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October 28, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Rotterdam box volume up 4.2pc in first 9 months to 9.21 million TEU
  • Antwerp up 5pc to 9.21 million TEU in first 9 months - on Dutch congestion
  • Shipowners say they persuaded IMO to ease up on ballast water treatment
  • Oakland September up 2.87pc to 207,412 TEU in year's busiest month
  • IMO relents, allows discussion group on low-sulphur bunker liability
  • Ukraine appeals to WTO over Russian ban on fruit and vegetable imports
  • Asia-NZ Ex drops Noumea, Suva, now starts in Shanghai, not Hong Kong
  • Despite Russian objections, UN Polar Code closer to being Law of the Sea
  • Union Pacific third quarter revenue increases 11pc to US$6.2 billion
  • Norfolk Southern posts 7pc higher revenue to US$3.07 billion in third quarter
  • French forwarder Norbert Dentressangle sales up 14pc to US$4.26 billion
  • Athens Digital Ship expo to showcase technology November 26 - 27
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo increases cargo volume 14pc in first nine months
  • UAL quarterly profit up 99pc to US$1.1 billion as cargo sales rise 19pc
  • US exacts fines for flying paint, acryllic, bullets and other hazmat

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • All-Ways Logistics announces business expansion plan
  • CMA CGM upgrades Cagema Main Liner service
  • DP World welcomes first scheduled vessel to new Jebel Ali Container Terminal 3
  • G6 Alliance announces Asia-US West Coast Winter Program
  • Kalmar launches its fifth generation Gloria reachstackers in Americas
  • London P&I Club warns on failure to preserve VDR data
  • Moore Stephens expects vessel operating costs to rise over the next two years
  • NYK again included in FTSE4Good Index
  • Shipping cos seek liberal benefits from DGFT under SFIS
  • Softlink Global adds another reputed client to its portfolio
  • South African is winner of FIATA Young Freight Forwarder Award
  • Govt to speed up Iran's Chahbahar port project
  • Gujarat to get 6 more National Highways
  • INR loses early gains, suffers fresh losses against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Korridor in der Spur
  • India inaugurates electronic toll collection system
  • Support for European Shipping Week
  • DB Schenker goes on huge shopping spree
  • Ahrenkiel selects DNV GL's ship manager software
  • Transfrigoroute meeting highlights pharma market
  • DPD's Loock brings financial know-how to Biek
  • CP reports best results in company's history
  • Air Arabia starts flights to Georgia
  • IAG Cargo collects shipments under 300 kg in Germany
  • DHL launches North Asian multimodal service
  • UTi promotes two of its own to president
  • Korean Air Cargo introduces new India routing
  • Vessel operating costs expected to rise

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • Scorpio may delay Dorian exit
    Despite a quarterly loss, Scorpio Tankers remains very positive on product-tanker prospects and has implied that it will not immediately sell its Dorian LPG stake. NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers posted a net loss of $1.2M for 3Q14 versus net income of $667,000 in 3Q13. Average time charter equivalent
  • Maersk ship rescues migrants near Malta
    Danish-flagged Eleonora Maersk rescued a group of 220 migrants 285nm southeast of Malta on the night of 23 October. The migrants - said to be Syrian men, women, and children - were expected to be brought to Malta. But they refused to be transferred to an Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) patrol boat as
  • German shipowners face tax hike
    German shipowners and KG funds will pay far more tax from 2016 unless an exemption of earnings pools from insurance tax is extended. A government official told shipowners and managers at the Seeschifffahrtstag forum in the northwestern town of Haren last Friday that the federal ministry of finance
  • Tanker Investments starts $30M buyback
    Tanker Investments has begun an earlier announced repurchase of up to $30M of its own shares, said the Oslo-listed firm. The $30M share buyback, part of programme unveiled on 23 October, would represent about 3% of common shares or 7.8% of share capital in the firm, according to the company's
  • Oaktree set to control revamped Torm
    Torm and its creditors have entered into a restructuring agreement that would give Oaktree Capital Management a controlling interest in the Danish product tanker company. Torm said today it had agreed a potential restructuring with Los Angeles-based Oaktree and a group of lenders representing 61%
