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August 11, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe spot rate falls 7.8pc to US$1,341/TEU after 20.9pc jump
  • Rotterdam works to alleviate bad congestion and two large terminals
  • Zeebrugge container volume tops all, up 9.9pc, surpassing million TEU
  • UASC's 18,000 TEUers to call at terminals run by UAE's Gulftainer
  • Evergreen takes delivery of 13,808-TEUer from Enesel for A-E service
  • Ex-P3 man named CEO of Maersk Line's Asia Pacific Regional business
  • Hanjin 2,800-TEUer makes maiden call to Boston from China via Panama
  • Ships go slow along California coast to save whales and improve air quality
  • US$13.5 million LA-LB scheme to test Siemen's electric trolley trucks
  • Lufthansa, Finnair, AF-KLM big losers if Russia ends Siberian flights
  • IAG Cargo leaves flying freighters to Qatar, revenue plunges 12pc
  • Rwanda, Ethiopia airlines fill gap after grounding of Ugandan carriers
  • Cathay Pacific invests in making bio-fuel from municipal solid waste
  • Low temperatures help spark ANA Dreamliner battery meltdown in Japan
  • Ohio AMES wins FAA approval to add Airbus maintenance capabilities

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • Allcargo Logistics registers impressive Q1 results
  • deugro Projects (India) marks 8th anniversary by successfully handling IOCL project
  • International shipping community places Liberia, Guinea & Sierra Leone on Ebola red alert
  • Shreyas Shipping inducts SSL Mumbai into coastal service
  • Cotton imports surge on low prices, erratic monsoon
  • Govt to import 50,000 t of onion
  • Steel threaded rod from India not to attract anti-dumping duty in US
  • Textile, garment exports grow 20 pc in May
  • Chairman says NMPT can handle any cargo
  • Vietnamese delegation learns about the Gujarat model of port-led & other development
  • CWC's ICD-Dashrath handles record 989 TEUs of import containers in July
  • Govt allows 100 pc FDI in rail operations, projects
  • Railways' earnings up 10.76 pc in April-July
  • Russia threatens to block EU carriers from its airspace
  • Shree Shubham Logistics to spend INR 200 cr. on expansion
  • Viraj Group sets up Vaishno Container Terminal ICD at Tarapur, Maharashtra
  • Essar JV to develop petrochem complex at Vadinar
  • Forex reserves drop by $ 573.5 m to $ 319.99 bn
  • INR recovers from 5-month low of 61.74, ends better at 61.14
  • RBI eases lending norms to infra sector
  • Reliance Power acquires JPVL's INR 10K cr. power plants
  • Several SEZs failed to start operations due to various reasons: Sitharaman

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • VT Halter Marine marks milestones in HOS OSV program
  • J.F. Lehman's USJ-Imeco acquires Joiner Systems, Inc.
  • Thordon bearings perform well in cutter suction dredge
  • Ship operators told to take Ebola outbreak precautions
  • Wesmar bow thruster picked for Newfoundland ferry upgrade
  • Ingalls Gulfport delivers its last composite strucure

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • NYK Group company tugboat earns environmental honor
  • Trucking association calling for Mike Russel Award nominations
  • Chetco River Coast Guard Station slates open house for tomorrow
  • NOL Group reports numbers for 2014 second fiscal quarter
  • US rail freight traffic sees positive month of July

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • Is China's transport ministry a competition body for shipping?
    All eyes on China's antitrust framework as probe into state giants looks set to reveal whether foreign firms and the country's government-controlled and private companies are all put on an equal footing.
  • West Africa to India trade helps soften the blow for Suezmaxes as US imports continue decline
    New trades spur confidence as operator predicts improvements to market fundamentals in the second half
  • P3 is dead. Long live C3?
