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January 31, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Port Said, Ismailia, Suez port operations continue despite riots
  • US east coast dock truce ends February 6, but hard talk still to come
  • DP World increases container volume 2.4pc to 56 million TEU in 2012
  • Shanghai International Shipping Institute sees 8pc dry bulk growth in 2013
  • Chongqing's export value surpasses all in central western China in 2012
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company raises capacity on intra-Med loops
  • Evergreen focuses on intra-Med, starts Greece-Turkey-Malta feeder loop
  • Savannah boxes up 2.2pc in December as overall tonnage rises 11.7pc
  • Chinese rail spending rises 51.6pc in December to meet 2012 targets
  • US Transportation Secretary LaHood tells White House he will resign
  • Dimerco flies 96,100 kilogrammes from France to Shanghai and beyond
  • Coyne Airways adds 30 new Africa destinations to boost network
  • Analysts: Hong Kong air cargo rise boosts business confidence worldwide
  • Qatar prepares to open US$15.5 billion Hamad International Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • ACTO recommends setting up Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority
  • Aqua Shipping welcomes vessel at Pipavav on maiden voyage
  • Essar Shipping registers increased revenue in Q3
  • Everstone Capital invests 220 cr. in Transpole Logistics
  • Uncertainty reigns in newbuilding sector, says Braemar Seascope
  • Mohammed Haneef elected V-P of ITF
  • Most port operations continuing in Port Said, Ismailia & Suez despite state of emergency
  • Union labour costs, slow modernisation seen making major US ports less competitive
  • INR touches over three-month high of 53.35
  • SC serves notice to Goa & Centre for violating its order on iron ore exports

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 30, 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 mandated by the engineering compa...
  • River Line capacity to be boosted
    CSX, a rail transport provider based in Jacksonville FL (USA), is planning a major track capacity expansion on its premier River Line between northern New Jersey and the Albany NY ...
  • Custom-built vehicle for transporting out-of-gauge iron rods
    The Swiss company Debrunner Acifer AG has taken delivery of a new Renault Premium Lander 380.18 at the firm's site in Näfels (Switzerland). The vehicle has been specially designed ...
  • Panama Canal Authority and Antwerp Port Authority extend collaboration
    Antwerp port authority (Belgium) and the Panama Canal authority (ACP) have reconfirmed their collaboration agreement. The purpose of the pact is to promote trade between the port o...
  • Mack names Tri-State Truck Center Inc as 2012 distributor of the year
    Mack Trucks, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, named Tri-State Truck Center Inc, based in Memphis TN (USA) as its 2012 North American distributor of the year. The...
  • Chairman of Bifa legal and insurance policy group appointed
    John Stubbings, group director and company secretary at the Essex (UK)-based Woodland Group, has been appointed chairman of the British International Freight Association's legal an...
  • JAL and Japan Post offering trial "express mail service" for temperature-sensitive parcels to Taiwan and Singapore
    Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Post Co Ltd (Japan Post) are teaming up to offer "cool EMS" - a new international high-speed mail service for small, temperature-sensitive ...
  • Coyne Airways launches African services
    Coyne Airways has launched customer-focused services to over 30 destinations across Africa, through three of the continent's main hubs. Based in London (UK), the airline has extens...
  • J.B. Hunt reports record revenues and earnings in 2012
    The US-based logistics, trucking and intermodal operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc reported record revenues, record net earnings and record earnings per share for both the f...
  • PPG renews supply chain contract with Norbert Dentressangle
    The coatings and speciality products supplier, PPG Industries has renewed its long-term supply chain contract with Norbert Dentressangle for a further 18 months. PPG Industries pro...
  • E-freight drive continues at Schiphol airport
    "e-Freight@NL" - the Dutch Government-funded project to encourage the move towards paperless air cargo through its main airport Schiphol - has been successfully completed...
