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October 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA to levy US$100/FEU - $90/TEU intermodal fee November 15
  • MOL offers new REX link to boost Far East-Jeddah services
  • Russian ship adrift after power loss, towed into Prince Rupert
  • Beijing's China Harbour Engineering starts to build new East Africa railway
  • Russia goes to Latin America to bypass sanctions, Maersk discovers
  • Long Beach sends trade mission to Asia to drum up trade
  • Long Beach port congestion, manpower shortages hinder growth
  • Court orders indy truckers reinstated as employees with US$280,822 pay
  • Port of Antwerp beefs up security to prevent cyber crime
  • 2nd quay crane comes to NZ's most southerly box port as volume rises
  • Big American rail mergers risk service disruptions, says CSX chief
  • Regional supply chains eclipse global systems, Singapore conference told
  • Hactl up 10.1pc after third quarter to 367,137 tonnes in 9 months
  • Lufthansa Cargo freighters unaffected by strike, but bellyholds hit
  • Unless Heathrow gets new runway, cargo will leave UK: The Economist
  • Airbridgecargo Airlines takes delivery of another new 747-8 freighter
  • Small air cargo line works angles to keep costs down and stay in business

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • Asia-Europe rates down, but some other sectors looking up
  • China reveals data details required on its advance manifest rule
  • CMA CGM invests further in reefer boxes
  • CSAV strengthens IMEX services
  • Decision-makers join debate at key shipowning & management summit
  • EXG successfully handles imports for oil & gas sector
  • Somali Coast Guard personnel get anti-piracy training on NATO vessel
  • TT Club announces strong year-to-date performance
  • India bans import of animal-tested beauty products
  • Rice exports likely to go up by 8.5 pc in 2014-15
  • Steel imports decline by 28 pc in Sept. on poor demand
  • Port Trusts seek interest waiver on loans from govt
  • Sept. throughput up in Singapore, down in Hong Kong
  • TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS
  • Chickpeas (garbanzos) & pulses exempted from Customs duty till 1.4.2015 & 1.1.2015, respectively
  • Customs duty collections surge 32.8 pc in Sept.
  • Expectation of more reforms further strengthens INR against dollar
  • Govt to set up PCPIR in MP for INR 1,00,000 cr.
  • Ministry says FTAs not widening trade deficit, but not helping either
  • China's exports grow 15.3 pc in Sept., fastest in 19 months

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Calais, Cork and Moerdijk receive certification
  • Ohne Luftfracht stottert der Motor
  • Stärke und Geschwindigkeit
  • Automotive on the move
  • Co-loading platform for groupage shipments goes online
  • From Lufthansa to Hapag-Lloyd
  • AAE and Knorr-Bremse agree service partnership
  • New service to include on-dock intermodal rail capabilities
  • CEVA airlifts supplies for Ebola response
  • National Airlines crash now investigated by NTSB
  • Fiata World Congress 2014: a success story
  • G6 suspends CC2 service between Asia and the USWC
  • Successful start of new forwarder network
  • Tiaca emphasising e-freight
  • CP terminates merger talks with CSX
  • American Airlines' cargo integration finished
  • CKYHE to cooperate on US trades

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • Trans-Pacific lines to hike clean-fuel rates
    Container lines in the Asia-US trades plan to increase significantly low-sulphur fuel charges due to rising fuel prices. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) announced on 21 September that it is recommending its 15 liner members hike low-sulphur fuel charges from $17 to $67 per 40ft
  • New Frontline CEO seen as first step in merger with Frontline 2012
    The appointment of new CEO for Frontline indicates first step in restructuring of the company and its merger with Frontline 2012, shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo say. Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, on Monday appointed Robert Hvide Macleod
  • Chinese yards calls for shipowner's patience
    Norwegian shipowners should be patient with Chinese shipbuilders who are on a learning curve to shift to the building of offshore vessels, a Chinese yard executive said. "Even if we are learning very quickly, Chinese yards have to follow a learning curve to find a commercial basis for innovation
  • US warns vessel owners on Ebola risks
    Vessel owners and operators are "highly encouraged" to report how long crew members have been on vessels that have visited Ebola-affected countries within its last five port calls, US regulators have warned. In a US Coast Guard advisory issued on 17 October, information provided to the agency, as
  • Dredger fitted in just six weeks
    Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) has completed the fitting of a complete dredger instrumentation package in just six weeks. The work was carried out for Belgium-based De Cloedt Group's dredging arm to enable it to meet a contract in Germany using its 835m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD)
  • Ship beached off Vietnam
    A Vietnam-flagged general cargo ship beached off Quy Nhon, Vietnam, after taking in water. The 934dwt, 2005-built Truong Hai took water in its cargo hold and was later listed to port six miles (10 kilometres) northeast of Quy Nhon in Lat 13 49N, Long 109 18E at 16.03 hours local time on 18 October
  • VLGC rates edge up again
    A week after falling below $100/tonne, rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers have once again, exceeded $100/tonne. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba rate at $107.214, up from $98.571/tonne a week ago. At current bunker prices in Fujairah, UAE, that translates into
  • Largest vehicle terminal coming to East China
    The ro-ro terminal in Dafeng, Jiangsu province, started construction on Monday; it is expected to be East China's largest vehicle import port once completed. The project, with investment of CNY120M ($19.6M), will take a year to complete, and the terminal will be able to transport 400,000 vehicles
  • Samsung HI unlikely to reach new order target
    Although the uncertainties about Samsung HI's (SHI's) profitability have been eased, the world's second largest shipbuilder is unlikely to hit its 2014 target for new orders, said analysts in a research note. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analysts, Kyung-ja Lee and Hyung-jun Ahn said,
  • Yinson secures $39.1M contract extension
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider, Yinson, has secured a MYR127.49M ($39.1M) contract extension from Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) for its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, FPSO Knock Adoon. Previously, Yinson's contract with Addax for the FPSO was awarded
  • Icon Offshore wins $19.4M long-term charter
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Icon Offshore has been awarded a long-term charter contract from upstream oil and gas company Tailsman Malaysia for the provision of one anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel worth MYR63.5M ($19.4M). The charter contract is for a firm period of two
  • Ship recycling markets paralysed
    Cash buyers found themselves having to renegotiate ship sales at lower prices as scrap steel prices in South Asia fell amid cheap billet imports from China, resulting in paralysis across South Asian ship recycling markets. Among the affected ships was HOSCO-controlled 1995-built VLCC Hebei
  • RSHI's key subsidiary loses $548.74M
    Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, a key shipbuilding subsidiary of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI), posted total net losses of CNY3.36Bn ($548.74M) in the first nine months in 2014. The net losses was primarily due to the low prices of shipbuilding orders in a depressed
  • Triyards profits down 15%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Triyards Holdings (Triyards) today reported its full year profits after tax ended 31 August 2014 (FY14) is down by 15% to $26.7M. Revenue dropped 2% to $268.6M from $275.1M since 31 August 2013. The decline was mainly attributable to lower revenue
  • Japan yard orders plunge 62% in September
    Japanese shipyards saw a sharp drop in orders during September, as investment appetite for newbuildings dropped amid a sluggish freight market. Figures from the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) show that its members won just 12 orders totalling 453,970gt last month, compared to 33 orders

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • Burger Boat delivers research vessel
  • GLDD gets a slice of the Suez pie
  • Angola takes delivery of two Incat Crowther ferries
  • Rolls-Royce to build service center at Astican
  • MHI-MME licenses Chinese propeller manufacturer
  • Gulfmark results dissapoint the analysts

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • TSA member carriers Ok intermodal door delivery charge
  • Port of Tacoma sees gains in September TEU numbers
  • Mitsui starts joint venture company to provide ship management training
  • Port of Seattle releases September container count
  • CMA CGM Group adding over 7,000 new reefer boxes

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • Transpacific Stabilization Agreement unveils low-sulphur charge
    Stricter regulations push the carrier group to recommend a hike in fees from January
  • Clague joins Stephens to lead London business unit
    Privately owned US investment bank boosts mergers and acquisitions with new base in Europe
  • Britannia limits its general rate increase to 2.5%
