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May 20, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Yang Ming looks to mega ships, to charter five 14,000-TEUers from Seaspan
  • Fears rise that Muslim terrorists are damaging trade through Mombasa
  • US probes dumping allegations against China's 53-foot box trailers
  • Shipboard guards show weapons, suspected pirate skiff turns tail
  • Jiangsu Rugao Container Terminal's No 3 and 4 berths good to go
  • UK agencies to collaborate more closely on shipping threats
  • DHL wins contract to manage warehousing for Crocs footwear in Japan
  • FRIGO Coldstore Logistics opens 3rd cold storage facility in Hamburg port
  • HABA-SPED offers China-to-Switzerland guaranteed daily LCL delivery
  • Singapore, Australia boost aviation safety cooperation and training
  • Deutsche Post/DHL quarterly profit up 2.3pc to US$995.3 million
  • Zhengzhou, China's fastest growing cargo airport, to test Leipzig as hub
  • Lufthansa strike brings cargo volume slowdown at Frankfurt in April

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • CSAV NORASIA s transatlantic service expansion
  • DHL Logistics Trend Radar 2014 foresees significant changesto the logistics industry in the near future
  • MOL, Evergreen Line & COSCON to launch direct Asia-West Africa 'WA1' service
  • MSC transfers activities in Port of Antwerp to Deurganck dock
  • NOL reports year-on-year improvement in 1Q 2014 Core EBIT
  • Perishable transportation shifting from air to ocean
  • Report warns shipping of phishing scams
  • Strong Asia-US cargo demand, tight vessel space suggest early peak season, says TSA
  • Transworld Group's Ramesh Ramakrishnan acknowledged as one of the top Indian business leaders in the Arab world
  • ZM to realign Cross Atlantic Mediterranean services
  • Customs puts breaks on further imports of poppy seeds from Turkey
  • Chiquita announces return of shipping operations to Port of New Orleans after four-decade hiatus
  • Essar Ports gets clearance for pending projects
  • Ravi Parmar to be new Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • Bold reforms would take GDP growth to 7 pc: Crisil
  • FTP likely after Budget 2014
  • INR extends rising trend for fourth straight session
  • New govt must take steps to improve trade, tourism & image, says diaspora

International Transport Journalweb site
  • MTC launches refrigerated boxcar rail service
  • Port of Hamburg improves position on container market
  • Railpool gets new owners
  • Azerbaijan Airlines adds three Russian routes
  • Southern German kitchen specialist concentrates logistics
  • IG Air Cargo Switzerland teams up with Lobster
  • Hub Group ringing in leadership changes
  • Taiwanese shipping lines reduce losses
  • Gefco shoulders logistics for Georg Fischer
  • Life Fitness strengthens partnership with European partner
  • Zim restructuring agreed
  • Adelaide to Melbourne corridor upgrade finished
  • Cathay Pacific returning to Switzerland
  • Ceva selects new CCO

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • ABB to equip advanced Island Offshore newbuilds
  • Vard to build third PSV for Carlotta
  • May 19, 2014 More LNG/multigas carriers to have Wärtsilä solutions
  • MARAD makes organizational changes
  • South Korea will "dismantle" Coast Guard
  • Rongsheng books $1 billion bulker order

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • Port of Seattle plans upgades for Terminal 5
  • Port Metro Vancouver eyes expansion of Centerm terminal
  • Federal Highway Administration sets truck off-peak delivery grants
  • Port of Portland Commissioners Ok 10-year airline lease deal for PDX
  • Four new lock gates arriving for Panama Canal expansion work

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • What's behind BW Group's interest in MR product tankers?
