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May 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk quarterly profits soar 53pc despite 5pc lower freight rates
  • China-wide port box volume increases 7.2pc to 190 million TEU in 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd to list, shareholder Tui reveals in financial report
  • Zim creditors settle on complex US$3 billion restructuring deal
  • Guangzhou Railway Group to spend US$912 million on China super hub
  • China's Xiamen tops LA in 2013 box volume and makes world's top 20
  • Tianjin volume to hit 600 million tonnes in 2017 with 23 dry ports built
  • Hamburg Q1 box volume up 9pc, North Range market share now 26.8pc
  • Singapore gives credit to manufacturing as quarterly GDP growth up 4.9pc
  • Singapore offers free garbage pickup from ships with fees for excess
  • Georgia Ports Authority buys 24 cranes as monthly box volumes rise
  • Marks & Spencer hopes to leverage e-commerce to expand overseas sales
  • BMW reportedly building its first assembly automotive plant in Mexico
  • Hong Kong airport April cargo up 6pc as transshipments increase 18pc
  • Air freight logistics confidence rises for first time in 4 months
  • Cargo airline Ameriflight to move to HQ, operation to Dallas-FW Airport
  • Long time company man takes helm as chief of cargo at Air Malta

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • BCHAA delegation meets Maharashtra Revenue Minister on Stamp Duty issues
  • On the Transpacific, G6 will spend 3.4 pc more time in port, but increase average vessel capacity by 8 pc, says SeaIntel
  • Bumper litchi crop to help exports this year
  • Shipments of Basmati to grow at a faster pace this year: exporters
  • APSEZ to add 12 berths, including a container terminal at Dhamra Port
  • JNPT observes Anti-Terrorism Day
  • Ravi Parmar takes charge as Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • Strong chemistry between Port ofAmsterdam & Innovation Lab Chemistry
  • ...to set up 200-mw plant in Indonesia
  • BHEL's INR 2,731-cr. Vidarbha project approved
  • Exporters can avail long-term loans from banks, says RBI
  • Govt to boost power capacity with 4 UMPPs
  • INR declines further on increased dollar buying
  • SC bans mining activities in Odisha
  • Tobacco Board sets export target of INR 7K cr. for FY15

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Union Pacific modernising Nebraska's rail infrastructure
  • Russia and Bulgaria cooperate closer on rail transport
  • Major milestone for DP World London Gateway
  • Slower growing Germany retains pilot seat in aviation market
  • Change of regional responsibility at Turkish Cargo
  • An upgrade for CMA CGM's Rhino Express
  • Dachser reinforces overland road network in northern Europe
  • Norbert Dentressangle to launch new Russia service
  • Contract with Ramboll signed and sealed
  • Ruslan moves giant high loader
  • Chin takes top slot at Singapore Airlines Cargo
  • PPG Industries expands fleet with Iveco Trucks
  • 2013 results: LHG subsidiaries save the day

Marine Logweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Carl Smith joins Foss Maritime
  • CIT Maritime does its first bareboat charter financing
  • Cape May - Lewes Ferry to celebrate 50th Anniversary
  • Arab Ship Management fined, hit with two-year ban from U.S.
  • Hercules wins Maersk contract, orders jack-up
  • Ezra books subsea and offshore contracts worth $95 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index registers gains during April
  • OOCL celebrates christening of 13,208 TEU containership
  • Alaska Airlines requests Ok for Portland to Los Cabos flights
  • Port association pleased with House passage of WRRDA
  • BNSF Railway joining Ferromex in Chicago to Mexico service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Dry bulk rates help Navios Maritime Holdings swing to profit
    Stock responds in trading
  • Maersk Line to move away from long-term ship charters
    Carrier's lower cost of capital will dictate future fleet ownership structure
  • A question of timing
    Was Maersk right to sell its VLCCs this year?
  • P3 delays start date from July until the autumn
    UPDATE: Postponement should have no impact on 2014 results, says Maersk's Nils Andersen
  • A dating service for PMSCs
    Can the internet revolutionise maritime security?
