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February 24, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM 2013 volume up 7.5pc to 11.4 million TEU, revenue rises 0.6pc
  • China's flash Purchasing Managers Index hits 7-month low in February
  • APMT's New Jersey terminal in joint venture with Toronto's Brookfield
  • Two security contractors mysteriously found dead aboard Maersk Alabama
  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone January trade up 2.4pc to US$9.8 billion
  • Yangkou port on Yangtze wins subsidy to repair navigation channel
  • Qinghai province to spend US$3.78 billion on road building in 2014
  • Russian, Belarus and Kazakh snags impair Chinese auto export flow
  • Nanning Railway Bureau daily truck loading set record in February
  • South Carolina January port box volume up 7pc to 129,562 TEU
  • Toll posts 1.4pc profit hike to US$157.5 million on flat revenues
  • Georgia Ports Authority January volume up 12.5pc to 259,159 TEU
  • CN to spend US$1.9 billion spending in 2014 to boost network and safety
  • Truckers: Russia risks ouster from customs co-op if border hassle persists
  • Air France-KLM Cargo posts US$277 million operating loss in 2013
  • Swiss Air Force 'off duty' when hijacked Ethiopian jet lands in Geneva
  • TNT Express enjoys operational profit from loss but sales fall 4.6pc
  • Cargojet awarded US$900 million Canada Post domestic air cargo contract
  • Airbus Defence signs Kuehne + Nagel for contract logistics in Poland

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Bahri's new RoCon vessel calls Mumbai Port on maiden voyage
  • Global container trade seen growing this year
  • Maritime Awareness Program Society launched
  • Eddy Bruyninckx calls on port operators to focus on reliability & productivity
  • ICTT Vallarpadam hosts maiden call of Simatech Shipping vessel as part of CCG service
  • Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu to expedite Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor project
  • ADB to provide $ 605 m loan for rail, power & road projects
  • Export promotion schemes need restructuring, says Commerce Secy
  • Forex reserves surge to $ 293.79 bn
  • IMF pegs India's problems on lack of new infra projects
  • INR surges after three sessions to end week on a high
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT expands in Latin America
  • Jumbo wins contract with Ithaca for installation of Stella FPF-1 mooring system in North Sea
  • Project cargo course during Breakbulk Shanghai in March
  • Unified branding for top specialised project cargo networks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Five new shuttle trains between Germany and Austria
  • More cargo through Memphis
  • Arkas Line upgrades West Africa service
  • Norfolk Southern stormwater project successful
  • ADB financing rural roads in India
  • Dachser USA expanding in Chicago
  • Qantas Freight joins Dnata City cargo community
  • Miebach Consulting strengthened
  • January sees flat volumes in Long Beach
  • Baton passed on at Hellmann
  • Talke acquires majority stake in Firma Kruse Logistics
  • Alphaliner: containership capacity growth to slow
  • New dynamometer for Wörth truck factory
  • Pegasus to launch Kuwait, Madrid and Frankfurt services

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Voith designs High Flow Installation Vessel
  • Teekay Offshore swoops on ALPS, orders X-bows
  • OSI to design AOPS integrated bridge and nav system
  • Keel laid for LCS 11
  • Drugs implicated in Maersk Alabama guard deaths

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Carriers joining forces to form new alliance
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking community representative applications
  • Workers back on job for Panama Canal expansion project
  • Teamsters Coalition investigating Allegiant Air maintenance issues
  • US rail freight traffic drops during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Khanna looks for $150m-$250m in IPO roadshow for Pioneer Marine
    Dry bulk outfit's fundraising starts to take shape with an equity roadshow in New York
  • The Week on Wall Street | February 21
    Shipping's Letter from America
  • Ship finance will survive at RBS despite cull, Varnavides confirms
    But market talk suggests pullback is possible
  • More than 3% of boxships remain inactive
    Ultra large containership the 10,100 teu Hanjin Italy joins the idle fleet
  • Concordia Maritime posts a smaller loss
    Stena product tanker subsidiary pins its hopes on a sector upswing this year
  • Pacific Basin pays $24m for handysize newbuilding on resale
