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January 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai is 2014's world top box port with 35 million TEU
  • MSC charters today's biggest box ship - 19,224-TEU MSC Oscar
  • Horizon wins waiver from low sulphur rule until 2017 to install scrubber
  • Canada imposes low sulphur fuel rule in its emission control area
  • 2M operations start with Dalian loading of 18,270-TEU Munkebo Maersk
  • With federal mediator on site, PMA and ILWU openly trade barbs
  • HHI names two 10,000-TEU box ships for Oceanbulk at Ulsan yard
  • Hong Kong Customs seizes US$541,708 in motorbikes in 3 containers
  • Critics and supporters of Atlantic and Pacific trade deals gird for battle
  • LA port truck drivers become employees and vote to join Teamsters union
  • US trade groups see Cuba as America's soya export bonanza
  • Lower grain prices means more world consumption and profit for agri-biz
  • Major oil traders charter tankers to store oil awaiting better prices
  • Air cargo growth up 16pc at Shanghai's Pactl; Hactl up 8.7pc
  • Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane crash lands at Accra airport
  • New York welcomes Air China's new generation B747-8i Intercontinental
  • American, Haiwaiian airlines vy for Delta's little-used Tokyo-Haneda slot

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Marking & Labelling of Dangerous Goods
  • Nikhil Logistics adroitly handles export vehicle units at Mumbai Port
  • Amsterdam port region posts record 1.7 pc transhipment increase in 2014
  • Vizag Port achieves 12.5-m draught in inner harbour
  • Govt needs to support stainless steel sector: Industry
  • India, Australia to sign CECA by Dec.
  • Move allowing dual use of infra to help SEZs
  • Texprocil wants process to avail duty sops simplified
  • SARJAK Container Lines adds one more award to its roster

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Itterbeek Verkehr hauling the green way
  • More sweeping changes at Swisslog
  • PKP Cargo shopping for traction
  • APMT continues investing in Algeciras and Apapa
  • Feinberg to administer US railroads
  • Gebrüder Weiss opens own Moscow location
  • 2014 - auspicious for Airbus
  • New freight shuttles for Eurotunnel
  • UPS expanding express freight offer
  • City of LA veteran new port CFO
  • Swiss and ground handlers forms quality alliance
  • Going intermodal on major transport artery
  • Asia-Europe gains momentum
  • Tension rising between ILWU and PMA

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Non-traditional banks retreat from futures
    The rush of non-traditional banks to the futures market has slowed and hedge funds have been jostling to absorb the slack, brokers told IHS Maritime today. "Banks in the FFA [forward freight agreement] market have pulled back and their volume has been taken up by hedge fund traders," SSY senior
  • Aegean Marine to raise $42M
    Piraeus-based bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is looking to raise $42M in a public offering. The size of the offering, announced on 13 January, had been increased from an initial aggregate principal amount of $40M announced on 12 January. The new notes are priced at 111.0% plus any
  • China Shipping sees slot cost curve falling
    Slot costs on ultra-large container vessels in the Far East-Europe trade have dropped significantly and are now well below average spot freights, according to a senior manager at China Shipping Group. Speaking today at a ceremony for the maiden call of the 19,100teu CSCL Globe at Hamburg in
  • Marseille to spend EUR360M on growth plan
    Marseille has announced plans to spend EUR360M ($424M) over the next five years to support a strategic plan aimed at boosting its annual traffic throughput by 11% to 86.5M tonnes by 2018. The French port, which wants to become Europe's principal southern freight gateway, plans to spend the bulk of
  • Indian state accepts Alang upgrade loan
    The Alang ship recycling facility in Gujarat, India will upgrade 70 ship-breaking yards over the next four years with a $180.28M loan, it has been confirmed. Speaking to IHS Maritime today, Atul Sharma of the Gujarat Maritime Board said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide 85% of
  • News insight: Shipping industry slams Norman Atlantic charges
    The pressing of charges against crew members of the Norman Atlantic ro-ro ferry, which suffered a devastating and fatal fire on 28 December, has been strongly criticised by some in the shipping industry. President of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Association (IFSMA), Captain Hans
  • China's Lianyungang port opens route to West Africa
    China's Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province has launched a breakbulk service to West Africa operated by carrier Topsheen Shipping. The 47,000dwt bulk carrier Postojna departed Lianyungang on the first voyage on 8 January, and another bulk carrier of the same size chosen for the route, Orion
  • VLCCs booked to store over 30M barrels of crude
    Oil traders have booked at least 17 VLCCs (each with a capacity to carry 2M barrels) to store crude oil in anticipation of a recovery in oil prices later this year. Tonnage lists sent by tanker brokers to IHS Maritime show that Shell has booked five VLCCs while Swiss trader Vitol has booked four VLCCs. Other charterers include Koch,
  • Four injured in South Korean ship explosion
    An explosion on a South Korean chemical tanker off the country's southeast coast left four people injured. According to the Korea Coast Guard's safety office in Ulsan, Hanyang Ace exploded at about 02.39 local time on 11 January while moored in the city's port.
