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September 1, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CSCL back in black with US$74.9 million profit via staging asset sales
  • CMA CGM profit falls 185pc to US$94 million on record revenues up 3.7pc
  • Rickmers turns to debt market as profits fall 95pc to US$1.4 million
  • DP World profit up 26pc to US$332 million as revenues rise 9.9pc
  • Hamburg 5/6 berth ready for18,000-TEUers with Shanghai mega cranes
  • Five stowaway monkeys at sea onboard 15,550-TEU Maersk ship
  • New way of analysing container volume produces more optimistic forecasts
  • St Petersburg handles lion's share of Baltic boxes from January to July
  • Jacksonville welcomes Hoegh Jacksonville to biggest car exporting port in US
  • Carmakers fined US$420 million in India for anti-competitive practices
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo reports its highest load factor, but with flat yields
  • Digi-Key's electronics parts fuels huge cargo growth at backwoods airport
  • Austin airport July cargo down but international volumes surged 74pc
  • AA Cargo builds temperature-sensitive facility for pharmaceuticals

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • CMA CGM continues expansion & carries increased volumes in Q2 2014
  • Recovery seen in dry bulk shipping market
  • States/Union Territories delegated powers to register, survey & certify fishing vessels
  • Transportation cost of containers from India too high: Assocham
  • Govt to import 5 lakh t rice from Myanmar
  • India likely to become major iron ore importer in FY15
  • KIOCL resumes pellets exports after three years
  • DP World's profit grows 41 pc in H1 2014
  • Maheshwari Handling Agency achieves gypsum discharge record at Kandla Port
  • SPV to improve Major Ports' rail connectivity
  • CMDA invites feasibility bids for Chennai to Chengalpattu elevated corridor project
  • Forex reserves recover by $810.7 m to $318.579 bn
  • Govt to not levy anti-dumping duty on solar cell imports
  • INR ends with negligible losses against dollar
  • L&T bags INR 1,200 cr. order in Bangladesh
  • PM to inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat 2015
  • Argosy Transportation Group in huge LPG tank move
  • Illinois launches new permit system for oversize cargo movement
  • PPG appoints new member for Mexico, announces next project cargo management course
  • Rickmers-Linie is again partner of choice for moving Kirow railway cranes to China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New blocktrain between St Petersburg and Nakhodka
  • Q2: promising figures and stable outlook for CMA CGM
  • ND: US mission completed
  • Change in HR leadership at Delta
  • Russian Railways ramps up box transport
  • Cool Chain goes east
  • Dachser opens tenth branch office in Switzerland
  • September ushers in new boss for port of Seattle
  • Last chance to join trial to boost freight capacity
  • JAL decreases fuel surcharge slightly
  • Exmar satisfied with first half year
  • Prologis to develop big speculative facility in Venlo
  • Heavier loads on a lighter body
  • Tanner new VP for NiceLabel Emea
  • Iata encourages Vietnam's aviation policy
  • Iata: Führungstrio baut Vorsprung aus

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Vigor completes repower of AMHS ferry
  • August 29, 2014 Eastern launches replica of historic schooner
  • German owned box ship banned from Australian ports
  • Foreign made, deck mounted BWTS get Jones Act OK
  • Havyard books breakthrough Brazilian order

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma earns Quest for Quality award
  • Hamburg Sud celebrates launch of new 9,034 TEU container ship
  • Customs inspectors confiscate shipment of live giant millipedes
  • Department of Transportation releases NAFTA trade numbers for month of June
  • U.S. rail freight traffic sees positive weekly total

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Ebola outbreak forces CMA CGM to reorganise West Africa calls
    Services split to separate affected and disease-free countries
  • Company results round-up
    Latest financial reporting shows three up, three down
  • CMA CGM tightlipped on post-P3 plans as it reports $94m profits
    Volumes rise, ROIC slips but French line says nothing about future alliances or post 2M strategy
  • Drawing a line - why pilotage must be exempt from competition
    Pilots' standards, training, qualifications and experience are critical to safety at ports
  • GSI reports deeper first-half loss following consolidation with Longxue
    Restructuring plans continue at CSSC subsidiary
  • CSSC Holdings more than doubles its first-half profit
    Shanghai-listed unit rides on offshore shipbuilding operations and vessel deliveries
  • HSH pledges to continue its bad bank shipping loan disposals
