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November 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • US Federal Maritime Commission doubts legality of congestion surcharge
  • MSC joins Hamburg Sud and CSAV calling at DP World's London Gateway
  • Wan Hai 9-month profit up 297pc to US$115 million as revenue rises 10pc
  • Terrorists fire on Egyptian Navy near Suez, killing and wounding sailors
  • Sixth 10,000-TEU containership is received by Seaspan for MOL service
  • US west coast labour disruption drives shippers to air cargo as Xmas nears
  • Hapag-Lloyd losses mount ahead of CSAV merger, despite higher volumes
  • After OW Bunker scandal, BIMCO drafts new standard bunker contract
  • IMO meets to make Polar Code mandatory, and consider new rules to live by
  • Low-cost AirAsia carrier brings low-cost courier Redbox to Singapore
  • India gets its way on food subsidies, but WTO trade deal looks good to go
  • Small but cool: Hanjin Heavy wins contract for two 1,900-TEU reefer ships
  • Hactl marches on after loss of 40pc of its business with Cathay departure
  • Hong Kong International Airport rated best in China for eighth time
  • AirbridgeCargo boosts flights to Europe, Asia Pacific, North America

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Volkswagen investing in Poland
  • Hill Dickinson further expands global shipping team
  • More boxes on roads and railways
  • HL sails into the red but remains optimistic
  • Fatal cargo carrier crash in South Sudan
  • FuoriMuro picks up top freight operator award
  • Moldovan railway heading for overdue face-lift
  • Copal-Systems now available in Nordic countries
  • FedEx Express reshuffles Asia Pacific team
  • Ruscon to expand Pacific to Moscow service
  • Globalisation and digitalisation - vital factors for...
  • EU Commission clears Alitalia-Etihad deal
  • Port of Long Beach supports chassis circulation
  • New association to facilitate wind propulsion for ships

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Interactive film explores Somali piracy
    An interactive documentary on Somali piracy has been released online. Produced by Submarine Channel, Last Hijack Interactive delivers an immersive experience of a vessel hijacking in Somalia. The documentary covers the incident from both Western and the Somali perspectives via a pirate, a captain,
  • Dynamar forecasts steady Med growth
    Dynamar has forecast that intra-Mediterranean trade will continue to pick up from 14.9M teu last year to 15.6M teu in 2015 and 17.1M teu in 2017. In a new near-term forecast the Netherlands-based shipping analyst estimates that throughput across the 95 main ports involved in the intra-Med container
  • Nigeria counts cost of port strike
    Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, has re-opened after a two-week strike that cost an estimated NGN60Bn ($350M) and leaves a risk of further disruption. Freight forwarders, customs agents, shippers, and truckers had acted over what they see as excessive charges from shipping companies and terminal
  • Nigeria could revive state shipbuilder
    Nigeria's government may seek to revive the country's state shipowner as part of its efforts to develop a sustainable maritime industry, according to the website Shipping Position. President Goodluck Jonathan was last week reported to be considering the re-establishment of Nigeria National Shipping
  • China's Maritime Silk Road alarms India
    A row in the Maldives has highlighted Indian anxiety over China's Maritime Silk Road (MSR), a multibillion-dollar maritime corridor scheme announced by President Xi Jinping last year. In September, when Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen enthusiastically accepted China's invitation to join the MSR,
  • Drug ship tried to escape to Zanzibar
    A court in Mombasa heard how cargo vessel Amin Darya tried to alter course for Zanzibar after being intercepted by Kenyan naval ships, which escorted it to Mombasa port on 2 July. Also known as Al Noor, the Iranian-registered ship was found to contain 377kg of heroin worth up to $20M - some of it
  • Nigerian masters call for more training
    The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) last week joined calls for urgent action to get more Nigerians working on the nation's shipping. NAMM president Capt Ade Olopoenia said master mariners are "greatly worried by the dearth of indigenous seafarers", according to the National Mirror.