    $35m in calls waived or discounted in last two years
  • Scorpio Tankers' new product tanker starts $18,000 per day contract
    New tanker joins fleet and starts 120-day time charter immediately
  • Regional spread of Ebola would spell catastrophe for container shipping
    SeaIntel predicts a crisis should the disease hit West Africa's largest box-port nations
  • Private equity steps back from shipping
    'Fingers have been burned' but now is not the time to exit, say experts
  • Lidinsky calls for an internal investigation of Ocean Three filing
    FMC commissioner 'troubled' by the way staff handled the alliance's antitrust process
  • Aframax earnings on the Kuwait-Singapore crude trade hit a two-month high
    Improving market pushes tankers' daily rates up to $17,500 per day
  • Panalpina box volumes outpace market growth
    Swiss freight forwarder benefits from ocean volume growth but its profits fall
  • CKYHE eyes expansion into US trades next spring
    Alliance seeks regulatory approval after FMC's 45-day clock started to tick on Monday
  • Western Australia grain trade should shrug off storm damage
    Large export quantities will be available despite fears of reduced grain production
  • Low market share could fast-track Ocean Three approval
    CMA CGM, China Shipping and UASC hope to avoid 45-day review because of small scale in US trades

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • CMA CGM beefs up reefer fleet to meet demand
    With reefer volumes surging, the world's third-largest carrier says it bought new refrigerated containers as part of a larger effort to handle 1 million reefer TEUs annually by 2015 CMA CGM said it bought 7,000, 40-foot high cube refrigerated containers, the newest to hit the market, including 6,000 low-consumption engines, as...
  • Expert dismisses Sydney, Nova Scotia container terminal idea
    A container terminal in Sydney, Nova Scotia in Eastern Canada is unlikely to be built because of poor rail connections, a slow recovery in container shipping, and lack of ability to attract transshipment cargo, a shipping expert told the Herald News this week. Of the roughly 23 international container lines that...
  • Details of polar shipping code released by IMO
    Shipowners operating in the Arctic and the Antarctic caught a glimpse of the first set of international regulations on the trade today, the first full draft of laws aimed at reeling in the shipping's Wild West. The International Maritime Organization today released only limited details of the draft International Code for...
  • Port woes threaten toy importers with unhappy holidays
    Sean Schipper normally can expect an import container to arrive at Aeromax Toys' Chicago-area distribution center within seven to 10 days after a ship arrives from China at the Port of Los Angeles. "Now it's taking seven to 10 days just to get the container off the vessels and onto a...
  • Guangdong taking steps to enhance port competitiveness
    Pearl River Delta container terminals in south China. Full-size image Guangdong Province in south China is working in several ways to improve its port competitiveness, by encouraging collaboration among Pearl River Delta container terminals, easing customs rules and establishing more robust rail and waterborne connections into the interior, said Liu Xiaohua, Vice...
  • CKYHE expanding services to US
    The CKYHE Alliance said today it would expand its coverage once again - this time opening up the scope of the alliance's trade loops to the United States. The CKYHE controls 34 percent of the capacity from Asia to the West Coast of North America. See full size chart. The group didn't...
  • Shippers need to counteract carrier volatility to protect supply chains
    Supply chains are complex with an evolving landscape of stakeholders and practices. Container lines are important participants that affect supply chains with their operational changes. Today, fewer carriers are in business because of mergers. Alliances, slot exchanges, and vessel sharing among carriers have been created and changed. Shipping routes are...
  • Container ships backed up for days off LA-LB [Updated]
    Vessel traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach shows 11 ships at anchor, eight of which are container ships, as of 11:26 a.m. Pacitic time on Oct. 21. Source: Marine Exchange of Southern California [Editor's note: Updated at 2 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 21 to include new information...
  • 'Overbooked' Werner increases revenue, profits, raises driver pay
    There was no summer dip in freight demand at Werner Enterprises, which was "overbooked" throughout the third quarter. In fact, Werner's revenue rose 1.8 percent from the second quarter and 8 percent year-over-year to $552 million. In the first nine months of 2014, the third-largest U.S. truckload carrier saw revenue...
