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November 7, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • ILWU: No deal exists to work normally - we disagree on what 'normal' means
  • Canton Fair revenue declines 8.6pc, suggesting weaker export demand
  • Seaspan mulls imminent orders for 18,000 - 20,000 TEUers within months
  • Hong Kong's Kerry Logistics spends US$257.9 million on acquisitions
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding receives orders for three 18,000-19,000 TEU ships
  • Now Hong-Kong listed, On Time Logistics aims at global expansion
  • Textainer profit up 35pc to US$54 million as revenue increases 9pc
  • Manila's ICTSI Mexican terminal surpasses all its productivity targets
  • One-day ICHCA seminar on safety of container lashings in Rotterdam
  • Dubai Al Maktoum airport freight volumes surge in third quarter
  • Baltic Air Charter Association names Volga-Dnepr Best Cargo Charter Airline
  • Ethiopian Airlines takes in third B777F to export African perishables

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Cabinet clears Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013
  • GMS invites shipping regulators to India to witness improvements in ship recycling first hand
  • MIQ Logistics India proficiently facilitates movement of project cargo to Bangladesh & Peru
  • MoS asks RBI to relax rules for loss-making shipbuilding cos
  • India may import crude from US
  • Indo-Pak trade via Attari-Wagah land route halted
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port posts good quarterly results
  • KoPT put on alert after possible terror threat
  • CONCOR CMD gets Navratna Meritorious Award
  • CONCOR launches export container train service from ICD-TNPM to Chennai Port
  • Freight rates decline on oversupply of trucks
  • HCC bags two contracts worth INR 634.79 cr.
  • Oct. manufacturing output improves

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Viel Unsicherheit
  • Cheaper transport for millions of pigs
  • Raimund Juriga joins Imtech ICT
  • Acsa jazzing up with new CIO
  • Many HGV drivers happy with job
  • KR to drive LNG fuelled shipping in Apec region
  • Quehenberger: new pecking order in Germany
  • Colas Rail investing in HaCon's TPS
  • Regular groupage freight transport for pharmaceuticals
  • Volga-Dnepr flies boiler "drum" to Kuwait
  • Logue retiring from FedEx Freight
  • Grimaldi adding Apulia-Greece loop
  • Network Rail publishes plans for new infrastructure
  • Iraqi upgrades operation to Kuala Lumpur
  • Gulfstream picks Ceva for European parts distribution
  • European shipowners launch ESSF sulphur survey

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Euronav restarts IPO push
    Tanker major Euronav has re-started its plan to float in the US and drop its Brussels listing in favour of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Euronav filed its first public registration with US securities regulators on 8 September, after filing a confidential registration in late April. On 15
  • Westports stellar results trigger expansion
    Port Klang terminal operator Westports today released 3Q/2014 and nine months to September 2014 figures revealing profits have soared along with double-digit growth in operational revenue for both periods. "Coupled with a lower effective tax rate and termination of a management service agreement,
  • Critical interim period for ship recycling
    Progress in the fight to regulate ship recycling practices could be drawn out if operators do not see the financial benefits in doing so. "We have a classic chicken and egg situation if there is no financial motivation for the yards," said Nikos Mikelis, non-executive director of GMS, speaking at
  • China Ocean to acquire 20% of leasing company
    Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry will acquire 20% of Zhejiang Ocean Leasing, a sino-foreign joint equity company, for CNY45M ($7.3M). Zhejiang Ocean Leasing posted profits of CNY12.3M in 2013 and profits of CNY20.3M in the first nine months in 2014, a stock filing of China Ocean
  • German-Danish MPP alliance shaken up
    Danish heavy lift operator Poulsen Shipping and its German joint venture partner Harren & Partner have realigned their project carrier operations. Their joint MPP operating outfit Combi Lift has been fully concentrated at the Harren & Partner head office in Bremen, superseding the old set-up with a
  • German owners call for scrubber harmonisation
    Owners are in danger of being penalised in Europe for discharging scrubber treated water due to a clash between two contradictory European regulations. The international sulphur regulation as transposed into European law, versus the EU Water Framework Directive. German ship owners today called on