    Container network formed by three Chinese state giants on China-Japan trade faces official scrutiny after complaints from compatriots
  • Asia-Europe rates remain high despite dip
    Spot rates slip 7.8%, but still above yearly average
  • Hapag-Lloyd enforces Rotterdam surcharge
    German carrier to impose $75 surcharge on third-party vessels from this weekend
  • Headhaul transatlantic box volumes surge
    Volumes heading to North America from Europe increased by 8.3% during the first six months
  • Tanker boost as Mexico approves energy reforms
    Fresh cargoes for crude tankers when Mexico raises oil production
  • Inactive fleet continues to reach new lows
    Capacity of fleet taken out of action now a 1.2% of total fleet
  • Jensen to take up new Maersk role in September
    Asia Pacific chief executive will be responsible for operations in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand
  • Market steady, if uninspiring
    Averted work stoppage at Port Hedland gives capesize owners a breather
  • Navigator revels in rising LPG fortunes as income climbs 71%
    Fleet growth, higher charter rates and better vessel utilisation all contributed to good result
  • Vale vow to double Chinese iron ore shipments could be blessing for capesize owners
    Implied demand is for 230 capesizes with miner indicating preference for leasing
  • Week on Wall Street
    Eagle Bulk restructuring in full flight while others jet off on holiday
  • Ports alert to cybersecurity threat
    Antwerp official refutes claim that ports are not taking cybercrime seriously
  • Europe's sea of red tape
    Cutting customs formalities for EU shipping is behind schedule and 'off course'
  • Teekay Tankers to focus on deleveraging
    Mackay pushes 'disciplined' approach to capital structure
  • Euroseas books flat revenues
    Dry bulk and container operator suffers through weak rates in both sectors

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • Ningbo Xinle secures order for Elcano chemical duo
    Chinese yard Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding has secured an order for two chemical tankers from Spanish owner Elcano. The two 13,000dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in 3Q16 and 1Q17 respectively. No costs have been disclosed for the order. In addition to this latest order, the same owner also has
  • Guangzhou Longxue to build four Fortescue VLOCs
    China's state-owned shipyard CSSC Guangzhou Longxue Shipbuilding has won an order for four very large ore carriers (VLOCs) from Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group (FMG). Two of the four 250,000dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2H17 and two are set for delivery early in 2018.
  • Scorpio Bulkers lays groundwork for note issue
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers is equipping itself with the ability to raise capital via senior unsecured notes, filing papers to this effect with US securities regulators. For registration fee purposes the document gives $57.5M as the maximum size of the proposed offering. The timing of the putative
  • Swissco net profits almost double
    Singapore-listed marine company, Swissco Holdings Limited (Swissco) today (8 August) reported 1H14 net profits up by 48.9% to SGD 5.73M ($4.6M). Gross profit also rose 51.6% to SGD 10.2M ($8.2M) as at 30 June 2014 compared to SGD 6.73M ($5.38M) for the same period in 2013. Swissco's revenue
  • Euroseas optimistic on drybulk and boxship markets
    NASDAQ-listed Euroseas has admitted that the drybulk and containership markets face a number of significant challenges, but the firm remains optimistic about a revival. The company said it would seek only short-term timecharters of 3-12 months for its fleet, as it seeks to ride the current doldrums
  • Daehan wins Fomento order for Newcastlemax quartet
    South Korean yard Daehan Shipbuilding has won an order for up to four Newcastlemax bulkers from the Goa-based, Indian mining company Fomento. The order is for two firm 210,000dwt vessels, which will have an overall length of 299.8m and a beam of 50m with delivery scheduled for September 2016 and
  • HHI secures Polembros option pair order
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured an order for two Suezmax tanker options from Greek owner Polembros, bringing its total on order at HHI to four at a total cost of $280M. The two 159,000dwt vessel order has reportedly been confirmed by Polembros and they are scheduled for
  • Fleet of six ships prepare for new MH370 search
    A fleet of six vessels is poised to renew the search for Malaysian Airlines' Flight MH370 in September, Australian authorities announced yesterday (7 August), while releasing an updated bathymetric map of the search zone. Two ships, Zhu Kezhen and Fugro Equator have now completed the search of over
  • South Korean lawmakers 'yes' to Sewol bill
    South Korea's rival political parties yesterday (7 August) reached an agreement on a new Sewol-related bill. The Sewol ferry capsized during a routine Incheon-Jeju crossing on 16 April, leaving 304 of the 476 passengers and crew either dead or missing, and triggering major criticism of the
  • Italian ports decamp over reform delay
    Italy's long overdue ports reform programme is in disarray as two major ports - Genoa and Ravenna - announced they were leaving Assoporti, the national ports association. The country's Ministry of Transport has today (8 August) published details of a major programme of investment to upgrade the