    BW builds leading product tanker company, showing a newfound focus
  • NewLead takes its first new ship since restructuring
    Price for handysize bulker has already increased, says owner
  • IMO gives go-ahead to mandatory container weight checks
    Final adoption of amended Solas convention expected in November
  • Modi's BJP election win buoys Indian demolition
    A string of high-priced deals reflects Alang's up-beat mood
  • Tui reveals binding agreement for Hapag-Lloyd listing
    Shareholder in the German carrier says a deal is in place to list the company next year
  • US postpones 100% scanning of inbound containers a second time
    Implementation delayed at least two more years amid concern over costs and disruption
  • Panama Canal expansion moves forward as lock gates leave Italy
    Quijano calls Trieste shipment 'a milestone' as project recovers from cost-row stoppage
  • Hartmann becomes VDR president from January
    Behrendt steps down from the German shipowners' association at year-end
  • Rome port starts truck-to-ship LNG bunkering
    Supply arrangements will become 'routine for ships worldwide', says LNGEurope
  • Zim finalises restructuring terms that include new equity from Israel Corp
    Major shareholder will also provide a liquidity line of $50m and forgo $225m of loans
  • OOCL expects Courtenay Allan manslaughter verdict on July 2
    Transatlantic director's family awaits Le Havre court decision after 11-year campaign
  • Upgraded deal boosts Rongsheng's ultramax bookings
    Yard enlarges its earlier contract with an unnamed buyer from Europe
  • US dry bulk box anti-dumping probe targets CIMC and Singamas
    DOC acts after home-grown manufacturer claims China rivals benefit from subsidies
  • BW Group teams up with private equity to buy 10 MR tankers
    PAG joint venture aids gas-shipping firm's expansion into product tankers

Sea-webweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • LaNaval secures TESO ferry
    Spanish shipbuilder LaNaval has secured an order for a ro-pax ferry from Netherlands-based owner Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO). Delivery of the 16,400gt vessel is scheduled for December 2015. It will have an overall length of 135.4m, a beam of 27.9m, and will be able to carry 1,750
  • Lauritzen raises full-year profit forecast
    J Lauritzen, the privately owned Danish bulk shipping, small LPG carrier, and offshore services group, has increased its full-year profit forecast after returning to profit in 1Q14, the company said in a statement. Group net profit in 1Q14 amounted to $1.9M, compared with a loss of $25.6M in the
  • Vard's Vietnam yard wins order
    Singapore-listed Norwegian shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel (PSV) for Carlotta Offshore. The major offshore vessel builder won eight new contracts in 1Q14, with five new orders for its Norway and Romania shipyards
  • India government urged to solve shipping infrastructure woes
    A shipping line has urged India's new government to tackle the problem of infrastructure. Many hope the new BJP government, which was elected over the weekend, will promote economic reform and encourage investment. Infrastructure and how it is managed has long been a problem for shippers, which are
  • Nam Cheong primed for growth
    Malaysian offshore vessel builder Nam Cheong Limited (Nam Cheong) is forecast to have an 19% increase in margin, allowing earnings to grow by 2.7% in 2014, according to Lee Yue Jer, offshore and marine analyst at DMG & Partners Securities. Lee also expected the firm's earnings to grow by 4.7% in
  • Modi victory boosts India ship recycling market
    The victory of Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi in national elections over the weekend saw ship recycling prices spike in the country, leaving Bangladesh and Pakistan unable to compete. Cash buyers are offering average prices of $470/lt ldt for bulkers and $500/lt ldt for tankers for
  • South Korean prosecutors form team to track down ferry owner
    The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office in South Korea has organised a team of 40 detectives to track down Yoo Byung-eun, head of the family behind Chonghaejin Marine, which operated the Sewol ferry. A preliminary arrest warrant has been issued for Yoo on suspicion of embezzlement and tax evasion.
