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June 12, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag hikes Asia Europe rate US$1,000 July 9, Cosco boosts rate July 1
  • Yang Ming adds connection to extend China-SE Asia-West India reach
  • Party ousts ex-Cosco VP who faces court sanctions for false expenses
  • Maersk takes in ninth 18,000-TEU newbuilding for Asia-Europe trade
  • APMT denies its low profit helps build parent Maersk's high profits
  • Brutal ice conditions on Great Lakes continues to hit shipping hard
  • Barcelona Europe South Terminal to ramp up capacity for bigger ships
  • CSAV expects Hapag-Lloyd merger to save costs by ending duplications
  • No change in Iranian cargo volumes after 5 months of sanctions relief
  • Samudera and Cosco team up in Straits-Indonesia-Thailand service
  • Seafarers win 6.5pc raise over 3 years from ITF-signatory owners
  • 'Staggering' losses in railway jobs if EPA wins on carbon: Teamsters
  • Truckers hail 29-1 Senate committee vote to stay hours-of-service rule
  • Second guerilla attack at Karachi airport again suspends cargo flights
  • e-AWB use increases to 14.3pc in April - 0.9pc more than in March
  • IAG Cargo to fly to Montevideo and Santa Domingo starting September 1

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • CSC India gets 'Exceptional Position under Cold Chain Category' award at SCALE 2013
  • New regional structure for counter-piracy code implementation
  • Oilmeal exports plunge nearly 50 pc on lower demand
  • DP World's TURN8 seed accelerator prepares for investor demo day
  • Economy can grow by improving port sector, Shipping Minister advised
  • T.S.N. Murthy leaves his mark on New Mangalore Port
  • DHL Express inaugurates new, enhanced service centre in Ludhiana
  • Railways' freight revenue earnings up 5.76 pc during April-May
  • Take steps to streamline taxes, create jobs for galvanising export sector, Fieo advises Finance Minister
  • Adani Group celebrates 'World Environment Day - 2014' at Mundra

International Transport Journalweb site
  • BNSF investing in northern corridor states
  • Colas Rail purchases ten locomotives
  • European Rail Freight Association has new President
  • DHL introduces teardrop trailer in Germany and France
  • Conceptum official FIS logistics partner
  • UTi creates global ocean charter desk
  • Emirates cancels A350 order
  • IDS Logistik scoops up delivery service provider
  • Lufthansa Cargo laurels for Thomas Smith Group
  • Hyundai to sell stake in logistics unit
  • Etihad and WIN facilitating e-AWB shipments from the USA

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • GAO turns down Vigor bid protest
  • President Obama signs WRRDA into law
  • Wärtsilä inks three-year service deal with DOF
  • Singapore company charged in North Korea missile ship case
  • More lock gates arrive in Panama

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Seattle Port Commission Oks business park development
  • Portland Airport marks anniversary of Delta Air Lines flights to Tokyo
  • Ardmore Shipping purchases pair of used product tankers
  • AAPA congratulates President on signing of Water Resources Act
  • Second rolling gate shipment arrives for Panama Canal project

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Indian shipping braces itself for Modi's revolution
    Maritime industries enthusiastic for new government's growth agenda
  • Lenders to auction Zim debt
    For sale: $62m credit facility secured by three boxships
  • Mitsui VLCC helps daily earnings rise off the floor
    Earnings head up after weeks in doldrums
  • Opec retains production ceiling of 30m barrels per day
    Saudi oil minister sees a $95-$110 price range as acceptable
  • Inactive boxship fleet stabilises after mid-March decline
    Capacity of containerships not in use remains at 1.7% of total fleet
  • G2 Capital Partners targets dry bulk sector
    Souravlas worries about timing of recovery and thus the segment's appeal to investors
  • Aronnax: Days of easy efficiency wins are over
    Shipowners and operators will have to start digging deep to find next round of fuel savings
  • China Shipping Development to expand long range tanker fleet
    Tanker giant seeks newbuilding and acquisition deals
  • US box volumes expected to spike in June
    Retailers say goods arrive early due to fears of west coast industrial action
  • ISSA names Hajah as new president
    Olsen will step down at end of year
  • Singapore owner faces North Korea arms charges
    Chinpo and a senior executive face prosecution over Chong Chon Gang shipment
  • Global Gateways: Asia
    In the first of a five-part series, Containerisation International looks at the challenges facing Asian ports
  • The importance of data accuracy
    The data provision services of shipping lines are increasing in importance. But is the accuracy of that data up to scratch?

