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January 21, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Stifel Nicolaus confidence index upticks as logistics mood improves
  • East coast dock strike threat bolsters 14pc transpac rate to US$2,524/FEU
  • Global containership capacity grew 6pc to 16.3 million in 2012
  • OOCL's 8,888-TEU named OOCL Miami at Changxing shipyard island
  • Chongqing's mountain vegetables exports to HK gains rapid clearance
  • Wuhan to set up series of product price indices as a market maker
  • MSC starts three new feeder Dublin-Greenock services from Le Havre
  • Dascher buys major Spanish forwarder to gain wider market access
  • USTR to enter into trade talks with 20 nations of export of services
  • Sino-Russia border checkpoint Heihe's Russian auto exports surge 169pc
  • Chongqing, Guangdong to work on dry ports to ease north-south flow
  • Chinese express sector to triple in the next 10 years, says postal chief
  • Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal sets cargo record, up 3pc in 2012
  • Korean Air to grow global network by ordering larger aircraft
  • Moscow's Domodedovo Airport 2012 air cargo rises 4.3pc in 2012
  • United starts building widebody maintenance hangar at Newark Liberty

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics appointed exclusive representative of HANSA HEAVY LIFT in India
  • Bahri sells general cargo vessel in accordance with fleet replacement programme
  • Bibby Ship Management relocates Indian, Far East operations
  • Global economic slump hurts seafood exports
  • Seminar focuses on role of port sector as growth engine of Gujarat
  • Uncertainty prevails over iron ore, coal berths at Paradip Port
  • Bring diesel & petrol under GST to check price hikes: AIMTC
  • First direct freight train arrives in Poland from China in 14 days!
  • Canada seeks comprehensive economic pact with India
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 1.26 bn to $ 296.25 bn
  • Govt allows uninterrupted export of processed foods
  • Govt approves tariff value revision on imported edible oils
  • India stalls trade pact with Mauritius
  • INR breaches 54 level against dollar, ends at 2-1/2 month high of 53.70
  • Change the rules & we can change the outcome
  • MACCIA s ex-im training programme from Feb. 4
  • Airland Projects transports rail cars from China to Sierra Leone
  • DB Schenker shows expertise in moving large luxury yacht to boat show
  • Heavy compressor packages jointly shipped from Holland to Saudi Arabia
  • Project cargo cranes contracted for Rendsburg Port

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Turkey issuing fewer Carnet TIRs
    The number of Carnet TIRs that were issued in Turkey in December 2012 plunged by 19.64% compared to the same month in 2011. The number of transit permits dropped by 3.35%. The over...
  • Zurich airport with slight cargo increase in 2012
    Zurich airport handled 35'849 t of freight in December 2012. This is 0.1% less than in the same month in 2011. The Swiss airport's freight volume for the whole of 2012 amounted to ...
  • Kazakhstan upgrades section of road from Europe to China
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing USD 196.5 million to Kazakhstan for the reconstruction and upgrading of a 62 km section of the road connect...
  • More countries ground "Dreamliner"
    After the two Japanese operators ANA and JAL decided to ground their B787s for inspections, (see yesterday's ITJ Daily), the aviation authorities in the USA, India and Chile have n...
  • EBRD pledges more resources to support Ukrainian Railways
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is loaning up to USD 62.5 million to the State Administration for Railway Transport of Ukraine (UZ) to finance the purch...
  • Swiss AAE and Dutch ERS Railways to operate quieter freight trains
    The Swiss AAE Group is the first European freight railcar leasing company to retrofit existing freight cars with new brake blocks to make freight trains quieter. The LL brake block...
  • Moduslink to welcome new president and CEO by end of January
    Moduslink Global Solutions has announced that John J. Boucher will become its president and CEO on 28 January 2013. He joins the US-based company from Symbotic LLC, a global provid...
  • Less traffic in Frankfurt, but optimism is returning
    Fraport AG, the operator of the Frankfurt airport (Germany), handled about 2.1 million t of air cargo in 2012, 6.7% less than in 2011. In December 2012, Frankfurt airport registere...
