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September 8, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe Loop 4 diverts to Antwerp to avoid Rotterdam congestion
  • Global box ports to handle 840 million TEU by 2018 as new players spark growth
  • China anti-monopoly probes not protectionism in disguise: regulatory chief
  • US imposes 100pc preliminary duties on Chinese steel wire rod imports
  • Backhaul on offer with DB Schenker's eastbound Hamburg-Zhengzhou freight train
  • US Horizon Lines names Steve Rubin president and chief executive officer
  • Survey shows US east coast winning popularity contest vis-a-vis west coast
  • Global use of freight and passenger rail grows, but not without risk: report
  • Great Expectations: Death of a national cargo carrier, Transmile Air Services
  • Air freight price recovery speeds up in July as global average rates rise
  • Cargolux increases service to Zhengzhou to thrice weekly with additional flight

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Bureau Veritas classed fleet crosses 100 million gross tonnes
  • CONCOR honours its customers in North West Region
  • Govt may exempt Customs duty on bunker for transhipment vessels
  • MOL establishes shipowning JV
  • NYK conducts crisis response drill on LNG vessel
  • Shipbuilding may get a boost from Ministry backing
  • Cotton imports rise on cheaper global prices
  • EEPC highlights jump in engg exports
  • Exports grew 7.3 pc in first four months of current fiscal, says Fieo
  • Food Ministry seeks CCEA nod on new raw sugar export subsidy formula
  • Kandla Port will lose cargo to private ports if revised SOR is implemented, says stakeholder
  • Rake shortage clogs Vizag Port as coal stocks pile up
  • New projects to boost eastern freight corridor
  • Fag-end recovery helps rupee end firm at 60.39 against dollar
  • Forex reserves recover by $ 60.5 m to $ 318.64 bn
  • Govt clears FDI proposals worth INR 3,249 cr.
  • India seeks support on food subsidy issue to resume talks on free trade
  • Indo-Asean deals on the anvil: Comm Secy
  • Spurt in mfg to boost GDP growth: Moody's
  • Need for private sector investment seen in grain storage infra
  • Bertling Logistics appointed sales agent for Antonov An-225 in the US
  • BIMCO's Heavy Lift Contracts Workshop on November 17
  • Heavy investment in equipment by Crane Rental Corporation
  • Rickmers-Linie appoints Interliner Agencies as agent for South Central Europe

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More parking spaces for trucks in Rotterdam
  • Container trade continues to grow
  • Network Rail awards renewal and enhancement contracts
  • AerOceaNetwork welcomes new member in Beijing
  • Lot is back in black
  • New forwarding/logistics committee chairwoman in Upper...
  • New director for Astag
  • RZD pushing for a new Eurasian transport corridor
  • China issues guidelines to help shipping industry
  • Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo dumping MD-11Fs
  • Hector Rail gets new owner
  • Vancouver records strong mid-year cargo volumes
  • Sparx makes debut in Latin America
  • Alice Marlowe joins Hamburg Süd North America
  • Lagerkapazität am Limit in Polen
  • DST Combitrans opens bonded warehouse in Rekingen
  • Panalpina picks director for new energy division

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • LNG Hybrid Barge successfully launched
  • Grounded laker successfully refloated
  • Bore Song to fit DeltaLangh scrubber
  • Horizon Lines names Rubin as President and CEO
  • Keppel set for second Moss FLNGV conversion
  • BP "grossly negligent" in Deepwater Horizon case
  • Coast Guard responds to grounded laker
  • Two receive Thomas Crowley awards
  • Huntington Ingalls gets $24 million for CVN 76 job

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Washington nets SBA grant to promote small business exports
  • US rail freight traffic count up during week, month, quarter
  • Crowley Maritime presents pair of Thomas Crowley awards
  • Department of Commerce releases July goods/services export numbers
  • Grant funds head to Port of Los Angeles to upgrade cargo handling equipment

