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October 17, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • AADA ups China-Oz rate US$300/TEU November 15
  • Hapag 3,969-TEUer cuts loose in Sydney storm, rams Safmarine 3,647-TEUer
  • French ports figure highly in Ocean Three's Asia-Europe scheme of things
  • Paranagua, Brazil port call added to MSC's New Ipanema
  • MSC adds Lome port call to China-Africa Express service
  • Automation and intra-agency co-operation best way forward: TPM speakers
  • 'K' Line joins cold storage venture in Vietnam to move cool Japanese food
  • Restructuring done, Zim now looks to joining an alliances, upgrading fleet
  • Carriers need to lower unit costs to remain profitable: Dreary
  • Lithuanian Port of Klaipeda September volumes rise 7.4 pc to 38,748 TEU
  • Panama transits for big gas carriers will be "extremely expensive," says Avance
  • Menlo offers internship to logistics graduates in Singapore
  • Cut KLM-Martinair cargo fleet to have little impact on Schiphol
  • Stansted aims to become top cargo airport in Britain
  • New Hampshire's Wiggins Airways' 2 lines to be sold in two pieces

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • IWAI invites EoI for design & construction of inland cargo vessels
  • MOL launches biannual vessel safety campaign
  • NYK included in Climate Disclosure Leadership Index for third consecutive year
  • GMB's Chennai roadshow showcases investment opportunities in maritime sector
  • VCT resumes operations after devastating cyclone
  • Ebola crisis puts aviation firms on high alert with warning of potential liable claims
  • R. R. Joshi elected President of NACFS for 2014-16
  • Trade deficit data causes INR to plunge against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • EIB supports construction of expressways in Poland
  • Long Beach works on increasing peak chassis supply
  • Waberer's establishes British subsidiary
  • Chahal new head of Jet Aviation Singapore sales
  • Dunkirk to benefit from proposed O3
  • Kale helps streamline domestic air cargo management
  • CSX expects double-digit earnings growth in 2015
  • C.H. Robinson opens Los Angeles Robinson Fresh facility
  • More cash for the German rail network
  • KLM CEO Camiel Eurlings resigns
  • Israel Corp plans Zim spin-off
  • MOL Logistics: new warehousing company in Indonesia
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo starts Calgary service

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • Ebola disrupts rice supply chain
    The Ebola virus outbreak is causing some disruption of the rice supply chain, a leading industry figure has said. "We have a little bit of difficulty," acknowledged Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters association in an interview with IHS Maritime. Ophaswongse
  • Thailand aims to become world's largest rice exporter
    Thailand looks set to become the world's largest rice exporter, a leading industry figure has told IHS Maritime. "Sometime this year we could hit the record rice for rice exports. We are expecting to export 11 million tonnes," Chookiat Ophaswongse, Honorary President of the Thai Rice Exporters
  • Eagle Bulk completes restructuring
    NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping has reduced its debt obligations by roughly USD1Bn after successfully completing its court-approved financial restructuring, the company has revealed. The Sophocles Zoullas-led company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 6 August, announced, after
  • Charleston box volume rises 13.4%
    Container volume at the Port of Charleston increased 13.4% to 150,790teu year-on-year in September led by a surge in imports. Imports grew 14% to 62,655teu compared with the same period last year, with exports increasing 7.4% to 56,216teu, the port revealed in a 15 October report. Empty containers
  • Thai rice mountain shifts to Africa
    Government policy is driving cheap exports of rice to Africa, according to Thai rice industry sources. Thailand's rice exports to Africa have risen to 64% of the total in the first nine months of this year, a senior official with the Thai Rice Exporters Association told IHS Maritime. This is
  • Yet more doubt over MH370 search site
    A new report by the Inmarsat scientists who tracked the final journey of flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean concede they cannot be certain of the crash location. Analysis of the satellite data suggests the aircraft turned south above the northern tip of Sumatera and continued south until it ran out
  • Newcastle coal port open despite protest
    The world's largest coal port will be open for business as usual tomorrow, despite a flotilla protest by Pacific Islanders in canoes and local environmentalists. "Vessel scheduling will continue, based on safety parameters approved by the Port Authority of New South Wales [NSW] Harbour Master," a
  • Meyer Turku shipyard enters new era
