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June 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC returns to Southampton in 2M service after 40 years' absence
  • Freightos mystery shopper shows top forwarders inept at e-commerce
  • Promising intra-African trade deal signed, but Nigeria won't play
  • Uber hit by employee-vs-contractor legal ruling in California
  • Retailer's suit against Zim quashed when ruled as an 'Act of God'
  • US Congress bows to WTO on foreign meat labelling as unfair trade barrier
  • Nestle cuts back on Africa, after misjudging middle class growth
  • Kalmar delivers first 5th generation autostacking cranes to LA's TraPac
  • TT Club analysis finds 82pc of terminal accidents preventable
  • CEVA announces new guaranteed weekly LCL service from Antwerp
  • Major French logistics hub in making to serve Algerian hinterland
  • Martinair pilots launch legal appeal to force KLM to save their jobs
  • AirBridgeCargo tonnage up 16pc in the first five months of 2015
  • Air T profit up 69pc on ground services as air cargo revenues fall
  • Air France KLM Cargo achieves first export e-air way bill out of Saudi

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Disallowing beaching seen as bad news for ship recycling industry
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries receives DNV GL in-principle approval for innovative SkyBench concept for mega boxships
  • Liner schedule reliability improves for fourth consecutive month in May
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty awarded Honorary Doctorate by Mangalore University
  • Tanker shipping equities set to see strong year buoyed by benign market environment, says DMER
  • TT Club calls for 'utmost good faith' in container supply chain
  • City Council of Amsterdam votes with huge majority in favour of Port of Amsterdam's Vision 2030
  • MbPT seeks RFQ for FSRU
  • Truck freight rates for minerals to be regulated in Odisha
  • Govt cancels 22 SEZ approvals
  • Import duty on select steel up by 2.5 pc to protect local industry
  • INR rises further against dollar
  • State-run agencies to float tenders for importing pulses

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Extending the Panama Canal will make a radical difference» Shipping
  • Locate your truck in real time
  • Haropa pops the billionth cork
  • Fraser contract closes
  • Loxx rejigs management for the future
  • China Southern joining Stansted's cargo network
  • Jacksonville welcomes Maersk Line
  • New freight train between China and Europa
  • Two-pronged development of site
  • Borchert now advising at A'pari
  • Kam Airways sells last Airbus to Iranian carrier
  • New connections to Hungary and Greece
  • North American purchaser still going strong
  • Emirates Skycargo "happy" with Basel service
  • New national chairman for Bifa
  • Three ports snuggling up even closer

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Poseidon heads to Wall Street
    Poseidon Containers Holdings Corp, led by Greece's George Giouroukos, has registered for a USD100 million initial public offering (IPO) and New York Stock Exchange listing under the ticker symbol 'PCON'. Poseidon currently owns 18 container ships (11 post-Panamaxes, 2 Panamaxes, 5 Handymaxes) with
  • Bergen port switches to shore power
    The Norwegian port of Bergen inaugurated its first shore power system on 17 June, connecting the DOF Group offshore vessel Skandi Vega to the country's national grid. The switch-on ceremony was presided over by port chairman Øistein Christoffersen, who received a cheque for NOK2.5 million
  • Liverpool2 on track to open later this year
    Trailer suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje is due to return to the construction site of Liverpool2 container terminal (L2) early next month to continue infilling the quay area. The infilling will be completed this summer ahead of the arrival of five ship-to-shore (STS) megamax quay cranes
  • Getting unpaid wages still a seafarer grievance
    The number of reports from seafarers of unpaid wages have fallen, but still constituted the second largest number of calls to a UK-based seafarer helpline last year. In a breakdown of calls to Seafarerhelp, which is run by the charity International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN),
  • Understand your investors, shipping companies told
    There are not one but many different types of investors that invest in shares of listed shipping companies, and the companies themselves should be aware of the investors' differing approaches to what they expect from the companies they invest in, senior shipping analysts said. "The fact that size
  • Euronav's Rodgers in the spotlight
    Euronav chief executive officer Paddy Rodgers dominated attention at the Marine Money conference in New York with his outspoken opinions on public markets, customer relations, Korean shipyards and Scorpio president Robert Bugbee. "In shipping, we always say, 'Don't fall in love with the assets'.