  • ICC will not prosecute Israel over Gaza aid ship deaths
    The International Criminal Court has today decided against prosecuting the state of Israel for the deaths caused when the Gaza aid ship Mavi Marmara was intercepted in May 2010. The deaths of nine Turkish activists followed when Israeli commandos stormed the 4,142gt ferry Mavi Marmara, which was
  • IHS recognition at Maritime Media Awards
    IHS Maritime and Trade is celebrating after receiving a Certificate of Merit in the First Sea Lord's Digital Media Award category at last night's Maritime Media Awards in London. The recognition, decided by a panel of judges on behalf of the Maritime Foundation, was for the IHS Maritime 360
  • Thailand transport sector cool to government's planned overseas investments
    Thailand's interest in developing ports and rail infrastructure overseas has met with a cool reception from the transportation industry. "The government has formed a subcommittee under the Board of Investment of Thailand to particularly provide support for Thai investors engaged in the development
  • Seafaring safety 'should come first'
    Safety should be inherent to seafaring and more credit should be given to seafarers according to Gerry Docherty, director of technical services at Ardmore Shipping Services. Speaking at the 4th annual shipping and offshore CSR forum in London this week he said: "The shipping industry has a very
  • DS Torm upgrades full year forecast as 3Q14 losses narrow
    DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker company that is undergoing restructuring, expects higher operating profit and narrower net loss for the full year than forecast earlier on smaller 3Q14 loss. Group net loss narrowed to $20.6M in 3Q14 compared with $40.2M in the same period last year, while
  • Koper recycling project wins ESPO award
    The Slovenian port of Koper has won this year's European Sea Ports Organisation award for its "No Waste, Just Resources" project for the recycling of port waste into environmentally friendly materials. The wide-ranging project involves innovations including the re-use of marine silt for
  • Jones Act consolidation begins
    Kinder Morgan has purchased two Jones Act product tankers from Crowley in what may be the beginning of a broader consolidation. NYSE-listed Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is paying $270M for the 45,760dwt Pennsylvania and Florida, built by Aker Philadelphia in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In
  • OW Bunker forced to seek in-court restructuring
    A large scale fraud at its Singapore subsidiary, and high risk management loss have forced OW Bunker to seek court restructuring. Events started to unfold on Wednesday (05 November), when OW Bunker, whose shares are listed in Copenhagen, said that the group's senior management had been informed
  • MODEC trims 2014 profit forecast
    Japanese floating production systems specialist MODEC said today that its 2014 profit is expected to be lower than previously predicted. The company explained this down to malfunctions in its FPSOs operating in Brazil. MODEC now expects its 2014 profit to be JPY5Bn ($43.7M), compared to JPY6.5Bn
  • LR reinstating offshore licence in China
    London-based Lloyd's Register (LR) expects to achieve an early reinstatement of its licence to carry out offshore certification for offshore oil production facilities in China. On 4 November, the State Administration of Work Safety of China ordered the China unit of LR and American Bureau of
  • VLCC demand up as spot rates head north
    Several VLCCs have been booked for up to two years as spot rates continue to head north ahead of winter. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed the rate for the benchmark Arabian Gulf-East Asia route at Worldscale 56.18 or $45,902/day. Brokers told IHS Maritime that in recent weeks, Hyundai
  • CCS to release new LNG rules in 2015
    The Rules for LNG Bunkering Shipping is expected to be enforced in 2015, stated China Classification Society (CCS) at the World Shipping (China) Summit 2014. At present, CCS is dedicated to promote the application of LNG in the shipping sector by developing technical standards and providing

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Moroccan frigate drydocks at Damen Shiprepair Brest
  • Undersea miner to charter newbuild from MAC
  • Contamination is leading cause of tank container claims
  • November 06, 2014 Becker Marine Systems opens U.S. office
  • OW Bunker files for restructuring after fraud discovery