  • APL launches Germany-Poland feeder service
    APL, a unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), is introducing a new dedicated and direct feeder service under the name of PEX, which will run once per week between Germ...
  • Dachser takes over Transunion in Spain
    Dachser, an international logistics service provider based in Germany, is set to expand it air and sea logistics business field that is comprised of 15 locations in five countries....
  • Agility named preferred logistics provider at ExCeL
    The logistics service provider Agility has been named "preferred logistics provider" at the ExCeL London International Exhibition and Convention Center. As part of the contract, Ag...
  • Merger of Waberer's Logistics and Szemerey Transport approved
    Hungary's competition authority has approved the Waberer's Logistics Ltd and Szemerey Transport Inc merger through the exchange of shares and stocks that took place at the end of 2...
  • Peter Schiffmann joins Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH
    Peter Schiffmann joined the Hamburg-based German company Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH Global Freight Logistics last November. He has now taken on responsibility for all overseas im...
  • IAG Cargo names new regional commercial managers
    IAG Cargo, the business that evolved from the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has appointed of two new regional commercial managers to drive growth in the s...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Norwegian Cruise Line launches IPO
  • ATB in for winter work at Great Lakes Shipyard
  • Miclyn Express Offshore expands fleet
  • JonRie introduces new winch line
  • BMT Nigel Gee designs fast crew boat for Penguin Shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • APL adding new service covering Germany/Poland
  • US rail freight traffic count heads down during week
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics updates web-based transport guide
  • Dachser announces purchase of Spanish logistics company
  • OOCL marks launch of new 13,208TEU vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • What OOCL can teach its rivals
  • Debt capital markets expand owners' funding options
  • Private placement possibilities
  • Virginia decides
  • Inbuilt resilience
  • Clock is ticking on tanker company bankruptcies
  • Nasdaq nudges Nautilus over shareholder numbers
  • OSG moves to protect top brass from class action litigation
  • Capesizes to hold steady
  • Maersk emission mission
  • Sabrina Chao takes the helm at Wah Kwong
  • CSCL goes back to black after containers sale and leaseback
  • US port talks press on
  • Hong Kong chief executive pledges to enhance maritime services
  • Norwegian Cruise Line IPO prices above range
  • Iranian ship flees Sri Lanka detention
  • Cosco Pacific raises capital for terminal expansion

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • NCL raises $447M
    CRUISE operator NCL has priced its IPO at $19per share after receiving strong investor support
  • German export freight index discussed
    GERMANY'S VHSS is discussing whether to introduce a freight index for European exports
  • Panama expansion delay confirmed
    JORGE Luis Quijano, the Panama Canal Authority's administrator, has reportedly confirmed that the waterway's expansion will open late
  • Ezion holds 'buy' rating
    UOB KAY Hian analysts today maintained 'buy' ratings for Ezion Holdings after it won a deal for a $116.8M lift-boat charter
  • Wuhan newbuilding seized
    WUHAN judges have ordered a new 6,250dwt chemical and products tanker to be seized at a small Chinese yard - whose boss is reportedly hiding from creditors
  • VLCC charterers prevail
    VLCC charterers are keeping the upper hand, as the tonnage overhang dampened hope that the Chinese New Year would lift rates
  • Naphtha arbitrage gains
    HIGHER naphtha prices in Asia than in Europe have created arbitrage opportunities for LR2 tankers in the Mediterranean
  • Capesizes rebound on Australian storm recovery
    CAPESIZE fixing gained pace late this week as Australian miners resumed chartering ships, having stayed away since Cyclone Narelle forced Cape Lambert and Dampier to shut over 10-11 January
  • Japan's orders drop 14%
    ORDERS at Japanese yards fell 14% year on year in 2012, according to the Japan Ship Exporters' Association

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Indian Court Rejects Italy's Appeal in Ship Guard Trial
    Italy suffered a setback in its efforts to have the Indian Supreme Court strike down the prosecution of two Italian ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast last February. Dismissing an appeal by Rome to quash the trial, the nation's highest court on Friday ordered...
