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December 3, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Trade Facilitation Agreement wins unanimous backing at WTO in Geneva
  • OOCL joins other lines in putting off west coast congestion surcharge
  • Protectionism rises as Beijing deploys non-tariff barriers to imports
  • China accelerates railway spending, partly to bolster cooling economy
  • UK minister to raise pirate ransom insurance concerns with security ministry
  • UN's new Polar Code to be enforced, Russia still unhappy with rules
  • Singapore eyes 3pc GDP rise in 2014 and expects to see 2-4pc in 2015
  • French truckers seek European Union protection from Polish low-cost carriers
  • Royal Mail's travails grow more acute competing with e-tailing giant Amazon
  • Old code of rescue at sea challenged by exigencies of modern maritime life
  • Two-day Lufthansa pilot strike to hit freighters and long-haul flights
  • Cathay, SIA among airlines sued by Deutsche Bahn in price-fixing
  • US-Mexico air agreement to raise number of airlines, destinations
  • Air cargo to enjoy boom beyond Chinese New Year, says AAPA chief
  • Latin American airports congested as soon as they open: IATA official

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Emirates Shipping Line upgrades East Africa services
  • EU regulation on CO2 reporting by ships may complicate global agreement, says ICS
  • Global schedule reliability increases as Los Angeles/Long Beach port congestion continues
  • Govt plans coastal economic regions under Sagarmala project
  • Govt to launch PM's Jal Marg Yojana to enhance water transport
  • Hamburg Süd wins 'Electrolux Supplier Award 2014'
  • NYK Group co. develops new lubricity-improving, anti-mold oil additive
  • Preparing for low sulphur operation
  • UK freight forwarding sector welcomes road improvement plans
  • Dock workers observe cleanliness drive at Mumbai Port
  • Fadnavis lays foundation stone for Karanja port
  • Gateway Rail appoints Sachin Bhanushali as CEO
  • 48 new power projects seek funding
  • Govt will try to introduce GST Bill in current Parliament session, says Jaitley
  • INR recovers smartly against dollar
  • PM promises improved physical infrastructure in North-East
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 8 pc
  • Stainless steel mills want buffer against cheap Chinese imports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Australia dispensing with ineffectual heavy vehicle devices
  • Kazakhstan turns eyes on port of Bandar Abbas
  • Yellow in motion - but only with SBB Cargo
  • Contract logistics under new guidance in Brazil
  • A vacancy to fill at Saudia
  • Algeria to upgrade northern railway line
  • C.H. Robinson to acquire Freightquote
  • Emirates launches third new A380 destination within three...
  • PD Ports strengthening rail connections
  • Rolner back on board and taking top berth
  • RZDL joins Sino-Russian logistics project
  • Industry heavyweights sign automotive partnership
  • Asian airfreight volumes taking off in October
  • Von Süd- und Nordamerika nach Doha
  • Vertannes wins Martin Schröder award
  • Bimco calls for less red tape for shipping industry

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Shell prioritises navigational audits
    Close engagement with the bridge team via navigational audits has been "incredibly valuable" for Shell, a company executive told a Nautical Institute seminar in London last night. David Hill, deputy designated person ashore at Shell, told attendees at 'Watchkeeping Standards - Do Navigation Audits
  • Bulker giant maintains cost control
    Star Bulk, the largest US-traded dry bulk company including newbuildings, has posted lower than expected third-quarter losses due to its cost-control efforts. The NASDAQ-listed owner reported net income of $221,000 for 3Q14, compared with a net loss of $168,000 in the same period last year.