  • CIMC issues $320m in medium-term notes
    Hong Kong-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) announced on 16 June that the company has completed the issuance of CNY2 billion (USD320 million) in medium-term notes. This is the company's first tranche of medium-term notes for 2015, which comes with a coupon rate of 5.19% for the
  • Global Navigation Solutions introduces enhanced inventory management systems
    UK-based maritime services group Global Navigation Solutions (GNS) has launched new products that connect ship and shore in a single solution. The company's new web-based Voyager Management Service now allows ship managers to check that their ships have the required charts and publications even
  • Chinese ship exports up 31.2% y/y
    China's ship exports in January-April totalled USD10.38 billion, an increase of 31.2% year on year (y/y), according to data released by the Chinese Customs on 17 June. During the same period, ship imports valued USD580 million, up 11.3% y/y. According to the Customs, exports of bulk carriers,
  • KNOT fixes another shuttle tanker to BG unit
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has fixed another shuttle tanker to Brazil Shipping, a subsidiary of UK energy company BG Group. KNOT is a joint venture between Norwegian tanker owner Knutsen OAS Shipping and Japan's NYK Line. KNOT will order a 158,000dwt Suezmax tanker equipped with dynamic
  • Pirates board series of ships in Straits of Malacca, Singapore
    Three vessels were boarded in succession while under way in the eastbound lane of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on 17 June, according to a report by anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC). Bulk carrier Densa Shark, LNG tanker Clipper Posh, and tanker Pro Triumph
  • KAMCO moves ship finance unit to Busan
    Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) has relocated its ship finance unit to the Busan International Finance Centre, joining the ship finance divisions of the country's state-owned policy banks and export credit agencies in the port city. KAMCO, a government agency that aims to restructure or
  • Singapore mulls underground tunnel to link mega-port with industrial estates
    Singapore has called for tenders to study the feasibility of building underground tunnels to connect its new mega-port with the city-state's industrial estates. JTC Corporation, which is overseeing part of the dredging works for the port, which will be located in Singapore's industrial district of
  • Kuantan port to be redeveloped
    Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC), a subsidiary of Malaysian construction firm IJM Corporation, has been granted a 30-year concession to develop, operate, and manage Kuantan port in Pahang, Malaysia. The agreement, according to IJM, covers the existing port and a new deepwater terminal. In line with
  • Moody's: MOL has heavy debt burden
    Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines' (MOL's) rating to Ba1 after concluding that it has heavy debts amid weak freight markets for dry bulk and containers. Moody's vice-president and senior analyst Mariko Semetko said, "The rating action reflects our
  • Nagoya's cargo traffic drops in March
    Cargo traffic at Nagoya port, central Japan, declined 2.8% in March from a year earlier to 18.572 million tonnes as both foreign trade and domestic trade were weak, according to preliminary figures released by the Nagoya Port Authority. Of the 18.572 million tonnes, 11.817 million tonnes came from

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Busan outlines ambitious expansion plan to capture intra-Asia transhipment traffic
  • UK food supply threatened as migrants break into trucks, contaminating produce
  • Greener or cheaper? Intermodal options from ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Prendergast named President and CEO of VT Halter Marine
  • LNG update: IGF Code adopted by IMO
  • Canal expansion to bring big shift of box cargo
  • P&I Club says crews need to know more about VDR testing
  • Wärtsilä hybrid scrubbers picked for newbuild box ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Port of Bellingham to upgrade Fairhaven industrial property
  • Weekly rail freight traffic count hits negative side of ledger
  • CMA CGM making changes to FAL1, FAL 3 service lineups
  • Ports of Seattle, Tacoma report May container numbers
  • New containers arrive for TOTE LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Product tankers stay in $30,000s earnings range
    New cargoes emerge in Caribbean and US Gulf
  • NYK sees lower freight income but stronger profitability in its liner unit
