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September 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 9.8pc in August to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore off 12pc
  • Containership orders soar to escape UN's costly ship emissions mandate
  • Singapore's PIL now in major league with eight mega-ship orders from China
  • PLA Spratly island reef building begins anew ahead of Xi Jinping's trip to US
  • Oakland August import growth continues as volume rises 15pc to 82,492 TEU
  • CMA CGM raises Gulf, India, Pakistan to Europe rate US$150/TEU October 1
  • Biggest China-built box ship of 18,000 TEU is delivered to CMA CGM
  • US, Canadian rail warns Congress of disruptions if safety rules enforced
  • Bangladesh exports increased 28pc in August after 12pc decline in July
  • Kerry Logistics deploys robotic 'butlers' at e-commerce fulfilment centre
  • American jobs go to France, Hungary, China now that EXIM bank is no more
  • EU solar panel makers want extension of Chinese import restrictions
  • Kenya's Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway to open in 2017, not 2016
  • Finnair braces for planned national strike against state austerity measures
  • 2 tons of 'black' cocaine seized in Colombia, Mexico disguised as printer toner
  • Bulgaria closes airspace to Russian transports with cargo to help Syria
  • India's domestic aviation market world's fastest growing, says IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • CFSAI forms committee of experts for storage & transportation of hazardous cargo
  • IWAI to invite tenders for setting up navigation lock on Farakka Barrage in Oct.
  • Key issues highlighted on first day of 10th Southern Asia Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2015
  • Urea imports up by 43 pc to 30.62 lakh t
  • Direct imports of cashew at Kollam port after 50 years cheers trade
  • MICT achieves another landmark with the maiden call of Maersk's FM3 service
  • Multiple gates & timber stack yard inaugurated at Kandla Port
  • Rotterdam World Gateway opens
  • Single port management system for Amsterdam & Rotterdam ports
  • Chinese dumping to mar domestic textile industry, says AEPC
  • DIPP outlines policy for solar projects of 3,000 MW
  • INR turns moderately weak against dollar after Monday's rally
  • Suzlon plans to invest INR 6K cr. in offshore windmill project
  • Tamil Nadu gets investment worth INR 50K cr.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rate and surcharge hikes in USA
  • Automation specialist amends management structure
  • Birthday cake for Medcenter Container Terminal
  • Strong franc puts brakes on SBB Cargo
  • Tapa on crime prevention
  • Operations kick off at revamped breakbulk terminal
  • FTL specialist opens up in Benelux
  • From China to Iran by train
  • Traditional name for Rickmers newbuild
  • New Cargolux Country Manager for Germany
  • Copa winging its way to 'Cisco bay
  • Vehicle transporter fleets reaching their limits?
  • Honours all round for heavylift job
  • New blocktrain links Belgium and Spain
  • Emirates really returning to Baghdad

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Taizhou Kouan yard wins eight box ships
    China's Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has secured a contract from a German owner for eight 1,400 teu container ships. Announcing the order on 16 September, the yard said the vessels would each be 153.7 m long, 27.6 m wide, 12.5 m deep, and 7.4 m in design draught. The first ship is scheduled for
  • MODEC wins FSO project from Maersk Oil
    Japanese floating production specialist MODEC said on 16 September that it is to provide a floating and storage vessel for Maersk Oil's Culzean project in the North Sea. The Culzean field is located about 233 km off the coast of Aberdeen. Maersk Oil UK operates the field jointly with JX Nippon
  • Japanese shipyard orders soar
    Orders at Japanese shipyards this August soared by 252% from a year earlier, as shipowners rushed to build ships that comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new standards. The IMO's goal-based standards, which apply to bulkers and tankers, require wider and thicker timber in the
  • Salvage divers complete first Sewol inspection
    The first stage of preliminary inspections on the capsized Sewol ferry has been completed. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said on 16 September that 50 divers have been working on the vessel since 19 August, after the salvage contract was awarded to Chinese state-owned Shanghai
  • Rena salvage bill second only to Costa Concordia
    The salvage of Rena, which ran aground on a reef off Tauranga, New Zealand, in 2011, has cost NZD500 million (USD317.2 million). This makes the container vessel the second most expensive shipwreck in history after the USD1 billion Costa Concordia salvage operation, owner Daina Shipping Co testified at hearings in Tauranga.