  • Hapag-CSAV union is sealed
    A merger between Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV's container shipping business has finally been closed after anti-trust clearance from all relevant authorities, the partners announced today. The German carrier and its Chilean counterpart are poised to become the world's fourth-largest box operator through a
  • Parakou secures NASDAQ listing
    Parakou Tankers will become a publicly traded company in the US following its reverse merger with Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp, a NASDAQ-listed blank-cheque company formed last year. On 2 December, Cambridge and Singapore-based Parakou Tankers - an offshoot of Hong Kong's Parakou
  • Nam Cheong adds subsidiaries in Malaysia
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Nam Cheong has set up two new wholly owned subsidiaries - SK Power and SK Precious - in Malaysia's Labuan federal territory. The two firms were incorporated by SK Global, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Nam Cheong. Both new companies have been set
  • Container spot rates set to sag in 2015
    Container spot freight rates are likely to slip in 2015 amid continued overcapacity and weak pricing discipline, says Sydbank senior analyst Jacob Pedersen. In November, spot rates sank about 15%, with Asia-Europe rates leading the decline, he said in a monthly review of the shipping markets. "The
  • South Stream diversion may spur shipping
    Russia's decision to divert the South Stream gas pipeline to Turkey raises the issue of how Europe might alternatively source gas, says Frode Morkedal, a shipping analyst at ABG Sundal Collier in Oslo. Agreed in 2006, the pipeline had been due to carry 63M cbm of gas per year from the eastern
  • Dry bulk vessels continue to shed value
    Dry bulk carriers are still losing value, although owners look unlikely to book impairment charges this quarter, say analysts. Kurt Waldeland and Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo, said "asset values have continued to slide through 4Q14" in the absence of a seasonal upturn
  • One dead, 52 missing as trawler sinks
    A South Korean stern trawler flooded and sank in the Bering Sea yesterday, leaving one of its 60 crew dead and 52 missing. Oryong No. 501 (IMO number 7388504) went down at about 14:20 Korean time while catching pollack off the coast of northeast Russia's Chukotka region after seawater entered its
  • Report shreds Hong Kong Terminal 10 plan
    Hong Kong's proposed development of a 10th cargo terminal, at southwest Tsing Yi, is economically unviable, according to a report released yesterday. But the 'Study on the Strategic Development Plan for Hong Kong Port 2030' said Kwai Tsing container port needs more land to stay competitive. While
  • Mermaid Maritime seeks M&A opportunities
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Mermaid Maritime is eyeing the merger and acquisition (M&A) market on the back of its strong financial performance. CEO and executive vice-president Chalermchai Mahagitsiri told IHS Maritime that, despite volatile oil prices, the company finished its 2014
  • Oil price drop to hit Korea's shipbuilding industry
    The drop in oil prices would affect Korean shipbuilders both offshore and commercial vessel players, said an analyst in a research note. Samsung Securities analysts Young-soo Han said, "The Korean shipbuilding share price index fell 5% last week, after oil prices declined following an Organization
  • NYK subsidiary creates fuel additive
    Nippon Yuka Kogyo, a subsidiary of Japan's second-biggest shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), has developed an additive for low-sulphur gas oil. The company says the product would improve the safety of bunkering equipment. Generally, various additives are needed to improve
  • MODEC teams up with Schahin in FPSO project
    MODEC and its Brazilian partner Schahin Group have won a contract to supply, charter and operate a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras). In late November, the two partners signed Letter of Intent (LOI) with Petrobras on the same project, a
  • CSA calls for supervision of shipping alliances
    China Shipowners' Association (CSA) called for government departments to strengthen supervision over shipping alliances, especially the alliance of foreign shipping companies, on 27 November. "The government should enhance supervision over industrial organisations, including shipping alliances,

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • ABS approves LNG fueled Z-drive towboat design
  • Schettino could face 22 year prison term
  • Jensen designs two new Crescent Towing ASD tugs
  • Bharat Amin named Newport News VP and CIO
  • December 02, 2014 Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV complete merger
  • December 02, 2014 MaK to power Maersk COSCO newbuilds
  • DNV GL introduces "GAS READY" notation
  • December 02, 2014 Ingalls Shipbuilding unions ratify contract extension

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Port Metro Vancouver changing permitting process for container trucks
  • Orion Marine Group names Stauffer to company board of directors
  • Crowley making changes to management makeup
  • C.H. Robinson agrees to buy Freightquote.com in cash deal
  • Diana Containerships takes delivery of 5,000 TEU box ship SANTA PAMINA