  • Sewol captain appeals conviction
    The captain of the Sewol today joined other members of the ferry's crew in filing an appeal against his conviction over his role in the vessel's loss. Capt Lee Joon-seok was sentenced last week to 36 years in prison for gross negligence over the deaths of more than 300 people. All the vessel's 15
  • HHIC wins two ice-breaking box ships
    Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has won an order of two 1,900teu ice class container ships totalling about KRW74.9Bn ($68M). &quo;The ships ordered from an undisclosed European shipowner will be built at our Youngdo shipyard,&quo; said HHIC. "Each of the vessels will have an overall length
  • Second-hand dry bulkers to stay cheap
    Dry bulk carrier values are still sliding and recent transactions underline the soft market, say Erik Nikolai Stavseth and Kurt Waldeland, shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo. "According to shipbrokers, the 2010-built Newcastlemax 'First Ibis' fetched around $45M in the second-hand market last
  • China Shipping to sell Lianyungang stake
    China Shipping Terminal Development, a subsidiary of China Shipping Group, aims to sell its 49% stake in a terminal operator in Lianyungang port for at least CNY9.8M ($1.6M). Lianyungang Xindongrun Terminal - a 51/49 joint venture between Lianyungang Port and China Shipping Terminal Development -
  • ULCC influx to push down rates in 2015
    Delivery of an estimated 54 container ships of at least 10,000teu to Asia-Northern Europe services between October 2014 and December 2015 will transform the market, says London-based consultancy Drewry. In its weekly container shipping market overview, Drewry said the vessels could help bring
  • Box lines to levy $1,000 congestion fee
    Trans-Pacific container lines are to pass onto shippers their added costs from escalating congestion at US West Coast ports. From 17 November "a number" of box carriers among Transpacific Stabilization Agreement's (TSA's) 15 members intend to charge up to $1,000/feu for cargo moving via these
  • Korean shipbuilder HHIC posts $73.3M loss in 3Q14
    South Korean multinational shipbuilder Hanjin HI & Construction (HHIC) posted a KRW80.3Bn ($73.3M) loss in 3Q14, a widened figure by 74.5% compared to the KRW46Bn loss of 3Q13. The 3Q14 sales figure of KRW563Bn dropped compared to the same quarter last year of KRW592Bn. Operating loss of KRW61Bn in
  • Two tankers collide off Indonesia
    Two tankers have collided off Pulau Durian, Indonesia, on Friday morning. Indonesia-flagged Sinar Johor was involved in a collision with MT Orchid Marine in Selat Durian off Pulau Durian in Lat. 00 39N, Long. 103 43E at 04.00 hours local time on Friday. No injuries or pollution were reported from
  • KSS Line posts $6.1M profit
    South Korean gas and chemical shipping company, KSS Line, incurred a KRW6.7Bn ($6.1M) profit for 3Q14, a 60.6% increase from the same quarter last year. The sales figure for 3Q14 reached KRW33.7Bn, a 7.4% up from 2Q14. KSS Line said, &quo;The US shale gas boom and introducing two very large gas
  • HMM secures $221M profits for 3Q14
    Hyundai Merchant Marine posted a KRW242.7Bn ($221M) profit for 3Q14, reaching a turnaround after the company recorded a KRW10Bn loss for the previous quarter. HMM said through a press statement, "The turnaround was made thanks to selling LNG shipping business and stakes in Hyundai Logistics." South

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • As if a CPP control failure wasn't bad enough ...
  • Chemical tanker features cargo tank breakthrough
  • Industry goes pink
  • First year of MLC brings 113 Paris MoU detentions
  • Oilfield services giants agree $34.6 billion merger
  • Chinese ferries to have MAN propulsion packages
  • MEO acquires subsea vessel in Hallin assets sell-off
  • Guilty plea in magic pipe case

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Carriers plan to add congestion charges in wake of West Coast terminal delays
  • BNSF Railway locomotive changes will help reduce Washington emissions
  • Maritime Commerce Club seeking Old Salt nominations
  • Hamburg Sud marks christening of new 'San' class container ship
  • International Shipholding Corp. inks vessel deal with Tampa Electric

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • PB Sea-Tow Holdings in OMSA disposal
    Pacific Basin subsidiary in deal with Skilled Offshore to sell stake in joint venture
  • MOL Comfort casualty will not affect shipowner financially
    All damages are fully insured regardless of outcome of MOL-MHI lawsuit
  • ICAP and Howe Robinson rumoured to be in merger talks
    Speculation follows last week's news that Clarksons is planning to buy RS Platou
  • China will boost storage if oil price stays low, keeping tankers busy
    China to speed construction of extra reserve sites
  • Anger grows as shipping counts cost of OW bankruptcy
    Dozens of companies left to chase debts that, in many cases, 'look irrecoverable'
  • Paris MOU reports 113 vessel detentions for MLC deficiencies
    Figures cover the 12 months since the entry into force of the MLC in August 2013
  • Many companies likely to be caught up in OW fallout
    Owners and charterers that have received bunkers from OW Bunker, its affiliates or subsidiaries, could be a risk, warns Skuld
  • Supply chains will adapt as 3D printing evolves
    GT Nexus' Boris Felgendreher looks at the impact that the new manufacturing could have on supply chains
  • VLGC earnings dip but still high by historical standards
    Chartering activity west of Suez Canal has dried up
  • When lifeboats become death boats
    It is ironic that equipment put on board to save lives has probably harmed more people than it has ever saved in the past quarter century
  • China Shipping raises the stakes in game of survival
    The world's seventh-largest carrier has offloaded assets in order to avoid delisting, but is its future any brighter?
