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January 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Despite threat, Panama work goes on as EU mediation offer rebuffed
  • China curbs GDP growth to 7.7pc in 2013, looks to 7.5pc rise in 2014
  • Zim to sail on as Israel Corp loses control in debt restructuring deal
  • Stifel Logistics Confidence Index sinks, but stays positive for 2014
  • Port of Dunkirk posts record 12pc rise to 292,000 TEU in 2013
  • Shanghai box freight index to blame for rate volatility: Dynamar
  • China's higher rail rates expected to be known in early 2014
  • Singapore errs in calculation, export volume to be less than expected
  • China blocks US steel despite WTO ruling: US Trade Representative
  • EU initiates bank account freeze in cross-border debt recovery
  • Schiphol's 2013 air cargo volume rises 3.2pc to 1.5 million tonnes
  • Qatar Airways to fly cargo for IAG Cargo from Hong Kong to London
  • Chapman Freeborn provides rush air cargo to avert plant shutdown

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • CSCL places order for 19,000-TEU box vessel, the world's largest
  • Somali pirate clampdown caused drop in global piracy, IMB reveals
  • WISTA India to launch Delhi sub-chapter
  • Cashew kernel exports up by 16 pc in Apr.-Dec.
  • JNPT Chairman congratulates top performers at sports event
  • Mundra Port on the verge of becoming the largest in the country
  • Cabinet approves setting up of Rail Tariff Authority
  • Anand Sharma launches eBiz portal along with integrated payment gateway
  • Cabinet okays Japanese special loan assistance for Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project
  • INR turns sharply weak against dollar
  • Process to set up Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor initiated
  • SAIL to increase production capacity up to 50 mt by 2025, says Chairman
  • Textiles exports target for FY15 at $ 60 bn
  • FAI meet begins in Gandhidham today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • SNCF and RFF test Europe's longest freight train
  • Reshuffle at DSV Air & Sea
  • HHI to build first 19,000 teu leviathans
  • FlexLink extends SCM agreement with Kuehne + Nagel
  • Three leading airport operators renew cooperation
  • New Erie intermodal facility goes ahead
  • New managing director for Log4chem
  • P&O Ferrymasters: new Benelux/Ruhr-Estonia trailer service
  • PSA and ICTSI start cooperation in Colombia
  • Trailers travel through the Gotthard with CargoBeamer
  • Boeing joins Etihad-led BIOjet Abu Dhabi team
  • Evergreen names latest duo of L-type vessels
  • Antalis chooses IDS as new transport partner in Germany
  • Merging the management of branch offices
  • New MAN waste collection vehicles for Piraeus
  • Two cargo plane crashes in Latin America on same day
  • Skalpell zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort
  • Change at the top

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Two Teekays create another spin off
  • Seabourn firms up cruise ship order at Fincantieri
  • Kleven books order for IMR vessel
  • Pirates nabbed after guards repel attack on Navios ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Drewry ship operating review finds vessel owners cutting costs
  • Bunge Brazilian operations CEO announces retirement plans
  • CSX taps Bryan Rhode as Virginia regional VP
  • Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 24 stranded crewmembers
  • Troy Container Line adding Genoa to New York run

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Louis eyes return to profit in 2014
    Cruise operator aims to double cruise sales in next three years
  • Watered down European port legislation would be superfluous
    Port users lobby European Parliament to avoid creating ineffective "empty shell" legislation for port services
  • Crude tanker prospects may worsen before they improve
    Present good market for owners is merely a purple patch
  • Leading cruise line urges Greece to 'get its act together'
    Country is 'back on the map' for cruising but Louis Cruises frustrated by inaction
  • UK government outlines way forward for UK-flagged floating armouries
    Home Office will also discuss how to regulate firearms training in the UK
  • Teekay continues asset sale to daughters through new investment arm
    TIL offering raises $250m for tanker acquisitions
  • More oil demand, more oil supply but not much change in prices
    IEA reports shows US oil demand growth outstrips China
  • Joint financing plan for Panama Canal
    GUPC moots co-financing deal as dispute about cost overruns simmers on
  • NYK adds four bulk carriers to its fleet
    Japanese shipping giant's subsidiary leases four handymax and handysize ships on time charter
  • Jaya quarterly profits rise 11%
    Singapore company reports better utilisation and higher charter rates for vessels
  • Pan Ocean pans STX
    Restructuring South Korean company cashiers old group name
  • Alliance Oil Trading to quit Singapore
    Company is hit by fall in bunker sales, despite rise in container volumes
  • Iranian sanctions relaxed to allow clubs to provide cover for six months
    Shipowners and clubs must be mindful of contract terms, says IG
  • 2013 events likely to affect box shipping for years to come
    Proposed P3 tie-up raises prospect of further consolidation
  • One killed, four injured in blast aboard chemical tanker off Turkey
    Ship now under tow to repair yard
  • Thoresen Shipping adds supramax to fleet
    Bulker operator bought vessel from D'Amico Dry for $20m

