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BRIEFS
March 10, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate below $1,000/TEU break-even point on Shanghai index
  • US shippers shun multi-year contracts in face of rate volatility
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine narrows loss to US$672 million, sales up 2.5pc
  • Hamburg Sud boss expects tough times as reefer rate hikes fail to stick
  • DP World London Gateway takes ships unable to call at other UK ports
  • Inner Mongolia's Mandula checkpoint wins full-year operational approval
  • Shanxi province continues to exempt exports from inspection fee
  • Truckers blast Obama budget for favouring rail freight over trucking
  • EPA fines Chinese quad bike importer US$725,000 for petrol fumes
  • Chinese auto exports fall 27pc as ex-Soviet trade barriers increase
  • Carrier on-time reliability continues decline to record low: SeaIntel
  • ATSG posts 2013 loss of US$19.6m due to 2007 acquisition
  • Air China to commence Beijing-Washington service this summer
  • Chennai airport risks missing EU's July 1 cargo security regulation

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • ABG Shipyard looking to boost capital to INR 17K cr.
  • Arctic shipping route unlikely to be viable, says report
  • ATC Group's Pune customer meet generates tremendous response
  • Early signs of stability emerging for Indian shipping industry; downside risks still remain, says India Ratings
  • Kanoo, Seaworld in shipping joint venture
  • APM Terminals Inland Services South Asia wins 'Excellence in Manufacturing Sector' award at 3rd Asia Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit
  • Approvals for new port projects pick pace
  • KPT resumes container handling
  • MMTC to export 80,000 t wheat from Kakinada port
  • Railways & Maruti flag off country's first flexi deck auto-wagon rake
  • Commerce Ministry wants duty on iron ore pellet exports scrapped
  • Forex reserves increase by $ 954.6 m to $ 294.36 bn
  • GVK commissions 330-MW hydel project
  • INR surges to 60.94 on heavy dollar selling, ends strong at 61.09
  • Sugar exports likely to surge
  • B. K. Mansukhani's 70th birthday gala sees participation from top dignitaries
  • USIIC celebrates 3rd Foundation Day

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Former Sea Star VP to collect $512,719 whistleblower award
  • Wind farm support cats to have Rolls-Royce water jets
  • Warning on dangerous draining system modification
  • Gulf of Guinea crew kidnaps surge
  • Eastern Shipbuilding delivers another Bravante PSV
  • March 07, 2014 Kleven takes over Bergen Group OCV contracts
  • Jones Act tanker to be converted to shuttle in Poland

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Port of Kalama Harbor Master elected as NMTA president
  • US rail freight traffic count rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Seattle names top police officer for 2014
  • Port of Los Angeles seeking candidates for Executive Director
  • Carriers working together to build new LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • DSF cuts out of Torm's 13 vessel facility
    Company sells vessels to Oaktree
  • Why Ukraine's Black Sea ports matter for the global fertiliser market
    Disruption from the Crimea crisis would hit dry bulk shipping of both finished product and related chemicals
  • Brussels urges member states to adhere to NOx reduction plans
    Member states told not to support Russian proposals for a five-year delay on NOx tier III implementation
  • Nordea sells $166m of Torm bank debt
    Sale is at least the second major shipping divesture by Nordea so far this year
  • US LNG exporters benefit from energy security fears over Russian gas
    Risk to pipeline through Ukraine could push importing states to look west for new supplies
  • Greek owners scoop most vessels from Japan and Germany
    Many vessels traded between Greeks, according to online valuer
  • Second valemax enters China despite Beijing ban on largest bulkers
    Ship tracking data finds Vale Indonesia unladen off Qinhuangdao
  • The Week on Wall Street | March 7
    Free to read: Navios Holdings rated a 'buy' but opinions differ on Star Bulk
  • Shipping associations slam Suez Canal toll hikes
    Marine industry bodies are 'dismayed' as the waterway raises its fees for a third year
  • Europe's transport commissioner is tipped to lead Estonia
    Sudden return to Tallinn fuels talk of Kallas being named prime minister
  • Fejfer sets $1bn profit target for AP Moller-Maersk ports arm
    APM Terminals aims to be the world's top operator by 2016
  • Russian coal transit cargo suspended at Crimea port of Kerch
    UPDATED: Ukraine thinktank says shipments have customs clearance problems
  • North America container terminals weather storms on many fronts
    US Atlantic and Pacific ports face early tonnage cascade, population shift and contract talks
  • Higher volumes from new terminals drive 20% profit hike for ICTSI
    Philippines container port operator posts 12% volume growth in 2013 as Karachi joins the fold