    Strategy pays off as the world's largest ship finance lender doubles its first-half profits
  • No respite for falling Asia-Europe box prices
    Freight rates fall for the fourth consecutive week as lines postpone September rates hike
  • China Shipping Development returns to half-year profit
    Shanghai- and Hong Kong-listed tanker and bulker unit benefits from higher freight rates
  • Sovcomflot goes back to black with a $64m net profit
    But Frank warns that the market remains challenging
  • China Cosco plans 45-newbuilding fleet-renewal programme
    Officials say the investments improve fleet composition and meet client demand
  • Rickmers' profits plunge 95%
    Hamburg boxship and heavylift specialist holds out little hope for a respite
  • Port of Seattle appoints Fick as chief executive
    Tacoma native takes over as Yoshitani retires
  • Pirates seize lube cargo in new South China Sea attack off Malaysia
    Incident is the eighth this year in the region in which gangs have stolen oil
  • Charles Taylor blames currency effects for flat first-half results
    But Marock takes a relaxed view of Standard Club's performance
  • China Rongsheng losses deepen in first half
    Struggling shipbuilder says it is transforming into an industrial conglomerate for the energy sector
  • Week on Wall Street | August 29
    The weekend starts here... with a firm 'No comment'
  • 10. Tianjin
    Throughput 2013: 13,010,000 teu, up 5.7% (2012: 12,303,000 teu)
  • 11. Rotterdam
    Throughput 2013: 11,621,249 teu, down 2.1% (2012: 11,865,916 teu)
  • 32. Colombo
    Throughput 2013: 4,306,206 teu, up 3% (2012: 4,180,206 teu)
  • 45. Balboa
    Throughput 2013: 3,063,910 teu, down 5.8% (2012: 3,251,139 teu)
  • 71. Cartagena
    Throughput 2013: 2,014,451 teu, down 8.5% (2012: 2,201,063 teu)
  • 98. Zhongshan
    Throughput 2013: 1,320,000 teu, up 9.7% (2012: 1,203,600 teu)
  • 9. Dubai
    Throughput 2013: 13,641,000 teu, up 2.7% (2012: 13,280,000 teu)
  • 13. Port Klang
    Throughput 2013: 10,350,409 teu, up 3.5% (2012: 10,001,495 teu)
  • 40. Colon*
    Throughput 2013: 3,356,060 teu, down 4.6% (2012: 3,518,672 teu)
  • 50. Maarsaxlokk
    Throughput 2013: 2,750,000 teu, up 8.3% (2012: 2,540,000 teu)
  • 73. Fuzhou
    Throughput 2013: 1,976,700 teu, up 8.3% (2012: 1,825,000 teu)
  • 79. Kingston
    Throughput 2013: 1,704,109 teu, up 10.2% (2012: 1,546,943 teu)
  • 92. Chennai
    Throughput 2013: 1,470,000 teu, down 5.2% (2012: 1,550,000 teu)

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • US sanctions Nefertiti, Lissome Marine
    The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions targeting two shipping companies and six vessels due to their alleged links to Iran. "Nefertiti Shipping is being designated [for sanctions] for its ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)," said the Treasury Department on 29
  • US LNG import plunge continues
    Imports of LNG to the United States are on track for their lowest annual volumes in nearly two decades, according to data from IHS Waterborne. US LNG imports for the period January-August 2014 totalled 1.002M tonnes, IHS Waterborne reported in its new monthly report. This represents a 29% drop
  • Royal IHC meets demand for quick dredger delivery
    Royal IHC is to offer a standard trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) at 'a competitive price' and with an extremely short delivery time. Standardisation, combined with extremely short delivery times, has proved highly successful for IHC's Beaver cutter suction dredger range, but this is a first
  • Eco cranes ordered for Brazil
    Super Terminals in Manaus, Brazil, is buying four cutting-edge eco cranes, worth $8M, from Kalmar of Finland. The E-One2 zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) include an all-electric drive that produces no emissions or engine noise and completely replaces conventional hydraulic systems. In
  • Scorpio box ship order confirmed
    Monaco-based Scorpio Group has contracted three 19,200teu box ships at Samsung HI for bareboat charter to Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC). IHS Fairplay Daily Newbuilding News initially reported news about the order on August 14 however details have now come to light regarding numbers of ships
  • Insight: Development of North Korean port
    Development of North Korean port as new Northeast Asian transhipment hub faces significant challenges. IHS reports... Key Points On 21 August, a low-level official delegation from Japan visited the port of Rajin in North Korea's Rason special economic zone. The visit is the latest in a series of
  • Port worker dies in mystery accident
    A port worker has died after a mystery accident at Port of Tauranga in New Zealand. The 59 year old was airlifted to Waikato Hospital after the accident, but died on 22 August. It was four days later when the incident was first reported. "No one knows what happened," Maritime Union of New Zealand
