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January 29, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL on-time performance suffers slight slip, in-house rating reveals
  • China hits EU-US chemicals with anti-dumping duties in rising trade spat
  • Fujian's seaport container throughput up 10.6pc to 10.73 million TEU
  • Antwerp builds 500 x 68-metre lock on River Scheldt - world's biggest
  • West African Pirates seize tanker, siphon off US$5 million in jet fuel
  • Davos: Trade could rise 15pc with more infrastructure and fewer rules
  • MOL to install containerised ballast treatment in ship's cargo hold
  • Union Pacific profit up 7.8pc to US$1.04 billion, intermodal does well
  • CSX to spend US$26 million on New Jersey-Albany Hudson River track
  • Short circuiting signs revealed in first federal Dreamliner fire inquiry
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines flies 100 tons of mining equipment in Russia
  • Germany's Leipzig Halle has stellar year for air freight volumes

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Asia-Europe spot rate falls 1.7 pc last week
  • CMA CGM, CMHI sign agreement for sale & purchase of 49 pc of Terminal Link
  • CSCL sees 2012 net profit after sale & leaseback of containers
  • International shipping market likely to improve this year: Report
  • KNOT in business relationship with Repsol Group
  • L&T bags 447 cr. Coast Guard order
  • Maersk Line reaches 2020 CO2 reduction target!
  • Walmart announces launch of Phase 2 of Beichen Logistics Park Project
  • Adani Ports net up 34 pc in Q3, 51 pc for nine months
  • HAROPA Ports delegation currently in India to enhance Indo-European maritime trade
  • Kandla Port celebrates 64th Republic Day in style
  • Republic Day celebrated at Adani Group
  • Shriniwas Mudgerikar is CONCORs new Chief General Manager, Western Region
  • Forex reserves ease by $ 580.3 m to $ 295.67 bn
  • INR turns weak on month-end dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Gebrüder Weiss flies cable car to Mexico
    The Austrian logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss (GW) recently proved that it is especially adept at managing special transports when it was recently mandated by the engineer...
  • RZD investing EUR 62 billion
    JSC Russian Railways' investment volume rose to RUB 481.6 billion (EUR 12 billion) last year, an increase of more than 22% compared to 2011. RZD's total investments since 2004 have...
  • Freightliner introduces high-visibility Truck-lite LED headlamps
    Freightliner Trucks reported that the high-performance LED headlamps custom-engineered for the Freightliner Cascadia by Truck-Lite Co LLC are now available. The new headlamps will ...
  • CSX ploughing money into rail tracks
    CSX, one of the USA's leading transport companies and based in Jacksonville FL, worked with its customers to locate 105 new or expanded facilities on its eastern rail network ...
  • SBS Worldwide signs agency agreement covering Switzerland
    The supply chain solutions provider SBS Worldwide and the Swiss company Tibbett & Britten Unique have entered into an agency agreement which sees SBS Worldwide offering Tibbett...
  • Ipsen Logistics opens new airfreight office in Malaysia
    The Bremen (Germany)-based international transport and logistics service provider Ipsen Logistics has opened a new office at Kuala Lumpur airport in reaction to the promising busin...
  • Sea Transport expands fleet
    Iveco has won a major deal with UK's container transport specialist Sea Transport. Under the new deal, Iveco has supplied eight identical brand new Stralis Active Space Super3 trac...
  • Qatar prepares for opening of new Doha airport in nine weeks
    The State of Qatar is ready to welcome a new chapter in the country's aviation industry with preparations well underway for the 1 April 2013 first phase opening of the new Hamad in...
  • MSC adds Rostov-on-Don to its network
    The Geneva (Switzerland)-based enterprise Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) added a call at the Russian Black Sea port of Rostov-on-Don to its network at the beginning of the ye...
  • Portugal's airfreight volume drops 4%
    In December 2012, the ANA Group handled 4.2% less (-570 t) airfreight and mail in comparison to the same month in 2011. ANA comprises eight Portuguese airports, seven of which hand...