    The floatout of Mein Schiff 4 (MS4) at Turku on 10 October represented more than just the second in class of four for the German premium cruise operator. It combined what Finns hope is a renaissance of the shipyard and the chance for both customer and yard to present important new faces. It was
  • Buy opportunity for long-term investors
    Recent sharp falls in listed dry bulk companies' shares offers a buy opportunity to long-term investors, shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo said. "With dry bulk shipping stocks having fallen between 20% and 50% since the start of September we argue that the severity of a dry bulk downturn has been
  • Cost cuts, alliances key to success
    Container lines that can reduce costs and operate their ships more efficiently are the ones to emerge as winners in a continued challenging environment. However, even they have to team up with other lines if they wish to prosper in key trades, according to a senior shipping analyst. The market is
  • Maersk Supply orders six AHTS vessels at Kleven
    Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has ordered six anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Kleven in Norway a few weeks after announcing a strategy to renew and expand its fleet. The contract, which has an option for four additional units, covers six SALT 200 vessels that are designed by Salt Ship
  • HHI reduces 30% of executives
    Hyundai HI (HHI), the world's biggest shipbuilder, has reduced 30% of its executives to normalise its profitability after recording the worst business results - a net loss of KRW616.6Bn (USD595.5M) and an operating loss of KRW1.1Trn in 2Q14. The reduction has been done not only for HHI executives,
  • HMD wins two LPG carriers
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won two LPG carriers amounting to KRW108.5Bn (USD102.2M) from an undisclosed Oceania owner. HMD told IHS Fairplay that the owner's name and the details of the order could not be revealed, according to the contract. The vessels will be
  • Investigation into Sydney ship collision under way
    The Port Authority of New South Wales is leading the investigation into the ship collision at Sydney's Port Botany container terminal on Tuesday night. "We recommended ships put out the additional lines," Harbour Master Phillip Holliday told IHS Maritime. "Not everyone heeded that advice. "So
  • CSSC profit surges in first nine months
    Shanghai-listed China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) posted profits of CNY139M (USD22.6M) for the first nine months of 2014, an increase of 922.8% year-on-year (y/y). In a stock exchange filing the company recorded their revenue of CNY20.7Bn during the reporting period. This is an increase
  • Sinopacific to focus more on offshore engineering
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (Sinopacific) will be focusing more on offshore engineering in the upcoming years, being spurred by the bidding for a 100,000-tonne module to be used for the Yamal LNG project. Simon Liang, chairman and co-CEO of Sinopacific, made the remark on the sidelines of the
  • Nicaragua confident on canal plan
    Nicaragua's canal will break ground in December and will be a multinational project, not an all-Chinese operation, according to a high-ranking official in Nicaragua's government. Dr. Paul Oquist, private secretary of national policy for Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega, provided new details on
  • China coal imports fall 6.7%
    China's coal imports declined 6.7% year on year to 222.9M tonnes in the first three quarters in 2014 due to competition from cheaper domestic coal. The month-on-month rise of 12.2% in coal imports in September failed to offset the plunge in the imports for August, according to China's latest
  • Yingkou Port to issue $163M bonds
    Shanghai-listed Yingkou Port announced today that it will issue CNY$1Bn ($163M) worth of company bonds on 20 October. The funds raised will be used for supplementing the company's cash flow, as well as paying back its debts. This bond has a seven-year duration with 5.6-6.6% interest rate, but no
  • MOF, Coast Guard criticised over Sewol tragedy
    Several government agencies have been criticised by a South Korean parliamentary audit for their poor response to the Sewol disaster. The Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee directed the criticism on 15 October to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) and the Korea
  • China building new coast guard ships
    China is building two large coast guard ships, various Chinese military news websites reported on 13 October. Displacement is estimated to be 10,000 tonnes. The ships are under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, one of the oldest shipyards in China that has a long experience of
  • Fixed-price maintenance for Wagenborg
    Wärtsilä announced recently that it has signed an agreement to provide all maintenance planning and services for the installed engines and propulsion systems for 15 of Wagenborg's dry bulker fleet. The agreement, which was signed in June but only announced on 16 October, will provide increased
