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April 30, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison HPH Trust profit up 19pc to US$98,208 as revenue rises 3pc
  • CIMC quarterly profit off 51pc to US$13.8 million, but sales up 3pc
  • DP World's quarterly box volumes rise 9pc on extra terminal capacity
  • Damaged HK ship given port of refuge in Korea after 100 days at sea
  • Hong Kong ferry deaths report on hold pending criminal inquiries
  • Project cargo fraud leads to IMB warning to expect more to come
  • Fujian to spend US$57.6 billion on infrastructure over 5 years
  • New York Waterfront Commission says hiring veterans too slow
  • CN quarterly profit up 12pc to US$564 million, revenue up 9pc
  • French minister wants foreign trucks confined to toll roads to pay taxes
  • China growth slows, but soars against developed western economies
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo revenue falls 3.4pc on 5pc more tonnage
  • Newark airport's cargo drops 13pc as more China exports go to sea
  • Amsterdam Schiphol quarterly air cargo up 7.3pc to 392,990 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • AN ASSORTMENT OF FORTHRIGHT VIEWS, OPINIONS & SUGGESTIONS
  • ECU-LINE expands its presence in Philippines, announces the opening of office in Davao city
  • GAIL (I) to hire fleet for LNG imports from US
  • MANSA holds 13th Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament
  • SRI welcomes MLC amendments to provide greater security for crew
  • Varun Shipping to discontinue offshore businesses
  • Cashew exports on a record high
  • Hong Kong Spring Fair to enhance exports
  • Indo-South African trade grew 31 pc in FY14
  • Textile exports fare well in FY14
  • Power shut down at JNPT to briefly impact services
  • Govt may not impose anti-dumping duty on solar equipment imports
  • INR rises smartly on heavy dollar selling
  • JSPL commissions $ 800-m steel plant in Oman
  • Fieo (WR) holds interactive session with Revenue Secy

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk issues invitation to submit expression of...
  • Eurotunnel plans to develop cross-Channel railfreight
  • DB Schenker Rail UK transports goods for Malcolm
  • New head of retail and lifestyle appointed
  • TIP to invest in 900 new trailers
  • Turkish Cargo stepping up service to Tripoli and Benghazi
  • New boss for Nuremberg branch office
  • Profitable first quarter for Panalpina
  • Russia makes progress in opening up northern sea route
  • Navistar increasing truck production
  • More Europe with Air Canada Cargo
  • Geis eingespannt
  • März mit grossen Neuerungen
  • Swiss entrusts pilot training to new hands
  • Drewry: MSC highlights panamax surplus problem
  • Dependency on Asia-led growth continues

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • Korean Register chief resigns
  • Pirates flee captured dhow
  • Vard: profits dip, but orders soar

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • Port association rep. tells House grant program should stay federal
  • Floating docks set for installation at Port of Port Angeles Boat Haven
  • Merchants Exchange of Portland calling for scholarship applications
  • Port Metro Vancouver predicts strong 2014 cruise season
  • Tacoma Propeller Club names scholarship winners for 2014

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • Only half the US' planned LNG export projects will launch, predicts expert
    Shipowners can expect disappointment as cargoes fail to live up to the hype
  • Milaha reports a slight increase in net profit as VLGC earnings rise
    Extraordinary LPG rate growth boosts Qatar-based shipping company's results
  • Liner shipping alliances will stabilise freight rates, says Seaspan's Wang
    UPDATE: operating earnings steady despite one-off financial writedowns
  • DFDS to axe North Sea route ahead of SOx deadline
    Company warns customers of new surcharge as it switches to low-sulphur fuels
  • Nordea cuts shipping loss provisions
    First-quarter results show improving trend
  • Navios Partners eyes more containerships
    Frangou-led bulker partnership hints it could spend insurance windfall on big boxships
  • Six players register interest in a majority stake in Piraeus
    Privatisation of Greece's largest port authority draws Cosco, APM, Ports America and ICTSI
  • INTTRA adds freight rate visibility through Catapult partnership
    Solution allows shippers to view agreements while booking
  • CSICL reports 17% fall in first-quarter profit
    Flagship unit of Chinese state giant encounters lower revenues and subsidies
  • Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co will be spun off from its holding firm
    Restructuring moves South Korean box line closer to Hanjin Group's direct control
  • Boxship charter-owners make a comeback
    Clarksons estimates that tonnage providers account for 60% of orderbook
  • NordLB loan loss provisions top $1bn
    No recovery now and 'first signs' only in 2015, says chairman Dunkel
  • Avance Gas moves into profit in the first quarter
    US liquefied petroleum gas exports create record VLGC rates - although a dip looms
  • UASC hopes to use LNG to fuel ships within three years of delivery
    Carrier reveals targets for roll-out of liquefied natural gas power
  • Middle East petrochemical shippers face equipment shortage
    Conference hears that container imbalance has worsened in the last three months
  • Shipping line alliances 'are start of collaboration trend'
    Lines will work increasingly closely to secure sustainable profitability, says UASC chief
  • Vard orderbook hits a five-year high
    Offshore builder has orders worth $3.6bn
  • Dorian initiates US offering
    LPG carrier's downsized IPO will help fund 19 newbuildings at HHI and Daewoo
  • Korean Register chairman Chon resigns in wake of Sewol disaster
    Gesture of sympathy for victims and families does not suggest any wrongdoing by KR, says class society