  • Jinhui boss looking for an easing of oversupply
    A tighter environment for lending money for shipping projects may aid the dry bulk recovery, says Raymond Ching
  • West coast congestion surcharges roll in
    Shipping lines begin to announce the introduction of surcharges as congestion at US ports continues
  • Berge Bulk in no hurry to place orders after recent expansion
    Chief executive James Marshall sees no need to book newbuildings unless demand from cargo owners emerge
  • The experiment is over: gas fuel is commercial
    Lloyd's List Webinar offers the market leaders to answer your questions on stepping into LNG powered shipping
  • Economou eyes mergers between public and private fleets
    Magnate seeks to expand DryShips as pure bulker play, but dismisses talk of consolidation in shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • TSA Lines announce whopping December rate increase
    Sensing a potential capacity crunch in the run-up to Chinese New Year, member container lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement are recommending a $1,000-per-40-foot container rate increase to take effect on Dec. 15. It is the largest single GRI sought in years in the trans-Pacific and reflects stronger volumes and...
  • LA-Long Beach container throughput slowed in October
    Container throughput growth at the largest port complex in the Americas slowed in October following a strong September, driven by a decline in exports that partially offset a gain in imports. Full-size imageTotal container volume at Los Angeles-Long Beach in October was up 3 percent year-over-year, fueled by a 6 percent increase...
  • Savannah's TEU growth outpaces US average, with no congestion
    As Los Angeles-Long Beach remains mired in congestion, Savannah is in cruise control, handling double-digit increases in imports, much faster growth than the national U.S. average, and doing so with nary a sign of delays. "We're busy right now for sure, but it's business as usual. All of our service metrics...
  • Transplace upgrades 'Customs Portal' to speed US-Mexico border freight
    Transplace is deploying technology that helps shippers get goods across the U.S.-Mexican border more quickly, cutting truck transit times by improving the customs process. The third-party logistics company last week said it is upgrading its Customs Portal, a proprietary system that automates transactions between shippers, importers and customs. "Leveraging the portal can...
  • Trans-Russia container rail operator may double capacity
    The operator of a fixed-day weekly container train recently launched between the Russian Far East and Moscow, which has handled just 1,800 TEUs to date, says heavy demand is leading it to consider doubling capacity with a second service. The announcement comes as Asia-Europe container rail routes connecting China to...
  • Teamsters expand trucker protests at LA-LB ports
    A Teamsters-affiliated organization on Monday expanded its week-long protests at Los Angeles-Long Beach against three drayage companies, by targeting three additional ones. The drivers are picketing six marine terminals as well as the yards of the three new targets. The drivers are protesting alleged wage theft and misclassification of their...
  • Cargolux posts best ever October figures
    Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo carrier, posted its best ever October, with its fleet of 22 Boeing 747 freighters breaking records for tonnage, revenue and block hours. Tonnage grew 6.7 percent and net revenue was up 9.9 percent from a year ago, making October the second-best month in the Luxembourg-based airline's history...
  • Flood of mega-ships may alter dynamics of Asia-Europe trade, Drewry says
    The Asia-North Europe trade faces a "huge" impact from the influx of more than 50 ultra-large container vessels over the next 15 months, matching that of the formation of new carrier alliances, according to Drewry shipping consultants. The deployment of an estimated 54 new ships of at least 10,000 TEUs capacity...
