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October 9, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM ups Asia-Mideast Arabian Gulf rate US$250/TEU October 22
  • Asia-Europe August box volume up 8.6pc, rising 8.2pc year to date
  • Court orders Haifa dockers back to work after privatisation strike
  • Ex-Maersk Group partner, ex-NOL chief Jacobs joins Zim board
  • Chinese shippers urge China to scrutinise vessel sharing agreements
  • 24,000-TEU boxships would weigh heavily on infrastructure costs
  • Evergreen to start service linking Singapore to Vietnam
  • CMA CGM upgrades Africa-India loop with Nhava Sheva weekly call
  • MOL's joint venture with El Baraka starts operation in Egypt
  • Marseilles-Fos to take delivery of 12 Cargotec straddle carriers
  • London Gateway names Import Services to run its Common User Facility
  • Proposed US-Mexico cargo clearing facility at Lambert wins key support
  • First Air lays off 9 cargo workers on Baffin Island in Canada's high Arctic
  • Cargolux's fleet expands with addition of 11th B747-8 freighter
  • Emirates Skycargo adds 'White Container' to cool chain portfolio

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • MOL issues Environmental & Social Report 2014
  • SPNM's annual networking event today
  • TSA carriers unveil 2015 revenue/cost recovery program
  • Engg exports to Sri Lanka, Nepal & Bangladesh grow in April-Aug.
  • Coal imports up 19 pc in Sept.
  • GAIL (I) to import US LNG from Cove Point terminal
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on phenol imported from US & Chinese Taipei
  • Govt may lift ban on organic food exports
  • Kokum oil exports to increase as global buyers turn to India from Ebola-hit Africa
  • Panasonic India to export rice cookers
  • Over INR 17K-cr. investment needed to expand port capacity: Assocham
  • RAS Infraport & Regal Shipping participate in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'
  • Neptune Container Line Delhi moves to next level in Air Import Logistics
  • ADB to help build industrial zones in AP
  • India to grow at 5.6 pc this fiscal, 6.5 pc in FY16: Fitch
  • INR 's moderate rise
  • L&T wins INR 1,630-cr. contract to construct expressway in UP
  • MoU signed for 100-MW wind power project off Gujarat coast
  • Parekh Committee scales down infra investment projections by 40 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DAF nets massive truck order
  • Khalifa Port welcomes maiden call of CSAV's CMX service
  • IRU and UIC working closer together
  • Claasen to promote Frankfurt's cargo biz
  • New board members at LIHH
  • First new electric locomotives roll onto Russian tracks
  • WFS enters new continent
  • Green traction for Green Cargo
  • Zim takes Jacobs onto executive team
  • Cathay Pacific selects Cargospot
  • Grün transportiert - und wenn schon?!
  • Davies Turner accelerates UK investment programme
  • CICT completes HL phase in/out operation

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • AMP Chairman responds to Jones Act critic
  • Vibration specialist celebrates its first century
  • Transportation Secretary: Increase investment in ports
  • Fredriksen dry bulk companies to merge
  • Detyens Shipyards awarded MSC contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Seattle, Tacoma port commissions announce unified management plan
  • Boeing predicts air cargo traffic will more than double by 2033
  • Port of Camas-Washougal reports fire at Grove Field Airport
  • TSA member carriers eye new rate guidelines
  • Trucking group taps Long as new board chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • European banks are underlent, insists Hussey
    ING shipping chief says only problem is lack of good deals
  • Euronav IPO to dominate investor interest in crude
    Likely to push out smaller operators seeking US listing
  • VLCC Chartering gets down to business
    A flying start for Fredriksen-led tanker pool as fourth-quarter momentum builds
  • It's recovery in box shipping, but not as we know it
    Drewry says performance in coming years will reflect cost reduction, not vessel utilisation
  • Seattle and Tacoma moot a strategic alliance
    US ports look to align management operations to fend off Canadian competition
  • Brussels competition laws trip up the unwary owner
    Even gossip during after-work drinks can fall foul of the regulator, warns barrister
  • MCC Transport responds fastest to online bookings
    INTTRA responsiveness study shows AP Moller-Maersk arm is first off the mark
  • aronnax@DMD: How to sell innovation to shipping
    Windpower piques owners' interest but technology companies are slow to capitalise
  • Long Beach task force tackles congestion
    The Congestion Relief Team will meet daily until cargo flows return to normal
  • Capacity threat will cloud the next 12-18 months, warns Moody's
    Review of global shipping prospects predicts rates held down by supply and uncertain demand
  • It's not all doom and gloom for panamaxes
    There are plenty of opportunities to utilise these vessels despite the larger Panama Canal
  • Westbound transpacific carriers recommend rate minimums
    TSA section warns that further increase recommendations look likely over coming months
  • Lyras blasts Brussels for meddling with shipping
