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April 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Minor dock union drops out, major union continues strike for 20pc hike
  • Evergreen Marine to add two new 8,452-TEU ships to Asia-Europe route
  • OECD data shows slow change in global trade and freight in 2012
  • USCG okays 9 ballast water treatments as alternate management systems
  • Fujian seaport quarterly container volume up 10.3pc 2.48 million TEU
  • Fujian Quangang builds Cross-Strait agricultural trading park facility
  • Singapore names APL's 10,700-TEU Yangshan Green Ship of the Year
  • China to put US$10 billion into Tanzania to build 20 million-TEU port
  • Most dredging for Maasvlakte 2 port completed on time and on budget
  • Volga-Dnepr opens repair shop in Sharjah, UAE's strictest emirate
  • IATA: Airline confidence in air cargo, passenger growth increases
  • Hong Kong airfield engineering regional conference to focus on trends

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics partners with CII for coastal shipping conference
  • Goodrich Maritime organises trade get-together in Kolkata
  • Hanjin Shipping vessel makes maiden call at Mundra Port under AF1/IDEA service
  • NYK develops shipboard training software for its LNG vessels
  • World's first tunnel for large ships planned
  • Essar Ports attains new performance highs in FY13 & Q4
  • Kandla Port Users & Service Providers Association formed
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 1.4 bn to $ 295.25 bn
  • Govt announces several measures to boost exports
  • Govt cuts tariff value on gold & silver
  • INR up at 53.96
  • Project cargo training encourages thinking outside the box
  • Tecniproject handles shipping of dismantled ammonia plant from Chile to China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • German cargo carrier reports temporary interruption of...
  • Second of CMA CGM's new mega vessels enters into service
  • New president for Volvo Bus Corporation
  • Malaysia's Northport is planning big things
  • Norway Post buys 34% stake in Danish Danske Fragtmænd AS
  • Puma completes first part of Maasvlakte 2
  • Icao and Tiaca to strengthen cooperation
  • Southern Air completes financial restructuring
  • Big birthday for pallet industry veteran
  • Ian Davies takes up new position at Stena Line
  • Breakthrough for Scania trucks in Colombia
  • System Alliance ranks partners' quality
  • Germany's railway industry shunted off growth track
  • Norfolk Southern earns national award
  • Between shippers and carriers
  • The fascinating world of freight transport

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Bella Desgagnés christened at Port of Sept-Îles
  • April 19, 2013Damen books big Bahamas contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Evergreen Line christens pair of new L-type vessels
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week
  • IMO produces new film supporting maritime women
  • FMC announces winners of 2013 Earth Day Awards
  • CSX Corporation releases first fiscal quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • UK ports face 'challenge of peripherality'
    New strategies needed by those outside favoured southeast quadrant
  • Peripheral ports fight back
    Smaller players race to add capacity - but does that strategy make sense?
  • In conversation with maritime's leading personalities
    Dynasties of the Sea by Lori Ann LaRocco
  • Why recycling is not easy
    Bureaucrats and government departments frustrate practical people
  • Product tanker and LNG exposure boost TEN results
    Hints of a return to profit as VLCCs exit fleet and shuttle tankers join
  • Improvements on land biggest contributor to decline in piracy, says LMA
    Insurers are closely monitoring activity in the Gulf of Guinea
  • Nanjing Tanker faces trading halt after confirming 2012 loss
    Auditor questions whether state-owned tanker giant can continue operations
  • CMA CGM receives second 16,000 teu ship
    Alexander von Humbolt joins French Asia Line service
  • Container shipping - here to stay, but in what form?
