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September 25, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Fire fighters battle waterfront blaze 12 hours in Port of Los Angeles
  • OOCL warns of unspecified low sulphur bunker surcharge from January 1
  • New rotation of CMA CGM, CSCL, OOCL China-Oz/NZ service unveiled
  • Cargo bound for Libyan ports is banned by Abu Dhabi maritime authorities
  • Global Ship Lease announces deal to buy already chartered 8,063-TEUer
  • Drewry: Bulk reefer ships counter box ships with multi-purpose combis
  • Hong Kong's Kerry sets up JV with Australian-NZ logistics providers
  • Freight lobby says what's needed for US surface transport reauthorization
  • Shipbuilders compete for bigger and better containerships to cut fuel costs
  • OIA Global obtains majority ownership of TriMAX joint venture in Vietnam
  • IAG turns eight A330-200 options into orders, becomes all Airbus fleet
  • DHL opens US$4.4 million Leipzig logistics centre for pharmaceuticals
  • IATA economist sees rise in world air cargo market ahead of official report

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • 'High Fives' for Transworld Group's Shreyas & Balaji at MALA 2014
  • Apollo LogiSolutions acquires controlling stake in UAE-based Clarion Shipping Services LLC
  • Centre to provide duty-free fuel to coastal vessels
  • UASC & Hamburg Süd sign global cooperation agreement
  • Unique Global Logistics announces merger with BDP International
  • Budget announcements & policy initiatives by MoS expected to have favourable impact on cargo volume growth at Indian ports in long term: ICRA
  • Fuel-starved power plants may be hit by rakes shortage at Paradip Port
  • JNPT bags first prize under 'Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Puraskar'
  • Govt reduces documentation in exports to ease biz
  • SC cancels almost all coal block allocations

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Scania starts cooperation with MAN
  • Tearing down hurdles for foreign pilots
  • Parcelcopters to the rescue
  • Waberer's places another massive truck order
  • LA and LB ports resume work as usual after fire
  • Liebherr-Aerospace opens new logistics centre
  • Management refresh at CMB
  • Transaero sees cargo volume rise
  • DB Schenker Rail UK topping UK field
  • Finnlines chooses Tilbury for new ro-ro service
  • OIA Global reinforces presence in Vietnam
  • Iden departs Hermes
  • Two new cool facilities in France
  • Collaborative aviation climate action
  • New intermodal partnership boosts long-haul CEE links
  • UASC and Hamburg Süd to cooperate

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Aker Philly lays keel of first Crowley JV Jones Act tanker
  • Delta Subsea charters HOS Bayou
  • EU provides funding for tidal turbine project
  • McAllister Towing celebrates its 150th anniversary
  • Chouest signs LOI with Hyde for supply of BWTS
  • ABS gets $8.5 million MSC contract
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticates DDG 114 keel

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • BNSF Railway holding training for Washington first responders
  • Carriers announce port rotation for Asia/Australia/New Zealand run
  • Port of Cleveland set to add second monthly call to Europe
  • ATA truck tonnage index reports gains during August
  • Planning committee to discuss future of Troutdale Airport

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Court rules in Rotterdam's favour in terminal dispute
    Decision at last in legal battle between ECT and Dutch port after more than three years
  • Maersk Tankers is not for sale, but individual ships may go
    Englestoft says cost cutting will return the company to long-term profit
  • Evergreen switches Taranto's final intercontinental service to Piraeus
    But Taiwanese carrier will reassess move after completion of harbour deepening
  • Time to let off steam?
    Gains in fuel efficiency threaten to bring down the curtain on the steam turbine era in LNG shipping - but there are different views on how long it might take
  • Oriental Energy charters very large ethane carriers in Jaccar-backed deal
    Expanding Chinese gas player takes five ships on an annual rate of up to $24m apiece
  • Where are the biggest tanker owners putting their money?