    Stay global: Eurosceptic owner urges trade associations to defend the role of the IMO
  • Bank timidity holding back consolidation, Grimaldi warns
    Unviable operators should be culled, says top Italian owner
  • Fyffes must end its exclusivity deal with Maersk
    Brussels puts conditions on banana giant's merger with Chiquita
  • Denmark hosts shipping's answer to Davos
    Danish Maritime Forum draws heavy hitters to Copenhagen for two days of debates
  • Australia reveals new shipping measures for the Great Barrier Reef
    Northeast Shipping Management Plan seeks to balance maritime and environmental needs
  • Raise liquidated damages for non-compliant eco-ships, urges lawyer
    Existing cap on yard liabilities is too low, Naples conference hears
  • Golden Ocean and Knightsbridge merge to form a dry bulk powerhouse
    Tie-up taps firms' low cash breakeven and strong balance sheet to 'grow aggressively'

Sea-webweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Port development lags expanding box ship
    As container ships become bigger amid a push to reduce carbon emissions, significant investment in port infrastructure is required. But competition for government funding presents a challenge, Singapore's transport minister, Lui Tuck Yew, said at the opening of the inaugural Danish Maritime Forum
  • Italy to start East Africa migrant talks
    Italy will launch next week an official dialogue with countries in East Africa to tackle irregular immigration via a dangerous sea route to Europe. Italy has borne the brunt of migration from East Africa, which reached a crisis point last year with the Lampedusa tragedy, in which a vessel of
  • US box ports form alliance
    Competition for container business has driven the ports of Seattle and Tacoma in Washington State into an alliance to attract more cargo to their docks. Commissions at the ports announced on 7 October a scheme to unify management of their box terminals and related functions under a single seaport
  • Dae Sun books Heung-A box ship trio
    South Korean feeder ship operator Heung-A Shipping said today it has ordered three 1,800teu box ships from compatriot shipbuilder Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering. The ships cost a total of KRW93,705,720,000 ($87.6M), or $29.2M each, and are due to be delivered by 31 December 2016. In a Korea
  • Shipping forum calls for self-regulation
    Speakers at the Shipping and the Law conference in Italy have warned today against regional regulation and giving the EU too much control over the shipping industry. In his opening speech on the second day of the event in Naples, shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi called on the industry to regulate
  • Oil rig evacuated as nuclear ship burns
    Workers were evacuated from an oil platform in the Moray Firth last night after a ship carrying radioactive material caught fire and began drifting towards the rig. Although the blaze is now out, the Beatrice platform remains unmanned. A fire broke out in one of the two funnels of the Parida -
  • Russia aims to delay Baltic NOx limits
    Russia wants to push back implementation of a NOx emission control area (NECA) in the North and Baltic Seas until 2021, says Russian deputy transport minister Victor Olersky. He told reporters today at the Danish Maritime Forum that the zone would be too expensive for the shipping industry and
  • Eco-ship economics spark debate in Italy
    Shipowners were warned of the risks of investing in 'eco-ships', rather than retrofitting older vessels, by participants at Studio Legale Lauro's Shipping & The Law pre-conference yesterday in Naples, Italy. While tightening environmental regulations are expected to nudge shipowners to purchase
  • MH370 search shifts on new data analysis
    Efforts to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are shifting their focus more than 1,000km further south and 1,800km southwest of the Australian mainland, closer to the Southern Ocean, Australian authorities have announced. A report released today by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  • EU backs North Adriatic LNG masterplan
    European Union (EU) funds of EUR322,000 ($407,000) have been granted for drawing up a masterplan on using liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other low-emission marine fuels in the northern Adriatic. The grant covers half the estimated cost of the project, aimed at publishing a plan before the end of
  • Iskes buys Damen tug on financing deal
    Netherlands-based harbour and offshore tug operator Iskes Towing & Salvage has added a third Damen ASD Tug 3212 - Mercurius - to its fleet thanks to a unique financing package from the shipbuilder, said Iskes Managing Director Ronald Vergouwen. Damen said its LeaseCo programme enables firms to
  • Charleston cleared to dredge to 15.8m
    A proposal to deepen the Port of Charleston's harbour to 15.8m (52ft) at a cost of $509M has been approved by federal overseers. In a report issued on 10 October, the US Army Corps of Engineers recommends going to 15.8m: the deepest of three scenarios being considered by the South Carolina Ports
  • LNG carrier saves fishermen off Indonesia
    An LNG carrier rescued three Indonesian fishermen in the Celebes Sea off Indonesia on Monday. Senshu Maru, operated and managed by Mitsui OSK Lines, was en route from the Port of Bontang, Indonesia, to the Port of Sakai-Senboku in Osaka, Japan. The 1984-built vessel found the fishermen drifting at