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Lauritzen signs with Namura for handy pair
    Danish shipowner Lauritzen Bulkers and Japan's Namura Shipbuilding have signed contracts for two handysize bulkers at a signing ceremony in Copenhagen yesterday. The two 34,000dwt eco design vessels are scheduled for delivery from Namura's Hakodate Dock shipyard in 2017. "The newbuilding contract
  • Gothenburg boosts rail capacity
    APM Terminals Gothenburg is investing in new rail capacity and equipment as a result of the success of Sweden's north-south cargo shuttle and in anticipation of a modal shift when stricter ship emission limits are imposed next year. The terminal operator said container capacity would jump by 50%
  • Chinese yard for CSDC tanker trio
    A Hong Kong stock exchange filing has revealed that an unnamed Chinese yard is poised to win an order for up to three Panamax tankers from compatriot shipowner China Shipping Development Co (CSDC). The order will be for two firm 65,000dwt tankers with an option for one additional vessel. The board
  • New Sri Lanka terminal first to have flow meters
    Sri Lanka's new bunkering facility with 51,000 m³ storage capacity in southern Hambantota port will be the first in the region to be fitted with flow meters to ensure accurate supply, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority announced. It will be officially inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on June
  • Samsung replaces Oshima in Vietnam
    South Korean giant, Samsung Group is replacing Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding in a new shipyard project in Vietnam after the Japanese yard had withdrawn. The yard is due to be built in Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa province and Samsung is expected to invest $500M in the new yard. Oshima secured an investment
  • Murakami Hide wins LPG pair
    Japanese shipbuilder Murakami Hide has won orders for two small LPG carriers with one each from compatriot owner Fuji Iron Works and Marshall Islands registered Daytona Industries. The two 4,500m³ vessels will have an overall length of 99.98m, beam 17.5m, and will be classed by NK. Fuji Iron Works
  • Tramp fleet fragmentation delays recovery
    A recovery in period rates for charter container vessels is being held back by deconsolidation among owners and chartering agents, a leading German shipbroker has warned. Hamburg-based Ernst Russ Shipbroker, said the balance of power between owners and charterers in the container ship market has
  • Barito River closure halts Kalimantan coal exports
    Coal exports from Kalimantan have been disrupted by the closure of the Barito River, a key barging route on the Indonesian island. The Barito Kuala Regency administration shut the channel, which cuts Central and South Kalimantan, on 5 June, after a rare dispute between shippers and port operator, PT
  • Fugro wins MH370 contract
    UK-based Fugro Survey has won the Australian contract to conduct a bathymetric survey of the seafloor in the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. "Fugro was selected through a limited tender process," Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) spokesperson told IHS Maritime. The
  • VLCC rate standoff continues
    The rally in VLCC rates seen yesterday proved to be short-lived as charterers managed to force rates down again. Rates to ship crude oil on VLCCs reached their highest levels in a month yesterday as owners fought back against a weakening trend. The Baltic Dirty Tanker Index yesterday assessed rates
  • Sewol crew defends decision to abandon ship
    The 15 crew members of the capsized ferry Sewol have defended their decision to abandon the vessel even as passengers were trapped. During the first day of their trial yesterday, the crew, including Lee Jun-Seok, the captain at the time, insisted that it was the Korea Coast Guard's responsibility,
  • Taiwan's economic growth remains optimistic
    Taiwan's economic growth will remain positive, although export increase was lower than expectation in May, two banks said on Tuesday. Taiwan's exports to major destinations made a year-on-year increase in May, with exports to China and Hong Kong, Europe and the United States up by 6.4%, 5.8% and 1%,
  • Dynamic Oil Trading prioritises long-term rapport