  • Marine insurers urged to get tough on maintenance skimping
    As shipowners and shipping firms continue struggle with a depressed maritime market, insurers have raised concerns over the temptation to reduce spending on maintenance. Speaking at the annual meeting of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) in Berlin, Simon Williams, head of marine
  • Order drought drives Bergen Group unit to bankruptcy
    Bergen Group Skarveland, a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Bergen Group offshore and maritime solutions provider, has filed a petition for bankruptcy. The wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Bergen Group offshore and maritime solutions provider blamed the move on a lack of new orders and
  • Forward trading scheme completes first delivery
    Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first delivery under its dry bulk capacity forward trading scheme. On 8 September, Dato Lucky, a Handymax bulker, was delivered to Shanghai-based AMC Shipping, a nickel ores, coal, and steel carrier, at the Chinese port of Yangjiang in Guangdong.
  • Tanjung Offshore in deal with China's Jereh
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Tanjung Offshore has signed a collaboration agreement with China-based Yantai Jereh Petroleum to provide oil and gas services in Malaysia. Under the agreement, both parties will grant each other priority to pursue and secure opportunities in Malaysia.
  • CIMC first-half profit up nearly 47%
    Shenzhen-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has posted first-half profits up by 46.7% on the same time last year. These amounted to CNY1.5 billion (USD1.13 billion) on revenue up by 1.8% year-on-year to CNY32.7 billion. In its interim report, released on 16 September, the company
  • SapuraKencana profit dives nearly 77%
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum posted profits down by 76.6% compared with this time last year. It reported profits of MYR104.3 million (USD24.2 million) for the second quarter, ending 31 July. Despite higher revenues of MYR2.8 billion - up by 4% from MYR2.69

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • IATA warns of growing threat to aircraft from e-commerce lithium battery sales
  • Fears for charter market as the idle fleet grows with more mega-boxships arriving
  • UTi targets last-mile delivery market with ByBox network launch in South Africa

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Electric Boat gets $321.7 million Navy award
  • Jobs ax swings at Newport News Shipbuilding
  • ITF has concerns on tug operations in new Panama Canal
  • Bristol Harbor Group adds two new members to team
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG fueled tug
  • OceanSaver BWTS ordered for two VLCCs
  • Diana gets $148 million loan from Royal Bank of Scotland

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Contractor to begin dredging at Quillayute River location
  • Inchcape Shipping Services nets Cheniere Energy contract
  • MarAd teams with Park Service to distribute Maritime Heritage grants
  • Port Metro Vancouver deploys gear to test underwater vessel noise
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics expands relationship with Toyota

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • IUMI 2015: DNV GL plans unmanned coasters inside a decade
    ReVolt vessels could save $50m over 30-year lifetime, classification society argues
  • Diana Containerships secures new RBS loan as UK bank responds to old clients
    Select new business 'makes sense' even if ultimate aim is to sell portfolio, say sources
  • IUMI 2015: Climate change will spur natural catastrophes, insurers warned
    Global warming certainly anthropogenic, experts say
  • Shipowners warned over local fuel use requirements
    Current and future sulphur in fuel limits creates challenges to source accurate information and the right fuel
  • DP World ends US push
    Terminal operator will no longer pursue American acquisitions as operating costs are too high, says chairman
  • Braemar backs root cause analysis
    Incidents arise from a failure to follow best practice and implement effective corrective actions, insurers told
  • IUMI 2015: Deference to 'Tiger Captains' may cause casualties
    Filipinos culturally reluctant to challenge perceived superiors, conference is told
  • BW LPG sticks with fixed term contracts
    Thirty-two per cent of BW LPG's VLGCs will be on fixed time charter contracts in the third quarter, while 19% of its VLGC fleet will operate in the spot market
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug
    Vessel will help determine the feasibility of using liquefied gas as a marine fuel
  • IMB calls for global piracy reporting system
    Worldwide information sharing network proposed to help maritime authorities assist seafarers and make arrests more quickly
  • India eases cabotage laws on ro-ro vessels
    Move is aimed at making cargo transportation along the coastline more efficient
  • Cosco and China Shipping Group merger a step closer
    Listed units may lift share trading suspensions within a month
  • IUMI 2015: Offshore insurers consider oil price slide impact
    Prospect is 'yet another year of relentless overcapacity'
  • Concordia Maritime renews charter agreement with oil major
    Tanker shipping company secures deals for three of its shallow draft P-Max ships
  • FedNav and Marad win environment protection awards
    FedNav cites innovative ballast water treatment and clampdown on greenhouse gases, while Marad chief points to study on emissions abatement
  • NSW Port stops cruiseships overnight berthing at White Bay
    NSW acting on resident concerns, holds cruiseships from terminal pending use of low-sulphur fuel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • E-commerce heating up NY-NJ industrial real estate market
    U.S. Northeast consumers' growing appetite for e-commerce is cooking up a "red hot" industrial real estate market around the Port of New York and New Jersey - a trend great for developers and pricey for shippers, the head of an industrial real estate trade association said Wednesday. The rise of e-commerce...