    Top three biggest players are staying away from the shipyards
  • China Cosco splashes another $420m on fleet renewal
    Bulker orders follow last week's order for five boxships for $618m
  • Maersk Line to reintroduce SeaLand brand
    Liner operator ponders gas-powered newbuildings for 2017
  • UASC and Hamburg Süd agree global co-operation
    Deal takes Hamburg Süd to transpacific and Asia-Europe and UASC to South America
  • Seven product tankers fix new period charters
    Deals agreed in the last few days hint at more agreements to come
  • HMM appoints co-chief executive and completes $117m share offering
    Embattled company says new leadership will secure a quicker turnaround
  • IUMI 2014: MOL Comfort design not robust, claims DNV GL
    Conference hears rare public criticism of rival class
  • GasLog Partners launches fundraiser ahead of double drop-down
    Proceeds will help fund two BG-chartered LNG carriers
  • European shipowners warn against 'emptying' Brussels' port reforms
    Legislators are undermining an already-weak proposal, says Ecsa's Verhoeven
  • Zim and Seago join forces in east Mediterranean and the Black Sea
    New partnership plans two seasonal strings to Novorossiysk from November
  • Governments have their place in bulk port development
    Mining projects may stall without state backing, says KPMG infrastructure chief
  • Dynagas Partners to buy Yenisei River for $257m
    Unit holders to get hike in distributions after latest LNG carrier drop-down
  • Star Bulk races Knightsbridge to be the largest US-listed capesize owner
    Battle of the big bulkers pits Greek against Norwegian

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Latest US release highlights plight of maritime hostages
    The reported release of US journalist Michael Scott Moore, taken hostage by Somali pirates some two years ago, has highlighted the continuing plight of 37 maritime hostages still held by Somali pirates - some for over four years. This year marks the four-year anniversary of 11 of the hostages - the
  • Damen signs SeaZip FCS pair order
    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the returning Netherlands-based SeaZip Offshore Service for two Twin Axe Bow designed Fast Crew Supply (FCS) 2610 vessels. The two newbuildings will be built at Damen Shipyards Singapore and are to be named SeaZip 3 and SeaZip 4 with
  • China COSCO places newbuild orders
    China COSCO Holdings has placed orders for six Kamsarmaxes and four Newcastlemaxes at Chinese shipyards operating as part of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The six Kamsarmax newbuilds will cost an aggregate of $188.9M, with the costs of the four Newcastlemaxes being $231.6M, a
  • Hamburg Süd enters east/west trades
    North-south container line Hamburg Süd is making a foray into the major east-west trades on the back of a wide-ranging slot exchange pact with the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). The companies announced today (24 September) that they have signed a global co-operation agreement that will grant
  • Court rejects compensation claim by ECT
    A Rotterdam court has rejected a compensation claim from Europe Container Terminals (ECT). According to ECT, the building of two competing terminals on the new Maasvlakte 2 port extension would result in overcapacity and it demanded compensation equivalent to $1.15Bn. The court ruled that the port
  • Private equity firms exit from shipping investments
    Several private equity investors have exited from their shipping investments as asset values have increased by 30% year-on-year. Gulf Capital exited its stake in Gulf Marine via a $112M listing on the London Stock Exchange. Greenbrier Equity also executed a $140M listing of Ardmore Shipping in New
  • Court seizes $4.3M of Jiangsu Rongsheng assets
    Jiangsu Rongsheng HI, a key subsidiary of China Rongsheng HI (RSHI), has had assets worth CNY26.5M ($4.3M) seized by a court following a dispute with a Chinese supplier of marine materials and spare parts. On 28 August, the Wuhan Maritime Court ruled that these assets of should be seized following
  • Saiki secures Mitsubishi bulker order
    Japanese shipbuilder Saiki Heavy Industries has won an order for a 60,000dwt bulk carrier from its compatriot ship-owner Mitsubishi Corporation. The newbuilding will have an overall length of 199.9m, beam of 32.26m and a depth of 18.5m with delivery scheduled for December 2017. It will be Panama
  • Tsuneishi wins orders for 11 Kamsarmax bulkers
    Japan's Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has won orders for 11 Kamsarmax bulkers from seven different owners with all the vessels to be built at its Fukuyama yard. Six domestic owners have ordered the 81,600dwt vessels. The orders include two each from ITOCHU Corp, Santoku Senpaku, Mitsubishi Corporation and
  • SHI develops vaporiser for FSRU
