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October 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E off 10pc to US$233/TEU, but up 15pc to USWC and 9pc to USEC
  • Iran's big fleet expansion will be funded by sanction-seized cash
  • Antwerp up 5.5pc despite Asia-Europe slump afflicting other ports
  • International Chamber of Shipping blasts OECD carbon ship tax proposal
  • Cosco Pacific leaves August decline behind in September, rising 0.8pc
  • CSX net profit falls 0.04pc to US$507 million as revenue decline 9pc
  • Uber life restored providing same-day delivery for American e-tailers
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 6.7pc to US$535 million as sales fall 4.8pc
  • Tulsa trucking boss jailed 7 years, fined US$21 million for tax evasion
  • Philippines President Aquino wants to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
  • Megaships not true cause of port congestion, TPM conference told
  • Savannah's Peruvian fruit imports boost USDA plan for reefer prowess
  • Houthis ready to give up capital - Tripoli-Tobruk stalemate continues
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo increases 2.8pc in September to 151,358 tonnes
  • Silk Way West Airlines joins IATA, presentation at Caspian cargo summit
  • Air China to start flights from Beijing to New Jersey's Newark Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2015
  • Asia-Europe container trades suffer but US trade volumes up
  • Bibby Ship Management appoints Sanjiv Wagh as Deputy Managing Director of its India offices
  • CFSAI's Annual Day was a grand affair
  • China Shipping, Cosco merger imminent, say analysts
  • Indian Port Rail Corporation to facilitate speedier, congestion-free evacuation from Major Ports: Nitin Gadkari
  • IRClass Academy delivers training for naval shipbuilding sector
  • TAPA sets three-year global target to achieve 2,000 certified facilities to tackle rising cargo crime
  • Maruti to export indigenously made car for first time
  • Antwerp port set for record year
  • HPCL delivers record fuel to bulk vessel off Cochin Port
  • Kamarajar Port announces wharfage charge concession for coastal movement of automobiles; to develop one more RoRo terminal
  • NSICT E-Gate Pass for import to be live from today
  • Productivity-linked reward scheme for Major Port & Dock employees extended
  • Varghese Cherian takes charge as CEO of Kottayam Port
  • Committee on PPP revamp set to submit report
  • Exports continue to fall, plunge by 24.33 pc in Sept.
  • Forex reserves up by $2.263 bn to $353.069 bn
  • Iron ore imports may fall by 10 mt to 5 mt in 2015-16
  • Horizontal Promotion

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Flame burning at half-mast
  • Growth through business integration
  • Executive veteran makes next move
  • United Cargo changes shipper's insurance policy
  • US railroad reducing Tennessee operations
  • Europa proud of its air and sea figures
  • Throughput declining in Singapore
  • Silk Way West Airlines joins Iata
  • Bangladesh upgrading rail infrastructure
  • Work starts on an Eindhoven facility
  • Körber's logistics systems division completes board
  • An investor to foster internationalisation
  • Mersey Maritime confirms Shirling-Rooke as CEO
  • First B787 to be operated by a Taiwanese airline
  • New intermodal Lübeck-Karlsruhe link
  • Record volume for port of Virginia
  • CSCL and Cosco merger more and more likely

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • APM Terminals completes Grup Maritim TCB takeover
    In a transaction valued at USD1 billion, Rotterdam-based terminal operating giant APM Terminals is to buy the remaining 39% of shares in Spanish terminal company Grup Maritim TCB. APMT bought a 61% controlling stake in Grup TCB from Perez y Cia in September this year. Barcelona-based Grup TCB has
  • PSA lays foundation stone for JNPT's fourth box terminal
    Singaporean terminal giant PSA International has laid the foundation stone for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust of India's fourth container terminal at a ceremony attended by Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and shipping minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari. East of Mumbai in Maharashtra, JNPT is India's
  • Santos ships first LNG out of Gladstone
    Australian oil and gas producer Santos today shipped its first cargo of LNG out of its AUD25 billion (USD18.5 billion) Gladstone project in northern Queensland. The shipment is bound for South Korea on board the 105,335 gt Malaysian tanker Seri Bakti. Santos managing director and chief executive
  • Brazilian woes weigh on Vard
    Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder Vard Holdings is set for poorer results than in previous years as its operations in Brazil continue to struggle. In commentaries issued on 16 October, analysts said the weak oil price had slashed demand for the offshore support vessels that are
  • Kyoto looks to build LNG import terminal