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • ZPMC plans S Korea joint venture
    Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) plans to set up a $700,000 joint venture in South Korea to develop its international network
  • Avance Gas upbeat after strong first quarter
    Avance Gas Holding says it expects the freight market to remain strong in the current quarter although at rates below the recent all-time highs as US exports continue to support the business
  • Nord LB racks up huge shipping loss
    German state bank Nord LB - the country's second-largest shipping lender - was hit by a massive loss in its ship financing division amidst increased risk and restructuring costs
  • Six suitors for Piraeus
    Six investors have expressed interest in a 67% stake in the Piraeus Port Authority, according to an announcement made by Greece's public assets sell-off agency HRADF yesterday
  • COSCOL cut losses in first quarter
    COSCO Shipping (COSCOL), a special cargo carrier unit of Cosco Group, today said its losses fell by 71% year-on-year to CNY13.1M ($2.1M) in the first quarter of 2014, due to improved freight rates and investment gains
  • Drug shipments to Australia up
    Shipping is still the favoured transportation for illicit drugs, with crystal methyl amphetamine becoming the new drug of choice, second only to cannabis, according to a new report released by Australian Crime Commission
  • Hanjin Group CEO takes reins at Hanjin Shipping
    Hanjin Group's CEO is taking over the leadership of Hanjin Shipping Co as part of the latter's ongoing financial restructuring
  • President Park issues Sewol apology
    South Korean president Park Geun Hye apologised today over the Sewol ferry disaster, blaming her government's failure to combat systemic and regulatory "evils"
  • VARD's first-quarter profit halved
    Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder VARD Holdings suffered a 52.8% year-on-year drop in its first-quarter 2014 profit, which totalled NOK85M ($14.1M)

