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January 9, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd up rates on many loops January 15, February 1
  • Improved efficiency, reduced costs to boost carriers profits
  • New 8888-TEU OOCL Taipei named, DBS Bank thanked
  • High tide refloats grounded Land Rover laden carrier off Southampton
  • Yang Ming adds ship to Japan-PDR-Taiwan-Thailand service
  • Maersk's 14th Triple-E newbuilding to join a 2M Asia-Europe loop
  • USAC receives second 14,993-TEU newbuilding ordered in 2013
  • Twenty-seventh 8,500-TEU newbuilding to join Evergreen's APG service
  • US upset over Libyan tanker bombing, Liberia to demand answers
  • Refrigerated containers expected to dominate reefer trade
  • US east coast ports stand to win big from west coast problems
  • SCPA to join land conservation efforts along Cooper River Corridor
  • US Coast Guard sets up security zone set up around Boston courthouse
  • OOCL is new ship provider on SE Asia-Australia ASA service
  • Emirates SkyCargo introduces all-in air freight prices as fuel prices fall
  • Moody's downgrades National Air Cargo's B747 financing
  • British parcel delivery firm City Link in receivership, faces bankruptcy

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • BCHAA felicitates Deepak Shetty on being promoted as Director-General of Shipping
  • Dry bulk shipping set to face new challenges: BIMCO
  • Human rights court order to compensate pirates is shocking, says IMB
  • Oil tanker market looking up
  • Iron ore imports hit record 8.05 mt in 2014
  • Port & dock workers protest against corporatisation of Major Ports
  • Sagarmala project plan to be ready by end of this month
  • West Quay-6 berth at Vizag Port to become operational after arrival of largest cranes from China
  • Freight forwarders welcome Emirates SkyCargo's all-in airfreight rates
  • Rlys earnings from freight up 12.19 pc in April-Dec.
  • Extension of operation of residuary provisions of Garments & Knitwears
  • Govt mulling reducing no. of export documents
  • L&T secures large orders across segments
  • No further curbs on gold imports, says Comm Secy

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Swisslog losing warehouse and distribution manager
  • Isuzu UK overshoots 2013 record
  • UTi receives CEIV pharma certification
  • Jöbstl lightens carbon footprint
  • CMB going into the box business
  • WWL expands in strong automotive market
  • DX buys City Link assets
  • G&W opening purse strings for Pinsly Arkansas
  • Chinese shipyards apply for safe recycling list
  • Gulf Air serving more Saudi destinations
  • Big Easy port gets new COO
  • Walvis Bay gains perishable volumes
  • NS unveils new low emission traction
  • Four more B777Fs for Qatar Airways
  • LA sees November box volumes drop
  • ICS - position change on ballast water

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • UK port security tightened up in wake of Paris shootings
    The UK has tightened its port security following the shootings in Paris that killed 12 people yesterday, the BBC reported today. As a precautionary measure there will be additional security checks at UK ports and stronger security presence at Calais as a result of the United Kingdom's increased
  • Felixstowe handles world's largest container ship
    China Shipping Container Lines' 19,100teu box ship CSCL Globe made its European maiden call at the UK's Port of Felixstowe during a 70-day voyage that began in China's Tianjin Port. Built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea and classed by DNV GL, the 400m-long CSCL Globe is the first of five
  • Sunken Cemfjord may be left as 'sea grave'
    Strong currents and dangerous seas mean that it might be too dangerous to recover cement-carrier Cemfjord and the bodies of eight seafarers believed to be trapped inside. The Cyprus-registered vessel turned over in bad weather in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of Scotland, at the weekend.