  • Australian Admiral jailed for fraud
    The former deputy chief of the Royal Australian Navy, and more recently CEO of Sydney Ferries, Rear Admiral Geoffrey Smith, has been jailed for at least 18 months for fraud. He pleaded guilty to defrauding Sydney Ferries of more than A$200,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle, The Australian newspaper
  • Utah Point, Kwinana ports up for sale
    Two bulk ports on Australia's west coast are up for sale - Utah Point in the ore rich Pilbara and Kwinana south of Fremantle. The asset sales are part of an estimated AUD2Bn ($1.8Bn) in state-revenue raising to reduce debt and regain its triple-A credit rating, the state government announced
  • South Korean parliament still in Sewol bill stalemate
    South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) remain in a stalemate over the passing of a bill related to the capsized ferry Sewol. Since Tuesday, the NPAD has been urging the Saenuri Party to renegotiate the bill, primarily to include
  • SITC International profits up 9% y/y in 1H14
    Hong Kong-listed intra-Asia box carrier SITC International Holdings' profits gained 9% year on year to $56M in 1H14 due to better freight rates and its expanded freight forwarding business. Revenues also rose 11% y/y to $657.6M during the same period on rising shipping volume and growth in its
  • RSHI losses up 142% y/y in 1H14
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI), which has been undergoing restructuring, said its losses surged 142% year on year to CNY3.1Bn ($497.7M) in the first half of 2014, due to steep falls in output and orders. Revenues fell 78% y/y to CNY340.6M due to a plunge in shipbuilding revenues.
  • ASL Marine profit plunges 50% y/y
    Singapore-based offshore vessel builder ASL Marine's profit for FY2014 dived 50.3% year on year due to a 4QFY14 loss. ASL Marine's profit for the year was SGD22.12M ($17.7M) and it had a SGD3.03M loss for 4QFY14 that reversed a SGD14.41M profit in the same quarter in FY2013. ASL Marine blamed the
  • China COSCO's losses worsen
    Shanghai-listed China COSCO stayed in the red for the first half of 2014, recording a loss of CNY2.28Bn ($371M), up almost 130% year on year from the loss of CNY989M, according to its interim fiscal report released today. The company posted revenue of CNY29.94Bn for 1H14, down by 0.9% y/y from
  • ClassNK, Daihatsu to research engine monitoring
    Japanese classification society ClassNK will embark on a joint research project together with Daihatsu Diesel. ClassNK will support research that tests the extensibility of condition-based monitoring system and automatic diagnostic system "ClassNK CMAXS LC-A" for auxiliary diesel engines
  • CSCL returned to black in 1H14
    Shanghai-listed China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) announced today that the company posted profit of CNY460.3M ($75M) for the first six months of 2014, returning to black from a loss of CNY1.27Bn in 1H13. The company made revenue of CNY17.6Bn during the reporting period, increased by 8.1% y/y,
  • Asia seen importing more LPG from west-of-Suez
    Asia is expected to import more LPG from the west-of-Suez, more so with terminal expansions in the US Gulf, said IHS Waterborne Energy. IHS Waterborne Energy, which tracks LPG shipments, noted that from June through this month, there have been more than 1.3M tonnes or about 30 VLGC loads, lifted in
  • Cargo ship arrested in cocaine bust
    US Coast Guard officials have seized more than 970kg of cocaine worth an estimated $32.4M from a general cargo vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard Cutter Tampa had been on patrol in support of migrant and drug interdiction operations in the Windward Passage, between Cuba and Haiti, when it
  • Capesize rates pull back
    Capesize rates have started pulling back after rallying this week. "As we speak now, the last done on the Western Australia-China front was around $8.70/tonne although the Baltic index rated it at $9.009/tonne yesterday. So I expect rates to come down again today," said a Singapore-based broker.
  • 2M scheme filed with US regulator
    Maersk and MSC have submitted their so-called '2M' vessel-sharing arrangement to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for approval. The request filed with the FMC on 27 August covers routes connecting US and other North American ports with Europe, Asia and Africa, but not cooperative efforts

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Industry slump hits Rickmers' earnings
    Rickmers Group said "strained" markets, currency exchange and weak charter rates contributed to revenue and profit declines in the first half of 2014, and that conditions will remain difficult through the rest of the year. The Hamburg-based company said weak shipping markets affected all three of its divisions - maritime assets,...