    New technologies and social change will reshape the global liner trades
  • Testing the waters
    VLOC overcomes political obstacle to call at Chinese port
  • HCI clocks up 41st KG insolvency
    But issuing house predicts brighter medium-term prospects
  • Portek takes 80% stake in Baltic cargo handler
    Riga port operator handles more than 2.5m tonnes of cargoes per year
  • Asia-Europe trade faces fresh disruption
    Shippers should be braced for changed schedules and blanked sailings, says SeaIntel
  • Brokers pin their hopes on 2014 as capesize lull persists
    Rates static despite strong flow of fixtures
  • Convicted pirates fly home to serve out their sentences
    Somali government moves to harmonise counterpiracy message
  • West Africa heats up for suezmaxes
    Earnings rise $3,000 overnight
  • Reliance boss named world's 22nd richest billionaire
    Company's Jamnagar refinery reshapes product tanker trade
  • Shippers name their biggest challenges
    Reliability in delivering boxes to the final destination judged as still not good enough
  • Correction
    HSBC global head of transport, shipping, services and offshore Mark Long
  • HHI increases its order intake 84%
    South Korean industrial giant strengthens its shipbuilding and offshore books
  • SCCT targets tonnage cascade
    APM Terminals subsidiary targets local, regional and transhipment growth
  • Container industry faces a new normal for growth
    As western manufacturers stop outsourcing, box industry faces single-digit increases
  • Wider Panama Canal to save $40m from typical bunker bill
    Liner shipping conference told of 'ripple effects' for Asian box trades to US
  • Europe urged to heed external competition to defend cluster
    Policymakers 'tend to forget' shipping is the reason for maritime clusters, says Lyras
  • LNG fuel needs more time to be viable for box shipping
    Switch to alternative power source will take two or three decades, says Maersk
  • Vale Malaysia revises capacity to sidestep China's VLOC ban
    Sources say owner reported ship as 299,000 dwt as it entered Lianyungang

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Tankers reportedly return to Assad's ports
    TANKER cargoes were reported today to be arriving again at Syria's government-held ports despite EU sanctions
  • TEN cuts its losses
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation today reported improved fourth-quarter results and voiced an upbeat view on long-term fundamentals
  • Nanjing Tanker's losses rise 64%
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Tanker's shares will be suspended after it today posted FY12 losses - its third consecutive annual losses
  • Maersk mounts market share defence
    MAERSK Line has pledged to defend its market share "at any cost", even as some lines cut rates in reaction unexpectedly low box volumes since Chinese New Year
  • Triumph again delayed
    STORM damage has pushed back Carnival Triumph's service return until 13 June, Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed
  • WLPGA urges improved LPG production
    THE World LP Gas Association is urging Chinese refineries to look into improving the production of LPG, calling it a versatile gas with many uses
  • Adani fined over green damages at Mundra
    ADANI Port & Special Economic Zone has been fined 2Bn rupees ($37M) in finding that it had damaged the coastal ecosystem at its Mundra facilities in Gujarat
  • HK shippers seek alternatives
    HONG KONG's shippers plan to shift use more traffic to ports in Guangdong province neighbouring the city in response to the four-week-long strike at HK's major box terminal
  • Keppel keeps 'buy'
    DBS Group Research maintained a 'buy' rating for Keppel shares despite a 56% fall in 1Q13 profits to S$331M ($268M)
  • LNG shipping restraint urged
    ALTHOUGH prospects for LNG demand appear bright, caution is needed before shipowners invest in newbuildings, shipbroker Banchero Costa warned
  • Eagle displaced as biggest KLC shareholder
    EAGLE Bulk Shipping is no longer troubled Korea Line Corp's biggest shareholder, South Korea's second-biggest drybulk shipping group said today
  • Triyards buying Oz base
    SINGAPORE-listed Triyards Holdings said today it will invest A$6.75M ($7M) for a logistics and supply base within the shipbuilding and maritime-related belt of Western Australia
  • Products tanker rates fall as naphtha trade slows
    LR TANKER rates are continuing to fall as naphtha trading activity slows
  • Asset sales keep CMB in profit
    ASSET sales kept Belgian bulker operator CMB in the black during the first quarter, but profits were nevertheless well down on the first three months of 2012
  • Dockwise shares trading ends
    TODAY will be the last trading day for shares of Dockwise, the Dutch project cargo and heavy-lift specialist listed in Oslo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index Edges Down
    JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index, week of April 19,2013 Full-size image A closely watched indicator of inflation posted a week-to-week decline but remained ahead of its one-year average for the 20th consecutive week. The Journal of Commerce-Economic Cycle Research Institute index registered 126.9319 for the week ended April 19, down from 128.1737 last week. During...
  • Rennovation Work Begins on Stafford, UK, Rail Line
    Work has started on the first phase of a £250 million (about US$380.8 million) program to improve performance and capacity on the Stafford, U.K., section of Europe's West Coast Main Line. Leading the works is the Staffordshire Alliance, a partnership of Atkins, Laing O'Rourke, Network Rail and VolkerRail, working as part...