  • Crowley wins second LNG transport contract
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s liquefied natural gas services group has won a second multiyear contract to supply containerized, U.S.-sourced LNG to a major pharmaceutical company's manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company's Carib Energy subsidiary contracted to provide the LNG, which will be transported in 40-foot tank containers, each carrying...
  • EU OKs Etihad acquisition of 49 percent of Italy's Alitalia
    Etihad Airways expanded its cargo footprint in Europe's third-largest air freight market after European Union regulators approved the fast-growing Arab gulf airline's acquisition of a 49 percent stake in loss-making Italian-flag carrier Alitalia. The deal, waved through after the carriers agreed to surrender slots on the Rome-Belgrade route, paves the way...
  • Hamburg Sud christens second of three 9,000 TEU-class ships
    Hamburg Süd last week took delivery of the last of three 9,034-TEU ships and christened the second of them in Singapore and deployed it on its service between Asia and...
  • SingPost, UPS pour investment into e-commerce infrastructure
    HONG KONG - China's e-commerce business catches the headlines because of the sheer scale of internet shopping in the country, but the growing trend towards ordering goods online is seeing huge investment in infrastructure and technology being made outside its borders, both in Asia and in the U.S. Singapore Post (SingPost)...
  • US drives air cargo rebound, but crystal ball hazy into 2015
    HONG KONG - The strong rebound of trans-Pacific trade will ensure the air cargo industry enjoys a happy festive season this year, but few are prepared to forecast the robust growth will continue much past Chinese New Year. With up to three weeks remaining of the peak season, volumes remain buoyant....
  • Hong Kong posts fourth month of declining throughput
    HONG KONG - Hong Kong's container volumes continued to fall, down 3.5 percent in October and the fourth straight month the transshipment hub has recorded declining throughput. The total containers handled by the Kwai Ching terminals, mid-stream and river trade reached 1.79 million 20-foot containers in Oct., according to just released...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • GSL lands extension
    Global Ship Lease (GSL) of the UK has firmed up a time charter extension for one of its eldest containerships.
  • Genco names next president
    The long-time president of Genco Shipping & Trading, Robert Gerald Buchanan, is getting ready to retire.
  • SALT faces taste test
    Scorpio Bulkers made waves Monday with a private placement that caught many equity analysts and investors off guard.
  • Pangaea seals COAs
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions of the US has firmed up two long-term contracts-of-affreightment (COAs) that will be serviced by its fleet of ice-class bulkers.
  • Crowley lines up LNG deal
    A campaign to expand Crowley Maritime's presence in the small-scale LNG segment appears to be bearing fruit.
  • Salvaging Sewol
    A South Korean taskforce is starting to work on how - or even whether - to salvage the sunken ferry Sewol.
  • Win for Western Bulk
    Western Bulk has come up trumps in a $12m legal dispute dating back almost a decade.
  • CMES scraps again
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has sold another bulker for scrap as it renews its fleet.
  • Pac Basin exits JV
    Pacific Basin has cashed out of an offshore joint venture as it focuses mainly on its dry bulk business.
  • Scorpio set for $150m
    Scorpio Bulkers is taking another stride in its newbuilding funding efforts with a $150m private placement.
  • Jadroplov for sale again
    Croatia is trying again with an attempt to sell off bulker owner Jadroplov.
  • Merger talk surrounds UK duo
    Hot on the heels of takeover talks between Clarksons and Platou, two UK shipbrokers are rumoured to be discussing their own deal.
  • Wan Hai profit soars
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines has posted a big jump in third-quarter earnings as revenue strengthened.
  • Wilson turns loss
    Wilson Sons has been hurt by the third quarter performance of its logistics and oil and gas units, which led the company in booking a loss.
  • Deutschland for sale
    The only cruiseship of bankrupt German operator Peter Deilmann will now be sold after the company's liquidator changed tactics.
  • Great expectations
    Expectations are high as BW LPG prepares to report its third quarter results this week.
  • Fesco secures new loan
    Russia's Fesco Transportation Group has secured a new three-year loan with Sberbank to finance its operations.
  • MEO's bargain buy
    Hallin Marine's first vessel disposal after its closure could have secured a better price, industry sources say.
  • Hawkins' global mission
    Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Greek office partner Patrick Hawkins as its first head of global shipping.