  • China's marine economy up 8.6% in 1H14
    China's marine economy maintained stable growth in the first half of this year, recording an 8.6% year-on-year increase, said the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) last week. The nation's marine sector expanded to CNY2.58Trn ($419.5Bn) in the period from January to June, according to data from the
  • Four liners resume business at Iran port
    Four shipping liners, Hyundai Merchant Marine, COSCO, Hanjin Shipping, and Wan Hai Lines are to resume operation at Shahid Rajaee Port after easing of sanctions in Iran, stated the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran yesterday. The four foreign carriers have been negotiating with Iran to
  • Sewol captain: 'I should have steered ferry'
    The captain of the capsized South Korean ferry has testified that he should have taken charge of the vessel at the time it capsized. Lee Jun-seok, who is on trial for manslaughter, testified at the hearing yesterday that he had made a mistake in letting an inexperienced crew member steer the Sewol
  • Indonesian port sees three ship robbery attempts in one day
    Three ship boardings occurred near an anchorage area in South China Sea, off Pulau Bintan, Indonesia within a span of one day. According to a source, a bulk carrier was boarded by four robbers, armed with knives on 24 September. The Panama-flagged, 46,541dwt vessel was anchored in the South China
  • China crude steel production up 2.6%
    China's crude steel production grew 2.6% year on year to 550.1M tonnes in the first eight months in 2014, with the growth rate slowing down by 5.2 percentage points compared to a year ago. The country's steel production increased 5.4% y/y to 742.1M tonnes from June to August this year, with the
  • Taiwan to adopt new coastal surveillance system
    Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday inked a deal with Transas Marine Pacific and its local partner Mercuries Data Systems (MDS) for a surveillance system to ensure coastal security. The multi-million contract, according to the company, will provide the CGA with real-time data on any
  • Keppel wins $119.8M from repeat customers
    Singapore-based shipbuilder Keppel Shipyard and China-based Keppel Nantong Shipyard have secured contracts worth SGD153M ($119.8M) from repeat customers. Both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) and Keppel Shipyard's contract is for the conversion of a

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • From US base, fleet telematics pioneer Omnitracs eyes global markets
    Fresh from two acquisitions, Omnitracs is looking for new opportunities at home and abroad. The company that pioneered telematics in U.S. trucking by launching satellite truck-to-dispatch communications in the 1980s now sees room for more global growth. "The U.S. market is our core market and will continue to be, but our...
  • Gypsy moth found in Honolulu on ship from Taiwan
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have intercepted another ship contaminated with Asian Gypsy Moth, this time in the Port of Honolulu. It's the first time the destructive pest has been found at Hawaiian port, and also the first time the unwanted guests were sourced to Taiwan. Customs' agriculture specialists...
  • Dole to sign new contract at Gulfport
    The Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, which is losing its largest tenant with the departure of Chiquita to New Orleans, expects to sign a new lease with Dole Fresh Fruit Co., port Executive Director Jonathan Daniels told the Sun-Herald in Gulfport. The Dole contract will keep the company in Gulfport for at...
  • Accord allows Savannah to beginning dredging project
    Georgia port and state officials have signed a partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers that allows work contracts to be awarded for deepening of Savannah's port channel to 47 feet. "The gun at the starting line has been fired, and we're out of the blocks," said Curtis Foltz, CEO...
  • Heavy India port investment needed to handle expected growth in volumes
    India needs to invest heavily in port infrastructure development to cope with a projected significant growth in traffic volumes, according to a report from the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. The trade association said the country's major state-owned ports are expected to see cargo tonnage grow at a...
  • Ship crews likely to be screened for Ebola symptoms
    With stricter Ebola screenings for airline passengers in the pipeline, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for intense health screenings on cargo ships from all Ebola-stricken countries. Schumer said he expects the Centers for Disease Control to unveil tougher Ebola screenings on U.S. soil within the next week. Schumer said he...
  • Scant improvement in berth productivity on mega-ships
    Berth productivity on ships of 10,000 TEUs and higher edged upward globally in the first half of 2014 versus the same period last year, but saw wide variation depending on the region, according to JOC Port Productivity data. For ships of 10,000 TEUs or above, the global average was 115 total...
