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August 5, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • US beef exporters cry foul of being shut out of lucrative China market
  • Container throughput slows down at southern California ports
  • Unilever uses Alibaba to reach into rural online China market
  • UASC emerges as front-runner to acquire loss-making NOL's fleet & 2.8pc market share
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds Halmstad, Sweden call to Sweden Denmark Express service
  • Pentalver opens new 5-acre container yard at DP World London Gateway
  • European Commission digs deeper into proposed buyout of TNT by FedEx
  • American truckers disappointed their recommendations ignored by Feds
  • PAI Partners sells air cargo handler Swissport to China's HNA July 30
  • Canada's busiest cargo airport to get busier with new freight terminal
  • Emergency gear maker may have lithium battery fire risk in the bag

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • New Suez Canal seen further facilitating global trade
  • NYK hosts fleet safety promotion conference
  • Shipping to be affected by weak global trade growth: India Ratings
  • ZIM ranked 1st in schedule reliability on Asia-US East Coast trade
  • Govt may import 210 mt of coal to meet demand
  • Go-slow by RTG operators adversely impacts operations at GTI
  • JN Port's operating income, profit before tax up in Q1
  • Mumbai Port registers overall growth in cargo handling
  • SSC toppers & scholarship winners of JNPT schools felicitated
  • Govt to develop 15,000 km of National Highways at INR 1.9 cr.
  • Railways won't be privatised but private investment is welcome, says Minister
  • CESC lines up mega investment plan for renewable energy
  • Fieo welcomes retroactive introduction of GSP benefit by US
  • INR firms up further against dollar after RBI keeps repo rate steady
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 7.25 pc
  • Brics business forum to be held in Dubai next month

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports strong quarter profits
    Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), the world's third largest cruise shipping company, has reported an increase in 2Q15 net profit on the previous year. The company also said it will base a ship of its mass market Norwegian Cruise Line in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2016-17 season. Group net
  • Precious upbeat despite quarterly loss
    Precious Shipping are maintaining a confident outlook despite increased second quarter losses. Net losses for 2Q15 for the Thai dry bulker rose to USD12.03 million against losses of USD1.62 million in same quarter last year. Average earnings per ship per day were sharply down at USD5,757 from
  • Viking Offshore profits up 94%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Viking Offshore posted profits of SGD173 million (USD125.8 million), up 94% year-on-year for the second quarter this year as a result of higher revenue. Revenue surged 32% to SGD21.6 million in 2Q15 compared to SGD16.3 million in 2Q14, due to order book
  • MISC doubles profit in 2Q15
    Malaysia-listed shipowner, MISC has more than doubled its profit to MYR766.4 million (USD198.9 million) for the second quarter of 2015 from MYR319 million in 2Q14, as a result of improved freight rates in petroleum business. Revenue was up slightly by 2% to MYR2.6 billion in 2Q15 as compared to
  • Shanghai Salvage-led consortium seals Sewol job
    A consortium led by Chinese state-owned Shanghai Salvage signed a contract with the South Korean government on 4 August to hoist the capsized Sewol ferry. The contract signing follows two weeks of negotiations, after the consortium was chosen on 15 July as the preferred bidder following an open
  • Dry bulk sentiment and rates improve
    Spot freight rates for Capesize dry bulkers surged on 3 August and shipping analysts note the fundamentals of the sector were not as bad as the freight market had indicated in 1H15. "Capesize rates rose 9% yesterday and stand now at USD17,162/day. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) has now risen by 95% to
  • Taiwanese liners expect better 3Q performance
    Taiwanese container carriers are expected to do better in the 3Q15 amid rebounding freight rates and decreasing bunker prices, local analysts said on 3 August. Rates for Asia-Europe services surged 177% week-on-week (w/w) from USD400/teu to USD1,109/teu last week, according InfoTimes, while rates
  • Product tanker catches fire off Shanghai
    A China Shipping Tanker-owned product tanker caught fire off Dayangshan Island, Shanghai, on 3 August, killing one crew member and injuring five others, announced the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration. Ye Chi, ferrying 29,000 tonnes of diesel from Jinshan, Shanghai, to Singapore, was sailing
  • Sainty Marine likely to refund $129m of advance payments and interest
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine estimated that it would have to refund CNY800 million (USD129 million) of advance payments and interest to shipowners in the worst-case scenario following the bankruptcy of its partner Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI). The worst-case scenario would materialise if
  • Fujian Guohang raises $6.5m in private placement
    Chinese dry bulk carrier owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) has raised CNY40 million (USD6.5 million) in a private placement to replenish its working capital. Fujian-based Lianjie Investment Group, which owned 2.5% of Fujian Guohang before the private placement, subscribed in June for 20
  • SapuraKencana forms JV to enter Brunei oil and gas industry
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum has formed a joint-venture (JV) company to enter the oil and gas industry in Brunei. According to its filing to Bursa Malaysia, the shareholder agreement was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary SapuraKencana Brunei and
  • SBI Offshore invests $10.2m for 51% stake in solar power assets
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider SBI Offshore has invested SGD13.97 million (USD10.2 million) to obtain 51% stake in solar power assets from its German partner Gräss Group for business diversification. The proposed acquisition includes four revenue-generating solar photovoltaic power
  • CMHI raises $700m from bonds
    China Merchants Holdings (International) (CMHI) has raised USD700 million by selling bonds to support the development of its port business. CMHI issued USD700 million fixed-coupon guaranteed notes, consisting of two tranches including a 5-year tranche of USD200 million and a 10-year tranche of

