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February 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Panamax ships face gloomy employment prospects after 2015
  • Jiangsu's 558-kilometre Lianyungang-Shanghai ship channel completed
  • Qingdao simplified customs clearance rules extend to 26 provinces
  • Jiangxi rail freight falls 6.6pc to 45.9 million tonnes in first 11 months
  • Nanjing to build 26-square kilometre Yangtze Shipping Logistics Centre
  • Khorgas rail checkpoint handles 1.5 million tonnes in 11 months
  • Gansu, Khorgas checkpoint build agricultural export service
  • China Railway Changchun freight centre offers LTL service to Yanji
  • Guangxi revises Beibu Gulf policy to speed port, shipping development
  • Inner Mongolia trade value up 6.5pc to US$12 billion in 2013
  • 56 Chinese border posts adopt 'only once 3-in-1' inspection regime
  • Ro-ro shipping conference to be held at Gothenburg on February 20
  • Cool Logistics Africa conference returns to Cape Town from March 4-6
  • China Postal Airlines launches Hangzhou-Beijing-Guangzhou service
  • UTair's new route between Krasnodar, Russia and Yerevan, Armenia
  • ATK and Airbus sign deal on A350 XWB-1000 for parts production

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • UASC cements its largest ever newbuilding order by exercising options for six 14,000-TEU vessels
  • ABG Shipyard delivers India's first indigenously built oceanographic research vessel
  • Cargotec's MacGregor completes acquisition of Aker Solutions' mooring & loading systems unit
  • CMA CGM launches PANAMA 2 (PAD 2) service from Oceania to US
  • Govt incentivising coastal shipping
  • HAROPA emerges as a winning port system
  • National Waterway-4 project launched
  • NYK & Puninar Jaya launch venture offering total automotive logistics solutions in Indonesia
  • Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) increases Europe-Asia rate from March 1
  • Cochin Port launches trailer booking through internet & sms
  • Kandla Port & dock workers union submits memorandum of demands to Vasan
  • NMPT bags Greentech Environment-2013 award in Gold category
  • Thar Dry Port adjudged ICD of the Year at Gujarat Junction 2014
  • Subsidiaries pitch to take up Rlys' projects
  • ADB to provide loan to encourage infrastructure investment
  • CIL floats fresh tender for coal import
  • INR eases further on increased dollar demand
  • IRCON bags top award for project export

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K Line sees leap in profits but poor container results
  • Kombiverkehr shifts more trucks to rails
  • DTC and Hellmann East Europe to collaborate
  • UASC confirms option for six additional ULCVs
  • GLS receives ISO certification for entire group
  • CER: road legislation harms intermodality
  • Record volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
  • Aeroflot expands fleet with new B777-300ER and SSH-100
  • CSX achieves place on SCPLI index
  • DB Schenker Logistics: first Tapa certified firm at Charles...