  • Eitzen's losses worsen on first-quarter delays
    Oslo-listed chemical tanker owner remains sanguine about future prospects
  • DHT secures financing for four VLCC newbuildings
    New York-listed owner says it is supported by ship lending community
  • CSSC and Mitsui Engineering to co-operate in LNG shipping and offshore
    Chinese and Japanese shipbuilders to seek opportunities for mutual benefit
  • Stephen Hammond to address Containerisation International's Liverpool debate
    UK shipping minister to join business leaders to discuss Merseyside's maritime future
  • Polar Code milestone reached
    Latest IMO approval is step towards completion of key piece of regulation, says Danish Maritime Authority
  • Italy's antitrust authority sees shipping agency fines rejected
    Country's highest administrative court throws out appeal to have previous ruling overturned
  • American Phoenix rises to record earnings in redhot Jones Act market
    All-time high of $120,000 per day for this booming trade
  • CMA CGM orders three 2,500 teu boxships
    Brokers say French line is paying Jinhai Heavy Industry $33.5m apiece for 2016 delivery
  • Maersk Tankers returns to the black
    But resounding vote of confidence still lacking from group chief
  • Maersk Line shines amid flat group revenues for AP Moller-Maersk
    Lower bunker costs, cost cutting and $72m impairment reversal boost liner firm's profits

Sea-webweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Passage is near for US port bill
    American ports and dredging contractors are a step closer to reaping approximately $12Bn in project authorisations after an agreement among US lawmakers on funding. On 20 May, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan conference report to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act,
  • Jordanian operator pleads guilty
    Arab Ship Management has been fined $500,000 in a US federal court for illegally dumping oil sludge. The Jordan-based company pled guilty on 20 May in a Wilmington, Delaware district court to one count of violating MARPOL regulations. The violation was discovered after US Coast Guard (USCG)
  • Navios takes over Asian JV
    Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Holdings has taken over the remaining stake in the Navios Asia joint venture and purchased a Capesize newbuilding resale. Navios Asia was formed in May 2013 as "an acquisition vehicle for Japanese-built dry cargo vessels". Navios Holdings initially owned 51% of the JV,
  • Bramer and ACM announce merger
    The merger between Braemar and ACM is a "great fit" providing lots of new opportunities, ACM's finance director, Ian Hartley, told IHS Maritime yesterday. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM, will include approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be operating by the end of
  • Ferry safety lags in developing countries
    Not enough headway is being made to make domestic ferry operations safe in developing countries, Interferry's CEO Len Roueche told IHS Maritime yesterday. Interferry and the IMO are partners in a 10-year initiative called the Ferry Safety Forum, established in 2006. But Roueche told IHS Maritime:
  • Mein Schiff 5 for STX Turku?
    German ship owner TUI Cruises is thought to be close to ordering another cruise ship from STX Finland, which would be Mein Schiff 5. Mein Schiff 3 is due to be delivered by the end of this month, and Mein Schiff 4 is scheduled for delivery in April 2015. Both are being built at the Turku yard, and
  • Orion to dredge Houston Ship Channel in Q3
    The Port of Houston Authority has awarded a $68 million contract to Orion Marine Group to deepen and widen the navigation channels and berthing areas for both the Barbour's Cut and Bayport container terminals along the Houston Ship Channel. Orion Marine said the work would start in Q3 2014 and would
  • Cummins adds QSK60 C Power genset to portfolio
    US based manufacturer of diesel engines, Cummins, has launched the QSK60 C Power genset that will service the offshore market and is compliant with the latest EPA and IMO emissions regulation. The 60-litre genset is driven by the QSK60 marine auxiliary engine with the MCRS fuel system. "With an
  • Rongsheng completes bond issue
    Hong Kong-listed China Rongsheng Heavy Industries (Rongsheng), China's largest private shipbuilder, completed the issuing of HKD470M ($60.6M) 7.0% convertible bonds due in 2016. All the conditions precedent to the issue of the first convertible bonds under the first subscription agreement have been
  • Australian dockworker killed in Melbourne
    An Australian dockworker was crushed to death on board the Toll Shipping vessel Tasmanian Achiever in Port Melbourne, yesterday. Anthony Attard, 42, was unloading cargo on the ro-ro vessel berthed at Webb Dock East around lunchtime yesterday when he was run over by a trailer loaded with two 20 ft
  • EMAS wins $95M worth of contracts
