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June 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • World's top 30 container ports' volume increases 4.7pc in first quarter
  • Los Angeles container volume rises 8.2pc in May, Long Beach up 2.7pc
  • Strike stops French rail freight, leads to widespread truck shortages
  • Fujian port container volume up 10pc to 4.93 million TEU in 5 months
  • MOL to hike export import Far East-Japan rate US$50/TEU twice in July
  • Vancouver port to spend US$5.5 million to ease truck congestion
  • Rizhao port's container volume up 27.58pc to 1.06 million TEU in 5 months
  • Quanzhou's direct cargo to Taiwan up 100pc to 38,974 tonnes in May
  • SoCal truck landside congestion risks cargo diversion: angry truckers
  • Hong Kong's Famous Pacific Shipping opens office in Galle, Sri Lanka
  • Supply chain risk book launched at Dubai industry leader gathering
  • Vietnam banking, industries robust, but market remains tough: Maersk
  • Cargotec sells Indian engineering works to Finland's Citec in Pune
  • CargoSmart uses TIBCO tech to help cut costs, boost efficiency
  • Cathay ends Manchester freighter flights, opts for passenger bellyholds
  • Quarterly air cargo up as economy rises, but fuel prices still pinch
  • New transport facilities, security standards to combat cargo theft

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • ICS AGM discusses key challenges
  • P3 Network will not be implemented!
  • Apparel exports to surpass $ 17 bn in FY15
  • APSEZ's Dhamra port deal seen not needing CCI clearance
  • Floating LNG terminal off Kakinada coast to be commissioned soon
  • CFSAI get-together sees large fraternity participation
  • IATA presses for cut in taxes & less excessive regulation
  • PCHAA conducts successful blood donation camp
  • Railway Board withdraws demurrage hike on Fieo's representation
  • India wants BRICS bank HQ in country, President to be Indian

International Transport Journalweb site
  • RZDL organizes pilot delivery of 60 m rails to Germany
  • EU Council adopts Shift²Rail regulation
  • Premier Logistics investing in fleet
  • New partner for Freja and Varova
  • PoLB's new incentives to attract more cargo
  • Romaco builds up international network
  • Garbe Transport adding trucks to fleet
  • Emirates with new regional cargo manager
  • G. Vatinel chooses DDS Freight
  • CMA CGM upgrades Samwaf service
  • Air Canada Cargo winging its way to Milan Malpensa

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • USS names 2014 AOTOS honorees
  • Law firm Fowler Rodriguez elects four partners
  • BAE San Diego gets $20.5 million more for DDG 73 job
  • Linde to supply icebreaker LNG fuel tanks
  • Australian mining giant orders VLOC quartet
  • China torpedoes P3 alliance plans
  • ABB systems picked for Yamal ARC7 LNG carriers
  • Two Wärtsilä two-strokes complete tests
  • Havyard sells another design package to China

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Port of Seattle marks start of new Delta service from Sea-Tac
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners orders additional product tanker
  • Pair of Stanford undergraduates presented degrees onboard cutter
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for May
  • OOCL making changes to Trans-Atlantic services

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • China P3 veto is a setback for industry efficiency, say Maersk and MSC
    Other forms of co-operation still offer opportunities for cost-savings
  • Hamburg Süd performance is 'unsatisfactory', says Oetker Group
    Carrier must cut costs after poor performance in Mediterranean and Southeast Asia
  • A less than sizzling summer for the largest crude tankers
    Earnings forecast in the $10,000-$20,000 range for VLCCs, suezmaxes and aframaxes
  • China's Ministry of Commerce kills P3
    UPDATE: Beijing offers carriers no right to appeal after 'forbidding' operational network
  • ESC says it had concerns about the P3 alliance
    European Shippers' Council welcomes Beijing's decision to block P3
  • Eight register interest in Thessaloniki stake
    Five bidders proceed to due diligence in Piraeus Port Authority sell-off
  • Lidinsky welcomes China P3 veto
    FMC commissioner is pleased that Beijing shares his concerns about the alliance
  • Aronnax: Business and science can work hand in hand in the Arctic
    Newcomers to the region must listen to the experts to gain first-mover advantage
  • Beijing takes tough stance to outlaw P3
    Authorities say carriers' application lacks corresponding legal grounds and convincing supporting evidence
  • Hamburg Süd expected to announce fall in turnover
    Figure of $7.2bn predicted ahead of results
  • Star Bulk spells out its consolidation aims after merger with Oceanbulk
    Newbuilding programme has gained $300m in market value since orders, says executive
  • IEA pledges to monitor the crisis in Iraq