  • US shippers warned 'loose' truck capacity won't last
    INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. freight shippers enjoying an unusual period of "loose" capacity shouldn't get complacent, speakers at the 2015 FTR Transportation Conference here warned. An uptick in demand in the U.S. or disruptive events anywhere in the world could quickly tighten slack U.S. truck capacity, limiting truck supply and pushing up...
  • Hungary's Waberer's launches Benelux trucking subsidiary
    Remco van Staaijeren, business development director for Waberer's Benelux B.V. Reporting double-digit growth in the Benelux countries, Waberer's International opened a subsidiary in the Netherlands this week, the fourth Western European subsidiary the Central European-based full truckload freight hauler has established in the last two years. The new subsidiary will help the...
  • Hub taps board consultant, former executive as president, COO
    The Hub Group has tapped a consultant to its board of directors and a former executives who has filled multiple roles as president and CEO, replacing Mark Yeager who abruptly left both positions in August. Since January Donald G. Maltby has served as consultant to the intermodal services provider's board of...
  • FedEx raises rates, trims outlook on weak LTL demand
    Weak demand in the less-than-truckload market and higher-than-expected operating costs in its ground segment spurred FedEx to trim down its earnings outlook for 2016. The Memphis, Tennessee-based shipping giant posted modest gains Wednesday for the first three months of its new fiscal year. The news comes as the company is gearing...
  • ILA, USMX officials hopeful about 10-year contract
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Officials of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance said they're committed to trying to work out East and Gulf coast port labor contract that would extend to 2025. ILA and USMX officials will meet next week to discuss a possible seven-year extension beyond the...
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo pulls further ahead of European rivals
    LONDON - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines is pulling further ahead of its troubled European rivals as it continues to post double digit increases in traffic month after month. Traffic grew 14 percent in August from a year ago to 39,000 metric tons, taking the total for the first eight months of 2015...
  • AirFrance-KLM Cargo inks partnership with China Southern
    LONDON - Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has signed a partnership agreement with China Southern Cargo spanning the carriers' global networks. "This new partnership will give customers access to an extensive cargo network in the Asia Pacific region - where China Southern Cargo occupies a strategic position - and in Europe,...
  • Russian economic downturn blamed for flat Asia-Europe peak season
    LONDON- Russia's economic downturn is largely responsible for a flat third quarter peak season on the Asia-North Europe trade, forcing ocean carriers to apply more permanent reductions in capacity, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The "marked" fall in demand in Russia for Asian goods is a "major" contributory factor in the...
  • Brazil heralds nearly $2 billion in ag export contracts
    Port of SantosAmid shaky Brazilian business confidence, the country's agriculture and livestock minister is trumpeting the near completion of dozens of contracts worth nearly $2 billion with importers in 14 countries. Abreu, who was previously president of the powerful National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock before becoming minister in January, declared...
