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April 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Huanghua port's quarterly container volume up 115.9pc to 82,700 TEU
  • Hunchun's quarterly trade cargo volume soars 345pc to 214,000 tonnes
  • Abu Dhabi volume expected to rise in 2014 with 22pc surge in box traffic
  • TT Club partners in the Philippines with law firm Del Rosario Pandiphil
  • IMarEST-organised naval engineering conference in Amsterdam May 22
  • Class society DNV GL devises new method of capturing wasted energy
  • Innovation needed in air freight industry to reverse falling yields
  • Cathay-Air NZ revenue-sharing HK-Auckland route is working well
  • Sweden's Greencarrier Freight Services opens offices in Minsk, Belarus

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • AADA's Far East to Australia levy from May 17
  • CaroTrans launches direct Le Havre to Houston LCL export service
  • DNV GL introduces next generation energy efficiency methodology
  • DP World inaugurates Jebel Ali Port's largest box inspection facility
  • Flyjac Logistics' convention draws enthusiastic response
  • Jaya Laxmi Freight Forwarders' efforts acknowledged by CONCOR
  • UASC adds new Asia-Mediterranean service (AMC2)
  • Wreck removal convention to enter into force in 2015
  • India signs pact with Russia to increase diamond imports
  • Chennai Port bags Major Ports' weight lifting championship title
  • DP World works to battle maritime piracy at source
  • Major Ports register 1.78 pc growth in FY14
  • S. R. Kulkarni calls it a day as MbPT Trustee after 54 years!
  • Exports will cross $ 325 bn in FY15, says govt
  • Forex reserves rally further by $ 2.797 bn to $309.4 bn
  • Import tariff value on gold, silver hiked
  • INR weakens further against dollar
  • SC allows iron ore mining in Goa

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TransContainer launches new blocktrain
  • Roundabouts and swings at California's ports
  • CSX expecting modest growth in full-year earnings
  • EML with new ro-ro service
  • White Hare Aggregates invests in new lorries
  • 26% more cargo revenue and tonnage for Etihad
  • New helmswomen for Coyne Airways
  • Logwin completes management committee
  • EP changes view on CO2 emission monitoring
  • 10,000 BharatBenz trucks sold in India
  • Kizad Logistic Park's first phase now open
  • Air Seychelles launches new all-cargo domestic service

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Navy petty officer charged in Glenn case
  • Korean President slams Sewol captain's conduct
  • NTSB issues final reports on three marine accidents
  • Damen launches first vessel in 14-tug order
  • Arctech Helsinki books support vessel order from Sovcomflot
  • Hendry opens new drydock in Tampa

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • MOL ore carrier detained by Chinese authorities
  • Coast Guard transports ill mariner from vessel in Columbia River
  • Customs officers detain man for smuggling drugs in his underwear
  • Maritime Administration schedules second Maritime Strategy Symposium
  • Additional repairs extend closure of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Genco files for chapter 11
    Company seeks approval of its "pre-packaged" plan
  • Experience matters
    How are we to help the young British officers of the future?
  • Work together or die together, Wickmann warns intra-Asia box lines
    MCC Transport boss says falling rates will drive carriers bankrupt unless they join forces