  • OOCL, Yang Ming expand China-India service
    OOCL and Yang Ming Line have upgraded their joint China-Pakistan Express (CPX) Service with the addition of a new call at Port Kelang, Malaysia, on the eastbound leg. The weekly service, currently using five vessels, will now offer the following rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo and Shekou, China; Singapore, Karachi, Pakistan; Mundra, India; Port...
  • Texas to help fund Houston's drayage fleet revamp
    The state of Texas will help fund the effort to continue replacing old drayage trucks at the Port of Houston with cleaner, more environmentally friendly models through a $3 million grant. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced new funds for truck-owners looking to modernize their drayage fleets. The Drayage Truck...
  • Revamped freight strategies elevate truck trailer sales
    Trucking capacity isn't just measured in trucks, or even truck drivers. Trucking companies increasingly are investing in trailers, replacing older equipment and rethinking their fleet size as they move to drop-and-hook strategies to maximize use of existing capacity. "Five or 10 years ago, everyone was trying to reduce their number of...
  • Oakland port names Zampa director of communications
    Mike Zampa, a communications specialist for the past 25 years, including eight years in the maritime industry, was named director of communications at the Port of Oakland. Zampa served as director of communications at APL Ltd., and then worked in the communications department of APL's parent company, the NOL Group, in...
  • Carriers ranked by fastest e-booking response time
    There's more than one way to rank a container line. INTTRA, the e-commerce network for containerized ocean shipping, today identified the five fastest ocean carriers when it comes to electronic booking - those that respond to shipper e-booking requests most quickly. Three of the top five are the Maersk Group companies...
  • Container shipping recovery depends on alliances, cost-cutting, Drewry says
    The recovery in container shipping will be driven by the formation of new mega-alliances between carriers and further cuts in unit costs, rather than a rebalancing of supply and demand, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants. "A different recovery is taking shape, which is unlikely to be built on any improvement in...
  • Air France-KLM freight slumps after pilots strike
    Air France-KLM's freight traffic slumped 17.7 percent in September from a year ago largely due to a two-week-long strike by pilots at the carrier's French unit that is expected to plunge Europe's largest air cargo business deeper into the red. Capacity decreased 16.6 percent from September 2013, but the load factor...
  • Drewry: Spot rates stable as Golden Week ends
    Spot rates from Hong Kong to Los Angeles plateaued this week, highlighting three straight weeks of stability following a volatile September. Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles registered at $1,875 per 40-foot container this week for the third straight report. Full-size chart Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong...
  • Truckload capacity 'imbalance' sends freight to spot market
    Truckload capacity isn't so much tight as it is imbalanced, according to Scott Moscrip. "There's more freight available where the capacity isn't, and as a result, a lot of that freight is heading into the spot market," Moscrip, founder and CEO of load-matching service Internet Truckstop, said in a conference call...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Golar to reveal partner?
    Golar LNG is expected to announce a major strategic partnership with an Asian energy company, a US analyst said today.
  • AMSC confirms OSG interest
    American Shipping Company (AMSC)'s chief executive confirmed that the Oslo-listed shipowner sees a merger deal with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG)'s US-flag division as a good idea.
  • TOTE down to two
    TOTE has narrowed candidates to just two shipyards bidding to convert two US-flag ro-ros to LNG power.
  • Black Rose owner pursued
    India is to ask Singapore to extradite the fugitive owner of a bulker that is still stuck off Paradip five years after it sank.
  • By royal appointment
    Denmark's crown prince Frederik highlighted the challenge some of shipping industry's high-profile leaders face at a Davos-style maritime forum in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
  • Solvang sells old ship
    Oslo-listed Solvang has sold its oldest LPG carrier as it moves forward with its fleet renewal project.
  • BDI back down
    The key Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since mid-August as capesize rates fell.
  • Court protects SCF vessel
    Greenpeace activists have been threatened with a fine by a Dutch court if they block a Sovcomflot (SCF) shuttle tanker from delivering oil in Rotterdam.
  • The "all-star team"
    Leaders of world shipping from more than 30 countries gathered in a warehouse in a remote part of Copenhagen's waterfront today for a global summit to come up with wide-ranging solutions to the challenges facing the maritime industry.
  • Teekay tries again
    Teekay Gas president David Glendinning says the Canadian owner's joint venture with Exmar is presently involved in one tender and expects to successfully enter the business.
  • Canada's arctic alert
    As Canada sees more shipping traffic in its arctic region, its environmental watchdog has put the blame on the coast guard for not ensuring marine safety.
