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November 20, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk returns to Southampton as 2M re-configuration takes shape
  • LA-Long Beach 'indy' truckers' strike spreads to rail yards
  • UK shipping minister to seek subsidies to ease low-sulphur fuel cost
  • Docker slowdown at Tacoma threatens Christmas trees for Hong Kong
  • LA-Long Beach container throughput increased 3pc in October
  • CSCL back in black, saved by asset sales that spared it delisting
  • Savannah October container volume increases 13.6pc to 311,759 TEU
  • Drewry fears mega ship slot cost cuts will bring about rate plunge
  • Moscow warehousing slips, logistics men turn to 2nd, 3rd tier cities
  • Kalmar's SmartStack goes live at Durban container terminal
  • Production of emissions analyser doubles ahead of low-sulphur rule
  • EU approves Etihad purchase of 49 per cent of Italy's Alitalia
  • VietJet Air launches cargo airline to increase tonnage 23pc
  • Portland hopes Asia can restore international air cargo lost last year
  • UK freight association calls on Airports Commission to keep cargo in mind
  • Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad airports to be hubs

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Chinese methanol production seen as mixed blessing for chemical tanker shipping
  • Hamburg Süd christens one more 'San' class container vessel
  • Hill Dickinson announces its first global head of shipping
  • Knutsen NYK names new shuttle tanker
  • Moore Stephens to make representation on UK tonnage tax changes
  • Shareholders approve Essar Shipping's delisting
  • Biggest LNG cargo consignment to arrive in Gujarat
  • Eddy Bruyninckx receives Lifetime Achievement Award
  • India plans line of credit for Banjul port expansion in Gambia
  • JNPT chief recommends relaxation in tariff norms at Major Ports
  • Railways commodity-wise freight revenue earnings up 11.38 pc in April-Oct.
  • INR plunges against dollar on heavy demand for the US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Gute Ventilation
  • Seven more super lorries for Elflein
  • HHLA shifts more boxes
  • Indian Railways and South Korea teaming up
  • CSAV axes Q3 losses
  • Supergroup picks Ceva for freight management
  • BNSF splashing out on idle reduction technology
  • Major challenges identified for Asian Pacific airlines
  • Setting a new course for Intertanko
  • Port of Tema's expansion project ready for take-off
  • Kimberly-Clark Professional continues with ND
  • Far Eastern Railways reopens Kiparisovsky tunnel
  • Three-point landing for Beaujolais Nouveau

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • USCG, EPA to conduct joint boardings
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has confirmed plans to co-ordinate with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on enforcement of new fuel rules. The requirement that vessels use 0.1% sulphur fuel with 370km of US and Canadian shores begins 1 January 2015, as does the same sulphur limit for fuel
  • Sovcomflot rebounds in first nine months
    Russia's state-owned Sovcomflot (SCF) has reported a positive performance over its first three quarters. The shipowner, operator, and charterer attributed its year-on-year recovery to an improvement in rates and operating environment, which it expects to continue in view of its new long-term
  • World's biggest box ship unveiled
    CSCL Globe, the world's largest container ship, was named this week at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in a ceremony attended by dignitaries and 150 other guests. The 183,800dwt vessel is the first of five 19,100teu box ships for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). At 400m in length, 58.6m in
  • Neptune Orient Lines gets 'buy' rating on cheap valuation
    UOBKay Hian is putting a 'buy' rating on Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) shares, saying the market has overreacted to the challenges facing the Singapore-listed shipping and logistics group. The Singapore broking house said the current pricing "is not justified", as the market has failed to factor in
  • South Korean banks support marine projects
    Busan Bank, a regional bank in South Korea and Korea Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, have recently signed an agreement to offer financing for offshore marine projects aiming to support maritime policies in Busan. According to the agreement, Korea EXIM Bank will offer loan guarantee to Busan Bank. With
  • Mixed signals on China's Yangzijiang shipbuilding margins
    Strong shipbuilding margins that helped shore up Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's (YZJ's) earnings in the first nine months of 2014, may be a thing of the past for the Chinese shipbuilder. From financial year 2015, that trend could reverse as lower margin jobs start to kick in, says CIMB analyst Lim Siew
  • Hyundai Mipo to sell off stakes in POSCO
    South Korean tanker-builder specialist, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will sell its entire stake in steel-making company POSCO for KRW286.4Bn ($260.38M) in a bid to improve its balance sheet. Hyundai Mipo, an affiliate of world's largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), said it will sell