  • China vessel exports down 9.9%
    China's vessel exports continued to cut its year-on-year (y/y) falls in the first eight months in 2014 due to the newbuilding market pickup. In the first eight months, the exports decreased 9.9% y/y to $17Bn, according to customs statistics. The drop shrank by 0.8 percentage points compared to that
  • Ezion insulates itself from oil price fluctuations
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Ezion remains well insulated from oil price fluctuations, thanks to long-term contracts and oil majors' operating expenditure. This view was expressed by DMG & Partners Securities' analyst, Lee Yue Jer, who set a target price for Ezion at SGD2.45 ($1.92)
  • Bumi Armada delays FPSO deal with HCML
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider, Bumi Armada and Indonesia-based Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited (HCML), have mutually agreed to extend the execution date of their $1.18Bn floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel deal to 31 October. Previously, Bumi Armada's wholly owned

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • Shipowners to EU: Don't preempt IMO on CO2
  • Heads roll at Hyundai Heavy
  • CIT finances Epic Gas LPG tanker acquisitions
  • October 16, 2014 Wärtsilä and Wagenborg ink 15 ship maintenance agreement
  • Maersk Supply orders six Anchor Handlers at Kleven

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • Port of Vancouver Commissioners Ok Maruichi Northwest land sale
  • Port Metro Vancouver finalizing updated truck licensing system
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Sydney port closure
  • CMA CGM Group celebrates CMA CGM ELBE maiden voyage
  • Crowley Maritime christens new ocean class tugboat

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • Oceanbulk secures $310m from South Korea state lenders
    Seoul backs Greek owner's booking for eight Hyundai-built 9,200 teu boxships
  • Shipping Corp of India puts VLCC on a 12-month time charter
    Koch fixture sidesteps low spot market earnings but removes hopes for rate spikes
  • European Central Bank may reject Hamburg ship-valuation formula
    Stress test findings may put lenders under growing pressure to lose nonperforming loans
  • Share-price plunge belies a strengthening tanker market, says Tsakos
    TEN ponders raising its dividend as lower oil prices bring better news
  • Vancouver rethinks its licensing to tackle surplus trucks
    Canada's largest container port will launch the new system in February
  • Eagle Bulk completes restructuring
    Supramax owner emerges in 'far stronger' shape after $1bn debt cull
  • Tory peer urges the UK to tackle Gulf of Guinea attacks
    Lord Naseby puts the question of piracy to the House of Lords
  • Kleven wins order from Maersk Supply Services
    Norwegian shipbuilder wins contract for six vessels
  • CSAV moves closer to Hapag-Lloyd's G6 partners
    Chile-based carrier will book slots on the alliance's Middle East-Europe services
  • Hyundai Mipo wins LPG tanker order
    Two 22,000 cu m vessels done at $51m apiece
  • Euronav delays IPO
    Tanker operator postpones US listing as volatile market bleeds shipping stocks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • Trade imbalance tightens truck capacity at Mexican border
    Whether you call cargo space "capacity" or "capacidad," in Laredo, Texas, it's often in short supply. Capacity has been tight at the biggest U.S.-Mexico border crossing since an earlier-than-expected surge in produce shipping this spring, according to third-party logistics provider Transplace. In part, that's because of the growing imbalance of...
  • Clean Energy Fuels buys stake in truck-based CNG delivery company
    Clean Energy Fuels plans to pump up its natural gas business by acquiring a controlling interest in NG Advantage, a company that uses high-capacity tank trailers to deliver compressed natural gas to large industrial and institutional energy users. This natural gas "virtual pipeline" delivery system supports customers such as hospitals, food...
  • BTP assumes lead in Santos port container handling
    After years of one container terminal - Santos Brasil's Tecon Santos - dominating the market at the Port of Santos, Brazil's leading port has a new leader in containers. Brasil Terminal Portuaria, or BTP, which opened for business just over a year ago, handled around 69,000 containers in the month of...
  • Drayage problems fail to stunt Virginia traffic growth
    The Port of Virginia's container traffic exceeded the 200,000-TEU mark for the fifth month in a row in September, despite ongoing drayage congestion. The Virginia Port Authority today reported that Norfolk handled 201,113 TEUs in September, rising 8.6 percent year-over-year, mostly driven by exports, which were up 12.4 percent to 109,867...
