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August 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong port up 1.6pc in July to 1.98 million TEU, Singapore off 0.3pc
  • Mixed July results for LA/Long Beach as growth rate slows from May
  • Hapag-Lloyd extends Rotterdam congestion fee to all barge services
  • Box ship oversupply new normal for 4-5 years: Maersk CEO Andersen
  • Spot rates to escape post-peak collapse this year, says BIMC0 analyst
  • Panama Canal fetes centenary as it prepares for big capacity expansion
  • Singapore's NOL mulls US$750 million APL Logistics sale or IPO
  • Zeebrugge's first half volume up 9.9pc to 1,056,311 TEU
  • Mary Maersk sails from Algeciras to Tanjung Pelepas with record load
  • MacGregor to supply equipment for 2 anchor handlers at Wuhu shipyard
  • US freight index falls 0.9pc in June, but still second highest posted
  • Taipei okays forwarders consolidating multi-nation cargo for re-export
  • European trucks with perishable fruit turned back at Russian border
  • CEVA expands freight management facilities in Los Angeles
  • Malaysia Airports seeks to reap US$317 million in 'perpetual sukuk'
  • Unmanned aircraft does battlefield delivery with ground cargo robot

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • BLPL Singapore wins recognition as NVOCC of the Year (Exim - GP) at SECC 2014
  • Dubai to assist Indian vessels operating in UAE
  • Gujarat govt gives in-principle approval for setting up Gujarat Maritime University
  • Inaugural TMS Awards receives patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
  • Maersk Line's Q2 net profit jumps to $ 547 m
  • Mahindra Logistics acquires majority stake in LORDS Freight (India)
  • Sanctions against Russia likely to hit freight forwarders
  • Grain exports to be hit this year by lower global prices: FAO
  • Russia looking to buy Indian fruits, vegetables
  • KPT floats tender for setting up liquid storage tanks
  • Railways' April-July revenue up 9.30 pc; hauls 4.25 pc more freight
  • Export growth loses pace in July
  • Govt working hard to enhance textile exports to $ 300 bn
  • India not satisfied with WTO ruling on steel product dispute case
  • INR declines sharply against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • VTG raises wagon utilisation capacity
  • Indian Railways increased freight transport
  • Sale or IPO of logistics division under consideration
  • Passenger-to-freighter conversion goes into ninth round
  • APM Terminals ramps up earnings
  • Asco opens new location in Australia
  • New record in Denmark's road haulage sector
  • Gummandi new Jet Aviation Dubai maintenance boss
  • Freighter service from San Juan to Europe
  • Global containership fleet set to shrink
  • Bundling offshore activities
  • EBRD, EU and EIB augmenting Moldova's road infrastructure
  • Ports operator RMS expands commercial team
  • Etihad Regional in Switzerland under the microscope
  • New trainees on board at Hansa Meyer Global

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • LNG America names bunker barge cryogenics system designer
  • Scottish shipbuilder books fish farm vessel orders
  • Havyard starts fitting out offshore wind service vessel
  • EB gets contract worth up to $32.3 million
  • Nakilat Damen delivers mooring boats
  • Tuco books second ProZero workboat sale

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Port of Longview sees gains in second quarter cargo numbers
  • Diana Shipping takes delivery of new Capesize dry bulk vessel
  • Port of Camas-Washougal plans community appreciation event
  • Crowley liner services group nets Quest for Quality Award
  • Sir Michael Arthur to take helm of Boeing U.K./Ireland operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Israel tie could deter Zim alliances
    Potential partners wary of Arab restrictions and anti-Zionist protesters
  • Two-tier market has emerged in LNG spot market, says GasLog
    Monaco-based owner likes limited exposure to spot but says some ships 'struggling'
  • Russia's sanctions force box lines to send back cargo
    Maersk Line says it will need to return 'significant' amount to customers
  • Decision on deeper, wider River Elbe expected in October
    Judge's ruling will not dictate port's future, says board executive
  • Navios Maritime Holdings books net loss despite better revenues
    Boost comes mostly from 12.5% rise in dry bulk time charter rates
  • Ultrabulk chief sees potential for better times in year's second half
    Lange optimistic over Pacific and Atlantic basins, especially the US Gulf
  • Line alliances will not want to share boxes, warns Singamas chief
    Box optimisation already too high for carriers to enhance it further, says Teo
  • World's sixth-largest box port Ningbo hit by strike
    Industrial action by truck owners and drivers enters a fourth day
  • DFDS sees pretax profits rise 143%
    Market improvements marred by Russian import ban

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Otago dredges to boost trade