  • CMES to raise $327M for 11 newbuildings
    Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) announced yesterday to raise CNY2Bn ($327M) from its largest shareholder, China Merchants Steam Navigation via private placement for 4+1 VLCCs and six bulk carriers. A total of CNY2.99Bn will be needed for these new VLCCs, and CNY479M has been
  • Jiangsu yard orderbook up 55.4% y/y
    The orderbooks of shipyards in Jiangsu Province in China stood at 1,189 vessels, or 69.68M dwt, as of the end of October, up 55.4% year on year, showed data released by the provincial authorities on Monday. In the first 10 months of 2014, the output of newbuildings in Jiangsu province reached 197
  • Bunker trader DOT files for liquidation
    Singapore-based bunker trading company, Dynamic Oil Trading Singapore (DOT) has filed for liquidation following sister company OW Bunker Far East (Singapore). The filing was documented today, with accounting firm KPMG appointed as the provisional liquidator for DOT as well as for OW Bunker Far
  • Japan cargo ship sinks off Okinawa after collision with Chinese vessel
    A Japan-flagged cargo ship has collided with a Chinese general cargo ship and capsized off Okinawa Port in Nakagasuku Bay, Japan. Hokuei 18, the 1997-built vessel operated by Hokuei, has since suffered sustainable damage upon colliding with the Panama-flagged Yong Sheng VII at around 14.45 hours
  • South Korea creates new safety ministry
    The South Korean government has set up the Ministry of Public Safety, consisting of more than 10,000 officials, to respond to future disasters more efficiently. The establishment of the new agency was a result of the Sewol incident. The Sewol incident occurred on 16 April when the ferry capsized
  • SHI-Samsung Engineering merger cancelled
    Samsung HI's (SHI's) plan to acquire its affiliates Samsung Engineering has been finally called off due to opposition from shareholders. According to SHI, the world second-biggest shipbuilder, the claims for stock purchase from shareholders who are against the merger exceeds an expected limit based

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Seaspan orders two LNG fueled ferries
  • Stena to operate 1,500 passenger ferry on methanol
  • Gulf Island to build third 8,000 bhp towboat
  • CIT finances Blue Wall bulker acquisitions
  • Idled rigs hinder Transocean's 2015 earnings
  • Steel cut for Yamal LNG module carriers
  • Two UNF students awarded Crowley scholarships
  • PPG gets $8.9 million MSC paint contract
  • USCG and EPA get set to enforce new sulfur limits
  • Langh Ship to have new MD

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Federal Maritime Commission looking into labor unrest surcharges
  • ATA truck tonnage index climbs during month of October
  • Crowley awards pair of scholarships to University of North Florida students
  • Anacortes port board president eyes possible open meetings violation
  • Oman Shipping marks delivery of new LNG carrier ADAM LNG

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • China VLCC has doubled its fleet size in under two months and looks set to become world's largest VLCC operator
    Joint venture between CMES and Sinotrans & CSC on track to dominate with fleet of around 40 very large crude carriers
  • Container trade is going to increase 7% trade in 2015, according to latest Clarkson forecast
    Quarterly forecast expects intra-Asia boost to trade figures, but long-term freight rate impact for larger vessels
  • Civil unrest has halved Libya's oil production just as OPEC is talking cuts
    EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows crude exports slow to a trickle ahead of OPEC meeting to decide output reduction
  • OW Bunker trade debts 'total $730m', according to a leaked document
    'Frenzy' of legal action as owners are squeezed by unpaid oil suppliers
  • Public or private shipbrokers: Howe Robinson shares its thoughts as consolidation fever breaks out amongst brokers
    Both models have track records of success and challenges, say Kerr-Dineen
  • Boxship lay-ups rise as winter looms and seasonal slumps kicks in
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data confirms that slowing demand is pushing major players to take ships out of service
  • VLCC earnings flatten as other crude tanker segments soar
    The big tankers take a back seat as others hog limelight this week
  • Improved crude tanker rates boost Sovcomflot's third quarter
    Russian owner eyes crude and gas shipping opportunities
  • ICAP and Howe Robinson confirm merger talks
    Duo aim to have combined new company up and running in first half of 2015
  • Top box players find strength in numbers
    The largest carriers see merit in global alliances as cost-cutting pressures intensify and solo status loses its allure

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Port of Charleston saw double-digit growth in October
    The port of Charleston saw double-digit increases in container traffic in October, marking another month of what the head of the South Carolina Ports Authority says is "exceptional" above-average growth. The SCPA today reported that Charleston's container traffic jumped 17 percent year-over-year in October to 164,672 TEUs, driven by a 20...
