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November 29, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 mulls expansion into new trade to compete with proposed P3 alliance
  • Yang Ming asset sale, selling US$47 million dry containers to Textainer
  • European Commission probes 14 container lines' for 'price signalling'
  • Libyan oil strikes hit Brent price: US Energy Information Administration
  • Matson to raise freight rates, terminal handling charges in 2014
  • Evergreen's large orderbook follows five-year fleet renewal suspension
  • Major disruption by French farmers continue to threaten roads into Paris
  • Oakland port truckers picket, eco-compliance puts drivers out of work
  • China resumes shippers' applications for purchase of railcars
  • EU bans fish from Cambodia, Belize, Guinea, warns Korea and Ghana
  • August-September container volume from Europe to ECSA drops 9pc
  • Eskimos object to WTO ban - is agri-biz any more cruel than seal hunting?
  • Dachser expands in south east Asia with Indonesia joint venture
  • NYK joins efforts to revitalise earthquake devastated areas in Japan
  • Chengdu-Europe Railway prompts growth in logistics in Sichuan province
  • Alataw Pass 10-month trade volume up 10.6pc to 24.31 million tonnes
  • Jiangxi 10-month road freight volume up 9.3pc to 994.73 million tonnes
  • Qingdao logistics added value up 9pc to US$7.69 billion in nine months
  • CaroTrans launches direct LCL New York-St Petersburg service
  • American-US Airways to give up slots so merger can go ahead December 9
  • DHL launches transshipment and consolidation service from Shanghai
  • MIAT Mongolian Airlines appoints Globe Air Cargo as GSA for Europe

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • CTL 2013 discusses pertinent issues on Day 1
  • Schedule reliability increases for second consecutive month
  • Imports of thermal coal up by 28 pc in April-Oct.
  • Indo-Iranian trade likely to touch $ 20-bn mark
  • Iran n-deal may hit rice exporters
  • Sugar industry sees exports as critical for revival
  • Adani Ports signs MoU with Belgian Port of Zeebrugge
  • Govt to attract investment in ports sector, says Vasan
  • Port of Amsterdam enters into structural partnership for creating a green metropolitan region
  • Nine developers submit initial bids for 4,000-MW Odisha power project

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Blocktrain service to be launched in Piraeus
  • Port services market stagnating in Russia
  • I. Messina introduces new Belgium-Portugal service
  • Swiss Logistics Awards 2013: and the winners are...
  • DB Schenker offering more Oslo-Finnmark connections
  • Aviation industry bids farewell to Icao president
  • Port of Miami's dredging programme moves forward
  • DHL prolongs contract with CSafe
  • Plans proceeding for new coal rail line in Australia
  • China Airlines to increase Taipei-Pudong service
  • Logwin opens new branch office in northern India
  • TIP Trailer Services acquired by HNA Group
  • Descartes appoints new CEO
  • Aerolineas Argentinas postpones Miami link launch again
  • «Auf Wachstum ausgerichtet»
  • Generation change at Kuehne+Nagel

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Olympia selected as WPPA's top port for 2013
  • Everett Port Commission Oks 2014 capital/operating budget
  • US rail freight traffic runs positive during week
  • Port of Bellingham joining city, county for new emergency operations center
  • Olympia port board approves budget, capital investment plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Shippers submit P3 questions to FMC
    Midnight deadline looms for questions and comments to Washington agency
  • Exmar is hungry for new gas carriers
    Antwerp-based player is eager to seize global growth opportunities
  • Experts investigate the role of tugs in fatal Jolly Nero incident
    Italian navy experts probe Genoa casualty that killed seven port workers
  • CMA CGM is to expand its fleet by 14%
    French carrier confirms 208,300 teu orderbook slot capacity
  • Transnet suspends South Africa box terminal bids
    Parastatal offers no explanation about halting the Ngqura hub port concession
  • Shippers step up box-weighing campaign
    Asian and European bodies oppose 'flawed' IMO proposal
  • Chinese state carrier CSC Phoenix enters court-ordered restructuring
    Creditors' petitions lead to first known case of its type
  • VLCCs ride year-end earnings spurt
    Trend brings hope of an auspicious start to 2014