    Samsung HI (SHI), the world's second-biggest shipbuilder, has co-developed a regasification vaporiser with a local manufacturer, Sewon Cellotech for liquefied natural gas floating storage and regasification units. The regasification vaporiser, which converts LNG to natural gas, is a core equipment
  • HMM secures $113M in foreign investment
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) said today (24 September) that it has secured KRW117Bn ($113M) in funding from a foreign investor. HMM, South Korea's second-biggest shipping company, has been continuing its search for foreign investment as part of plans aimed at reducing its debt ratios. HMM will
  • Two CEOs for HMM
    South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has appointed Lee Paik Hoon as its co-CEO. Lee is the internal affairs director of HMM and head of the strategy and planning department at HMM's parent company Hyundai Group. HMM now have two chief executives - the existing CEO Lee Seock Dong and Lee Paik
  • Pirates board tanker in Strait of Malacca
    A tanker vessel was boarded by six armed pirates en route to Yangon, Mynamar, on Monday in the Strait of Malacca, reported ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS). The attack took place approximately 34nm southwest of Phuket Island, Thailand, in the early morning of 22 September, according to the
  • SBI Offshore gets $12.78M investment
    Singapore-listed SBI Offshore obtained SGD16.2M ($12.78M) from a share placement with four new investors, including Malaysian businessman Mirzan Mahathir. The company said that it had entered into subscription agreements to place a total of 62M new SBI Offshore shares at $0.2083 each. Mirzan
  • Asian bourses offer shipping capital too
    Deal sizes for shipping-related bonds in the US and Norway may far exceed those in Asia, but this must be viewed from the perspectives of shipping segments and marketing. Speaking at the Marine Money Asia Week in Singapore today, HSBC's transport head Jon Connor noted that just 7% of shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Southern California Pressure Cooker
    When the Alameda Corridor container rail route into and out of the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex opened in 2002, it was not anticipated retailers and other importers increasingly would avoid shipping ocean containers inland by rail - the corridor's reason to exist - and instead transload imports into domestic...
  • Ports, roads and railways targeted in Indian infrastructure updates
    All 12 major Indian ports will become connected to railroads, which will also connect major factories and inland waterways, the union minister of road transport and highways and shipping, Nitin Gadkari, said today. India TV News reported that Gadkari, speaking at an event hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry, promised...
  • US retail holiday sales expected to top last year's growth
    On an improved macroeconomic backdrop, U.S. retail holiday sales growth this year is expected to top that of last year, putting increased pressure on logistics and parcel delivery companies. According to financial advisory firm Deloitte's annual holiday sales forecast, U.S. retail holiday sales are expected to climb 4.0 percent to 4.5...
  • 'K' Line de-emphasizing container shipping
    As "K" Line's container shipping business hovers at break-even, the company says it will focus on growing other shipping segments while cost-cutting to keep its container business viable. "K" Line made $161.7 million in profits in its fiscal year through March 2014, but the company noted in its annual report, released...
  • Truck tonnage, pricing show signs of fall peak
    Truck tonnage rose to a record high in August, while intermodal and truckload pricing saw continued strength, signs that intermodal rail and trucking are ramping up for their fall peak seasons. Cumulative demand for construction and factory output helped drive U.S. truck tonnage to a record high in August, according to...
  • Truckers have it good and should stop complaining, expert says
    Truckers and intermodal operators may be pessimistic by nature, but capacity is tight in both sectors, freight is growing faster than gross domestic product, and rates are on the rise. So it's time for overland carriers to "stop complaining," Noel Perry, a trucking economist and managing director of FTR Associates,...
  • Difficult trading conditions spur TNT Express profit warning
    TNT Express today issued a profit warning for 2015 because of tough trading conditions in Europe. The Dutch express delivery company also said it is making a 50 million euros ($64 million) provision in the third quarter linked to a French antitrust investigation into alleged anti-competitive behavior in the French parcel...
  • Maersk to spend $3 billion a year on new ship orders
    Maersk Line plans to invest $3 billion a year for up to five years to order ships with a combined capacity of 425,000 20-foot-equivalent units for delivery between 2017 and 2019, enabling the world's largest carrier to grow with the market. "By 2017, we will need new capacity, and we need...