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Dry bulk players shun ebola countries
    Crews reluctant to call in stricken region, says leading Thai rice exporter
  • UK detentions plunge to lowest recorded level
    Just one ship held by port state control last month, MCA figures reveal
  • US exports keep MR product tanker sector busy
    Oil product exports from US have risen more than 500,000 barrels per day
  • World Shipholding slashes its stake in Golar LNG
    Fredriksen firm's share will fall from 36% to around 2%
  • Modest freight rate rises as GRIs brought in
    Prices in Latin American trades remain under pressure
  • Minority reform
    Why voting yes for Scottish independence will have dire consequences for shipping
  • CSSC and CSIC post stronger first-half earnings
    Chinese state shipbuilding giants improve operating profits as newbuild prices recover
  • MMS faces lawsuit threat from Iraq
    Update: United Kalavryta operator says any action by Baghdad 'misdirected'
  • Suezmax fixture highlights war-torn Libya's bid to boost exports
    Tripoli needs to sell its crude and segment's rate-pressed shipowners need the business
  • Jens-Peter Schlüter
    German owner sold the family business but started a new venture within the year
  • Keppel pays $50 for 10% in Golar-owned LNG unit
    Deal underscores strategic relationship between Keppel and Golar in FLNG sector
  • Week on Wall Street | September 5
    A dry bulk optimist initiates coverage on Genco, while the Eagle Bulk reorganisation plan looks set to skirt any roadblocks