    Port Otago, on New Zealand's South Island, will begin capital dredging in November to allow the current 4,500teu vessels calling at the port to sail with a deeper draught and thus carry more cargo. Speaking to IHS Maritime, commercial manager Peter Brown said: "We have consent to go to 15m but we
  • Sohar to build rail freight terminal
    Oman's Port of Sohar announced today that it plans to build a rail freight terminal - described by executive commercial manager Edwin Lammers as "vital in accelerating national growth". The port, which has sustained double-digit growth for more than a decade, will take advantage of the $250Bn
  • India out of bounds for ZPMC cranes
    China's state-owned port crane-maker Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC) will not be able to sell cargo-handling equipment to India's 13 state-owned ports. This is because the country's security agencies have denied security clearance for buying and installing the cranes made by the
  • Strong VLCC market looks set to continue
    There is a positive outlook for an already strong VLCC spot market, analyst and broker sources have confirmed. DNB Securities' shipping analysts Nicolay Dyvik, Oyvind Berle and Petter Haugen cite a Reuters report, which said oil traders have started fixing crude tankers to bring North Sea, West
  • RSHI to expand into oil exploration
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI) will expand into the oil exploration sector by acquiring a 60% stake in an energy company for HKD$2.2Bn ($284M). RSHI will complete the acquisition by issuing 1.4Bn shares to New Continental Oil & Gas, which indirectly operates a project
  • Chinese ship demolition up 2.5% y/y for 1H14
    Chinese ship breakers have reported slight changes in ship demolition for the first half of 2014 in terms of light tonnage, according to the statistics of China National Ship Recycling Association (CNSA). For the first six months in 2014, old vessels bought by Chinese ship breakers rose only 2.5%
  • AISLive spots Iranian paint party
    AIS Live data has revealed that the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has started to change its vessels' identity. This change in identity has been a regular practice since the start of sanctions in 2012, and includes new names, MMSI numbers and call signs for the majority of its crude. Until
  • NOL on reported sale of logistics business
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), the parent of liner operator APL, has issued a clarification in response to media reports yesterday that it is mulling a sale of its logistics business. Citing sources, local media reports in Singapore claim that NOL is looking to sell APL Logistics in the
  • DFDS raises forecast after strong 1H14
    DFDS, the listed Danish ferry and logistics group, has raised its 2014 profit forecast after a strong first half. Group net profit rose to DKK195M ($33M) in 2Q14 from DKK79M in the same period last year, while revenues rose to DKK3.30Bn from DKK3.05Bn, the company said in a statement. For 1H14, the
  • Fujian Southeast wins two more Vroon AHTSs
    Fujian Southeast shipyard has won an order for two further anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Dutch owner Vroon Offshore Services bringing the total on order at the yard to eight. The two 1,700dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in October and December 2016. The previous order for six
  • JNPT's SEZ aims to boost exports
    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stones of the Rs 4,000 crore ($667M) port-based multi-product SEZ (special economic zone) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near Mumbai. The SEZ is meant to increase exports manifold, at the country's largest container port. He
  • Hanjin Shipping's debt restructuring on track
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's biggest shipping company, said it is executing its restructuring plan smoothly. Through its half-yearly report, Hanjin Shipping commented, "According to the restructuring plan to restore our finances, which we announced on 19 December 2013, we chose a preferred bidder
  • Panamax runs aground off Lianyungang port
    A bulk carrier ran aground off China's Lianyungang port on Monday evening and was later refloated without any injuries. The accident took place at around 20.00 when the Panama-flagged Garima Prem ran aground en route from Lianyungang to Lanshan port in Shandong province, the Lianyungang Maritime
  • Robust trend for Handysize scrapping
    Ninety-nine Handysize bulkers were demolished in 1H14, the highest among all bulker classes. An ageing fleet is the primary cause for the high demolition figures. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show 360 of the 2,396 active Handysize bulkers would be aged 25 years this year, while another 21
  • ExxonMobil pass 1M tonnes of bunkers
    Oil Major, ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has delivered over 1M tonnes of bunkers in Singapore using a Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) approved mass flow metering system. "Fuel quantity shortages continue to be an on-going issue facing customers, but, with mass flow metered
  • Bumi Armada earnings up 25.8%