    Singapore-based Dynamic Oil Trading highlighted the importance of building a long-term partnership between shipowners and bunker suppliers in the wake of using latest technology such as mass flow metres. "Understandably, following the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's decision to make mass
  • IEA predicts China gas Golden Age
    The 'golden Age' of natural gas, driven by booming demand, will expand to China from North America over the next five years, the International Energy Agency said in its 2014 Medium-Term Gas Market Report released today. Chinese gas demand, expected to be doubled through 2019, may compensate for a
  • Indonesia to double coal consumption by 2022
    Indonesia plans to double its coal consumption, a move that would have ramifications on the dry bulk shipping market as the country is the world's biggest steam coal exporter. State power provider PLN has forecast the country will burn 151M tonnes/year in 2022, up 82% from 2014's domestic market
  • CSDC to own 20% stake in oil shipping company
    China Shipping Development (CSDC), a bulk-shipping arm of the China Shipping Group, said today it planned to take over a 20% stake in compatriot Shanghai North Sea Shipping for at least CNY830M ($133M). China Shipping Tanker Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSDC, will place a bid with a bottom
  • Korean Air to be Hanjin Shipping's biggest shareholder
    Korean Air Lines will become the biggest shareholder of its affiliate Hanjin Shipping through the purchase of additional shares. KAL will pay KRW400Bn ($394M) for 74,074,074 shares that would be transferred to the airline on 17 June, giving it a 33.2% stake in South Korea's biggest shipping company.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Qingdao Port probe dampens Hong Kong investor interest
    The listing of Qingdao Port International on the Hong Kong Exchange has been completely overshadowed by the commodities financing scam that is rocking the Chinese banking sector, and investors have shown little interest in the Bohai Rim port operator. The world's seventh busiest container port debuted on June 6 at the...
  • Lufthansa warns of lower cargo performance as competition heats up
    Lufthansa today warned that an expected rebound in its cargo business hasn't materialized and there's no pickup in sight as it lowered its profit targets for the next two years. "The revenue risks mentioned when we presented the quarterly figures in early May have unfortunately materialized," said Simon Menne, chief officer...
  • Second set of Panama Canal gates makes landfall
    The second of four shipments of new rolling gates for the Panama Canal Expansion Program arrived at the canal yesterday afternoon after nearly one month at sea. The gates left Trieste, Italy, on the STX Sun Rise in mid-May, and traveled through the Strait of Gibraltar and across the Atlantic to...
  • New Orleans firm triples plastics-bagging capacity
    TCI Plastics is expanding its petrochemicals bagging operation at the Port of New Orleans to more than triple the facility's annual capacity to 68,000 20-foot-equivalent units of containers. The expansion will increase the port's containerized exports by almost 15 percent, said Christian Jensen, president of TCI. The company is a division...
  • Pennsylvania honors medical supplier as top exporter
    Welder at work at UMF Medical.A small business based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, took home one of the state's most coveted business awards with an aggressive export strategy. UMF Medical President & CEO Eileen Melvin and Director of International Trade Joshua Miller talked to the JOC on June 10, just days after...
  • Industry's fingers crossed as ILWU talks proceed
    Cargo interests, shipping lines and railroads have done all they can to prepare for the July 1 expiration of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract. The trade community is now looking to the negotiations in San Francisco to see if an agreement will be reached without disruptions at West...
  • Celadon chips away acquisition debt with sale of TruckersB2B
    Celadon Group, a $681 million trucking operator that has been buying smaller truckload carriers at a fast clip, sold its longstanding stake in a vendor discount program aimed at smaller trucking firms. The company surrendered its minority stake in TruckersB2B, a program with more than 25,000 carrier members, which offers discounts...