    Energy watchdog notes conflict's downside risks as world tanker trades change shape
  • New sulphur requirements offer UK west coast ports short-term gains
    Liverpool: The Debate finds that extra costs may drive services from east to west
  • Asian energy-shipping icon Sohmen-Pao resigns as BW Group boss
    Norden chief executive Mortensen takes the helm as his predecessor joins the board
  • France stays top of Paris MOU white list of port state control inspections
    Germany and Greece fall in the rankings and Tanzania is named a high risk
  • Nordea offloads problem credits
    The bank saw an opportunity to exit Torm and Eitzen, says Kjelsrud
  • Global Gateways: Latin America and the Caribbean
    Containerisation International looks at what's in store for ports in the Latin American and Caribbean region
  • Coal gaining edge over gas
    In power sector battle, gas loses ground
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners orders fifth Jones Act product tanker
    There is increasing demand for waterborne transportation to move petroleum products, says Kurz
  • Pay first and argue later on general average, lawyer warns
    St Maximus vs Maersk case has implications for charterers

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • DS Norden's CEO leaves for BW Group
    Carsten Mortensen, CEO of the listed Copenhagen-based bulk shipping company DS Norden, has decided to leave the company. He will be taking up the position of CEO at BW Group, the privately owned Singapore-based tanker and offshore group. Mortensen, a Danish national, has worked for DS Norden for 17
  • NASSCO secures fifth APT tanker
    San Diego based NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics has secured a fifth medium range (MR) product tanker, which is the first of four options available for American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The 53,700dwt LNG-conversion-ready product tankers will have an overall length of 186m, beam 32.20m and is
  • BIMCO containership demolition sale forecast doubles
    BIMCO has almost doubled its forecast for demolition sales of container vessels to 500,000teu for this year from an earlier forecast of 290,000teu. This has resulted from sales significantly exceeding forecast so far this year, chief shipping economist Peter Sand said in a review of the shipping
  • APM shares fall 6% after P3 Network rejected
    AP Moller-Maersk (APM) shares traded 6% lower at DK13,200 ($2,400) on the Copenhagen stock market after China rejected the planned P3 Network in East-West container trades. However, APM, parent company of the container shipping line Maersk Line, said in a statement in which it unveiled the decision
  • China rejects planned P3 Network
    Competition authorities in China have rejected the planned P3 Network alliance in East-West container trades, AP Moller Maersk (APM) said in a statement. The alliance is between Maersk Line of APM in Denmark, CMA-CGM in France, and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in Switzerland. "Today, the
  • Sewol's first engineer pleads guilty
    The first engineer of capsized ferry MV Sewol pled guilty to charges of criminal abandonment when the trial for him and 14 other crew members resumed today. The man, identified only as 'Sohn', "will not be making excuses", his lawyer said today. However, the trial for the other 14 crew members will
  • Report highlights series of errors in cargo ship death
    A seafarer was crushed on board the cargo ship Toucan Arrow in Portland, Australia, last October, while replacing the broken warning light on the ship's gantry, and died after sustaining injuries. In its report into the fatality released yesterday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported the
  • ICON Offshore holds Malaysia's biggest IPO
    Malaysian offshore oilfield service provider ICON Offshore has raised MYR944.9M ($293M) in what is Malaysia's biggest initial public offering so far this year. ICON's shares will be listed on the Bursa Malaysia from 25 June. ICON is selling 510.77M shares via the listing, of which 460.15M shares are
  • Damco provides no-delay service
    Logistics provider Damco has been providing global logistics service to Esquel Group, producer and exporter of cotton shirts, with no delay in the past two years. Damco's intermodal solution, compared with traditional trucking, ensures the time efficiency that Esquel pursues. Imported cotton raw
  • Skuld cautions on Iraqi oil cargoes
    Skuld P&I Club has issued an advisory with regards to the loading of crude oil cargoes from the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, amid the current insurgency in the country. Iraq's federal government has said that all of the country's crude oil exports fall under its authority, while Kurdistan's
  • China COSCO orders bulkers