  • ILWU reiterates that its focus is on bargaining table
    The Pacific Maritime Association said work slowdowns continued in the northern ports, while the International Longshore and Warehouse Union was not dispatching sufficient skilled labor to handle cargo volumes in Los Angeles-Long Beach. The ILWU said its focus is on the bargaining table in San Francisco. Negotiations continued Wednesday for a...
  • CMA CGM reinstates citrus service between Mediterranean and Black Sea
    CMA CGM will use at least some of its new reefer fleet to serve growing produce trade between countries bordering both the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The world's third-largest company announced the re-launch of its Citrus Express service, which will call Syria, Turkey, Egypt and the Black Sea. CMA CGM...
  • NY-NJ port extends truck-replacement program
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved $2.42 million to continue a four-year-old program to help port truckers replace older, higher-polluting vehicles with newer, cleaner burning ones. The funds, which include a $2 million federal congestion mitigation and air quality grant, will help pay for the replacement of...
  • Global dock unions back ILWU, criticize PMA
    Representatives of global dockworkers' unions pledged "active solidarity" to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and questioned the Pacific Maritime Association's willingness to reach a contract with the U.S. West Coast union. The dockers' section of the International Transport Workers Federation, meeting in London, accused the PMA of breaking a "gentlemen's...
  • China Shipping to launch world's largest container vessel this month
    China Shipping Container Lines said it will launch the first of five 19,100-TEU container ships by end of the month, supplanting Maersk Line as the operator of the world's largest container vessel. China Shipping, the seventh-largest global container line, in May 2013 ordered the new mega-ship, named CSCL Globe, from the...
  • US retailers worry West Coast port delays will hurt post-Black Friday restocking
    Retailers hope West Coast port congestion won't impact impact their holiday sales.Major U.S. retailers don't expect U.S. West Coast port congestion to hamper getting Black Friday products on the shelves, but they're far less confident on their ability to keep stores stocked through the entire holiday season. Home Depot doesn't expect...
  • Striking drayage drivers turn focus to Port of Long Beach
    The Port of Long Beach today will be the focus of attention by a Teamsters-affiliated group that is attempting to organize drayage drivers in Southern California. Justice for Port Truckers scheduled a protest at noon Pacific time at the ITS terminal in Long Beach. The group will also congregate this evening...
  • Liverpool port seeks to reclaim 'traditional market'
    Peel Ports CEO Mark Whitworth says a $480 million container port rising along the river Mersey will provide the port of Liverpool with "a fantastic opportunity to take back its national market share." Once a dominant U.K. port, Liverpool lost market share between the 1960s and 1980s to competitors Felixstowe and...
  • Ports expected to be at center of container shipping strategy
    LONDON - Ports are set to dominate container shipping strategy with the focus on terminal productivity and capacity expansion, industry analysts said at the JOC Group's Port Performance Conference Europe in London. "Ports are coming back to the center, as they strive to keep pace with the growth in ocean container...