  • Coal Export Terminal Projects in Limbo in Australia
    Market intelligence provider Industrial Info Resources is currently tracking 13 active coal export terminal projects in Queensland, Australia, worth more than $33.1 million, and has reported that if all of these projects are approved and built over the next decade, an excess of 500 million metric tons would be added...
  • Construction Begins on Port Everglades' Intermodal Facility
    Groundbreaking for the new intermodal container transfer facility. Florida's Governor Rick Scott broke ground this week on Port Everglades' intermodal container transfer facility. Florida East Coast Railway's new 42.5-acre near-dock facility is intended to support the transfer of containerized cargo through the port to and from the FEC main line by mid-2014. The facility...
  • Hong Kong's Imports, Exports Rose in November
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department reported the volume of exports of goods in November 2012 increased by 10.2 percent, and the volume of imports of goods rose by 7.6 percent, compared with the same month in 2011. In the first 11 months of 2012, the volume of goods exports fell...
  • CMA CGM Cuts Far East-North Europe Sailings
    CMA CGM has reduced some of its services into and out of China, in anticipation of reduced production during the Chinese Lunar New Year. On the Far East to North Europe trade, the container shipper has cancelled sailings on FAL 1, FAL 2, FAL 3, FAL 7 and FAL 10 during...
  • Asia Airfreight Terminal's Throughput Rises 11 Percent
    Asia Airfreight Terminal, an air cargo terminal based at the Hong Kong International Airport, reported tonnage throughput of 68,252 metric tons for December 2012, an increase of 11 percent from December 2011. Export cargo volume in December totaled 46,675 metric tons, rising 13 percent year-over-year, and import volume was 20,622 metric...
  • US Intermodal Traffic Rises 10.4 Percent
    In the week ending Jan. 12, U.S. intermodal volume rose 10.4 percent year-over-year to 252,896 trailers and containers, according to the Association of American Railroads. It was the first weekly increase in 2013. Intermodal plunged 14 percent year-over-year in the last week of 2012, and dropped 8 percent in the first...
  • US Customs, ICE Seized 22,848 Shipments of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods in 2012
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations seized 22,848 shipments of counterfeit and pirated goods in fiscal year 2012, as well as 697 websites involved in trafficking those goods, according to the Intellectual Property Rights Fiscal Year 2012 Seizure Statistics Report. The seized shipments...
  • Study Highlights Port of Mobile's Value to State Economy
    In fiscal year 2011, the cargo and vessel activity at the Port of Mobile contributed an estimated $22.3 billion in economic value to the state of Alabama, according to an economic impact study prepared by John C. Martin Associates, a maritime industry economic consulting firm. Of that value, $18.7 billion is...
  • Sanchez Talks Exports, Free Trade
    Under Secretary Francisco Sanchez says the National Export Initiative is on track to double U.S. exports by 2014, with a goal of creating billions of dollars in new exports and thousands of new jobs. New free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, which took effect in 2012, will...
  • SynchroNet Intermodal Services Names Chappell Sales Director
    Logistics provider SynchroNet Intermodal Services has hired Derrel E. Chappell as director of sales for North American domestic services. In this role, Chappell is responsible for developing and securing business from intermodal marketing company freight customers and other third-party U.S.-based freight customers. He will also focus on the marketing and sales...
  • Cargolux Elects Helminger Chairman
    Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International's board of directors has elected Paul Helminger as its chairman. Alphonse Berns, Paul Mousel and Patrick Nickels were also appointed as directors to the board. Luxembourg's government re-acquired a 35 percent stake in the airline from Qatar Airways on Dec. 31, 2012....
  • Naviera Master Line to Launch Service via Port Manatee
    Aerial view of Port Manatee. Courtesy Manatee County Port Authority. Naviera Master Line de Venezuela, a division of Miami-based Master Line Shipping Company, has selected Port Manatee in Florida for a new container and breakbulk service to Caribbean, Central and South American locations. The service is scheduled to begin with a sailing...
