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August 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL first half profit up US$181.3 million after $15.3 million loss
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts US$231.6 million loss as it moves towards CSAV merger
  • Hapag-Lloyd diverts 3 more ships to Antwerp to avoid clogged Rotterdam
  • Moody's downgrades MOL estimate to Baa3, the lowest investment grade
  • Vietnamese volumes grow despite maritime conflicts with China
  • New feeder link eliminates need to truck to Mumbai or ship via Colombo
  • European Pallet Association's work wins recognition in Czech Republic
  • Braemar analysts present positive outlook for container shipping
  • Ruslan, Air Partner join to move mini-hospital from Turkey to Morocco
  • Food and pharma focus in India as Qatar Airways makes Doha global hub
  • New cargo apron has been completed at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • "K" Line becomes member of maritime anti-corruption network
  • Alliances maintain stability on east-west trades, says Drewry
  • HMM takes delivery of third mega vessel in two months
  • Permission sought from Bangladesh to send foodgrains to North-East via its waters
  • Hyundai halts car exports from India to EU
  • Russian ban on EU, US foodstuff seen opening door for Indian dairy products exporters
  • Reefer container transporters hold first AGM
  • Rlys hauls 357.57 mt of freight in April-July FY15
  • Transport sector accounts for about 25 pc global energy-related carbon emissions: Report
  • Crisil expects surge in exports to US, EU over three years
  • Exports to Iran in INR can avail incentives under FTP: DGFT
  • Govt hikes raw sugar export subsidy to INR 3,371/t
  • Restrict rubber imports to save farmers, MP urges govt
  • SC maintains ban on iron ore pellets export from Karnataka
  • JBS Academy trains over 100 ex-im & logistics personnel in Vadodara

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • FMT orders another towboat at Eastern Shipbuilding
  • Arctic Salvage Research Foundation seeks industry input
  • BAE Systems awarded contract for U.K. OPV trio
  • Gulf Island wins order from Arena Offshore
  • Two more 24 m cats join Captain Cook Cruises fleet
  • MTU unveils EPA Tier 3 yacht engine
  • Captain Robert Johnston retires from OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Port of Everett welcomes new Waterfront Center tenant
  • Company expresses interest in future Panama Canal projects
  • Port of Portland schedules waterfront event at Terminal 4
  • Global Port Tracker reports finds container import count sets record
  • Crew of Crowley tugboat fights fire in Alaska village

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Scorpio makes $460m entry into boxships
    Samsung will build a minimum of three 19,200 teu ships for bareboat charter to Mediterranean Shipping Co
  • Hapag-Lloyd implements new vessel-scrapping policy
    German carrier will no longer sell ships to breakers that do not conform to Hong Kong Convention
  • Deflating Indian sentiment may take the shine off demolition rates
    Caution grips the country's buyers as the value of the rupee continues to fluctuate
  • Record US imports forecast as west coast negotiations continue
    Inbound volumes at major US ports are expected to hit an all-time high this month
  • Avic International Maritime returns to profit
    Singapore-listed unit improves its management and consultancy business
  • Baltic Sea and North Sea aframaxes enjoy high spot earnings
    Demand for mid-August crude cargo loading
  • Aronnax: War and peace with shipping
    Carbon War Room and shipowners finding common ground
  • Former Wilhelmsen employee faces $4m fraud charges
    Tax manager allegedly made wire transfers to own account
  • Mexico energy reforms signed into law
    Country's push to increase production and exports bodes well for tankers
  • Great Eastern sees first-quarter profit fall
    Drop comes despite rise in revenue for Indian operator
  • Two Chinese state carriers announce a 19-very large crude carrier tie-up
    Expanding China Merchants Energy Shipping transfers ships to Sinotrans & CSC joint venture
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts first-half loss as freight rates keep falling
    New chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen forecasts a positive full-year result but lower than 2013

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Adani JV to build Mundra LNG terminal
    The Indian government has approved a plan by Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) to enter a joint venture (JV) with Adani Group to build a 5.1M tonnes/year LNG import terminal to open at Mundra port in 2016. The joint venture, which also gives Gujarat state government-owned GSPC a co-developer role