    Dry bulk operator's sixth purchase from same buyer will be delivered from 2016
  • No regrets over spot market exposure, says product tanker boss
    Concordia Maritime chief plays spot market versus time charter 'chess game'
  • Pan Ocean cancels two more newbuildings from STX O&S
    South Korean dry bulk operator now has $300m of orders at former affiliated yard
  • Capesize sentiment holds steady
    Market proves surprisingly buoyant for the time of year
  • Dynagas Partners eyes LNG carrier dropdowns for 2014
    Chief executive says growth is a priority as partnership ends first public year on a high
  • Container industry spot market freight rates decline again
    But Asia-Europe prices are still above last year's level
  • Euroseas takes $78m writedown on boxship values
    Owner posts a large loss due to impairment charges but snaps up another bulker
  • Alexandratos elected to chair Hellenic Hull Mutual
    Young owner will lead 20-year-old association recovering from Cypriot setback
  • Brookfield and APMT form joint venture at New Jersey terminal
    Free to read: Approval for Port Elizabeth deepwater box terminal expected in 'couple of months'
  • A map for your future
    The industry must help seafarers to switch to shoreside or near-sea workforce
  • Work resumes on Panama Canal
    Negotiations continue between waterway authority and builders' consortium
  • Maersk secures permanent licence to operate in Burma box trade
    Danish line hopes to harness the country's double-digit growth
  • Far East expansion drives 13% premium growth at Skuld
    Jacobsohn says marine insurer is benefiting from international diversification

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Port of Gothenburg hails low-sulphur campaign
    A total of SEK4M ($612,000) was paid out in incentives by the Port of Gothenburg last year as part of its low-sulphur initiative
  • Navig8 contract options at SWS
    China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao shipyard has booked two new VLCCs after options were exercised from Navig8 Ltd
  • Lifespan of ships re-examined
    Mirroring DHT's earlier decision, another public company, Euroseas, has reduced its estimate of the useful life of its vessels
  • DSME secures VLCC order
    South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine has been contracted to build a pair of VLCC tankers
  • Klaveness and JP Morgan control 94.1% of NOCC
    Norwegian shipping group Klaveness and US investment bank JP Morgan jointly control 94.1% of the shares in Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC), the Oslo-based listed car carrier tonnage provider
  • Teekay Offshore buys ALP Maritime
    NYSE-listed Teekay Offshore has agreed to purchase Netherlands-based ALP Maritime Services and concurrently order four ultra-long-range towing and anchor-handling newbuilds
  • Fredriksen slashes stake in Hapag-Lloyd shareholder TUI
    John Fredriksen, the London-based, Norwegian-born shipping billionaire, has decided to slash his stake in TUI AG, the German company that controls 22% of the shares in Hapag-Lloyd Container Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Continue Slide
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Feb. 21, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports fell about $150 per TEU in the week of Feb. 21, continuing a slide that began in the second week of January and marking the lowest level...
  • PSA International Poised to Win Contract for Port Nehru's Fourth Terminal
    PSA International is set to win the public-private partnership contract to build and operate a fourth container terminal at India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), two years after the Singapore-based company pulled a winning bid for the planned terminal over differences with its local partner. Port sources said PSA emerged...
  • Japan's Exports to US Surge
    Japan's exports to the United States rose for the 13th straight month in January on a year-on-year basis, soaring 21.9 percent to ¥1.0 trillion (US$9.9 billion), according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Feb. 20. Japan is now the world's third-largest economy after the U.S. and China and...
  • Throughput Rises at Most Major Chinese Container Ports
    Despite fears of an economic slowdown and the Chinese New Year factory shutdown starting earlier this year than in 2013, most of China's top container ports recorded healthy levels of throughput growth last month, according to the latest figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Of the top 20 ports by TEU,...