  • No consensus on how to fix LA-Long Beach ports
    Representatives of the port, shipper and labor communities agree that Los Angeles and Long Beach must reduce congestion and improve productivity at marine terminals, but they differ on how to reach those goals. "We are three to five days behind our normal flow of goods. This is having a ripple effect...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, Safmarine ships collide during storm
    A nine-hour operation to reign in a rogue container ship in Australia's Port Botany apparently only resulted in superficial damage to ships from Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and Safmarine. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the Kiel Express, a Hapag-Lloyd ship, broke free from its mooring at the DP World terminal as winds of...
  • Truckers, shippers protest demurrage at clogged US ports
    Congestion at large U.S. ports is generating increased complaints by truckers and shippers about demurrage penalties for late pickup of containers that can't be removed from gridlocked marine terminals. The problem is most acute at the two largest U.S. container gateways, Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey, both of which...
  • Air cargo industry bracing for continued loss of freight to ocean, analyst says
    SHENZHEN, China - The shift of freight from air to ocean is just a blip for container lines but has hit the air cargo industry hard, with few signs of relenting, a maritime consultant said Thursday. The air cargo industry lost 5.4 million metric tons of cargo to container lines between...
  • Goodman signs up IKEA in China deal
    HONG KONG - Home furnishing giant IKEA has expanded its business with logistics property developer Goodman Group into China, signing a lease for 118,000 square feet of warehousing space in the inland Chinese city of Chengdu. IKEA operates 16 stores in 13 cities across China, and to meet customers demand in...
  • Thailand-Myanmar cross-border trade will grow 10 percent this year, Thai chamber says
    Cross-border trade between Southeast Asian neighbors Thailand and Myanmar in 2014 is expected to hit $6 billion, a growth of 10 percent year-over-year. According to Isara Vongkusolkit, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, trade between the two countries is slated to continue expanding in the coming years, thanks partly to...
  • Cathay Pacific extends double-digit growth run
    HONG KONG - Strong growth out of Hong Kong and China in September saw Cathay Pacific and Dragonair continuing to post double-digit growth as cargo and mail throughput rose 14.5 percent compared to the same month last year. The high growth was helped by the launch of what the airline called...
  • Get up to speed on the regulatory environment, forwarders advise
    SHENZHEN, China - Staying on top of the evolving regulatory and customs environment is a key areas forwarders and NVOCCs need to focus on as they expand their business across Asia, delegates at a TPM Asia panel heard today. Paul Man, director of APL Logistics China, said trade compliance is a...
  • Frustration at LA-LB delays spills over at TPM Asia panel
    SHENZHEN, China - Frustration at delays at Los Angeles-Long Beach boiled over at the TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen on Thursday, with shippers showing exasperation at the weeks it can now take to liberate containers from the largest port complex in the Americas. "I don't care about how long it takes...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • Euronav in 'strong start'
    Euronav said it is seeing a strong start to the fourth quarter as it revealed shrinking losses in the third.
  • Dry stocks 'oversold'
    Bulker stocks in New York are "oversold" and headed for improvement after taking a beating in recent weeks over macro-economic concerns, near-term uncertainty over rates and the exit of major investors, a trio of investment bank analysts said.
  • Underwriters indulge
    Scorpio Bulkers has emerged victorious in its latest campaign to raise cash to fund its newbuilding programme.
  • Vyborg close to order
    Russia's Vyborg Shipyard is in the final stages of winning a new order from state nuclear agency Atomflot.
  • Tsakos in dividend pledge
    Tsakos Energy Navigation promised investors a dividend hike is on the horizon as it made a bullish case for the crude tanker market in the face of wider turbulence in the capital markets.
  • More cash for Nova Star
    Canada's Nova Scotia government is to hand over another CAD 5m ($4.4m) to keep a new US ferry service up and running.
  • Coscol earnings up
    Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) has posted a bigger net profit for the first nine months despite a fall in revenue.
  • "No drama" for Euronav
    Euronav's decision to postpone a New York initial public offering (IPO) is having only a tiny impact on the company's European traded stock today.
  • Chowgule slips back
    Indian owner Chowgule Steamship has revealed a bigger loss from lower second-quarter revenue as it seeks to renew its fleet.
  • ICG reaches pensions deal
    Ferry operator Irish Continental Group (ICG) has pledged to erase its pensions deficit in a deal with the country's regulator.
  • Global faces de-listing
    Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers may lose its Kuala Lumpur listing for failing to submit a restructuring plan in time.