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Genco files for bankruptcy protection
    In a move that was expected, Peter Georgiopoulos-chaired Genco has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate a pre-packaged restructuring plan
  • South Korean shipbuilders' profits dip
    South Korean shipbuilders have reported weak earnings in 1Q14, weighed down by the low-priced orders hampering profits
  • Russian and Chinese subs reported on standby for MH370 search
    The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to be completed by the end of this week, with yet no sightings of wreckage on or below the ocean
  • Rescue divers access capsized ferry
    Sixty-four people have now been confirmed dead in the South Korean ferry disaster as more corpses were recovered from the capsized Sewol
  • PCTC catches fire in Japan
    A pure car and truck carrier caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off Japan's Wakayama Prefecture on 19 April
  • Security team averts pirate attacks
    Two piracy attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden were thwarted by armed security on board
  • Three bulkers sold en bloc for demolition
    Three laid-up bulkers belonging to the Deiulemar Navigazione have been sold en bloc for demolition amid an overheating ship recycling market in the Indian sub-continent
  • China arrests MOL's ship for unpaid damages
    Shanghai Maritime Court detained the vessel Baosteel Emotion, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines, on 19 April in order to enforce a judgment requiring the owner to pay delayed rent and losses to a Chinese firm, the court announced yesterday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Terminal Consolidation Seen as Crucial for Seattle-Tacoma
    Location of the two ports on the Puget SoundThe ports of Seattle and Tacoma offer advantages to shipping lines that many ports would love to have - naturally deep water, more than enough container-handling space and excellent on and near-dock intermodal rail infrastructure. But in order to take full advantage,...
  • P3 Carriers Extend Trans-Atlantic Rates at 2013 Contract Levels, For Now
    Wine imports constitute the largest U.S. import commodity by volume from the Mediterranean and southern Europe.Container ships are running full on the westbound trans-Atlantic as shippers scramble to complete their annual contract negotiations with carriers at a time when the new P3 Network and other expanding alliances have not yet...
  • UP's New Mexico Hub Expands Shippers' Cross-Border Options
    Union Pacific Railroad locomotives in Santa Teresa, N.M.SANTA TERESA, N.M. - There's not much out here other than roads, warehouses and cacti - and now a sprawling Union Pacific Railway intermodal terminal and fueling station. Secluded as it is, what happens at this $400 million facility in a desert framed...
  • Shift of Freight From Air to Ocean Slows 3PL Revenue Growth
    Norbert Dentressangle rose to 24th from 29th after acquiring Fiege's logistics operations in Italy, Spain and Portugal.The world's largest third-party logistics providers showed minuscule growth in 2013 for the second consecutive year, as sluggish trade growth affected forwarding volume and other 3PL segments saw only modest increases. Revenue from the Top...
  • Corruption Clouds Ukraine's Business Potential
    While agribusiness investments are a thriving sector for multinational expansion, Ukraine's more mature sectors - energy, mining and metallurgy - remain highly inefficient and subject to corrupt practices, according to Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "These (industries) have largely been closed to companies from the...
  • Ukraine's Agribusiness Prospects Blossom
    A field of sunflowers in Ukraine.The Russian invasion of the Ukrainian province of Crimea is shining a spotlight on the economic vulnerability of its smaller neighbor. Ukraine depends on imports - much of them from Russia - to meet about three-fourths of its annual oil and gas needs, and all...
  • Chicken Soup for the Shipper Soul
    In her 2008 book, "The Celebrity Experience: Insider Secrets to Delivering Red Carpet Customer Service," author and motivational speaker Donna Cutting delivers some simple advice to companies of all types when dealing with those who buy their services: "Give them their chicken soup." By "chicken soup," Cutting is referring to the...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes 703,873-Square-Foot Industrial Building Aquisition
    ROMEOVILLE, ILL., April 16, 2014 - Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, working with Paine/Wetzel, has completed the acquisition of 1300 Naperville Drive, a 703,973-square-foot industrial building in Romeoville. Buyer Magid Glove & Safety will consolidate two existing locations and relocate its primary manufacturing operations and headquarters to...
  • Kenco Adopts SmartDrive Technology for Fleet-Wide Roll-out
    SAN DIEGO, Calif. April 14, 2014-SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, today announced that Kenco, a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions, real estate services, and material handling equipment, has selected SmartDrive's event recording system for roll-out across its entire nationwide fleet...
  • Trincon Group Announces A Special Webinar to Examine New Initiatives to Address The Driver Shortage
    COLUMBUS, Ohio-TRINCON GROUP, a leading national transportation industry advisory and technology firm, has announced that on May 8, 2014 it will be holding a special webinar to address the driver shortage and what individual trucking firms can do to respond. According to Albert Einstein the definition of insanity is, "Doing the...
  • Port of Redwood City Reports Increased Business
    Total tonnage for all commodities moving across Port of Redwood City docks during the three quarters of Fiscal Year 2013-14 that ended March 31, 2014, was 1,236,661 metric tons (MT), an increase of 18 percent over the prior FY. Imported sand and aggregates from British Columbia accounted for 930,934 MT, more...
  • New Website Launched for Foreign Trade Zone No. 79, Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor
    Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 79, which encompasses the Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor region of Central Florida, has launched a new website at www.tampaftz.com. The website outlines the benefits of the FTZ No. 79 Program and presents examples to demonstrate how companies involved with international trade can leverage the Program, along...
  • LA Port Has Big March as Container Volumes Rebound
    Container volumes in Los Angeles-Long Beach surged in March as factories in Asia returned to full production after the Chinese New Year lull in February, with double-digit growth in LA offsetting sagging traffic at its neighbor. Loaded import containers at Los Angeles and Long Beach combined, which comprise the United States'...
  • DGX-Dependable Global Express Expands Worldwide Operations with New India Office
    LONG BEACH, CALIF., AND MUMBAI, INDIA - April 16, 2014 - DGX-Dependable Global Express (DGX), a leader in international shipping and freight specializing in global ocean and air freight, proudly announces the opening of DGX Logistics India Pvt. Ltd, in the heart of Mumbai. Conveniently centered in the economic capital of India, the new...
  • Basta Holdings Generates Nearly $1 Million in Monthly Revenue for March 2014
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BastaHoldings Corp. (OTCBB:BSTA), an aviation services and logisticsmanagement company, today announced that it booked $959,981 in revenuesduring the month of March 2014.Although there is no guarantee that Basta Holdings will generate thisincome in the future, its revenue for March 2014 is...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Genco enters Chapter 11
    Genco Shipping & Trading has filed Chapter 11 papers to become the second company founded by Peter Georgiopoulos to enter the US bankruptcy courts.
  • Besiktas scores five
    Turkey's Besiktas Shipyard has secured orders for five tugs from two different owners.
  • Pan Ocean culls another
    Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has piled on the misery at compatriot yard STX Dalian and pulled the plug on an order for a semi-submersible heavy-lift carrier newbuilding due for delivery this year.
  • Cosco wins $100m deals
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has clinched orders worth $100m for six offshore support vessel newbuildings.
  • Heron scraps trio
    Newcomer Heron Ventures appears to have scrapped a quarter of the dozen bulkers recently acquired at auction from creditors of troubled Italian shipowner Deiulemar Shipping.
  • SCF back at Arctech
    Sovcomflot (SCF) has returned to Finland's Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for another icebreaking platform supply vessel (PSV) to support the Sakhalin 2 offshore oil project.
  • CGG lifts bond issue
    CGG has upsized its recent bond issue and has successfully priced an offering of EUR 400m ($550m) of senior notes.
  • LA volumes surge
    The Port of Los Angeles in the US has reported a major jump in container volumes for the month of March 2014.
  • UACC details MISC deal
    United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) has confirmed the acquisition of four modern chemical tankers from MISC.
  • MOL VLOC arrested
    Chinese authorities have arrested a Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) VLOC in Shanghai in a dispute over wartime reparations.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • FMCSA finds insurance requirements 'inadequate'
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found Friday that the current insurance requirements for truckers are "inadequate to meet the costs of some crashes," according to a report prepared for Congress.
  • CP details fertilizer plans for STB
    In response to a request last week by the Surface Transportation Board, Canadian Pacific has said it will not add any capacity in order to increase the flow of fertilizer to farmers in the Midwestern states.
  • Foxx ends bus trip with look to future
  • U.S. to investigate Mexico sugar-dumping claims
  • Arizona DOT warns of Mexican trucker protest
    The Arizona DOT put out a warning last week that Mexican truckers may act on the threat of a blockade along the border crossings with Arizona if conditions for the drivers do not improve.
  • Chinese shippers maintain opposition to P3
  • ModusLink wins Republic Wireless reverse logistics business
  • U.S. ITC to investigate environmental products trade
    The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched two investigations concerning trade in environmental goods, one on the probable effect on U.S. industries of removing duties and another to provide trade data for such goods.
  • DGX opens Mumbai office to expand Asia trades

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Mixed price outlook in Fujairah
    Little price movement seen in other markets.
  • Markets subdued over holiday period
    Istanbul open as normal.
  • Singapore: Onshore fuel oil stocks fall
    A 10% week-on-week drop seen, according to trade agency IE.
  • Support vessel arrested in Singapore
    Newly built vessel was on voyage from China.
  • Price gap prompts rethink on LNG bunker tankers
    Shell downgrades orders from tanker to barge.
  • Asian bunker market lacks direction
    Hong Kong closed for public holiday.
  • Singapore shipowner launches bunker-saving vessel
    Ship is the final in a series of eight-vessel order.
  • Profit down at Habor Star shipping company
    Higher bunker costs and increased fuel consumption eat into bottom line.
  • Italian classification society eyes bigger role
    Initial investment amounts to $35 million.
  • USCG investigating suspected diesel spill
    'Pools of thick, purple diesel-type product and sheens' reported Saturday night.
  • Fuel oil stocks in China lift marginally
    A state-owned bonded bunker trader received large cargo of fuel oil at Qingdao.

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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
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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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