  • War of words escalates in US dockworkers dispute
    Despite the involvement of a federal mediator in contract negotiations over the past week, the US West Coast dockworkers are continuing their policy of work slowdowns. This, in addition to the withholding of skilled labour, is bringing West Coast ports to the brink of "complete gridlock", the
  • China coal imports down 10.9% y/y in 2014
    China's coal imports dropped 10.9% year on year to about 290M tonnes in 2014 due to competition from cheaper domestic coal and government restrictions on coal imports. The drop in coal imports widened in December from November 2014, according to China's latest customs statistics published today.
  • Pulau Tekong land reclamation works begin
    Land reclamation has begun around Pulau Tekong, one of Singapore's outlying islands. In a notice, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the works would last from 10 January to 10 July 2015. The reclamation works will involve 24-hour dredging, construction of revetment, soil
  • Crew saved as cargo ship sinks off The Philippines
    A cargo ship capsized off the shores of Bohol in the Philippines due to strong winds and waves. According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), vessel LCT 378 was on its way to deliver its cargo of 3,150 tonnes of limestone to the city of Cagayan de Oro after leaving Garcia Hernandez around 23.00
  • MOL-operated ship runs aground in Japan
    A container ship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) ran aground in Tateyama Harbour in Japan's Chiba Prefecture on Sunday. The 2003-built 4,600teu MOL Express was manoeuvring to an anchoring area within the harbour to undergo repairs on its main engines when it ran aground in shallow water around 19.00

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • BAE Systems names Joseph Campbell VP and GM Ship Repair
  • Alaska Class ferries to have Rolls-Royce propulsion system
  • Ulstein books first X-Stern order
  • Great Lakes bulker to get Belco exhaust gas scrubbers
  • Boston Harbor Cruises to repower high speed cat
  • SeaRiver christens second Aker Philadelphia newbuild
  • MOL operated containership runs aground

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Port of Olympia taps Faucher as Marine Terminal Director
  • Marla Bleavins named CFO for Port of Los Angeles
  • Feinberg named acting head of Federal Railroad Administration
  • Port of Portland slates hearing to discuss 2015 improvements plan
  • Diana Shipping adding vessel, sets charter for two others

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Aegean upsizes bond offering
    Greek fuel provider raises $42m as working capital for expansion moves
  • Helicopters airlift pumps on to Hoegh Osaka
    Salvors expect poor weather will mean curtailing operations from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday
  • Offen hires Klein and Bergert
    ER Schiffahrt to promote internally after two top executives decamp
  • TOP Ships enters sale and lease-back of two new MRs
    Deal with unidentified buyer will release equity, says Pistiolis
  • Rising US imports to increase pressure on west coast ports
    NRF reiterates importance of resolution to current docker dispute in light of latest forecast
  • US west coast ports on brink of gridlock, employers warn
    Ship queues grow while PMA and ILWU play blame game as mediator fails to make progress on new contract for longshore workers
  • Prospect of Pakistan tax on steel imports lifts demolition sector
    Market hopes India and Bangladesh will also move to curb impact of cheap Chinese billets
  • Condor agrees sale of catamaran pair to Greece's SeaJets
    Incat wavepiercers to be replaced on Channel Island routes by larger Austal unit
  • Baltic Sea ice-class aframax earnings up at $87,000 per day
    Ice restrictions and high Russian crude exports boost aframax tankers
  • Sisco appointed new Virginia International Gateway chairman
    Former Maersk man named head of former APMT facility
  • Oltmann signs management deal with Doric
    Investment company to handle AIFM directive issues
  • Freight rates dampen the need for speed in dry bulk sector
    Until there is a jump in freight rates, the dry bulk sector is unlikely to see any shift away from slow-steaming strategies
  • New refugee rescue guidelines issued to shipowners
    IMO issues updated guidance for vessels that encounter boatloads of migrants and refugees in distress
  • Grain trade and lower ore inventories bring new hope
    Some observers see gradual improvement in the supra and handy market this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • US-Mexican trucking deal no panacea for cross-border woes
    Giving Mexican carriers U.S. operating authority may not directly solve a chronic imbalance in loads and equipment that plagues cross-border shippers, driving up transport costs and causing congestion on the Mexican side of the border and at U.S. docks. Those lines can be especially long during peak shipping periods, such as...