  • Wärtsilä adds X62 engine to its low-speed, two-stroke range
    Wärtsilä has announced that its latest low-speed, two-stroke engine, the X62, has passed its design validation and type approval testing. The tests were carried out in October 2014 at Hyundai's Ulsan engine works, followed by successful sea trials in November, with the Aframax tanker Nissos
  • Viking Line sets own record
    Finnish ferry company Viking Line last year carried more passengers than ever. The Åland-based company's vessels carried more than 6.6M passengers, which is an increase of 76,500 on the previous year. This achievement was highlighted last December by the company's 200-millionth passenger since the
  • Rail's share at La Spezia rises to 35%
    The Italian port of La Spezia has announced a 10% growth in cargo moved by rail in 2014, raising the proportion of traffic by rail, mostly in containers, to 35%. This strong growth translates into nearly 7,000 rail box convoys leaving or entering the port gates last year. "[This growth]
  • Knightsbridge Shipping fixes 15 Capes with RWE
    Knightsbridge Shipping, a listed dry bulk carrier owner in John Fredriksen's business empire, said it has entered an agreement with RWE Supply & Trading on the charter of 15 Capesize vessels on long-term contracts. "The basis of the transaction is to employ the vessels on index-linked contracts.
  • S Korean shipbuilders pessimistic about 2015
    Instead of aggressive order-taking, South Korean shipbuilders may only strive to maintain current order backlogs in 2015, said an analyst in a research note. Youngsoo Han of Samsung Securities said, "After reviewing New Year messages from CEOs of Korea's big three shipbuilders - Hyundai Heavy
  • Wärtsilä wins major China engine order
    The Finnish power solutions provider Wärtsilä has won its biggest-ever order to supply engines for a stationary cutter suction dredger being built at a Chinese yard for a Chinese contractor. "With a total installed power of 24,000kW - driving two dredge pumps plus generators - and 5,200kW of cutter power,
  • China's iron ore inventories hit 11-month low
    Iron ore inventories at major ports in China stood at 100.6M tonnes as of 2 January, recording the lowest number since 24 February 2014, showed data from SteelHome, a Shanghai-based steel information provider. Inventories were down by 12% from the highest 113.7M tonnes inventories in last July,
  • P&I clubs warn of bauxite liquefaction risk
    Protection and indemnity clubs have issued warnings of the liquefaction risks of bauxite cargoes, following the sinking of Gearbulk's Supramax bulker Bulk Jupiter on New Year's Day. The ship was carrying over 46,000 tonnes of bauxite from Kuantan, Malaysia, when it sank off Vung Tau, Vietnam,
  • China helps search for QZ8501 black boxes
    A Chinese rescue vessel left a military port in Sanya, in southern China's Hainan Province, Monday night to search for the black boxes at the suspected crash site of AirAsia flight QZ8501. As requested by Indonesia, the naval ship Yongxingdao, with 48 divers and underwater search-and-detect
  • EMAS Offshore posts net profit of $148M
    Singapore-listed offshore oilfield services provider EMAS Offshore today reported net profit of $148.4M for its first financial quarter that ended 30 November 2014, from earnings of $13M in 1QFY14. The higher net profit achieved was due to the $137.5M bargain purchase gain arising from the
  • Container shipping overcapacity continues
    Shipping business had a gloomy 2014 and the bearishness is expected to persist this year, said OCBC Investment Research. OCBC Investment Research analyst Eugene Chua commented in a report, "The shipping industry is also positively correlated to global economic growth. Although IMF [International
  • HHI labour union rejects wage agreement
    The labour union of the world's largest shipbuilder, Hyundai HI (HHI), has rejected a tentative resolution on the wage and collective bargaining agreement for 2014. Through an official announcement on its website, the labour union stated that 66.47% or 10,390 members voted against the agreement. On
  • Triyards starts 2015 with two liftboats orders
    Singapore-listed fabricator and engineering solutions provider Triyards Holdings (Triyards) began the year with two new liftboats orders worth $75.4M. The vessels belong to the next-generation state-of-the-art four-legged liftboats, which can accommodate 150 persons each and can be utilised for
  • Nanjing Tanker terminates VLCC charterparty
    Nanjing Tanker, a Chinese tanker operator currently undergoing restructuring, has terminated two charterparties over two VLCCs with Sinokor Merchant Marine, incurring losses of $4M for 2014. The two VLCCs were identified as 2009-built Beijing Sunrise and 2011-built Dalian Glory, a regulatory filing