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Star Bulk open to new mergers while ramping up consolidated entity
    Much of its activity during the third quarter centered on 'defensive stance'
  • European lines tighten their grip on box trades as Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV merge
    Carriers must integrate as quickly as possible to achieve cost savings of $300m
  • Smit among tug firms raided by Dutch and German competition authorities
    Update: Six companies said to be under investigation
  • Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV complete merger of container businesses
    Ownership structure of German line to change as CSAV acquires 34% shareholding
  • Cambridge Capital and Parakou Tankers plan a 20-tanker buying spree
    Mergers and acquisition firm has the muscle to expand the Singapore owner's fleet
  • Busan urges northeast Asia ports to co-operate
    Lim speaks out as South Korean hub faces growing transhipment rivalry from China
  • The race is on as container lines finalise 20,000 teu boxship orders
    G6 members MOL and OOCL are front runners as top carriers eye their next newbuildings
  • Fuyo Kaiun chooses aframax time charter over spot market
    Japanese owner puts Rich Duke II on 12-month time charter for $18,750 per day
  • Asia-Europe trade volumes continue upward trend
    Peak leg trade figures show 8% growth for the first nine months of this year
  • US port congestion hits transpacific reliability
    But global carrier performance improves as congestion in north Europe eases
  • VLCCs answer a $64,000 question
    Big tankers' fourth-quarter earnings hit a four-year high
  • Tokyo court ends Sanko reorganisation
    Japanese dry bulk and tanker operator went bust in 2012 and has been under court-led reorganisation for more than a year
  • Cleartrade and Baltex open FFA competition via LCH Clearnet
    Singapore-based Cleartrade will offer LCH EnClear futures contracts, as Baltex launches block trade facility in the wake of LCH's reclassification drive

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Port Metro Vancouver finalizing North American drayage program
    Port Metro Vancouver is putting the finishing touches on the first drayage program in North America that will seek to balance truck capacity with demand in order to promote profitable operations for motor carriers and a sustainable wage level for drivers. Canada's largest container port announced that it is finalizing details...
  • Boston port throughput up for fifth straight month
    The port of Boston continued a streak of year-over-year volume gains in November, handling 16.5 percent more cargo last month. November throughput at Boston hit 18,371 TEUs. Full size chart. Though traffic slowed a little as peak season subsided, November throughput at Boston hit 18,371 TEUs, 16.5 percent more than November 2013. Year...
  • Shipping emissions at ports to quadruple by 2050, report says
    Most shipping emissions at ports are set to increase fourfold through 2050, requiring strong abatement measures on shipping in targeted regions in coming decades, according to a new report by the International Transport Forum. Carbon dioxide and mono-nitrogen oxide emissions from ships in ports are forecast to rise up to...
  • World Bank to invest $1.2 billion in East African transport infrastructure
    Photo courtesy of TCITS.A $1.2 billion investment from the World Bank will help five East African countries to improve transportation infrastructure and boost efficiency at the region's largest ports over the next seven years. The investments will be spent, in part, to develop inland waterways and enhance capacity at the area's...
  • Seattle-Tacoma alliance moves one-step forward with regulatory nod
    Photo courtesy of the Port of Tacoma.WASHINGTON - The ports of Seattle and Tacoma are one step closer to creating an alliance to protect and even expand their container market share after getting a green light - one of two needed - from U.S. maritime regulators. Members of the U.S. Federal...
  • Canada's Manitoulin acquires Canfleet to expand ocean exports to Asia
    Manitoulin Global Forwarding, part of one of Canada's largest freight companies, is strengthening its links to Asian markets and Western Canada base by acquiring Canfleet Logistics of Vancouver, British Columbia, which offers ocean export and logistics services. "An ongoing quest for Manitoulin is to extend our customers' global reach, with an...
  • Freightquote acquisition expands C.H. Robinson's LTL, e-commerce reach
    The largest U.S. freight broker, $12.8 billion C.H. Robinson Worldwide, is buying one of the largest Internet-based truck freight brokers, Freightquote.com. The $365 million cash deal will open new opportunities for C.H. Robinson in e-commerce and less-than-truckload markets. "E-commerce is going to be a bigger part of future supply chain services...
  • LA-LB congestion wreaks more havoc on liner schedule reliability
    Ongoing congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to hurt the schedule of reliability of carriers calling the largest port complex in the Americas last month, according to SeaIntel Maritime Analysis' latest Global Liner Performance Report. Trans-Pacific eastbound schedule reliability dropped 3 percentage points from September to...