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • EU relaxes Iranian tanker sanctions
    The European Union has lifted its ban on the provision of transport and insurance for Iranian crude oil exports
  • Kufpec acquires Shell's stake in Wheatstone LNG for US$1.135Bn
    Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday that it has reached a deal with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co to buy its US$1
  • Crew member dies in tanker blast
    One crew member died and four were injured following an explosion on board a tanker outside the Turkish port of Tuzla yesterday
  • CSBC wins two more box ships
    Taiwan-listed shipbuilder China Ship Building Corporation (CSBC) announced last week that it won orders to build two 1,800teu ships for two Malta shipping companies
  • Tanker rate spike seen as good for vessel valuations
    Spot freight rates for crude oil tankers have increased sharply in recent times, but although the gains are unlikely to be sustainable, they should help to lift valuations of vessels on the secondhand market, shipping analysts say
  • North Atlantic Drilling plans to raise $600M in five year notes
    Deepsea, harsh-weather drill rig operator North Atlantic Drilling, a subsidiary of London-based Seadrill, plans to raise $600M in an issue of five-year notes
  • China COSCO to book profits in 2014
    China COSCO, the flagship-listed unit of Cosco Group, is likely to remain in the black in 2014 on one-off gains for breaking old tonnages, the Chinese brokerage firm Shenyin & Wanguo Securities said
  • Thoresen Shipping adds 11th Supramax
    Thoresen Shipping Singapore, a subsidiary of Thoresen Thai Agencies, said today that it bought another secondhand Supramax bulker
  • Rainbow HI plans to invest in ship design firm
    Shenzhen-listed Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries plans to invest 3.25M yuan ($533,000) in a joint venture to set up a special engineering ship design firm
  • Eric Ip steps up as HPH's boss
    Hong Kong-listed Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) group's former MD John Meredith, 74, stepped down on 1 January and has been succeeded by the group's new MD Eric Ip, according to Ship.sh today
  • Singapore bunker supplier goes belly up
    Singapore-based bunker supplier Alliance Oil Trading has exited the market as it is being liquidated
  • VLCC rates hit 2014 high
    VLCC rates hit a 2014 high yesterday as tightening tonnage supply combined with high oil demand and the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays to drive chartering activity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Nippon Express Acquires Panasonic Logistics Unit
  • Report: Asia-Pacific Demand Growth Critical for Logistics Firms
  • Holiday Closings Cause Cargo Overload at LA-Long Beach
  • Younger P3 Ships Widen Advantage Over G6, SeaIntel Says
  • Report: Container Lines Lost $16 per TEU in 2008-2012
  • Panama Canal Expansion Still Set for Completion in 2015, Official Says
  • Face-Off: Three Shippers Discuss How 2014 Will Play Out