  • Container Traffic Declines at Port of Koper, Slovenia
    The Port of Koper, Slovenia, reported container throughput in the first three months of 2013 totaling 146,903 20-foot-equivalent units, a decline of 3.4 percent compared with 152,072 TEUs in the same period in 2012. Container volume from January to March was 1.40 million tons, up from 1.34 million tons in the year-ago...
  • ASF Intermodal Opens Drayage Facility in Virginia
    ASF Intermodal has opened an intermodal drayage facility in Chesapeake, Va., to provide drayage service in and out of the port and rail facilities in the Norfolk area and to serve the Southeast. The new facility joins terminals in Mobile, Ala.; Atlanta; Charleston, S.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.; and Houston....
  • Evergreen Christens New 8,452-TEU Vessel
    Ever Liven, the 10th in a series of 8,452 20-foot-equivalent unit L-type container ships to be operated by Evergreen Line, has been christened at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The container carrier is also unveiling Ever Logic, the 11th vessel in the series. The vessels were ordered from...
  • Report Ranks Top 5 Marine Freight Companies
    The marine freight transportation industry's revenue is expected to reach $411.6 billion by 2017, according to Luctinel's "Top 5 Global Marine Freight Transportation Service Companies: Performance, Strategies and Competitive Analysis" report. The management consulting and market research firm found the Top 5 companies in the market were A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nippon Yusen...
  • Remember the USS Akron
    Eighty years ago this month, an accident now all but forgotten changed aviation and naval history. The USS Akron, a U.S. Navy airship, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey April 4, 1933, killing 73 of 76 sailors, officers and guests on board, including Rear Adm. William...
  • Consultant: E-Commerce Customers to Demand Excellence
    As customer expectations for improved service and rapid fulfillment of orders in the e-commerce space increase, retailers of all sizes must achieve excellence in their supply chains, according to a logistics expert. "Customers' expectations continue to escalate," said James Tompkins, an industry consultant who has written more than 30 books on...
  • Tacoma's First Quarter Container Volume Soars
    The Port of Tacoma's container volume in the first three months of 2013 rose 37 percent year-over-year to 469,233 20-foot-equivalent units. Demand for industrial machinery, furniture, auto parts and electronics pushed full import container volumes up nearly 52 percent to 172,421 TEUs, while gains in agricultural and wood products contributed to...
  • Ports America Promotes Smith to VP Post
    Ports America has promoted Chris Smith to the role of vice president, where he will be responsible for break bulk, bulk and military operations on the U.S. East, Gulf and West Coasts of the terminal operator's business unit Ports America Stevedoring. Smith will report to Tom Perdue, the business unit's president. Smith...
  • Port of Philadelphia Welcomes Horizon Lines
    Gov. Corbett welcomes Horizon Lines to Port of Philadelphia.Horizon Lines has relocated its U.S. Northeast port of call from Elizabeth, N.J., to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal at the Port of Philadelphia. Under the terms of the agreement between Horizon and Packer, reached with the assistant of Pennsylvania's Gov. Tom Corbett...
  • CenterPoint Properties Trust to Establish DC Near LA
    CenterPoint Properties Trust to convert the facility for distribution.CenterPoint Properties Trust has acquired a single-story, 123,199-square-foot industrial building in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., an unincorporated section of Los Angeles, from Big Tree Big Sleep. The seller uses the facility to manufacture futons, and under the terms of the transaction will continue to...
  • NY-NJ Port: Six Busy Years Ahead
    The last piece of a complex labor puzzle has clicked into place at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Now things really will get interesting. Wednesday's contract agreement between the International Longshoremen's Association and the Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors Association followed ratification of a coastwide master contract and a...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Down for 2nd Straight Week
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. East Coast, week of April 19, 2013 Full-size image Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes declined again in the week of April 19, although they remain more stable than the Asia-Europe rates. The spot rate to the U.S. East Coast dropped 2.5 percent or...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-North Europe Rate Lowest in More Than Year
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of April 19, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rate for Shanghai to northern European ports fell to $875 in the week of April 19, the lowest since February 2012. This followed an unsuccessful April 15 general rate increase of $500 per...