  • Hamburg Sud, UASC sign global cooperation deal
    Hamburg Sud and United Arab Shipping Co. have signed a global cooperation agreement, paving the way for the German carrier to enter into the Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades and for its partner to establish a foothold in the fast growing South American market. "The agreement came after a series of discussions...
  • New Maersk SeaLand brand on track for January launch
    Maersk Line's revived SeaLand brand will be ready to launch early next year to capture intra-Americas trade and grow its market share on the north-south routes, CEO Soren Skou said at the carrier's Copenhagen headquarters today. Addressing analysts and reporters at the Danish carrier's Capital Markets Day, Skou said the new...
  • Canal expansion to affect car-truck carriers
    Expansion of the Panama Canal will cause operators of pure car and truck carriers mimic container lines by building larger ships and cascading smaller ones to secondary markets, says consulting group Maritime Strategies International. Owners and shipyards "have been quick to seize the opportunity to develop new vessel designs intended to...
  • Fire 'snuffed out' at Port of Los Angeles; operations normal [Updated]
    [Editor's note: Updated on 9/24/2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time] Container handling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was back to normal for Wednesday's day shift as the Los Angeles Fire Department declared Tuesday's fire at the Pasha breakbulk terminal to be completely snuffed out. Longshore workers had returned...
  • Drewry: Trans-Pacific spot rates continue freefall
    Three straight weeks of major spot rate drops have pushed trans-Pacific rates below $2,000 per container for the first time in seven weeks. Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped to $1,874 per 40-foot container this week.Drewry's benchmark spot rate for 40-foot containers heading from Hong Kong...
  • 2M in compliance with European regulations
    Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have completed the self-assessment of their proposed "2M" vessel-sharing agreement for European regulators, ensuring compliance with European Union law. Unlike in the U.S. and China, the two largest global container lines can launch their massive VSA immediately in Europe. There is always the possibility, however,...
  • Huge China investment opens doors for logistics developer GLP
    HONG KONG - Global Logistic Properties has completed the second and final tranche of its $2.5 billion agreement with a group of state owned companies and financial institutions in China that gives the company greater access to strategic property sites in one of the world's fastest developing markets. The consortium now...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Tanker tied to Chile spill
    An Empire Navigation-controlled products tanker suffered a minor spill at Chile's port of Quintero.
  • Carnival estimates rise
    Susquehanna Financial Group hiked its earnings expectations for Carnival a day after the cruise giant reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit.
  • GasLog MLP prices offer
    GasLog Partners has priced a new share offering at a 4% discount to yesterday's closing price.
  • Aasen buys two
    Norway's Aasen Shipping has bought two 2006-built multipurpose ships from Dutch shipowner Wagenborg Shipping.
  • Anek ferry leaves Libya
    A Greek ferry that made headlines earlier this month for being used as a floating refuge for Libyan citizens and politicians has left the war-torn country and is returning to Greece.
  • UASC-Sud link-up
    Germany's Hamburg Sud is linking up with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) in a global deal that will allow them to enter new trades only weeks after the Middle Eastern line joined the Ocean Three alliance.
  • Maersk plots $15bn upgrade
    Maersk Line is planning feet investments totalling $3bn a year over five years.
  • Hellenic takes NEL's route
    Hellenic Seaways will pick up the baton from NEL Lines in Greece's north Aegean region, after the latter had its licence shredded by the government two weeks ago.
  • FreeSeas sells again
    Greece's FreeSeas has confirmed the sale of its second bulker in a week as it continues to pay off bank debt.
  • Twin CEOs for HMM
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has created a new management system to divide up the responsibilities of its top job.
  • Minerva cuts new turf
    A pioneering aframax fixture from Canada to Europe has raised hopes of a new trade for the tankers.
  • Shippers wary of 2M
    The European Shippers' Council (ESC) has raised concerns about the new mega-alliance between Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) which is scheduled to commence in January.
  • Bulker freed in Parana
    A Maltese kamsarmax has been refloated four days after grounding in Argentina.
  • SeaZip adds two
    Netherlands' SeaZip Offshore has signed a contract for the construction of two fast crew suppliers (FCS) at Damen Shipyard Singapore.