  • Japan, Turkey begin free trade negotiations
    TOKYO - Japan and Turkey have kicked off negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement, as Tokyo sees the newly industrialized country as a potentially lucrative market and strategic gateway to other markets in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere. Under the proposed FTA -dubbed the Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA...
  • Cost-conscious carriers put focus on port, terminal efficiency
    With congestion and other terminal-related charges increasingly impacting bottom lines, ports are rapidly moving to center stage in ocean carriers' strategic planning. That was the key message to emerge from JOC Group's inaugural Port Performance Conference-Europe in London last month, where port, carrier, shipper and other interests highlighted the challenges facing...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV complete merger, creating world's fourth-largest ocean carrier
    Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV have completed their merger to become the world's fourth-largest ocean carrier. The German and Chilean shipping companies said the merger of CSAV's container operations, which was agreed in April, was finalized after obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals. The merged carrier will have a fleet of around 200 ships with...
  • Sealing shipment integrity
    Q: We're a motor carrier, and I have a question regarding a carrier maintaining seal integrity, and the consequences of it not doing so. To be more specific, I have a few shippers who will reject any incoming loads if there is a broken or missing seal, and demand that the...
  • Lawmakers agree on bill to limit FMC terms, create maritime strategy
    U.S. House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bipartisan bill to limit Federal Maritime Commission members' terms, reauthorize the FMC and Coast Guard budgets at current levels, and establish a national maritime policy to encourage U.S.-flag shipping. The provisions were included in a Coast Guard reauthorization bill endorsed by Republican...
  • ILWU monopoly is main cause of negotiation strife
    The mess at U.S. West Coast ports continues to get extraordinary coverage and attention, and the mess just gets worse. The apparent lack of real progress in negotiations between waterfront employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union caused me to pause and recall a...
  • Indian shippers face steeper intermodal haulage fees
    Full-size imageIndian shippers, already hit hard by port congestion and ocean carrier surcharges, face steeper haulage charges to move their containerized goods via rail. The Ministry of Railways plans to charge intermodal operators, including state-owned Container Corporation of India, 25 percent to 41 percent more for using the network of Indian...
  • Solid multimodal operations lift Fesco's interim earnings
    LONDON - Fesco, the Russian transport group, posted higher revenue and earnings in the third quarter as double digit growth in rail and port traffic, and deep sea container volumes offset the negative impact of a weaker rouble. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization rose to $55.1 million in the...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Cape retreat continues
    Freight rates for capesize bulkers trading in the spot market continued to slide Tuesday, which marks the continuation of a losing streak that has lasted for nearly two straight weeks.
  • Star Bulk plots disposals
    Star Bulk Carriers of Greece is planning to offload ageing tonnage under a broader effort to plug a funding gap that could top $100m in the coming years.
  • Authorities raid Smit offices
    The world's largest operator of harbour tugs has emerged as one of the targets of an investigation led by competition watchdogs in the Netherlands and Germany.
  • Star Bulk clinches cash
    Star Bulk Carriers of Greece appears to be making progress in its crusade to line up commercial debt to fund fleet expansion.
  • SBLK in the black
    Star Bulk Carriers managed to eke out a modest profit in the third quarter, a period in which many of its peers suffered heavy losses.
  • Officially together
    The merger of Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Chilean partner Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) is ready to start business after receiving approval from all relevant global authorities.
  • Schettino takes stand
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has made a combative first appearance at his trial for manslaughter.
  • Build your ships locally
    Nigeria has introduced a new regulation which ensures that certain components of vessels built to operate in Nigeria are fabricated within the country.
  • Parakou picking off tankers
    Parakou Tankers has revealed plans for a radical expansion of its fleet as part of its move to go public in the US.
  • GasLog targets 40 ships
    Greek owner GasLog and its GasLog Partners spin-off have unveiled their blueprint to grow the fleet to 40 LNG carriers by 2017.
  • Mercuria takes OW staff
    Swiss trader Mercuria is building its presence in the ship fuel sector by adding close to 40 ex-OW Bunker workers.