  • Officials charged with Sewol-linked corruption
    The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office announced on Wednesday (6 August), that a total of 43 officials have been charged with corruption in connection with the Sewol ferry disaster. Of the officials, 18 were detained and 25 officials were charged without being detained. The Sewol capsized during a
  • Viking O&M posts losses for 1H14
    Singapore-listed offshore and marine services provider, Viking Offshore & Marine, has announced 1H14 profits down by 30% year-on-year (y/y) to SGD368,000 ($293,700) from SGD523,000 ($417,400) in 2013. However, revenues rose by 3% to SGD31.6M ($25.2M) in 1H14 for the period ending 30 June 2014 as
  • China nickel imports fall in 1H14
    China's nickel imports fell 26% year-on-year (y/y) to 23M tonnes in the first half of 2014 due to tighter trade rules imposed by major source countries. In addition, the value of nickel ores decreased by 21% y/y to $2.0Bn during the same period, with average prices up 7% y/y to $86.2 per tonne,
  • 'Buy' for Yangzijiang shares
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings's shares have been given a "buy" recommendation, according to Lee Yue Jer, offshore and marine analyst from DMG & Partners. Lee stated that Yangzijiang has just posted its all-time highest earnings in 2Q14 of CNY1.24Bn ($201.3M), thanks
  • Special maritime zone in China
    The Qingdao West Coast New Area in China has been accorded administrative privileges with the aim of to attracting investment and expertise in order to expand the maritime economy, the local authorities announced on 1 August. Entrepreneurs in this coastal city in Shandong Province can expect a boost
  • Taiwan exports improve
    Taiwan's exports totalled $26.77Bn last month, up 5.8% year-on-year (y/y), but down 0.1% from June, its Ministry of Finance said yesterday. July was the sixth consecutive month that Taiwan's exports rose this year, but the increase was slightly lower due to the weaker-than-expected demand in the
  • Nam Cheong profit doubles
    Singapore-listed offshore service provider Nam Cheong today reported 2Q14 profits up by 53% year on year to MYR63M ($19.6M). Revenue hiked 38% y/y to MYR378.8M ($118M) on 30 June 2014 from MYR275.3M ($85.7M). Similarly, the company's gross profit rose by 24% to MYR66.9M ($20.8M) in 2Q14, while
  • APMT invests in Pipavav
    APM Terminals-controlled Pipavav port in India's north western state of Gujarat plans to invest $100M to boost its container loading capacity, the managing director of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, Prakash Tulsiani said. "We are seeing good demand for containers and are operating at 85% capacity. We are
  • Extra £3M for UK canals and rivers
    The Canal & River Trust, which looks after 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales, will spend nearly '2M on dredging works and a range of associated improvements. The Trust has committed to spend £80M on dredging over the ten years from 2013, but this new money, that will be used to fund

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • No federal inspectors for grain terminal in ILWU dispute
    Despite pleas for relief, the United Grain Corp. terminal in Vancouver, Washington, learned Thursday federal grain inspectors will not work at the export terminal because of alleged harassment by International Longshore and Warehouse Union picketers who have been locked out of the facility. In a letter yesterday to United Grain, Lawrence...
  • US lawsuit hits Japanese forwarder's profit
    Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express Inc. saw its group net profit plunge over 50 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, which started on April 1, due to an extraordinary loss related to an antitrust class-action lawsuit in the United States. The Tokyo-based company said on Aug....
  • Weekly Stockton-Oakland container barge service to end
    A weekly container-on-barge service between the California ports of Stockton and Oakland will end Sept. 1, dealing a blow the creation of a U.S. marine highway network by ending one of the three inland waterway container services. The service via the San Joaquin River will still be available on an "as-needed"...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Aug. 8
    Major container lines announced general rate increases taking place in mid-August through October this week. This year such announcements are coming once, if not twice, every month as carriers battle a volatile spot market. While most general rate increases this year have been largely unsuccessful, the spot market in the trans-Pacific...
  • SCFI: Asia to North Europe rate drops, but US lanes hold onto gains
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for northern Europe ports fell 7.8 percent this week. Full-size chart Spot rates from Asia to northern Europe continued a trend of peaks and valleys this week, giving up nearly half of pricing gains achieved around Aug. 1 general rate increases. The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for northern Europe...
  • Hapag-Lloyd diverts more voyages from Rotterdam to Antwerp
    Hapag Lloyd today announced it will divert three more Asia-Europe port calls to Antwerp, fueling concern that berthing delays at Europe's biggest container hub will persist into the fall. The German container line said three more voyages on its Europe-Asia Loop 4 service operated in the G6 Alliance will be diverted...