  • US Rail Industry Agrees to Safety Practices for Oil Transport
    WASHINGTON - Following a series of accidents involving trains hauling crude oil, the major U.S. railroads and federal regulators have agreed to series of safety practices, including slower speeds through urban areas and increased inspections. The agreement between the railroads represented by the Association of American Railroads and the U.S. Department...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Impose Congestion Charges
    Some port drayage companies in the Port of New York and New Jersey have begun imposing congestion surcharges following weeks of delays at container terminals. Several motor carriers told the JOC that market conditions don't permit them to impose surcharges. But some said they are considering added charges, and that this...
  • ATA Changing Gears In 'Transition Year'
    Photo by Jaclyn O'Laughlin, ATA.With stronger, steadier economic expansion forecast for this year and truck capacity nearly static, the trucking industry expects to regain some of the pricing power and revenue it will need to cover a host of rising costs, many the result of regulatory initiatives in Washington. The...
  • UPS Cargo Pilots Complained of Fatigue Before Crash
    The pilots of the UPS cargo plane that crashed on Aug. 14, 2013, had complained about the company's tiring work schedules at the start of the fatal flight before making landing errors, according to a never-before-heard transcript of a cockpit voice recorder recently released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The...
  • Panama Canal Contractor Resumes Work on New Locks
    The consortium building the new locks at the Panama Canal resumed work on the project on Thursday after a two-week suspension in a dispute over $1.6 billion in cost overruns. The Grupo Unidos por el Canal agreed to restart the project after it reached agreement with the Panama Canal Authority, which...
  • Mega-Ships, VSAs Tax Terminal Operations
    The 13,800-TEU CMA CGM Corte Real made its maiden call at the Port of Long Beach in November 2013. There were more than 10,000 container moves during its four-day stay. Photo courtesy Port of Long Beach. Mega-ships and carrier alliances could prove to be the financial savior of the container shipping...
  • Walker SCM Expands into Miami
    NEW YORK - Walker SCM, LLC, a minority-certified global transportation and logistics firm celebrating 25 years of service, proudly announces the opening of its new office in Miami, Florida. This state-of-the-art operations and warehousing space, which is conveniently located near Miami airport and area seaports, will cater to air and ocean...
  • Polidoro Named Director, Intermodal Strategy, at Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc.
    Secaucus, NJ: Thomas A. Polidoro has joined the Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. team in Jacksonville, FL as Director, Intermodal Product Strategy, reporting to Adriene Bailey, Vice President, Strategic Business Development. In this role, Polidoro will have accountability for Yusen Logistics' 53-foot intermodal door-to-door product including commercial and operating strategies, pricing...
  • Rinchem Opens New Chemical Logistics Facility in Neot Hovav, Israel
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., February 21, 2014 - Rinchem Company, Inc. announced today that it recently opened a new 40,000-square-foot chemical logistics facility in Neot Hovav (Ramat Hovav), Israel. The new facility includes warehousing areas for regulated and non-regulated chemicals and gases. Services that will be offered at this site include customized,...
  • UTC Overseas Commissions Custom Project Cargo Rail Car
    (Houston, TX - February 20, 2014)... Project cargo logistics experts UTC Overseas, Inc. today announced the commissioning of a new custom-designed railcar -- featuring a 40-foot long depressed center-deck with a 400+ short-ton load capacity. "This railcar will have the longest load deck of any 16-axle depressed-center car currently available...
  • US Gulf Ports Pursue Intermodal Opportunities
    Gulf ports are looking to intermodal rail in an effort to extend their reach farther inland for containerized cargo. Union Pacific Railroad recently committed to another year of its Texas Shuttle for next-day deliveries of rail shipments between the Port of Houston, the Gulf's dominant container port, and Dallas. Ricky Kunz, the...
  • Reefer Ships, Expedited Service Could Add Speed to Perishables
    Westwood Shipping has found new use for its fleet of four BulkCon ships. The carrier, which has specialized in transporting forest products since 1892, added refrigerated cargoes to the mix in the summer of 2013. Westwood's BulkCon vessels have bulk capacity below deck and the ability to carry 200 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers...