    China COSCO has ordered six drybulk carriers with two shipyards. In a Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing filing, the company said it has ordered four 64,000dwt bulkers with CSSC Huangpu Wenchong. The total price of these four ships is $113.12M. China COSCO has also ordered two 78,000dwt bulkers from
  • VLGC rates rise on tight tonnage supply
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers are still rising even though last week's IHS Asia LPG Seminar took many traders away from their desk. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East route at $117.75/tonne or $105,542/day, based on current
  • Evergreen expects better profit for 2014
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine expects its profitability to improve this year, thanks to better freight rates for Far East-Europe routes and cost controls. Evergreen's vice chairman Bronson Hsieh said he expects the container shipping to be strengthened in the third quarter, driving up sales and
  • Shipping Australia critical of port fee hike
    Port privatisation has led to an increase in Sydney's port and pilotage charges, according to Shipping Australia. "We've had the privatisation of ports. Now we are seeing the spinoff," Rod Nairn, SAL CEO told IHS Maritime. Nairn said he was not completely opposed to port privatisation - it provided
  • DNB Bank optimistic on drybulk shipping
    DNB Bank has maintained its optimistic stance on drybulk shipping despite the current lull in the Baltic Dry Index. It said in a daily note that drybulk shipping is set for an interesting 2H14, even as a lack of cargoes has dragged down present freight rates. The bank said: "We reiterate our
  • Vallianz issues shares to expand fleet
    Singapore-listed offshore marine solutions provider Vallianz has issued a set of subscription and placement shares to a group of investors to raise funds for fleet expansion. In a Singapore Exchange filing today, Vallianz said it would issue a total of 400M shares worth SGD52.2M ($41.7M) to Legend
  • Epic Gas loses $2.4M in Q1, buys ships
    Singapore-based Epic Gas, which owns and operates small LPG carriers, has announced a $2.4M loss for 1Q14, compared to a $3.6M loss for 1Q13. Revenues for the three months ended 31 March 2014 amounted to $23.3M, compared to $18.8M in the same period last year. The 1Q14 revenues include $500,000 from
  • Indonesia plans safe anchorages
    Indonesian authorities are seeking to tackle the issue of security in their national waters, according to Intercargo. Authorities are also taking further steps, including moves by the Indonesian Marine Police, in having designated safe anchorages within some ports, which will be monitored and

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Hotline targets drayage driver underpayment in Vancouver
    Truck drivers in Vancouver who suspect that they are being paid less than the minimum rate established by the government can now voice their complaints via a hotline established by the port authority and the British Columbia transportation ministry. Today's announcement of Drayage ConfidenceLine is the latest attempt by port and...
  • End of P3 seen boosting Panama traffic
    The decision today by the world's three biggest container lines to scrap plans to implement the P3 Network this fall is likely to boost container traffic through the Panama Canal. Maersk Line said it had agreed with its partners, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, to stop preparatory work on the...
  • Port of LA outperforms LB on vessel arrivals, berth times
    As larger ships bring bigger volumes to southern California, the Port of Los Angeles is outperforming Long Beach in terms of vessel arrivals and berth times, according to a recent CargoSmart newsletter. The LA-LB port complex has been increasing its share of container trade on the Pacific Coast of North America,...
  • Don't restart HOS debate without facts
    The timing could have hardly been worse. Two days after the U.S. trucking industry scored a rare Senate victory against last year's revision to truck driver hours of service rules, a tractor-trailer slammed into a limousine van on the New Jersey Turnpike, killing comic James McNair and badly injuring his...
  • UPS joins FedEx in shift to density pricing for ground packages
    The shift toward greater use of dimensional pricing in U.S. transportation is gaining momentum. UPS plans to start using dimensional weight to price ground shipments starting Dec. 29, a few days before FedEx Ground makes the shift Jan. 1. The shift toward dimensional pricing comes as e-commerce shipping volumes ramp up,...
  • Erstwhile P3 partners to keep pushing for efficiency
    The three carriers of the now-defunct P3 Network said today that they will continue to push for improvements in container shipping efficiency and quality of service despite the shocking news this morning that their proposed mega-alliance was rejected by Chinese antitrust authorities. China's Ministry of Commerce gave no reason for its...