  • DB Schenker Rail Polska continues to expand Silesia train service
    The transport service providers DB Schenker Rail Polska and CD Cargo have agreed to collaborate more closely in the single wagon traffic sector. The alliance is based on CD Cargo's...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Former Sea Star President faces prison term
  • Crowley christens its second tanker from Aker Philadelphia
  • Damen introduces deepwater AHTS design
  • ICE-C class IMR vessel Seven Viking named in Norway
  • Resolve Maritime Academy partners Transas on ECDIS
  • ClassNK adds record total tonnage to its register
  • GE Marine to offer innovative exhaust heat recovery solution
  • MAN B&W powered bulkers gain EEDI certification
  • Navy to remove grounded minesweeper one piece at a time

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Judge rules against Port of Coos Bay in Sierra Club fee waiver case
  • Port of Portland taps Stedman as human resources director
  • Portland Coast Guard members shave heads for cancer research
  • Record number of passengers pass through Sea-Tac Airport
  • The Boeing Company releases fourth quarter/full year numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Brussels talks the talk
    But can the European Union deliver action and strengthen its response to piracy?
  • Delos confirmed as stalking horse in Omega Chapter 11 case
    Another wrinkle ironed out in long-running saga
  • Comment: Scorpio retains Wall Street credibility
    But some say price/book ratios are too high
  • Iraq expands export structure
    Operations start at second floating platform
  • Africa piracy sees 'the worst of all worlds colliding', says ex-naval chief
    US admiral urges shipping to unite to tackle multiple reasons for violence at sea
  • UK maritime must take a lead from automotive and aerospace sectors
    Co-operation, long-term planning and focus on core strengths is critical, says Fallon
  • Necessary measures
    Can Mousouroulis bring Greece's nation's ferry industry back to life?
  • Turning point
    Is shipping clawing its way out of the doldrums at last?
  • Scorpio Tankers seeds newbuilding warchest with bumper share sale
    Market capitalisation takes quantum leap with $230m deal
  • Frontline faces a rough quarter
    VLCCs struggle to cover operating costs as spot market earnings take a nosedive
  • Boskalis makes an offer for Dockwise
    Company announces bid after accruing shares and commitments in Dutch heavylift giant
  • DHT posts $6m loss after writing down fleet value
    New York-listed owner is to sell an unnamed tanker
  • CSSC issues $803m commercial paper to build working capital
    State-owned shipbuilding giant raises funds for raw materials and vessel-related products
  • Korea Line share trading suspended after slump into negative equity
    Troubled firm faces countdown to delisting
  • Weak tanker rates hit Essar Shipping's fourth-quarter results
    But conglomerate's port business more than doubles its profits
  • Reluctance to lend will hamper restructurings, Nordea warns
    Banking group increases its shipping loan loss provisions
  • Nanjing Tanker warns of Shanghai trading suspension
    Penalties loom as company heads for third consecutive loss
  • Hanjin Shipping slips into the red in fourth quarter
    South Korean carrier hit by seasonal downturn in demand and rates
  • Scandlines to replace cancelled P+S orders
    Ferry firm eyes LNG-fuelled systems
  • Embrace technology to streamline ship management
    Make the most of planning software to improve efficiency
  • APMT buys cranes for Algeciras
    Investment upgrades port to handle Triple-E class boxships

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Cairo gives Suez governors role in ports unrest
    CAIRO was reported today to have given the governors of three Suez Canal regions authority to review security measures, after declaring a state of emergency at canal ports earlier this week
  • Scorpio sells more shares
    NYSE-LISTED Scorpio Tankers today announced yet another secondary share offering to fund aggressive 'eco' fleet growth
  • Hanjin loses $565.7M
    HANJIN Shipping has posted more full-year losses, bleeding 638Bn won ($565.7M) for 2012
  • Newbuilding orders fall 39%
    NEWBUILDING orders worldwide fell 39.4% year on year in 2012, Greek broker Golden Destiny said today
  • Oil-indexed prices seen for LNG bunker
    SHIPOWNERS switching to LNG bunker are likely to strike long-term supply deals tied to oil prices, the LNG Bunkering Summit 2013 has been told in Rotterdam
  • Floods choke off Australia's coal shipments
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that coal movements from Australia are still almost zero because flooding still grips Queensland, even though storms have moved on