  • Drewry: big ships too expensive to lay up
  • New record market share for DAF trucks
  • Garbe Logistic inaugurates new office in Frankfurt am Main
  • Changes to supervisory board at port of Le Havre
  • Schwieriges Marktumfeld
  • Boeing's special support of Super Bowl winner Seattle...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Edison Chouest acquires Bee Mar Platform Supply Vessels
  • February 03, 2014 EBDG to design new car ferry for The Steamship Authority
  • MAN EcoCam retrofit allows low-load optimization
  • Jackson Offshore PSV series debuts new GPA bow design
  • Zamakona Shipyard launches Field Support Vessel
  • Boutique shipping bank set to start operations in April
  • Fourth GPA 696 delivered to Bourbon
  • Newest Mobile Landing Platform ship named for John Glenn
  • UASC ups order with HHI to 16 containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • TT Club offering learning course on proper container packing practices
  • Crowley Guatemala logistics/liner units move to new Guatemala City office
  • Port of Olympia readies for annual boating/chowder event
  • Coast Guard medevacs tug crewman injured while working in Elliott Bay
  • General Dynamics NASSCO christens new MLP vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Shipping leader slams EU regulatory interference
    UK Chamber president urges industry to be more vocal on business matters
  • See you in Piccadilly
    Future of LNG shipping to be aired at Informa's LNG shipping conference
  • StealthGas clinches bank finance for growing LPG orderbook
    Two more vessels ordered as owner charters six with purchase options to unidentified owner-operator
  • US civil engineers sound warning over 'mediocre' ports
    Influential professional body calls for federal investment and a national freight strategy
  • Euronav denies OSG tankers deal
    Belgian owner refutes talk of $260m VLCC and aframax purchases
  • Steady as she goes for scrapping sales
    Brokers report a busy week despite fickle sentiment in the subcontinent
  • Panama peace talks extended
    Canal authority and building consortium seek to avert threatened suspension of works
  • Goldenport reduces loss in 2013 as dry bulk optimism rises
    London-listed owner eyes bulkers but says containership recovery 'unpredictable'
  • Customers could face fines under tougher China export rules, warn box lines
    New rate and contract regulations take effect on February 15
  • US box imports hit a six-year high
    Mediterranean Shipping Co was the largest carrier of US-bound boxes in 2013 bringing in more than 2.5m teu
  • Rotterdam does not expect to lose volume to P3 tie-up
    Northern range port plays down impact of the allies' planned service reduction
  • Amended European proposals for CO2 monitoring and reporting draw closer
    Parliament agrees to include smaller ships and NOx in regional MRV scheme
  • Maran Gas exercises DSME options for two LNG ships
    Greek owner named as the buyer behind the newly announced contracts
  • Norway says yes to new shipping bank
    M&M prepares a capital issue having secured its private trading licence
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Indicators
    The fourth quarter was a freight rate rollercoaster as prices went from low to high
  • Bread for everybody
    Mediterranean operators are facing up to the challenge of weaker volume growth and vessel cascading
  • TEN offering tops $86m
    Tanker owner's stock bucks the Dow's downward trend with successful offering
  • DSME books two liquefied natural gas carriers in $404m deal
    Order for unnamed European owner will be delivered in 2016
  • Ruling reshapes steel damage claims
    English court judgment grants cargo interests a new weapon in rust disputes
  • UASC exercises options for six more 14,000 teu boxships
    Dubai-based carrier's 20-vessel fleet upgrade is worth more than $2bn
  • More costly loans could be around the corner
    European Central Bank to scrutinise shipping books
  • Cruising for a bruising
    As passengerships grow ever bigger, will port residents continue to welcome them?

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • StealthGas tops off fleet expansion
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas has acquired two more 'eco' LPG newbuilds and provided an update on expansion financing and management changes
  • Scorpio Bulkers adds charter-ins
    NYSE-listed newcomer Scorpio Bulkers has complemented its newbuild programme with five charter-ins
  • Indonesian trade minister targets presidency
    Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan announced he was standing down on 31 January and joining the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidential election in July
  • Diver dies at Costa Concordia salvage site
    The Italian prosecution service has begun an investigation into the death of a Spanish diver working on the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from the island of Giglio on 1 February
  • Tax bill leads to net loss for Havila
    A tax bill that Havila Shipping contested led to a net loss for the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel owner in the final quarter of 2013
  • Oil spill after VLCC collides with pipelines
    A major oil spill has occurred off Yosu, South Korea on 31 January, after a VLCC collided with oil pipelines, said the Korea Coast Guard