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok operating/capital budget for 2015
  • Crowley Maritime sells two tankers to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
  • Willard Marine nets Navy deal to provide rigid inflatable boats
  • U.S. goods, services export tally drops during month of September
  • Boeing taps Gordon Johndroe for government communications post

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Oil is not going away any time soon, but non-Opec supply is shrouded in uncertainty
    Tankers can expect oil cargoes for at least the next 25 years as oil remains important part of global energy mix
  • Extraordinary LR2 spot rates start to level off
    Earnings climb down slightly from all-time high of $35,000 per day earlier this week
  • MOL confirms 18,000 teu talks
    Seaspan and Japanese lessors are possible charter parties in deal to be done by year-end
  • UK showcases country's world-beating maritime skills
    Government extends tonnage tax to cover ratings as part of new campaign to promote shipping expertise and training
  • KG rot 'set in with globalisation'
    System worked well from 1970s to 2000s, insists Lloyd Fonds boss
  • Haji-Ioannou wins FFA case against Su
    Taiwanese owner and TMT found liable in $36m claim
  • Gothenburg box traffic continues to fall
    Year-to-date volumes down 5%, despite third-quarter hike
  • Torm in talks with remaining debt holders to agree to restructuring plan
    Group seeks consensus on Oaktree taking majority stake
  • Dorian LPG bolsters balance sheet as US exports drive LPG shipping growth
    Global LPG exports to rise 50% on last year
  • Global macroeconomic factors pressure shipping for long term, says Cosco's Ma Zehua
    Co-operation, consolidation and innovation would be keys to pursue ultra-low costs
  • Services suspended to Libyan port
    Shipping lines suspend Benghazi services as fighting in the area escalates
  • Westports revenues fall despite rise in container throughput
    Gateway container traffic and transhipment up 12%
  • New companies will turn to Oslo OTC, Pareto predicts
    Norway wins on speed and pricing, insists Høiby
  • CMA CGM announces low-sulphur surcharges
    French carrier informs customers of additional fees for 2015 in response to stricter emissions legislation
  • Ship queue lengthens outside Los Angeles and Long Beach
    Bulkers join boxships waiting to berth
  • Euronav goes for second bite of IPO cherry
    European tanker owner determined to succeed with US IPO this time
  • Teekay LNG Partners sticks to long-term contracts to fulfil growth plans
    Longer-term charter deals protect against exposure to market volatility
  • Tanker Investments relying on winter market boost as it posts third-quarter loss
    Teekay vehicle looking to generate 'significant' cashflow in coming months
  • Höegh LNG orders fifth FSRU newbuilding
    Vessel to be delivered from South Korean yard in 2017
  • Evergreen considering 18,000 teu ships
    CKYHE alliance may need to upsize ships to compete with other alliances
  • Torm posts $26m loss as it seeks to finalise restructuring plan
    Struggling Danish operator takes chance to slightly improve full-year forecast as it seeks to finalise Oaktree deal
  • OW Bunker applies for court restructuring
    Company discloses losses of $125m due to fraud in Singapore subsidiary and up to $150m in risk management losses
  • Kinder Morgan grows Jones Act fleet
    Pipeline company snatches two tankers from Crowley
  • Box Ships looks for needed covenant relief
    Containership operator continues to work with banks
  • Safe Bulkers sees profits dive as charter rates sink
    Greek bulker owner declares dividend of $0.04 per share
  • Paragon books net loss of $6m from weak freight rates
    But dry bulk company expects rates to improve to year-end and into 2015
  • Baltic Trading sees net loss of $5.5m
    Dry bulk operator attributes loss to 'challenging' environment
  • Ocean Rig reports record earnings
    Economou says company is insulated from market softness as backlog grows
  • DryShips returns to profit
    George Economou lifts stake to 16.9% after fundraiser that enables owner to cover bond dues

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • US West Coast waterfront employers accuse ILWU of withholding LA-LB labor
    LONG BEACH, California - Fearing that gridlock at the largest U.S. port complex is imminent, the Pacific Maritime Association today blasted the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for withholding skilled labor at Los Angeles-Long Beach. While at least a dozen factors contribute to port congestion in Southern California, "it is the ILWU...