  • Seanergy selloff continues
    VICTOR Restis-controlled Seanergy today confirmed the handover of four Handysize bulkers to satisfy debt obligations to DVB Bank
  • Gains seen as Japan eases limit on US beef
    LINER strings from the US could benefit from Japan's decision to ease restrictions on US beef imports, an export representative told Fairplay today
  • DHT profits return
    NYSE-LISTED tanker owner DHT has reported slim adjusted profits for its latest quarter and updated on timecharters and debt repayments
  • Brittany Ferries steps up competition
    BRITTANY Ferries plans a new Le Havre/Portsmouth service
  • Nanjing delisting looms
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Tanker has predicted wider losses in 2013, raising the prospect of a delisting
  • Finnish PM hopes to break the ice in Chile
    FINLAND'S Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen met Chilean defence minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter in Santiago today to support the bid by STX Finland's Rauma yard to build an icebreaker for Chile
  • JV targets Canadian gas
    JAPAN'S oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan has agreed on a joint venture with Canadian energy infrastructure specialist AltaGas
  • Floods spark Oz delays
    STORMY weather in coal-rich Queensland is greatly increasing vessel queues at Australia's ore ports
  • Essar turns losses into profits
    ESSAR Shipping, part of the diversified conglomerate Essar Group, said today it bounced back strongly for the first nine months of its financial year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Exxon/Mobil Project Boosts Port of Albany's Traffic
    Workers at the Port of Albany in New York have been loading housing modules onto freighters bound for St. John's, Newfoundland, for an Exxon/Mobil-led offshore drilling project there, which has boosted the port's traffic, according to Albany Times Union. The units, manufactured by Champion Homes, will provide homes for workers at...
  • Norfolk Southern Foundation Expanded Charitable Giving to $7 Million in 2012
    NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation, awarded $7 million in grants to nonprofit charitable organizations during 2012, a 13 percent increase over 2011. The NS Foundation supports programs to help nonprofit organizations in providing food, shelter, and medical care to those in...
  • CEVA Boosts E-Fulfilment Solution
    HOOFDDORP, the Netherlands - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, has today launched its enhanced e-fulfilment solution, designed to meet the needs of today's e-tailers, online consumers and customers with any e-fulfilment requirements. CEVA has been providing sophisticated e-commerce and e-fulfilment solutions for a number of customers...
  • Report: Container Shipping Profits Set to Improve
    Container shipping profits will improve this year and could make a major jump in 2014 and 2015 if lines do not start placing major orders for new vessels, according to one analyst. A new report from Nomura - Trends in Transport - said liner efforts to reduce supply and return to...
  • Container Corp. of India Profit Fell 2 Percent in Third Quarter
    Container Corporation of India reported its net profit in the third fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2012, was $43.8 million, down 2 percent from $44.6 million in the same quarter in 2011. Revenue for the October-December quarter grew 3.5 percent year-over-year to $200.3 million, the state-owned company said in a...
  • Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Sees Drop in Air Freight Demand
    The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, a trade group of airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region, today reported international air cargo demand, expressed in freight metric ton kilometers, declined by 3.4 percent in 2012 because of continued weakness in global trading conditions. This was matched by a 3.2 percent reduction in...
  • Watco Buys Ann Arbor Railroad
    Pittsburg, Kan.-based Watco Railroad Company Holdings has purchased Ann Arbor Railroad. A notice of exemption was filed with the Surface Transportation Board for Watco to purchase the railroad company's stock on Dec. 27, 2012, and the acquisition of control exemption became effective on Jan. 26. Ann Arbor Railroad serves southeastern Michigan and...
  • Hanjin Shipping Posts Net Loss of $586 Million
    South Korea-based container carrier Hanjin Shipping has reported a net loss of KRW$638 billion (about US$586 million) for the full year of 2012, improving from 2011's net loss of $757.9 million. Annual sales were a record $9.7 billion, an increase of 11.2 percent year-over-year, as container volume increased by 7.4 percent...