  • East Africa's MCG port upgrades systems
    Mayotte Channel Gateway (MCG) in the Mozambique Channel off East Africa is preparing for expansion by licensing a Navis terminal operating system (TOS). At the French-governed Port of Longoni, MCG is a key regional transshipment hub, managing 60,000teu annually and poised to grow 15% over the next
  • Sewol prosecution demands death penalty
    South Korean prosecutors today have sought the death penalty for the captain of the capsized ferry Sewol. Captain Lee Jun-Seok's trial for manslaughter over the 16 April incident is now closing. A verdict is due on 11 November. A further 14 crew members could face lengthy prison terms. The vessel
  • Kleven to build a diamond-mining vessel
    Kleven group in Norway has won an order from De Beers Mining Namibia to build a ship for mining diamonds on the seabed, the shipbuilder said in a statement. The 112m-long vessel will be based on the MT6022 type design from Marin Teknikk, the Norwegian consulting naval architects, and fitted with
  • Ezra shows strong growth despite slow profits
    Singapore-listed offshore marine services provider, Ezra Holdings has displayed poor profitability metrics despite strong growth forecast, according to Lee Yue Jer, analyst from DMG & Partners Securities. He sets a target price of SGD0.85 ($0.66) per share, while the company's stocks are currently
  • China to allow private funds in ports
    Private investment in port and inland shipping facilities, as well as other key sectors are encouraged, stated Chinese premier Li Keqiang last Friday. Beijing decided to lower the access of private funds to more sectors, including including energy and telecoms, to break the market barriers and
  • Sungdong wins LR1 tanker order
    South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won an order for four 74,000dwt Panamax (LR1) products tankers including two options from Greek ship owner Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN). Through a press statement, the shipbuilder said, "The tankers will be green
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding divests all non-core businesses
    Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has sold off all its non-shipbuilding businesses as it refocuses on its main business. Yangzijiang, led by executive chairman Ren Yuanlin, announced that it had sold its stakes in Taizhou Hengjian Real Estate and Changzhou Green Field
  • HMD to install Clean Marine's EGCS
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will install Norwegian exhaust gas scrubber supplier Clean Marine's exhaust gas cleaning systems on two MR product tankers it is building for BP. The International Maritime Organization has stipulated that sulphur emission levels in Emission Control
  • $49M raise for Chinese yard's work capital
    Guangdong Province Navigation Group plans to replenish the work capital of its shipbuilding subsidiary of Guangdong Xinchuan HI (GXHI) by issuing a short-term note. A total of CNY300M ($49M) will be used to complement the yard's operating funds from 2014 to 2015 to pay for steel plates and labour
  • Myanmar, Thailand to grant first concession on Dawei
    Myanmar and Thailand are expected to announce more details about the first concession to be granted on the Dawei port project next month. The news is another sign of the quickening pace of events supporting the development of the Myanmar megaport and industrial zone to be linked to neighbouring
  • Pirates set off with tanker, crew abandoned
    A product tanker was hijacked off Sampit, Indonesia; its master and crew held captive for nearly two weeks and finally abandoned off Terengganu, Malaysia. The Indonesia-flagged Srikandi 515 was loaded with 3,100 tonnes of palm oil from Sampit, Kalimantan Tengah, en route a 3-day voyage to Gresik,
  • World Bank: Bangladesh to invest more on ports
    Bangladesh is being urged to look at investing more in its ports and related infrastructure by the World Bank. The World Bank notes that such a move, though difficult, is necessary to create the circumstances for sustained economic growth, in its Bangladesh Development Update. Growth is likely to
  • Chinese ships seized in Mexico
    Chinese bulk carriers Best Vision and Luyang Eagle have been detained at Mexico ports for nearly six months, due to alleged involvement of illegal iron ore shipping, Chinese shipping website ship.sh told IHS Maritime. The Panama-flagged 96,000dwt Best Vision sailed to Manzanillo, Mexico, on 25