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Breaking the bottleneck: Egypt's president opens expanded Suez Canal this week
  • No end to trend as Asian imports switch from US west coast ports to the east
  • Dachser expands its Asia Pacific network as regional supply chains gain strength

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • U.S. Coast Guard celebrates anniversary with stamp
  • Meyer Turku starts production of LNG fueled Tallink ferry
  • Navy crew moves aboard Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
  • Molasses settlement hits Matson earnings
  • Italian PM steps in to block Monfalcone prosecutor
  • Australia announces A$89.billion shipbuilding plan
  • BAE San Francisco wins $11.2 million T-AKE 14 contract
  • USCG updates policy guidance on casualty reporting
  • Damen gives French research vessel a new lease on life

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • US Coast Guard celebrates 225 years of operations
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $1,227,500 in civil penalties
  • Boeing Defense, Space & Security taps Gena Lovett as Operations VP
  • Coast Guard conducting investigation of possible Willamette River collision
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of new Guyanamax container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Good timing for Ardmore as fleet renewal programme nears completion
    Company looking to increase dividends as last newbuildings hit the water later this year
  • Global Ship Lease 'milestone' as dividend payments start
    Update: Shipowner seeks more acquisitions after $54m sale and leaseback deal for OOCL Ningbo
  • SinOceanic signs for five 11,500 teu boxships
    HNA affiliate based in Norway returns to sister yard Jinhai Heavy Industry
  • Better rates on redeployed ships boost FSL profit
    Three additional tankers to take up new charters in second-half
  • FMC fines UASC and seven others
    Penalties totalling $1.2m levied for alleged Shipping Act violations
  • US blacklists Turkish shipowner in drive to cut Syrian energy supplies
    Panama-registered Milenyum Energy is accused of delivering gasoil and LPG to Syria
  • Institutions expect to fund German fleet growth, PwC finds
    Three out of four local owners planning to buy ships in year ahead, according to annual survey
  • MISC more than doubles net profit
    Higher rates for its crude tankers and new revenues from an FPSO boost result
  • China Shipping tanker catches fire near Shanghai
    Fire kills one seafarer and injures four
  • Danaos triples second-quarter earnings
    Results benefit from lower debt and ongoing winding up of expensive swaps
  • Navigator reports record second quarter
    Leader in handysize LPG carriers sees profits rise by one-third