  • US grain exporters brace for worsening rail delays as harvest nears
    Many U.S. Midwest grain exporters have little reason to be optimistic that they'll get their products to market on-time or for a price that will make shipping to Asia economically feasible. With the wheat, corn and soybean harvests just around the corner, many farmers have seen delays of weeks - if...
  • Asset-tracking firm hopes to boost business with new satellites
    With the first six of a new generation of satellites in orbit, Orbcomm expects increased revenue from its global asset-tracking and management services in the second half of 2014 - especially once those new satellites are fully operational, company executives said today. The machine-to-machine or M2M communications specialist increased revenue from...
  • Maersk's Jensen moves from P3 to Asia CEO
    The executive who would have headed the P3 Network, Lars Mikael Jensen, has been appointed Maersk Line's regional CEO for Asia Pacific and will be responsible for day-to-day operations in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Jensen begins his new role on September 1 and will be based in the carrier's regional...
  • Singapore logistics group CWT to build giant logistics complex
    Singapore logistics group CWT has announced plans to develop a 2.2-million-square-foot integrated warehouse and container port logistics complex at Jalan Buroh in the Jurong Port area of the city. An existing facility in the warehouse complex will be developed and converted into a "mega logistics facility," although no investment figure was...
  • Leading Indian logistics firm sees strong e-commerce growth
    Gati Ltd., India's leading express distribution and supply chain solutions provider, reported its net income surged a whopping 111 percent in the first fiscal quarter, which ended on June 30, from a year earlier to Rs. 15 crore (about $2.4 million) on a consolidated basis. The company's group income from April...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • VLCCF branded 'buy'
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst believes now is the time to accumulate shares of Knightsbridge Tankers.
  • SeaRiver readies sale
    ExxonMobil's US shipping offshoot has launched a campaign to offload two of its suezmax tankers, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Twin court dates for HNA
    HNA Group subsidiary Grand China Logistics (GCL) and then the parent HNA Group itself will separately be meeting shipowners in London early next year to fight out time-charter guarantee rows.
  • Classic fixes Livanos cape
    Classic Maritime has chartered its second capesize bulker on a period contract in a little over a week.
  • Otto recovers
    Otto Marine recovered from a 2014 first quarter $14.7m loss by booking a gain of $16.9m in the second three-month period.
  • Brothers charged
    Two Malaysian shipowning brothers are facing 77 charges after being accused of having ships enter Brunei waters without clearance and not paying duty on more than 35,000 tonnes of stones.
  • Navigator set for VLEC debut
    Wilbur Ross's Navigator Holdings could be the first mainstream shipowner to place contracts for very large ethane carriers (VLECs) after revealing it is in talks to enter the fledgling sector.
  • Polarcus profit up 46%
    Second quarter results announced today by Polarcus showed that net profit increased to $9.2m from last year's $6.3m.
  • One dead in fire
    A seafarer has died after a blaze broke out on a Russian cargoship off Japan.
  • Freeport back on exports
    It has taken seven months, but Freeport McMoRan's Indonesia unit has completed its first copper concentrate export shipment since new mining rules were introduced by the government.
  • Wilson improves profit
    Mini-bulker owner Wilson improved earnings in the second quarter by 30.4%, the Bergen-based company said on Friday.
  • Sainty raising cash
    Chinese shipbuilder Sainty Marine is plotting a new share issue to generate funds to complete its healthy orderbook.
  • Kuribayashi stronger
    Japanese company Kuribayashi Steamship today announced a first quarter net profit of JPY 121m ($1.2m) following last year's JPY 33m earnings.
  • Elcano orders double
    Spanish owner Elcano is adding to its chemical tanker fleet with an order for two ships in China.
  • Sado loss grows
    Japanese ferry company Sado Steam Ship has seen its net loss widen in the first half of its current financial year.
  • Toei reports Q1 profit
    Japan's Toei Reefer Line has posted net profit of JPY 46m ($453,000) for the first quarter ended 30 June, recovering from a JPY 45m loss one year earlier.
  • Hoegh MLP in strong start
    Hoegh LNG Partners enjoyed a dream debut on the New York Stock Exchange with its shares climbing by more than a tenth on the first day of trading.
  • SALT set for notes sale
    Scorpio Bulkers has set the scene for a notes sale to fund fleet expansion.
  • Tamai better again
    Japan's Tamai Steamship has improved earnings again as revenue rose in the first quarter.