  • Eastman Chemical cuts truck trips via Greer inland port
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Eastman Chemical is avoiding hundreds of 300-mile round truck trips a month to the Port of Charleston by loading them at the inland port in Greer, South Carolina. From Greer, Eastman's containers are delivered to the port by Norfolk Southern Railway. The inland port has saved time...
  • Panama Canal bets loyalty incentives will boost competitiveness with Suez
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Volume-based toll reductions for container lines that regularly deploy large vessels through the expanded Panama Canal will make the canal route from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast highly competitive with West Coast and Suez Canal routings, a Panama Canal Authority executive said. After the canal...
  • Shippers advised to move on ACE despite deadline extension
    Susan Kohn RossU.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Aug. 31 the long-anticipated delay to full implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment, or ACE, its new computer platform. This short respite comes as a welcome relief to anyone following this issue. While Customs is close to being ready for full implementation,...
  • Maersk exec says big ships are 'an opportunity'
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Big container ships are necessary and here to stay, so marine terminals, ocean carriers and cargo interests must cooperate to ensure that logjams at ports, a Maersk Line executive said. "Everyone has a role to play," Michael White, president of Maersk Line North America, told an audience...
  • India's export slide continues with double-digit plunge
    India's global merchandise exports tumbled 20.7 percent year-over-year in August, the ninth straight month of declines, even as the Narendra Modi-led government continues to roll out new schemes to stimulate trade and economic growth. Exports in August declined to $21.3 billion from $26.8 billion a year earlier, the latest provisional trade...
  • India's Mundra port gains new Maersk call
    Mundra International Container Terminal, a major gateway for India's northwestern hinterlands, this week celebrated the first ship call of the Far East-Middle East, or FM3, service, a fixed-day, weekly intra-Asia loop by Maersk Line. The vessel Maersk Senang arrived at the DP World facility on Sept. 15, the terminal operator said...
  • Alibaba and USPS in speed delivery partnership
    HONG KONG - The U.S. Postal Service has become the latest national postal organization to partner with Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant aggressively expands its global cross-border delivery network.The logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, Cainiao, and USPS have signed an MOU to jointly develop speed delivery solutions across the...
  • Flat growth as Cathay Pacific flies into the slack season
    HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair reported flat growth in air cargo during August as the Hong Kong-based airlines limp into the slack period before what is hoped will be a last-quarter peak season.The 148,109 tons of cargo and mail carried during the month was an meagre...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Pasha order ahead
    Pasha Group chief executive George Pasha IV said today that the containerships it purchased from Horizon Lines will have to be replaced in a $500m ship order.
  • Exemption could hurt PR deal
    A proposal to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act could serve to reduce support for a debt restructuring effort in Congress, American Maritime Partnership (AMP) chairman Tom Allegretti said Wednesday.
  • Peter's second act
    Peter Georgiopoulos celebrated survival, success and a quest for larger listed companies in his first public speaking appearance in several years today, but it was a question about his failures that triggered a reflective moment.
  • Jaenichen swings back
    US Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen issued a strongly-worded defence of the Jones Act, describing perceived impacts of cabotage restrictions on the economies of Hawaii and Puerto Rico as "outright falsehoods".
  • A test of nerve
    Nervous anchor-handler owners have failed to capitalise on a busy week for rig moves in the North Sea.
  • GMI in New York filing
    Global Maritime Investments (GMI) has fallen victim to the battered dry cargo market and sought Chapter 11 protection in the US.
  • DNV GL goes green
    Norwegian classification society launches five pilot projects in cooperation with domestic partners.
  • Pay rise for Centaurus
    Diana Containerships has extended the charter of a vessel to Maersk Line for a higher rate.
  • Cyber safety tops the list
    The new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), Christopher Wiernicki, has set the development of cyber safety systems as a main priority, but he does not foresee unmanned ships.
  • Diana seals new loan
    Greece's Diana Containerships has fixed up new finance worth $148m with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
  • German yards busier
    German shipyards have seen worker numbers rise in the year to September.
  • Problems over?
    Croatia's economy minister Ivan Vrdoljak has told shipyard workers that problems are a thing of the past for the country's shipbuilding industry.