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Fredriksen cashes out of Golar LNG
    Shipping magnate John Fredriksen is resigning as chairman of Golar LNG Ltd and selling most of his personal stake in the NASDAQ-listed company. On 5 September, Fredriksen-controlled World Shipholding Ltd priced a sale of 27,826,087 common shares of Golar LNG Ltd at $58.50/share. An additional
  • GLDD to widen Freeport Ship Channel
    NASDAQ-listed dredging contactor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has won a $30M contract to widen sections of the Freeport Ship Channel on the US Gulf of Mexico. Under the deal, GLDD will widen about 7.2km of channel by 61m to allow larger ships to safely navigate the 183m-wide channel, said GLDD.
  • LD Lines prepares to halt 'sea motorway'
    French shipping company LD Lines has confirmed it is preparing to suspend from 18 September its three weekly "motorway of the sea" services between Nantes-Saint Nazaire in France and Gijon in northern Spain. Chief executive Christophe Santini told IHS Maritime that the suspension of the line was
  • Spain's Navantia returns to civil shipbuilding
    Spanish naval shipbuilder Navantia said today it was "satisfied" with a European Commission announcement that restrictions on its civil shipbuilding and repair activity will be lifted at year-end. Navantia's non-naval activities have been capped since 2004 at no more than 20% of its revenues. The
  • Pemex buys nine new Voith Water Tractors
    Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico's state-owned petroleum company, is buying nine Voith Water Tractors (VWTs) to safeguard oil tankers entering and clearing debris-affected terminals. PEMEX's Madero, Tuxpan, and Pajaritos oil transhipment terminals in the Gulf of Mexico and Topolobampo on the
  • BV-classed fleet tops 100M gt
    Rising transfers of ships into Bureau Veritas (BV) lifted the BV-classed fleet by mid-2014 to more than 100M gt. A BV spokesperson told IHS Maritime: "The increase in transfers-in was from companies that had tried the BV service with some of their vessels and subsequently chose to move more of their
  • Chile's Puerto Central buys seven Kalmar cranes
    Puerto Central (PCE) has ordered seven environment-friendly Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) under a $14M contract with delivery in July 2015. The Chilean terminal has an expansion programme under way to add 450,000teu. "Besides a fast delivery time, it was vital for PCE to have the
  • Changhang Phoenix raises $38M
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans&CSC, has raised CNY232M ($38M) by selling shares to repay its debts and replenish its working capital. The company's receiver sold about 73M shares to three Chinese individuals at between CNY3.06 and CNY3.58 per share, according to
  • Trieste signs logistics terminal deal
    Trieste Port Authority has signed a contract for the construction of a multi-user logistics terminal. The agreement - with a consortium of local shipping company Francesco Parisi, Bologna intermodal port, and Venetian construction company Cosmo Ambiente - covers building a 125,000m2 platform out
  • Philippines mulls nickel ore export ban
    The Philippines could be poised to join Indonesia in blocking exports of raw nickel ore. Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino has proposed all minerals be processed before export, mirroring a ban Indonesia imposed in January. Supramax owners and brokers, already hit by Indonesia's embargo, are watching
  • Algeria aims to buy 27 merchant ships
    Algeria has announced plans to spend DZD120Bn ($1.48Bn) on revamping its merchant fleet with the purchase of 27 vessels, including six this year. Transport minister Amar Ghoul announced the initiative this week at a ceremony in the Port of Algiers for the arrival of a first acquisition - the
  • Kalmar wins €40M contract from Melbourne
    Cargotec subsidiary Kalmar has announced a "significant contract" from Port of Melbourne's new container terminal worth more than EUR40M ($52.3M) and covering 12 automated stacking cranes and 11 automated shuttle carriers. Along with associated automation technology, the equipment will be delivered
  • China closes over 60,000 maritime disputes
    Chinese maritime courts have closed 64,747 cases, valuing a total of over CNY80Bn ($13.03Bn), according to China's Maritime Adjudication, a white paper published by China's top court on Tuesday. The white paper summarised the maritime trial records in Chinese maritime over the past 30 years, and
  • Senate inquiry stops dredge dumping on reef
    An Australian Senate inquiry yesterday called for a ban on the dumping of any dredging sediment in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, until further studies. The enquiry also called for a freeze on any further funding cuts to government agencies in charge of protecting the reef, since the $2.8M cuts
  • China to increase local fleet cargo volume
    China is looking to increase the percentage of cargo-transport volume of its locally owned fleet in the country's foreign trade to 40%, according to a senior transport official. Approximately 40% of cargo volumes in China's foreign trade will be shipped by fleets owned by Chinese companies, stated
  • Keppel to acquire shares in Golar Hilli
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Keppel Corporation, announced that KSI Production (KSI), its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a sales and purchase agreement to acquire 10% shareholding interests of Golar Hilli Corporation. Keppel believes that the investment will
  • China-Japan rate drop may affect SITC earnings
    Hong Kong-listed SITC International, an intra-Asia box carrier, could see its 2H earnings affected by the sharp drop in China-Japan spot freight rates since May 2014, a research note of CIMB Securities said. The 40% drop in China-Japan spot rates started in April, quickened paces from May and
  • Twenty one Chinese yards left to be standardised
    A total of 21 Chinese shipyards have yet to enter the first batch of shipbuilders meeting the standardised requirements set by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, according to the ministry. The first batch of the shipyards approved by the ministry comprises 51 Chinese shipyards,
  • Rising LPG exports to support VLGC rates
    Expanding LPG exports, especially out of the US Gulf, would support freight rates for very large gas carriers at over $100/tonne, said IHS Waterborne Energy. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed freight rates for the benchmark Gulf-East Asia route at $104.857/tonne, up about 29 cents from
  • Capesize owners seek period hires
    Some owners are seeking to charter out Capesizes for period hires, amid uncertainty that freight rates would see the usual rally towards year-end. This week, the commodities trading arm of Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual fixed Cosco's Tian Lu Hai for $23,000/day for four to six months. In
  • One dead, another missing in vessel sinking
    A Cambodian-registered general cargo vessel sank in the Sea of Japan yesterday, with one crew dead and another missing. The 1981-bulit Poline was loaded with timber en route from Russia's port of Plastun in the Primorsky Territory to China when it encountered a heavy storm and overturned. The 3,085

