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August 19, 2014
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • APM Terminals invests to expand Turkish trade
  • Bulk carrier under MOL's operation is world's first to adopt highly ductile steel plate to ensure superior collision safety
  • CSAV announces new Galex services
  • CSL in talks with global firms for GAIL's LNG vessels contract
  • DB Schenker organises first transportation of freight by train, truck & plane from China to Brazil
  • Hamburg Süd opens office in Nanjing
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase Asia-Europe rate from Aug. 18
  • Intermodal Africa on Oct. 23, 24 in Durban
  • Rotterdam's H1 box traffic shows marginal increase
  • Safmarine among top five carriers providing highest quality of shipment data
  • Sethusamudram project without damaging 'Ram Setu', says Gadkari
  • Yang Ming to upgrade vessel capacity on India service
  • Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on chemical imported from China & Switzerland
  • ...dedicates to the nation four-lane Pune-Solapur highway & 765 kV Raichur-Solapur transmission line
  • Cargo handling at Vizag Port up by 5 pc in four months to 20.64 mt
  • Govt to grant INR 4,575 cr. for capacity boost at 5 Major Ports
  • PM lays foundation stone for JN Port SEZ, key road connectivity project
  • Toll collection only after project completion: Gadkari
  • 27 SEZs cancelled; 18 given time to execute projects
  • Govt sets timelines for SEZ development
  • India to grow at 5 pc in 2014: Moody's
  • Stress on timely completion of Indo-Myanmarese connectivity projects to push 'Look East' policy
  • Tata Power to double capacity in eight years
  • Fieo to hold India show in Moscow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • GRAND PORT MARITIME DU HAVRE
  • Thirty-nine rail freight projects approved for state funding
  • Logistics across three continents to Brazil
  • HHLA intermodal entities haul more boxes
  • Port of Hamburg: gains and worries
  • SAS Group's head of HR and communication resigns
  • Green light for South African air cargo security systems
  • Rotterdam and Bayernhafen collaborating
  • Freightliner investing in truck fleet
  • Boosting quality management at Germany's QSL
  • Imperial in der Neuen Welt
  • Seko systematizes rate management and FMC tariff publishing
  • Contract logistics for Scandinavian fashion
  • IAG orders new aircraft for Iberia
  • Lievens for Lotus
  • Austrian Post records parcel logistics upsurge

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • One dead in tanker engine room fire
  • Crude offloading suspended at LOOP
  • Ebola virus impacts ship sailings
  • Quantum of the Seas floated out at Meyer Werft
  • Wärtsilä secures contract for Gulf of Mexico LNG facility

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Freight Transportation Services Index drops for first time in four months
  • Port of Los Angeles releases cargo volume numbers for July
  • Con-way Freight driver named national truck driving champion
  • Coast Guard teams assist crew of damaged chemical tanker
  • Panama Canal celebrates 100 years of operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • California box ports see growth slow in July
    Los Angeles and Long Beach report increases of 0.25% and 3.7% respectively
  • Hamburg on course for record year
    German port reports above average growth for half-year box traffic
  • Commodity shipping depends on Indian import demand
    The country will be as critical as China in the battle to find employment for newbuildings
  • Qingdao port faces lawsuits amid loan fraud probe
    Cargo interests sue dry bulk terminal as Chinese authorities detain metal products
  • Molaris-led Product Shipping eyes IPO
    Backed by AMCI Poseidon Fund and Maas Capital, company starts with 10 tankers
  • Bank of Communications linked to order for 19,000 teu MSC pair
    Deal would boost line's ultra-large boxship fleet to 11 and position it to take top spot from Maersk
  • Gulftainer looks to expand its US footprint beyond Canaveral
    The UAE terminal operator also hopes to enter the European market
  • NYK, MOL warned of downgrade risks due to LNG investments
    Moody's: expansion means high debts and slow deleveraging despite long-term benefits
  • Demolition buyers bullish despite India's slump
    Speculation over a fourth-quarter rebound fuels 'astonishing' levels, says GMS
  • Clarksons profits rise in challenging markets
    Shipbroker reports a half-year profit of $26m despite stagnant boxes and dry bulk

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Three dead after stabbing aboard bulker