    The government of Japan's Kyoto Prefecture is considering building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the western port of Maizuru. The move is part of efforts to ensure stable energy supplies. Kyoto recently set up a study group recently to discuss the issue. This was made up of
  • Stolt-Nielsen in Italian LNG terminal deal
    Stolt-Nielsen has acquired a stake in a planned LNG terminal in Italy. The London-based chemical and gas tanker and terminals group listed in Oslo has purchased 10% of the shares in HIGAS, with an option to acquire up to 80% of the company, through its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas. "HIGAS is a
  • Container markets down across the board
    Earnings across the container shipping industry remain under heavy pressure after the Golden Week in China and the end of the cargo peak season. Both liner operators and tramp shipowners, who hire their tonnage out to carriers, are facing further falls in the respective spot markets for full
  • Struggling Daiichi Chuo transfers Capesize to NS United
    Japanese bulker outfit Daiichi Chuo, which filed for civil rehabilitation on 29 September, has announced that it has transferred one of its Capesize bulkers and the related charter contract to compatriot NS United. The ship, Katsura, was built in 2010 by Universal Shipbuilding, which in 2012 merged
  • Loss of momentum looms for VLCC market
    The outlook in the VLCC sector is gradually softening on weakening demand, although in the short term the prospects are fairly encouraging, shipping analysts have reported. "As the spot market has shown exceptional strength during 2015, timecharter rates have also reached new highs," Erik Nikolai
  • Demand set to edge upwards in dry bulk
    The dry bulk shipping sector, having suffered from weak demand for a long time, should see a slight easing of the situation in the coming months, while fleet growth should remain subdued, a senior shipping analyst has predicted. "The vital commodities, coal and iron ore, are both expected to be in
  • Noryards Fosen files for bankruptcy
    Noryards Fosen, part of the Noyards group in Bergen, Norway, has filed for bankruptcy. The Noyards group belongs to Luxembourg-domiciled but Ukraininan-owned Calexo group. The development comes after the cancellation of an offshore service vessel order at the yard last month "On the 23 of
  • Logistics providers urged to 'become networks'
    Today's digital world is turning markets into networks, according to Boris Dobberstein, vice-president for contract logistics at market leader UPS, so logistics companies must increasingly become networks, too. "This means that the number of partners involved in a supply chain will also increase,"
  • Bintulu Port awards $5.3m maintenance dredging contract to Integrated Marine Works
    Malaysia-listed port operator Bintulu Port Holdings has engaged engineering services company Integrated Marine Works (IMW) for maintenance dredging works worth MYR21.9 million (USD5.3 million). The contract was signed by Bintulu Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bintulu Port Holdings, including 6%
  • Los Angeles box volume falls 6.3% y/y in September
    Container business moving through US largest port complex fell 6.3% year on year (y/y) in September despite a bump in exports at the Port of Long Beach. Combined imports at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles fell 6% to 705,901 teu for the month, while exports dropped 7.1% to 249,925 teu -
  • El Faro victim's family sues TOTE for $100m
    The family of one of the 33 crew members who died in the El Faro sinking has accused TOTE Maritime of negligence in a USD100 million lawsuit against the company. Joanna Johnson, representing crew member Lonnie Jordan, claimed that TOTE, which operated the ro-ro vessel in its US-Puerto Rico service,
  • Malaysia foils country's biggest sea robbery attempt Malaysia foils biggest sea robbery attempt off Malaysia
    The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has thwarted the biggest sea robbery attempt in Malaysia to date off Tanjung Piai. MMEA maritime enforcement chief Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said his officials foiled a robbery attempt on Liberia-flagged tanker Almi Spirit on 15 October. Six robbers

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Transpacific shippers insist on reliability and better customer service above price
  • ANALYSIS: Thousands of jobs worldwide could be lost in DSV's takeover of UTi
  • Centurion Air Cargo wins approval for China charters via sister carrier SkyLease
  • Container rates reaching new lows - now carriers pin all hopes on November GRIs

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Euro MPs want to fast track setting of shipping GHG limit target
  • Danish Maritime Forum puts industry leaders to work
  • NASSCO delivers world's first LNG fueled box ship
  • NTSB issues preliminary report on El Faro investigation
  • Ostensjo picks Rolls-Royce design for wind farm vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Freight transportation index up during month of August