  • UASC places largest ever newbuilding order
    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised its options for six more 14,000 TEU vessels at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) bringing the total order to 16 ships
  • Philippines STCW derecognition could result in 80,000 job losses
    Philippines senate leader Franklin Drilon has warned that 80,000 Filipino seafarers could lose their jobs if the European Union (EU) carries out its threat to derecognise their Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certification
  • EU project looks at 'self-healing' coatings
    An EU-funded research project at the Center of Maritime Technologies in Hamburg, Germany, is exploring new approaches to through-life asset management
  • Frontline issued 8.8M new shares in January
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, said it had issued 8M in shares in January under an 'at the market' programme it launched in June 2013
  • Cyclone Fletcher crosses Australia's Gulf
    Australia's Gulf ports remained open today (3 February) as Tropical Cyclone Fletcher approached the second cyclone in as many weeks
  • Abbot Point dredging gets the final nod
    Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has approved the dumping of 3M tonnes of dredged material at sea during the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port on the Queensland coast
  • Indonesia to ratify MLC by presidential decree
    A 40-person delegation from the Indonesian Maritime Council met last week with the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the country's Minister for Transport to call for the immediate ratification of the Seafarer's Bill of Rights (MLC)

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Saia Boosts Revenue and Profit, Sees Rising Demand
    Less-than-truckload carrier Saia rolls into 2014 with stronger revenue and profit, thanks to shipping demand that continued to increase in January, despite disruptions caused by winter storms. Saia's revenue, 2008-2013The John's Creek, Ga.-based carrier's LTL tonnage was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in January, following a 7.4 percent increase in December and...
  • JAL's Profit Sinks
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit tumbled in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite increased revenues from both passenger and cargo operations. JAL posted a net profit of ¥123.5 billion yen (US$1.2...
  • ANA's Net Profit Tumbles
    Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit nosedived in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite a sharp rise in international cargo revenue. A recovery...
  • Profitable ABF Prepares for Stronger Shipping Demand
    Stronger shipping demand, higher truck rates and savings from a new five-year labor agreement combined to deliver a solid increase in revenue and return to profit in 2013 for Arkansas Best and its less-than-truckload subsidiary ABF Freight System, the sixth-largest LTL trucking company. ABF's return to profitability Full-size chart ABF ended 2013 with...
  • Guenther Succeeds Waterworth at Houston Port
    Roger Guenther, deputy director of operations at the Port of Houston Authority, has been named executive director following the abrupt retirement of Leonard Waterworh. Waterworth, a retired Army Corps of Engineers colonel, announced his retirement at the Jan. 31 port commission meeting. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities, including...
  • Panama Canal Exec Slams Nicaraguan Canal Idea
    SEA ISLAND, Ga. - A canal through Nicaragua connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cost double proponents' estimate and will likely never be built, the No. 2 official at the Panama Canal said today. "We don't see how that project will be ever constructed because it doesn't make economic sense,"...
  • STB to "Explore" Competitive Switching Issues in March
    WASHINGTON - The types of questions posed by Surface Transportation Board commissioners to railroads and shippers in late March could give some indication on how the trio, particularly its newest addition, views a controversial competitive switching proposal. The STB said it will hold a hearing on March 25-26 to "explore issues"...
  • Lifting Economic Clouds to Boost Asian Exports
    If, as Bob Dylan once famously croaked, "The answer is blowin' in the wind," then Asia's macroeconomic weather vanes are indicating fair to medium tailwinds, albeit with a risk of low pressure. The outlook certainly looks better now than it did a year ago. Fourth quarter 2013 data from major markets...
  • P3, G6 Alliances Slow Container Ship Lay-Ups
    The impending launches of the P3 and G6 alliances have contributed to fewer ships being laid up and services withdrawn despite weak demand as non-aligned carriers fear losing market share to their larger rivals, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Asia-Northern Europe sailings cancellations in the fourth quarter of 2012 versus the...
  • United Arab Shipping Co. Orders Six More Mega-Ships
    United Arab Shipping Co. today said it has exercised an option for six additional 14,000-TEU container ships, taking its total order book to 16 vessels worth more than $2 billion. The Kuwait-based carrier placed a firm order for 10 ships, including five 18,000-TEU vessels, at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries...