  • Hub Group's Income Rose 17 Percent in 2012
    Asset-light freight transportation management company Hub Group reported income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $18.8 million, rising 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2011. Total quarterly revenue increased 6 percent year-over-year to $614 million. Intermodal revenue in the fourth quarter was $451 million, up 8 percent from the...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: INTTRA
    In the complex world of container shipping, two things are certain: it's a rough time for carriers - and it will be for the foreseeable future. Global volume is down, excess capacity will continue to increase, fuel costs are at a record high, and customers are demanding higher-quality service than they...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: International Association of Ports & Harbors
    Sparked by the eurozone crisis, we have had enough of a gloomier picture of the global economy presented by IMF and others, forecasting a sluggish 3 to 4 percent growth in 2013. International trade must be sustained as a lifeline, of which ports are a vital link. In 2012, some ports...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Institute of International Container Lessors
    As we enter 2013, the world economy is likely to continue its overall recovery, with growth and stabilization taking place at varying paces in different markets. The global container supply is expected to continue its growth and, according to Drewy, container manufacturing is projected to approach 3.7 million TEUs, with the...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Horizon Lines
    In the shipping business, any strategic plan must include a strong operational focus and, above all else, a comprehensive understanding of - and commitment to - the needs of our customer. Among the biggest challenges facing our industry today is our ability, or inability as the case may be, to translate...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Hanjin Shipping
    With Europe expected to remain stagnant for 2013, the global economy will rely on the remaining markets. The North American markets (United States, Canada and Mexico) are expected to continue to improve as indicated by modest growth in the housing sector and labor markets as well as stronger consumer confidence....
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Raise East Asia-Persian Gulf Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates, beginning March 15, for all cargo from East Asia, excluding Japan, to the Persian Gulf. The rate hike will be $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. The German ocean carrier also will implement an equipment maintenance fee, starting March 1, for all imports into Japan. The fee will be $15...
  • Sandy Recovery Improvement Act Goes to Obama
    The U.S. Senate this week approved the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, HR 219, which is intended to fast-track aid to communities recovering from Hurricane Sandy and reduce recovery costs. The bipartisan bill now awaits the president's signature. The bill was approved by the House earlier in January. It was introduced...
  • Globe Express Hires Former Tyson Foods CFO
    Steve Hankins, Globe Express Services' new executive vice president, CFO and CIO. Logistics provider Globe Express Services has hired Steve Hankins, former Tyson Foods CFO, as executive vice president, CFO and chief information officer. He will report directly to Michael C. Hughes, president and CEO. Hankins managed all aspects of finance and information...
  • FedEx Trade Networks Opens Office in Thailand
    Freight forwarder FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx, has opened its first office in Thailand, located in Bangkok. FedEx Trade Networks now has 17 freight forwarding locations in the Asia-Pacific region....
  • Revenue Technology Services Launches Pricing Product
    Revenue Technology Services, a Plano, Texas-based transportation technology company, has launched CargoPriceOpt, a pricing decision support system for the cargo industry. The company said the system is intended to help airlines and other cargo customersuse multiple factors, including competition, price elasticity and costs, to establish prices for various markets. The current version...
  • UPS Withdraws Offer to Acquire TNT Express
    UPS has withdrawn its $6.9 billion offer to acquire TNT Express, a courier delivery services company based in the Netherlands. As anticipated, the European Commission issued a formal decision prohibiting the proposed acquisition of TNT Express because of competition concerns. Consequently, UPS and TNT Express have terminated merger protocol. UPS said it...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • APM T buys cranes for Algeciras
    APM Terminals will invest $57m to equip Algeciras with eight cranes to handle 18,000 teu container ships.The investment will consolidate the Spanish port's role ...
  • Is it Groundhog Day for carriers or shippers?
    Ocean carriers are hoping for a re-run of the sequence of events of last year when the 'shock & awe' $750 per teu March 1, 2012 general rate increase from ...