  • Port of Olympia invites public to discuss draft 2016 budget
  • Crowley teaming with Panasia for ballast water treatment system
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for September
  • PDX community advisory board schedules Oct. 21 public meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Ecsa calls Europe's 2016 CO2 target 'unrealistic'
    European Parliament backs the IMO, but on a tight deadline
  • Significant milestone for Iran sanctions process
    'Adoption Day' on Sunday October 18 marks point at which Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has been struck
  • Star Bulk disposes of two more vessels
    Sale of a 1997-built panamax and cancellation of a newbuilding under bareboat charter bring total fleet size to 88 vessels
  • Internationalist shipping undermined by nationalist regulators, says Lyras
    ICS vice-chair demands more consultation from European Commission
  • Juncker must deliver 'smart legislation', Ecsa leader demands
    Red tape reduces employment and can hurt environment, according to Thomas Rehder
  • India will provide 'flashes of light' for shipping, Salerno argues
    Modi reforms will see country take up slack left by China
  • Shanghai could be next Singapore, says Poulsen
    Chinese city endorsed by SSA head
  • Show me the money: Mixed fortunes
    Second quarter results show leading container lines have continued to prosper, others have bounced back, but some continue to flounder
  • Asia-Europe rates continue to tumble
    Freight rates to the Mediterranean from Asia sink to all-time lows, as those to north Europe fall perilously close
  • Ruscon defies Russia slowdown
    Box numbers up despite slowdown in Russian trade
  • FTA warns on box weighing
    Shippers need to get ready for new container weight rules now
  • Cosco Shipping posts $57.7m profits in nine months
    Company earnings were boosted by assets disposals and bunker savings
  • Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding agrees to discount on ultramaxes for quicker payment
    Precious Shipping has argued that the ships burned more fuel than promised, but yard says it made no promise on consumption
  • Shipping should reject migrant compensation, Grimaldi urges
    Taking payment would mean being seen as part of permanent solution
  • Clarity needed on payment as condition of hire question
    Astra and Spar decisions yield conflicting answers
  • APM Terminals takes full stake in Grup Maritim
    Agrees to acquire remaining 31% of Spanish ports group
  • Port of LA September container volumes fall year on year
    Numbers fell short of September 2014's strongest volume in the port's history
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding to buy carpark operator
    Acquisition is in line with the group's aim to diversify its existing business activities
  • St Lawrence Seaway volumes drop 12%
    Dry bulk shipments were up by 8% over 2014 but liquid bulk posted an 11% fall
  • Mersey Maritime confirms Shirling-Rooke as boss
    Successor to Jim Teasdale had already been acting chief executive for a year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Mombasa government seeks more fees from port users
    The Mombasa County government is trying to extract more fees from users of the Port of Mombasa at two points in the supply chain, which would further drive up shipping costs in East Africa's largest container gateway. The county government is seeking an additional $97 for every "branded" container and $29...
  • Hanjin continues divestment, sells South Korea terminal
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container carrier, is continuing its strategy of divestment as it works to focus on the container shipping industry and improve its liquidity in a time of falling freight rates. Following the Nov. 30 divestment from its terminal operations in Gimpo, South Korea, the company will be...
  • What will IMO weight regulations mean for US exporters?
    As the industry catches is breath after the struggles on the West Coast, we are less than a year away from a potential new risk of long lines and more confusion across the U.S. That risk is the lack of clarity regarding the implementation of the IMO Solas Amendment (Chapter VI,...
  • KCS intermodal volumes, profits down in third quarter
    Falling intermodal volumes contributed to another weak quarter for Kansas City Southern Railway. KCS intermodal volumes fell 6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, after growth slowed considerably in the quarters prior. Volume growth had fallen to just 2 percent in the second quarter of 2015 reversing a trend where volumes...
  • Crowley seeks exemption on Seafreight service contracts
    Crowley Maritime has asked asked the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission for an exemption from having to separately amend and refile approximately 500 service contracts that the carrier will assume with its recently announced acquisition of Seafreight Line. "It would be an undue burden on Crowley and the shipper parties to prepare...