  • Trans-Pacific shippers face low-sulfur fuel surcharges
    The largest group of carriers in the trans-Pacific trade lane today unveiled a revised low-sulfur surcharge meant to tackle the costs associated with switching to the fuel in emissions control areas in North America on Jan. 1. Trans-Pacific cargo heading to ports on the West Coast of North America face a...
  • UPS to raise air, ground package, LTL freight rates 4.9 percent
    UPS will raise freight rates for air and ground packages, domestic and international shipments and less-than-truckload freight by 4.9 percent on average Dec. 29, the company said Monday. The general rate increase will come at the close of the $55.4 billion company's holiday peak shipping season. Package volumes are likely to...
  • DOT faces cross-border trucking decision as US-Mexico trade grows
    The book is closed on a three-year cross-border trucking pilot project with Mexico but the debate over the project and its findings is far from finished. The question hanging over the increasingly busy U.S.-Mexican border is what steps the U.S. will take next to meet its North American Free Trade...
  • Trouble in the Windy City
    As we turn the corner on autumn and begin to head for winter, one thing has remained constant: Rail service, including intermodal, is struggling. Despite CEO claims of gradual improvement, the data show no real progress. One long-term strategic planning rail executive who is now retired recently described the situation...
  • Panalpina posts market-beating container growth, but profit declines
    Panalpina's ocean freight traffic increased by 9 percent in the third quarter, more than twice the market growth, but profit shrunk due to pressure on margins and adverse currency movements. The Swiss-based global logistics and forwarding group handled 429,000 20-foot equivalent units in the three months through September compared with 395,000...
  • Footwear shippers told to focus on commercial compliance
    The nature of footwear sourcing is such that it raises red flags at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, so importers should make commercial compliance an integral part of their business plan, an industry consultant said Monday. Most footwear importers either have experienced a CBP focused assessment, or they will, so...
  • Records tumble at Shanghai as Asia air freight hits new high
    HONG KONG - Air cargo terminals in the Asian hubs of Shanghai and Hong Kong have reported another strong month, with the annual throughput shaping up to be the best in years. Shanghai Pudong Int'l Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (PACTL) saw September volumes again breaking company records, rising a stunning...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • LPG upgraded
    A leading European investment bank is urging investors to accumulate shares of Dorian LPG.
  • Crackdown continues
    An LPG carrier controlled by Transgas Shipping of Peru has emerged as one of the latest targets of a campaign aimed at enforcing regulations designed to prevent oil pollution at sea.
  • Platou endorses dry duo
    RS Platou Markets is urging clients not to sell shares of two US-listed bulker operators, Knightsbridge Shipping and Baltic Shipping & Trading.
  • PDVSA replay
    Dynacom Tankers of Greece has been tipped as the first VLCC operator to cash in on Venezuela's growing appetite for imported crude.
  • Britannia aims low
    A general increase of 2.5% is to be required by the Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association at the February renewal of P&I cover.
  • Investec in box move
    Investec Asset Finance has appointed Keith Glasscoe to lead a new container financing team.
  • Bollore sees earnings slide
    Terminals group Bollore Africa Logistics (BAL) has posted a drop in first-half earnings as costs rose.
  • Rates and stocks rising
    A sharp upturn in capesize rates has been met with a rush in the share prices of leading bulker owners today.
  • Nobu Su trial opens
    Two high profile shipowners appeared in a UK courtroom today at the opening of a trial relating to over $36m outstanding from a failed deal between them over forward freight agreements (FFAs).
  • Havyard raises $23m
    Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Group has sold NOK 150m ($22.9m) of bonds that it will list on Wednesday.
  • Baltex seals its future
    The Baltic Exchange has signed a key deal with clearing house LCH.Clearnet that could see a rapid turnaround in the fortunes of its loss-making Baltex futures trading screen.
  • Keppel stays positive
    An improved showing from its Offshore & Marine division could not prevent a slip in third quarter profit at Keppel Corp.
  • Nyborg gets busier
    Temporary Norden CEO Klaus Nyborg has become the chairman of Danish tanker and bunker group United Shipping & Trading Co (USTC).