    The US Coast Guard has found the body of a crew member who had apparently jumped overboard from a bulk carrier following a stabbing incident in which two of his shipmates were killed. Early on 15 August the service had responded to a report of a stabbing aboard the Genco-owned 28,428dwt Genco
  • Fire at Shanghai yard damages VLGC
    A fire damaged a VLGC under construction at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing HI, China, yesterday in the second such incident at the yard within five months. The fire broke out at 14.20 on the insulation layer of the VLGC, the Shanghai fire-fighting authorities said yesterday. As many as 19 fire-fighting
  • ABB lands $30M offshore cable contract
    Power and automation technology specialist ABB has won the $30M order from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system to transmit power from the UK's Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. ABB's project scope includes the design, engineering, supply, and commissioning of 25km of
  • Hamburg achieves record cargo figures
    In the first half of the year the Port of Hamburg handled 72.6M tonnes of cargo, up 6.6% year-on-year, while container cargo rose 6.8% to 50.7M tonnes and 4.8M teu. Exports of 2.3M teu and imports of 2.5M teu were described by Port of Hamburg Marketing (PHM) board member Axel Mattern as
  • Zhejiang Zengzhou wins Handysize quintet
    Chinese shipbuilder Zhejiang Zengzhou Shipyard has won an order for five Handysize bulkers from America-based finance company Marine Capital. The five 33,200dwt vessels will have an overall length of 179.9m, beam of 30m, and depth of 14.8m. Their delivery is scheduled for October and December 2015
  • Zhoushan Wuzhou wins PSV and cargo ship
    Chinese yard Zhoushan Wuzhou Ship Repairing & Building has won orders for a platform supply vessel (PSV) and a deck cargo ship from compatriot shipowner Guangdong Sunrise Shipping. The PSV - with an overall length of 54.5m, beam of 12m, and depth of 5.7m - has been allocated yard number WZ1310. Its
  • Wärtsilä makes LNG refuelling kit sale
    Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply equipment for refuelling Harvey Gulf's offshore supply fleet with LNG. The land-based facility - at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, in the US Gulf - will be the region's first such facility for supplying LNG as marine fuel. Harvey Gulf International Marine, which is a
  • UK firms seek independent transport body
    UK businesses are frustrated by delays in infrastructure projects that they blame on a lack of long-term planning caused by governments being focused on short-term political goals. The EEF manufacturers association has called for an independent body to be set up to fast-track the UK's most urgent
  • Ultrabulk cuts outlook on H1 figures
    Ultrabulk, the Denmark-based dry bulk shipping unit of the Chilean Ultramar group, has cut its full year earnings forecast following a weak first half. Despite increasing its revenues to $471.6M, up from $399.8M in the first half last year, Ultrabulk booked a net loss of $1.1M, down from a $10.4M
  • Lauritzen tempers forecast on bulk woes
    J. Lauritzen, the Danish bulk shipping company, has issued a profit warning on continued weakness in dry bulk. Net profit in the first quarter totalled $27.0M, compared with a loss of $238.5M in the same period last year, when an impairment charge of $133M weighed on the bottom line. Revenue for the
  • HMM posts $9.8M loss for 2Q14
    Hyundai Merchant Marine incurred a KRW10Bn ($9.8M) loss for 2Q14, reversing a KRW7Bn profit for the same period last year. HMM revealed that the 2Q14 sales figures decreased 7.62% year on year to KRW1.78Trn. Although HMM recorded an operating loss of KRW29.6Bn, it was better than the same quarter
  • Ship hits bridge in high winds
    Wild winds and rain lashing the coast of Western Australia caused two ships to break their moorings on 18 August, with one smashing into a railway bridge. At around 11pm local time, the Panamanian-flagged 58,947gt car carrier Grand Pioneer and Singapore-registered cargo ship AAL Fremantle broke free
  • Tanker fire kills one
    A crew member of chemical products tanker Pine Galaxy, which caught fire 700km off the Oregon coast, US, last week, has died. The 20,000dwt tanker left Los Angeles on 9 August bound for South Korea. However, fire occurred at its engine room on 13 August, and was later extinguished by the ship's
  • South Korea to support shipbuilding industry
    The South Korean government has pledged to support the country's shipbuilding industry, in co-operation with related governmental agencies. Yoon Sang Jik, South Korean minister of trade, industry and energy, made this pledge after meeting with the top players from the shipbuilding industry.