  • UPS raises rates
    UPS has announced rate increases effective Dec. 28, 2015 that will raise costs for shippers using the services of the world's second-largest transportation provider. Ground service rates will increase an average of 4.9 percent, while air rates will rise an average of 5.2 percent as UPS raised rates on services like...
  • Trans-Pacific rates bounce along bottom in weak peak season
    Trans-Pacific spot rates for U.S. containerized imports showed mixed signals this week amid persistent signs of a tepid peak season for pre-holiday shipments. High inventory levels thrown out of whack by U.S. West Coast port delays earlier this year are depressing volumes during what normally is the height of the peak...
  • Overcapacity keeps trans-Atlantic rates in doldrums
    Increased vessel capacity continues to weigh on trans-Atlantic container spot rates, which this week remained near their lowest levels of the year, according to the World Container Index posted on JOC.com's Market Data Hub. Rotterdam-to-New York spot rates slipped to $2,079 per 40-foot equivalent unit from $2,095 a week ago, according...
  • Slide show: Fastest-growing global container ports
    Only one U.S. port made the JOC's list of the top 10 fastest-growing leading global container ports for 2014 - the Port of Savannah. All 10 ports on the list achieved year-over-year throughput growth of at least 10 percent. Of the JOC Top 50 world container ports, the port of...
  • Is $4B enough to solve Chicago's rail congestion?
    Credit: Richard HurdAfter more than a decade, nearly $4 billion worth of infrastructure improvements in Chicago are nearly complete. City, state and industry leaders say they are working, helping the city shake its reputation as the nation's longtime transportation bottleneck. There remain skeptics, though, that question whether any amount of capital...
  • Tuticorin Port sets up automated system to speed container movement
    Tuticorin PortShippers and ocean carriers using India's Tuticorin Port, or V.O. Chidamabaranar, may see significant productivity improvements in the coming months as logistics providers are introducing an automated system for the movement of containers to and from the harbor. The Tuticorin Container Freight Station Association this week signed an agreement with...
  • APM Terminals acquires full control of Spain's Grup Maritim
    TCV Valencia, Spain, now part of APM Terminals' portfolio.LONDON - APM Terminals has reached an agreement to buy the remaining 39 percent of Grup Maritm TCB, finalizing the $1 billion acquisition of the Spanish port operator and consolidating its position as the world's second-largest container terminal operator. The Maersk group's port...
  • Asia-Med spot rates plumbing new lows
    The Spanish Port of Algeciras.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the China-Mediterranean trade fell below $200 per 20-foot container for the first time, a level that is almost $1,000 lower than at the beginning of the year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The latest reading of the index showed...
  • No respite from falling volumes at Hong Kong port
    An aerial view of the container terminals in Hong Kong.HONG KONG - There was no let up for the port of Hong Kong in the month of September as container volumes fell for the 15th consecutive month.Figures just released by the Hong Kong Port Development Council show a 6.7 percent...
  • Asia-Med spot rates plumbing new lows
    The Spanish Port of Algeciras.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the China-Mediterranean trade fell below $200 per 20-foot container for the first time, a level that is almost $1,000 lower than at the beginning of the year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The latest reading of the index showed...
  • Long-term positives of TPP deal will be felt on trans-Pacific trade
    Vietnam's footwear production will benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.SHENZHEN - The benefits of the recently agreed Trans-Pacific Partnership on Asia-U.S. trade will not be felt immediately, but the 11-nation deal will have an impact on volumes in the longer term, according to JOC senior economist Mario Moreno.In an...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Golar seals floater deal
    Golar LNG said its partners in a planned LNG export project in Cameroon have approved and signed the deal.
  • APM completes $1bn buy
    APM Terminals has struck an agreement to purchase the remaining 39% of rival terminal operator Grup Maritim TCB, cementing a $1bn takeover.
  • Hapag fills IPO book
    German container line said to have also covered overallotments on listing.
  • Incat adds 300 jobs
    Australian shipbuilder Incat is taking on another 300 workers as it tackles its 11-ship orderbook.
  • GOGL: not us
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) is not the buyer of the 115,000-dwt bulker Chiara (built 2011).
  • Cosco's Deng in new role
    Cosco Pacific has made a change in its executive director team that will see Jinhua Feng resign from his position.