  • Ethiopian Airlines changes services to Southern Africa
    Starting yesterday (27 January), the East African carrier Ethiopian Airlines adjusted its services to Zimbabwe and Zambia. Three of the present seven weekly services Addis Ababa - ...
  • New air traffic boss appointed at Prestwick
    Nats, a UK provider of air traffic services and solutions, has appointed Alastair Muir as the new operations director at its control centre in Prestwick, Ayrshire (Scotland). He su...
  • Time Matters expands Chinese network
    Time Matters, an international specialist for urgent and complex logistics services, is expanding its network in China. From now on, customers will benefit from a significantly inc...
  • Sales manager of Wtransnet France appointed
    Wtransnet France chose Gregory Joubert as its new sales manager on 1 January. He replaced Anna Esteve, who had held this post since the Wtransnet subsidiary in France was created. ...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma sees gains in container numbers for 2012
  • Port of Vancouver reports progress in Kinder-Morgan relocation project
  • Evergreen Line to add new GTM feeder service
  • Dredging project underway for Duwamis River sediment
  • CSX Corp. plans expansion of Montreal intermodal terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Why trust might help sulphur emission compliance
    Lloyd's List's unique scrubber survey looks at the industry's real concerns
  • Wärtsilä sees rise in sales for its integrated SOx-reduction system
    Sales slowly rise as R&D investment reaches all-time high
  • US houseboat ruling opens a Pandora's Box for owners
    Lenders could target oil rigs and laid-up ships after Supreme Court redefines 'vessel'
  • Question: when is a boat not a boat?
    Supreme Court ruling on Lozman v City of Riviera Beach sparks mixed reactions
  • Swire's sister act
    Women who want a life at sea must learn not to limit themselves, says Hong Kong's first female master
  • UK strengthens its ocean security response
    MoD commissions studies into differences between pirate skiffs and fishing dhows
  • Kranich predicts 2013 peak season for box trades as conditions stabilise
    Hapag-Lloyd boss sees better times ahead after disappointing 2012
  • D-day looms for US east coast ports
    Deadline draws nearer for dock labour contract talks
  • Nautilus holds first election for general secretary
    Challenger slams Dickinson for pursuing 'irrelevant political causes'
  • Tunisian Navigation launches Libya ro-ro service
    North African governments seek closer ties in ports, energy and shipping
  • Chinese yards face two-year order cliff
    Only 70% of ships delivered on schedule, says Cansi
  • No bloodshed
    Egypt will deploy robust policing after protesters threaten to close the Suez Canal
  • Nobu Su takes on Grand China in US appellate court
    Rule B status at stake as Blue Whale pushes ahead with appeal
  • Shell develops Savannah LNG plant
    Energy major throws its weight behind US drive to ramp up exports
  • CMA CGM retains calls at terminals sold to China Merchants
    Twelve-year relationship agreement secures unnamed ports
  • Brokers forecast rise in secondhand VLCC prices
    Recent sales for more than $25m suggest an upturn in prices for older tonnage
  • SOx it to us
    Lloyd's List wants your views on looming emission regulations
  • Tokyo MoU plans new inspection regime
    Proposal to put high-risk tonnage under closer scrutiny takes a lead from Paris
  • Koper presses on with dredging programme
    All north Adriatic ports bar Trieste reported a drop in box throughput last year
  • Egypt unrest threatens canal transits
    Port Said, Suez and Ismailia under curfew as Morsi declares state of emergency
  • Huarong withdraws lawsuits against Grand China Logistics
    Lessor's bid to attach HNA Group aircraft and property ends with prompt settlement
  • Shipping team escapes the brunt of Commerzbank's 6,000 job cuts - exclusive interview
    Orderly run-down is critical in drive to cut exposure, says Otto
  • Coscon tie-up
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  • Hurtigruten cuts its workforce by up to 30%
    Norway group shakeup highlights struggling cruise and ferry market
  • Brightoil secures waivers for interest ratio breaches
    Fuel supplier and tanker owner averts risks of cross defaults