  • Parakou going public
    Parakou Tankers has taken a shortcut to the US capital markets after combining with Nasdaq-listed Cambridge Capital Acquisition.
  • Taiwan Nav weaker
    Taiwan Navigation has posted lower third quarter profit as operating costs rose faster than revenue.
  • Baja bids for SNCM
    Mexican operator Baja Ferries has lodged a formal offer for bankrupt French ro-pax group SNCM.
  • Billionaire stacks up on SALT
    Hedge fund billionaire Marc Lasry has built on his holding in Scorpio Bulkers.
  • Tianjin firms VLCC order
    HNA group company Tianjin Marine has won Chinese regulatory approval for a share issue to fund its big VLCC and LNG carrier order spree.
  • Sanko officially free
    A Tokyo court has formally ended the reorganisation process for slimmed-down Japanese owner Sanko Steamship.
  • HMM plots fundraiser
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is considering further fundraising to improve its finances, but it has not yet finalised details.
  • Allied takes cape pulse
    Capesize rates have grossly disappointed in the fourth quarter and more trouble lay ahead for owners in 2015, according to Greek broker Allied.
  • Dynagas puts $500m on shelf
    Dynagas LNG Partners has laid the foundations to raise up to $500m from investors.
  • Anek ferry hit by fire
    An Anek ro-pax has been damaged after a fire broke out in its engine room.
  • Caneco for sale
    Brazil's bankrupt Estaleiro Caneco shipyard in Rio de Janeiro is up for grabs again.
  • Jinling wins CNCo ship
    The CSC Jinling shipyard in China has announced an order for an environmentally friendly cement carrier.
  • Van Oord goes shopping
    Van Oord has reached agreement on the acquisition of the activities of fellow Dutch company Ballast Nedam Offshore.
  • Mermaid makes Jaya claim
    Jaya Holdings has received a claim from Mermaid Marine Asia over an alleged breach of warranties related to the purchase of its offshore businesses.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Trident Alliance gains steam on emission compliance
  • ILWU - PMA 'big table' contract talks to resume
  • Congressmen want coal-volume monitoring
  • UTi partners with Beijing Changjiu Logistics
  • Fitch: Debt repayment is infrastructure creation's biggest issue
  • Kenya Airways links up with CCN
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV complete merger
  • C.H. Robinson acquires internet-based broker Freightquote

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2014
  • Marine Atlantic to raise ticket prices despite falling oil price
    Ferry operator's switch to more expensive diesel behind move.
  • DNV GL's notation helps assess newbuilds' LNG-readiness
    Verifies that vessel complies with rules governing gas-powered ships.
  • World Fuel Services acquires WMF from OW Bunker
    Bankrupt firm bought WMF in June 2014.
  • Skuld issues new ECA warning
    On-board procedures must ensure effective fuel segregation.
  • Marine technology company sets up European subsidiary
    Triton Emission Solutions says 'multiple shipping companies' have options on its sulphur reduction technology.
  • Danish firm lands its first scrubber order
    System worth up to $5 million to be installed on ferry by April next year.
  • Ferry company preparing ECA surcharge
    'We support the environmental demands of the new rules, but we would have liked some more flexibility,' says P&O.
  • Swiss trading house to hire over 30 ex-OW staff
    Mercuria has moved to become a significant player in the marine fuels market.
  • Bunker demand to grow on the back of rising global trade
    IEA analyst makes new five-year forecast for bunker demand.
  • Liquidator clarifies its position over OW's Asian receivables
    'ING does not have claims over all the receivables of the failed companies in Singapore.'
  • Cruise liner adds to 'eco' order
    Newbuilding promises 'significant' bunker savings.
  • Financial holding firm expands Asian oil operations
    Company already has plans to enter marine fuels sector in Singapore.
  • Emissions-reducing technology claims industry award
    System may be combined with scrubber systems to remove sulphur from flue gases.
  • Turkish yard to build pioneering offshore vessel
    First to feature an electro control system that optimises fuel consumption.
  • Mauritius bunkering plans take step foward
    Gibraltar's bunkering superintendent to act as consultant.
  • CEPSA gives details of ECA-compliant product
    'We will test the market and see what the demand is.'

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