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September 24, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • International Chamber of Shipping backs emission reporting, but that's all
  • OOCL switches US$105 million in intermodal business from CP to CN
  • Hapag Lloyd's US$338 million bond to pay debt well oversubscribed
  • Singapore's rosy trade numbers rescued by oil as other segments decline
  • Cargo volume on Pearl River and its tributaries grows 15pc in August
  • Many China yards expected to fail despite topping Korea in orders
  • Westports cites double-digit compound growth as IPO bid takes placements
  • Limiting wreck removal liability creates fresh problems: British official
  • US Senate mulls bill to fight cargo diversions via Canada and Mexico
  • Canadian Pacific shuts shop, Ottawa backs noise protest, 130 local jobs lost
  • India's Bhavani Shipping Services moves east, opens office in Port Klang
  • Cargotec's Kalmar to supply 6 E-One2 RTGs to Indonesian Surabaya terminal
  • IMarEST carbon emission conference on mandatory controls October 22
  • Maritime corrosion protection conference in Shanghai October 24
  • Air France to shed 3 freighters, close cargo centre to cut costs
  • Logistics confidence index rising, indicates improving air freight
  • Turkish Cargo flies to Singapore via Karachi and 47 network destinations
  • Imperial Air Cargo demands probe into South African Airways Cargo pricing

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • BBC Chartering assists rescue operation of Syrian refugees
  • CSCL, UASC launch container service covering Japan, South Korea, Central & South China & Thailand
  • Debashis Dutta takes over reins at FFFAI
  • Djibouti launches construction of two new ports
  • Felixstowe boosting capacity to handle 18,000-TEUrs
  • ICS Mumbai & SPNM come together in organising an evening seminar on 'Preserving professionalism in the shipping industry' at the NSCI Worli on Oct. 18
  • Shipping confidence holds firm
  • South Carolina Ports Authority posts highest monthly cargo volume since 2008
  • ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP) adds Qingdao call
  • Port of Antwerp & EXMAR announce strategic alliance for LNG bunkering
  • Port workers plan strike on Oct. 4
  • Duty drawback rate hike will boost garment exports: AEPC
  • Forex reserves up by $544.7 m to $275.35 bn
  • FY13 iron ore exports dip 70 pc
  • JSPL to set up 350-MW power project in Liberia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Development of first trolley-truck goes ahead
  • Khazan-Radzhin railway line reopened
  • First landing of B747-8F in Hahn
  • Safmarine wins ocean supplier excellence award
  • Boeing to close C-17 facility in 2015
  • Drewry: Brics still growing strongly
  • Burghausen terminal with new operator
  • Gulftainer reinforces international operations
  • New Impatex London airports account manager appointed
  • New bond for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Rift Valley Railways reopens railway line to Uganda
  • Amber Road buys China's Easy Cargo
  • Fingerspitzen und Gabelstapler
  • Umbau - Neubau - Ausbau
  • China Southern increases Istanbul capacity

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Halifax Shipyard wins commercial ship repair contracts
  • Gulf Navigation to sell its VLCCs
  • Rickmers in JV with Apollo Global
  • Royal Princess loses power in Mediterranean
  • Ulstein Verft delivers final vessel to Blue Ship Invest

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Coast Guard detains vessel for numerous safety issues
  • Trees to come down near Portland Airport
  • Dow Jones taps Mitsui for Sustainability Index
  • Port of Seattle releases August container numbers
  • DOC trade delegation to talk cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia/Kuwait

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Diana confirms Deiulemar kamsarmax buy
    Stefania Lembo to be named Myrsini after delivery in October
  • Navios Acquisition clinches rate hike for six LR1s
    Charterers extend for 12-18 months with better base rates
  • Strong support maintains capesize rates
    China generates steady demand for imported iron ore
  • European shortsea players launch north-south service
    Team and OPDR will link Bilbao, Felixstowe and Rotterdam
  • Baltic players could be exempt from ballast-water convention
    Helcom ministerial meeting will debate new rules' scope
  • Valencia pilots LNG-powered tractor
    Unit fitted with emission-control technology will move box-handling equipment
  • Time to address LNG bunkering rules
    National handling regulations confuse owners and port developers alike
  • Maersk tightens winter schedule Baltic calls
