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November 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin erases loss with US$59 million Q3 profit despite 15pc fall in revenue
  • UPS quarterly profit up 8.3pc to US$2.1 billion as sales rise 5.7pc
  • Somali pirates free 7 crew of 3,883-dwt Asphalt Venture held captive 4 years
  • UN endorses armed ship inspections near Somalia for illegal arms
  • Troubled TNT posts quarterly US$69.7 million loss as revenue declines 2pc
  • Body found after tug-ship collision in Malaysia
  • OOCL rejigs intra-Europe trade with Scan Baltic Express Service changes
  • CMA CGM retrofits 10 ships with bulbous bows for slow steaming
  • Air New Zealand, Garuda held blameless in Australian court for price fixing
  • European shippers tell forwarders to win discounts for them after oil prices fall
  • Icelandicair gloomy despite quarterly 31pc profit and 13pc revenue increases

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Heisse Märkte in Lateinamerika
  • Per Olsen joins Freja's Denmark operations
  • MAN continues to land fewer orders
  • Agility brings Mohammed Esa to Europe
  • Hoyer shoulders transport for healthcare company
  • More management changes at Polb
  • Dunkirk's LNG project taking shape
  • The shortline of the year is....?
  • ND opens UK hub for specialist services
  • First A330-300 handed to SriLankan Airlines
  • Arkas introduces new REX service
  • Etihad expands corporate affairs team
  • IJS Global and CTi now time critical partners
  • Obstacles hampering cross-Channel railfreight transport
  • Saab remote tower technology approved
  • Ware!! Increasing risk of terrorist attacks

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Call for China to form national shipping fund
    China should establish a national shipping development fund to promote the country's maritime industry, an industry insider said. Shouguo Zhang, executive vice chairman and secretary general of China Shipowners' Association, urged Beijing to make this move at the 2014 China Port & Shipping
  • SOL to operate three forest product carriers
    Swedish Orient Line (SOL), which is part of London-based Imperial Shipping group, said it will take over the operation of three large ice class roro forestry product carriers from Stora Enso. The move, which will take effect on 1 December, will add two routes to the portfolio of the company. The
  • Hoegh LNG wins Colombian FSRU deal
    Hoegh LNG Holdings, listed gas carrier owner, says it has been awarded a 20 year floating storage and regasification (FSRU) contract by Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao (SPEC) for an LNG import terminal in Cartagena, on the Atlantic coast of Colombia. "The contract is subject to SPEC obtaining necessary
  • Cutbacks remain challenge for MH370 search
    Cutbacks to Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have made the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 all the more challenging, the Bureau reported today. In the 2013-14 annual report, ATSB CEO Martin Dolan said the 12% staff reduction came in March before the aircraft went missing,
  • Mercator Lines' losses rise 11% y/y
    Singapore-listed, international dry bulk shipping company, Mercator Lines' losses rose 11% year on year to $13.4M in the first half ended 30 September, due to falling rates in the second quarter ended 30 September. Its revenues dropped 12% y/y to $30.9M during the same period, a statement of the
  • GSI plans $1.1Bn in shipbuilding acquisitions
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) aims to acquire its sibling CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and shipbuilding assets of a privately owned yard in a CNY6.6Bn ($1.1Bn) share-and-cash deal. GSI, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), will issue about 339.9M shares at
  • CMES taking over Nanjing Tanker's VLCC fleet
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, has started to take over the tanker fleet operated by Nanjing Tanker after teaming up with its parent company, Sinotrans & CSC. CMES had acquired the 2009-built 297,000dwt tanker of Yangtze Rhyme for about $60.3M
  • Nanjing Tanker reduces losses in 1Q-3Q14
    Nanjing Tanker's losses narrowed 22% year on year to CNY767.8M ($125.3M) in the first three quarters of 2014 due to less finance costs. Revenues also declined 26% y/y to 4.1Bn yuan during the same period due to idled VLCC and MR tanker tonnage in the first half in 2014, a financial statement of
  • SIPG throughput increase drives profits up
    Shanghai International Port (Group) has recorded profits of CNY1.75Bn ($285M) in 3Q14, up 23.7% year on year, said its fiscal report on 30 October. Its total profit for the first three quarters rose by 18.1% compared with the previous year, standing at CNY4.7Bn, while the revenue during the same
  • CSIC profits plunged in 3Q14
    Shanghai-listed China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) recorded profits of CNY860M ($140M) for the 3Q14, down by 31% year on year; and its total profits for 1Q-3Q14 amounted to CNY2.2Bn, a drop of 21% compared to the previous year. The company's revenue stood at CNY14.1Bn for the 3Q14 and
  • LR2 rates hit record high
    Freight rates to ship naphtha from the Arabian Gulf to Asia Pacific on LR2 products tankers have hit a record high. On 31 October, the Baltic Exchange assessed the rate at Worldscale 134.72 or $34,845/day, up from W118.94 or $28,456/day a week ago. This time last year, the rate was an unprofitable