  • Thoresen Thai to raise up to $181m for more dry bulk investment
    Bangkok-based conglomerate reports continued net losses
  • Pacific Basin confirms $169m deal to buy seven newbuildings
    Hong Kong dry bulk player declines to name the three sellers
  • Awilco posts a $2.5m loss
    Gas carrier hit by seasonally slow third quarter and one-off costs
  • Former DSME president to take helm at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
    Controlling shareholders recommend Jung Sung-Leep as joint chief executive
  • Norwegian Car Carriers sees charter rates rise
    Improving market backs revenue growth
  • German owners hail new coalition government's shipping policies
    Political partners have plotted the right course, says VDR president
  • Improved dry bulk markets end recycling boom
    GMS doubts that this year will top last year's record high volume of scrapping

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Pacific Basin buys newbuildings
    HONG KONG-listed Pacific Basin today bought two newbuilding handymaxes and five new handysizes for a combined $168
  • Awilco LNG plunges to loss on low vessel utilisation
    AWILCO LNG, the listed Norwegian LNG carrier owner, plunged to a loss in the latest quarter and suffered a sharp fall in profit during the first nine months of the year, largely due to weak vessel utilisation, the company said in a statement
  • STX O&S delays delivery of Frontline tankers
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding said today it is pushing back the delivery of the remaining five of its six products tankers ordered by Frontline 2012
  • Coastal Contracts' profits up 29%
    MALAYSIAN shipbuilder Coastal Contracts posted a 29% rise in profits for the third quarter ended 30 September 2013
  • More LNG carriers financed by MLPs
    MASTER Limited Partnerships are becoming a more common financing means for LNG carriers
  • Mermaid profits hike 389%
    MERMAID Maritime reported a 389% rise in profits to $15.7M for the full year ended 30 September
  • Sembcorp issues $159M notes
    SEMBCORP Marine parent, Sembcorp Industries, said today it has issued S$200M ($159M) fixed rated notes under its S$2Bn ($1.59Bn) multicurrency debt issuance programme
  • TTA's losses widen
    THORESEN Thai Agencies reported heavier losses of 5Bn baht ($156M) for its financial year ended 30 September

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Long Beach Fills One Board Seat
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Lori Ann Farrell, former controller and chief financial officer for the city of Long Beach, was appointed to the Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission to replace Nick Sramek, who resigned last week. Lori Ann Farrell. Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster said Farrell is the "ideal candidate who...
  • Trucker Protests Fail to Disrupt Oakland Operations
    Protesting truckers briefly interfered with cargo-handling operations at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, but longshoremen crossed the picket lines and truckers that wanted to work went into and out of Oakland International Container Terminal without incident. "It was a non-event," said Ed DeNike, chief operating officer of SSA Marine, which...
  • Drewry's Eastbound Trans-Pacific Rate Erodes Post-GRI
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, Nov 27, 2013 Full-size image The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped 5.0 percent or $100 per 40-foot-equivalent unit in the week of Nov. 27 to $1,886, a sign that a Transpacific Stabilization Agreement-recommended general rate increase was, again, unsustainable. This decrease...
  • Bermuda Container Line to Shift US Call to Philadelphia
    Port of PhiladelphiaBermuda Container Line will shift its U.S. port call from Elizabeth, N.J., to Philadelphia in the first quarter of 2014, The Royal Gazette reports. The carrier operates a single ship, the Oleander, with capacity of 360 20-foot-equivalent units and 44 vehicles, between the U.S. and Bermuda. The service has...
  • Crowley Orders Two LNG-Powered Ships
    Crowley has ordered two LNG-powered ships that will each carry up to 2,400 20-foot-equivalent units of containers and nearly 400 vehicles to replace triple-deck towed barges in the carrier's U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico service. The ships are scheduled for delivery in the second and fourth quarter of 2017. They will replace triple-deck...