    Central America-Europe service will serve Kotka and St Petersburg by feeder
  • P3 plans fourth-quarter schedule announcement
    Contract negotiations continue as network pledges to improve frequency and reliability
  • Global Ports Investments posts 2.6% dip in first-half revenues
    Long-term growth outlook positive as Russian containerisation grows, says chairman
  • Evergreen mourns chairman Wang
    Chang named acting chairman
  • Singapore secures central role in LNG shipping developments
    City state will increase its clout as its gas imports rise
  • Gently up the stream - by gas
    River vessel operators of inland barges see the benefits of LNG
  • Hapag-Lloyd bond issue raises $338m
    Proceeds will mainly be used to pay down debt
  • Rickmers joins US fund in ship-purchase joint venture
    German owner names Apollo Global Management as partner
  • Swedish police investigate master's attempt to flee with detained ship
    Ageing bunker vessel grounds in Stockholm archipelago
  • Ariston orders more Sea Stallion bulkers
    Eight high-spec handysize vessels confirmed at Jinling
  • KDB helps Polaris to secure $216m loan for VLOCs order
    Four very large ore carriers to be built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
  • HHI lands $12bn in new orders
    January-August bookings make up some 90% of South Korean giant's annual goal
  • Gulf Navigation's board recommends VLCC exit
    Decision comes after Gulf Sheba seized in Rotterdam last week
  • Shipping fears excess tonnage and heavy-handed regulation
    But confidence levels stay at recent high, Moore Stephens survey finds

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • PETRONAS reported to order 4 LNG carriers
    MALAYSIA's national oil and gas producer PETRONAS has reportedly placed four firm orders for LNG carriers with Hyundai HI, with options for another four ship
  • DNB targets Gulf Nav's final VLCC
    DUBAI-based Gulf Navigation said today it will exit the VLCC market, while DNB has now moved to arrest and foreclose on its Gulf Eyadah
  • India seen as weak BRIC
    INDIA is the weakest link in the BRIC countries when it comes to box trades, according to the London-based shipping consultancy Drewry
  • Nanjing Tanker sees year four of losses
    NANJING Tanker, a Chinese tanker operator, today estimated it would post losses for 2013, because of depressed crude freight rates
  • Keppel wins deals for new Azerbaijan yard
    SINGAPORE's Keppel O&M said it had clinched two contracts together worth about $50M through its newly launched 62ha yard in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Sevan raises loan total to spinoff Logitel
    SEVAN Marine of Norway said today it has agreed to increase a convertible loan to spinoff company Logitel Offshore by $9M to $60M
  • Rickmers, Apollo form investment JV
    APOLLO Global Management of the US and Hamburg shipowner Rickmers today said they have formed a box ship investment JV
  • Long-haul box rates fall more
    ASIA/Europe and trans-Pacific rates are continuing to drop ahead of the end of the peak season
  • Tankers suffer in Middle East crisis
    POLITICAL instability in the Middle East is spelling more trouble for the already-struggling crude tanker segment, RS Platou said in its latest monthly report
  • Two banks to join Chinese FFA trade
    CHINA Construction Bank and Bank of Communications are to join the yuan-denominated FFA trade
  • Lianyugang port to issue bonds
    SHORT-term financing bonds worth 1.4Bn yuan ($228.7M) will be issued on 26 September by China's Lianyungang port, Shanghai Clearing House announced todayc
  • Capesize period hires surge
    SEVEN Capesize period hires were on the market last week as spot rates hit a new three-year high of $37,443 per day last week

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Container Traffic for Ports of Seattle, Tacoma Declined in August
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma's combined container volume in August was 296,289 20-foot-equivalent units, declining 5.5 percent from 313,602 TEUs in August 2012. Loaded international containers moving through the nation's largest port complex dropped 6.6 percent over the level seen in August 2012, with imports down 9.2 percent year-over-year and...
  • Vitran Sells U.S. LTL Business for $2 Million
    Trucking company Vitran is on a route back to Canada across Detroit's Ambassador Bridge. Matthew Maroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge and a trucking empire that includes Central Transport and Universal Transport Services, will pay $2 million for the U.S. less-than-truckload operations of Vitran. The acquisition is expected to close in...