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • NSC 4 sails away from Ingalls
  • Hawaii ocean energy project makes progress
  • CIT finances LR1 product tanker acquisitions
  • ME-GI engines for new LNG-fueled PCTCs
  • November 03, 2014 Bridge hits ship
  • Cruise ship out of service after striking unknown object

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Vigor celebrates christening of new giant floating drydock
  • Greenbrier releases numbers for fourth quarter, year end
  • MarAd testing fuel cells on reserve fleet training ship
  • Fares at Bellingham Airport drop more than anywhere in U.S.
  • Astoria-based Coast Guard cutter returns from 70-day drug patrol

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Setback for new ILWU contract as employers take aim at union over work go-slows
    Seattle and Tacoma hit by labour disruption
  • Asprey buys Drum Cussac PMSC operation
    Clients should feel no operational impact
  • MR tankers still struggle to rise in value
    Recent secondhand sales show improvements in freight rate earnings are not leading to asset value increase
  • Is the Arctic a business and economic playground or battleground?
    Different agendas and differing stories paint a confusing picture of shipping's role in the Arctic, but the basic facts are simple
  • LA worst hit as boxships wait to berth
    No quick fix, say industry insiders, as congestion problems worsen
  • Investors positive on GSI's $899m expansion plans
    CSSC unit to increase capacity in defence, specialised vessels and handysize tanker sectors
  • Minsheng said to be behind DSME boxship order
    Chinese lessor exercises option in earlier deal to meet charter demand from MSC
  • Gloom continues to dog demolition sector
    Cheap imports of Chinese steel put downward pressure on rates
  • Automation row blamed for ILWU contract delays
    NYK tells customers that negotiations on a new labour contract 'stalled' over robotics at MOL's TraPac terminal
  • Star Bulk says Nobu Su suit 'without merit'
    Taiwanese owner launches US suit against Oaktree, Monarch, Pappas et al
  • VLGC spot rate back up and rising
    Market swings back in owners' favour as rates bottom out
  • Höegh LNG inks two FSRU charter contracts
    Long-term charters pull in earnings of more than $80m a year for Höegh
  • Intra-Mediterranean volumes to breach 17m teu by 2017
    Western Mediterranean and Levant areas expected to lead the way as largest regions
  • Capital Product sees VLCCs as potential growth source
    Trio of Marinakis newbuildings could be future drop-downs
  • ClassNK's MOL Comfort report 'brings nothing new'
    But DNV GL's maritime chief welcomes rival's probe and see further advances of IACS discussions
  • Costamare lifts profit as fleet continues growing
    Greece-based owner buys another boxship in partnership with York Capital