  • Royal Mail's Profit Surged in First Half
    Royal Mail reported its operating profit almost doubled in the first half of the year, driven by higher revenue at its parcels division, as the 497-year-old postal operator celebrated its maiden results as a private company. Profit surged to £283 million (about US$461 million] in the six months through Sept. 29,...
  • Inland Waterways Woes Threaten Growth in US Exports Through Gulf
    Midwest grain and soybean exporters who ship by barge down the inland waterways system will gain an advantage over global competitors at the end of 2015. That's when the Panama Canal's big new locks open to commercial traffic, allowing larger ships to carry more product from the U.S. Gulf to...
  • Japan's New Anti-Piracy Law Set to Take Effect
    Japan's new anti-piracy law will take effect on Saturday, 17 days after it was enacted by the Diet, the nation's parliament, the transport ministry announced this week. The new law will allow private armed guards to board Japanese-registered oil tankers and other cargo ships in waters off Somalia and elsewhere. Under the...
  • TPM Asia 2014
    Our 2013 TPM Asia Conference attracted 550 notable shippers, carriers, 3PLs and government officials. Returning to Shenzhen again in 2014, this event promises to be a must attend, highlighting the latest predictions for the container shipping industry, best practices, economic forecasts and trends in China...
  • Holt Logistics Statement on Impact of PA Trans Bill for Port of Philadelphia
    PHILADELPHIA (November 25, 2013)- Holt Logistics Corp today released a statement on the impact of the PA transportation funding bill on the Port of Philadelphia and related industries. Representatives from Holt Logistics Corp attended a ceremonial signing event with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett in King of Prussia where details were presented...
  • Danish delegation led by Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, Denmark visits APM Terminals CFS facility in Dadri
    Mumbai, November 26, 2013: Mr. Nick Haekkerup, Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, Denmark and Mr Freddie Svane, Denmark's Ambassador to India, along with an eight member delegation, visited the Dadri facility of APM Terminals India Pvt. Ltd recently. The visit provided the delegation an opportunity to tour the APM...
  • Oakland Truckers Urged to Call Off Strike
    Port of OaklandThe Port of Oakland and the California Trucking Association are urging independent truck drivers not to carry through with a yet another strike in the harbor that is planned for Nov. 27. Owner-operator truck drivers today distributed flyers asking all truckers to support the strike, which is being called...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Polarcus shares wanted
    A mystery investor is looking to buy close to 10% of Oslo-listed offshore owner Polarcus, it has emerged.
  • Restructuring riddle tackled
    Hope Frontline will strike a second post-crash restructuring deal has led RS Platou Markets to lift its sell tag on the owner.
  • Hope for Attica
    Greek ferry group Attica Holdings has returned to profit in the first nine months thanks to rigorous cost-cutting in the domestic economic crisis.
  • SFL sights twin targets
    Ship Finance International is looking to continue a growth spurt which has seen it invest nearly $1bn this year.
  • NOCC in top gear
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) reversed out of the red in the third quarter thanks to a firmer car carrier charter market.
  • Nord/LB provisions jump
    German lender Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB) has revealed loan-loss provisions of EUR 642m ($873m) in the first three quarters as the shipping slump looks set to last.
  • HUBLine falls to loss
    Malaysian liner company HUBLine has been hit by soaring costs as it plunged to a loss in the year to 30 September.
  • Frontline 2012 ready to pay
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 is set to hand out its first quarterly dividend it announced today as it offered clarity on its long-anticipated US listing.
  • Owner wins CTL battle
    The owner of a handysized bulker has won a fiercely contested battle over the total loss of the vessel following a grounding off India four years ago.
  • Fredriksen deletes final VL
    Frontline 2012 has cancelled the last of its VLCC newbuildings at Jinhaiwan it revealed today as it laid out further details of its expansion plan.
  • Swissco fixes newbuilds
    Swissco Holdings has lined up charter deals worth over $20m for a pair of offshore newbuildings.
  • Earnings up at Gotland
    Swedish owner Rederi AB Gotland has posted a bigger profit so far in 2013 as revenue grew.