  • APM Terminals Izmir invests in new cranes
    APM Terminals is aiming to expand Turkish trade by investing in cranes large enough to serve 10,000teu vessels efficiently in the Izmir region. The purchase of three ship-to-shore (STS) quay cranes and 10 rubber tyre gantry (RTG) cranes will support one of Turkey's fastest-growing regions and allow
  • Genco sinks further into the red
    Recently restructured Genco Shipping & Trading is projecting a second-quarter net loss of $65.6M, up about a third from a $48.9M shortfall in the same quarter last year. The deeper loss - logged despite higher quarterly revenue - covers the period when the dry bulk company's consensual Chapter 11
  • Open-ocean piracy emerges off Nigeria
    Open-ocean attacks could be a 'game-changer' in Gulf of Guinea piracy, according to a recent Dryad Maritime report. In the early hours of 9 August, a product tanker transiting immediately beyond Nigeria's territorial waters was heavily fired upon by up to three smaller vessels. The pirates then
  • Sinwa net profit up 21.9%
    Sinwa Offshore, a Singapore-listed offshore service provider, reported today that its 1H14 net profit climbed 21.9% year on year to SGD5.93M ($4.74M). First-half revenue of SGD74M was up 4.8% year on year, largely on improved revenue from the firm's marine and offshore supply business in Singapore
  • Avic Dingheng gains four asphalt tankers
    Chinese yard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding has landed an order for four asphalt tankers from Switzerland-based shipowner ABC Maritime AG. The four 4,900dwt vessels - scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarter of 2016 - have been allocated yard numbers AD0022, AD0023, AD0055, and AD0056 by
  • Jiangsu Hantong wins Goldwin tanker trio
    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has won an order for up to three stainless-steel chemical tankers from Hong Kong-based Goldwin Shipping. Featuring one firm 38,000dwt chemical tanker, the deal is further evidence of the shipbuilder's move into this new high-value market after
  • Cheap ore brightens Capesize outlook
    Cheaper iron ore is set to spur imports to China at the expense of its domestic production, which bodes well for Capesize bulkers, although July was a poor month in smaller-size segments, say industry sources. "Reports are indicating that the significantly lower international prices of iron ore are
  • South Korea tightens blood alcohol limits for ship operators
    As part of the government's move to improve maritime safety standards after the Sewol disaster, South Korea has tightened the limit on permissible blood alcohol concentration from 0.05% to 0.03%. The country's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries unveiled this on 10 August as part of amendments to
  • Icon Offshore changes fleet composition
    Malaysia-listed offshore service provider, Icon Offshore, is renewing its fleet with the disposal of an old vessel, followed by an acquisition of a new one. Tanjung Manis, a 2005-built platform supply ship, was sold to Saudi Arabia's Hadi Hamad Al-Hammam Marine Services for $3.88M. Icon Offshore
  • India, Bangladesh reach insurance settlement
    India and Bangladesh are making progress in the settlement of insurance claims and ship standards. The agreement will facilitate direct coastal shipping between the two countries from October 2014. "Both countries agreed to buy insurance of up to $10M, with Sadharan Bima of Bangladesh and General
  • Chinese port growth slows in July
    Up to 35 Chinese ports on the watch list of the Ministry of Transport posted total throughput of 928M tonnes in July, up by 1.3% year on year and 3.5% lower than the growth in June, the ministry announced yesterday. Coastal ports handled 634M tonnes, up by 1.9% y/y, while the rest of the 294M tonnes
  • China's exports surged in July while imports dropped
    China recorded exports of $1.28Tn in July, up by 14% year-on-year (y/y), almost doubling June's 7.2% growth, while imports fell by 2.1% y/y, down from the previous month's 5.5%, amounting to $1.12Tn. "Global economic recovery is bringing back external demand for Chinese products, and will continue
  • Suspected bunker pirates arrested in Thailand
    The Thai Marine Police discovered 370,000 litres of diesel on four boats modified for smuggling in Chanthaburi, Thailand, during a raid on 9 August. Eleven suspected bunker pirates were apprehended. The suspects were identified as Chaiyan Suksa-nguan, 45, of Laem Sing district, and 10 Cambodian