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • West-to-East shift seen in tanker sector
    CRUDE sector focus is shifting from the West to the East, with developing Asian economies fuelling demand growth, a broker predicted today
  • Mermaid lands $40M deal
    THORESEN Thai Agencies said its 57% owned subsidiary Mermaid Maritime has clinched a subsea project worth about $40M
  • Barges hit bridge, sparking US spill
    A SPILL response crew has contained an oil leak that followed a tank barge collision with a Mississippi River rail bridge, Fairplay was told today
  • MPM sharpens offshore focus
    MARCO Polo Marine of Singapore plans to increase its stress on the growing Indonesian oil and gas sector, CEO Sean Lee Yun Feng said
  • Mercator warns of worse losses
    MERCATOR Lines (Singapore) said the early termination of two timecharters would cause heavier losses than previously estimated
  • Dole signals fleet renewal
    US FRUIT shipper Dole is eyeing new tonnage after last week's progress on a transformative deal with Japan's Itochu Corp
  • Adani profits gain 34%
    ADANI Ports & Special Economic Zone's third quarter net profits rose 34% year on year to 4.15Bn rupees ($76M)
  • Grounding sparks rescue
    RESCUERS have saved 28 crew members in danger of being electrocuted in China
  • India begins trial of 120 pirate suspects
    INDIA has begun a trial of 120 suspected Somali pirates caught by the Indian navy
  • Doubled drybulk fleet seen
    THE GLOBAL drybulk fleet is on course to double in the seven years 2007-14, a shipbroker has warned
  • $90,000/day Golar LNG target seen
    GOLAR LNG is likely to obtain about $90,000 per day for its newbuildings on medium-term contracts, a shipping analyst has estimated
  • Brightoil wins waivers
    HONG KONG-listed bunkerer Brightoil has won waivers from its lenders, evading the possibility of cross defaults on certain loans
  • Thai vehicle exports jump
    THAILAND'S vehicle exports jumped 39.6% year on year to 1.03M units in 2012, the Federation of Thai Industries said today
  • Box rates regress
    THE RATE gain in long-haul box rates appears to be losing momentum, based on the latest Shanghai Containerised Freight Index figures
  • Breakers turns cautious
    HEAVY speculation by cash buyers for South Asia-bound ships has been proven to be a futile gamble, as they have failed to find breakers willing to pay a better price

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Port of New Orleans' Maritime Safety Operations Kick Off for Super Bowl
    A team of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies began maritime safety and security operations on the lower Mississippi River today to support Super Bowl XLVII. Response boats, patrol vehicles and enforcement personnel from more than 16 law enforcement agencies will conduct maritime security operations in the downtown New Orleans...
  • Forwarders See Slot Shortages as Unlikely Ahead of Chinese New Year
    In the run-up to factory closures in China for Chinese New Year from February 10 liner utilization levels are increasing, but slot and equipment shortages are unlikely to materialize and lines have struggled to push through General Rate Increases, according to leading forwarders. "We do not see significant volume increases leading...
  • EU to Implement Clearer Rules on Customs Handling of Pirated Goods
    The Internal Market Committee members of the European Parliament have approved a deal with the European Council that gives customs officials at EU borders better tools and clearer rules to confiscate, store and destroy pirated or counterfeit goods. The new regulation on Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights aims to improve...
  • Evergreen to Launch Greece-Turkey-Malta Feeder Service
    Ocean carrier Evergreen Line will launch a feeder service linking Greece, Turkey and Malta at the end of January. The GTM service will connect to Evergreen Line's network via Greece's Port of Piraeus. The intra-Mediterranean route will be serviced by the 600 20-foot-equivalent unit vessel Kirsten. The first sailing is planned to...
  • US Diesel Prices Rise for Second Straight Week
    U.S. diesel prices rose for the second week straight, climbing 2.5 cents in the week ending Jan. 28. The average price, $3.927, is 7.7 cents higher than a year ago and up 1.6 cents from the beginning of the year, according to the Energy Information Administration. Prices rose across the country,...