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine narrows its losses to $672m
    High fuel costs and low freight rates offset 2013 cost-cutting and increased sales
  • The price of failure
    The more we know about why things fail, the better our preventive measures will be
  • Torm has high hopes for medium range tankers' spot earnings
    Better rates free Danish product shipping giant to focus on customers and tonnage

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Anchorage sues MarAd over port project
    Expansion of the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, to handle more and larger containerships was mishandled by the US government, the city of Anchorage has alleged in a lawsuit seeking monetary damages
  • US ports score dredging funds
    Two Mississippi ports have received increased federal funding for maintenance dredging thanks in part to their representative in Washington
  • Oaktree takes more Torm tankers
    American private-equity company Oaktree has acquired another 13 product tankers from Denmark's Torm after buying nine last year
  • Shipping continues amid Ukraine tensions
    IHS Maritime research shows that commercial shipping does not appear to have been affected by the military standoff between Russia and Ukraine
  • Australian coal ports on cyclone watch
    Destructive winds and heavy rains are expected to hit the Queensland coast over the weekend as ports are put on cyclone watch and ships ordered out to sea
  • Commission to take up Philippines STCW concerns at IMO
    The European Commission is looking to open talks with the IMO in what looks to be an attempt to step back from derecognition of the STCW certification of seafarers from the Philippines
  • Seadrill raises SEK1.50Bn
    Seadrill, the London-based, Oslo-listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's drill ship and rig operations, has raised SEK1.50Bn ($234M) in an issue of five-year bonds
  • Aker Philadelphia signs $120M loan facility
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, the Oslo listed company that builds Jones Act vessels in Philadelphia,USA, says it has signed a $120M loan facility with Caterpillar Financial Services to finance the construction of four product tankers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Home Depot's New Strategy Tied to E-Commerce Growth
    A Home Depot fulfillment center.It begins with a leaky faucet, or perhaps a broken piece of crown molding, or a washing machine, or ceiling fan. Something needs to be fixed, replaced, improved or installed - and the right tools are required to do it. That specific need generates the demand...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe and Asia-US Rates Continue to Tumble
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Mar. 7, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to U.S. ports fell about $70 per 40-foot container from last week, while rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports dropped more than $100 per TEU for the fourth straight week...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for March 7
    Several container lines have scheduled rate hikes in multiple trade lanes from April to May, although any increases achieved could be temporary, as overcapacity continues to negatively impact carriers' control over freight rates. At JOC's TPM 2014 conference this week, panelists said container lines will continue to face challenging times in...
  • New CBP Chief Says He Understands Security, Trade Facilitation Balance
    WASHINGTON - Fresh off his Senate confirmation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske today acknowledged industry concerns that he wouldn't balance trade facilitation and security but said he understands the importance of doing so. The Senate yesterday afternoon approved President Obama's nomination of Kerlikowske to CBP, giving the agency...
  • 'Culture Is Critical' in Today's Hiring Market
    From left: Susan Pellechio, Staples; Mark D. Schweitzer, Archer Daniels Midland; and John Bowe, American Maritime Group.LONG BEACH, CALIF. - The transportation and logistics industry is dealing with "significant" issues surrounding human capital and succession planning, not just in the U.S., but on a global basis, said Tim McNamara, managing director...
  • Ottawa Requires CN, CP to Move More Grain Amid Delays
    The Canadian government is requiring the nation's two largest freight railroad to move about 551,000 tons of grains weekly or suffer daily fines of up to $111,000. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Gerry Ritz said today that the order-in-council will more than double the weekly amount that Canadian Pacific Railway...
  • Truckload Revenue Leaps at Landstar System
    Higher first quarter volume and revenue at Landstar System reflect rising freight demand and truck rates, despite and perhaps in part thanks to severe weather. Load volume rose 2 percent in February, while revenue per load was up 7 percent, Henry Gerkens, chairman and CEO of Landstar, told financial analysts on...