  • CMA CGM Upgrades Oceania-US Service
    CMA CGM has upgraded its Oceania-U.S. service to a weekly frequency with the addition of a second string to its PAD service, which will take effect in the beginning of March. Port rotation of CMA CGM's new PAD 2 service. Full-size image The new PAD 2 service will complement the existing fortnightly PAD...
  • C.H. Robinson Expands Welch's Grape Distribution Globally
    EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (January 30, 2014) - C.H. Robinson, one of the world's largest produce and logistics companies, continues to expand Welch's' Fresh Grapes globally. To mark the occasion, Welch's® Fresh Grapes and other produce offerings will be showcased at the C.H. Robinson booth during the Fruit Logistica show in Berlin, Germany...
  • Kane Is Able Expands Distribution Operations to Detroit
    DETROIT, MI - January 30, 2014 - Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE -- www.kaneisable.com) will add a distribution center in Michigan to its national distribution network in early February, 2014. KANE is opening the operation to address growing customer demand in the Detroit market. KANE will be moving into a...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • SALT passes taste test
    Scorpio Bulkers made waves on Wall Street Monday after adding chartered tonnage to its fleet of bulkers and many believe more contracts are going to materialise in the weeks to come.
  • Wells upgrades DSX
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst is urging clients to accumulate shares of Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping.
  • Boost for Piraeus
    Passenger traffic at the Greek port of Piraeus has fallen 1.7% in 2013, but container business is booming.
  • Onassis logs in
    The Alexander S Onassis Foundation paid out $30m last month to buy 1.9 million shares in Peter Livanos's Gaslog and take its holding to 6.9 million shares - equivalent to an 8.4% stake.
  • Dutch courage
    JR Ship Investments buys out Commerzbank mortgages with sweetened bond issue
  • Nanjing to lose more
    Shanghai-listed Nanjing Tanker is predicting a slight rise in its net loss for 2013.
  • FRO's wriggle-room
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has secured its continued operation through a recent share sale, DNB Markets says.
  • SALT hits the water
    Scorpio Bulkers, the Emanuele Lauro-led company which has raised some $900m to order 74 newbuildings, has suddenly leapt into the time-charter market.
  • Stealth fixes newbuilds
    Greece's StealthGas has found term employment for the first two of its series of Japanese eco-newbuildings.
  • Vafias steps in
    Stealthgas CEO Harry Vafias is taking over financial duties on a temporary basis after the company lost its CFO last year.
  • Naikai Zosen knocked
    Naikai Zosen has reported a JPY 1.7bn operating loss for the first nine months of 2013 compared with a JPY 3.1bn profit in the same period of the previous year.
  • Two more for StealthGas
    Harry Vafias-led StealthGas has added a couple of small gas carriers to its Japanese orderbook.
  • Mercator slashes loss
    Indian owner Mercator has reduced its deficit in the first nine months as costs fell and one-off expenses were lower.
  • UK tax break is handy
    An investment firm which specializes in the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is setting up a company to acquire and operate a handymax bulk carrier.
  • Oceania expansion
    France's CMA CGM is adding a second string to its Oceania to US service.
  • Ro-ro trio released
    Three Indian crewmen have been freed after Nigerian forces carried out an operation against gunmen in Rivers state.
  • 12 crew feared dead
    Indian seafarers missing after grounded cargoship sinks off Yemen.
  • Goldenport to bulk up
    Goldenport Holdings chief executive John Dragnis says the company will acquire more bulk carriers and cut back on boxships in 2014 as the dry cargo sector has moved into profitably.
  • Stanford ties up PSV
    Dubai's Stanford Marine has fixed a supply ship into Angola for five years.
  • Kleven linked to Gdansk
    Norwegian shipbuilding group Kleven Verft is considering a move for Poland's struggling Gdansk Shipyard.
  • DSME inks LNG double
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has added two more LNG carriers to its orderbook for Greece's Maran Gas Maritime.