  • Toei to make more
    Japan's Toei Reefer Line has raised its full-year profit forecast as revenue increases.
  • G6 halts US service
    The G6 Alliance of container lines is temporarily suspending a China to US run as demand changes.
  • Restructuring clock watch
    John Fredriksen could combine Frontline and Frontline 2012 before the end of the year, Arctic Securities says.
  • HHI orders fall 25%
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has seen new orders plunge 25% in the first nine months of 2014.
  • Asian lines target US trades
    The CKYHE Alliance of boxship owners is targeting US trades in a new expansion move.
  • Platou in Maersk swing
    RS Platou Markets has reinstated a buy rating on AP Moller-Maersk suggesting a declining oil price is positive for the Danish conglomerate.
  • Vale to the rescue
    Vale is ready to fix a string of capesize vessels in a move that may finally kick-start a fourth quarter upturn in the spot market, Danske Bank says.
  • Oldendorff gets first cape
    German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers has just taken delivery of its first ever owned capesize newbuilding.
  • Vietnam tackles lines
    Vietnam is setting up a taskforce to look into complaints of "inappropriate" surcharges on exports imposed by container lines.
  • Nova rival coming?
    Canada to US ferry start-up Nova Star Cruises could soon face a challenge on the route.
  • Yinson seals extension
    Malaysia's Yinson Holdings has seen the charter on one of its FPSO units extended for another twelve months.
  • Triyards slides in Q4
    Triyards Holdings has seen its fourth quarter profit drop by almost 50%, figures released Tuesday show.
  • Varun aframax arrested
    Varun Shipping's financial woes have returned to the spotlight after one of its aframax tankers was arrested in Singapore.
  • DSME takes FLNG lead
    A DSME consortium has won the front end engineering design (FEED) contract for a FLNG carrier newbuilding.
  • LA sets import record
    The Port of Los Angeles saw its busiest month in eight years in September, figures from the port show.
  • GulfMark slashes forecast
    GulfMark Offshore slashed its revenue forecast for the year as it delivered a lower-than-expected third-quarter result and as its top executive warned of "slowing momentum" in the market.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • Transpacific carriers sharply increasing low-sulfur fuel surcharge
  • Charleston posts double-digit box gain for quarter
  • MOL, NYK to suspend G6 Asia service
  • CP turns in record income during Q3
  • MSC revamps Central America service
  • Werner sees big Q3 gains
  • Trailer orders up in September
  • WTO rules against U.S. COOL's livestock rules
  • Washington Notebook: Customs hopes to fill Christmas stocking

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2014
  • Weather disrupts bunkering ops at Russia's Novorossiysk port
    Bad weather expected all week.
  • Shipbroker: ECA premiums to rise during 2015
    Upcoming regulation will 'significantly impact shipping trade'.
  • Total CEO killed in plane crash
    De Margerie had worked at Total since 1974.
  • Bunker markets soft but crude rallies
    Falling bunker fuel prices have been putting downward pressure on freight rates.
  • Far East Russia ports losing their price advantage
    Bunker demand may fall away as price differential erodes.
  • Fuel quality problems raise passions at IMO
    Many think guidelines will be inadequate to improve control of supply and ensure ships receive the quality ordered.
  • Falling fuel prices won't stop slow steaming
    'Carriers will not return to sailing ships at their design speeds as they fear flooding the market with the latent capacity.'
  • Study shows surprising ship energy efficiency trends
    Many new ships are already outperforming future EEDI targets, but there are large differences.
  • Five new engine blackouts reported in California
    But past two months have seen fewer cases than earlier this year.
  • Only 'luck' prevented bunker spill
    Ship lost power after system for heating bunker fuel failed.
  • Financial holding firm to enter marine fuels sector
    Netherlands-based company to start 'exploring' bunkering industry through sister firm at Singapore.
  • 'Deteriorating payment trends' in China and Europe
    'Close watch' on shipowner liquidity recommended, Euler Hermes tells Bunkerworld.
  • Singapore: MFM to cover distillate bunkering by 2018
    'I suspect at the rate we are going it will be earlier,' says MPA spokesman.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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