  • Oakland Reports Decline in Containers for March
    The Port of Oakland's containerized throughput dropped 5.4 percent year-over-year in March, reaching 186,617 20-foot-equivalent units, including both laden and empty containers. Fullly laden containerized imports in March totaled 53,532 TEUs, down 14.8 percent year-over-year, with exports totaling 87,965 TEUs, down 4 percent. Meanwhile, empty import containers totaled 29,311 TEUs, up...
  • Halifax's 1Q Container Traffic Tops 112,000 TEUs
    The Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, reported container traffic for the first quarter of 2013 totaled 112,670 20-foot-equivalent units, jumping 26.3 percent from 89,214 TEUs in the first quarter of 2012. Containerized import volume was 54,457 TEUs, up 30.4 percent year-over-year, and export traffic totaled 58,213 TEUs, up 22.7 percent. Total cargo volume...
  • MOL to Launch Finland Express Service
    Port rotation of MOL's new Finland Express Service.Container carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will launch its Finland Express Service on April 29, to expand service in the Baltic region. The port rotation will be: Bremerhaven and Hamburg, Germany; Ust-Luga and St. Petersburg, Russia; Kotka and Rauma, Finland; Gävle, Sweden; and back to Bremerhaven....

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Excel shares plummet
    Troubled Excel Maritime Carriers' shares have lost more than $31m in shareholder value today, leading the New York Stock Exchange to contact the owner about the high trading volumes.
  • Wilson Sons opens yard
    New facility doubles owner's tug and OSV building capacity in Brazilian city of Guaruja.
  • TEN slashes losses
    Tanker owner posts better-than-expected results and sees optimistic signs in tanker market.
  • SCI gets a kicking
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has been criticised by the government for a fruitless investment of INR 1.42bn ($26.27m) in a chemical tanker joint venture.
  • Cyprus fear spurs S&P
    Fear a Cyprus-style raid on savings could be duplicated by Greek banks is tempting Hellenic owners into the second hand market, a leading broker says.
  • Excel cape sold
    Japan's Excel Maritime has cut its exposure to the battered dry-cargo market after selling off one of its two capesize bulkers, brokers believe.
  • Even worse for Phoenix
    Struggling Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has announced its 2012 loss was even bigger than first thought.
  • Puerto Rico progress
    Excelerate Energy is claiming a significant step forward with its Puerto Rico FLNG project.
  • Tranvast to order MPPs
    Chinese owner Tranvast Holding is tapping the domestic finance market as it seeks to order two vessels.
  • New plan for an old name
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Where's Villy?
    Analysts and investors were scratching their heads this week after learning that Excel Maritime Carriers of Greece was setting up shop in White Plains, New York.
  • Ferry expensive
    Washington politicians are reeling after the price of a new car ferry came in at twice the original estimate.
  • ENVC sale scrapped
    Portugal has ended the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Viana do Castelo (ENVC) after it came under the scrutiny of the EU over aid.
  • A small slip?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Yards heading for lows
    Some of Korea's large shipbuilders could post record-low first quarter operating profit, according to a Korean analyst.
  • SinOceanic in debt deal
    Norway's SinOceanic Shipping is close to resolving its finance issues by converting loans to equity.
  • Ship tunnel dream moves closer
    Norway is edging nearer to building the world's first proper ship tunnel.
  • Moving day sale
    Paragon Shipping has put an extra two million shares on the table as part of its switch from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq.
  • Multraship orders duo
    Dutch salvor Multraship is heading to the domestic Damen shipyard group for two new tugs.
  • Drugs ship raided
    Italian police have seized 20 tons of drugs after raiding an Egyptian cargoship.
  • Stealth looking strong
    Jefferies has kicked off coverage of StealthGas with a buy rating on the Harry Vafias-led company.
  • Oshima's optional extras
    Taiwan's U-Ming has taken its kamsarmax newbuilding tally to four vessels at Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan.
  • TOP set for dropdown
    Teekay Corp has offered to sell a 50% stake in an FPSO to its MLP spin-off Teekay Offshore Partners.
  • KSS goes for VLGC
    KSS Line of Korea has said it will spend KRW 80.6bn ($72m) on another new VLGC.
  • North in stowage alert
    The North P&I Club has warned about break-bulk cargo storage problems particularly on ships departing China.