    Malaysia-listed offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada reported revenues up by 25.8% to MYR590.1M ($186.1M) in 2Q14 from MYR468.9M in 2Q13, due to increased contribution across all its established business units. The company's profit before taxation recorded a 3% rise at MYR127M in 2Q14
  • Death-trap container prompts insurance fears
    Insurers are studying the implications of last weekend's incident where one man died and 34 others were rescued from a container unloaded at Tilbury Docks in the UK. Shipping and haulage firms, concerned about future similar incidents, are looking hard at their insurance policies. Neil Smith head of
  • Chemical tankers hit as palm oil price hits low
    Chemical tankers have taken a hit as palm oil prices have slid to a five-year low as growing palm oil production in Southeast Asia and its high stockpiles in China has curtailed demand. When the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed trading yesterday, November contract prices for palm oil stood
  • Low LNG rates may encourage floating storage
    Spot LNG shipping rates have fallen to a four-year low and this could offer opportunities to book LNG carriers for floating storage, said IHS Energy. Growing newbuilding deliveries have resulted in an oversupply of ships due to speculative ship orders following the east Japan earthquake in March
  • XMH signs $10.6M MoU for Z-Power
    Singapore-listed diesel engine, propulsion and power generating solution provider, XMH Holdings, signed an SGD13.2M ($10.6M) memorandum of understanding for the 80% equity stake of Z-Power Automation with BH Global Corporation. This is the company's second acquisition after the successful completion
  • Evergreen launches US East Coast service
    Taiwanese Evergreen Marine Corp's container ship Ital Lunare will make the first ever direct call into the Boston port on 20 August, as part of the new service linking North Asia and the US East Coast. The weekly service also calls at the US ports of New York and Norfolk, and travels through the

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • US footwear imports plunged in first half
    Containerized footwear imports into the United States plummeted in the first half of 2014, although the industry is optimistic sales will pick up in the second half of the year. Data from PIERS, the data division of JOC Group, shows containerized imports of footwear into the U.S. sank 19.8 percent year-over-year...
  • Russia-bound ag cargo stuck on water as shippers adjust
    Thousands of containers of agricultural products heading to Russia are still on the water, in limbo until shippers can find new destinations for their goods. Russia instituted retaliatory sanctions on all agricultural products coming out of Australia, Canada, the U.S., the European Union and Norway. The bans, which went into effect...
  • Virginia kicks off fiscal year with 'solid start'
    The Virginia Port Authority today said it's on its way to profitability after kicking off its new fiscal year with a "solid start," following a loss in the previous fiscal year. In July, the first month of fiscal year 2014-15, the Port of Virginia's container volume totaled 207,771 TEUs, surpassing the monthly record...
  • With 3PL subsidiary, shipping reseller seeks better route to smaller shippers
    A freight market that hasn't "ramped down" this summer spells opportunity for Launch Logistics, the new third-party logistics subsidiary of shipping reseller Unishippers. Unishippers set up Launch Logistics Aug. 1 to help support its franchisees and small business shippers. "We'll be working with our largest franchisees and our technology team to...
  • Ebola fears unfounded, shipping industry says
    Fears of Ebola transmission via ocean vessel entered the public imagination in 1995 with the Dustin Hoffman movie "Outbreak," which featured an African monkey carrying an Ebola-like disease on a container ship headed to the U.S., where the disease wreaks havoc on the country's population. A real-life outbreak of Ebola...
  • Yilport targets growth through short-sea, feeder operations
    With much of the attention of the international container shipping industry on gateway ports and congestion problems they're experiencing in handling mega-ships, a Turkish port operator sees opportunity elsewhere. Yilport Holding this year took control of two container terminals in Scandinavia as part of a declared North Europe expansion plan. Located...
  • CMA CGM to create Indian Ocean transshipment hub
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container line in deployed capacity, plans to make a port on a French island in the Indian Ocean into a transshipment hub to serve markets in Africa, the company said in a statement. A transshipment hub on the island of Réunion, 200 km/120 miles east of...
  • Growth in Europe air, sea shipments to slow, Stifel survey says
    Air and sea freight volumes in European east-west trade lanes have seen consecutive gains in recent months, but growth is expected to subside over the next six months, according to a new survey from the investment firm Stifel Nicolaus. Stifel said expectations in August climbed in all trade lanes covered in...