  • Swiber in strong start
    Swiber Holdings has made a promising start to 2014 with five contracts worth $235m for itself and its subsidiaries.
  • ZPMC plans conversion
    Shanghai Zhenhua Shipping Co (ZPMC) is to convert a LR2 product tanker into a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel.
  • VLCC in Yeosu prang
    An Ocean Tankers owned VLCC has collided with a jetty at the South Korean port of Yeosu.
  • Malaysian MPP freed
    Malaysia's Geniki Lines looks to have found the $45,000 necessary to secure the release of one of its ships arrested in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Stuck in neutral: CBP needs commissioner
  • Commentary: You get what you pay for
  • Commentary: 'TTIP-ing' point for logistics industry
  • Commentary: Tolling interstates impacts supply chains
  • FMCSA says study shows HOS restart provision 'effective'
    This recent research is considered one of the largest real-world studies ever conducted with commercial truck drivers, and included 106 participants, 1,260 days of data and nearly 415,000 miles of driving.
  • Panama Canal talks to continue through Tuesday
    The Panama Canal Authority announced Friday that discussions will continue until Feb. 4 with Grupo Unidos por el Canal in an effort to find a solution that will allow the canal expansion project to remain on track.
  • Guenther replaces Waterworth as Houston port director
    Leonard Waterworth caught city officials by surprise with his announcement Friday that he resigned as head of the Port of Houston Authority, effective immediately. Roger Guenther was named executive director.
  • GAO recommends study of mariner training
  • Ollie's to build big DC in Georgia
  • WRDA bill exemplifies ports' frustration with fed gridlock
  • Hyundai to build 6 more 14,000-TEU ships for UASC
    Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. said the total order is worth more than $2 billion including all options. The containerships will be delivered later this year through the first half of 2015.
  • K+N partners with Commodity Forwarders
  • Drewry says carriers reluctant to lay up containerships
  • Moody's says U.S. ports face headwinds
  • Levin leads new IT consulting and services firm
  • CMA CGM's new service to Australia/New Zealand
  • duisport aims to hold 5 million TEUs
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Parties in Panama Canal dispute may reach deal by Tuesday
    Expansion project's guarantor joins negotiation process.
  • Total Lubmarine expands product avails in Mediterranean
    Lubes will be supplied in two Lebanese ports.
  • Bunker market quiet in Fujairah
    Prices mainly firm in South African ports.
  • Week starts soft across Europe
    Avails reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • LNG safety guidelines have become an 'urgent issue'
    New group wants role in changing perceptions of LNG bunkering.
  • Port projects bring increased risk of bunker spills
    Study has factored-in a likely increase in bunker barge traffic.
  • Vessel held under ECA regs
    US authorities detain ship for burning non-compliant fuel.
  • Flow meters 'not a plug and play' solution
    But OW Bunker says its use of mass flow meters 'has paid dividends'.
  • Danish player buys distillate bunker barge
    Firm expanding operations on Denmark's west coast.
  • MGO prices plunge in Singapore, Busan
    'Very tight' supplies reported by some Singapore-based players.
  • Oil spill could affect bunker deliveries
    Bunkering in South Korean ports may be affected, says trader.
  • LNG to account for 10% of bunker demand by 2030
    MGO demand to be 'hardest hit' by rising interest in LNG, energy consultant predicts.
  • IMO facing uphill task on black carbon
    Papers submitted to sub-committee meeting getting underway this week suggest progress could be difficult.
  • US port to look at LNG bunkering
    Pittsburgh study to cover feasibility of LNG production in the region.
  • Owner orders six with LNG-fuel capacity
    Ships can be retrofitted to burn LNG.
  • Update: Progress on Philippine oil spill cleanup
    Sunken vessel no longer leaking oil, coast guard confirms.
  • LNG-fuelled ferry gets industry going
    Ship recognised for 'highest standards' in technological innovation.

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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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