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • ILWU diversions help push Canadian intermodal volume to record high
    Intermodal volume on U.S. railroads is up 5.7 percent year-over-year in the first 35 weeks of 2014. Full-size chart The scope of U.S. shippers' diversion of cargo through western Canadian ports can be seen in August intermodal statistics, showing Canadian intermodal traffic last week outpacing U.S. traffic gains and hitting an all-time...
  • SCFI: Rates rise more than 6 percent worldwide
    The SCFI rate from Asia to North Europe was up 4.2 percent from last week to $1,129 per 20-foot container. Full-size chart Spot rates on major trade lanes worldwide increased this week, with peak shipping season to Europe and North America in full swing. Spot rates from Shanghai to northern Europe, the Mediterranean...
  • CP, BNSF push back against potential STB 'overreach'
    Canadian Pacific Railway and BNSF Railway said Thursday that requiring them to add railcars or allow other railroads to operate on their lines - as some officials and shippers have asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to require them to do - would hamper needed rail service improvements. The two railroads...
  • Teamsters, LA trucker clash over alleged firings
    A Teamsters-affiliated organization accused a Southern California drayage company of firing at least 33 drivers who filed wage and hour claims against the carrier, an accusation the company said is not truthful. Justice for Port Drivers, which is affiliated with the Teamsters, said Total Transportation Services Inc. fired the drivers on...
  • Port of Los Angeles receives grant to reduce emissions from equipment
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $469,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retrofit 14 pieces of cargo-handling equipment with Level 3 diesel particulate filters. Los Angeles is receiving the grant on behalf of two of its terminals: SA Recycling and APM Terminals. The port...
  • Nine Santos terminals get new lease on life
    Nine marine terminals at Santos earmarked for a new concession process that would eliminate them may soon be given an official stay of execution following moves by Codesp, the local port authority. Abel Rodrigues Zillig, manager of the Deicmar multipurpose terminal in Santos, said the news was "very welcome" as the...
  • EU reportedly set to allow Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV merger
    Hapag-Lloyd and Compania Sud Americana de Vapores are one step closer to creating the world's fourth-largest ocean container line, with the European Union reportedly set to allow the merger. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the merger will win conditional approval from European regulators. The European Commission is...
  • Environmentalists renew criticism of Miami dredging
    Environmental groups remain unhappy with a channel deepening project that the Port of Miami is counting on to attract larger ships and expand the port's distribution reach. Several environmental groups, including Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper and the Tropical Audubon Society, have filed a required 60-day notice of a potential lawsuit against the...
  • More ships diverted from Rotterdam to Antwerp due to congestion
    Indicating that congestion problems are continuing at the Port of Rotterdam, Hapag-Lloyd announced on Friday that three additional ships on an Asia-Europe string would bypass the port and call at Antwerp instead. It said three consecutive weekly arrivals on its Asia Loop 4 service would call at the PSA Antwerp Deurganck...
  • Air France-KLM plans reduction in freighter fleet to cut losses
    Air France-KLM announced a major downsizing of its freighter fleet in the latest bid to return its cargo operation to profitability amid sagging global demand and increased competition from fast-growing Arab Gulf airlines. But Europe's largest cargo airline by revenue pulled back from selling Martinair Cargo, its Amsterdam-based freighter subsidiary. The Franco-Dutch...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Sept. 5
    Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in September and October, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Ocean carriers' operating margins in the first half of the year veered widely from top-ranked Maersk Line's positive 7.3 percent to...
  • Air to ocean shift may be slowing as economy improves
    A long-term shift from air to ocean freight by shippers looking to cut transport costs and willing to tolerate longer transit times may be slowing as economic conditions improve, according to recent comments from transportation executives. "I think we saw the bulk of the movement in the past several years when...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • New leader for Fesco
    Konstantin Sokolov has been appointed as president of Russia's Far Eastern Shipping (Fesco), following Ruslan Alikhanov's pre-agreed resignation.
  • Check your charters
    Law firm Hill Dickinson has warned owners and charterers they may have to draft additional clauses for charters that see ships calling in ebola-affected countries.
  • GE keeps promise
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has signed a contract to buy a 52,500-dwt supramax (built 2006) only a few days after announcing investment plans.
  • Veteran Laker grounds
    An American Steamship bulker has grounded near Mackinac Island in the US.
  • NAO ties up two
    New York-listed Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has fixed a pair of modern supply ships to a UK major for up to two years.
  • Swiss ship detained
    Safety issues contributed to the detention of a Malta-flagged vessel in the port of Grimsby, UK.
  • NEL Lines under fire
    Greece's Maritime Company of Lesvos (NEL Lines) has been blamed by traders on the small Greek island of Limnos for their suffering businesses.
  • Fredriksen to slash Golar LNG stake
    John Fredriksen has signalled his intention to almost completely sell his stake in LNG carrier company Golar LNG in a $1.9bn secondary share offering.
  • BV marks milestone
    Following a strong growth in the number of ships being transferred, French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has seen its fleet surpass the 100m gt mark.
  • MMS: no lawsuit
    Greek shipowner Marine Management Services (MMS) has said it is unaware of the Iraqi government taking legal action against the company over allegedly illegal exports of Kurdish crude.
  • Stena adds third
    Sweden's Stena Line is deploying a third freight ro-ro to build capacity between the UK and the Netherlands.
  • Bulker runs aground
    A Turkish-flagged bulk carrier has run aground off Astypalaia, Greece, with 22 crew members.
  • China opening up
    China is a step closer to allowing foreign shipowners to set up companies in Shanghai's free trade zone (FTZ).
  • New boss for Horizon
    US owner Horizon Lines has named Steve Rubin as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO) after two months in the role on an interim basis.
  • Furneaux quits
    Australian authorities are seeking an alternative after Furneaux Shipping said it was stopping its freight run to Flinders Island.
  • SCI must shape up
    India has told state owner Shipping Corp of India (SCI) to cut losses 10% or forfeit its financial autonomy.
  • One dead, one missing in sinking
    One man has died and another was missing after a Russian cargoship capsized and sank in the Sea of Japan.
  • MPA pulls bunker licences
    Northwest Resources has had its bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licences cancelled by Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).
  • Turbine prang costs master
    The master of a wind farm support boat has been fined in a UK court after colliding with a wind turbine off the Norfolk cost in 2012.
  • Keppel ties up number two
    Singapore's Keppel Corp is in the process of finalising contracts with Golar LNG for a second FLNG conversion.
  • ABS classes Japan ship
    A leading classification society's campaign to break into new markets appears to be bearing fruit.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • White House gathers business input on trade policies
    At a roundtable discussion at the White House, business leaders encouraged the pursuit of two multilateral free trade agreements with Pacific Rim and European partners to help reduce the cost and complexity of doing business in those markets.
  • BNSF confronts ag capacity issues
    BNSF officials expect a grain volume increase of between 10 percent and 15 percent during this year's agriculture peak season, but said it is "offering more capacity for the movement of grain than ever before."
  • Latin America needs more port investment
    Economic and population growth rate projections for Latin America have not been matched by infrastructure investment needed to accommodate increased logistics and trade demands, according to an APM Terminals official.
  • Panalpina streamlines energy logistics services
  • Horizon Lines names permanent CEO
  • St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments up 3%
  • Weekly GRI roundup
  • BIS seeks comments on ag export licensing for Cuba
    The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security on Thursday published a notice requesting comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for agricultural commodity exports to Cuba.
  • U.S. July exports reach $198 billion