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • WRDA Ho! US Port Authorization Bill Passage in Sight
    WASHINGTON - Long-delayed U.S. federal legislation key to authorizing major port projects hasn't yet arrived in harbor, but the bow is in sight. Congress will complete final work on water resources development legislation over the next two weeks, hold a final vote and then send it to President Barack Obama for...
  • Drewry: East-West Air Freight Rates End Slide
    Drewry East-West Air Freight Price Index rose 6.1 percent year-over-year in March. Full-size image In March, the East-West Air Freight Price Index, as reported by Drewry, rose 6.1 percent year-over-year and 6.8 percent from February, following three consecutive months of year-over-year and month-to-month declines. The index is based on the average of all-in...
  • Supply Chain: The Next Generation
    Five ways the technology of tomorrow is shaping business today Con-way Multimodal launches a Twitter application called Tweet-load to match carriers with available freight, while a Dutch designer conceptualizes the world's first intelligent highway equipped with groundbreaking technology that allows electric cars to charge in motion. 3D printing technology for prototyping and...
  • OOCL Earnings Point to Higher Rates, Stronger Demand
    Shippers look set to face rising freight rates on the Asia-Europe trade in the second quarter as improving demand allows container lines to stand firm on planned general rate increases (GRIs). Several carriers announced GRIs at the beginning of April, and a host of rate hikes are planned for May and...
  • Echo Sees Billion-Dollar Year Ahead as Truckload Demand Rises
    A surge in business during the first quarter carried over into April at Echo Global Logistics, as shippers turned to the third-party logistics provider for trucks. Revenue was up 27 percent year-over-year in the first weeks of April, following a 21.4 percent jump in revenue the first quarter, Echo CEO Doug...
  • TNT Express Revenue, Profit Fall
    TNT Express posted lower revenue and operating income in the first quarter on a mix of adverse currency movements, the sale of its domestic Chinese business and the pruning of unprofitable contracts. The Dutch global logistics group's revenue shrunk 6.6 percent to €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) from €1.72 billion ($2.4 billion)...
  • Stronger Global Trade Drives Growth in DP World's Traffic
    Stronger global trade growth and new capacity in the United Kingdom and Brazil boosted DP World's traffic by 11.6 percent in the first quarter. The company did sound a note of caution regarding the economic environment, however. The London-listed group handled 14.2 million 20-foot-equivalent units, compared with 12.8 million TEUs in...
  • US Intermodal Growth May Slow This Year
    Some shippers this winter couldn't deal with tightening truck capacity by shifting loads to intermodal trains even if they wanted to. Intermodal service delays, caused by the severe weather and an uptick in freight demand, forced some railroads to turn away cargo. In a case of supply chain reverse engineering, poor...
  • TPM 2014 Sponsored Video: China Merchant Holdings International
    Dr. David Deng, China Merchants Holdings Intl. deputy general manager, on the challenge that carrier alliances bring to terminal operators and CMHI's recent projects supporting developing economies in new regions....
  • Capacity Squeeze May Spark Supply Chain Changes
    One way to measure trucking demand is by looking not at how much freight a trucking company can haul, but at how much freight it turns away. In the first quarter, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, North America's sixth-largest truckload carrier, turned down as many as 1,200 loads a day tendered by shippers...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • Canaccord's Coup
    A leading investment bank appears to have completed the second phase of a campaign aimed at cashing in on the rising tide of shipowners that are looking to tap the capital markets.
  • LNG carrier reactivated
    Exmar has secured employment for an LNG carrier that has been sitting idle since December.
  • Exmar upbeat
    Exmar turned in a first-quarter profit Tuesday and is upbeat about its prospects in the months ahead thanks in part to rising demand for very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
  • Spring cleaning
    Belgian gas-carrier operator Exmar appears to have picked up the pace of a campaign to shed ageing tonnage.
  • Solstad wins in Brazil
    Solstad Offshore is switching an anchor handling tug supply vessel from the North Sea market to Brazil.
  • Neste takes a stake
    Finnish oil and shipping group Neste has formed a new joint venture to manage the tanker assets it has sold to the state and pension fund Ilmarinen.
  • Concordia spot on
    Concordia Maritime has made a successful start to life under Kim Ullman's leadership with a sharp rise in quarterly profit.
  • CSDC back in black
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) returned to the black in the first quarter of the year as volumes and rates recovered.
  • Insurance boost for NMM
    Greece's Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) is expecting to bank more than $100m from the scrapping of a charter default insurance policy.
  • Nord/LB boosts provisions
    Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB) made a healthy profit in 2013 despite increasing loan loss provisions again as the shipping downturn entered its sixth year.
  • Cosco sees red ink return
    China Cosco has made an immediate return to the red after surviving a third successive annual loss which would have seen it ejected from the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
  • DFDS chops route
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS is closing its Esbjerg to Harwich route due to the costs of new sulphur emission rules.
  • CSCL returns to profit
    Chinese container line CSCL has been pushed back into profit in the first quarter by asset sales.
  • NAO deal aids Ulstein
    Nordic American Offshore's purchase of a platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet and a strong showing from its ship design division have helped jack up annual profit at Norway's Ulstein Group.