    Japanese conglomerate remains confident amid bearish market conditions
  • Dry bulk consolidation: Owners shy away from M&A but are keener on pools
    Pooling makes it easier for bulker players to regain full control of their ships when market recovers
  • Poseidon Containers eyes New York listing
    Funds-backed venture with Technomar Shipping starts with fleet of 18 boxships and immediate expansion options
  • Libya's oil shipments struggling again in June
    Current rate of exports point to a return to lows seen at the start of 2015
  • Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello presented with CI's Lifetime Achievement Award
    Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Uniserve, Modern Terminals and Peel Ports among other winners: ICS given Humanitarian Award
  • Alston Gayler and Advent unveil new marine appointments
    Firms hire specialists from rivals
  • New ConTex sets a unique benchmark for boxships
    How the Hamburg shipbrokers produce an accurate and independent overview of the containership time charters market
  • Knot wins third 20-year suezmax charter to shuttle Brazilian crude
    Long-term charter signed with BG Group's Brazil Shipping 1
  • Supras return to life
    Belying ongoing oversupply issues, key indicators in the small vessel sector have shown encouraging signs
  • Deep impact
    In less than a decade, Gdansk's specialised deepwater container terminal has established itself as the Baltic's premier box hub

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Maersk, MSC add Asia- U.S. South Atlantic service
    Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. will add a Panama Canal service in July from China and Korea to four U.S. South Atlantic ports to handle rising U.S import volume to the fastest-growing region. U.S. East Coast volume from the Northeast Asia region in the first five months of 2015 rose...
  • East Coast ports could see windfall from Panama Canal expansion, report says
    Next year's expansion of the Panama Canal could boost U.S. East Coast ports' share of Asian containerized imports by as much as 10 percentage points, according to a new study that contrasts with more conservative forecasts. "For price-sensitive cargo that is relatively expensive to move, routing shipments through East Coast ports...
  • While raising pay, trucking firms seek new ways to keep drivers
    Time is money, especially in trucking, where productivity hangs on how many shipper pickups and deliveries can be made in a week and a driver's pay often depends on how many miles he or she travels. Transport America is trying to address both points by raising driver pay and also increasing...
  • Builder of new mega-port in Singapore studies container 'subway'
    The feasibility of a container "subway" in Singapore to carry containers from a new mega-port through underground tunnels being studied. With truck congestion building at ports worldwide, the builder of the new mega-port planned in Singapore is exploring this innovative approach to solving the problem. The "subway" would take containers...
  • Port of Newhaven receives portable vessel tracking system
    Captain Collins-Williams of the Port of Newhaven is now the proud owner of a GeoVS Portable VTS System supplied by SRT Marine System Solutions Limited. The SRT Portable VTS is a full feature standalone vessel tracking system with real-time dynamic 3D and is ideal for use as an emergency backup...
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics expands to Mexico with new office in Hermosillo
    ITASCA - AIT Worldwide Logistics is proud to announce the opening of its first office in Mexico on Monday, June 22. Located in the northwestern city of Hermosillo, the new AIT facility is poised to make a significant contribution to company's ongoing global expansion. According to AIT management, expanding to Mexico...
  • New plan aimed at helping US ports, carriers prevent costly cyberattacks
    The U.S. Coast Guard has unveiled a new cybersecurity plan, the latest in an ongoing effort to protect U.S seaports and the commercial vessels in their waters from the rising risk of cyberattack. While there has never been a high-profile cyberattack on U.S. ports, hackers have infiltrated the Port of Antwerp...
  • US truck trailer orders points to motor carriers' capacity discipline
    U.S. truck trailer orders in May declined sharply as back orders have started clearing and seasonal declines took effect, signally motor carriers' are being disciplined on adding capacity. Truck orders have also begun to decline recently as companies have met their needs for new equipment and economic growth has not justified...