  • Cargotec hires new CEO
    Finland-based container terminal handling equipment manufacturer, Cargotec has announced the appointment of 52-year-old Mika Vehvilainen as its new president and ...
  • Hanjin back in the red in fourth quarter
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container shipping line, slid into the red in the fourth quarter amid a seasonal downturn in demand and rates.The carrier, ...
  • Social unrest continues in Egypt
    With an ongoing state of emergency in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, and a night time curfew in the cities largely being ignored, Egypt remains locked in a political ...
  • Virginia bidders left in limbo
    Two private sector bidders vying to take control of the port of Virginia have been left in limbo after last week's inconclusive meeting about the future of one ...
  • K Line re-jigs JABCO service
    Japanese liner, K Line's JABCO intra-Asia services, which it operates in conjunction with Chinese regional carrier, SITC are to be re-vamped and will now according ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Platou scores US first
    RS Platou Markets is celebrating today after leading its first US equity issue just weeks after securing approval from US regulators.
  • Rongsheng not done yet
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries is facing further legal headaches in the row with a shareholder over its aborted takeover of an engine maker.
  • Crew recall IRISL ordeal
    Indian seafarers onboard an arrested IRISL bulker slept in life jackets as they plotted their escape from the hellish conditions while the ship was held off Sri Lanka.
  • Indonesia thinks big
    Indonesia is plotting to order up to 2,500 ships - that's two thousand five hundred - from China in deals worth $5bn.
  • Scorpio strikes again
    Scorpio Tankers has taken a giant stride towards financing its huge newbuilding orderbook after its second successful visit to Wall Street in two months.
  • Chelsea eyes new signing
    Chelsea Shipping Corp of the Philippines has lined up cash to order a new products carrier.
  • Seanergy purge continues
    Seanergy Maritime Holdings has sold four more bulk carriers as part of its ongoing quest to reduce its debt pile.
  • Japan gets tough
    Japanese prosecutors have called for 12-year jail sentences for two pirates who admitted a "vicious" raid on an MOL aframax in 2011.
  • Vinalines sees slump
    Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has carded a big full year loss and is already predicting another tough year ahead.
  • Titan exec accused
    A former director of struggling Hong Kong shipowner Titan Petrochemicals sold shares in the company weeks before a bond default became public, the territory's securities watchdog claims.
  • Jefferies cuts 2013 bets
    A weaker than expected start to the year has seen Jefferies take a red pen to its dry-cargo rate forecasts.
  • Fjord settles port row
    Norway's Fjord Line has won compensation after its ships were barred from Kristiansand in 2009.
  • Ningbo Marine to see red
    Ningbo Marine expects its full year earnings results to reveal a fall into the red.
  • Tonne-mile trouble
    Capesize rates dipped in January as iron ore shipments were cut in half and Brazil took a less active role in the market, DNB Markets says.
  • Vroon behind PSV deal
    Dutch owner Vroon has confirmed it is the owner behind a deal to build up to four new supply ships at Cosco Guangdong in China.
  • CSDC warns on profit
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) is the latest Hong Kong-listed company to brace investors for ugly full year numbers.
  • Essar still ahead
    India's Essar Shipping has made a return to profit in the first nine months, but third quarter earnings fell on lower crude tanker rates.
  • Nordea losses rising
    Nordic banking group Nordea has increased its loan loss provisions for the fourth quarter as shipping remained in the doldrums.
  • Sunshine stake
    Lawrence Carroll Trust has hiked its holding in Navios Maritime Acquisition 18 months after taking a significant stake in the shipowner.
  • Samsung springs a leak
    Samsung Heavy Industries has turned in a weaker than expected fourth quarter showing with its bottom line tumbling by almost two thirds.
  • CSSC raises more cash
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has sold another CNY 5bn ($803m) of notes as it boosts working capital.
  • Hanjin's profit pledge
    Korean boxship and bulker owner Hanjin Shipping is focusing on cost-cutting as it vowed to return to profit this year.