  • China Has Much to Gain From Cutting Logistics Costs
    The transport industry and China's trade will receive a major boost if the country's efforts to improve its logistics performance are a success, senior 3PL executives believe. China's Ministry of Commerce recently pledged to push through a series of new policies designed to reduce the country's total logistics costs. The reforms, to...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Khanna holds court
    Pioneer Marine appears to be moving forward with plans to pursue initial public offering (IPO) in Oslo or New York.
  • Panamax unmasked
    Shipbrokers appear to have pinned down the identity of the panamax bulker that Euroseas purchased earlier this week.
  • Crude taste
    Ridgebury Tankers of the US has boosted its suezmax fleet for the third time in four months, brokers believe.
  • Thenamaris grabs afras
    Greece's Thenamaris Ships Management is showing a lively interest in the tanker sector and has piled on another two acquisitions, racking up three purchases already this year.
  • Big names book capes
    Bocimar and Cargill were both active in the capesize period market today amid further signs of positivity in the dry cargo sector.
  • Dof seals $200m payday
    Dof has clinched charter contracts with Petrobras for two vessels worth a combined NOK 1.15bn ($190m).
  • Fund cuts Bohai stake
    China's Mianyang Sci-tech City Fund (MSCF) has cut its holding in ro-pax company Bohai Ferry, but retains a 21% holding.
  • Atlantic hit in final stretch
    The cost of tapping the capital and debt markets marred what was otherwise a fine end to 2013 for Atlantic Offshore.
  • Erste says sorry
    Austria's Erste Bank is offering compensation to investors who lost money through its closed shipping and property funds.
  • TOO in $260m deal
    Teekay Offshore Partners has taken over ALP Maritime Services and immediately ordered a quartet of anchor handling newbuildings.
  • HMM sells Oilbank stake
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has continued to raise cash through asset sales with a deal to offload its stake in refinery company Hyundai Oilbank.
  • OSM wins Neste fleet
    Norway's OSM Group is to manage Finnish owner Neste Oil's fleet of 21 tankers as it continues to exit shipping.
  • No crude conflict
    Teekay Tankers has dismissed suggestions the creation of new division Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) could work against its own expansion plans.
  • Teekay sheds TMT headache
    Teekay Tankers will not be left out of pocket on its troubled trip into banking which saw it provide mortgages on VLCCs for TMT, a top executive says.
  • Wartsila seals slop deal
    Finnish group Wartsila has sold a new slop water treatment system to a drillship owner.
  • Swissco profit soars
    Fast expanding Swissco Holdings has reported a big jump in full year and final quarter earnings after bulking up its fleet of offshore support vessels.
  • SNCM sells ro-pax
    French owner SNCM has banked a reported EUR 60m ($82.25m) from selling a ro-pax that was holed at Marseille in 2012.
  • Atlantic soars
    Atlantic Navigation Holdings has seen 2013 profit surge as it added two vessels to its fleet.
  • Trio at Yamal table
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Banks pressure Varun
    Lenders are leaning on India's Varun Shipping to sell vessels to help shore up its debt laden balance sheet.
  • Nevsky wins tanker order
    Russia's Nevsky Shipyard has won a deal to build a new tanker for a government agency.
  • New chair for Hellenic Hull
    George Alexandratos, the owner of Piraeus based Apollonia Lines, has been elected chairman of the Hellenic Hull Mutual which insures approaching 1,000 vessels.
  • Pac Basin buys again
    Pacific Basin has renewed old ties with Giant Line as it continues an expansion drive.
  • Breakdown in Bosporus
    Turkey's Bosporus was shut for five hours on Friday morning after an Interorient bulker lost power.
  • Hanjin moves for cash
    Loss making Hanjin Shipping is looking to the debt markets for cash to meet its short term needs.
  • Pan Ocean chops more
    STX yards lose another two cargoships as owner knocks $100m off newbuild bill.
  • Drugs in death room
    Drugs have been discovered in a room on board the Maersk Alabama in which two armed security personnel were found dead.