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Wartsila approves use of ExxonMobil's 'advanced' cylinder oil
    Engine-maker grants Mobilgard 5100 an interim No Objection Letter.
  • Stena adds vessel on UK-Holland route
    Company expecting demand growth.
  • Price outlook mixed across European ports
    Bunker prices firm in Istanbul.
  • Fujairah prices move in different directions
    Overall price picture in the market remains uncertain.
  • Dan-Bunkering hires traders
    New employees will be based at company headquarters.
  • Shipyard claims first on fuel monitoring
    'Fuel cost matters a lot these days,' says yard president.
  • Asian IFO market closes week relatively flat
    Offices in Busan to close for a holiday from Monday to Wednesday.
  • Ship design: Everything to play for
    Design must retain flexibility to meet changing market dynamics.
  • LNG bunker tanker order finds designer
    Contract signed for design of vessel's cargo handling system.
  • New plant to produce biofuel for ships
    US government-backed facility due to complete in 2016.
  • Imperial Oil refinery starts decommissioning phase
    Facility used to supply marine fuel at port of Halifax.
  • Singapore bunker player loses licence over illegal practices
    Director of Northwest Resources facing sentence for corruption.
  • Fuel oil stocks at China up
    Total weekly volume amounted to 2.97 million mt.
  • Montreal MGO prices slip
    Good avails reported at the Canadian port.
  • FMC: US has 'plenty' of LNG for marine fuel
    World's largest supplier of natural gas has an estimated 100-year supply.

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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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