  • Transplace buys chemical logistics company LMS
    Third-party logistics company Transplace is building up its chemical business by acquiring Logistics Management Solutions, a non-asset 3PL with a strong chemicals and industrial customer base. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition expands the $1.4 billion company's service portfolio and expands its presence in key verticals, including chemicals,...
  • Canada gives TransForce approval to buy trucking rival Contrans
    Canadian competition authorities gave a green light Wednesday to a deal that makes the biggest trucking operator in Canada - $2.9 billion TransForce - substantially bigger. The Competition Bureau issued a letter that clears the way for TransForce to complete its nearly $500 million acquisition of Contrans, a major Canadian truckload operator. The...
  • LA-LB harbor drivers seek HOS waiver for congestion relief
    Harbor truckers in Southern California struggling with congestion at the largest U.S. port complex are asking federal regulators for temporary relief from some national truck driver hours of service regulations. If the Los Angeles-Long Beach effort gains traction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the American Trucking Associations said it...
  • US shippers appear to be diverting more cargo through Canada
    U.S. shippers appear to be diverting a second wave of intermodal cargo through Canadian ports, as congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach mounts. For the week ending Nov. 1, Canadian intermodal volume was up 10.0 percent year-over-year, marking the second week in a row of double-digit increases, according...
  • US election could spell new - but short - opportunity for highway bill
    WASHINGTON - The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate could unblock the gridlock delaying a long-term highway bill, but the window for legislative action may be short. The Republicans "probably have only a one-year window to make some hay," C. Randal Mullett, vice president of government relations and public affairs for...
  • Canada aims to allow shippers to self-screen air cargo
    Transport Canada is proposing to allow shippers to screen their cargo before it reaches an airport, rather than solely relying on carriers to do so, in order to bridge security gaps and prevent terrorist attacks. The Canadian government said relying on carriers to screen all cargo for explosive devices would be...
  • US Customs working to curb LA-LB congestion
    To help reduce congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, U.S. Customs Border and Protection is offering extended gate hours to shippers and allowing them to schedule non-intrusive inspection appointments on nights and weekends. The agency has also hosted meetings with container lines and marine terminal operators, and...
  • Concor's profit slumped 21 percent in fiscal second quarter
    Rising operating costs coupled with the slowdown in international freight hauling hurt profit growth at Container Corporation of India, the country's largest intermodal logistics provider. Concor, an offshoot of Indian Railways, booked a net income of Rs. 191.88 crore (about $31.5 million) in the second quarter of its fiscal year, which...
  • Sales tax hike to benefit Port of Oakland infrastructure
    Roads and highways connecting to the Port of Oakland are on track for upgrades after Alameda County voters this week approved a sales tax hike that will fund $7.8 billion worth of transportation infrastructure improvements. Revenue gained through the half-cent sales hike to 1 cent will enable the county to...
  • Maersk joins group monitoring ship emission compliance
    Maersk Line has joined 10 other container lines and shipowners in a group known as the Trident Alliance to test enforcement of the new low-sulfur fuel regulations that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, in so-called emission control areas in North Europe and North America. The alliance will work together...
  • WCI: Asia-Europe spot rates double while trans-Atlantic rates reach new lows
    Rates from Asia to Northern Europe nearly doubled this week while trans-Atlantic rates dipped to new lows, according to the latest readings from the World Container Index. Full-size imageAll WCI trade lanes involving Shanghai jumped this week, but none more than Shanghai to Rotterdam spot rates, which jumped 89.3 percent after...