  • Port Jersey Logistics Names Hickey Operations Director
    Al Hickey, Port Jersey Logistics' new director of operations. Third-party logistics provider Port Jersey Logistics has appointed Al Hickey as director of operations. In this role, Hickey will be responsible for identifying areas of operational growth and implementing process improvements and employee development programs for Port Jersey's warehouse division, Tyler Distribution Centers,...
  • OOCL to Hike Trans-Atlantic Rates
    Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line has announced a general rate increase on trans-Atlantic trade, effective March 1. The rate hike will be $300 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40- and 45-foot containers for westbound dry cargo on all routes from Europe to the U.S. and Canada....
  • 'K' Line Improves Japan-Thailand Transit Times
    Japanese carrier "K" Line will enhance its intra-Asia service with better transit times between Japan and Thailand. A total of seven vessels will be deployed by "K" Line and SITC Container Lines in two weekly intra-Asia loops. Starting Feb. 26, three 1,700 20-foot-equivalent unit vessels will be deployed for JABCO-1, and...
  • STB Approves Trucker Chassis Pool
    The Surface Transportation Board has granted its permission for motor carriers to use co-op pools to acquire and share intermodal chassis. The STB's regulatory clearance brings the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative a step closer to operation. The NACPC was formed last October as a cooperative for drayage carriers that want...
  • Carriers Keeping Eyes on Europe
    The Asia-Europe liner trades will dominate container shipping's strategic planning through 2013 as ocean carriers confront a nightmare mix of declining traffic, persistent overcapacity, high oil prices and the imminent arrival of the world's largest vessels. Many carriers returned to the black in 2012 from the bloodletting of 2011 largely because...
  • Mission Control
    James Welch knows a thing or two about business. So when the CEO of trucking operator YRC Worldwide and architect of the largest corporate turnaround in recent memory delivers a message like he did recently to his staff, shippers and carriers of all types should take notice. That message - "to...
  • Typhon Launches Marine Convoy Escort Service
    Typhon announced today it is launching its marine convoy escort service, effective immediately, according to Homeland Security Today. The maritime security service is being offered to ship operators transiting the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. Close protection vessels shadow client vessels, using surveillance, detection and early warning capabilities to...
  • Grupo Mexico Allocates $3.5 Billion for Investments
    Grupo Mexico has allocated $3.5 billion for its investment budget in 2013, which will be presented for the approval of the board of directors. Of this total, $2.0 billion will be invested in the mining division, $1.0 billion in the infrastructure division and $500 million in the transportation division. The transportation...
  • Hupac Intermodal Traffic Falls on Weak Economy
    Swiss intermodal operator Hupac blamed a weak European economy, periodic closures of the trans-Alpine Gotthard tunnel and increased competition from trucks for traffic slumping 10.7 percent in 2012. The number of truck trailers and swap bodies fell to 646,214 units from 723,897 units in 2011. Traffic on trans-Alpine routes, Hupac's main...
  • ILA-USMX Talks Reach Crucial Point
    The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance resume contract negotiations Tuesday amid the renewed possibility of a work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports. The latest ILA-USMX contract extension expires at 11:59 p.m., Feb. 6. The union and employers have held a series of federally mediated bargaining sessions...
  • New Shipping Line Sets Sail in the Pacific
    Sofrana Unilines has announced the launch of a new, independent shipping line, Greater Pacific Shipping, to service customers in the Pacific. GPS is a partnership between three regional carriers, including Sofrana Unilines, Pacific Direct Line and Swire Shipping, the liner shipping division of The China Navigation Co. Services will be offered between...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: M Power
    Amid rampant globalization and the never-ending pursuit of low-cost labor, supply chain ecosystems have become elongated, complicated and frustrated with challenges arising from velocity, volatility and vulnerability. The most important impact for 2013 will be a renewed supply chain focus that will move beyond the traditional performance metrics of speed, cost...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: The Lambos Firm
    In 2013, we can expect resurgence in federal legislative and rulemaking activity that was on hiatus during the presidential election. The country remains sharply divided on an approach to addressing the deficit and the future course of our nation. As we face the fiscal cliff, many of us are doing...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • CMA CGM sells 49% of Terminal Link to China Merchants
  • Dangerous gaps in anti-piracy legislation must be filled, says Kallas
    There is an urgent need to reduce dangerous gaps in legislation surrounding anti-piracy measures and it must be made clear where responsibility lies, according ...