  • Nordic on the mend
    Nordic Shipholding has revealed a huge drop in quarterly losses just days after securing a rescue package.
  • New deal for Louis
    Cyprus-listed owner Louis has returned to profit in 2013 as it nears an agreement with banks on restructuring its debt.
  • Pac Basin swoops for seven
    Pacific Basin Shipping has splashed out nearly $170m on seven newbuildings to continue an expansion drive stretching back to last September.
  • Four pirates face trial
    Nigeria is to prosecute four suspected pirates captured after a bloody gun battle to free a tanker in August.
  • Inchcape barred by navy
    The US Navy has suspended Inchcape Shipping Services after accusing it of "significant overcharging" on contracts.
  • ALNG slumps to a loss
    Lower freight rates and higher costs combined to send Awilco LNG to a second consecutive quarterly loss.
  • Somali suspect not guilty
    A US federal jury has cleared a Somali man of piracy, but he still faces two lesser charges.
  • Hansson hits OTC jackpot
    Nordic American Tankers' entry into the offshore space has proved a hit with initial investors in the new venture.
  • NITC steps it up
    National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is planning talks to boost its operations after the easing of western sanctions.
  • Dragon looters nabbed
    Vietnamese authorities have caught a group of thieves who were raiding containers on a stricken Heung-A boxship.
  • Navig8 adds two more
    Expanding shipowner Navig8 Product Tankers has declared its final two LR2 newbuilding options in China.
  • Thoresen tumbles
    Thoresen Thai Agencies has reported a full year loss of THB 5bn ($155m) thanks largely to a write-down in the value of its bulker fleet.
  • Thoresen seeks cash
    Thoresen Thai Agencies, the struggling Thai shipowner, is looking to investors to bail it out for a second time in less than a year.
  • Jinhui profit doubles
    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has seen third quarter net income double compared to a year ago thanks to a series of one-off gains.
  • Gard targets Singapore
    Gard is set to join the growing number of P&I clubs setting up shop in Singapore.
  • Street sides with Diana
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping made waves Wednesday when it warned investors that a charterer was walking away from a contract inked at the height of the market.
  • Tanker disabled by fire
    An elderly products tanker has been abandoned off Vietnam after reportedly suffering an engine room fire.
  • Mexican move praised
    Seadrill's recent charter deal with Mexican state oil company Pemex has received the tumbs up from Cowen & Co analyst JB Lowe.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    prices falling in Suez.
  • Prices soften in European ports
    Tight avails in Rotterdam.
  • Russian player reports Q3 profit of $1.6 million
    FESCO-Bunker LLC has been supplying in the Russian far East.
  • Clarkson Research: 'Admit you cannot forecast oil prices'
    Shipping industry must instead build ships with flexibility to cope with unpredictable future, says president of Clarkson Research.
  • Stopford: Be inspired by Apple for smarter shipping
    'The technology you're working with sucks' and there is little room left to improve diesel engine says president of Clarkson Research.
  • Contract with Qatar makes LNG bunkering more 'feasible'
    Qatargas to deliver 10 bcm of LNG to Rotterdam's Gate Terminal.
  • Methanol has been 'overlooked' as alternative fuel
    Commercially viable with similar environmental profile as LNG, methanol deserves a closer look, conference is told.
  • Players say bunker sales have been 'lacklustre'
    'Demand has taken a hit'.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks up week-on-week
    Middle distillates down nearly 19%.
  • IFO prices still rising at major Asian ports
    Supplies of marine fuel tight at Hong Kong, Busan and Tokyo Bay.
  • LR report to focus on LNG as marine fuel
    'It is exciting to see how fast the marine industry in North America is turning to LNG.'
  • US Navy suspends contracts with Inchcape Shipping Services
    Suspension based upon evidence of 'questionable business integrity'.
  • China fuel oil inventories fall on week
    Sinopec received 30,000 mt of bonded bunker fuel at Zhoushan.
  • Titan enters 'second stage' of HKSE delisting procedures
    Titan request for extension of deadline to submit resumption proposal denied.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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