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • Vancouver Shipyards starts production of first NSPS vessel
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo approves Hitachi Zosen SCR
  • Prosecutors seek death penalty for Sewol captain
  • Oaktree would control Torm under proposed restructuring
  • Liberian Registry backs IMO guidance on Ebola
  • Stolt to relocate Stamford tanker staff to Houston

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • Dredging project set to begin for Snohomish River settling basins
  • Hanjin joining list of carriers in pair of South Africa services
  • MarAd calling for input for offshore export facility rules
  • Crowley Maritime barge delivers gate for Panama Canal expansion work
  • Port Metro Vancouver marks end of Roberts Bank overpass project

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • Fyffes-Chiquita deal breaks up
    Banana producers would have searched for fleet synergies had the deal gone ahead
  • Surprise reprieve for Hamburg formula
    Inadmissible for stress test, but no ECB ban
  • VLGC spot rate falls but stays above $100 per tonne
    Lack of chartering activity pulls market down for owners, following recent surge
  • ECB orders shipping book writedown at HSH Nordbank
    But world's biggest lender declines to specify amount
  • Navios Maritime Partners post flat income
    Revenue jumps 18% as company uses prolonged market weakness to strengthen its position
  • Scorpio Tankers slips to $1.2m net loss
    Tanker company remains focused on goal of global product tanker domination
  • Liberian Registry backs the IMO's no-ban Ebola advice
    Calls for shipowners to include Ebola-specific clauses in their charterparties.
  • Horizon Lines sees revenues and profits increase
    Jones-act carrier benefits from higher volumes and lower costs, but freight rates slide
  • Maersk imposes surcharge on Philippines port congestion
    Shipping line doubles Manila surcharges, limits Batangas box calls
  • Stolt-Nielsen moves tanker staff to Houston
    Chemical giant moves 60 employees from Connecticut to Texas
  • Maersk's new drillship starts a 45-day contract for $17m
    Three out of four newbuildings now operating as drilling business targets a $1bn profit
  • Torm restructuring deal gives Oaktree a controlling stake
    Danish tanker company is close to agreement with 61% of its creditors
  • Marseilles Fos' new port authority boss tackles a public relations challenge
    Cabau Woehrel must persuade customers that the French port is strike-free and poised for growth
  • Mexico detains bulkers over illegal shipment claims
    Authorities say vessels failed to produce the right paperwork for iron ore cargoes
  • Nakilat posts a 25% hike in nine-month profits
    Fleet expansion is on the cards as the Qatari company looks to new LNG opportunities

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • 'Happy Days' here for LTL as volumes, business improve, Estes says
    KANSAS CITY - The strengthening U.S. economic recovery is delivering better times to less-than-truckload carriers, Robey W. (Rob) Estes, Jr., said at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference here Friday. "Remember that TV show back in the '70s with Ron Howard and Tom Boswell, 'Happy Days'? LTL is experiencing 'Happy Days'...
  • As freight volume, revenue rises, Swift Transportation looks to add trucks
    Swift Transportation, the largest U.S. truckload carrier had more freight in the third quarter than it could handle, even with 300 more tractor-trailers hauling truckload shipments. The earnings reports of Phoenix-based Swift and truckload competitors Werner Enterprises and Knight Transportation show freight demand rose to match and exceed truck capacity in...
  • Transnet inks MOU to advise four African countries on port operations
    South Africa's port landlord Transnet will help educate ports in Kenya, Namibia, Mozambique and Ghana under a new agreement meant to bring their ports up to international standards. Port authorities in the four nations signed an agreement with South African port landlord Transnet to engage in worker and management training and...
  • UP's new overweight container surcharge draws shipper ire
    A higher surcharge on westbound-moving overweight containers imposed by Union Pacific Railroad this month is drawing fire from Midwest agriculture exporters. The Class I railroad in mid-July told customers that a $300 surcharge would be imposed starting Oct. 1 on 40-foot and 45-foot containers that weighed more than 52,000 pounds. Shippers...