  • Cargo receivers must be accountable, say Cinsnet box lines
    Container lines want cargo receivers to be held at least partly liable in the event of an incident involving shipments they have ordered.Reinhard Schwede, new president ...
  • USEC container cliff in view again
    Wednesday week [February 6] in theory marks the last day of the extended US east coast dock labour contract talks; it will coincide with one of the busiest periods ...
  • Egypt crisis threat to canal transits
    Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has announced a 30-day state of emergency and night time curfew in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismailia after an escalation ...
  • Clock ticks for China Cosco as it faces Shanghai delisting
    China Cosco Holdings, the flagship unit of Cosco Group, expects to 'record a significant net loss' for 2012, which sets the company on track to receive a delisting ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Vernicos at it again
    A leading Greek tug and salvage contractor appears to be closing in on the acquisition of two terminal tugs, TradeWinds has learned.
  • TOTE converts twins
    Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) has firmed up a deal with General Dynamics Nassco to convert two of its diesel electric ro-ros to LNG propulsion.
  • Teenage wasteland?
    Many owners have been encouraged to accelerate the pace of their fleet renewal programmes in response overcapacity, lacklustre freight rates and a spike in scrap prices but some may be turning on the torch too soon.
  • ECA takes centre stage
    The Export-Important Bank of China (China Exim) is poised to become an increasingly important source of capital for shipowners in the years to come, according to Nigel Thomas of Watson, Farley & Williams.
  • Lauritzen clinches cash
    J Lauritzen of Denmark has secured some of the cash it needs to fund the acquisition of three chemical carriers under construction in China.
  • Soccer not ships
    Saga Tankers has swapped its interest from ships to soccer, it emerged today.
  • Evergreen in Med run
    Taiwan's Evergreen Line is launching a new containership service in the eastern Mediterranean.
  • Norden hits dry double
    Norden has taken a couple of panamaxes on period deals to continue a rush of term business.
  • Navios Partners cut
    JP Morgan has dimmed its view of Navios Maritime Partners despite a strong fourth quarter showing.
  • Neste swings jobs axe
    Finnish tanker owner Neste Shipping is cutting up to 130 jobs in a bid to secure its future.
  • Sudden spot spike
    The North Sea spot market was given a massive boost today after two anchor handlers were fixed at up to NOK 1m ($181,000) per day apiece.
  • Bulker's ice battle
    Icy conditions have reportedly trapped a Korean bulker near the coastline of eastern Russia.
  • Dole eyes renewal
    US fruit group Dole is ready to invest in newbuildings to lower the age of its reefer fleet.
  • New tune for Cosco Sing'
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has seen a potential $108m offshore contract come to life.
  • Mercator in dredging deal
    Mercator has picked up a near $40m contract for dredging work at a port in East India.
  • Cosco sell-off ahead?
    China Cosco Holdings could look to cash in some of its ships as it battles to get back into the black, analysts say.
  • SNCF to hand over cash
    The French ferry company that took on employees from collapsed SeaFrance has won a vital pay-out promised during its bankruptcy.
  • Ugland orders bulk duo
    Norway's JJ Ugland has returned to Japan's Tsuneishi group for two more supramax newbuildings.
  • VLs take a beating
    VLCC rates plunged by over 80% last week as oversupply and slowing US imports hurt an already weak market.
  • Hurtigruten cuts back
    Hurtigruten plans to let go over a quarter of its land-based Nordic workforce in an effort to cut costs.
  • Eleven dead in Kenya
    At least 11 people have been killed in Kenya after a truck lost control on a ferry ramp.