  • ABF Global Supply Chain Services Expands to South America
    ABF Global Supply Chain Services, a subsidiary of Arkansas Best, has added Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay to its ocean transport network, offering a single contact for full containerload and less-than-containerload services. The company already has an established presence in Europe, China, India and Southeast Asia, Carlos Martinez-Tomatis, ABF...
  • CSX Appoints Glassman VP of Operations Finance
    Jacksonville, Fla.-based rail and intermodal company CSX has appointed Andrew Glassman as vice president of operations finance. Glassman has served as assistant vice president of intermodal marketing since 2010. He joined CSX in 2004 as assistant vice president of financial planning and analysis. Before joining CSX, Glassman served as senior director of...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • G6 conservative view leaves Asia - Europe loop mothballed
    In contrast to liner rival Maersk Line - which has reactivated its Asia - Europe AE-9 loop on the back of a bullish cargo prediction - the members of the G6 Alliance ...
  • CSCL goes back to black after containers sale and leaseback
  • US port talks press on
    Mediation talks to avert a US east coast container port shutdown from early February have 'made progress' and should bring both sides back to the negotiating table.An ...
  • OOCL and NYK receive and christen ULCS double
    The first pair of OOCL's 13,208 teu ultra large container ships of an order of 10 from Samsung Heavy Industries [SHI] were christened at the South Korean shipyard ...
  • CMA CGM blanks CNY week
    French liner CMA CGM has announced the cancellation of six Asia - Europe westbound voyages during the Chinese new year holiday period which commences on ...
  • Hong Kong's annual box volumes fall for the first time since 2009
    Hong Kong's container throughput contracted for the first time since 2009 last year, making the port one of the worst-performing major transport hubs.According ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • HSH hits 'critical stage'
    HSH Nordbank (HSH) faces an uphill battle on the road to redemption and may need more aid to shore up its balance sheet, a leading ratings agency said Friday.
  • Economou: it wasn't me
    DryShips has torched reports suggesting affiliates of its chief executive are behind the recent acquisition of two suezmax newbuilding contracts.
  • Judgement day draws near
    Euronav could run out of cash by the third quarter of 2013 if the tanker market downturn continues, according to analysts at DNB Markets.
  • New yard for Caspian
    Turkmenistan is planning to build a new shipyard on the Caspian Sea coast.
  • Hoegh has enough
    Hoegh Autoliners' latest newbuilding swoop at Xiamen Shipbuilding should meet the company's needs over the next few years, its CEO says.
  • Storm hits tanker loading
    Freak weather could keep Novorossiysk Port shut and delay the loading of tankers until Monday.
  • Vestra adds one
    Ukraine's Kherson Shipyard has unveiled a dry cargoship order from domestic operator Vesta.
  • CMA CGM tinkers
    CMA CGM had made some adjustments to its Asian schedule ahead of an anticipated slump in demand over the Chinese New Year.
  • More Vinalines arrests
    Vietnamese police have held three more former executives of the state-owned Vinalines group over "abuse of power."
  • Hat-trick for Hoegh
    Hoegh Autoliners has booked a trio of car carrier newbuildings at its favourite Chinese shipyard with options for more on the table.
  • Wuchang grabs nine
    China's Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry has signed up to build nine patrol ships for the government.
  • NAT loses a leg
    Nordic American Tankers' dividend cut has been met with more scepticism on Wall Street.
  • Hubei Jiangyan wound up
    The assets of Chinese shipyard Hubei Jiangyan Shipbuilding will be sold off after the yard was closed down by a district court.
  • Crew going home
    Eight crew stuck on a detained, bug-infested tug in Canada will be flying home soon.
  • Cosco Pac pushes paper
    Cosco Pacific has firmed up plans for a fundraiser to expand its terminal and container leasing businesses.
  • NCL banks $447m
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has beaten its own cash target in its US IPO by selling shares above its marketed price range.
  • SHI set for NAT pair
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • DESSC scores more in Brazil
    Deep Sea Supply's shift to Brazil is gaining momentum with the announcement that two more anchor handling tug supply vessels are being mobilised to its favoured market.