  • Better truck data needed to speed Mexico-US trade
    Mexican trucking companies will soon get a green light from the Department of Transportation to apply for U.S. operating authority, but that won't necessarily reduce congestion or solve capacity problems at the U.S. border, an expert on U.S.-Mexican trade told JOC.com. "Having more trucks at the border may bring costs down...
  • Yang Ming offers bill of lading for Richmond, Virginia, barge service
    Yang Ming Line has become the fourth carrier to offer a Richmond, Virginia, bill of lading for service on the James River container-on-barge service linking Richmond with Hampton Roads marine terminals. Zim Integrated Shipping Services, MOL and Mediterranean Shipping Co. already offer a Richmond bill of lading on the Express 64...
  • Norfolk Southern chief marketing officer Seale to retire
    The Norfolk Southern Railway chief marketing officer who was key in creating faster and more reliable intermodal services at the railroad will retire later this winter. Donald Seale, who also serves as executive vice president, will retire at the end of February. The NS board has yet to name his replacement....
  • Imports spike at Prince Rupert which says it can handle more
    The Port of Prince Rupert says it can handle more diversions of U.S-bound cargo after import traffic jumped 72 percent last month, a likely result of shippers rerouting cargo away from congested U.S. terminals. U.S. shippers' fears of a U.S. West Coast port lockout - like the one experienced for 10...
  • NY-NJ truckers: New year, same chassis problems
    New York-New Jersey port truckers say chassis shortages and dislocations have continued into 2015 while industry officials work to develop a portwide pool of interchangeable "gray" chassis by mid-year. Truckers at Tuesday's monthly meeting of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers said chassis shortages have worsened since the holidays. Several drayage company...
  • PMA statement 'ominous' in pointing to possible lockout
    Could the industry be approaching a point of no return in West Coast longshore talks? The acrimony between employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has only grown worse since a federal mediator was called in on Jan. 5 with high hopes that the agency practiced in bringing warring sides...
  • New Yang Ming ship to sail in China-Pakistan service
    The YM Enlightenment, the third in a series of five identical 4,662-TEU container ships, was recently christened by Yang Ming Line at CSBC Corp. Taiwan's Kaohsiung shipyard in China. Following delivery on Jan. 5, the 259-meter YM Enlightenment will be phased into the weekly China-Pakistan Express (CPX) service, a vessel-sharing agreement...
  • Lufthansa Cargo cautiously optimistic for 2015 amid 'very fierce' market
    Lufthansa Cargo is "cautiously optimistic" about its performance in 2015 after filling nearly 70 percent of its capacity in a fiercely competitive market last year, CEO Peter Greber said. The German all-cargo carrier transported 1.67 million metric tons of freight in 2014, down 2.7 percent on the previous year, while the...
  • Big ships, poor terminal design plague ports in Asia
    The congestion that hit Asia hard in 2014 took many ports by surprise, and even as a new year begins there is no sense that terminal operators will find solutions soon to lengthy delays and productivity shortfalls. Manila was the first port to grind to a halt when an ill-considered daytime...
  • Heathrow sees 2014 cargo growth but capacity restraints threaten growth
    London Heathrow increased air freight traffic by 5.3 percent in 2014, driven by a surge in shipments to key emerging markets, but capacity restraints are threatening to slow growth at Europe's fourth-largest cargo hub. Traffic reached 1.5 million metric tons last year helped by a 6.2 percent surge in December to...
  • Truckers battle New York-New Jersey terminal fees
    Drayage companies are pressing their fight with New York-New Jersey marine terminals over a tariff change that allows terminals to refuse to compensate truckers for waiting time caused by late ships or other reasons beyond motor carriers' control. Jeff Bader, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, said representatives of...