    Singapore-based offshore service provider EMAS Group said today it has won contracts around the world worth more than $95M across subsea services and offshore support services. The company's subsea service arm, EMAS AMC, was on winning streaks of securing contracts in the North Sea and Gulf of
  • IMO brings container weight verification closer
    Shippers will be compelled to have their container weights verified under changes to the SOLAS convention agreed on 20 May that will come into effect in July 2016 with the hope that these new measures will reduce accidents at sea, ports, and on roads. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO
  • Joint venture to meet growing demand
    Offshore service demand is growing rapidly in the Middle East, Unique Maritime Group director told IHS Maritime today. Integrated offshore solutions company Unique Maritime has signed a joint venture deal with offshore equipment company OEG in the Middle East to meet growth. Sahil Gandhi, director
  • Hanjin Shipping's restructuring has been stalled
    Hanjin Shipping's self-rescue plans, such as the sale of overseas real estate properties and vessel assets and the liquidation of the terminal division, are moving along too slowly, an analyst said today. Daishin Securities analyst Katie Yu said the company is forecast to continue losing money in
  • Safe Passage pamphlet aimed at improving navigation
    A guide entitled 'Safe Passage: The Straits of Singapore and Malacca' was launched with the intention of being a handbook on Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) navigational guidelines and best practices. First proposed by BIMCO, the guidelines in the Safe Passage pamphlet adhere to the
  • UMW OG off to a strong start
    Malaysian-listed UMW Oil and Gas (UMW OG) started the year strongly with high utilisation from its four rigs, according to Noriziana Mohd Inon, analyst from CIMB Group. The company generated a net profit up 17% of CIMB's full-year forecast and 19% of the consensus number. The company, however, saw a
  • Ningbo maritime court closes 4,000 cases
    China's Ningbo maritime court closed a total of 4,363 cases during 2013, up 11.13% year on year, according to Zhejiang Maritime Trial Report 2013 published on Sunday. Ningbo maritime court accepted 4,317 cases in 2013, 7.31% more than the year before, among which 1,631 cases were maritime contract
  • Sewol owner's followers obstruct arrest
    Followers of a religious sect led by the owner of the South Korean ferry Sewol, Yoo Byung Eun, have been obstructing police attempts to arrest him. Today, hundreds of followers gathered at Gu Won Pa's (Salvation Sect) premises in Geumsuwon in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province. Yoo, owner of Chonghaejin
  • Jurong Shipyard signs contract with Hercules
    Singapore-based company Jurong Shipyard was awarded a $236M contract to build a high-specification, tailor-made jack-up rig for new customer Hercules North Sea. The rig is scheduled for delivery in the 2Q16, designed for North Sea operations with 2,000,000lbs drilling capacity, 6,000 barrels mud
  • Charterers hesitant to fix Pan Ocean bulkers
    Despite winning legal protection against creditors' actions, some charterers are still unwilling to fix Pan Ocean's bulkers. Pan Ocean, formerly STX Pan Ocean, went into receivership in June 2013 after incurring over $5Bn in debt. Its management had to file applications in several jurisdictions like
  • Outlook looks bright for LNG shipping
    The long-term prospects for LNG shipping rates are looking positive after some bumps following a surge in vessel orders in 2011-12, said Italian broker Banchero Costa. In the wake of a post-earthquake surge in Japan's LNG demand and the controversy surrounding nuclear power after the March 2011

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Drewry: GRI Raises Trans-Pacific Rates
    Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark Full-size chart The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose by $150 in the week of May 21, the first movement in the rate in three weeks. Following a proposed $300 general rate increase from the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement carriers scheduled...
  • Charleston CEO: Port Cooperation Ahead?
    Rising capital needs in an era of carrier alliances and huge ships may force neighboring ports to put aside their differences and cooperate, said CEO James Newsome of the South Carolina Port Authority. Such cooperation could eventually happen even between longtime rivals South Carolina and Georgia, Newsome said in the keynote...
  • US Shippers Slow Intermodal Conversion After Rail Delays
    Severe intermodal delays during the harsh winter appear to have burned U.S. shippers, causing them to slow down on how much volume they will shift from the highway to the rails over the next 12 months. Shippers surveyed by Wolfe Research said they plan to shift 1.4 percent of their volume...