  • JOC Inland Distribution Conference Confirms Key Industry Speakers
    Media Contact Alessandra Barrett, JOC Group Inc. +1-860-248-5238, abarrett@joc.com JOC Inland Distribution Conference Confirms Key Industry Speakers Registration Expected to Jump 40 Percent Over Last Year October 22-24, 2014, Kansas City, MO NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 18 - An expanded program for JOC Group Inc.'s 2014 JOC Inland Distribution Conference contains more shipper-focused case studies, interactive Q&A...
  • North American truckload linehaul rates rose sharply in July
    The Cass Truckload Linehaul Rate Index was up 7.2 percent year-over-year in July. Full-size chart North American truckload and intermodal freight rates trended higher in July, when truck tonnage rose more sharply than expected, buoyed by industrial output, imports and automotive shipping. As truck rates climb in the third quarter, analysts foresee steady...
  • Cyberattack targeted UPS Store shippers
    Hackers may have stolen payment information from an undisclosed number of shipping customers of The UPS Store in a period stretching from January to August, UPS said Aug. 20. Malware discovered on systems at 51 UPS Store locations in 24 states may have collected names, postal and e-mail addresses and credit...
  • Growth in US marine container rail traffic slows but is poised to rebound
    International intermodal volume growth in North America in in July slowed from the month before, but the gains were still healthy, and a robust forecast for U.S. maritime imports for this month suggest the shipment of marine containers could kick into a higher gear. The shipment of 20-foot, 40-foot and other...
  • Ningbo port trucker strike takes violent turn
    Violence flared at Ningbo's Beilun Container Port as thousands of striking truck drivers clashed with riot police and smashed the windshields of trucks crossing a picket line, according to the Hong Kong-based China Labor Bulletin. The non-governmental organisation that monitors labor issues in the mainland said that drayage drivers, dissatisfied with...
  • Container shortage looms over peak-season predictions
    A good peak season will lead to a shortage of containers, with the inventory of new boxes standing at less than two months of the required levels, Singamas chairman Teo Siong Seng said in Hong Kong. Teo told reporters at the Singamas interim results briefing that the new container inventory in...
  • Carriers' windfall: crafty or lucky?
    The focus among most of those involved in international logistics in the U.S. today revolves around the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association and the impact of the talks on access and costs to container services. Capacity to ports on the U.S....
  • US subsidy investigation won't hurt business, says Singamas head
    Singamas chairman Teo Siong Seng does not believe the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation the company is facing in the U.S. will have a lasting effect on its business. Singamas and the world's largest container maker, China International Marine Containers (CIMC), are facing an ongoing investigation by the U.S. International Trade...
  • Saint John port seeks to expand container traffic
    Saint John's container throughput was up 46 percent in 2013. Full-size chart The Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, is trying to build on a recent surge in volume and play a bigger role in an eastern Canada container trade long dominated by Montreal and Halifax. Saint John's container volume jumped to 76,269...
  • Charleston's results surpass expectations
    Port of CharlestonSouth Carolina Ports Authority said its fiscal year 2014 results surpassed original plans, and now fiscal year 2015 is off to a good start too. The port authority reported that its 2014 fiscal year earnings, covering the period from July 2013 to June 2014, were $14.3 million, 20.7 percent...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • SFI disputes detention
    Ship Finance International (SFI) is contesting the recent detention of one of its suezmax tankers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Fotis G upgrades TNP
    A leading US investment bank is urging clients to accumulate shares of Tsakos Energy Navigation.
  • LR rejects Pearl Seas suit
    Classification society Lloyd's Register has expressed confidence that it will emerge victorious from its legal battle with cruiseship owner Pearl Seas Cruises.
  • Vestland stays red
    Norway's Vestland Offshore has reduced its loss for the second three-month period of 2014 thanks to increasing its revenue.
  • Omicron linked to buy
    Following a trend that seems to have been developing in recent weeks, another Greek owner is said to have snapped up a panamax bulker at a firm price.
  • Monkeys aboard
    Five unexpected passengers were found on the 15,550-teu Eugen Maersk (built 2008) before it arrived in Rotterdam port yesterday.
  • Navios Holdings trims loss
    Improved revenue from its bulker fleet has helped Navios Maritime Holdings to a smaller than anticipated second quarter loss.
  • More profit for Grindrod
    South Africa's Grindrod has increased its profit in the second quarter while raising capital of ZAR 2.4bn ($225m) to secure equity for a growth plan.
  • Deutsche hires Asia chief
    DVB's former Asia chief Peter Illingworth has re-emerged in a similar role at Deutsche Bank after a summer of gardening leave.