  • P3 rejection a lifeline for smaller Asian carriers
    The rejection of the P3 shows how dominant the world's largest carriers were set to become if their proposed mega-alliance took effect. The reality was that P3 was going to make the three largest carriers very difficult to compete with. Their joint control of the largest ships would have put them...
  • European Shippers Council welcomes China's rejection of P3 alliance
    The European Shippers Council signaled its broad support for China's rejection of an application by Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM to join forces in the P3 Network. The ESC said it "understands" the decision of Chinese Ministry of Commerce as it "has already expressed its concern about the...
  • Tight capacity still driving U.S., Canadian trucking industry
    Spot market freight volumes, as measured by the DAT North American Freight Index, have started to normalize after a harsh winter that drove the index to new heights. The DAT North American Freight Index stood at 2,194 in May, 2.1 percent lower than it was in April. Even as freight declined...
  • Authorities seek to ease growing drayage tension at Vancouver
    Harbor trucking interests at Port Metro Vancouver are working with port and government transport officials to prevent driver unrest from escalating into another damaging strike at Canada's largest port. Tensions are increasing in the harbor drayage community because some trucking companies are not paying the wage hikes that were announced by...
  • Spain's Algeciras fastest-growing top 30 port in Q1
    Algeciras posted the biggest increase in traffic among the world's top 30 container ports in the first quarter of the year, growing almost four times faster than China's 10 largest ports. The southern Spanish transshipment hub handled 1.15 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the first three months of 2014, an increase of...
  • P3 rejection sends European carriers, ports scrambling
    LONDON - Europe's major ocean carriers, ports and shippers are urgently rethinking their business strategies following the shocking news this morning that Chinese antitrust authorities had rejected an application by Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM to join forces in the P3 Network. Maersk reacted calmly to the unexpected...
  • Analysts: P3's rejection hurts Maersk
    China's rejection of the P3 Network is a blow to Maersk Line, which had expected the global container ship alliance to produce large savings, analysts say. Maersk Group's stock price fell about 7 percent after the announcement that China's Ministry of Commerce had rejected the P3 network of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping...
  • P3 Network scrapped as China rejects application
    Maersk LineHONG KONG - In a stunning move that shook the container shipping industry today, Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. scrapped their proposed P3 Network after China's Ministry of Commerce rejected the vessel-sharing agreement. "The decision does come as a surprise to us, of course, as the partners...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • German banks to unpack
    German banks are aiming to break apart syndicates that have financed multiple vessels as they seek flexibility in dealing with troubled loans, a leading restructuring lawyer said today.
  • LNG in the spotlight
    Wall Street forecasters are keeping a close eye on LNG stocks this week in the wake of reports that Russia will no longer allow its cash-strapped neighbour to purchase natural gas on credit.
  • JPM endorses DLPG
    An equity analyst at JP Morgan has initiated research coverage of Dorian LPG, a Connecticut-based owner of nearly two dozen very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
  • Capes slide further
    Capesize rates added a fifth successive day of declines and are now 17% down over the past week.
  • Shippers happy
    The organisation representing European cargo owners has backed China's blocking of the P3 boxship alliance.
  • Enough for now
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba wants to extend an option for another ultramax in China.
  • "Lack of evidence"
    China has revealed members of the prospective P3 boxship alliance were still trying to win over its competition watchdog as late as 9 June.
  • Counting the cost
    Denmark's Sydbank believes Maersk Line will miss out on cost savings of $1bn after it abandoned its P3 Network plan.
  • Nordcap extends offering
    Oslo Axess listing hopeful Nordcap Offshore has delayed the closing of its IPO book.
  • Maersk "surprised"
    Maersk Line executives have expressed shock and disappointment after China blocked its P3 Network tie-up with MSC and CMA CGM.
  • Mortensen quits Norden
    Carsten Mortensen has quit as chief executive of Norden to take up the same post at BW Group.
  • P3 alliance abandoned
    Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC have dropped plans for their potentially game-changing P3 Network after China refused competition clearance.
  • Havila fixes for a year
    Norway's Havila Shipping has clinched a term deal for a platform supply vessel (PSV) with Maersk Oil.