  • MLC makes an impact
    Ship detentions under the new Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) have made up 17.4% of the total in the Paris MoU region during its first year in operation.
  • Lawyers hunt Horizon
    Horizon Lines could be the target of a class action suit being pieced together by New York lawyers.
  • Seasonal joy for ICG
    A positive summer has seen Irish Continental Group push up its third quarter performance.
  • Subsea 7's $35m slice
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has spent another $35m on reducing the number of its outstanding convertible bonds.
  • More action against OW
    Bankrupt fuel and tanker group OW Bunker is facing more legal action from investment funds.
  • MEO snares Windermere
    Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has acquired a subsea operations vessel from the fleet of collapsed company Hallin Marine.
  • Newbuilding finds work
    Pacific Radiance has secured a long-term charter for one of its newbuildings potentially worth over $140m.
  • Pellet boost for Lauritzen
    Lauritzen Bulkers has signed a new, larger deal with US based Green Circle Bio Energy to ship wood pellets across the Atlantic.
  • Chief in 'magic pipe' plea
    A chief engineer aboard an NYK car carrier has pleaded guilty to illegally discharging oily waste using a 'magic pipe'.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Long Beach to open overflow yard for empties
  • Employees reject union at Con-way Freight facility
  • Airbus launches new Beluga freighter program
  • BNSF outfits locomotives with green technology
  • Cathay Pacific achieves October cargo rise
  • FMC questions carriers' ability to impose surcharge on in-transit cargo
  • Strike by LA/Long Beach truck drivers spreads to more companies
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
  • Denmark to form anti-piracy strategy to combat vessel attacks
    In a move to fight off pirates off West Africa, report says.
  • Indian fuel traders report boost in marine fuel demand
    Climbed by roughly 25% last week, sources say.
  • New body to promote wind power to shipping
    'Wind propulsion is a serious and increasingly proven option.'
  • BIMCO joins calls for 'tough' enforcement of sulphur regulations
    Failure to apply rules will expose shipowners to unfair competition.
  • Freight rates tumble as global economic outlook darkens
    'Clearly shipping lines have at this point lost control over freight rates.'
  • SK Energy starts early on 0.10% supply
    Refiner has capacity for 30,000 mt per month.
  • Trefoil expands its ARA team
    Former OW Bunker employee joins ARA player in Antwerp.
  • 'Volatile' oil prices see bunker buyers holding back
    Bunker prices remain at their lowest level for four years.
  • German cruiseship to be sold
    Company liquidator opts to sell.
  • Iran says bunker sales are 'on target'
    Iranian official says market has unrealised potential.
  • Players will be asked to pay '100% of debts' to OW
    But P&I club warns not to expect return of money owed by OW.
  • Cheaper bunkers lift profits at SCI
    Chairman says cost-cutting is the key to improving bottom line.
  • Chief engineer pleads guilty in marine oil pollution case
    Vidad was working onboard the cargo vessel M/V Selene Leader.
  • Chinese bunker supplier returns to black
    Expands into bulk commodity trading.
  • Russian President intervenes in bunker market
    Implementation report due in two weeks.
  • Andatee bunker sales volume up by half
    The firm swung back to profits in its Q3 2014 results.
  • ClassNK grants H2/CO2 FPSO design 'Approval in Principle'
    Unit can convert hydrogen into a stable liquid form called methylcyclohexane.
  • Belgium oil refinery wins banking support
    The Independent Belgian Refinery produces bunker fuel, among other products.
  • MAN Diesel wins contracts for Chinese ferries
    Propulsion systems to provide fuel savings and emissions reductions, says firm.
  • Market warned to beware of fake OW Bunker claims
    Fraudsters may take advantage of situation and confusion surrounding legal status of debts.
  • Report: OW Bunker assets under review
    Trustees are currently reviewing firm's assets to raise funds to repay creditors.
  • Bunker Holding could benefit 'significantly'
    'We have less outstanding with OW than we owe them, group CEO tells Bunkerworld.
  • US towboat to be converted into hybrid vessel
    To help reduce fuel consumption and diesel emissions.
  • Mauritius, Seychelles eye 'bigger share' of Indian Ocean bunker market
    Number of vessels bunkering in the region is increasing.
  • Coscol buys in to Chinese arm of Total Lubricants
    Consolidation taking place in Total's lubricant operation in China.

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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
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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
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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