  • US House revives hopes for Pacific trade pact passage
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday may have saved President Obama's signature trade bill, passing trade promotion authority in a 218-208 vote. So-called "fast-track" authority has been characterized as a key negotiating tool in the ongoing talks over a Trans-Pacific Partnership between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim...
  • Allcargo's founder and chairman awarded honorary doctorate
    Mumbai - The Founder and Chairman of Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty has been awarded an "Honorary Doctorate" at the 33rd annual convocation by Mangalore University yesterday. At the ceremony held yesterday in Mangalore during the Annual Convocation of the University, 88 candidates received their PhD's and 37 members were...
  • Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
    Phase 1 of infilling to reclaim 12 hectares of intertidal area completed 1.43 million tonnes of sand and silt deposited from dredged material 700 metres of new quay wall piling nearly complete Programme working around 10 metre tidal range - second highest in UK Construction at the new £300 million ($500 million) container terminal...
  • Shreyas Shipping acquires container ship to bolster coastal activity
    Intra-regional feeder carrier Shreyas Shipping and Logistics is adding more vessels to its fleet, eyeing the prospect of accelerating its growth through coastal shipping operations in India. The operator has agreed to acquire the OEL Bharat, a 2,959 twenty-foot-equivalent unit sub-Panamax container ship, from its overseas group subsidiary Orient Express Lines...
  • Con-way's Lehmkuhl to join Lineage Logistics as CEO
    W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, the former president of Con-way Freight, is leaving the trucking business to run Lineage Logistics, the second-largest U.S. temperature-controlled logistics company. Lehmkuhl will become CEO of Lineage, replacing Bill Hendricksen, in mid-July, the Colton, California-based company said Thursday. Hendricksen will become vice chairman. Lineage said it expects Lehmkuhl, who...
  • US importers moving more containers through Vancouver
    U.S. importers are rapidly moving more containers through Port Metro Vancouver and to Chicago and the upper Midwest, dealing another blow to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. Click to EnlargeA Ocean Shipping Consultants study and an analysis of West Coast port volumes show Vancouver has joined Prince Rupert, located 500...
  • The need for speed at global ports
    A few thoughts come to mind with this month's release of our 2014 Port Productivity rankings, the third year of our report on global port and terminal productivity. Meeting in Asia this month with a number of carriers that participate in the project by submitting their berth productivity data to...
  • Former Los Angeles port executive to succeed Larrabee at NY-NJ
    Molly CampbellMolly Campbell, former deputy executive director at the Port of Los Angeles, has been chosen to succeed Richard Larrabee, who is retiring after 15 years as director of the port commerce at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Larrabee, a former Coast Guard rear admiral, earlier this year...
  • South Africa Dept. of Trade and Industry commits self to increasing exports
    The Department of Trade and Industry, (the dti) has committed to growing the diversity and volume of the country's exports by ensuring that all the stakeholders play their active role in the implementation of the National Exporter Development Programme (NEDP). This came to light at a 3 day Team Export...
  • Bunker surcharges now beating rates in Asia-Aussie trades
    HONG KONG - The Asia to Australia trade became the latest to experience the distressing new trend of bunker surcharges overtaking the actual container freight rates on the spot market.This week it costs $306 to ship a 20-foot-equivalent unit from Shanghai to Melbourne, while the bunker surcharge being levied by...
  • Bunker surcharges now beating rates on Asia-Aussie trades
    HONG KONG - The Asia to Australia trade became the latest to experience the distressing new trend of bunker surcharges overtaking the actual container freight rates on the spot market.This week it costs $306 to ship a 20-foot container from Shanghai to Melbourne, while the bunker surcharge being levied by...
  • Analysts look to Dagnese to speed growth at Con-way Freight
    The sudden change of leadership at Con-way Freight Tuesday left analysts, customers and competitors with more questions than answers. The carrier's new president, analysts said, has an immediate challenge: keep the second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier on its present route, but speed its progress. W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, president of Con-way Freight since...
