid to bounce back
    Mermaid Maritime should bounce back from a disappointing quarter to see a much stronger second half of the year, according to analysts.
  • Celebrating wealth
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Fujian seals six
    China's Fujian Crown Ocean Shipbuilding has clinched an order to build six offshore service vessels (OSVs).
  • Bulker blocked
  • Crew ultimatum
    Twenty seafarers on a Vinashinlines cargoship in Pakistan say they will leave the ship to "save their lives."
  • Greek splash
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • NSC cuts losses
    Russia's Northern Shipping Company (NSC) has reduced the red ink in the first quarter as costs fell.
  • Going direct
    India is likely to allow two steel makers to bypass state-owned chartering group Transchart to book bulkers.
  • China's Greek loan pledge
    Chinese banks have promised to provide more cash to support Greek shipowners' newbuilding efforts following the visit of a star-studded trade delegation to one of the world's largest shipbuilding nations.
  • Exit delayed?
    Germany's Commerzbank is to buy and operate vessels from its struggling clients despite pledging to quit shipping last year.
  • Gulf Nav defaults
    Dubai tanker owner Gulf Navigation is in talks with banks after defaulting on covenants in the face of mounting losses.
  • Maersk Line back in profit
    Maersk Line returned to profit in the first quarter with a result of $204m compared to loss of $599m through the same period of last year.
  • Tragic tanker sold
    The Pratibha Shipping tanker involved in a fatal grounding last year has been sold by an Indian court.
  • Cover your ears
    Pop star Sting is to bring a musical about the decline of British shipbuilding to Broadway in New York.
  • Novoship rebounds
    Russia's Novoship, posted net earnings of RUB 89.99m ($2.85m) in the first quarter.
  • Cochin stake sale planned
    Cochin Shipyard has been tipped to become the first Indian state shipbuilder to be part-privatised.
  • Oldendorff owns up
    German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers has confirmed that it has ordered more handysize bulker newbuildings in China.
  • Safe books bulker pair
    Safe Bulkers says it has ordered a pair of eco-design panamax bulk carriers at an unnamed shipyard in Japan.
  • 'Sold' tanker arrested
    A product tanker reportedly purchase by Greece's Paradise Navigation has been arrested by Singapore's admiralty sheriff.
  • US volumes to weaken
    Growth in US container imports could "trickle to a standstill" by the end of the summer, a leading trade association has warned.
  • Davie seals STQ deal
    Canadian shipbuilder Davie has firmed up a contract to build North America's first dual-fuel LNG powered ferries for the province of Quebec.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Vanguard expands LCL service in Indonesia
  • Maersk has profitable 1Q despite 'price war'
  • Aljex and AES Logistics integrate on intermodal rates
  • FMC proposes OTI reforms
    Under the proposed rule, licensed OTIs, which include non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOs) and freight forwarders, would have to renew their licenses every two years with the agency. Currently, OTIs have no such requirement.
  • Contractor picked for Miami dredge project
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday awarded a $122 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. for deepening the entrance to the Port of Miami to 50 feet. Excavation is expected to commence in August.
  • Group calls for supply chain accountability
    Investors and stakeholders from more than 115 organizations have banded together under the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility to ask global shippers to ensure the safety and welfare of their workers.
  • UPS releases new iPad app
  • Ex-Im Bank's $500 million loan helps Mongolian mine
    Once developed, the mine, which is located about 550 kilometers south of the capital city Ulaanbaatar, will be one of the largest copper mines in the world. It will also count as one of the most important projects in Mongolia.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 17, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices in the Americas end week mixed
    Demand was said to be average on the US Gulf, players confirmed with Bunkerworld.
  • NGO welcomes IMO resolution on technology cooperation
    Resolution has 'unlocked the door to serious consideration of further measures' to reduce GHG from shipping.
  • Fujairah prices hold steady
    Prices rising in Suez.
  • Big gains seen across Europe as week ends
    MGO records a double digit rise in Hamburg, Gibraltar.
  • Castrol's slow-steaming engine oil 'more widely available'
    Availability extends from five to 35 ports.
  • MEPC 65 clears important GHG agreement hurdle
    Hopes expressed that adopting resolution on technology transfer can allow IMO to move forward on work to control GHG emissions from shipping.
  • Bunker premiums still narrowing in Singapore
    Bunker demand could spike if prices soften further.
  • Diesel spill in Florida
    Fishing boat fire leads to spill.
  • Bunker price movements end week mixed
    Offices in Hong Kong and Busan closed.
  • Maersk group Q1 profit 'stronger than expected'
    Maersk Line swung to profit on higher freight rates and lower bunker expenses.
  • Norwegian owner in 'eco' bulkers play
    Design offers savings of five bunkers a day per vessel.
  • MBM debate kicked into the long grass at IMO
    Tug of war over principles continues to hinder progress, focus shifting to technical energy efficiency measures.
  • Noble pulls out of bunker sector, say market sources
    Less than a year ago the Group had announced plans to become a global bunker player.
  • Dan-Bunkering relocates another trader to Dubai
    Arjun Sundar to support firm's Dubai office.
  • Dual-fuel LNG ferries to be built in Canada
    Ro-Pax ferries to enter service in 2015 and operate on the St. Lawrence River.
  • d'Amico excerises options for 'eco design' tankers
    Vessels able to save between 6 to 7 mt of bunkers per day, says firm.
  • Aegean's 'conservative' credit policy limiting sales
    'One of our concerns is extending too much credit to people in this kind of environment,' says Chairman.
  • MHI seals sixth LNG order
    Shipyard to sign agreement with MOL this Friday.
  • Bunker suppliers seeking vessel claims at Malta
    Suppliers among marine firms seeking arrest warrants for

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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
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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