  • Oakland gains volume but delays spike in the process
    Despite worsening delays the Port of Oakland said it achieved record container volume in 2014 aided by strong import volumes in December stoked by diversions from Southern California. Oakland is both benefiting and hurting from the continuing gridlock in Southern California. With all of Oakland's 22 to 25 trans-Pacific services -...
  • Cold chain specialist Lineage Logistics expands in US Northwest
    Cold-chain specialist Lineage Logistics expanded in the Pacific Northwest by acquiring warehousing and logistics company Columbia Colstor in Moses Lake, Washington. The acquisition gives Lineage, one of the largest temperature-controlled logistics companies in the U.S., a total of 11 warehousing and shipping locations in the Pacific Northwest. Columbia provides temperature-controlled facilities for...
  • Sisco named chairman of Virginia International Gateway
    Eric A. Sisco has been named chairman of Virginia International Gateway, Inc., the new owner of the semi-automated container terminal that APM Terminals developed at Portsmouth, Virginia. Sisco had been president of APM Terminals Americas. Sisco was associated with the A.P. Moller-Maersk group for more than 30 years until December. Initially,...
  • APM Terminals upgrades, expands Algeciras, Apapa terminals
    APM Terminals has ordered 16 rubber-tired gantry cranes for its terminals in Algeciras, Spain, and Apapa, Nigeria, as part of an ongoing program to boost capacity and productivity across its global network. Konecranes, the Finnish crane manufacturer, will deliver 12 of the wheeled gantries to Algeciras, Spain's largest container port, and...
  • Japanese container trade in line for good year, research shows
    A major Tokyo-based research firm has painted an upbeat picture of Japanese container trade in the next fiscal year that starts in April, despite flagging domestic demand and growing uncertainty over the global economy. Japanese container trade will grow moderately in fiscal 2015 after remaining almost flat in 2014, as exports...
  • Time healing supplier pain as China's Go West policy gathers momentum
    HONG KONG - Challenges remain for second-tier suppliers of major manufacturers in China's inland production centres more than 14 years after the Go West policy was introduced to shift factories away from the wealthier coastal areas and boost the economies of its poorer central provinces. The extended supply chain, costly alternatives...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • Opportunity knocks
    If you love to gamble but don't have time for a trip to Las Vegas you may be in luck.
  • Eric Hallman, war vet and former high-profile shipbroker, dies at 71
    Eric Hallman, a Vietnam War veteran who went on to become a high-profile sale-and-purchase (S&P) broker, has died at the age of 71.
  • Ulstein lands order
    Ulstein Verft has lined up a contract to construct a pair of service operation vessels for an affiliate of diversified German operator Bernhard Schulte.
  • TEU in the clear
    A containership controlled by Box Ships has landed at the centre of a legal battle with OW Bunker but the Greek operator does not appear to be fazed.
  • For VLCCs, hope floats
    A growing number of forecasters believe VLCCs trading in the spot market are poised to cash in on the recent surge in floating storage fixtures with some even hinting income of $100,000 per day could be around the corner.
  • Irving lays off 83
    Canada's Irving Shipbuilding has made 83 staff redundant, but this is likely to be a temporary measure.
  • Aegean raising $42m
    Aegean Maritime Petroleum Network has priced its new notes issue, increasing the value to $42m.
  • Teekay hunts LNG STS ship
    Teekay LNG is searching for a suitable LNG carrier that will be able to get near enough to its grounded and laden LNG carrier Magellan Spirit (built 2009) to offload its cargo.
  • MMG goes in-house
    Chinese mining company MMG has struck a deal with an affiliated shipowner for cargo transport in 2015.
  • Chelverton boosts stake
    One of the major shareholders in Braemar Shipping Services has raised its stake in the London-listed shipbroker.
  • All change at ER
    ER Schiffahrt has been quick in making changes to management after two senior executives agreed to join rival German owner Claus-Peter Offen.
  • CSL bulker grounds
    A Canadian bulker has grounded on a sandbar off Nova Scotia.
  • Storage rush sparks stocks
    A rush of excitement surrounding floating storage contracts and a strong VLCC market have helped tanker shares fly.
  • Fearnley rings VLGC changes
    Falling energy prices and pending newbuilding arrivals have led Fearnley Securities to downgrade its VLGC forecasts and ratings on some of the sector's leading owners.