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Unifor files lawsuit seeking Vancouver drayage wages
    Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has filed a lawsuit to force Vancouver drayage firms to pay back wages to drivers that were part of a 2014 agreement to end a month-long strike at Port Metro Vancouver. Unifor, which represents around 400 of the port's 1,450 drayage drivers, claims that Container...
  • Global logistics M&A spend skyrockets as cross-border deals heat up
    XPO Logistics' $3.5 billion acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle was one of the mega-deals of the second quarter. Major logistics and transportation mergers and acquisitions not only increased in number in the second quarter, they rocketed in value, as companies crossed oceans and borders to buy businesses that would open new markets...
  • CMA CGM adds reefer capacity to Europe-Caribbean lane
    CMA CGM MarseilleCMA CGM plans to deploy three 2,100 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container ships with heavy refrigerated capacity on the North Europe-Caribbean trade lane to handle forecasted rising demand. The French carrier's reception of the three Guyanamax ships, each with roughly 530 TEUs of reefer capacity, comes as carriers fight for market...
  • FMC fines six companies $1.2 million
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has collected $1.2 million in civil penalties from six companies for alleged Shipping Act violations, the agency announced Tuesday. Agreements were reached with seven non-vessel-operating common carriers and one vessel-operating common carrier. As is often the case, the parties agreed to penalties but did...
  • Butler announces retirement from NS
    In the latest leadership change at Norfolk Southern Corporation, the company announced Tuesday that Deborah Butler, chief information officer and executive vice president of planning, will be retiring October 1. Butler has spent the past 37 years with the Norfolk, Virginia-based business, parent company to Norfolk Southern Railway. She joined NS...
  • Expanded Suez Canal promises shippers more efficiency, lower costs
    Suez Canal. Credit: jgmorardEgyptian armed forces are on high alert ahead of the ceremony to open the $8 billion, 44.7 mile extension to the Suez Canal on August 6, which will for the first time allow two-way traffic on the canal, creating economic benefits for both international shippers and the...
  • USA Truck plans truckload capacity cut to bolster profits
    By cutting 800 high-cost tractors from its fleet this year, USA Truck hopes to make more money with less capacity. The truckload carrier will replace only half of the older tractors it plans to retire, the company said. The result will be a smaller but more efficient, younger fleet of...
  • Beef. It's what's driving Itapoa's double-digit gains
    Port ItapoaPort Itapoa is expecting an 11 percent jump in container traffic this year, thanks to robust chicken and beef exports to China, new services and better road connections. The container terminal marked its 1 millionth container move after opening slightly more than four years ago. Container throughput Port Itapoa -...
  • Inadequate Mediterranean access threatens Suez project
    The Suez CanalEgypt should deliver on a commitment to dredge a new Mediterranean access channel to the Suez Canal as soon as possible or it risks derailing the goals of its ambitious Suez-centered development plans. Speaking ahead of the Aug. 6 opening of an extension to the canal that will facilitate...
  • Court rejects new bid to kill Jones Act cabotage
    Port of HonoluluHawaiian shippers frustrated with high freight rates had their hopes for change dashed last week after a U.S. federal court rejected their bid to strike cabotage provisions from the U.S. Merchant Marine Act. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the six Hawaiian shippers who filed suit...
  • Strong overseas revenue lifts Nippon Express' profit
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, saw its group net profit soar in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 on the back of robust international revenue growth driven by the weak yen and increased air cargo traffic. The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 8.199 billion yen ($66.1 million)...
  • Maersk reefer exec sees slow-steaming staying, GPS track growing
    As the world's largest container carrier - and reefer carrier, too, with a fleet of 230,000 refrigerated containers - Maersk Line is well-versed in the details of shipping temperature-controlled cargoes. William "Bill" Duggan, vice president of North American refrigerated services, recently shared his thoughts on key challenges and opportunities confronting...
  • Paltry trans-Pacific eastbound rates could hit triple-digits
    Gary FerrulliA year ago, we were watching the beginning of what turned out to be a nine-month debacle between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association. The hope was that the early start of discussions in April would increase the chances of success by late July....
  • DSV boosts Q2 profit on strong air, ocean performance
    LONDON - Danish trucker and freight forwarder DSV posted a better-than-expected increase in second-quarter earnings, driven by sharply higher air and ocean container profits, leading it to upgrade its full-year earnings forecast. Operating profit before special items grew to 809 million Danish crowns ($119 million) from 701 million crowns in the...
  • Jhippers gain new containerized rail route linking China to Central Asia
    Shippers moving containerized cargo between China and Central Europe and Central Asia can soon tap a new transport corridor connecting China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan via rail and a new seaport in the Azeri capital of Baku. The rail route, launched by the governments of China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, is the latest...
  • Westbound trans-Atlantic trade transformed from sleepy to dynamic
    At a time when east-west container shipping trades are being pummeled by what Drewry Maritime Research calls a toxic mix of overcapacity, weak demand and aggressive pricing, the trans-Atlantic is standing out as a lone, and surprising, stalwart. Driven by a combination of the euro's slide against the dollar and strengthening...
  • Gateway Distriparks Ltd. rapidly expanding on India's southeastern coast
    The port-based logistics provider said it has acquired 48 acres adjacent to the Krishnapatnam port, near Chennai, for the construction of a new container freight station a month after the company kicked off a plan to build an inland container depot center at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat State. "Krishnapatnam is...
  • Danaos Q2 earnings soar on lower financing costs