  • Slow global growth to make US strongest weak economy
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - The good news is the U.S. economy will continue to expand through at least 2017. The bad news is it won't expand that much. That's the message William Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, delivered to shippers, carriers and logistics...
  • NITL shippers warned to expect 'significant' US rate increases in all modes
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Shippers who came to the National Industrial Transportation League's annual conference here hoping to hear U.S. freight rates would moderate after rising significantly in 2014 are heading home disappointed. Surface freight rates in North America are only moving in one direction, analysts and economists told shippers at...
  • Supply chain collaboration increasing as capacity tightens, costs rise
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -Collaboration, cooked with perspiration and flavored by imagination with a dash of desperation, is the main course being served at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual conference and TransComp Exhibition here. Faced with taut inland supply lines, unprecedented delays and uncertainty at the largest U.S. port complex and...
  • UAE's Khorfakkan terminal prepares for more big ships
    Terminal operator Gulftainer is a step closer to readying its Al-Sharjah Emirati terminal for mega-ships after it received $60 million of new crane equipment for the Khorfakkan Container Terminal. The four ship-to-shore cranes and 12 rubber-tire gantry cranes are already in use following a ceremony at the terminal. Khorfakkan Container Terminal...
  • Trans-Pacific carriers gain only half of attempted GRI
    Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles jumped 16.4 percent, or $300 per 40-foot container this week to $2,125 per FEU. Full size chart. Trans-Pacific carriers only achieved half the general rate increase gain they hoped to via a $600-per FEU hike, Drewry Maritime Research said today. Drewry's benchmark spot...
  • Terminal operators expect shipping alliances to improve schedule reliability
    LONDON - The new ocean carrier alliances set to launch in 2015 will operate more reliable schedules, removing a major factor behind the congestion that has plagued major container ports this year, marine terminal operators said at the JOC Group's Port Performance Conference in London today. "Carriers put schedule reliability at...
  • Obama confident ILWU-PMA can reach a deal
    WASHINGTON - Amid pleas of major shippers for a federal mediator, President Obama says he's confident U.S. West Coast longshoremen and waterfront employers can reach a labor contract. The International Lonshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents U.S. West Coast waterfront employers, would both have to request...
  • Air cargo shippers unaffected by carrier drive for profit, AAPA head says
    TOKYO - Asia's competitive airline environment is placing intense profitability pressure on carriers in the region, but the focus on costs will not see air cargo shippers facing the wide scale route cutbacks, reduced frequencies and rolled shipments that have afflicted their ocean freight counterparts. Asked by JOC.com whether services would...
  • No speedy resolution to Manila congestion, port summit hears
    TOKYO - There is still no end in sight to the port of Manila congestion more than six months after an ill-considered truck ban quickly began to see containers stacking up at the two main terminals in the Philippine capital. A Port Summit in Manila this week heard that yard utilization...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • GLDD ups the ante
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has returned to the bond market for cash to cut debt and fund expansion.
  • Seaspan pens ferries
    Seaspan Ferries Corporation has inked a contract to construct a pair of dual-fuel ferries at a leading Turkish shipyard.
  • USCG readies crackdown
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are gearing up for a coordinated campaign to enforce regulations designed to reduce air pollution.
  • Blue Wall bags financing
    Blue Wall Shipping of Greece has turned to CIT Maritime Finance for ammunition to acquire a pair of bulkers.
  • CMA CGM starts new run
    A seasonal service between the east Mediterranean and the Black Sea will be introduced by CMA CGM this month, the French owner said.
  • Three more for OSM
    OSM Hamburg has won a deal to manage three feederships reportedly sold by Erwin Strahlmann.
  • Daiichi keeps cash flowing
    Japanese owner Daiichi Chuo Kisen is believed to have sold its second bulker in a week.
  • Stena's methanol first
    With the new low sulphur regulations approaching, Stena Line will start using methanol as a fuel on one of its vessels.
  • New vessels, more costs
    An expanded fleet has brought more operating costs at Fjord Line, which saw deeper red in its third quarter bottom line.
  • Monjasa takes tanker
    Danish bunker and tanker group Monjasa has bought a 2005-built vessel from Eships of Abu Dhabi.