  • First 13,800-TEU Ship Delivered for Evergreen Service
    A Greek shipowner-charterer has taken delivery of the first in a series of 10 ships with capacities of 13,800 20-foot-equivalent units that will be deployed on Evergreen Line services. The Thalassa Hellas was delivered to Greece's Enesel by Hundai Heavy Industries of South Korea. The ship was named last week in a...
  • South Carolina's Inland Port to Test Potential for Short-Haul Intermodal
    When the South Carolina Ports Authority broke ground for an inland port at Greer, S.C., it implemented a strategy that was based upon securing an anchor tenant and linking that exporter to the Port of Charleston with multi-modal transportation options that include short-haul rail. Developing a port-dependent inland facility can not...
  • Evergreen Marine Chairman C.J. Wang Dead at 61
    Capt. C.J. Wang, chairman of Evergreen Marine Corp., died of illness Sept. 20 at the age of 61, the company said. Evergreen President C.Y. Chang will take over the chairman's duties temporarily until the board elects a new chairman. Capt. Wang joined Evergreen in 1976 as a third officer, was promoted to captain...
  • Early Days at Overnite, Economic Regulation and Expansion
    The second part of a special program on Overnite Transportation founder J. Harwood Cochrane, 100 years old, and the rise of the trucking industry. Senior Editor Bill Cassidy interviews Cochrane and UPS Freight President Jack Holmes about the early days of Overnite and the company's expansion, largely through acquisition, in...
  • Port Manatee, Pasha Group to Develop Ro-Ro Terminal in Florida
    An aerial rendering of the planned ro-ro terminal at Port Manatee.Port Manatee and The Pasha Group are teaming up to develop and market a roll-on, roll-off terminal near the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. Port Manatee and Pasha Group officials met to sign the MOU. Full-size image The initial agreement between Pasha,...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Launch Black Sea Service
    Hapag-Lloyd's new Black Sea Feeder rotation.Hapag-Lloyd will launch a Black Sea Feeder service connecting Egypt's Port Said with ports on the Black Sea and in Israel and Turkey. The fixed-day, weekly service will start in the beginning of October with the following port rotation: Port Said; Ashdod, Israel; Istanbul, Turkey; Constanta,...
  • High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Prices at 11-Week Low
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot prices for high sulfur bunker fuel declined for a third consecutive week in the week ending Sept. 20, to the lowest level since July 5, according to daily BunkerVision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services. High sulfur prices have decreased...
  • Restraining Order Ends Strike Against Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
    U.S. District Court Judge John R. Adams has issued a temporary restraining order in Akron, Ohio, ending a strike by workers with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. According to court documents filed by the regional railroad, which normally operates an average...
  • Rickmers Teams Up With US Investor to Buy Container Ships
    Rickmers Group, the German shipowner, has established a joint venture with funds linked with U.S.-based Apollo Global Management to buy container ships. The joint venture has $500 million available to invest in second-hand vessels over several years. Hamburg-based Rickmers said it will provide technical and ship management services for the jointly acquired...
  • Global Ports' Profit Falls Nearly 26 Percent
    Container terminal in St. Petersburg.Russia's Global Ports reported its first-half net income fell 25.9 percent from a year ago to $53.7 million on stagnant container traffic and lower oil products shipments. The London-listed company, which accounts for 30 percent of Russia's container traffic, saw revenue dip 2.6 percent to $249.1 million...
  • TPA applauds House T&I Committee passage of WRRDA legislation
    TAMPA, Fla.- The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is very pleased to recognize and strongly support yesterday's passage of legislation through the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee that streamlines and reforms federal processes related to dredging in our nation's harbors. This legislation also authorizes needed investment in various American...
  • Port of Tampa to showcase new AMPORTS facility at Automotive Logistics Global Conference in Detroit
    TAMPA, Fla.-The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) announced that the new Port of Tampa AMPORTS auto-processing facility will be showcased at the Automotive Logistics Global Conference, to be held in Detroit, September 24-26, 2013. Raul Alfonso, the port authority's executive vice president and chief commercial officer, will be a featured speaker...