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • China container exports to US accelerating even as its GDP growth slows
    China's containerized exports to the U.S. are showing significantly higher growth this year even as China's economy is expanding at its slowest pace since the financial crisis and when 2014 may show the slowest annual growth since the early 1990s. China's containerized exports to the U.S., which account for just under...
  • Indonesia aims to build three new ports via $1 billion bond offering
    A $1 billion offering next year will finance the construction of three new ports in Indonesia by 2017, the state-owned port operator said today. Port operator Pelindo II president Richard Joost Lino said the three ports were planned for Tanjung Api-Api in South Sumatra, Sorong in West Papau and West Kalimantan,...
  • Schedule reliability at LA-LB expected to improve, SeaIntel says
    Shippers are enduring the worst bout of congestion at Los Angeles-Long Beach in years, but some analysts who follow container shipping say the situation will soon improve. Morten Berg Thomsen of SeaIntel said congestion at the largest port complex in the Americas hit a peak last month, based on the firm's...
  • Skipped sailings being used by carriers in Asia to E.Coast South America
    Canceled sailings and shrinking volumes are injecting more volatility on the Asia-east coast South America trade, Drewry says. Volumes from Asia to the east coast of South America tracked by Datamar showed trade lane volumes dropped slightly, declining by about 4,500 TEUs January through August compared to the same time period...
  • Apparel, footwear importers urge FMC to push for ILWU-PMA deal
    The American Apparel & Footwear Association urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to press negotiators to agree on a West Coast longshore labor contract to help end "untenable congestion" at the ports. "This situation cannot be allowed to continue," AAFA President Juanita...
  • CP expects muted intermodal peak despite diversion gains
    Canadian Pacific Railway doesn't expect a "sharp seasonal peak" in intermodal volume this fall, even after seeing a modest bump in international intermodal traffic from diversions of U.S. West Coast traffic to Port Metro Vancouver and gaining domestic intermodal market share. In a Oct. 24 letter the U.S. Surface Transportation Board,...
  • Omnitracs completes $178 million acquisition of mobile computing rival XRS
    Trucking telematics supplier Omnitracs completed its $178 million acquisition of rival XRS, extending its product line and reaching deeper into the small fleet truck owner market. The acquisition is a sign of rapid evolution in the market for mobile transportation or telematics technology as a U.S. mandate for electronic driver duty...
  • Container ships still at anchor off LA-LB
    The mix of container ships backed up off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is changing but the total count isn't, suggesting the congestion crisis at the busiest U.S. port complex isn't improving. Eight container ships were anchored in the waters off the ports this morning, according to the...
  • Waterfront employers accuse ILWU of slowdowns in Seattle, Tacoma
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is engaging in work slowdown actions at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, waterfront employers say, raising fears that the tactics could spread to Los Angeles-Long Beach, the nation's largest container gateway. According to the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents shipping lines and terminal operators...
  • Port Everglades says record volume only the beginning
    A record-breaking year for Port Everglades is only the beginning, port director Steve Cernak said, as the East Coast's second-fastest growing port is embarking on several projects to add capacity and service bigger ships. Volumes at Port Everglades jumped 8.5 percent, hitting the 1 million TEU mark for the first time...
  • Shippers in JOC survey expect LA-LB congestion to worsen
    A whopping 97 percent of shippers surveyed by JOC.com say they have been hurt by congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and most expect the pain to only deepen. Of the slightly more than 100 shippers surveyed from Oct. 30 through this morning, 65 percent expect congestion,...
  • Major Japanese container ports ride traffic gains
    TOKYO - Japan's five biggest ports saw their global container traffic rise in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2013. The five ports - Kobe, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo and Yokohama - saw international container traffic gains between 0.4 percent and 4.5 percent. Within the same...
  • 2015 growth forecast for intra-Mediterranean container trade
    Intra-Mediterranean container volume is expected to be flat this year at 14.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units, but rise to 15.6 million TEUs next year and 17.1 million TEUs by 2017, according to the Dutch consulting firm Dynamar. Trade between Mediterranean ports in the region is a subset of the estimated 56 million...
  • Drivers at FedEx Freight terminal in New Jersey join Teamsters
    The Teamsters union won a representation election at a New Jersey FedEx Freight terminal Oct. 31, but called off another vote at a less-than-truckload terminal in Pennsylvania. Road and city drivers at the FedEx Freight South Brunswick terminal in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, voted 66 to 42 to join Teamsters Local...
  • Yusen Logistics swings from red to black in fiscal first half
    TOKYO - Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. saw its net profit surge 146.8 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2014, which ended Sept. 31, to ¥695 million ($6.17 million). The sharp rise in net profit came despite an extraordinary loss of ¥1.478 billion the Tokyo-based company...
  • Global air cargo growth accelerates, but IATA notes challenges
    Growth in global air cargo accelerated in September, increasing 5.2 percent from a year ago. However, the market faces uncertainty because of faltering business confidence, according to the International Air Transport Association. Full-size imageSeptember's strong performance, driven by increased activity in Asia-Pacific and North America, followed monthly rises of 5.8 percent...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Navigator seals orders