  • Swallow your ego
    Shipowner Emanuele Lauro has urged peers to put ego to the side when it comes to takeovers that could prove beneficial to the industry.
  • Cosco orders 10 more
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has followed up a big boxship order with another deal for 10 new bulkers worth $420.48m.
  • Fredriksen flexes muscles
    Fresh from almost completely selling out of Golar LNG, John Fredriksen has backed start-up Flex LNG by buying another $19m slice of its shares.
  • Ezra eases EOC deal
    Singapore's Ezra Holdings has agreed with EOC that most of the cash for a recent consolidation deal will be paid on a deferred basis.
  • HMM banks share cash
    South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has raised KRW 117bn ($112.5m) by selling new shares.
  • ABG presses on
    India's restructured ABG Shipyard is to complete and sell six delayed anchor-handlers cancelled by Shipping Corp of India (SCI).
  • Cahuzac pockets shares
    Oslo-listed offshore giant Subsea 7's CEO Jean Cahuzac has been awarded shares worth nearly $1m for meeting performance targets.
  • SDLP plans share sale
    Seadrill Partners is the latest maritime master limited partnerships (MLP) to launch a fresh round of fund raising.
  • Bahri names new CEO
    Saudi tanker owner Bahri has named Ibrahim Abdulrahman al-Omar as its new chief executive.
  • No Russian impact
    Viking Supply Ships says European Union and US sanctions against Russia are not expected to have any immediate impact.
  • LA port back on-line
    The Port of Los Angeles was set to resume full operations last night following a fire that broke out on Monday.
  • GasLog MLP preps offering
    GasLog Partners is preparing a sale of shares to help pay for the purchase of two LNG carriers from its parent.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Fire closes terminals in Los Angeles Long Beach
  • TNT reduces guidance, settles anti-competitive inquiry
  • Three dead at Alabama UPS facility
  • Emirates SkyCargo rolls out new cool-chain product
  • DOJ allows agreement between chassis providers
  • U.S. government steps up Great Lakes restoration effort
  • U.S. Bank extends trade finance product into Europe
  • EPA honors shippers for green transport efforts
  • Llamasoft partners with CLX
  • United Arab Shipping and Hamburg Süd form alliance

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
  • Brightoil revenue, profit surge
    International trading and bunkering division key to firm's bottom line.
  • Gazprom: 2015 exports, gas price 'no worse than this year'
    Firm's oil arm delivers second tanker of oil taken from Arctic field.
  • Maersk Line looks to slow steaming for further cost cutting
    'In a market where rates decline,lowest costs win,' says CEO.
  • China Merchant boosts fleet efficiency with antifouling coatings
    Technology helps save energy and reduce emissions, firm says.
  • INEA commissions second LNG-powered inland vessel
    Vessel to be used as part of LNG Masterplan project.
  • ECAs to cost Maersk £200 million a year
    Cost will come under overall newbuilding programme, says CEO.
  • Rotterdam: Tight avails for RMK 500
    Supply should improve in second half of next month.
  • California on course to record number of engine blackouts
    Numbers have surged since switching to distillates became mandatory.
  • Hong Kong welcomes Shenzhen green initiative
    Chinese port is going ahead with moves to encourage ship operators to use low-sulphur fuel at berth.
  • Controlling fuel bill 'key to savings'
    'Buying better' a good strategy, says consultant.
  • Bunker player outlines plans to upgrade floating storage
    Vemaoil wants to make better use of Gibraltar's Detached Mole.
  • Dubai mulls LNG bunkering
    Emirati gas authority expresses interest in new market.
  • Vale 'hoping' to convert VLOCs to run on LNG
    In effort to further improve vessels' performance, says Director of Strategic Planning.
  • India to lift bunker taxes for coastal shipping
    Government issues 'quick decision' on policy change.
  • Analyst: Scrubber installations to rise in long run
    Coping with ECA regulations shouldn't be too difficult.
  • Charges against Malaysian bunker player dropped
    Charterer not responsible for vessel's activities in Malaysian code.
  • Marine insurer advises members to review MFM rules
    Bunker Surveyors still play an important role in operations, says Gard.

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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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