  • Red Box orders duo
    Two polar-class vessels able to operate in severe ice conditions throughout the whole year have been ordered at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
  • Watch this space
    Peter Kerr-Dineen has promised a big impact in the market from Howe Robinson's proposed merger with ICAP Shipping.
  • LSC loss grows
    Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC) has revealed a bigger loss in the first nine months as revenue fell.
  • Marenave takes a hit
    Germany's Marenave Schiffahrts has fallen to a loss over the first nine months of 2014 due to an impairment charge.
  • SHI scraps merger plan
    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has cancelled a $2.5bn merger deal with Samsung Engineering as share buyback requests exceeded the set limit.
  • Uljanik adds another
    Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has clinched a deal to build a jack-up platform vessel for Belgium's GoSea.
  • Galapagos ship sinks
    All 13 crew have been rescued after their cargoship sank en route to the Galapagos Islands.
  • SCF profit soars
    Russian shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF) has posted a big jump in earnings for the third quarter as crude tanker rates improved.
  • Brokers to merge
    Howe Robinson Group (HRG) of Singapore and ICAP Shipping have confirmed market rumours that they are working towards a new shipbroking alliance.
  • Cold US bad for VLGCs
    LPG exports are dependent on the severity of winter in North America, according to the latest research published by Drewry.
  • Floatel sale falls through
    Plans by Jasper Investments to sell a converted accommodation vessel look to have all but floundered.
  • Arctic Sunrise detained
    A vessel belonging to environmental protest group Greenpeace has been detained by Spanish authorities.
  • PBR fixes five OSRVs
    Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM) has secured long-term charters from Petrobras for five oil spill response vessels (OSRV).
  • Jumbos replacing boxships
    A US logistics company is resorting to hiring 747 Jumbo jets to overcome the congestion at major US ports.
  • Strike threat remains
    Industrial action by marine engineers operating tugs in Port Hedland looks set to go ahead after they rejected a revised pay deal.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • NTSB hands FAA drone win
  • Ex-Im Bank, Indian energy agency enter finance MOU
  • Chassis providers to decide on NY/NJ gray pool today
  • PierPass not backing down from congestion mitigation fee
  • Carriers postpone congestion surcharges
  • Philadelphia port properties attract interest from 16 developers
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Rise in US crude stockpiles drags down WTI crude
    Supplies rose 2.61 million barrels to 381.1 million last week.
  • US Coast Guard, EPA to step up ECA-compliance efforts
    Will make sure'everyone plays by the rules.'
  • Charterers look at shipping firms' eco friendliness
    SSI points to the rise of the 'sustainable shipper'.
  • OW management 'knew about credit to Tankoil'
    Lawyer for head of Singapore subsidiary says the risk exposure was known to top management.
  • EU ready to move ahead of IMO on ship CO2 monitoring
    Shipowner's association sees 'global potential' for EU's MRV system, which includes elements rejected at recent IMO meeting.
  • Monjasa buys bunker tanker
    to be deployed in West Africa.
  • Shipping company seeks court guidance over OW invoice
    Precious Shipping wants Singapore's High Court to clarify whom it should pay.
  • ECA compliance: EU-wide information system under development
    System provides 'common platform for reporting and sharing of information'.
  • No signs of significant shift in Asian bunker demand
    OW Bunker's collapse unlikely to trigger change in buying patterns.
  • ECA compliance: EU to level the playing field
    New measures to be enforced from March.
  • ICG earnings rise despite bigger bunker bills
    Fuel bills expected to climb in 2015.
  • Bunker supplier's expansion to Labuan 'timely', says partner
    Development will boost firm's bunker sales at port to 25 million litres per year.
  • 'Eco' LNG carrier joins Omani fleet
    Newbuilding runs on diesel-electric propulsion.
  • Construction completed for world's largest containership
    Vessel burns 20% less fuel per TEU compared with 10,000 TEU containerships.
  • Russia starts bunker inspection programme
    Phase one to focus on St Petersburg and Primorsk.

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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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