  • Grain exporter is first Quick180 Plus user
    North Carolina grain exporter C.A. Perry & Son has become the first shipper to use Quick180's container-matching system to guarantee export loads to truckers dropping off empty import boxes at its plants. Quick180 was launched this year by retired Virginia port executive Rick Knapp. The company developed an algorithm-based technology to...
  • Malaysia state fund targets Goldman stake in Associated British Ports
    Malaysia's biggest state pension fund is reportedly preparing a $2 billion bid for a stake in Associated British Ports, the UK's largest port operator. Employment Provident Fund has hired bankers to help it acquire a 33.3 percent stake in ABP jointly owned by Goldman Sachs and Prudential, an insurer and asset...
  • Rail executives downplay consolidation outlook
    Canadian Pacific Railway CEO E. Hunter Harrison sees railroad consolidation as possible and a way to greatly improve service, but the majority of his Class I counterparts aren't on board. "And I will go ahead and say I have a very high regard and respect for the head of the CP,...
  • Six side-effects of inventory optimization
    As a way to drive efficiency and reduce costs, manufacturing and distribution companies are on a mission to get lean. One way they're doing so is by optimizing and reducing inventory levels across the supply chain. Financial executives get excited about demand planning and forecasting projects that produce one-time inventory reductions...
  • Explaining the LA-Long Beach gridlock [Video]
    With Los Angeles-Long Beach, which handles some 40 percent of U.S. import container cargo, experiencing its worst bout of congestion in years with no end in sight, shippers are evaluating their options for 2015. Veteran JOC West Coast Editor Bill Mongelluzzo, who has been closely following developments, describes the situation...
  • Ship financing giant HSH Nordbank passes ECB stress test
    HSH Nordbank, the world's biggest ship financier, passed a stress test by the European Central Bank, thanks to a large increase in state loan guarantees that has helped the German bank to survive the protracted container shipping bear market. While no ship financiers failed the ECB's health check of 130 banks,...
  • Provision for antitrust fine takes TNT Express to $60 million loss
    TNT Express suffered its first operating loss in five quarters due to a provision for a potential antitrust fine and restructuring costs. The Netherlands-based global express delivery firm lost 47 million euros [$59.7 million] in the three months through September against a 3 million euros profit in the same period in...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • Lemos hit with UK ruling
    A UK judge has found Greek shipowner Andonis Lemos and two US financial firms to be on the hook for additional legal costs in an unsuccessful oil industry lawsuit that they backed.
  • Owners can handies
    A growing number of operators appear to be parting ways with handysize bulkers that are becoming increasingly difficult to trade because of their age.
  • Scorpio holds onto Dorian
    Scorpio Tankers intends to hold onto its stake in Dorian LPG, at least for now, despite previous indications that it would sell out of the gasship owner by the end of this year.
  • Al-Qaeda targets tankers
    Security contractors believe tankers and other types of commercial tonnage could become increasingly attractive targets for Islamic terrorists in the months ahead.
  • US yard lands order
    A leading US shipyard has lined up a $5m contract to construct a pair of tugs for the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
  • Attica confirms sale
    Greece's Attica Holdings has sold one of its vessels to the Canadian government.
  • Jiangzhou takes aim at LNG
    China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group has forged an alliance with Jianglian Heavy Industries under a broader bid to cash in on rising demand for LNG carriers.
  • CMES back in black
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has returned to profit in the first three quarters of 2014.
  • Cape fire keeps burning
    Optimism remained today in the capesize market as a major improvement in the past week extended for another session.
  • Deutsche Bank downs DSX
    A Wall Street forecaster has downgraded shares of Greek operator Diana Shipping in response to renewed concerns about the future of the dry-bulk market.
  • Panama sets record
    Panama Canal's centennial year has seen a historic record after almost one million people visited the famous Central American waterway.
  • GSI eyes big profit
    China's Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) is lining up a big gain from the sale of three non-core assets.
  • Fyffes deal dead
    The merger of banana giants Chiquita and Fyffes is off as the former has agreed to be taken over in a $1.3bn deal by Cutrale-Safra.
  • Ipsen: Oaktree plan realistic
    Torm has finally established a plan capable of ending four years of financial uncertainty following an agreement that will see Oaktree Capital take control of the company, its chairman says.