  • Portek in Latvia move
    Portek International has acquired an 80% stake in Latvian port operator Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT).
  • Noble ties up two
    Noble Corp has secured three-year charters for two deepwater drillships it has under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Maersk: Purpose of 'Triple Es' is to make money, not cut rates
    While the new containerships will result in a big infusion of capacity in the Asia-Europe trade, "we will put them in over a prolonged period and we will take out a number of vessels in other categories," Maersk CEO Nils Andersen said.
  • Ships relying on guards, not speed to fight pirates
    A report released this month estimates the cost of Somalia Piracy was around $5.7 billion-$6.1 billion in 2012, despite notable gains achieved by private armed security guards and aggressive naval activity.
  • Southwest starts using AirTran network for cargo
    According to officials, connecting the Southwest and AirTran cargo networks means that customers in Atlanta will now see 90 new cargo flights. New services will be offered in other major Southwest markets as well.
  • Air Cargo Germany suspends operations
  • CMA CGM receives second 16,000-TEU ship
  • Gov. Corbett welcomes Horizon service to Philadelphia
  • MOL's 1Q intermodal goal hurt by January factors
  • DSV unveils groupage offering
  • Vietnam Airlines stops transporting research monkeys
  • IKEA uses solar to energize Md. DC
  • Walmart to boost clean energy 600% by 2020
  • Ex-Im Bank, Citibank renew supply chain guarantee
  • ICAO, TIACA to collaborate on air cargo issues
  • U.S. Customs opens 3 more CEEs
    The centers include Chicago for base metals; Buffalo, N.Y., for industrial and manufacturing materials; and Laredo, Texas, for machinery, giving those industries smoother customs processing of imports and uniform enforcement.
  • John Deere tractors roll to Chad
  • Virgin founder promotes air freight logistics education
  • Feds give $8.9 million to fix damaged roads
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices end the week on firm note
    Demand was soft on the US Gulf, players told Bunkerworld.
  • IMarEST launches LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference
    Event will explore challenges, development and potential of LNG as a fuel for merchant shipping.
  • Neptune Lines opts for Promas propulsion system
    Promas described as an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and manoeuvrability.
  • Waste heat recovery system selected for UASC fleet
    Aalborg XS-TC7A economiser optimises use of waste heat from auxiliary engine exhaust gases during voyage and port stays.
  • Avails continue to be tight in Fujairah
    Prices moving up in Suez.
  • Prices rise across Europe
    Avails tight in Rotterdam.
  • Bunker savings possible from Panama Canal
    Major carrier could see savings of $40 million a year.
  • Tanker association targets late payers
    INTERTANKO also complains of 'imbalances in bunker-purchasing contracts'.
  • Scrubbing technology support from UK Shipping Minister
    Wants to 'bring shipping and abatement industry together' and encourage 'pragmatic approach' to enforcement.
  • NOL questioned on newbuilds
    Shareholder questions whether newbuilds are not compounding problems relating to overcapacity.
  • LNG bunkers: 'Not for thirty years'
    Fuel tank size the main problem, says Maersk executive.
  • Coscon issues emergency bunker adjustment
    Rates will be applicable to all shipments from Far East to South America East Coast.
  • Bunker prices in Asia firming
    Reports of terminal congestion in Singapore.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new marketing executive
    Barbara Huong has 'several years of experience' from bunker business, says firm.
  • Electric ferry to start operations by year-end
    Ferry will be able 'to save up to 180,750 litres of fuel consumption over its lifetime.'
  • DNV: 'No doubt' that newbuilds can be more fuel efficient
    But CEO concedes there may have been exaggeration as to what 'ecoships' can do.
  • US Navy equips ship with bunker-saving systems
    Systems were 'specifically designed to improve automation' on the vessel, it says.
  • Yujin International planning to delist from London AIM
    Firm expects to delist from AIM on May 17.
  • New record for bunker stem in India
    2,800 mt delivered to MV Transporter at outer port limit, OW Bunker confirms to Bunkerworld.
  • DNV: LNG bunkering facilities coming sooner than expected
    Infrastructure can be built 'much faster' than LNG fuelled vessels, DNV CEO tells Bunkerworld.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
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Rome
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In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
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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
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Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
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Washington
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FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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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
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Civitavecchia
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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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
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Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
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
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Long Beach
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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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