  • Horizon to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Price-Fixing Claims
    Horizon Lines LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims by U.S. government agencies that the Justice Department said were harmed by carrier price-fixing in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade. The settlement agreement ties up another loose end from the Justice Department's investigation of price-fixing by the three largest...
  • JOC Trucking Employment Index Flat in February
    JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index Full-size chart The JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index was flat in February as winter storms chilled trucking industry hiring plans. However, the February reading of 96.1 was still the highest for the trucking employment index since June 2008. Employment at for-hire trucking operators increased 1.1 percent year-over-year in...
  • APL's Seroka Cautiously Optimistic on US West Coast Labor Negotiations
    APL's President of the Americas Region Gene Seroka added his vote of cautious optimism yesterday to a growing list of industry executives who believe the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association will successfully conclude contract negotiations this summer. "Both sides want to get it done," Seroka told...
  • Hamburg Bucks Container Traffic Trend
    Feeder vessels at Hamburg's Burchardkai terminal. Photo ' HHM/Lindner.Hamburg increased container throughput by 4.4 percent in 2013, as surging Baltic traffic and a recovery on Asian services helped it to buck the downward trend across the North European port range. Port of Hamburg: Loaded container throughput, 2009 to 2013 Full-size chart Container traffic...
  • Controlling the Chaos
    Call it the "mega" age. The 13,000-TEU-plus vessels that have spawned the formation and expansion of alliances such as the P3, G6 and, most recently, Evergreen's joining the CKYH are the latest examples of a container shipping industry taking dramatic measures to control its fate. Those vessels and alliances, of course,...
  • Tentative Agreement With Truck Drivers Averts Vancouver Strike
    A potential strike at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest container gateway, was averted after a government-appointed mediator helped hash out a tentative deal with port truck drivers, according to various reports. Under the tentative deal, union-represented drivers agreed not to strike and non-union drivers could be back on job as soon...
  • The Gathering Storm
    I've been reading various articles on Southern California's operating problems related to chassis, terminal conditions, truckers and an unfortunate internal report of a container sitting at a terminal in Long Beach for 10 days after being discharged from the vessel awaiting a trucker to take it to the railyard for...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Torm pulls the trigger
    One of Torm's lenders has ordered the Danish operator to sell 13 products tankers to Oaktree Capital, the private equity firm that purchased eight ships from the same owner less than a year ago.
  • Hanjin wins crude deal
    Hanjin Shipping has clinched a $112.8m deal to transport crude for S-Oil.
  • South Korea opens up
    South Korea is relaxing the law to allow cargo owners to buy into domestic shipping companies or establish their own lines.
  • d'Amico cuts stake
    The main shareholder of d'Amico International Shipping has sold a 10% stake for EUR 29.32m ($40.66m).
  • HMM chops loss
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) posted its third straight year of losses but managed to curb the deficit after offloading some assets.
  • LDA: no new order
    France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has denied reports it has returned to China for bulker newbuildings.
  • China Ocean banking $7m
    China Ocean Shipbuilding is raising $7.3m from the sale of new shares.
  • Rangk rescheduled
    Singapore is holding an Admiralty auction for a fast support intervention (FSIV) arrested last November.
  • Palmali kickstarts order spree
    Palmali Shipping has signed up for five new tankers at its reactivated Armada Shipyard in Turkey.
  • Precious plan revealed
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Haisheng borrows from CSG
    China Shipping Haisheng has secured a CNY 800m ($130.58m) loan from its parent China Shipping Group (CSG).
  • Kleven takes Volstad duo
    Kleven Maritime has agreed to takeover a pair of half-built subsea newbuildings from Bergen Group which is scaling back on its shipbuilding activities.
  • CalMac grows
    Scottish ro-pax group Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has pushed up passenger numbers in 2013.
  • SinOceanic cuts loss
    Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic has reduced its fourth quarter deficit as financial costs fell.
  • Lomar confirms trio
    Lomar Shipping has exercised options for a trio of containership newbuildings at shipyards in China
  • Crew evacuated from tanker
    Six seafarers have been taken off a products tanker after it caught fire off Turkey.