  • POSH pulls the plug
    Singapore shipowner PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) has aborted a deal to bring in a new partner in its Mexican operations.
  • Polemis slams eco-ships
    Eco-ships are actually a burden on the environment, traditional Greek shipowner Spyros Polemis has said.
  • Pirate threat to grow
    Piracy off West Africa is expected to grow as ransom cash is diverted into funding Nigerian election campaigning.
  • Higher rates needed
    Container lines have taken aim at depressed rates by recommending a minimum price for key transpacific shipments from next month.
  • Dong-A signs for duo
    Korean owner Dong-A Tanker has boosted its bulker orderbook again with a deal for two Newcastlemaxes in China.
  • GOGL the "winner"?
    Analyst Arctic Securities sees Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) gaining more from its tie-up with Knightsbridge Shipping (VLCCF), based on net asset value (NAV).
  • Timing is right
    The merger of the bulker fleets of John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) and Knightsbridge Shipping has won the backing of analyst Evercore.
  • Cargill profit down 26%
    Cargill, the world's largest agricultural trader, has made a weaker start to its 2015 fiscal year with a 26% decline in net profit.
  • OW Bunker to take a hit
    OW Bunker expects to see its 2014 profit come in 20% less than the previous year due to the recent plunge in oil prices.
  • Fire leaves ship adrift
    A ship carrying a cargo of radioactive concrete waste is reported to be drifting in waters close to the Scottish town of Inverness.
  • Greek duo arrested
    Greek shipowner Tristar Management has had two ships arrested in Singapore, latest court documents show.
  • Bulker giant forged
    Knightsbridge Shipping and Golden Ocean Group, two separately-listed shipowners in John Fredriken's group of companies, have struck a deal to merge into a single bulker titan.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Air cargo to grow 4.7% annually
    In the next two decades, air cargo activity will grow at a rate of 4.7 percent annually, according to the latest biennial World Air Cargo Forecast by Boeing, increasing to more than twice the amount of traffic measured in 2013.
  • INTTRA ranks carrier e-booking response time
  • Container shipping recovery coming late 2016 or 2017
    The London-based consultant said the turnaround will be based on the "formation of the new mega alliances and the continued reduction of unit costs, rather than the matching of supply and demand at the individual trade route level" and improved freight rates.
  • CN freight train carrying petroleum products derails
  • Three new shipment planning tools for CargoSmart
  • American starts Memphis cargo service
  • IAG Cargo to beef up Kuala Lumpur service
  • Worldwide Flight Services expands
  • U.S. Customs names Bell deputy for international trade
    The personnel merry-go-round at CBP continues to spin with news Tuesday that Sandra Bell has been appointed deputy assistant commissioner for international trade after serving the past eight years as executive director of regulations and rulings.
  • Truck driver pleads guilty to paying bribes to haul military cargo
    While working for Louisville, Ky.-based trucking company, David R. Nelson paid more than $100,000 in bribes between 2006 and 2012 to Albany, Ga., traffic officials to transport freight from the base to destinations on the West Coast, the Justice Department said.
  • Executive moves
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2014
  • Crude tumbles as US stockpiles gain
    US stockpiles climbed by 5.01 million barrels last week.
  • Support for OW Bunker after profit warning
    'We find it unfortunate that the very significant and abrupt decline in the oil price has forced the company to downgrade,' says major shareholder.
  • Shenzhen: Full cost subsidy for using low sulphur fuel available
    Scheme applies to ships at berth in Shenzhen port.
  • Benchmark prices fall sharply for second day
    'It's hard to believe,' says Singapore-based trader.
  • Shipping veteran rounds on regulartory burden
    'Shipping must be given a seat at the top table.'
  • Tender goes out for low sulphur bunker supply
    Port authority will offer 'preferential terms'.
  • Ship financier discounts 'eco' ship argument
    A robust business overrides ship type for investors.
  • New barge for Pakistan-based supplier
    Ocean Bunkers now have five delivery vessels.
  • Bunker-saving device enters Australian market
    Device claims substantial bunker savings.
  • New ship arrests in Singapore
    General cargo vessels operated by Greek interests.
  • Shipowners: More research needed on scrubber discharge
    Current information 'inaccurate and limited'.
  • Sulphur rules raise bunker delegates' ire
    New rules among issues debated at recent RESCON event.
  • Sri Lanka: Monthly bunker exports fall
    'Heightened competition from major regional players' behind slowdown, says Central Bank.
  • Bunker credit managers 'a different breed'
    Some 35 individuals control credit for 75% of back-to-back traded bunker deals.

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The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
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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