  • Drewry: Spot rate in trans-Pacific stays at year's lowest point
    Drewry benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles as of June 11, 2014. Full-size chart There was no change in the Drewry benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles this week, as the rate per 40-foot container continued at a 2014-low of $1,750 per FEU. The $1,750-per-FEU spot rate...
  • Dockworker strike shuts Finland's ports
    Finnish ports are at a standstill today after dockworkers walked off the job in response to alleged threats to a union official by the representative of a Russian vessel. The 24-hour strike by around 2,000 dockworkers is due to end tomorrow at 6 a.m. Finnish time. The Transport Workers Union said one...
  • Imperial Tobacco unveils Madrid IPO for logistics business
    Imperial Tobacco announced plans to float its Logista transport unit on the Madrid stock exchange as its focuses on its core higher margin cigarettes operation. The UK company will retain a majority stake in Logista in an initial public offering that is expected to value the pan-European transport company at between...
  • APMT Mumbai wants to expedite import pickups to ease congestion
    APM Terminals' management in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) is asking shipping lines and agents to speed removal of import containers to ease congestion at the terminal. The private terminal operator in a trade advisory said it is providing round-the-clock gate activity to allow quicker turnaround times for truckers...
  • Mega-ships seeing greater delays than smaller ships at European ports
    Average delays were greater for larger ships at four North Europe ports, April 15 to May 15, 2014. Full-size chart Container ships with capacities of 10,000 TEUs or greater are more likely to be delayed at European ports than smaller vessels, which could negatively impact shippers' supply chains as mega-ships increasingly come...
  • Project aims to develop LNG-powered 14,000-TEU container ships
    Offering further evidence that liquid natural gas is being seriously looked at as an alternative fuel for container ships, a Greek ship manager said it is working with Lloyd's Register and Daewoo Shipbuilding to develop LNG-fueled ultra-large container ships of 14,000 TEUs. The move by Piraeus-based Capital Ship Management Corp., which...
  • American Airlines boosts Asia network
    American Airlines Boeing 777-300ERAmerican Airlines is adding Hong Kong and Shanghai to its daily Asian routes this week as the carrier capitalizes on 12 consecutive months of air freight growth and improving yields, rare in an industry struggling against excess capacity and fierce competition. The daily passenger services from Dallas-Ft. Worth...
  • Former YRC exec Rogers takes on Universal Truckload challenge
    Jeff Rogers, until last September the president of YRC Freight, will have a new job and a new challenge next year when he becomes the next CEO of Universal Truckload Services, a $1 billion trucking and logistics company. Rogers will succeed H.E. "Scott" Wolfe, who will retire at the end...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • DLNG turns on the tap
    Dynagas LNG Partners of Greece has turned to the capital markets for the cash it needs to acquire an LNG carrier from its sponsor, Dynagas Holdings.
  • Capes lose steam
    Freight rates for capesize bulkers trading in the spot market lost traction Wednesday, which marked the end of a winning streak that lasted for nearly two weeks.
  • Texas blaze contained
    Authorities in the US are investigating the cause of a blaze that broke out on board a cargoship moored in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Tuesday afternoon.
  • Noah's arc
    Canaccord Genuity has initiated research coverage of the dry-bulk segment and six US-listed bulker stocks.
  • NWS at centre of strike
    The ongoing boycott of North-Western Shipping (NWS) vessels is behind a nationwide port strike in Finland on Wednesday.
  • UK holds four
    Three German ships were among four detained after failing safety checks in the UK during May.
  • Thorco eyes IPO
    Denmark's Thorco Shipping is plotting a big fleet expansion as it eyes an IPO.
  • Cyprus stands firm
    Cyprus' ship management industry is growing again after riding out the shipping slump.
  • Lauritzen takes Japanese duo
    J Lauritzen has firmed up a contract with Namura Shipbuilding for two handysize newbuildings.