  • CSAV pays second fine
    Chilean container line CSAV has agreed to pay its second penalty in a week in alleged price-fixing investigations in the US.
  • Heeeere's Polys
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Ukraine crisis intensifies
    Political tensions in Ukraine may end up accelerating the approval of applications for licences to export LNG from the US to countries that lack free trade agreements with the nation's government, a top equity analyst told clients Thursday.
  • Not fit for purpose
    A Chinese shipyard's failure to follow proper procedures looks to have cost a seafarer his life, an Australian accident report has found.
  • Paragon's playbook
    Efforts to establish strong relationships with top tier Chinese shipyards appear to be bearing fruit for Greek bulker and containership operator Paragon Shipping.
  • Petronas in Taiwan deal
    Petronas has extended its LNG supply ties with Taiwanese state-owned energy company CPC Corporation.
  • Baltic halts BCI 2014
    A revision of the Baltic Exchange's new benchmark capesize index appears to have suffered some early teething problems.
  • China cargoes still strong
    Iron ore exports to China from Australia's Port Hedland jumped 36% year-on-year last month, figures from the port authority show.
  • Fire hits Crowley barge
    Fire has struck a Crowley Maritime container barge off the Bahamas, the US Coast Guard said today.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Senate confirms Kerlikowske as CBP chief
    As his first public speaking engagement as the new head of CBP, Gil Kerlikowske will make a surprise appearance at noon Friday at the CBP Trade Symposium in Washington, D.C.
  • EU officials to vote on maintaining emissions momentum
  • DOT amends rail crude rules
    The Department of Transportation amended its emergency restriction regarding the transportation of oil via rail Thursday, as NTSB announced that a public hearing on rail crude will occur April 22.
  • Container carriers to see 'pain' for years
    Transpacific container volumes are expected to increase in the next several years, but increased capacity brought on by ships cascading from the Asia-Europe trade bring challenges as carriers seek to raise rates and prevent volatility.
  • UECC orders LNG pure car and truck carriers
  • UPS to report hazmat information electronically
  • Carriers: Driver pay will increase to combat shortage
    Annual driver pay may have to approach the $100,000 threshold in the next couple of years in order to attract enough employees to fill a driver shortage, according to one carrier executive.
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • CSAV pays fine in settlement with FMC
  • Investment firm buys Port Logistics Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 7, 2014
  • Volatile fuel prices in Houston
    Heavy demand and good avails reported at US Gulf coast port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Hanjin Shipping inks crude transport deal worth millions
    South Korean refiner S-Oil Corp to pay firm $112.8 million for its services.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam
    Markets generally soft across Europe.
  • IFO prices move up in Fujairah
    Prices lacked direction in South Africa.
  • Crewman injured in fire on oil products tanker
    Tanker caught fire off Istanbul.
  • China 'looking at ECA style' controls
    Reports says proposals have been submitted to the state legislature.
  • 'Eco' ships are 'like iPhones', say ship financier
    Latest model proves to be the most attractive.
  • Sinopec expands its fuel oil storage capacity
    Storage space on Hainan Island in South China has become operational.
  • Shell: LNG bunker barge orders could rise to four
    Industry sources reported saying first barge order is close.
  • LNG fuelled passenger ferries to start bunkering in Norway
    Norwegian authorities give final clearance for gas-fuelled ferries to be bunkered with passengers on board.
  • Asian bunker prices broadly stable
    Narrow-range trading seen this Friday.
  • Reports: Fire on bunker barge in Turkish Straits
    Salvage crews tackled the blaze.
  • RoRo operator to add LNG dual-fuel carriers to fleet
    Newbuilds will be the 'world's largest' car carriers to run on LNG, according to shipbuilder.
  • BLT releases 2012 and 2011 results
    Firm is undergoing a 'transformation through adversity'.
  • Interactive map highlights 'higher risk' bunker spill zones
    Shows risks involved with maritime and offshore activities in the Arctic.
  • Profit up at Irish ferry operator
    But expects a 'substantially' bigger fuel bill from 2015.
  • Update: Titan saved from insolvency
    Court proceedings for winding up petition held today.
  • Piraeus and Greek short sea fleet focus for LNG meeting
    SNAME-led discussion to cover economics and technicalities of using LNG as marine fuel.

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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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