  • Adani Ports posts 43% growth in quarterly profit
    Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd, India's largest port developer and part of Adani Group, today posted 43% growth in its January-March consolidated net profit to INR5.3Bn ($88M). The consolidated cargo handled by the company was 28.85M tonnes in the quarter, an increase of 12% year-on-year. Consolidated total
  • Taiwanese bulk carriers report 1Q14 higher income
    Taiwan's U-Ming Marine Transport, a bulk shipper and member of the Far Eastern Group, announced last week that its net income for 1Q14 is TWD360.39M ($12M), an increase of more than 80% year on year from TWD197.54M ($6.5M) in 2013. The giant growth was contributed to better freight rates over the
  • Bumi Armada posts robust FY2013 earnings
    Malaysia-based international offshore provider Bumi Armada has posted a 24% year on year increase in its revenue to MYR2.1Bn ($649.5M), its annual report has indicated. The company also notched an 11.8% hike in net profit from MYR385.8M ($119.3M) in 2012 to MYR431.2M ($133.3M) in 2013, marking the
  • Vessel discovered by Maersk Kure could be Cheeki Rafiki
    Four yachtsmen remain missing from the the Beneteau First 40.7, Cheeki Rafiki, which ran into trouble on 19 May when delivering the boat back from Antigua to Southampton. The container ship, the M/V Maersk Kure has discovered an upturned vessel in an area that is said to be consistent with where
  • Korea Coast Guard to be broken up
    South Korean president Park Geun-hye has announced that in the aftermath of the Sewol ferry disaster the Korea Coast Guard will be broken up. She added that key functions of Ministry of Security and Public Administration such as rescue work will be transferred to National Security Ministry which
  • US investigation 'may affect CIMC business'
    Shenzhen-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) stated today that the United State's initiation of investigations into antidumping and countervailing duties (AD and CVD) on containers made in China may affect parts of its business. The US Department of Commerce announced on 14 May that
  • ASEAN-India trade 'could grow with collaboration'
    Trade between India and the ASEAN bloc could grow if an upcoming joint working group (JWG) between the two countries is successful, a leading shipping industry source has said. "The key point of this JWG is to address the primary issue of rail/road connectivity between India and the countries in
  • Radiance starts year with strong quarterly results
    Singapore-listed offshore vessels company Pacific Radiance (Radiance) is off to a dream start for the year with gross profit surging to 91% in 1Q14. Radiance saw its 1Q14's profit after tax and minority interest (PATMI) hiked by 110% year on year to $17.8M, while its revenue jumped by 33% to $42M
  • Iron ore '30 benchmark' hit twice to China
    Last week marked the second straight week where 30 drybulk vessels were chartered in the spot market to ship iron ore cargoes to buyers in China, according to a research note from drybulk consultancy Commodore Research. Commodore noted: "This is a very significant amount; during all of last year,
  • BW Group to buy 10 MR tankers under JV
    The BW Group will purchase 10 MR product tankers under a joint venture with investment management firm PAG. Under the JV agreement, BW Pacific will buy the tankers from Elandra, a company associated with commodity trader Vitol Energy (Bermuda). BW Group CEO Andreas Sohmen-Pao commented: "BW is
  • Positive outlook for MR tankers
    Despite disappointing earnings for medium-range (MR) products tankers at the start of 2014, shipbroker EA Gibson believes fundamentals for the segment remain positive. The Baltic Exchange's TC2 assessment for the NW Europe - US Atlantic Coast averaged close to $10,000/day on round voyage basis
  • Pan Ocean profits since receivership
    Pan Ocean returned to black for the first time since it began its corporate rehabilitation programme in June 2013. The last time the former STX Pan Ocean, which dropped the "STX" from its name after the STX chaebol executed a debt-to-equity swap, was in the black, was in 2011. The company made

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • Reefer Trucking Remains Province of Small Carriers
    Trucking is a notoriously fragmented business. The Department of Transportation estimates there are 500,000 trucking companies in the U.S., with 97 percent of them operating 20 trucks or less. "The DOT says 90 percent of trucking companies have six trucks or less," says Kenny Lund, vice president of support operation for...
  • Warehouse Choice? It's Personal
    While some cold storage companies are growing rapidly, the head of one midsize warehouse company says that doesn't apply throughout the industry. "I don't know that we would do anything particularly different because our competitors are getting larger," said Larry Rauch, president of Los Angeles Cold Storage. Different food companies have...
  • A Shipper's Perspective: NITL's Carlton Opens Up About Trucking, Alliances, BCOs
    National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce CarltonFor the first time since the 2008-09 Great Recession, shippers have a "small smile on their faces" when it comes to the economy, National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce Carlton said. Their increasing optimism in the economy, however, doesn't quell...
  • Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ Raises Funds for Education with Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
    On May 14, 2014, the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey will induct five industry leaders into the International Maritime Hall of Fame. The 21st annual Ship's Lookout Award dinner will be held at the Grand Hyatt New York. 2014's awardees are a diverse group, coming...
  • IMO OKs Mandatory Container Weighing
    Seven years after overweight containers contributed to the dramatic breakup of a vessel in the English Channel, the United Nations said today it will require all containers to be weighed starting in July 2016. The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization approved changes that would require container weights to...
  • Zim Finalizes $3 Billion Restructuring
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services today announced it has finalized terms of a $3 billion financial restructuring that will enable the Israeli ocean carrier to raise funds to buy new ships and enter joint ventures and strategic partnerships with other container shipping lines. The restructuring, which follows lengthy and complex negotiations with...