  • Carnival plans cruise port in Haiti
    Florida-based Carnival Corp has signed a letter of intent with the Haitian government to develop a cruise port at an initial investment of $70M on the Haitian barrier island of Ile de la Tortue. Ile de la Tortue - or Tortuga Island - is a remote island about 19km off Haiti's north coast with a
  • Colombo Port City to start next month
    Phase one of Sri Lanka's mega $900M offshore Colombo Port City project has received its environmental permit and will begin in September, said Sri Lanka Ports Authority's (SLPA's) planning and development chief engineer Susantha Abeysiriwardena. Work was to have begun in March, but was delayed
  • Credit agency eyes US cargo diversions
    Investments in US West Coast ports could be at risk if shippers convert short-term cargo diversions into long-term strategies, a possibility that has caught the attention of a major credit rating agency. Fitch Ratings, which rates the ability of bondholders to pay back debt, noted in an 11 August
  • CMES teams up with Sinotrans&CSC
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, will team up with compatriot Sinotrans&CSC to set up a tanker-operating joint venture with $1.1Bn in assets. CMES will own 51% of the JV by injecting nine VLCCs and 10 VLCCs on order, along with the shares in Associated
  • Pelindo II still partnering with HPH
    Indonesian port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) will not cancel its contract with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to operate the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) until 2039. Previously, the state-own Pelindo II was urged by the country's Transportation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Agility cashes in on booming interior China trade
    As exports originating in China's interior continue to grow, Agility inked a deal with Shanghai International Port Group Logistics, in order to strengthen its capabilities in the Yangtze River region. The agreement gives Agility access to SIPG's full range of logistics services, which includes operations at several Yangtze River ports, including...
  • Con-way Truckload boosts truck driver pay, incentives
    In a bid to recruit and keep more truck drivers, Con-way Truckload will raise per-mile pay, increase layover pay and offer more incentives to drivers that stay behind the wheel. The pay increase comes as trucking companies struggle to find truck drivers in a labor market with 6.2 percent unemployment. As...
  • NY-NJ port performance teams begin work
    Work is starting on implementation of an industry task force's recommendations on ways to improve performance at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Five industry teams established by the Council on Port Performance, successor to the industry-wide Port Performance Task Force, have been formed and will begin meeting this...
  • SEKO Logistics Worldwide Systematizes Rate Management and FMC Tariff Publishing with CargoSphere
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, August 12, 2014 - CargoSphere, the leading, cloud-based global rate management solution and confidential Rate Mesh for the ocean and air transportation and logistics industries, today announces SEKO Logistics, a global supply chain and logistics management company, has completed implementation of CargoSphere's contract and rate management system and Rate Mesh. ...
  • Volga-Dnepr to present 'Future Airlifter' concept at IATF 2014
    Volga-Dnepr Group is using its role as a strategic partner and participant in the Third International Air Transport Forum (IATF) at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport in Ulyanovsk, Russia, on 14-16 August 2014 to present a concept for a 'future airlifter' as well as trying to set a new world record, displaying one...
  • CEVA marks achievement in Aerospace with Silver Supplier Excellence Award
    The only 3PL nominated at the Singapore Aerospace Awards 2014 Singapore, 12 August, 2014 - CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, was awarded the Silver Supplier Excellence Award at the Singapore Aerospace Awards (SAA) 2014 organized by the Association of Aerospace Industries, Singapore (AAIS). This award recognizes CEVA's...
  • Werner Enterprises Unveils Third Freedom Truck
    OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2014-- Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider and award-winning military friendly employer, added a third truck to its Operation Freedom fleet and handed the keys to Immanuel Odongkara, a 20-year Navy veteran. "This opportunity is like winning the lottery," said Odongkara, a Jacksonville, Florida, resident. "I am able to drive...