  • Pappas charts Star's rise
    Petros Pappas has vowed to pursue further consolidation in the dry cargo market after creating the largest US listed bulker owner via the merger of Star Bulk and Oceanbulk.
  • Tanker crewman lost
    A crewman has been lost overboard and two more injured as heavy seas battered an aframax off South Africa.
  • Viking's Asian riches
    Viking Supply Ships has won a lucrative new deal in Asia for an anchor-handler.
  • New Gulf line mooted
    Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) wants to start a ferry service to major Gulf cities.
  • Sewol officer's sorrow
    The first mate of the sunken Sewol ferry has told a South Korean court that he left the ship because he thought the coast guard would rescue its passengers.
  • Jiangsu Rainbow inks five
    China's Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries has sealed an order for up to five bulkers.
  • Hafnia books strong Q1
    Hafnia Tankers has booked a 26% jump in net profit for the first three months of 2014 in its first full quarter as a public company.
  • Vallianz in new fundraiser
    Vallianz Holding is set to raise around SGD 52m ($42m) from the sale of 400m new shares, the company announced Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Group launches campaign championing Highway Trust Fund
    The website and campaign, dubbed Transportation Makes America Work, is aimed at members of Congress, and will include infographics and sound bites about transportation's importance.
  • UPS to charge dimensional weight, follows FedEx
    In an anticipated move, UPS announced Tuesday it will shift to a dimensional-weight calculation on ground services Dec. 29, bringing UPS Ground in line with pricing for air services and ground shipments measuring more than three cubic feet.
  • Port of Philadelphia sees steady cargo rise
    In the first five months of the year, containers increased nearly 30 percent; breakbulk cargoes nearly 16 percent; ro/ro cargoes nearly 7 percent; and liquid bulk cargoes more than 5 percent, the port reported.
  • China decision sinks P3
    The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will not approve the proposed P3 Network between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, scuttling the effort by the three carriers to move the vessel-sharing agreement forward.
  • May container volumes higher in Los Angeles, Long Beach
    Cargo container numbers edged up 2.7 percent last month at the Port of Long Beach, making for the Southern California seaport's busiest May since 2007. Los Angeles handled 689,141 TEU, an 8.2-percent increase over May 2013.
  • ABF Freight launches delivery notification service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • DNV GL approves LNG bunker barge design
    GTT North America receives Approval in Principle for its membrane Cargo Containment System.
  • Glycerine demo shows drop in emissions
    Marine engine tested and compared with diesel, but no sea trials yet.
  • Price direction mixed across Europe
    Softer trend seen in Rotterdam.
  • Philippines seeks to address fuel smuggling
    Diesel fuel reportedly shipped from Malaysia.
  • IFO prices soften in Fujairah
    Some players warn of tight avails.
  • UK P&I anticipates pitfalls of using LS fuel oil
    And offers advice on how they might be avoided.
  • New Managing Director for KPI London office
    James Enston has been with KPI Bridge Oil for almost 10 years.
  • Tanker operator doubles LNG-fuelled vessel order
    Company thinks there is market for energy-efficient and environmentally adapted tonnage.
  • Maersk CEO: 'Surprised' by Chinese P3 decision
    But no impact on Group results for 2014.
  • Fleet operator pushes back LNG timeline
    Sovcomflot to delay LNG bunkering project by two years.
  • Asian bunker market softening
    Prices have weakened at most key ports in the region.
  • P3 stopped in its tracks
    Chinese put an end to cost-cutting ambition of strategic alliance.
  • Dutch doubts about 'Scheme A' scrubber monitoring
    Tamper proof continuous monitoring technology, however, would make it straightforward.
  • New approach to wind-powered ships
    Patent filed but not assigned.
  • Crude oil prices 'could jump as much as $5 a barrel'
    Market observers say Iraqi crisis is difficult to evaluate.
  • Russian port mulls more bunker storage
    Move a response to calls from marine fuel providers.
  • Cosco resumes buying spree
    Six newbuildings to join company's fleet in the next two years.
  • Wartsila gets patent for LNG bunkering technology
    Invention able to speed up LNG bunkering process by using removable LNG storage tanks.
  • Ship operator charged over oil spill
    Ship's tanks overflowed after refuelling operations.
  • China fuel oil imports to fall in June
    Partly due to slow bonded bunker market in China, say sources.

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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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