  • Brightoil eyes more oilfield acquisitions in China
    Hong Kong-headquartered marine bunker and transportation service provider, Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, is looking for another major upstream acquisition over the next 12 months. "We are trying to emulate what we have just done," said Bruce Yung, CEO of Brightoil, referring to its completion of
  • Changhang Phoenix to raise $25M
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans & CSC, would raise at least CNY157M ($25M) by selling shares to repay debts and replenish work capital. The receiver of the company under restructuring will sell about 73M shares in Changhang Phoenix at least CNY2.16 per share, a
  • India's Modi for port-led development
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would pursue a port-led model of economic development that comprises ports, special economic zones (SEZs), rail, road, air and waterway connectivity with the hinterland. India's 13 ports owned by the central government have so far been
  • Speculative deals defy shipbreaking slump
    Notwithstanding the unexpected dive in recycled ship prices in the Indian sub-continent, cash buyers have been offering incredibly high prices in anticipation of market recovery. Prices average $450/lt ldt for bulkers and $480/lt ldt for tankers in India, up $5/lt ldt from the previous week, but

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • NHTSA advances study of vehicle-to-vehicle technology
    The U.S. government will study vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology that could form the backbone of future systems aimed at improving passenger car and truck safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that could eventually lead to a mandate for certain V2V technologies in light vehicles. Trucking...
  • Major forwarder expands at NY-NJ, LA-LB ports
    Livingston International, a major North American customs broker and forwarder, has further expanded its presence at the New York-New Jersey and Los Angeles-Long Beach port complexes through a recent acquisition. The Toronto-based company's acquisition of FPA Customers Brokers, based in New York, for an undisclosed sum will give it deeper expertise...
  • Trucking bankruptcies to squeeze US shippers as freight demand rises
    Company by company, truck by truck, motor carrier bankruptcies threaten to sap freight capacity from an already tight truckload shipping market in the U.S. as freight demand rises. As operating costs such as driver pay rise and federal regulations cut into productivity, hundreds of trucking companies are shutting their doors each...
  • Anti-Israel protest interrupts work on ship in Oakland
    Update of earlier report: Demonstrators protesting events in Gaza idled a Zim Integrated Shipping Services vessel at the Port of Oakland on Sunday, and the ship could not be worked on the day shift Monday because the terminal operator could not secure enough labor. Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gathered at the...
  • TSA carriers plan rate Sept. 1 rate hike
    With vessels to the U.S. East Coast filled to capacity, containerized imports to the West Coast also strong, and reports of cargo being left behind in Asia, carriers in the eastbound trans-Pacific plan to increase rates $600 per 40-foot container, effective Sept. 1. The results of trans-Pacific general rate increases year-to-date. Full-size...
  • 70-hour ship arrival delays in northern Europe
    Cargo is surging at northern European ports, but it's not without consequences. Delays topping 70 hours on arrival at major European ports are being reported amid congestion at Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; and Hamburg, Germany. From April through May, a report from the logistics technology firm CargoSmart reported the delays...
  • Canada reviewing transport law to enhance trade flow
    A statutory review of Canada Transportation Act dovetails with the country's recent success in negotiating free trade agreements with the European Union and South Korea, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt told port officials. "If we are doing all of these trade agreements across the world, we need to make sure we can...
  • Air shippers watch Iceland volcano as eruption risk rises
    Shippers transporting goods via freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes flying in the northern European are closely watching an Iceland volcano, as many recall how a 2010 eruption on the island seriously disrupted shipments for days. The Iceland Meteorological office on Monday raised the alert level for Baroarbunga, one...
  • Stronger east-west rates aren't sustainable, SeaIntel says
    Despite generally strengthening spot rates in the head-haul east-west trades, the trend is unlikely to last because underlying volatility is growing, especially in the Asia-Europe trade, according to SeaIntel. "Recently, we have seen strong rate increases on the main export trades from Asia to Europe and North America," SeaIntel said in...
  • The members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association (CSO) have adopted a voluntary guideline calling for the implementation of a 2014 Peak Season Surcharge (PSS).
    PEAK SEASON SURCHARGE: Effective September 28, 2014 through January 3, 2015: A temporary Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) of $175 per TEU will be applied without exception on southbound cargo to CSO Caribbean basin service destinations. The stress on availability of containers and space to serve exports from the United States is expected...
  • Shift to big ships in full swing, Drewry says
    A shift in the composition of the global container ship fleet from smaller ships to fewer but larger ones could result in a decline in the number of vessels on the water this year, the first decrease in 20 years, Drewry Maritime Research said. The number of container ships afloat declined...
  • Bunker prices decline across the board
    Nine straight weeks of steady declines in pricing of low-sulfur bunker fuel have brought the price per metric ton down to the lowest levels in more than three years. The price of low-sulfur fuel per metric ton in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a global indicator of bunker prices, has dropped weekly since...