  • Daewoo profit plunges
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has posted an 82% fall in 2012 earnings as margins tightened.
  • Five set free
    Nigerian pirates have released a crew of five who were snatched from a tanker in December.
  • Cosco braces for deeper red
    China Cosco Holdings has braced investors for a loss of over $1.5bn in 2012.
  • Three-to-one in 2012
    Three bulk carriers were delivered for everyone sent for demolition in three of the four major segments last year.
  • Amina back in Iran
    A fugitive Iranian bulker has made it back home after fleeing arrest in Sri Lanka, according to ship-tracking data.
  • Nanjing East inks duo
    China's Nanjing East Star Shipbuilding has added two maintenance vessels to its orderbook.
  • New line for Libya
    Tunisian shipowner Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) is launching a new ro-ro run to Libya.
  • China duo demo bound
    Two more capesizes are said to be heading for demolition as the volume of such ships scrapped so far in 2013 tops 1mdwt.
  • Tyne looks to biomass
    The UK's Port of Tyne is looking to expand its wood pellet handling facilities as part of £180m ($283m) investment plans for the port.
  • Brightoil wins waivers
    Brightoil Petroleum has obtained waivers in principle related to a potential breach of a bank loan covenant.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • ILA, USMX to resume contract talks
    Sources say little headway was made last week in talks between the union and New York Shipping Association where employers are attempting to bring costs and productivity more in line with other U.S. East and Gulf coast ports.
  • New C-TPAT director has big 'to-do' list
    Lauren Kaufer previously was acting director of U.S. Customs' personnel security division in the Office of Internal Affairs. She is a former civil litigation attorney and a graduate of CBP's Leadership Institute.
  • Schiphol's e-freight initiative ends
  • U.S., Japan enter new beef trade agreement
  • WEF: Supply chain barriers more important than tariff barriers
  • Transloading has ramifications for on-dock rail
  • CSX to invest $2.3 billion, expands NE intermodal capacity
    The railroad's investments reflect the profitability of the freight railroads and their desire to keep up with growing demand as the population, highway congestion, international trade and U.S. reindustrialization increase.
  • COSCO issues profit warning for 2012
    In a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. warned that it expects "to record a significant net loss" for 2012, in contrast to its profit of 10.4 billion Chinese yuan renminbi ($1.7 billion) in 2011.
  • J.B. Hunt plans aggressive 2013
  • Wabash National expands portfolio
  • Coyne Airways moves into Africa
  • Volvo buys stake in Asian truck manufacturer
  • Consultant extradited to U.S. for Ex-Im Bank fraud
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 28, 2013
  • Poor fuel economy for record-fast ferry
    Company's fastest vessel uses almost three times as much fuel as its bigger high speed ferry.
  • Prices soften in Fujairah
    Tight avails in Fujairah.
  • Prices soft in European markets
    Quiet market in Hamburg.
  • Pizarro to leave PMC
    Deputy Commercial Manager was part of the team that founded the company.
  • Bunker prices a factor in driving up rates
    Hanjin Shipping set to raise rates on Asia, Europe and Trans-Pacific routes.
  • Repeat order for emissions control products
    Contract signed for a hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system.
  • Fujairah pipeline 'undergoing final commissioning'
    Pipeline will be handed over to ADNOC in the first quarter.
  • Director leaves bunker company
    Vladimir Brezhnev resigns from Rosneft Marine UK Ltd.
  • Asian bunker prices show little movement
    380 cSt bunker prices in Singapore up by $1 pmt.
  • Bunker supplier's vessels arrested over unpaid wages
    Troubled Onsys Energy 'still liable for wages'.
  • Oil leak in Mississippi River
    Section of the waterway has been closed.
  • Analysts voice concerns over LNG as bunker fuel
    Availability, costs of conversion and lack of facilities remain barriers.
  • Shipping firms heed HK's proposed regulations
    The firms have committed to continue using low-sulphur fuel while in Hong Kong waters.

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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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