    LONDON - Greek container ship-owner Danaos more than doubled second-quarter earnings as it continued to cut financing costs and increased its charter revenue. The NYSE-listed company booked net income of $38.1 million in the three months through June 30 compared with $16.6 million in the year-earlier period. Adjusted net income more than...
  • Reefer cargo helps propel Hueneme to record-breaking fiscal year
    For most ports on the U.S. West Coast, late 2014 and early 2015 was a year of seemingly-unending congestion and slumping cargo traffic. Not so at California's Port of Hueneme, which just reported its highest cargo year in its 78-year history. According to Hueneme port officials, total tonnage for the fiscal...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Ardmore target raised
    JP Morgan hiked its price target for shares of Ardmore Shipping after the New York-listed products tanker owner revealed plans to boost its payout to shareholders.
  • Golar invests in spinoff
    Golar LNG Ltd has unveiled plans to spend up to $25m to buy shares of its master limited partnership (MLP) spin-off.
  • Cape rate rises 10%
    Capesize bulker rates increased by more than 10% in one day, lifting the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) to the highest level since 27 November.
  • SinOceanic takes five
    SinOceanic Shipping of Norway has inked a $435m newbuilding order.
  • Polarcus picks up work
    Dubai's Polarcus has clinched a new seismic survey contract as it builds its portfolio back up.
  • GSL in dividend debut
    Boxship owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has declared its first dividend ever following a strong performance in the second quarter.
  • Noble guns down rumours
    Trader says bond issue talk is malicious and aimed aty driving down its shares.
  • UASC pays US fine
    Middle East line UASC has agreed to pay a penalty to a US regulator a little over a month since being praised by the same watchdog.
  • Twin deaths revealed
    Alcohol played a part in the deaths of a UK workboat master and mate in two separate accidents five months apart.
  • OSG's new faces
    IPO-bound US tanker owner adds three new members from investment firms to its board.
  • NCL stronger
    Cruiseship owner follows in footsteps of its rivals and posts higher profit in Q2.
  • Ardmore set for dividend hike
    Anthony Gurnee says board is mulling a payout increase after owner books strong second quarter.
  • Crew given all-clear
    A quarantine order has been lifted from an Italian tanker on which the cook died of an infectious disease.
  • FSL profit takes flight
    First Ship Lease Trust recorded a 500% rise in second quarter profit as a strong tanker market helped it to a fifth successive quarter in the black.
  • Mazumdar swaps flags
    The head of the ailing UK Ship Register (UKSR) is leaving after four years to run the St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Register (SKANReg) as CEO.
  • Maersk eager for Suez bypass
    Egypt may announce fresh plans to upgrade the Suez canal this week, hard on the heels of the waterway's recently completed $8.5bn expansion that will be formally launched on Thursday, a local shipping executive said.
  • Fain sells Royal Caribbean slice
    Royal Caribbean chief executive Richard Fain has sold off shares worth over $13m in the shipowner.
  • Commerzbank losses "low"
    German lender Commerzbank says loan-loss provisions are running at low levels as it continues to reduce its shipping exposure.
  • Low demand hits NAO
    New York-listed offshore owner posts small loss on lower revenue for the second quarter.
  • Korean boost for WW ASA?
    A four-year high in South Korean car exports is likely to drive a strong second quarter showing for Oslo-listed Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA, analysts say.
  • TNG snaps up resale
    Croatia's Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) has added a sixth vessel to its growing fleet by taking over another contract at SPP Shipbuilding in Korea.
  • Body found after ferry fire
    The body of a missing crewman has been found following a fire on an MOL-managed ferry off Japan.
  • MISC makes more
    Malaysian owner MISC has logged stronger second quarter profit as clean tanker rates improved.
  • EGAS win for BW
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao's BW Group has confirmed it has won a contract for Egypt's second FSRU project.
  • Hedland on a roll
    Australia's Port Hedland has seen iron ore exports expanded to an all-time high for the third month in a row, data from Pilbara Ports Authority shows.
  • Navigator ups profits
    New York-listed Navigator Holdings had a healthy second quarter for its 2015 financial year with net income climbing 33.8% over the same quarter in 2014 to $26.3m.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • CMA CGM to up capacity 18% on NEFGUI loop
  • FAA slaps shippers with hazmat penalties
  • Container rates rebound across Asia trade routes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • 'Engine problem' forces new cruise ship out of commission
    Viking Star has been operational for just four months.
  • Meyer Turku begins building LNG-powered fast ferry
    Vessel slated for early 2017 delivery.
  • Novorossiysk: MGO values move closer to regional hubs
    Having been out on a limb over July.
  • More details of 'third option' for ECA compliance
    US-based Triton to update the industry with new data in the near future.
  • Box trade buoyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Croatian owner takes eco option
    Resale move brings fleet to six.
  • Bunker prices at six-year low
    Prices slide in Singapore.
  • Smaller ports 'face bleak prospects'
    Handling the new generation of container ships will be a struggle.
  • Box trade bouyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Profit up for NYK
    Bottom line boosted by cutting fuel use.
  • China's problems cast shadow over shipping sector
    Drewry revises down its forecast for container traffic moving through Chinese ports.
  • Panama bunker sales volume up
    Region sold 310,000 mt of marine fuel in May.
  • AC Oil enters Singapore bunkering market
    Company will be able to supply up to 3,000 mt of MGO per month when fully operational, spokesperson tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Fuel storage facility planned for Australian port
    Land acquisition in progress.
  • IBIA office returns to London
    'It's great to be back in the city', says Chief Executive.
  • Singapore: Arrested vessel released after bunker bill payment
    Staroil Energy claims over $1 million in defaulted bill payments, court records show.

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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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