  • Havila extends charter
    Norwegian shipowner Havila has secured a contract extension for one of its ships fixed to Petrobras.
  • Two more for Mipo
    Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo has confirmed a deal for two LPG ships worth a combined KRW 108.5bn ($102m).
  • Wartsila adds more
    Dutch owner Wagenborg has picked Finnish firm Wartsila for the maintenance of 15 dry cargo carriers.
  • Baosteel orders again
    State-owned Chinese group Baosteel has reportedly ordered two more capesizes at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding.
  • Maersk adds six
    Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract for six anchor-handlers with Norway's Kleven Maritime.
  • Saga Tankers listing at risk
    Norway's Saga Tankers has three months to preserve its Oslo listing.
  • French fancy
    A trade delegation from France has travelled to Indonesia to examine a potential shipyard investment.
  • FMG sets new record
    Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) shipped a record 41.5mt of iron ore in the third quarter, figures released Thursday show.
  • Madura FPSO delayed
    Bumi Armada says a final decision on a $1.2bn FPSO for deployment off Indonesia has been delayed until the end of October.
  • New Eagle emerges
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has successfully completed its court-approved financial restructuring, the shipowner disclosed late Wednesday.
  • LNG bunkers by 2020
    Singapore, one of the world's largest bunkering ports, says it hopes to supply LNG as a bunker fuel by 2020.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Pistole to retire from TSA
  • DOT to examine FAA policies
  • Florida trucking companies merge
  • Truck spot volume up in September
  • Federal Maritime Commission recovers $503,000 in penalties
  • CenterPoint buys N.J. warehouse
  • Europe asks Romania to comply with rail rules
  • CN unveils Illinois training center
  • Korean, LUG renew contract
  • ILWU leader calls for more permanent longshoremen
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2014
  • WTI crude rebounds to above $80 per barrel
    Basically a "relief rally," says analyst.
  • Glycerine: Viable as alternative marine fuel
    There are 'many potential niche markets' for the fuel, says consortium.
  • New rules, new roles for ports
    Ports and terminals need to adapt their facilities to new challenges, says ESPO chief.
  • Maxum christens new bunker barge
    Will focus on deliveries in Seattle and Port Angeles.
  • IMO moves forward on fuel quality issue
    Will work on guidelines to improve control over supplied quality and consider need for further regulation.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb
    Singapore traders point to weak demand.
  • LNG as marine fuel: Economic case is strong
    But age of ship a factor in payback period.
  • Lack of transparency in LNG pricing is blocking progress
    Confusion about pricing is blighting LNG's prospects as a bunker fuel.
  • IMO accepts new sulphur data provider
    Viswa Lab now one of four fuel testing companies providing data sulphur monitoring programme.
  • MEPC Chair and Vice-Chair re-elected
    Arsenio Dominguez of Panama to lead IMO's environmetal committee in 2015.
  • Shortsea operators bemoan ECA rules
    Call for special committee to air views.
  • WFS strikes deal for Malta storage
    'WFS has committed to maximise use of MOBC tanks.'
  • North Sea ferry partners stay 'eco' focused
    Fuel-optimisation software has been installed.
  • Middle East port plans LNG bunker supply
    Sohar says LNG licensing structures are in place.
  • Indian port sees potential as bunker hub
    Vizhinjam is close to trade routes between the Mideast Gulf and south-east Asia.
  • EU-only CO2 rules could harm competitiveness, say owners
    High bunker prices an incentive to cut fuel use
  • Bunker prices falling on oversupply
    'Oil production capacity appears to be growing faster than demand,' spokesman says.
  • Middle Eastern player to expand bunker supplies
    Company to 'soon' start physical supplies from Fujairah, Pipava.
  • CMA CGM newbuild starts maiden voyage
    The CMA CGM Elbe is the second in series of 28 vessels.
  • Increased import activity from Guangdong bunker traders
    More than half of fuel oil imports from Iran, according to report.
  • Availability of ECA-compliant fuels a goal for Singapore
    But few suppliers currently stock LSFO product.

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Rome
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In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
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
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
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Washington
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FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
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
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
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
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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
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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
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Riyadh
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Trieste
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South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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Seoul
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Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
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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
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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
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
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Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
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Ismailia
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IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
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Long Beach
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Milan
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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
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Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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