  • Philadelphia unfreedom
    Crew on a Greek-owned multipurpose ship have spent four months stranded on the Delaware River.
  • Kyoei profit climbs
    Japan's Kyoei Tanker has recorded an improved first quarter profit.
  • Odds against
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Philadelphia unfreedom
    Crew on a Greek-owned multipurpose ship have spent four months stranded on the Delaware River.
  • Giddens stages comeback
    John Giddens is back in the offshore game four years after selling his successful Singapore-based subsea company Hallin Marine to US interests.
  • Back with a vengeance
    Jose Carlos Martins, head of ferrous metals at Brazilian mining giant Vale SA, says his company plans to double the volume of iron-ore its esxports to China within the next five years
  • Nam Cheong profits soar
    Malaysian offshore support vessel and operator Nam Cheong has had a robust second quarter with soaring revenues and profits. The company believes its outlook for the future looks even brighter.
  • Euroseas misses mark
    Diversified Greek operator Euroseas reported a second-quarter deficit Thursday that was deeper than many investors had expected.
  • Gati eyes exit
    A diversified Indian logistics provider appears to be moving forward with plans to abandon the maritime shipping industry under a broader bid to slash debt and stem losses.
  • TOPS surprises Street
    Greek product tanker owner Top Ships made waves on Wall Street Thursday after posting a second-quarter profit.
  • Pulp fiction
    Cargill is pouring more cold water on reports that it has placed a contract to construct a pair of capesize bulkers at a shipyard in China.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • DP World Vancouver restricts intermodal rail containers to U.S.
    DP World Vancouver, which operates the Centerm terminal in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, said that starting Aug. 8, it will not allow discharge of U.S. bound intermodal rail cargo.
  • Malaysian government plans purchase of Malaysia Airlines
  • Moody's reviewing MOL rating
    Moody's put MOL's Baa3 rating - the lowest of its investment grade ratings - under review on Monday after MOL reported earnings of 8.5 billion yen ($84 million) for the period ending June 30, compared to 12.9 billion yen the previous year.
  • Crane productivity rises at some U.S. terminals
    One factor that can help get a vessel back to sea - where it makes money - is how fast ship-to-shore cranes can discharge and load boxes. Terminals in Bayonne, N.J., and California are striving to improve crane capacity.
  • CSAV says U.S. authorities OK merger with Hapag-Lloyd
  • Weekly GRI roundup
  • U.S. steel exports 'steady' in June
    "Exports to most other trading partners are down for the year, though two notable - and, perhaps, surprising - exceptions are Venezuela and Russia," said the American Institute for International Steel.
  • WTO firm against China's rare earth metal export restraints
    China's export restraints, the U.S. government had warned, "artificially increase world prices for these raw material inputs while artificially lowering prices for Chinese producers."
  • Canadian grain shipments float St. Lawrence Seaway's volume

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 8, 2014
  • IFO380 ends week soft in Montreal
    Slow demand reported at the Canadian port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Prices firming in European hubs
    Weak demand in Hamburg.
  • Prices firming across Middle East and Africa
    No price changes in Suez.
  • Players 'don't want to be stuck with low sulphur IFO'
    'There's not a lot of demand and quite a bit of low sulphur product around.'
  • Iran halts exports of 380 cSt product
    'Some traders estimated freeze could last up to three months.'
  • Player starts operating from second terminal near Istanbul
    Says move will help 'eliminate the possible effects of refinery modernisations on fuel oil supply'.
  • Asian bunker prices firming
    Busan port remains under typhoon threat.
  • Stranded ship has '$1.2 million of unpaid bills'
    Fate of Greek-owned cargo ship 'another chapter of what's happening in the shipping industry'.
  • Dual-fuel gas carrier wins long-term charter deal
    Charter due to start in 2016.
  • Firm acquiring 'eco-design' reefer newbuilds
    As part of a larger new-building programme, says CEO.
  • Offshore vessel owner opts for fuel-saving design
    Up to four ice-class MPSV vessels to feature Wartsila design.
  • US terminals firm to receive major equity boost
    Firm will pursue expansion opportunities in Latin America, Europe and Africa.
  • River bunker tanker to join Russian fleet
    Vessel to operate in Cherepovets.

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Brussels
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Rome
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Tokyo
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
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Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Barcelona
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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
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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
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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
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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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
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
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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
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Ismailia
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London
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Long Beach
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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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