  • CSCL eyes turnaround
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) says it expects to return to profit in 2012 in what is another positive sign for the liner sector.
  • Yard gap to widen
    The gap between the major Korean shipbuilders and their smaller rivals has been tipped to widen.
  • A tiresome business
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • SCA seeks boxships
    Swedish paper producer SCA Transforest is looking to charter containerships in a deal worth $108m per year.
  • MEO books AHTS double
    Uniwise Offshore, a tie-up between Unithai Group and Miclyn Express Offshore, have ordered two anchor handler newbuildings.
  • Shanghai growth slows
    Shanghai has retained its title as the world's busiest container port, but its long term growth rate has slowed significantly.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Pennsylvania man sentenced for illegal exports
    Timothy Gormley told Commerce Department investigators he was "too busy" to obtain the necessary export licenses, and claimed he was overwhelmed at work. "That was his only excuse," the department said.
  • Fed sees uncertainty throughout the country
  • Dachser keeps rolling with Spanish 3PL acquisition
    The Transunion acquisition fits in with Dachser's Global 2.0 strategy, which has the end goal of expansion to 49 countries and 220 offices by 2017. This will be met via a mix of mergers, joint ventures and organic expansion.
  • Port Everglades breaks ground on new rail terminal
    Florida East Coast Railway CEO Jim Hertwig said the terminal will allow his railroad "to efficiently and effectively deliver superior transportation service between South Florida and the southeastern United States."
  • Annual Operation Deep Freeze underway
  • U.S. finds Vietnamese hangers subsidized
  • Naviera Master Line to start Port Manatee service
    Naviera Master Line said the fortnightly service, starting March 8, will carry container and breakbulk cargoes between Port Manatee, Fla., and destinations in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Trinidad.
  • OOCL takes delivery of first 2 megaships
  • Maersk slows WAF1
  • ILA talking again about New York issues
    Three days of bargaining on a new contract by the union and its employers wound up on Thursday, with the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen saying the two sides had "made progress" in their effort to negotiate a master contract.
  • Texas institute develops navigation app for Houston channel
  • Maersk slows Asia-W. Africa loop again
  • CargoWise ties up distribution deal in Eastern Europe
  • Tampa Cargo gets first Airbus freighter
  • ICAT releases new forwarder software system
  • ABF expands to South America
  • TT Club highlights dangers at marine terminals
  • Schiphol sees air cargo growth, but not from U.S.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Bunker prices in Americas mostly firm as week ends
    Demand was quiet on the US Gulf, according to a local trader.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Coast Guard to host LNG forum in Seattle
    Coast Guard and industry representatives will discuss current and forthcoming technologies specific to the use of LNG as fuel.
  • Post-merger management shake up at Bomin
    Bunkering player adds managing director.
  • Brightoil share values dip
    Shares fall 11% after latest profit warning.
  • Fujairah prices stay firm
    South African bunker prices soft at week's end.
  • Security expert: Fuel oil cargoes target in West Africa
    Phenomenon very different to Somali-instigated attacks.
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    With congestion seen at loading installations.
  • Iranian product 'can be used for bunkering'
    EU clarifies exemptions to its ban on the purchase or transport of Iranian oil.
  • Hope in US port strike talks
    Talks continue ahead of February 6 deadline.
  • Deployment of LNG bunkering vessel delayed
    In the meantime, LNG-fuelled ferry to be supplied by truck.
  • Operator places more orders for fuel efficient tankers
    Vessels could generate fuel savings of between $3,000 and $5,000 a day.
  • Asian bunker prices end week higher
    Bunker prices up in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • Oil trader leaves BP Singapore
    Move said to have no impact on BP Singapore's bunker fuel business.
  • Hyundai to increase domestic bunker sales
    380 cSt HSFO will be purchased from Singapore.
  • Asia might have its first ECA soon
    News of a possible Pearl River Delta ECA was well-received.
  • Chevron's Hawaiian refinery under pressure
    Energy expert says company's Campbell Industrial Park refinery is likely to close within a few years.

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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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