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • Bibby Subsea charters Bordelon newbuild ULIV
  • Marine Group Boat Works wins four Navy contracts
  • Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivers 200th Kamsarmax bulker
  • Exelerate completes 700th Ship-to-Ship LNG transfer
  • Wärtsilä makes X62 fully available on market
  • ClassNK updates container stowing and lashing guidelines

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • Dan Robbins named president of Bellingham Port Commission
  • OOCL celebrates christening of new 8,888 TEU containership
  • DOT emergency funds available for Washington roads hit by flooding
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics buys Mexican firm Carlogistics
  • Department of Commerce releases November goods/services trade numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • StealthGas races to buy back 'cheap' shares
    Vafias eyes requesting more funds for repurchase programme
  • Owners saving $9,000 per day on bunker fuel on spot voyages
    Big savings come as 2015 looks rosy for crude tankers but might present challenges for product tankers as new vessels hit the water
  • Ashdown to take IACS top job
    Former CoS and CLIA man takes over in May
  • Ocean Rig expands deal with Eni off West Africa
    One-year extension and agreement for second drillship extends contract backlog by $187m
  • Navios Acquisition fixes VLCCs at enhanced rates
    Angeliki Frangou says tanker arm aims to increase charter periods in stronger market
  • Hoegh Osaka may avoid general average
    Cargo interests hoping for absorption clause to kick in
  • Thome appoints DNV GL's Nortun as chief executive
    Owner Olav Eek THorstensen to focus on chairman role
  • HHI to restart labour talks after workers vote down wage deal
    South Korea shipbuilder is forced to return again to the negotiation table
  • Eimskip swoops on reefer forwarder
    Shortsea operator says the acquisition is part of its external expansion
  • Maersk product tanker fixture helps industry make strong start to 2015
    Shifting global refining capacity changing the face of the product tanker industry in 2015
  • Cosco Shipping plans to raise $400m via new offering
    State shipping conglomerate pushes ahead with fleet expansion
  • Lower Australian dollar boosts coal exports
    Analysts see the increase as relatively short-term, with coal shipments from Queensland continuing with limited growth or plateauing during 2015
  • Knightsbridge inks energy charters
    Some 15 capesize vessels to be chartered to European energy business

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • Virginia handled record 2.4 million TEUs in 2014
    The Port of Virginia handled a record 2.39 million twenty-foot-units of containers in 2014 while returning to profitable operation and working to bring congestion and delays under control. Container volume increased 7.6 percent from 2013. The port closed the year with a strong December, handline 203,276 TEUs, a jump of 12.3...
  • US intermodal volume dips but key performance metric improves
    U.S. intermodal volume last week slipped 0.7 percent year-over-year but a key metric of rail performance improved, suggesting that the major railroads continue to make headway in improving overall service. Average U.S. intermodal train speeds in the week ending Jan. 2 were 0.7 miles per hour faster than in the prior...
  • 'Internet of Things' to connect trucking, global transport
    This is the year the "Internet of Things" - the growing network of products, from home thermostats to industrial machinery, that connect to the Internet - moves from the back room to the show floor. There are 900 "Internet of Things" exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las...
  • US Congress keeps distance from ILWU-PMA labor talks
    WASHINGTON - Rep. Janice Hahn, the California Democrat who co-founded and co-chairs the Congressional PORTS Caucus, this week told her colleagues that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and West Coast waterfront employers reaching a labor contract was essential to the U.S. economy. For shippers and transportation providers frustrated with long delays...
  • US truck spot market pricing settles, remains 'strong'
    Spot market truckload rates are slowly backing off their fourth major peak of 2014, but that has more to do with lower fuel prices than lower post-holiday freight demand. The national average spot market dry van rate reported by DAT dropped from $2.10 per mile for the week that ended Dec....