  • ADSI to exhibit new weighing and dimensioning solutions at ICON15
    Schaumburg, Illinois - Advanced Distribution Solutions, Inc. (ADSI) is demonstrating the latest technology in weighing, dimensioning and shipping solutions at the ConnectShip ICON15 Shipping Technology Conference, June 15-17, 2015, in Chicago, IL. "Today's shippers need fast, integrated tools that capture accurate measurements on every package without increasing labor costs," said Bob...
  • Radiant Global Logistics buys two firms in a week
    Michigan-based third-party logistics and multimodal transportation firm Radiant Global Logistics last week acquired not one but two logistics providers: New York-based Service By Air and Kentucky-based Highways and Skyways. The deals have been characterized as part of a broader acquisition strategy and the company has hinted at the potential for new...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • China eyes war-ready ships
    China has approved new rules to ensure that the country can mobilise civilian ships built at domestic yards at times of military need.
  • Ridgebury on a roll
    Connecticut-based Ridgebury Tankers is the latest company to move into ownership in the VLCC market, as it is about to scoop four second-hand VLCCs from the fleet of Windsor Petroleum.
  • TEN joins VLCC rush
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has bought a pair of VLCC newbuilding resales from private equity's York Capital at $97m each, market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Hapag remains IPO bound
    A major Hapag-Lloyd shareholder has completed some financial housekeeping that helps set the shipowner up for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).
  • As good as it gets?
    Improvements in the capesize market have lifted the Baltic Dry Index to its highest point this year.
  • Cheng set for comeback
    Tanker market legend Fred Cheng is readying a return to frontline shipowning in the VLCC sector almost five years after selling his previous fleet to Navios.
  • Anek wants logo removed
    Lawyers representing Anek Lines have asked for the company's logo to be removed from the burnt-out Norman Atlantic docked in Italy's Bari.
  • Ship grounds on reef
    A Vietnamese cargo vessel has grounded on a reef off the Philippines.
  • Fredriksen books VLCCs
    John Fredriksen has ordered up to six VLCCs at the STX Shipyard in South Korea.
  • Embiricos grabs panamax
    Embiricos of Greece is understood to have snapped up a panamax bulker at auction in India in the latest indication of high profile shipowners showing an interest in the market.
  • Nisshin keeps selling
    Japan's Nisshin Shipping continues to trim its bulker fleet with the sale of a modern vessel.
  • Bahri in electric deal
    Saudi Arabian owner signs five-year transportation contract for compatriot's imported products.
  • Poseidon in profit
    US IPO hopeful Poseidon Containers Holdings is looking to head to Wall Street on the back of three profitable years.
  • Latsis fixes newbuilding
    The Latsis group of Greece has concluded a three-year time-charter deal for one of its VLGC newbuildings with oil major Chevron.
  • GO Phoenix deal ended
    Malaysia will not renew its contract for a Singapore-owned offshore vessel to search for missing flight MH370.
  • Workers to walk
    CalMac ferry staff are to strike next week in a row over a new contract for Scottish west coast services.
  • Wartsila in scrubber deal
    Wartsila has won an order for hybrid scrubber systems to clean the exhaust emissions from three 2,500-teu containerships.
  • Clarksons adds Nomura
    Clarksons has strengthened ties with Nomura International by appointing it as a second corporate broker.
  • Euronav's long-term fix
    Belgian owner Euronav is believed to be locking one of its VLCCs into a three-year time charter with Petrobras.
  • PNB selling Bharati loan
    Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has put its loan to Bharati Shipyard up for sale.
  • Shreyas eyes boxship buy
    Indian owner set to strengthen its fleet by paying $7m for an OEL-owned vessel.
  • ID offloads bulker
    Investeringsgruppen Danmark (ID Shipping) continues to sell off 1990s-built bulkers and is now understood to have disposed of the 28,200-dwt Arctic ID (built 1998).