  • Sprint finished
    A spectacular rise in LPG rates was finally halted yesterday with talk now turning to how far they will come back down from record highs.
  • Cement carrier grounds
    A KG Jebsen cement carrier has run around off Sweden after suffering power failure.
  • NCL earnings soar
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has reported a much improved bottom line after upgrading its fleet with a pair of larger vessels.
  • Cho eyes Hanjin revival
    Cho Yang-ho, the new CEO of Korea's Hanjin Shipping, has vowed to transform its loss-making operations.
  • Norden takes Top MR
    Greece's Top Ships has fixed the last of its Hyundai Mipo MR newbuildings to Denmark's Norden.
  • Exxon turns on PNG taps
    ExxonMobil has kick-started production at its new LNG plant in Papua New Guinea ahead of schedule.
  • CSSC profit slides
    State shipbuilding group China CSSC has posted a 59.5% drop in net earnings for the first quarter.
  • Milaha edges up
    Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has booked a slight rise in first quarter earnings.
  • Shipping better at Nordea
    Nordea has recorded a rise in first quarter profit helped by a stronger showing from its shipping division.
  • Seaspan earnings held back
    New York-listed containership owner Seaspan Corporation has seen first quarter net profit cut by a revaluation of financial instruments.
  • Avance a hit in Q1
    Avance Gas cruised past market expectations for the first quarter in which shareholders have been handed a strong dividend.
  • Ananda under scrutiny
    Bangladesh is probing alleged fraud at Ananda Shipyard & Slipways.
  • Saga eyes IPO
    UK cruiseship and insurance group Saga is plotting a London IPO that could value it at £3bn ($5.1bn).
  • Dauelsberg in dark
    German owner Herm. Dauelsberg has revealed the whistleblowers who cost it $1.25m in fines never told the company about oil-waste dumping off the US.
  • LDC boss to step down
    The chief executive of Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) is resigning after less than twelve months in charge.
  • Sewol claims KR CEO
    Korean Register (KR) has confirmed that chairman and chief executive Dr Chon Young-kee has resigned with immediate effect.
  • Higher margins lift WOM
    Wintermar Offshore Marine has reported a 30% jump in first quarter profit as it continues to focus on growing its owned vessel segment.
  • CGG back for more
    CGG is looking to raid the bond market for the second time in as many weeks as it looks to refinance more debt.
  • Vard Q1 profit dives
    Vard Holdings has made a disappointing start to the new financial year with a 53% decline in first quarter profit.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • Air, ocean volumes up for Panalpina in 1Q
  • Delaware looks for air cargo project developer
    Delaware officials have issued an Air Cargo Ramp project request for proposal, which would provide parking space for up to four loaded Boeing 747s at Dover Air Force Base.
  • BNSF: Emergency service orders won't help shippers
    BNSF officials say they have "fallen short on executing from a service perspective," but that emergency service orders or other edicts from the Surface Transportation Board would hurt the railroad's ability to improve customer service.
  • TCI Plastics to build at New Orleans port
  • Chinese firms added to BIS Entity List
    The U.S. Commerce Department has added eight Chinese companies and one Chinese individual to its Entity List for their roles in supplying Iran's ballistic missile program through the Chinese proliferator Li Fangwei, or "Karl Lee."
  • CaroTrans offers new U.S.-France service
  • Port Everglades adjusts gate hours for perishables
  • Ecu-Line expands in Philippines
  • Washington Notebook: EPA honors 10 SmartWay Affiliate members
  • Trucker protest causes minor disruption at SoCal ports
  • INTTRA and Catapult announce partnership
    INTTRA announced Tuesday a strategic agreement with Catapult International to sell integrated rate and contract management capabilities to freight forwarders, shippers and carriers that use INTTRA's global e-shipping solutions.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2014
  • Total Marine Fuels expands Singapore office
    Hires Lee Min-Souk as operations executive.
  • Markets lack direction
    Tight avails for LS product at Rotterdam.
  • Key Middle East market remains soft
    Avails still tight in Fujairah.
  • AkzoNobel breaks new ground with carbon credits scheme
    Carbon credit scheme developed to promote Intersleek marine coating.
  • Shipping companies need 'procurement model' for LNG
    Purchasing LNG will be a 'quite different process', says UASC.
  • DFDS confirms ECA-related route closure
    Route consolidation is one of the company's three coping strategies.
  • Barge price launched for 500 RMK bunker fuel
    The heavier grade of fuel oil said to dominate sales in the ARA region.
  • Fire breaks out on bunker tanker
    Engine room and bridge were destroyed.
  • Gunvor clinches new credit facility
    Company's co-founder has been placed on US sanctions list.
  • Asian markets soften
    Meanwhile, Tokyo Bay remains closed for a holiday.
  • Cruise line reports four-fold increase in earnings
    Norwegian Cruise Line sees fall in bunker costs.
  • FOBAS sees little evidence of worsening fuel quality
    Off-specs trends in 2013 'much the same as in previous years' and cat fines seen improving.
  • Quarterly profits soar for Scorpio Tankers
    Company is in the process of renewing its fleet.
  • Seaspan sees lower earnings in Q1
    Firm's revenue marginally increased by 1.9% on year in Q1.
  • Russian Navy in plans to buy more bunker tankers
    Building of vessels is underway.
  • Q1 profits down for Alfa Laval
    Firm reports 'several orders' for its scrubber system.
  • Hong Kong bunker supplier given ISO certification
    Certified for procurement and delivery of marine fuel, Managing Director tells Bunkerworld.

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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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