  • Precious hurt by costs
    Thailand's Precious Shipping has posted a loss for the three-month period ended on 30 September as total expenses rose.
  • Scorpio Tankers waits on dividend
    Scorpio Tankers reported a minimal loss in the third quarter with its red figure at the positive end of the range the company had guided.
  • Navios Partners stable
    Greek owner Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) has maintained steady earnings in the third quarter as revenue rose.
  • Bahri earnings slashed
    Saudi tanker giant Bahri has posted a steep drop in third-quarter profit as rates and volumes fell.
  • Malaysian interest for ABP
    A Malaysian fund has set its sights on bidding for Goldman Sachs's stake in UK port operator Associated British Ports (ABP).
  • Hanjin Shipping joins up
    South Korea's Hanjin Shipping is expanding its South African network by joining other Asian owners on two existing services.
  • Clarksons sees spending record
    A hunger for newer and larger vessels could see 2014 set a post-crash record for second-hand investment, figures from Clarksons show.
  • Samsung merger cleared
    Shareholders have voted to combine Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Samsung Engineering in a deal worth $2.5bn.
  • Mitsui profit to spike
    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has jacked up its first half profit forecast.
  • Pirates kidnap 10
    Gunmen have abducted four police officers and six oil workers in separate attacks that took place on Friday in Nigeria's Bayelsa region.
  • Tanker hijacked
    A 2013-built tanker has been seized by pirates off Indonesia.
  • Stolt staff moving
    Norway's Stolt-Nielsen is shifting its Connecticut tanker workers to Texas to consolidate its US operations.
  • HSH passes stress test
    Germany's HSH Nordbank has passed the European Central Bank's (ECB) stress test thanks to the huge guarantee provided by its federal owners.
  • Oaktree to control Torm
    Danish owner Torm is on the cusp of a second major restructuring that will see Oaktree Capital use ships to assume control of the company.
  • De Beers goes to Kleven
    Kleven has secured a newbuilding contract from De Beers to build a specialised vessel for deep sea mineral exploration.
  • Jaxport eyes bigger ships
    The US port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) is bolstering its crane capacity in anticipation of the arrival of larger containerships.
  • Nakilat profit heads higher
    Nakilat, the operator of the world's largest LNG fleet, has reported a 25% rise in net profit for the first nine months of 2014.
  • Essar capesize freed
    Essar and Dr Peters look to have settled their differences over a charter dispute that saw a capesize bulker arrested in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • Port Of Oakland sees busiest month in more than a year
  • Horizon Lines reports sharp increase in Q3 profits
  • Great Lakes ore floats high in September
  • FMC's Lidinsky critical of Ocean Three approval process
  • FMC reviews 28 OTI license applications
  • Drewry: Global demand container demand up 5.5% in 2015
  • UPS predicts December growth
  • CORRECTION: MSC modifies North Europe Service
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2014
  • New MFM systems 'boost accuracy' of fuel measurements
    Emerson's meters use 'new electronics with faster flow sampling rates'.
  • Box ship arrest in Singapore
    Ship detained on October 25.
  • Repaired ship heading home to Russia from BC
    Captain still recovering in Vancouver from medical issues.
  • Renewed calls to scrap bunker tax
    Shipping ministry pushing for reform.
  • Crude oil prices could fall further, warns US bank
    'Bearishness prevails and the market is still in the process of trying to find a new floor.'
  • Investor offloads OW Bunker shares
    Cantillon Funds reduces stake in bunker company.
  • Company facing fraud investigations
    Danish Fraud Squad 'pressing charges' but reporting of the case restricted.
  • Oil spill cleanup in progress at UK port
    About 100 metric tonnes of fuel oil spilled, says local media.
  • Further fundings for ECA 'sniffer drones'
    Self-guided drones will seek out ships and measure their sulphur emissions.
  • EGCS systems ordered for newbuild MR tankers
    System able to single-handedly serve all combustion units simultaneously.
  • Shipmanagement firm reduces vessel fuel consumption
    Being 'eco-smart' pays off', says general manager of Ecoships.

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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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