  • Florida Ports and Partners Meet with Congressional Leaders in Support of Critical Port Legislation
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 20, 2013) - Florida port directors and transportation leaders met with more than 20 congressional members in Washington D.C. this week on top seaport issues, specifically discussing the House Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) and its importance to Florida seaports. For the Washington Fly-In, the...
  • FedEx Joins Asia Pacific World Leaders To Discuss Global Trade
    HONG KONG, September 23, 2013 - Executives of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) have been invited to attend the APEC CEO Summit, along with the world's top business and government leaders in Bali, Indonesia October 5 to 7. By providing a forum for the Presidents of the Asia Pacific economies, and for...
  • Kalmar introduces its latest forklift to the North American market
    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, presents its latest range of forklift trucks to the North American customers at Breakbulk Americas 2013 exhibition on 23-26 September in New Orleans, USA. The DCG90-180 range is part of Kalmar's new 'G' generation of counterbalanced equipment, which was introduced to the European audiences in 2011. Thomas...
  • Online Master of Science in International Logistics Management
    Online Master of Science in International Logistics Management from Maine Maritime Academy Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics The Loeb-Sullivan School offers an online MS degree program, which launched in the fall of 2013. This builds on the successful campus-based MS in Global Logistics and Maritime Management program that has...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Cape for Cobelfret
    Louis Dreyfus has secured period work for one of its two owned capesize bulkers in a red hot market.
  • Iraq to boost output
    Oil shipments from Iraq will rise for the rest of September after a pipeline was fixed in a southern oilfield.
  • Topaz clinches finance
    Topaz Energy and Marine has closed out a financing deal with for 12 offshore support vessels.
  • Navig8 stretches six
    Navios Maritime Acquisition has secured a payrise for six product tankers known to be on hire to Navig8.
  • Ultrapetrol tops up
    Argentina-based Ultrapetrol shipowner is tapping investors for a further $25m.
  • Diana hammers out another
    Diana Shipping has confirmed a successful swoop on an auctioned Deiulemar vessel.
  • More for Baltic Trading
    The underwriters of New York-listed bulker owner Baltic Trading's latest offering have snapped up another 1.8m shares, worth $8.5m.
  • Crude terminal on hold
    A company developing a potential Lake Superior crude tanker terminal has mothballed the project for the time being.
  • Precious makes it four
    Precious Shipping has continued to build its orderbook with a contract for a fourth cement carrier at Shanhaiguan New Shipbuilding in China.
  • Global Ports profit down
    Global Ports has seen its bottom line curbed by the falling value of the Russian rouble.
  • Union backs Steam Packet
    The RMT union has pledged to back the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company as it prepares to face the threat of fresh competition.
  • Geden sells a sixth
    Turkish owner Geden Lines has continued its selloff of assets, brokers say.
  • Eimskip kept in the dark
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has failed in its bid to learn the reason behind a series of dawn raids on its offices this month.
  • Gulf Nav price jumps
    Shares in Gulf Navigation soared today after the company confirmed its intention to quit the VLCC sector.
  • Capes in demand
    Demand for an extra 430 capesize bulkers could emerge as the world's four largest iron ore miners ramp up production, Jefferies says.
  • New team for Spain
    Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) and Team Lines are joining forces for a new run from Spain.
  • Crew contains fuel leak
    A Greek-managed boxship has escaped a fine for a small oil spill in the Brazilian port of Manaus.
  • Eco a "bonus"
    Eco credentials offer a "nice bonus" for owners looking to buy new bulkers today but Clarksons doubts if buying the ships is necessary.
  • Aliyev opens Baku yard
    Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev has officially opened the country's new shipyard as it prepares to build up to eight ships a year.
  • Rickmers deepens PE ties
    Rickmers Group has entered into a vessel acquisition joint venture for with another private equity company.
  • Aquinas fuel removal halted
    The removal of fuel from the sunken St Thomas Aquinas has been halted by heavy swell off the Philippines.
  • Golden denies double deal
    Golden Ocean has distanced itself from the purchase of two kamsarmax resales at New Century Shipbuilding.