  • Koenig named VP Sales, Eastern U.S. Region for FreightCar America
    Chicago, Illinois, May 12, 2014 - FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) announced today that Dana Koenig has joined FreightCar America as Vice President Sales, Eastern U.S. Region, effective today. She will be based in Jacksonville Florida and responsible for sales coverage and account management in FreightCar America's eastern region. "We are...
  • Global Ship Lease Expands Its Board of Directors With Appointment of Two Independent Directors
    LONDON, May 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the "Company") announced today the appointment of Alain Wils and John van de Merwe to the Company's Board of Directors, increasing the Board to six members. Mr. Wils and Mr. van de Merwe were appointed by the existing...
  • Florida Chamber President Mark Wilson Tells Florida Cabinet 150,000 New Trade and Logistics Jobs Can Be Created
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 13, 2014) - As Florida celebrates World Trade Month, Florida Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mark Wilson today told members of the Florida Cabinet the Sunshine State has the potential to create 150,000 new trade and logistics-related jobs, which will pay 30 percent more than the...
  • Holland Recognized as 2013 Best Transportation Supplier by Avery Dennison
    HOLLAND, Mich., May 13, 2014 - Holland has been recognized as the Best Transportation Supplier for performance in 2013 by Avery Dennison, a global leader in labeling and packaging supplies and solutions. The award was given as part of Avery Dennison's inaugural Supplier Symposium, held March 6, 2014 at the...
  • Transplace Announces Carrier of the Year Awards at 12th Annual Shipper Symposium
    May 14, 2014 (Dallas, TX) - Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the winners of its Carrier of the Year Awards. Part of Transplace's Carrier Merit Program, the Carrier of the Year Awards recognize transportation service providers for consistent high performance and exemplary...
  • Warehouse Investment Increases Singapore's Regional Footprint
    Singapore's rising prominence as a strategic logistics hub for Southeast Asia was further illustrated by the recent investment in warehouse and distribution facilities in the city-state by DHL and Menlo Logistics. DHL Supply Chain broke ground last week on a $127.89 million logistics warehouse facility at Tampines LogisPark that will be...
  • Robust Growth for Japanese Economy
    The Japanese economy posted strong growth in the first quarter of this year as consumer spending, a key driver of expansion, surged ahead of the sales tax hike on April 1, according to a preliminary report released by the Cabinet Office last week. The Japanese economy grew 1.5 percent in the...
  • Expansion, Cost-Cutting Lift Nippon Express
    Expanding global operations and cost-cutting efforts lifted Nippon Express Co.'s group net profit 10.5 percent year-over-year in fiscal 2013, which ended on March 31, to ¥26.3 billion ($258 million), beating its own forecast of '25.0 billion. Japan's largest international freight forwarder said that its group revenue and operating profit in the...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • NewLead gains steam
    Shares of diversified Greek operator NewLead Holdings soared in midday trading Monday after announcing the delivery of a handysize bulker.
  • FBR identifies 'cash cow'
    An analyst at FBR Capital Markets is urging clients to accumulate shares of Matson based on a bet that its share price could double in the coming years.
  • Braemar and ACM to merge?
    Talk is sweeping the market that UK-listed shipbroking companies Braemar Shipping Services and ACM Shipping are in merger talks.
  • Nigerian rescue succeeds
    The Nigerian Navy is reported to have rescued the crew of the hijacked 7,654-dwt products tanker SP Brussels (built 2007) killing two of the pirates in a shoot-out.
  • Hapag IPO in 2015
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd will carry out its long-mooted IPO next year.
  • Handy hopes for Newlead
    NewLead Holdings has taken delivery of its latest handysize vessel which it says will generate $2m per year in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) from spot market trading.
  • NMB buys Primal bulker
    Bulgaria's Navibulgar has completed its set of modern domestically built handymaxes with a deal for a Greek-owned bulker.
  • SCI to sell out?
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) is in talks to sell its stake in an Iranian joint venture to its partner Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).
  • More again for Meiji
    Japan's Meiji Shipping has posted a bigger annual profit, but the current year is not looking as rosy.
  • Shih Wei saved by sales
    Taiwanese bulker owner Shih Wei Navigation has kept its first quarter profit stable thanks to asset disposals.
  • Havila fixes PSVs
    Havila Shipping has agreed three PSV charter contracts with Maersk Oil and one with Shell.