  • QuestaWeb Applications Now Support All Four Major Browsers
    Clark, N.J. -- August 7, 2014 -- QuestaWeb, Inc. (www.questaweb.com), a premier provider of web-based, integrated Global Trade Management (GTM) solutions, announced today that its suite of TradeMasterQW applications complies with the latest version of the HTML5 standard. This comprehensive update includes cross-browser compatibility. QuestaWeb applications are now compatible with...
  • Sonwil Receives Second BRC Global Standard Facility Certification
    BUFFALO, NY - Today Sonwil Distribution Center-A Buffalo based logistics solutions provider-announced that it has received a British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard Certification for Storage and Distribution at a second area location. This additional certification is the result of the company's continued implementation of best practices and process improvements related...
  • ARTEMUS TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS TO HOLD THIRD SHIPPING 101 TRAINING COURSE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (August 11, 2014) -- ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions, a leader in the web-based trade compliance software industry, will be holding its Global Commerce- International Transportation & Trade Shipping 101 Course on September 15-19 in the Seattle-Tacoma area. This is the third time the Shipping 101 course will be hosted by...
  • VOLGA-DNEPR GROUP CELEBRATES 80TH BIRTHDAY OF LEGENDARY CHIEF DESIGNER OF THE AN-124 AND AN-225 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
    Volga-Dnepr Group today celebrates the 80th birthday of Victor Tolmachev, the legendary Chief Designer of the An-124 'Ruslan' and An-225 'Mriya' transport aircraft, to mark his 'outstanding contribution' to the world of aviation. Mr Tolmachev, who continues to serve the industry as Technical Director of Volga-Dnepr and as an advisor to...
  • New Penn Professional Driver Heads to 2014 National Truck Driving Championships
    LEBANON, Pa., Aug. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Penn announced today that professional driver and safety superstar Rick Gagnon won the 5-axle division at the Rhode Island State Truck Driving Championships. He will now move on to compete with other national driving champions at the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC), to be held August...
  • New web app targets port drivers' empty trips
    One of container shipping's most glaring inefficiencies is the countless unproductive trips by truckers who deliver an import box to an inland destination but return to port with no backhaul. Rick Knapp thinks he has a solution. Knapp, former chief operating officer at Virginia International Terminals, has launched Quick180.com, a web...
  • VOLGA-DNEPR GROUP APPOINTS NEW VP, JAPAN AND KOREA
    Anton Khodakovsky has been appointed as Volga Dnepr Group's Vice President, Japan and South Korea. Anton Khodakovsky has vast industry knowledge and experience. He started work in the freight industry over 15 years ago and has accumulated a deep understanding of the air cargo business. In 2004, after holding various positions...
  • ITF world congress launches tomorrow
    The largest ever world congress of the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) begins tomorrow in Sofia, Bulgaria. Taking place in Sofia's National Palace of Culture, the event will bring together almost 2000 people, including staff and participants from 379 trade unions in 116 countries, and is the 43rd world congress in...
  • ATA Seeks Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award Nominations
    Arlington, Va. - Today, American Trucking Associations announced it is seeking nominations for the eighth annual Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award. The award, first handed out in 2006, honors trucking companies, state associations and industry suppliers who creatively generate positive awareness of the trucking industry. And for the third straight year,...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Coup unravels
    Jacques Saade appears to have abandoned a campaign aimed at ousting the chairman of UK containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL).
  • Changing of the guard
    Capital Product Partners (CPP) made waves on Wall Street Tuesday after identifying the individual who will succeed Ioannis Lazaridis as its chief executive.
  • Hoegh seals US listing
    Hoegh LNG Partners (Hoegh LNG) has emerged victorious in its quest to raise cash by way of an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.
  • Cape rally underway?
    Rates for capesize bulkers are starting to gain steam but it's unclear whether the current rally will mark the beginning of a broader market rebound.