  • GPRT scraps boxship
    Goldenport Holdings confirmed Monday that it had disposed of an elderly containership as it continues to spruce up its fleet.
  • Glenn suspended
    The US navy has barred Singapore shipowner Glenn Defense Marine Asia from further contracts after its president was arrested on bribery charges.
  • Cadet killed by rope
    A cadet has been killed and two port workers badly injured during the berthing of a general cargoship in Turkey.
  • Korean bulker aground
    A South Korean-owned kamsarmax bulker has reportedly run aground off the Russian port of Vysotsk.
  • Princess lost power
    A recently delivered Princess Cruises ship was temporarily left without power on Sunday during a cruise in the Mediterranean.
  • Cape resales near $50m
    A Japanese-owned capesize newbuilding resale looks poised to set a new benchmark for secondhand values.
  • Gulf confirms VL exit
    Gulf Navigation has confirmed plans to exit the VLCC sector and concentrate on the chemical tanker segment.
  • Hapag taps investors
    Hapag-Lloyd has successfully tapped institutional investors to raise EUR 250m ($338m) from a bond issue.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Drewry: East-West rates rise in August as capacity tightens
  • YRC Freight shuffles top management
    James Welch has been appointed president of YRC Freight in addition to his duties as chief executive officer of YRC Worldwide. Welch, who has worked as CEO since July 2011, takes over immediately for Jeff Rogers.
  • New York tackles freight rail challenges
    Since taking office 33 months ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made infrastructure development a key component of his economic agenda, as embodied in the 2012 New York Works initiative passed by the state legislature.
  • House aviation caucus hits membership milestone
  • Insurers told containerships need better firefighting
    "Fire protection systems have not yet realized that cargo is now transported in containers, as it has been for the last 30 or 40 years. Crews do not have the systems to fight fire," warned a German insurance official.
  • CN considered large crude shipments
  • Pasha finishes Grays Harbor upgrades
  • Cargo growth still impressive at BRIC countries
  • 'Cat fines' pose danger to ship engines
  • Swift: HOS rules reduce utilization 2%
  • Hapag-Lloyd sells bonds
  • ITC rejects countervailing duty call for shrimp imports
  • DHL: Fashion shippers need agile supply chains
  • Kewill unveils new integrated transportation platform
    The new platform, called Kewill MOVE, is intended to allow Kewill to tap into a wider base of potential users, including deeper offering for beneficial cargo owner (BCO) verticals, the logistics and trade software developer said.
  • Rickmers, Apollo jointly invest in containerships
  • MOL improves on six North America metrics in August

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Huge hull could 'capture wind power'
    Fuel consumption would be more than halved, claim designers.
  • IFO prices show firm in Fujairah
    Distillate prices falling in South Africa.
  • Prices weakening across Europe
    Sharp falls in Southern Europe.
  • Monjasa redeploys bunker trader
    Move to meet growth in United States.
  • Supplier confirmed in 8-strong scrubber order
    DFDS puts faith in technology as 'most efficient alternative to using expensive LSFO'.
  • Shipping bank sees cause for optimism
    'We believe 2014 will be better than 2013 and that 2015 will be better than 2014.'
  • Falling demand stimulates interest in LNG as marine fuel
    European terminals are casting around for alternative markets for LNG.
  • US Navy backs alternative fuels project with $30 million
    'The United States Navy and Marine Corps rely far too much on petroleum.'
  • Bunker tanker grounded
    Swedish police trying to determine whether captain is at fault.
  • New refinery begins exports with parcel of fuel oil
    Two more cargoes expected to be offered.
  • Week starts with general fall in bunker prices
    Public holiday in Japan.
  • Fuel siphoning ops temporarily halted for sunken ferry
    High waves disrupt bunker removal.
  • Slow steaming the big fuel saver, says analyst
    Clarkson argues that the practice will keep older tonnage in play.
  • Bad weather hitting Hong Kong bunker deliveries
    Suppliers recommend bunkering in port waters instead of South Lamma.
  • Box ferry newbuilds hold prospect of big fuel savings
    G4 Conro vessels able to travel 10% faster, while consuming 50% less fuel per TEU.

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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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