  • Inc. 5000 list includes fast-growing logistics companies
    The 132 transportation and logistics companies that made the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest-growing U.S. companies this year prove that size and speed aren't always twinned. Three-quarters of the fastest-growing transportation and logistics companies on the list had less than $100 million in revenue in 2013, and 34 percent had less...
  • New ro-ro ships conserving fuel, cutting costs
    NYK Line in May took delivery of the first post-Panamax car carrier built in Japan. Dubbed the Aries Leader, the new pure car carrier not only boasts a capacity of 7,000 vehicle units, but also a wide range of energy-saving technologies not found on other such vessels. The vessel also is...
  • With diesel prices dropping, carriers cut US intermodal fuel surcharge
    At least two ocean carriers are cutting intermodal fuel surcharges for dry and refrigerated shipments to and from the United States, effective Oct. 1, as a result of falling diesel prices. Niels Erich, spokesperson for the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion agreement representing 15 of the largest carriers in the U.S....
  • SCFI: US rates climb, European rates fall
    The spot rate to the U.S. East Coast was $4,344 per 40-foot container this week. Full-size chart While it appears some September 1 general rate increases may have been successful, spot rates in other lanes are poised to drop to new lows. Rates responded poorly to carriers' attempted general rate increases in the...
  • Bourbon export growth good news for US East Coast ports
    Growing global demand for bourbon, a solely U.S.-produced liquor, is giving U.S. East Coast ports a sweet, down-home surge in containerized cargo. The value of containerized shipments of the American whiskey rose 6.5 percent year-over-year to $458 million in the January to June period, according to data from the U.S. Department...
  • ILWU threat to holiday season shipments diminishes
    Despite the lack of a new West Coast labor contract two months after the expiration of the last agreement, the threat of work stoppages to peak-season merchandise is rapidly receding, according to a retail industry consultant. The reason? Holliday goods have largely made their way through the ports and are...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Aug. 29
    Several container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in September and October, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Carriers' earnings continue to reflect a trend in which the world's biggest carriers are profitable while much of the rest of...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Cape prices climb
    Cargill's investment arm has been linked to the acquisition of a capesize bulker controlled by Sinokor Merchant Marine of South Korea.
  • CMA CGM defies downturn
    CMA CGM turned in a second-quarter profit Friday despite ongoing turbulence in the containership market.
  • Marine Stars refloated
    It has taken ten days for the bulk carrier Marine Stars (built 2006) to be refloated after a successful operation conducted by salvor Vernicos, in Oinousses, a small Greek island.
  • CSDC returns to profit
    Growing revenue and reined-in costs proved the key to a better first half result for China Shipping Development Co (CSDC).
  • Atlantic sees red
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has booked a loss for the second three-month period of the year.
  • Moundreas adds VLCC
    Greek owner NGM Energy has acquired its second VLCC with the purchase of the 299,000-dwt DS Victory (built 2001) from DS Tankers of Germany.
  • Devaluation hits Fesco
    Devaluation of the Russian rouble has seen Far Eastern Shipping (Fesco) book a decline in profit in the first half of 2014, despite growth in container volumes.
  • Deep pocket barbarians
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • GSI sinks deeper
    Hong Kong-listed Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has logged a first-half loss hot on the heels of its acquisition of Longxue Shipbuilding, despite an increase in revenue.
  • Trio for Santoku
    Japan's Santoku Senpaku has increased its domestic orderbook with deals for three new ships.
  • Vega boxship banned
    A German boxship has been banned from Australian ports for three months after being detained over crew wages and conditions.
  • Olympic improves profit
    Oslo-listed Olympic Shipping has seen its profit grow in the second quarter of 2014 thanks to the operation of two new vessels.
  • SCF back in black
    Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has its gas carriers to thank for a return to profit in the first half, as tanker markets struggled.
  • Radiance raises funds
    Singapore-listed Pacific Radiance has issued $100m-worth of 4.3% fixed-rate notes for future investments.
  • Minoan cuts loss
    Greece-based Minoan Lines has seen less red ink in its first half-bottom line.
  • VLCC clear-out continues
    Shipowner John Fredriksen continues to clear out 1990s built VLCCs and has concluded a preliminary deal to sell a 1998 unit for a firm price to a conversion buyer.
  • Flex loss falls
    Oslo-listed Flex LNG has cut its first-half loss as it continues to seek charterers for its new LNG ships.