  • War on trade
    In his keynote address at the TPM Conference in Long Beach last March, FedEx Chairman, President and CEO Fred Smith railed away at the protectionist tide rolling through global markets. "The problem is not cyclical," Smith told TPM. "It's systemic, and it's spreading." If the news of the last several weeks...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Aug. 18
    Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in August, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Container terminals in gateway ports around the world may not be able to keep up with the ever-increasing sizes of ships because of...
  • Trucking enters new era of supply chain connectivity
    The commercial truck is entering a new stage in its hundred-year evolution. What was once a motorized horse wagon is about to become a rolling WiFi hotspot. Increasingly, the truck is a node in an always expanding "Internet of Things," the network of devices of all types - from that Class...
  • Growing container traffic bolsters Wan Hai earnings
    Intra-Asia specialist Wan Hai Lines reported a 7.2 percent increase in container volumes in the first half of 2014, pushing revenue up nearly 10 percent as the shipping industry continues to feel the effects of increased demand. The Taiwanese carrier, which generates the bulk of its business on intra-Asia routes, saw...
  • UASC relocating North America unit to Atlanta
    United Arab Shipping Co. is moving its North American business unit, United Arab Agencies, from Cranford, New Jersey, to Atlanta. The previously announced move has begun and will continue through September. When fully staffed, the Georgia office will have a staff of 160. UASC will maintain a Northeast sales office in...
  • Solid China growth gets Kerry Logistics' year 'off to a good start'
    Kerry Logistics chairman George Yeo and group managing director and executive director William Ma announce the company's results.Kerry Logistics reported an 8 percent increase in net profit for the first half as its integrated logistics segment showed solid growth in China and across ASEAN. Core net profit of the Hong Kong-listed...
  • Shanghai port seeks bidders for container terminal stake
    Shanghai International Port (Group) is calling for tenders as it prepares to offload a 20 percent stake in a container terminal joint venture with Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). SIPG holds a 50 percent equity interest in the deep-water Shanghai Mingdong Container Terminal, and HPH owns the other half. The 20 percent...
  • Indian trade deficit expands on slowing exports
    India's trade deficit in July rose to its highest level in a year as export growth weakened slightly after rising in the double digits for two consecutive months. India's exports expanded 7.3 percent year-over-year in July, and imports increased 4.3 percent. Full-size chart Exports in July expanded 7.3 percent from a year earlier...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Iberia abandons shipping
    A boutique US investment bank appears to have pulled the plug on a campaign to expand its presence in the shipping industry.
  • All eyes on AP Moller
    AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has secured a well-timed endorsement from an equity analyst at a leading investment bank.
  • GasLog loses appeal
    A leading European investment bank is no longer encouraging investors to accumulate shares of GasLog.
  • Evercore slashes GASS
    A leading equity analyst has downgraded shares of StealthGas, a Greek LPG-carrier operator led by chief executive Harry Vafias.
  • Pareto JGO in takeover
    Pareto JGO Shipbrokers has taken over Derrick Offshore in a deal that sees it strengthen its presence in the specialist offshore market.
  • Second fire hits Avance VLGCs
    Avance Gas has seen a second VLGC newbuilding hit by a fire while under construction at Jiangnan shipyard in China.
  • GSL wins discount
    New York-listed Global Ship Lease (GSL) is buying back its A-series preferred shares from CMA CGM at a discount.
  • Legal troubles for Varun
    Standard Chartered has sued Varun Shipping chairman and managing director Yudhishthir Khatau for $5.2m over a loan default in Singapore.
  • Scorpio adds another
    US-listed Scorpio Tankers has added another MR newbuilding to its fleet with a resale deal in Korea.
  • StealthGas guides for less
    StealthGas has warned its second quarter profit will come up short of what analysts had predicted.
  • Farstad on the rise
    Norway's Farstad Shipping has improved its net profit in the second quarter by clinching contract deals and expanding its activities beyond the North Sea.
  • Bergen bows out
    Norway's Bergen Group has sold its final holding in its former shipbuilding division to Ukraine's Zaliv Shipyard.
  • Sealink profit slips
    Malaysia's Sealink International saw its second quarter earnings fall.
  • Scrap cash for Yang Ming
    Yang Ming is believed to have collected almost $10m from its latest boxship demolition deal.
  • Outremer adds duo
    Zurich-based Suisse-Outremer has followed up a double tanker order in China in January with two more vessels.
  • Markets disappoint Eidesvik
    Eidesvik Offshore bemoaned a weaker than projected performance from its core markets as it reported a slip in second quarter profitability.
  • More money for Suez
    Egyptian finance minister Hany Kadry Dimian says revenue from the expanded Suez Canal will reach more than $13bn within four years.