  • Hanjin to delay?
    South Korea's Hanjin Shipping could postpone an issue of convertible bonds due to unfavourable terms.
  • Crew plead not guilty
    The captain and 10 crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol have denied homicide and negligence charges against them.
  • $48 per month
    A seafarer was being paid as little as $1.09 per hour on a Turkish-owned cargoship detained in the UK.
  • Wartsila does Dof deal
    Finnish engine maker Wartsila has won a service agreement covering 30 of Dof's offshore vessels.
  • Master guilty of delay
    Filipino captain fined in New Zealand for not informing authorities of cargoship grounding.
  • CSDC lines up tankers
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has lined up an order for up to three new tankers in China.
  • Finnish ports shut down
    Finnish transport workers union AKT has closed down the country's ports after an official was allegedly threatened.
  • Five more years
    BW Offshore (BWO) has extended an FPSO contract with Ithaca Energy for another five years.
  • Samsung steps in
    South Korea's Samsung Group is taking over a new shipyard project in Vietnam after Oshima Shipbuilding of Japan pulled out.
  • CSDC bids for owner
    The board of China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has approved a move to take a stake in a domestic tanker rival.
  • Fugro joins MH370 hunt
    Fugro has been contracted to support the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370).
  • Thoresen ship disabled
    A Thoresen Shipping bulker has reportedly been disabled off the coast of Finland after suffering an engine room fire.
  • US volumes to spike
    Container import volumes at US ports are expected to see a significant jump this month, a trade body has forecast.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Drewry: Shortage of ship officers will grow
    The current officer supply is 610,000, a shortfall of 19,000. This shortfall is forecast to rise to 21,700 by 2018 given that there will be a need for an additional 38,500 officers by that time, according to Drewry.
  • FAA approves Alaska survey drone
  • New Jones Act tanker company created
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, American Shipping Company and funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, have created a pure-play Jones Act shipping company, Philly Tankers. Two tankers will be built by 2017.
  • CIMC building new container factory in Ningbo
    Located in the Yinzhou Economic Development Zone, the plant will make various kinds of logistic equipment such as standard or special containers, CIMC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The factory will cost $482 million.
  • Schneider Electric to use Llamasoft for supply chain design
  • Airports see air cargo growth in April
    Cargo volumes at airports around the world rose 4.8 percent, year-over-year, in April, according to Airports Council International. For the first four months of the year, activity rose 3.7 percent. North American freight rose by 6.1 percent.
  • UTi opens ocean service centers
  • American Airlines launches new Asian routings
  • Politicians, industry react to president's signing of WRRDA
    President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act into law Tuesday, authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the nation's waterways and ports.
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Labour strike 'will not' delay Panama Canal expansion project
    ACP says new set of locks will be operational by the January 2016 deadline.
  • Little price movement in Middle East hub
    No price changes in Suez.
  • Market uncertain mid-week
    Gains in Rotterdam but falls in Hamburg.
  • 'Blend or upgrade' consultant tells refiners
    Post-2015 market could see more cokers being built.
  • EIA: Fuel oil demand to fall by 10% in 2015
    Predicted fall comes as new ECA regulations comes into force.
  • New product aims to boost efficiency and reduce emissions
    Technical grade material can be used for industrial and marine applications.
  • Strike continues to disrupt deliveries in Yeosu
    'Most refiners have suspended spot offers.'
  • Asian IFO rates see midweek gains
    Rates have risen at most key regional markets.
  • Dock strike in Finland
    24-hour walk out ends tomorrow.
  • Shipbuilder scores order for LNG dual-fuel engine
    Engine comes with dual-fuel capability.
  • Firm to start production of fuel scrubbing systems
    Customer could order more units.
  • LSMGO bunker facility opens in UK port
    Facility comprises a pipeline and fuel storage tanks, says Certas Energy.
  • President to open Hambantota bunkering facility
    President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be present at June ceremony.

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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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