    Navigator Holdings has firmed up a contract to construct a pair of handysize LPG carriers at a shipyard in South Korea.
  • Bugbee quits Dorian board
    The president of Scorpio Tankers (Scorpio) has relinquished his seat on Dorian LPG's board of directors.
  • Mims downs Matson
    Shares of Matson tumbled in midday trading Monday following the loss of an endorsement from FBR Capital Markets.
  • Atwood delays drillships
    Atwood Oceanics of the US has postponed delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships that are under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.
  • GHS replaces Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities (GHS) of the US has filled a vacancy created by the recent departure of industry veteran Omar Nokta.
  • Locked and loaded
    A joint venture between Prime Tanker Management of Greece and Castlelake, a private equity firm based in the US, has secured the ammunition it needs to acquire up to five product tankers.
  • Busan's big vision
    South Korea's Busan port has revealed plans for a greater focus on transhipment cargo as it looks to expand its network worldwide.
  • Chuck and run
    German marine police are investigating the throwing of a 25kg object from a bridge on to a Peter Dohle cargoship.
  • GE wins MR race
    Great Eastern Shipping of India is being linked with the purchase of a Japanese MR tanker.
  • Newport charts recovery
    A sustainable recovery in the dry cargo market will begin to take hold next summer and work towards a peak in 2016 and 2017, a UK operator says.
  • Sinotrans seals loan deal
    State-owned Chinese bulker owner Sinotrans Shipping has clinched a $10m loan deal to sister operator CSC.
  • NCL in $680m issue
    Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled a $680m notes offering to underpin its takeover of Prestige Cruises.
  • Crew hit by food bug
    A crew on a Greek bulker have suffered food poisoning after eating fish they had caught on a voyage to New Orleans.
  • Demand drives VLCC spike
    A nine-month high in VLCC chartering activity last week pushed rates up to a level not seen in the past year.
  • Cruiseship refloated
    A Greek cruiseship has refloated after going aground off Norway.
  • Halloween mystery
    A cruiseship sailing off the Bahamas hit an unknown object on Friday, forcing nearly 1,000 passengers to return to Miami.
  • Tallinn orders quartet
    Estonia's Port of Tallinn has opted for shipyards in Poland and Turkey for its new ferry order.
  • CMES calls a halt
    Expanding China Merchant Energy Shipping (CMES) is suspending its shares while it plots a "major issue."
  • Pac Rad secures contract
    Pacific Radiance has secured a long-term contract for one of its newly delivered vessels.
  • Stena teams with Mann
    Sweden's Stena Line and UK rival Mann Lines have signed a cooperation deal to boost North Sea and Baltic ro-ro operations.
  • GSI back with a bang
    Guangzhou Shipyard International shares came to life in their first trading day in seven months today.
  • Cosco Corp makes more
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has increased its profit for the third quarter thanks to rising shipyard and dry bulk revenue.
  • Hoegh in FSRU clean-sweep
    Hoegh LNG Holdings has sealed employment for its final open FSRU newbuilding at the same time as finalising a deal for a third vessel in the series.
  • Princess crewman killed
    A seafarer has plunged to his death when a rescue boat fell into the water from a Princess Cruises vessel in Panama.
  • Jasper finds buyer
    Singapore owner Jasper Investments has managed to sell its floatel newbuilding after failing to fund its delivery.
  • Another two for DSME
    South Korea's DSME has won another contract for LNG carriers worth KRW 455.7bn ($425m).
  • Singapore haze worsens
    Haze continued to plague Singapore on Monday with air quality reaching an "unhealthy" for the second day in a row.
  • Collision master fined
    A master of a wind farm passenger transfer vessel has been fined after his vessel collided with a floating military target in the UK.
  • BOTL places rig orders
    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has returned to Singapore to order two jack-up drilling rigs in deals worth $440m.
  • CMRE beats expectations
    Costamare reported a largely unchanged third-quarter earnings performance that was ahead of analysts' expectations.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Employers accuse ILWU of slowdown at Pacific Northwest Ports
  • McAleenan named CBP deputy
  • St. Lawrence Seaway strike avoided
  • Long Beach proposes empty yard to alleviate chassis shortage
  • North American leaders work to increase trade
  • China lifts ban on Washington apples
  • IATA: Cargo up in September, but future growth limited
  • KMPG acquires SAP global trade management consulting provider
  • COSCO reports $322 million profit in Q3
  • NIT League, AgTC join request for suspension of PierPass Fee
  • Longview expands rail corridor
  • FMC reviews 27 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
  • Haze creating poor visibility at Singapore ports
    MPA issues warning to ship operators.
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo wins contract for LNG powered vessels
    'Ships will be able to complete a 14-day round trip in the Baltic operating solely on LNG.'
  • New 'ECA' fuels viewed with suspicion at IMO meeting
    Worries about compatibility with other fuel types and potentially poor quality.
  • Leading ARA player in MGO supply deal
    'BP and Argos join forces to ensure supply of ECA compliant distillate.'
  • Fuel oil outlook 'fundamentally bearish'
    Singapore 380 cSt bunker price 'steady' on Monday.
  • Governments should encourage investment in LNG
    'Having a spark-ignited lean burn gas engine is the dream of any chief engineer.'
  • Bunker sales weaken for US barge operator
    Q3 bottom line growth curbed.
  • Sources: South Korea to start supply of 0.10% sulphur fuel oil
    Deliveries of 1.00% LSFO will be phased out, sources tell Bunkerworld.
  • Fujairah oil terminal due for opening by next month
    Facility building works completed.
  • Bunker player grows South China Sea operations
    Move expected to boost sales volume by up to 50 times.
  • Hambantota supplier passes bunkering milestone
    Magampura Port Management Company conducts bunkering of 100th vessel at OPL.

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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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