  • Damen talks continue
    Dutch yard working within sanctions to cooperate on new ships for Russia's Rosneft.
  • ISS bag Cheniere work
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has clinched a new deal with LNG company Cheniere Energy in the Asia Pacific region.
  • BW LPG ups coverage
    Singapore's BW LPG has revealed that a growing proportion of its VLGC fleet is now employed on time charters or contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Bergen Group unit files
    A ship equipment subsidiary of Bergen Group has filed for bankruptcy in Norway after orders dried up.
  • India relaxes rules
    India has eased cabotage restrictions on overseas ro-ro ships, car carriers and LNG vessels to allow them to operate more freely on coastal routes.
  • Fuel claim fails
    A chemical tanker owner has made an unsuccessful claim against a port agent in a row over whether the ship needed low-sulphur fuel at anchorage in a European port.
  • Tanjung's new venture
    Kuala Lumpur-listed Tanjung Offshore is teaming up with a Chinese company to lower costs.
  • Modec wins Culzean FSO
    Modec has secured the contract for the provision of a floating, storage and offloading (FSO) for Maersk Oil's Culzean development.
  • UASC confirms ship fire
    A brand new United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) containership suffered a fire off France last week, the company has confirmed.
  • Seadrill stock surges
    Investors have reacted positively to Seadrill's cancelled semi-submersible order by sending the shares up almost 10%.
  • Poacher turned gamekeeper
    Former convicted pirates are said to have returned to Somalia and are seeking work as armed guards on local fishing vessels.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Shipper size matters in port diversification choice
  • APMT CEO: Container terminals remains a "fundamentally attractive" industry
  • Trading in COSCO, China Shipping shares remains suspended
  • Port of Livorno to publish tender for new container terminal
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG-fueled tugboat
  • FedEx to raise U.S. shipping rates
  • Hansa Heavy Lift opens regional office in Monaco
  • Information sharing to help take down maritime piracy
  • AirBridgeCargo volumes rise 17%
  • Schneider Intermodal eases restrictions on cross-border service into Mexico
  • Executive Moves: Tiger Cool Express and ShipServ
  • Centrolene to launch new forwarder technology, network platform
  • Japan Post seeks to raise$11.6 Billion in IPO
  • UPS to hire over 90,000 seasonal workers


The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Dry bulk shipper files for 'Chapter 11'
    Most of an estimated $169 million debt is unsecured, according to court papers.
  • Russian yard launches multipurpose bunker tanker
    Tuapse Commercial Seaport says vessel will 'reduce cost of bunkering services.'
  • Hong Kong ferry operator gets fuel costs' benefit
    As profits rise in first half resutls.
  • Scientist calls for Singapore ECA
    'Singapore's air quality is not as clean as it appears.'
  • Quadrise sharpens focus on marine market
    Emulsion fuel oil to be produced in southern Spain.
  • Quadrise sharpens its focus on the marine market
    Emulsion fuel oil to be produced in southern Spain.
  • Stena's methanol fuel trial going well
    But current cost of methanol compared to MGO makes it an expensive exercise.
  • Analysts take downbeat view of players' prospects
    World Fuel Services and Aegean Marine Petroleum have both seen profits fall.
  • Shipping company loses low sulphur bunker dispute
    Owner alleged that information provided by their agent was incorrect.
  • Norway to study 'green' fuel alternatives for vessels
    LNG, batteries and hybrid propulsion systems to be explored.
  • CO2 and Shipping: Time for action, say MEPs
    European Parliament's environment committee calls for shipping to be included in Paris climate deal.
  • NYK 'set to participate' in LNG bunkering business
    As part of its 'More Than Shipping 2018' medium-term management plan.
  • Panama: New terminal to supply LNG bunkers
    Facility slated for 2018 opening.
  • New staff at Hamburg-based bunker supplier
    Roman Vilner is based at Rostock, it tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • ITIC: Low sulphur bunkering cost dispute resolved
    Ship owner claim against port agent for fuel costs 'unsuccessful'.
  • Classification society classes 'first' ethane-fuelled ship
    Vessel will transport ethane from the US to the UK.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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