  • Global turns profit
    Malaysia's Global Carriers has posted a profitable second quarter result thanks to an investment disposal during its debt restructuring.
  • Billion-dollar buyback begins
    Danish shipping and oil giant AP Moller-Maersk is preparing to launch the first phase of a share buy-back that will eventually see up to $1bn of its capital cancelled.
  • Asian tanker hijacked
    Armed pirates hijacked a Thai tanker off Malaysia's east coast and pumped out its cargo of oil yesterday, a maritime watchdog said.
  • Brazilian breakthrough
    Norway's Havyard has won its first ever contract in Brazil for the design of four anchor-handlers to be built and operated by Grupo CBO.
  • Torm wins more time
    Danish tanker owner Torm has bought more time to come up with a new capital structure in a deal with its banks.
  • ZMPC scores $200m order
    Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZMPC) has won a valuable order for a big coastal supply ship.
  • Latvian making progress
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has reduced its loss in the first half, but wrote down the value of its fleet to reflect oil majors' stricter vetting procedures.
  • Goldenport cuts the red
    Goldenport Holdings has eked out a small profit in the second quarter, despite an 18% decline in revenues.
  • Rongsheng losses mount
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries, the struggling Chinese shipbuilder, has posted a first half loss of just over CNY 3bn ($498m).
  • Long Beach back on line
    The Port of Long Beach resumed full cargo-handling operations on Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Marie.
  • Globus mints dry fixture
    Globus Maritime (Globus) of Greece appears to have lined up a time charter for one of its panamax bulkers.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Maersk, MSC file 2M agreement with FMC
  • CMA CGM reports uptick in volumes, reduced unit costs
    CMA CGM said average revenue per TEU decreased by 3.9 percent over the period. However, the company said, "Freight rates remained volatile overall, with the usual high level of volumes at this time of the year."
  • TIL buys half interest in Buenos Aires terminal
  • Government releases Malaysia Airlines restructuring plan
    The restructuring plan also calls for increased government regulatory support of the new Malaysia Airlines, better job training and new leadership. The new airline's business model will also be more regionally focused.
  • Court dismisses case against NY Waterfront Commission
    Judge Susan Wigenton wrote in her decision "the eradication of racial and gender-based discrimination is a purpose of the compact" between New York and New Jersey that created the commission in 1953.
  • GAO says Ex-Im Bank needs better dual-use export controls
    Ex-Im Bank spells out requirements for products with potential use in either military or commercial applications, in its financing agreements with borrowers. The government seeks to prevent misuse of certain dual-use technologies.
  • WFS buys Swissport's Copenhagen Airport cargo operations
  • Brussels Airport signs on to IATA pharma program
  • DHL ramps up green growth
  • Maryland terminates agreement with CSX for Baltimore intermodal yard
  • Maersk bans plastic scrap ban to Vietnam ports
  • U.S. firm gains $480M solar project in Burma
  • FMC reviews 32 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 29, 2014
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • New survey explores shipping industry's 'green agenda'
    Data collected to serve as base for roundtable discussion.
  • Prices lack direction across Europe
    Some suppliers fully booked in Rotterdam.
  • Prices mainly soft in Fujairah
    Good avails in Durban.
  • Bunker suppliers, bank chase shipping company assets
    Financial pressure sees Greek ship manager targeted.
  • China Cosco holding makes newbuilding foray
    New box and bulk ships are 'larger, fuel-efficient and eco-friendly'.
  • Interlink orders fuel-efficient ships
    Orders made at Chinese shipyards.
  • ReCAAP: Lube oil tanker attacked
    Cargo stolen by pirates operating two tankers in east Malaysia.
  • Asian IFO rates close week with little change
    Small losses seen with rates in Singapore, Hong Kong.
  • OW Bunker eyes further expansion as profits climb
    But weaker growth seen in some key markets.
  • Frontline narrows quarterly losses
    Lower bunker rates helped cut losses.
  • SGMF: Lack of LNG bunkering infrastructure 'an opportunity'
    But range of issues still need to be addressed.
  • Brightoil resumes oil production operations
    After completion of repairs to a single point mooring system.
  • Chinese bunker player reports big H1 sales jump
    Result a boost to parent's bottom line.
  • IFO prices drop in Montreal
    Quiet demand reported at the Canadian port.

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Rome
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Rome
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Barcelona
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Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
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Lisbon
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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
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Milan
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Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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Miami
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Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
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Riyadh
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Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
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Trieste
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South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
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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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