  • Tanker crewman missing
    French authorities have failed to find a crewman lost overboard from a Greek tanker.
  • ICG loss increases
    Ferry operator Irish Continental Group (ICG) has posted a higher deficit in the first four months of 2014.
  • Carlotta back with Vard
    Vard has won a contract for a platform supply vessel (PSV) from repeat Vietnamese customer Carlotta Offshore.
  • Signet snaps up eight
    US owner Signet Maritime Corporation has snapped up the towage fleet of compatriot Harvey Gulf International Marine.
  • Ship sinks off Angola
    A Greek-managed cargoship carrying 200 containers has sunk off Angola.
  • Glovis goes for Pan Ocean?
    Korea's Hyundai Glovis has been linked to a move for restructured compatriot Pan Ocean.
  • Korea to split coast guard
    South Korea's coast guard will be broken up and its rescue operations given to a new safety agency, the country's President Park Geun Hye said as she apologised over the sinking of the passenger ferry that left 300 people dead or missing.
  • Bulkers hit hot ore streak
    Shipowners fixed 30 bulkers to lift iron ore cargoes for Chinese buyers last week - the second week running the milestone was reached.
  • Zim secures 'golden' future
    Israeli container line Zim has struck a deal with the government that paves the way for shipping alliances and a long-promised IPO.
  • La Naval wins ferry
    Spain's La Naval shipyard has clinched a deal to build a new ro-pax.
  • BW teams with PAG
    BW Group and private equity outfit Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) are teaming up in a tanker joint venture.
  • Stena RoRo in China first
    Stena RoRo has chartered out a ferry acquired in Vietnam last year to China's Yantai Bohai Gulf Ferries.
  • U-Ming jumps in Q1
    U-Ming Marine Transport Corp has reported an 80% year-on-year increase in its first quarter net profit.
  • Rongsheng brings in $1bn
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries say it has secured a newbuilding order for up to 36 ultramax bulkers in a deal potentially worth $1bn.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • ZIM finalizes restructuring agreement
    The Israeli container shipping company ZIM says it has finalized a financial restructuring plan that will leave it "strongly positioned for growth."
  • UP undertaking $39M upgrade in Neb.
  • GPA boosts crane count
    The Georgia Ports Authority on Monday agreed to an $86.5 million purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes and 20 new rubber-tired gantry cranes, the authority said.
  • MarAd rebrands security office
    The Maritime Administration has reorganized its Office of National Security into the Office of Strategic Sealift with three areas of focus - maritime workforce, and federal and commercial sealift, according to a MarAd press release.
  • Cargo revenues up at Avianca
  • TNT Express completes fashion segment sale
  • Southern California ports see double-digit volume growth in April
    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach both saw double-digit import container growth year-over-year in April.
  • WRRDA expands maritime system resources, Congress poised for vote
  • U.S., Uruguay customs strengthen collaboration
  • U.S.-Colombia FTA at 2 years old
  • Port Freeport readies for new gantry cranes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2014
  • OW Bunker joins Forbes Global 2000
    Newly listed bunker player joins world's top public companies.
  • Prices mainly firm in Fujairah
    Prices firm in South Africa.
  • Prices start week firm across Europe
    Congestion in Gibraltar.
  • No new push on flash point at IMO yet
    May come up later this year, but not in time to address concerns arising from new ECA sulphur limit.
  • Arbitrage volumes to climb month-on-month
    But Singapore imports in June will still be lower than the year-to-date average.
  • Caltex: Refinery conversion on target
    Australian plant being turned into tank farm.
  • Supplies of 380 cSt material unavailable once again
    CPC to suspend deliveries of key bunker grade at Taichung.
  • Cabotage bunker tax to increase
    Australian levy frozen since 2000 but will rise from August.
  • Italian port claims 'LNG first'
    Truck-to-ship LNG bunker delivery takes place at Civitavecchia.
  • IFO prices firming in Asian ports
    Supplies were 'fine' in key ports on Monday.
  • LNG bunkering station opens on Yangtze
    First upstream fuelling station for alternative bunker fuel.
  • Andatee swings to loss in Q1
    General slow-down of Chinese economy contributed to loss, says CEO.
  • Hambantota: Bunkering to start by mid-June
    Bunkering to be conducted through SLPA's privately owned subsidiary.
  • LNG bunker fuel 'could cool cargoes'
    Material's low temperature could boost efficiency.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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