  • Maersk Line Ltd. settles US military claim that it forged receipts
    Maersk Line Ltd., the U.S.-flag unit of Maersk Group, has paid $8.7 million to the U.S. government in a civil settlement of claims that the carrier submitted forged receipts for military shipments to Afghanistan. The settlement was announced by Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, where...
  • Contamination cited as top cause of tank-cargo claims
    Nearly half of insurance claims filed with the TT Club for tank containers during the last nine of years have been caused by contamination, an official at the freight transportation insurer said. The most frequent cause of contamination is incompatibility of the tank with the cargo in it, Phillip Emmanuel, the...
  • FMC chairman says agency is closely watching PierPass
    U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero expects congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to ease in the next couple weeks, but, in the meantime, he said the agency is scrutinizing the PierPass program. Cordero, who spent most of Tuesday in Southern California talking to drayage drivers...
  • NY-NJ panel expects chassis pool decision by year-end
    A committee of the Port of New York and New Jersey's industrywide Council on Port Performance expects by year-end to decide between two competing chassis-pool models for "gray" chassis in the port. The council's equipment implementation team has narrowed its discussions to two options - a cooperative "market pool" managed by...
  • Boom and bust in LA-Long Beach
    Kansas City Southern Railway's Pat Ottensmeyer doesn't have a solution to the debilitating congestion plaguing the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but he is making a pitch that could alleviate the pain some importers are feeling at the nation's largest port complex. Ottensmeyer, KCS's executive vice president and chief...
  • Righting a NAFTA wrong on trucking
    Nelson BalidoDemocratic politics in the early 1990s looked a lot different than they do today. The idea that a governor from Arkansas, one of a dwindling number of southern Democrats, could run a credible campaign - much less win the White House - seemed a pipe dream, especially in a party...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Vibrant Hawaii lifts Matson
    Matson has reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit after Hawaii's economy boosted freight movement.
  • ISC in handy pullback
    International Shipholding Corp (ISC) has cancelled one handysize bulker on order and is proposing to sell its three in operations.
  • Oceanteam doubles up
    Oceanteam Shipping has seen its profit double during the third quarter on increased revenue thanks to long-term charters and operations in Mexico.
  • US owners boost spending
    US shipowners have boosted their secondhand purchasing activity this year with their spending in the tanker, bulker and boxship markets on the rise.
  • Carnival expands fleet
    USA's Carnival Corporation is expecting its fleet capacity to rise by nearly 10% as four new ships join its fleet in the next 18 months.
  • Hurtigruten profit up
    Norwegian cruise and ferry group Hurtigruten has pushed up earnings in the third quarter as revenue improved.
  • Rieber stays strong
    Norway's GC Rieber Shipping has seen its third quarter profit jump thanks to high fleet utilisation.
  • Poulsen teams with HBC
    Danish owner J Poulsen Shipping has formed an alliance with Germany's HBC Hamburg Bulk Carriers in a pact that could set the scene for a full merger.
  • Steady as she goes
    The sale of three suezmax tankers slightly depressed the third quarter distributable cash flow of Teekay LNG Partners.
  • Tokyo Kisen lowers sights
    Tokyo Kisen has lowered its profit forecast for both the half and the full year.
  • Lender's loan losses fall
    German lender Commerzbank has revealed a big drop in loan-loss provisions in the third quarter.
  • Dorian slips below Street
    Dorian LPG has reported a smaller than projected second quarter profit in a period which saw a significant contribution from its spot trading ships.
  • MES to stay profitable
    Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) has forecast continuing but lower profit in the financial year ending 31 March 2015.
  • Good and bad news at TNK
    Stronger spot market rates have led to a return to profit for New York listed Teekay Tanker but the result was nevertheless below expectations.
  • TIL positive after loss
    Teekay spin-off Tanker Investments Ltd presented a positive read on the crude tanker markets as it reported a modest loss today.
  • Wilson increases profit
    A weaker summer and higher operating costs failed to prevent Norway's Wilson from posting a marginal profit increase during the third quarter.
  • Deep Sea hires out duo
    Deep Sea Supply has agreed on bareboat contracts for two of its newly-built platform supply vessels (PSVs).