  • Fortescue: demand strong
    Australian miner Fortescue Metals says demand for its iron ore remains strong despite weakening steel markets in China.
  • Wessels opts for LNG
    Wessels Reederei of Germany is changing the propulsion system on one of its boxships from heavy fuel oil to LNG.
  • Wessels gets into gas
    German owner uses state grant to retrofit boxship with LNG propulsion; more to follow.
  • Golden oldies?
    Or tarnished antiques? Safe as ships and strategies for survival in a soft market.
  • Thenamaris eyes S&P score
    Greek owner Thenamaris could be set for a tidy profit on an aframax tanker it bought only last year.
  • Cathay limits liability
    The Singapore high court has protected a domestic tug owner in a row with Wan Hai Lines over lost containers.
  • Paulli joins Frontline
    Former ST Shipping executive takes on senior post with John Fredriksen company in Singapore.
  • TT-Line at record high
    Australian ro-ro company TT-Line has posted record annual freight figures.
  • Farstad gets busy
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner wins series of contracts shortly after announcing five lay-ups.
  • Daiichi in $60.3m sale
    Debt-ridden shipowner Daiichi Chuo has sold off one of its prized shipping assets to a rival Japanese owner.
  • Younger capes scrapped
    Average ages of capesize bulkers sent for demolition has slipped below that of VLCCs for the first time in a number of years as the markets experience contrasting fortunes.
  • Petrobras wants PSVs
    Brazilian oil company Petrobras has issued a new tender for offshore vessels despite cancelling existing charters.
  • DeepOcean fixes newbuild
    Norwegian owner DeepOcean has won a second contract for its new cable-layer.
  • Golar on notice
    Nasdaq tells listed partnership it must replace ex-audit committee director Kate Blankenship.
  • Cheap oil lifts Rotterdam
    Europe's largest port is the latest company to benefit from the lower price of crude.
  • Exxon Valdez case closed
    The US and the State of Alaska have opted not to recover additional damages from Exxon Mobil in relation to the Exxon Valdez spill.
  • Where's China's spending?
    Chinese lending is surging but construction projects that help fuel bulker fixtures are not matching the growth as hoped, an analyst said.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • APMT to acquire 100% of Grup Maritim TCB
  • Seago Line launches seasonal Black Sea reefer service
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Oceania loop
  • Japan, South Korea market share hurt by SE Asia container growth
  • CBP to hold Trade Symposium in Baltimore
  • AlixPartners: Some carriers struggling to pay for capex, debt
  • Port of L.A. box volumes decline in September
  • UPS announces 2016 rate hikes
  • Report: Big data saving some carriers $4k annually per truck
  • Spot container rates rise 6.5% despite Asia-Europe decline
  • Shipco Transport opens two new branches
  • SingPost to purchase second U.S. e-commerce logistics provider

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • MFM technology will make Singapore market fairer
    'I hope players who don't care about reputation will leave.'
  • EU accused of confusion over scrubbers
    Shipowners representative claims EU is always seeking to add to international regulations.
  • New quick test for cat fines
    Allows testing onboard to make sure fuels with damaging cat fines don't enter the fuel system.
  • Bunker grade IFO is 'highly toxic waste'
    European parliament transport official says failure to establish EU wide ECA is a matter of 'sincere regret'.
  • Malik bolsters operations with new office, new hire
    Business has been 'expanding rapidly'.
  • UK terminal completes upgrade
    More storage capacity for fuel oil.
  • New lube compatible with 'range of sulphur levels'
    Total Lubmarine says sea trial results are 'very promising'.
  • Failed pirate attack could have been 'largest' fuel oil heist
    Fuel oil cargo valued at $21 million, according to Platts Bunkerworld prices.
  • Upgraded bunkering facility opens in the UK
    Terminal claims to be the 'second largest fuelling facility to the west of Greater London'.
  • Brightoil: Hopes up on e-commerce platform
    Brightoil Online will create a new petroleum consumption model, says CEO.
  • Total Lubmarine: 'Next generation' lube planned for 2016
    Cylinder oil compatible with marine fuels of different sulphur levels on new engines, says spokesman.
  • Norway tests 'very promising' vessel communications tool
    Exercise involved vessels and a plane responding to an oil on water test.
  • Crude declines as US stockpiles surge
    Inventories climbed 7.56 million barrels last week, the most since April.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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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
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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