  • Arsenault named Hyundai Merchant Marine's Americas CEO
    David J. Arsenault has been promoted to president and CEO of Hyundai Merchant Marine America and Hyundai America Shipping Agency, responsible for North, Central and South America. Arsenault joined Hyundai Merchant Marine in 2004 and previously was responsible for sales. He has 28 years of industry experience. He was country manager for five years...
  • Court affirms ousting of NY-NJ port hiring agent
    A New Jersey appellate court has upheld the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor's right to revoke the license of a port hiring agent for associating with organized-crime members. The decision by Superior Court of New Jersey's appellate division followed a New York state appeals court ruling last year that upheld the...
  • Asia-Europe carriers face struggle as capacity grows, economies slow
    Asia-Europe is sure to be the most exciting liner route in 2015 as it faces an influx of the world's largest container vessels, head-to-head battles between new and expanding carrier alliances, volatile freight rates and an accelerating shift from long-term contracts to spot market deals. Against this bearish outlook, most carriers...
  • China Cosco sends 17 more ships to the scrap yard
    HONG KONG - China Cosco Holdings continued its aggressive scrapping programme, disposing 17 vessels in the last quarter of 2014 for $50 million. Four container vessels and 13 bulk carriers with an aggregate capacity of 919,853 deadweight tons were sold to scrapyards as the mainland's largest shipping company continues to take...
  • CSCL Globe makes maiden Europe call
    The 19,100 TEU CSCL Globe enters the Port of Felixstowe for the first time.HONG KONG - The world's largest container ship, the 19,100 TEU CSCL Globe, sailed into the British gateway Port of Felixstowe this week to make its maiden European call in a loop that will include Rotterdam, Hamburg...
  • Forwarders gear up for Chinese New Year cargo surge
    HONG KONG - Asia forwarders are preparing for a busy first quarter with a six-week sweet spot between the western year end and a late Chinese New Year expected to drive up cargo volumes being shipped out before the mainland's most important holiday. Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 19, which...
  • Asia-Pacific airlines posting record freight growth
    Andrew Herdman, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.HONG KONG - International air freight demand accelerated late last year, driven by strong growth in shipments of electronic goods going into the year-end festive season, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said today. In freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms,...
  • LA-LB still aiming for gray chassis pool launch next month
    Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said the Southern California ports continue to work toward a Feb. 1 roll-out date for a neutral, or gray chassis concept at the busiest U.S. port complex, despite the protracted contract negotiations between the longshore union and waterfront employers. It surfaced earlier this...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • SBLK tackles gap
    Greek bulker operator Star Bulk Carriers is gearing up for a campaign aimed at raising cash to plug the funding gap tied to its newbuilding programme.
  • Attention turns to RWE
    RWE Supply & Trading made waves this week when it emerged as the charterer of 15 capes from Knightsbridge Shipping in a deal that caught many forecasters off guard.
  • BRS behind cape coup
    Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS) has emerged as the architect of a transaction that saw Knightsbridge Shipping charter more than a dozen capesize bulkers to RWE Supply & Trading.
  • OW mounts offensive
    A panamax containership controlled by Cosco Container Lines (Cosco) of China has landed at the centre of a legal battle between OW Bunker and a former customer.
  • Navios VL sets new high
    Navios Maritime Acquisition has secured period employment for two VLCCs, including a new arrival at a multi-year high.
  • HRG buying back
    Norwegian ferry group Hurtigruten is to spend NOK 500m ($46m) on redeeming a bond loan.
  • Poseidon stretches deal
    Ocean Rig has seen its long-term contract for one of its drillships with energy major Eni extended for an additional year.
  • StealthGas nets $7m
    Nasdaq-quoted LPG carrier owner in the money following sale-and-leaseback.
  • Cruiseship worker jailed
    A cruiseship room attendant who assaulted a passenger and attempted to kill her in February 2014 has been jailed for 30 years and five months.
  • Brokers eye resale openings
    Shipbrokers are scouring Scorpio Bulkers' newbuilding catalogue for resale opportunities.
  • Berg joins BW LPG
    BW LPG has recruited former Eitzen man Pontus Berg to replace a departing executive.