  • Ocean Carriers, Logistics Providers Target Electronic Billing
    Much of the attention paid to the container shipping industry in the last few years has focused on the relentless drive of carriers to cut costs by ordering bigger, more fuel-efficient ships. Now it's getting ready to tackle the next stage: automating the system by which carriers issue invoices and by...
  • Record Scrapping Won't Erase Oversupply on East-West Trades - Drewry
    The dramatic surge in the number of container ships scrapped in recent months is set to continue but will have minimal impact on the oversupply of vessels in the key East-West trades, according to Drewry Maritime Intelligence. Most of the ships sailing to demolition yards so far remain below 6,000 20-foot-equivalent...
  • UK Retail Giant Scraps London Gateway Logistics Hub
    The United Kingdom's largest retail food and clothing chain, Marks & Spencer, yesterday said it is not proceeding with plans for a $335 million distribution hub at London Gateway, dealing a major blow to the U.K.'s newest container port. M&S, which generated sales of $17.3 billion in the 2013/14 financial year,...
  • Maersk Line More Than Doubles Profit
    Maersk Line more than doubled its first quarter net operating profit to $454 million from $204 million a year earlier, as higher container volumes and lower unit costs offset softer freight rates. The world's largest ocean carrier said it now expects its full-year result to be "above" the $1.5 billion profit...
  • P3 Alliance Delayed Until Autumn
    The much anticipated alliance of Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will not start operations before September this year as it continues to wait for regulatory approval. "CMA CGM now expects P3 to start operations in Autumn 2014," the French line said in a statement, confirmed by Maersk Line...
  • Port Freeport Ties Crane Investment to Rising Demand
    Port Freeport's new cranes are on their way from Shanghai.No one could confuse Port Freeport, Texas, with a large, mainline port with direct services by mega-ships capable of carrying 8,000 20-foot container units. Yet the tiny Gulf port, with its 60,000-plus TEUs of trade last year, representing not even one-tenth...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Topaz sparkles
    An affiliate of UAE offshore contractor Topaz Energy & Marine appears to be gearing up for a campaign to expand its fleet.
  • Turmoil continues
    A growing number of VLCC operators are reluctant to trade tonnage at current levels, a leading brokerage told clients Wednesday.
  • Cape canned
    The sale-and-purchase market is awash with rumours that another capesize bulker has been sold for recycling.
  • Let there be light
    All eyes were on the Jones Act product tanker market this week amid reports that day rates have reached a new all-time high.
  • Crimea port warning
    Ukrainian port authorities have warned the International Maritime Organization (IMO) they cannot guarantee navigation safety of in waters around Crimean ports.
  • DBB fixes out newbuild
    Denmark's DBB Jack-Up has won a three-year charter for a windfarm service vessel being built at Nordic Yards.
  • Partial backing for Dorian
    Underwriters have bought less than a quarter of the extra shares they were offered after New York-listed Dorian LPG's IPO this month.
  • Bulk boost for Navios
    Navios Maritime Holdings, the bulk carrier operating and owning arm of the group, has gone into the black in the first quarter of 2014.
  • DHT finances four
    Expanding DHT Holdings has brought in three new banks to fund four of its VLCC newbuildings ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • CSC Jinling adds PCTC
    China's CSC Jinling Shipyard has won a second pure car truck carrier (PCTC) order from a domestic customer.
  • Essar losses rise again
    Increasing losses and low share prices at India's Essar Shipping are set to push its owners into delisting the company, according to reports from Mumbai.
  • Taiwan defends law change
    Taiwan's ministry of transport has defended a change to the rules governing transits by Chinese ships, after facing criticism that it would threaten national security.
  • Crew held over death
    Dutch police have arrested the 11 crew on a Greek tanker after a Ukrainian cook was lost overboard.
  • Sewol-linked sect raided
    South Korean authorities seeking the head of the family claimed to have operated the Sewol ferry raided a religious sect's rural commune today as part of their search for him.
  • Sealink pushes up profit
    Malaysia's Sealink International has improved first quarter earnings by keeping costs down.
  • TUI eyes new orders
    Germany group TUI is looking to add new cruiseships to its fleet.