  • K Line revamps services
    K Line is revamping its two core Japan to Southeast Asia services in cooperation with SITC Shipping.
  • Daoda's bulker binge
    China's Daoda Marine Heavy Industry (DDHI) has signed a newbuilding deal for 10 bulkers.
  • Trio target Pacific
    Pacific International Lines (PIL), China Navigation and Sofrana Unilines have teamed up to launch a new liner service in the Pacific.
  • DHT back in the black
    DHT Holdings has returned to profit in the fourth quarter despite the problems surrounding cancelled charters from OSG.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • West Coast longshore clerk vote expected next week
    Stephen Berry, attorney for the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, said a vote on 16 contracts for 14 employers and members of the ILWU's Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU) is scheduled for next Wednesday.
  • LaHood gets high marks for DOT leadership
    During the secretary's tenure, DOT distributed $48 billion dollars from the 2009 stimulus plan for road infrastructure improvements, created the TIGER grant program, and helped craft a two-year surface transportation bill last year.
  • European Commission officially halts UPS-TNT merger
    The commission said the number of small-package players in 15 EU member states would have been reduced from three to two, with DHL being the only non-UPS option in some areas.
  • AAPA keeps focus on infrastructure
    "Where there is federal jurisdiction, we need the federal government to step up to the plate and be a stronger partner for our nation's transportation infrastructure," Kurt J. Nagle, the port group's chief, told American Shipper.
  • Hanjin reports smaller loss in 2012
  • Tacoma's box volume up 16% in 2012
  • Norbert Dentressangle's big 2012 finish
  • FedEx Trade opens office in Bangkok
  • Cargo pricing tool launched
  • U.S. GDP contracted in 4Q
  • New York issues overhang longshore talks
    The ILA and its employers resumed contract negotiations on Tuesday, but sources say efforts to reform work rules and improve productivity in the Port of New York and New Jersey are likely to overhang national talks.
  • New rail package proposed in Europe
  • Allied Logistics moves into Ohio
  • FMC reviews 10 OTI license applications
  • Executive moves
  • Drewry Air Freight Index - a December drop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Three firms certified for energy management systems
    'This certification recognises the addition of energy efficiency to these organisation's existing marine management systems.'
  • US Coast Guard to review policy on natural gas fuelled ships
    Coast Guard is currently using IMO interim regulations as a baseline for LNG standards.
  • Titan executive facing allegations of insider trading
    Augustine Cheong Kai Tjieh deposits $1.7 million with a Hong Kong court.
  • Fuel-efficient VLCCs driving out older vessels
    The scrapping of older VLCCs is set to accelerate, according to analysts.
  • Bunker prices climb in Fujairah
    South African markets 'steady'.
  • Prices head up in Europe
    Hamburg market 'very quiet'.
  • LNG bunker player plans '24 hour' availability
    White Smoke plans second - and bigger - LNG bunker tanker.
  • ECA rules never 'properly ratified'
    US state in new challenge to North American ECA.
  • Leading shipping group posts another annual loss
    'Slow steaming, service rationalisation, idling and temporary voyage cancellation,' set to continue.
  • Sri Lanka tax on bunkers 'will impact the market'
    Local players say tax would 'kill the market' in Colombo due to uncompetitive bunker prices.
  • Asian bunker prices strengthen mid-week
    'Buyers anxious to fix orders before the Chinese New Year hoiday.'
  • EU finds funds for LNG bunkering projects
    The European Commission will support studies in an effort to move LNG bunkering forward.
  • Ship 'smuggled fuel' to Singapore vessel
    Ship 'transferred 30 mt of diesel fuel'.
  • Shipping firms 'must reduce bunker costs'
    That's the best way to gain a competitive advantage, says consulting firm.
  • Oil spill leads to $405,000 fine
    Pollution was caused by 'owner's negligence'.
  • Mississippi oil spill leaves ships, barges idle
    'Slow leak' of light crude coming from damaged barge.

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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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