  • Cruiseship hit by virus
    Passengers on a Fred Olsen-owned cruiseship have been affected by the norovirus for the second time in a month.
  • Star capesize scrapped
    Greek owner offloads 1994-built ship as demolition sector springs back to life.
  • Condor under pressure
    Channel Islands authorities could launch their own ferry service if the "teething troubles" of current operator Condor Ferries continue.
  • Harbor Star eyes coal deal
    Philippines owner Harbor Star is plotting a move into Indonesia with new tug-barge orders.
  • Hijacked tanker found
    The Malaysian product tanker that went missing last week has reportedly been spotted off the coast of Cambodia.
  • Punished for polluting
    Norbulk Shipping has fallen foul of US authorities for allegedly dumping several barrels of hydraulic oil off the coast of Florida.
  • APM boosts Mobile capacity
    APM Terminals is investing $40m at its facility in Mobile, Alabama to increase capacity at the US Gulf's deepest port.
  • New CEO at Transpetro
    Antonio Rubens Silva Silvino has been named as the new chief executive of Transpetro, parent company Petrobras has confirmed.
  • Poseidon files for IPO
    Private equity-backed containership operator looks to list 18 vessel fleet on NYSE.
  • Drillship dog fight
    Seadrill and Maersk Drilling are set to fight it out for a rare drillship newbuilding project in an otherwise depressed market.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • CBP finds first-in-nation insect inside container from Ecuador
  • White House works with Republicans to resuscitate trade deal
  • Empty containers drive 6% growth at Port of Long Beach
  • Yang Ming, RCL commence intra-Southeast Asia service
  • European forwarder uses Descartes enterprise platform
  • New Maersk/MSC service to use Panama Canal
  • Port of Charleston box volume up double digits in May
  • FAA penalizes Sherwin-Williams for hazmat violation
  • Expanded Panama Canal could cause coastal cargo shift
  • Hanjin purchases slots on Asia-Oceania loop
  • Jaxport receives boxes for first LNG-powered containerships
  • Executive Moves: MacroPoint
  • Intermodal rates continue to fall
  • Truckload rates up 3.5% in May
  • Indiana railroad bridge reopens after collapse

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Malaysian Navy 'negotiating' with Orkim Harmony hijackers
    Suspects being persuaded to surrender, Navy official says.
  • Fuel oil stocks remain close to historic high
    Singapore inventories 3% down week-on-week.
  • Malaysian Navy: Hijacked vessel located
    Vessel has been renamed and repainted, says Chief of Navy.
  • Intra-Asian bunker surcharge up
    Follows rise in June.
  • Sinopec puts Indonesia oil storage plans on hold
    'There's not enough demand in the region right now.'
  • AP Moller Maersk: Firmer crude price better for its business
    But short term gain to be had from lower bunkers.
  • More orders for hybrid scrubbers
    Major European owner and operator has ordered the systems for three 2,500 TEU capacity container ships.
  • Researchers explore new bunker-saving concept
    Preliminary results look 'promising', says lead researcher.
  • Japan's energy policy focuses on LNG
    Draft report says 'substantial' part of the country's shipping industry should be powered by LNG.
  • Malaysian navy: Hijacked vessel located
    Vessel has been renamed and repainted, says Chief of Navy.
  • Gibraltar eyes LNG bunker sales to Carnival's newbuilds
    Carnival bought four LNG-powered newbuilds earlier this week.
  • MOL credit ratings further downgraded
    Prices of bunker fuel not expected to drop further, says analyst.
  • MGO supplier wins North Sea project deal
    Five-year contract inked.
  • BPO: Baltic Sea ports developing 'LNG bunkering network'
    HEKLA project proposes an LNG liquefaction plant in Helsingborg and an on-shore LNG reloading station in Klaipeda.
  • WTI crude slides after Federal Reserve announcement
    Despite news US inventories fell by 2.68 million to 467.9 million barrels last week.

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Call for papers by July 28th
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Rome
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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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
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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
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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
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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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