  • Second Meratus ship banned
    Australia has banned a second Meratus Line cargoship from its ports after a string of failed safety checks.
  • Drunk officer blamed
    A German cargoship hit mooring dolphins in the Kiel Canal after a drunk officer switched steering from manual to automatic.
  • Dof duo find work
    Dof Subsea has secured employment for two of its multi-purpose support vessels working in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Crewman dies in fall
    A Filipino seafarer has died in a fall off a German boxship off the Netherlands.
  • Short sellers stalk yards
    South Korean shipbuilders have become the favourite target for short sellers looking to cash in on difficulties in the market.
  • Prestige pulls IPO
    NCL-owned US cruiseship company Prestige Cruises has scrapped a plan for an IPO that could have raised $250m.
  • SSY marks new FFA record
    Dry cargo futures enjoyed another record year in 2014 despite depression in the physical market, according to data from SSY Futures.
  • Still stuck in the mud
    Initial attempts to refloat a grounded LNG carrier controlled by Teekay LNG Partners have so far been unsuccessful.
  • Panamax heads for scrap
    Sea Lion Ship Management of India has sent the last of its 1980s built bulkers for scrap.
  • Kerch volumes soar
    Passenger volumes across the Kerch Strait between Russia and the annexed region of Crimea jumped last year and are expected to double in 2015.
  • Ro-ro relief
    A Scottish ferry came to the aid of islanders who had been without power for nearly two days.
  • Offen looks to future
    German owner Claus-Peter Offen has poached two top executives from ER Schiffahrt to form a new holding company aimed at boosting its funding options.
  • German vessel under tow
    A general cargo vessel disabled off the Great Barrier Reef has been taken in tow by a locally-based tug and is heading to port.
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  • Aegean plans fund raiser
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is looking to raise up to $40m from a medium-term bond issue, it has confirmed.
  • US box growth expected
    US container volumes are expected to post year-on-year growth in the first half of 2015, according to a major trade association.
  • Kayne lifts KNOP stake
    Kayne Anderson has increased its stake in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) following the acquisition of shares worth just over $10m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • FMCSA to award $30 million in state grants
  • U.S. poultry and eggs exports barred from China after flu detected
  • N.J. man sentenced to jail for illegal narwhal tusk imports
  • CTP: Highway fatalities reach 70-year low in Maine
  • Horizon Lines secures pollution waiver for Alaska ships
  • Work begins to salvage grounded container vessel
  • Salvors to use helicopters in Hoegh Osaka salvage
  • TOP, Europe Cargo merge into one
  • Eric Sisco named chairman of Virginia International Gateway
  • Feinberg named acting FRA administrator
  • Yang Ming to offer Richmond bill of lading
  • Employers warn West Coast ports 'approaching complete gridlock'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2015
  • US ferries to use 'fuel efficient' Rolls-Royce propulsion system
    Integrated propeller and rudder system 'improves propulsion performance by means of increasing efficiency'.
  • Ex-OW subsidiary facing claims from group's banks
    Lawyer acting as executor for the Bergen Bunkers rejects claim for $570 million.
  • Evidence of strong growth in Russian Far East bunker market
    But price advantage continues to be eroded.
  • Power stations switch to IFO
    Europe's market for residual product is expected to see impact of ECAs.
  • Check fuel contract for ECA operations, says insurer
    Sulphur content not referred to in ISO standards.
  • Box ships speed up
    Maersk has increased speeds on some routes.
  • Crude oil: 'Market is in a bit of a panic now'
    OPEC producer says 'strategy will not change'.
  • VPS: Global bunker alerts on the rise
    South Asia saw highest increase in number of alerts issued over the year.
  • Cointainer sector facing 'huge problem'
    'The appetite for new Ultra Large Container Vessels is making it much harder for carriers to match supply with demand.'
  • US shipping firm to decrease bunker surcharge
    Shipping costs reduced by $80 to $140 per container.
  • Global logistics firm blacklists bunker supplier
    Cites OW bankruptcy as 'negatively affecting' the market.
  • US court seizes Greek boxship
    OW subsidiaries initiated arrest, says report.
  • US firm chooses scrubbers for ECA compliance
    After investing millions on HFO-powered engines.
  • Aegean in fund raising move
    Company to issue bonds.
  • LR to class world's first methanol-fuelled vessel
    Stena Germanica will soon undergo conversions in Poland.

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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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