  • Giant overweight
    One of Wall Street's most respected shipping analysts has taken up coverage of transformed owner Star Bulk with a favourable view on the stock.
  • Goldwin goes for trio
    Hong Kong's Goldwin Shipping has contracted up to three new MR tankers in China.
  • Wan Hai's outlook stable
    Taiwanese owner Wan Hai Lines' improved financial results for the first half of 2014 have supported its Ba3 corporate family rating and its B1 unsecured bond rating, says Moody's.
  • Yang Ming in black
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming has returned to profit in the second quarter as revenue edged ahead of costs.
  • Smaller brokers squeezed
    Clarksons believes it is becoming increasingly difficult for smaller shipbroking companies to compete in the market.
  • Vessel leaks fuel
    Three lifeboats were launched in order to aid a Danish support vessel which received some damage and leaked fuel into the sea while at anchor off Walney Island, UK, on Thursday.
  • ECB gets tough
    The European Central Bank (ECB) is hardening its stance on how shipping loans should be valued as part of its review into the continent's banking sector.
  • ESL on the rise
    Finland's ESL Shipping saw its operating profit grow in the second quarter of 2014.
  • Clarksons posts strong profit
    Profit from every division has pushed Clarksons to a strong first half performance.
  • Honghua lands six
    Chinese shipbuilder Honghua Offshore has announced a "significant" new order for six ships.
  • Dof wins Asia deals
    Norway's Dof Subsea has won contracts for offshore support ships in Asia and the Atlantic worth NOK 830m ($135m).
  • Fremantle bash up
    Damage is reportedly minimal after the Columbia Shipmanagement Singapore-controlled AAL Fremantle (built 2011) broke free from its moorings during high winds in the Australian port of Fremantle last night.
  • Tanker blaze kills one
    One crew member has now been confirmed dead as a result of the engine room fire on board Tokyo Marine Asia's 20,000-dwt chemical tanker Pine Galaxy (built 2004).
  • Death off Delaware
    Two sailors have died and another is seriously injured after a stabbing incident on board a Genco bulk carrier over the weekend.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Flat growth at Port of Los Angeles in July
    Inbound containers were 363,394 TEU, down about 2 percent from July 2013; outbound containers were 163,295 TEU, up 4 percent; and empties were 190,719 TEU, up 2 percent.
  • Two die in Union Pacific crash
    After the crash, which occurred Sunday morning, a fire erupted from one of the train engines, but the police said it wasn't threatening the train's cargo. Area residents had been evacuated, but most returned to their homes at around midday.
  • DOJ adds money laundering to FedEx charges
    A grand jury in San Francisco had handed down an indictment in July for conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances and mis-branded drugs, stemming from FedEx's alleged practice of illegally shipping Internet pharmacy orders.
  • Drewry: Trend toward fewer, but bigger, containerships
  • Port Canaveral confident Gulftainer deal will pass U.S. security review
  • Globe Tracker and reefer monitoring specialist partner on reefer visibility tool
  • Zim Line targeted in Oakland demonstration
  • Chit Chat, BCS join on logistics training and job placement
    Recently formed Chit Chat offers classes in general logistics education, as well as detailed topics such as air export, ships and shipping, customs brokerage, and Incoterms.
  • Turkish pharmaceutical shipper charged in cancer-drug smuggling
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 18, 2014
  • Prices move in different directions
    Hamburg: MGO prices down in double digits.
  • Mixed price outlook in Fujairah
    Markets soften in South Africa.
  • Small-scale LNG project at Lithuanian port moves ahead
    Facility to reload LNG to trucks on the cards.
  • Bunker players on alert after 'phishing scam'
    Bunkerworld subscribers warned of fraudulent e-mail.
  • Bunker leak off UK coastline
    Ship refused entry by port over pollution fears.
  • LNG bunkering terminal to use Wartsila technology
    Entire fuelling process to be fully controlled from compatible PSVs.
  • Asian prices start week without direction
    Supplies were stable across all key regional hubs.
  • Brightoil: 'Major' upstream acquisition to come
    Company planning move by next August.
  • Italy 'favours' quicker implementation of emissions rule
    Government to issue official legislative decree, says source.
  • Dan-Bunkering promotes Dubai-based trader
    Personnel has worked with the firm for six years.
  • Bunker barge 'nudged' after ship breaks from moorings
    'Extreme' winds swung boxship into barge.
  • South China fuel oil imports to rise in August
    Sinopec and Brightoil importing bunker cargoes.

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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
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Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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