  • Hoegh declares FSRU option
    Norway's Hoegh LNG has declared its option for a fifth FSRU at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea.
  • Overseas banks pulled plug
    Insolvent Danish fuel and tanker group OW Bunker was forced into a filing for court restructuring after overseas lenders withdrew their support.
  • Teekay Corp misses Q3 forecasts
    Teekay Corp missed analysts' projections in the third quarter due in part to lower output from one of its FPSOs.
  • Torm to take in Oaktree fleet
    Oaktree is likely to place a large slice of its products tanker fleet into Torm as part of a plan that may see the private equity firm take a controlling stake in the company, Jacob Meldgaard says.
  • Aegean in the clear?
    The potential collapse of Danish fuel and tanker group OW Bunker could provide opportunities for its main rival to boost margins and increase consolidation, according to US investment bank Stifel.
  • Euronav restarts US IPO
    Euronav has wasted no time in resurrecting its US initial public offering which was delayed due to market turbulence last month.
  • CSC carries crude again
    Ceylon Shipping Corp (CSC) has transported its first crude cargo for nearly 20 years.
  • Hapag halts Libyan call
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd has halted a call in Libya due to fighting in the east of the country.
  • Safe's net profit falls 87%
    Safe Bulkers has just managed to remain in profit despite a difficult operating environment latest results show.
  • DryShips back in black
    DryShips has returned to profit in the third quarter helped by a large jump in revenues at its offshore drilling arm.
  • Vietnam tanker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has detained a Vietnamese-owned chemical tanker, court documents seen by TradeWinds show.
  • Paragon trims losses
    Paragon Shipping has managed to cut its losses in the third quarter despite 23% decline in net revenues.
  • OW files after $125m fraud
    Danish fuel and tanker company OW Bunker, already battered by falling bunker prices, has filed for court restructuring after claiming it has been subjected to a multi-million dollar fraud.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Employers say longshore job actions have spread to Southern California
  • No end for West Coast port congestion
  • XPO sees huge 3Q revenue growth
  • Transplace acquires chermical/industrial-focused 3PL
  • BNSF Logistics deal beefs up project cargo team
  • Maersk pays $8.7 million to settle complaint
  • Crowley sells two Jones Act tankers
  • Expeditors sees 11% earnings gain in Q3
  • Dachser opens new Atlanta facility

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
  • Shockwaves in the market as OW halts payments
    Companies that are owed money fear they may never be paid.
  • Bunker regulations: Enforcement 'completely inadequate'
    Shipping industry facing a 'tidal wave' of environmental rules with sulphur controls at the leading edge.
  • OW Bunker gains time
    Court sets December 1 for restructuring plan.
  • MPA backs IBIA's mass flow meter course
    Next course in Singapore in mid-November.
  • OW Bunker: More details emerge on fraud allegations
    Chairman: 'Police investigations are ongoing.'
  • Singapore: Short-term supply disruption possible
    Fall out from events surrounding OW Bunker may hit market, says analyst.
  • Shipping firm benefits from weaker bunker prices
    Company expecting a 'healthier' shipping market to come.
  • OW Bunker to undergo restructuring procedure
    OW Bunker & Trading and OW Supply & Trading 'expected to be insolvent'.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands Dubai ops
    Adds Bunker and Lubricant Trader to its Dubai office.
  • Russian bunker terminal closer to start of upgrading works
    Government adds project to national scheme.
  • Shipowners to track low sulphur bunker uptake
    Survey launched to access developments towards ECA compliance.
  • OW Bunker: Fraudulent activity, losses at Dynamic Oil
    Preliminary findings suggest a potential loss of around $125 million at Singapore-based Dynamic Oil.

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Brussels
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Rome
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Lisbon
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Copenhagen
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Milan
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Rome
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Bern
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Miami
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Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
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Riyadh
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Trieste
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Seoul
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Rome
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Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
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Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
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The Defense
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Rome
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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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