  • Drugs found on cargoship
    Guyana authorities have seized 192kg of cocaine hidden on an Intership Navigation vessel.
  • Charter joy sparks Golden Ocean
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean was on the march in Oslo this morning after a major capesize charter success.
  • Stena RoRo cleans up
    Sweden's Stena RoRo is fitting US-designed exhaust scrubbers to one of its ships to meet new European fuel regulations.
  • Thome appoints Nortun
    A classification expert will join Singapore-based Thome Group as its new chief executive officer.
  • KDB builds stake
    Korea Development Bank (KDB) has reinforced its position as the biggest shareholder of shipowner Pan Ocean ahead of its sale.
  • Cosco offloads 17
    China Cosco Holdings has taken its fleet renewal scheme one step further with the disposal of 17 vessels.
  • CSDC plots $560m buyback
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) is planning to buy back outstanding convertible bonds worth CNY 3.47bn ($558.38m) after its share price rose.
  • Gadkari approves ports
    India's shipping minister Nitin Gadkari has okayed funding for two new port projects.
  • New fire on ro-pax
    Firefighters have tackled a new fire on the Norman Atlantic at the port of Brindisi.
  • Crew airlifted from grounded cargoship
    Turkish rescuers have airlifted 10 crew from a cargoship that took on water after grounding in a storm off the port of Samsun.
  • Triyards gets a lift
    Singapore-listed shipbuilding group Triyards Holdings has gotten off to a good start in its first financial quarter with orders for two new liftboats and a net profit of $8.22m.
  • ISC declares dividend
    New York-listed International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) has declared a dividend of $2.375 per share on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock and a dividend of $2.25 per share on its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
  • EMAS shows results
    Singapore-listed EMAS Offshore has reported a $148.4m net profit for its first quarter 2015 results.
  • Baltic Trading lands loan
    US bulker owner Baltic Trading has lined up a credit facility that will be used to refinance debt and fund a pair of newbuildings.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • Factory production impacted by port congestion
  • HMM America selects new president and CEO
  • Air cargo expands into 2015
  • WWL acquires integrated automotive logistics provider
  • 750 ton generator discharged in Charleston
  • Salt shipments up this year on Great Lakes
  • Eimskip acquires Dutch reefer forwarder
  • COSCO announces GRI on imports from Far East and Indian subcontinent
  • ASF Intermodal opens Charlotte terminal
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 8, 2015
  • Report: Shipowners look to MGO for US ECA compliance
    Rather than 'boutique' ultra-low sulphur fuel oil-type material.
  • Paris terror attack triggers increased port security
    At the French port of Calais and at the Eurostar terminal in Paris.
  • Belgian bunker company seeks court protection
    Wiljo was left being owed up to $10 million by the collapse of OW Bunker.
  • Shipping companies 'should see profits rise'
    Dubai-based tanker company welcomes impact of falling fuel costs.
  • Low bunker prices may put a break on scrapping
    'The more ships that stick around the slower the recovery.'
  • 'More buyers' as IFO prices firm
    Singapore bunker market sees prices climb for the first time in almost two weeks.
  • Canada to increase ECA enforcement
    Says 'a range of enforcement options' will be introduced in 2015.
  • New engine type offers 'exceptional fuel savings'
    'Engine fully approved and available to the market.'
  • Ship arrest in Singapore
    Marshall Islands registered tanker held.
  • ECA rules linked to boost in bunker calls
    UK port says vessels have been lifting MGO.
  • Update on Hong Kong OGV sulphur rule
    New at-berth requirement to take effect by mid-year.
  • Bunker-saving VLOC design launched in China
    Design claims to cut fuel consumption by over 18%.
  • Greek bunker player suspends barge deliveries to Piraeus
    'Unhealthy market conditions' behind decision, says report.
  • Panama authorities revise bunkering rates
    New rates to take effect in April.
  • Crude gains as US inventories rise
    US crude production rose 11,000 barrels per day to 9.13 million last week.

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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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