  • More demand for LR2s
    Demand for LR2 tankers will rise by 13% in 2014, McQuilling Partners says.
  • Capital nets Christodoulou
    Greek banker Petros Christodoulou has been recruited by Evangelos Marinakis to lead Capital Product Partners.
  • Cape sale helps Courage
    Courage Marine remained marginally in the red during the second quarter as the sale of a vessel helped compensate for reduced revenue.
  • Golar takes the lead
    Golar LNG has emerged as the best performing stock in the year-to-date among the 35 stocks covered by RS Platou Markets.
  • GE profit slips
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has recorded a slightly lower profit for the first quarter.
  • Downturn drag for WBC
    Western Bulk Carriers has seen its margin turn negative at the start of the third quarter.
  • Seoul slumber to stretch
    Falling newbuilding orders and retreating prices will remain a headache for depressed shipyard stocks, Deutsche Bank believes.
  • GH confirms scrap sale
    Great Harvest has confirmed the scrap sale of its oldest bulker in a $7m deal.
  • Chinese in VLCC tie-up
    China Merchants Enegy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC are teaming up to create a $1bn VLCC joint venture.
  • Genco to stay red
    Genco Shipping & Trading is set for a deeper second quarter loss, investors have been told.
  • Weak rates dent Hapag
    Hapag-Lloyd has seen results go from bad to worse as it posted an interim net loss of EUR 173.3m ($231.6m) in figures released Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports loss for first half of year
    The company moved about 2.9 million TEU of container cargo in the first half of 2014 - 5.8-percent more than in the first six months of 2013 - but said "the market environment remains difficult."
  • ILWU and grain elevators reach tentative agreement
  • Martinko will head Port of Pittsburgh
    "Steve has been integral in many of my successes. His combination of political, policy and communications know-how has been a tremendous asset," said Bill Shuster, head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  • OOCL parent reports first-half profit of $181 million
    C.C. Tung, chairman of OOIL, said that "there are underlying developments that support a degree of cautious optimism" about the outlook for the shipping industry.
  • USPS Q3 loss hits $2 billion
    "Due to continued losses and low levels of liquidity, we've been extremely conservative with our capital, spending only what is deemed essential to maintain existing infrastructure," Joseph Corbett, USPS' chief financial officer, stated.
  • Gantry cranes ordered for planned Turkey terminal
  • FAA fines four companies for hazmat violations
    The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued civil penalties to three companies, including logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel, for improperly shipping hazardous material.
  • Agility expands ocean services in East China
  • Washington Notebook: WTO trade facilitation effort can be revived, analysts say
  • Hapag-Lloyd adopts 'green' ship-recycling policy
  • QuestaWeb updates application compatibility for newest browsers and devices
  • SEKO to use CargoSphere for rate management
  • PHMSA lays out new rules for hazardous return shipments

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Price differential for LSFO narrowing
    Shipowners may already be testing MGO ahead of new ECA rules.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam hub
    Piraeus: Tight barging schedule.
  • 'Every vessel' under scrutiny ahead of ECA change
    Ferry operator will use this autumn to consider its options across all vessels and routes.
  • Avails outlook mixed in Fujairah
    South African bunker market soft.
  • New bunker trader at Argos Oil Trading Ltd
    Ana Apavaloaiei will assist in all commercial and operational matters.
  • Iranian official denies there has been a halt to IFO exports
    'Some regional traders have spoken of a halt in exports just for the sake of their own interests and to increase the price of fuel oil.'
  • Bunker prices decline at Asian ports
    Supplies were stable at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Sri Lanka supplier clarifies vessel 'detention'
    Sri Lanka Customs boarded tanker but operations 'continue as normal'.
  • Bunker player wins Russian supply deal
    Firm to supply 30,000 mt of bunker fuel for government project.
  • LNG bunkering terminal to be built in Denmark
    Facility due to start operations within next four months.
  • Hybrid-powered tugboat wins award
    Award presented by several Japanese maritime institutes.

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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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