  • AHTS day-rates surge
    Day-rates in the North Sea spot sector have reached their highest level since late December, with BP hiring the 274-bp anchor-handler Havila Jupiter (built 2010) for £110,000 per day.
  • OSG holders to sell
    A range of US funds are looking to cash out of reborn US tanker owner OSG by registering to sell $1.2bn of shares and warrants.
  • Dof on the rise
    Norway's Dof has taken full advantage of its long-term contracts and prospered in the second quarter, recovering from last year's loss.
  • Pappas shares Star Bulk plan
    Star Bulk is on "a continuous search for deals" despite two takeovers this summer that have made it the largest bulker owner listed in the US, its chief executive says.
  • Bergen's red ink
    Norway's Bergen Group has seen a decrease in both revenue and net profit, following its decision to exit the shipbuilding industry and focus on marine services.
  • Contango carnival
    VLCC rates are shaping up to reach three-year highs during peak season, DNB Markets says.
  • Siem recovers
    Siem Offshore has bounced back in the second quarter, recording a profit and increasing revenues through a higher utilisation of its bigger fleet.
  • Shih Wei slips
    Taiwan's Shih Wei Navigation has fallen to a loss in the second quarter this year, as revenue dropped.
  • Hurtigruten turns profit
    Hurtigruten's efforts to re-organise over the past two years have finally paid off, according to its profitable second quarter result.
  • Rem stronger again
    Rem Offshore has prospered in the second quarter despite a tough North Sea spot market.
  • DFDS raises its sights
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS is expecting better annual earnings after its freight business pushed up profit in the second quarter.
  • Phoenix rebounds
    China's CSC Phoenix has returned to profit in the first half of 2014 despite being embroiled in legal action and ship auctions.
  • Sudan Line ditches oldie
    Sudan Line is down to one ship after selling its 12,100-dwt general cargo ship Darfur (built 1979) for demolition in India.
  • Iran bypasses Hormuz
    Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has announced that Iran is planning to spend $2.5bn on a new oil export terminal in the town of Jask on the Gulf of Oman.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Articulated tug barges on the Marine Highway?
    Minyan Marine is just one of two companies investigating the possibility of using articulated tug-barges to offer short-sea services for domestic shippers of containerized cargo in the United States.
  • Neptune Pacific buys Polynesian Shipping Line
    Neptune Pacific Line is not affiliated with Neptune Orient Line of Singapore, but is owned by the Los Angeles-based conglomerate Roll Global, which is best known for its food and beverage businesses.
  • More protests targeting ZIM planned in SeaTac
  • Eurozone contributes to lag in U.S. exports
    The key to the bounce back in the U.S. economy will be the performance of the housing market and consumers, Sara Johnson, a senior research director at IHS Economics, said, echoing consensus economic opinion.
  • New Orleans awards contract for intermodal terminal improvement
    The port said the 12-acre project will result "in a modern and efficient intermodal container transfer terminal to facilitate the movement of marine and rail cargo, while enhancing safety and reducing the carbon footprint."
  • TSA Lines proposes minimum $600 GRI for Sept. 1

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    European prices generally firm, although Rotterdam averages fall.
  • Bunker market firming in Fujairah
    Distillate prices heading down in South African bunker hubs.
  • New partner in LNG bunker barge project
    LNG America selects Taylor-Wharton as the vessel's Cryogenic Systems Designer.
  • Fuel oil stocks show signs of recovery
    Singapore onshore inventories up by 2.6%.
  • Grindrod sees profits rise
    Notes stable outlook for its marine fuels activities.
  • Statoil supply deal could include LNG bunkering
    Lithuania expects growing demand for LNG from marine sector.
  • Bunkering at Sohar gets a boost
    Dedicated bunker barge came on station this month.
  • Asian IFO prices trading sideways
    MGO rates, meanwhile, have softened across key regional ports.
  • Omani bunkering depot 'on stream next year'
    Meanwhile, a second facility is being planned.
  • Nuclear-powered vessel 'back in service in 2016'
    The Sevmorput expected to start operations from February 2016.
  • Star Bulk: Inefficient ships still market relevant
    Lower cost of inefficient tonnage an attractive trade off, says CEO.
  • Bominflot relocates South African team
    Team to operate from London, starting Monday.
  • Report: Emissions from containerships falling
    By 22% since 2009 and 8% 2012 to 2013.

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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
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Civitavecchia
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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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