  • Bergen falls to loss
    Norway's Bergen Group has recorded a loss in the first quarter as it nears an exit from conventional shipbuilding.
  • P3 delay confirmed
    P3 Network partners Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM have confirmed that their container shipping alliance will not start until the autumn at the earliest.
  • Worker crushed on ship
    A man has been crushed to death on board a ship at Toll Shipping's terminal in Port Melbourne.
  • Maersk profit tops a billion
    Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has lifted its first-quarter net profit to $1.02bn as Maersk Line improved its operations.
  • CSG sells another billion
    China Shipping Group (CSG) is plotting another short-term notes sale to raise CNY 1bn ($160m).
  • UACC rejoins Straits Tankers
    United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) has returned to the Straits Tankers Pool with their four LR1 product carriers.
  • Hercules in at Jurong
    Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard has secured a newbuilding order worth $236m for a jack-up rig from Hercules Offshore.
  • ASM cops magic pipe fine
    Arab Ship Management (ASM) has pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships in a US federal court.
  • Talis Capital goes large
    Talis Capital has carried out another raid on the second hand market making its second ship acquisition in 2014.
  • Euroseas halves losses
    Euroseas has seen a major improvement in its financial performance, but remained heavily in the red in the first quarter.
  • American hustle
    Day rates for US-flagged product tankers involved in the coastwise carriage of domestic crude appear to have hit a new high.
  • Eternally optimistic
    Freight rates for bulkers trading in the spot market are well below levels seen in the fourth-quarter of last year but Greek operator Paragon Shipping believes the tides are starting to turn.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Fall start now seen for P3 Network
    The P3 Network, an operational and vessel-sharing alliance planned by Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM in the major East-West trades, now expects to start operations in fall of 2014 instead of in the second quarter of this year.
  • Report: Bakken crude same as other crude oil
  • Panama Canal to receive new lock gates in June
  • Carrier Transicold's debuts anti-tamper seal system
  • Pilots: UPS doesn't mitigate fatigue risk
  • Maersk Line results boost parent's Q1 earnings
  • Water resources reauthorization sails through House
    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed water resources infrastructure legislation by an overwhelming margin of 412-4.
  • Customs chief: CEEs could take larger role
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection could eventually expand the role of its 10 Centers of Excellence and Expertise to include making decisions on how and when to release imported goods into U.S. commerce.
  • TPP negotiators to ramp up talks
    In the latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks last week, the heads of 12 countries involved focused on "making meaningful progress on market access" in addition to smoothing out differences among the assembled parties.
  • BNSF enters Mexico intermodal market
  • Jordan ship manager pleads guilty to oily bilge dumping

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 21, 2014
  • Prices climb upwards across Europe
    Busy market reported in German port of Hamburg.
  • Mid-week prices show gains in Fujairah
    Suez IFO prices also climb.
  • European bunker demand 'slows'
    Turkish player says demand from cruise ships is 30% down on last year.
  • Danish bunker player adds team members
    Three new staff members join Monjasa.
  • P3 alliance start date delayed
    Approval still needed from a number of jurisdictions.
  • Norway navy ship goes electric
    Support vessel to operate hybrid system.
  • IBIA ready to participate in IMO quality debate
    'I am delighted that we are getting visibility on this issue,' says IBIA chairman.
  • Asian bunker demand is climbing, say analysts
    'We are seeing a steady growth in bunker demand in line with Asia's increasing trade with other regions.'
  • Bunker hedging could prove useful in a rising market
    Major commodity houses survey price control tools at their disposal.
  • Maersk Line reaps the benefits of fuel efficiency
    Freight volumes up and bunker consumption down as Q1 profits double.
  • TOTE: Investment in LNG-fuelled ships 'the right thing'
    'We knew we were in a unique position to create major change in the US transportation industry.'
  • Mid-week IFO prices largely up in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands Dubai office
    Morten Langthjem 'was best person for the job'.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan to supply fishing fleets
    First time firm has won contracts for over 10,000 mt of MGO.
  • US Navy staffer makes guilty plea in bribery case
    Third to plead guilty in scheme involving Glenn Defense Marine Asia.
  • Malta: Bunker theft suspects named
    Stolen bunkers worth $103,000.

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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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