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Bekhor back in action
    A leading private equity firm has forged an alliance with UK compatriot British Marine under a broader bid to break back into the shipping industry.
  • Euronav narrows loss
    Euronav turned in a fourth-quarter loss Tuesday but the red ink does not appear to have derailed its appetite for further expansion.
  • Seabourn seals order
    Seabourn has firmed up a contract to construct a cruiseship at Fincantieri in Italy.
  • Cargill makes it three
    Cargill has taken its third capesize bulker of the year on a period contract, brokers say.
  • Canal horns still locked
    Work on the Panama Canal expansion project is continuing under a cloud of uncertainty a day after the deadline for an ultimatum by the consortium building the new locks.
  • A2B adds Thamesport
    Short sea operator A2B-online Container is branching out in the UK with a new call at London Thamesport.
  • Ardmore firms fixtures
    Ardmore Shipping of Ireland has firmed up charters for two of its medium-range (MR) product and chemical tankers.
  • Navios goes to market
    Navios Maritime Holdings is making another trip to the capital markets as it looks to continue expansion efforts.
  • Docker almost buried
    A dockworker has survived being buried up to his neck in coal on a bulker at Immingham, UK.
  • Teekay opens TIL
    Teekay has raised $250m to create a new tanker division in league with daughter company, Teekay Tankers.
  • Aker lets loan lapse
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (APSI) has allowed a $65m loan facility to lapse following a rights issue.
  • Blast from the past
    Crude tanker rates are repeating a pattern seen during the previous cyclical upturn over a decade ago, Global Hunter Securities believes.
  • NGW bids for P+S
    German wind farm company New Global Wind (NGW) is going ahead with an attempt to buy the Stralsund yard of bankrupt P+S Werften.
  • Change aids Jaya
    A change in chartering strategy continues to pay off for Jaya Holdings as it booked an increased profit in the second quarter.
  • Gas leak on bulker
    Five crew have been taken to hospital after a gas leak on a bulker at Port Taranaki.
  • Stena Line seeks savings
    Swedish ro-pax giant Stena Line is looking for a pay freeze from UK workers to avoid large-scale redundancies.
  • Perseveranza joins pool
    Perseveranza di Navigazione has joined the list of owners trading vessels in the Scorpio Tankers MR Pool.
  • Crewman lost from boxship
    The French navy has launched a search for a seafarer who fell from a boxship off Le Havre.
  • DNB lifts Euronav
    DNB Markets has upgraded Euronav ahead of its fourth quarter results presentation today.
  • Stenberg captain cleared
    A Latvian tanker master has been acquitted of being drunk in command of his ship in Sweden.
  • Euronav in focus
    Euronav is expected to begin the fourth quarter results season by revealing a third successive annual loss - but it's bottom line will not be the sole focus as the eyes of the tanker market turn to Antwerp today.
  • Reefer held over faults
    A Seychelles reefer and a tug were the only two ships detained in Hong Kong during December.
  • One dead in tanker blast
    One seafarer has died and another four were injured as an explosion tore through a tanker off Turkey.
  • Thoresen picks up bulker
    Thoresen Shipping has acquired an eight year-old supramax bulker from interests linked to Italian shipowner D'Amico.
  • Line to be launched
    A delayed coastal shipping line between Bangladesh and Myanmar is to launch in March.
  • 'Fire' was really a leak
    A Taiwanese bulker thought to be on fire during a port call in New Zealand Monday had in fact suffered a chemical leak.
  • Cosco bulker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a Cosco-owned panamax bulker, latest court documents show.
  • Olympic back at Kleven
    Olympic Shipping has returned to the newbuilding arena for the first time in over a year with a contract at Kleven Verft.
  • Somali pirates nabbed
    European Union naval forces have made the first arrest of pirates off Somalia in 2014 following a failed attack on a products tanker.
  • NADL taps US bond market
    John Fredriksen's North Atlantic Drilling Ltd (NADL) is looking to raise $600m from the US bond market.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Canal contractor says co-financing demand is fair
    GUPC told the Panama Canal Authority on Monday that its demand for an repayment advance of $400 million is not a shakedown for extra money, but a way to jointly bridge the gap until differences can be sorted out in a legal setting.
  • Reports say Zim debt deal could be signed this week
    Israel's Globes newspaper said last week Zim and its creditors have signed a debt settlement that includes a 50 percent write-off of Zim's $3 billion debt, mostly to foreign banks. It said the write-off will be the largest in Israel's history.
  • Bid made for share of Norwegian Car Carrier
    Car Carriers Investment AS, a 50/50 joint venture between a subsidiary of Klaveness Marine Holding and a subsidiary of J.P Morgan Global Maritime Investment Fund, intends to start a voluntary cash offer for all of the carrier's shares.
  • Army Corps awards 2nd contract for Miami Harbor Deepening
    The federal agency has, as expected, awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. a $51.9 million option for the project to deepen the Port of Miami's harbor to 50 feet, which will enable it to receive the largest containerships in operation today.
  • Washington Notebook: Oil industry meets DOT chief about tank car safety
  • St. Lawrence Seaway traffic off 5% in 2013
  • Southeastern opens Florida service center
  • Seattle, Tacoma file new discussion agreement
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma said last week that they have filed a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission that will allow them "to gather and share information to identify potential options for responding to unprecedented industry pressures.
  • Envirotainer expands in Germany
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Firm to choose MGO over scrubbers to ensure compliance
    But is prepared to change its mind for an 'interesting' alternative.
  • Sulphur rules blamed as job losses loom
    Viking Line in discussions with staff.
  • Prices struggle to find direction in Fujairah
    Prices soft in South African ports.
  • Price movements mixed across Europe
    Avails were tight in Europe's key bunkering hub of Rotterdam.
  • Refinery ready to end fuel oil production
    Russia's newest refinery is close to cutting its fuel oil production to zero.
  • Reports: Rules for Polar shipping close to agreement
    Draft document could appear this week, says shipowner organisation.
  • Victory for 'cold ironing' supporters
    US port looks set to reverse decision on shoreside power.
  • New cruise terminal for Lisbon
    Consortium behind project includes Royal Caribbean.
  • Major refinery starts ultra LS production at Singapore
    A third of new production will meet specs for ultra-low sulphur diesel.
  • Asian IFO prices continue narrow-range trading
    Low to average demand seen in Singapore.
  • Reefer ship detained in HK
    Lack of bunker pollution certificate among reasons for its detention.
  • Shanghai authorities 'should act' on bunker fuel
    Shipping activity 'severely polluting' port city.
  • LNG-powered vessels to be built at Gulfport
    Vessels' emissions-reducing nature 'fit well with port's green initiative'.
  • Philippines wreck to be raised 'immediately'
    Coast Guard says there is threat of bunkers leaking from the ship.
  • Canada spill plan 'inadequate', says review
    Nation's oil plan currently limited to spills of 10,000 mt capacity.
  • German firm in supply deal for dual-fuel carrier
    Qatari ship to get a high pressure, fuel gas supply system.
  • LNG-powered tug enters into operations
    Vessel is the world's first tug to be fuelled only by LNG.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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- 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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