  • Bimantara orders 10
    Indonesian industrial group Bimantara has signed an order for 10 small LNG carriers in Korea.
  • Phoenix pool-hops
    Phoenix Energy Navigation of Greece has shifted an LR2 into Navig8's Alpha8 pool.
  • Bed-sharing agreements
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Yangon go-ahead
    The AP Moller - Maersk Group has received a permanent license to operate container business activities in Myanmar.
  • Otto back in black
    Otto Marine has returned to profit for the full year thanks to a big improvement in revenues and profit at its shipbuilding arm.
  • Petredec takes options
    Petredec has exercised options to build a further two VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the company has confirmed.
  • FMG poised to expand
    Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group is expanding its iron ore export facilities at Australia's Port Hedland.
  • Pittas picks panamax
    Euroseas of Greece has inked a memorandum of agreement to acquire a panamax bulker, management told investors Thursday.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Panama Canal construction picks up again
    Construction resumed Thursday afternoon on the Panama Canal expansion after a seven-week billing stand-off with the contractor in charge of building new locks on both entrances, both parties said.
  • UPS pilots complained about fatigue before fatal crash
    Pilots on UPS Flight 1354, an A300 that crashed on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in August, complained of fatigue, according to the cockpit voice recording released Thursday by the NTSB.
  • Navios sees opportunity in container shipping
  • Drugs found aboard Maersk Alabama following deaths
    "Based on our experience with the contractor, this is an isolated incident; however, we have initiated a thorough review and set out the following immediate action steps," a Maersk spokesman said.
  • Greyhound teams up with United We Ship
  • Contingency planning
  • Dagnese takes the wheel at Con-way Truckload
  • Obama orders agencies to comply with ITDS by 2017
    President Barack Obama Wednesday set a Dec. 31, 2016, deadline for more than 40 federal agencies to have their systems ready to regulate import and export transactions through a government-wide, data-transmission pipeline.
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • FDA starts secure supply chain pilot for drug imports
    In August 2013, FDA published a Federal Register notice asking companies to volunteer for the two-year program. The agency has since pre-qualified 13 companies to participate.
  • Commerce secretary readies Mideast trade mission

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Fuel prices mostly down in Houston
    Low sulphur avails were said to be extremely tight in the US Gulf.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Port of Veracruz receives bunker barge
    Pacifica II can handle roughly 1,200 mt of IFO and 320 mt of MGO, firm says.
  • Prices end week soft in Fujairah
    Refinery in Cape Town shuts for annual maintenance.
  • Prices show mixed trend across Europe
    Prompt supplies tight in Rotterdam, say players.
  • IBIA puts good cause on table
    21st annual dinner breaks new ground with charity fundraiser.
  • Surveillance drones could over-fly ECAs
    'Drone technology would be cheap to deploy.'
  • Russian bunker company adds tanker
    Ship to start Far East operations in March.
  • LNG marine market 'a golden opportunity'
    China LNG conference to focus on 'emerging marine market'.
  • Smuggling allegations 'unsupported and baseless', says bunker boss
    George Spanos issues strongly worded denial.
  • Court ruling backs Singapore bunker company
    Ship arrest by Indian court prompts favourable ruling.
  • Singapore's top bunker supplier extending storage capacity
    BP had been looking at taking at least four Aframaxes and a VLCC for use as temporary fuel oil storage.
  • Asian market closes week flat
    Low to average demand seen in Singapore.
  • Powers of Titan's joint provisional liquidators decided
    Winding-up petition to be heard next week.
  • Lukoil sees annual profits shrink
    Oil major notes fall in bunker prices.
  • Singapore: Bunker, ship chandler sales up in Q4
    Double-digit growth seen in foreign wholesale trade.
  • China fuel oil volumes fall
    Stable demand from East China bonded bunker market, on the back of zero fuel oil imports.
  • Port's fuel switch programme claims success
    Port will continue its low sulphur fuel switch programme into 2014.
  • Shell disposes Australia, Italy assets and operations
    Oil major has to make 'tough portfolio choices', says Shell CEO.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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