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May 21, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line to increase Asia-Europe rates by $800 TEU June 1
  • German rail strike starts, expected to last 7 days or more
  • April LA and Long Beach box volumes head in opposite directions
  • Savannah boosts April volume 26pc, to spend US$142 million on cranes
  • New US$252 million box terminal in Namibia to open in 2016
  • Korean yards win total market for 20,000-TEUers plus
  • Rule changes allow ocean liners to join in China's e-commerce
  • DB Schenker offers HK-Chicago-Houston service from its jetcargo unit
  • German network expansion enhances IAG cargo's EuroConnector service
  • Cargo terminal at Lambert-St Louis airport to serve Latin America

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • ICS welcomes progress on maritime environment issues at MEPC
  • Samsung to build LNG carriers with Cochin Shipyard
  • Volatility in global spot container rates seen increasing in 2015
  • Cochin Port commissions weighing machine at Willingdon Island CFS
  • IOC to hold 45 pc stake in Ennore LNG terminal
  • Major Ports follow precautions prescribed by Pollution Control Boards: Radhakrishnan
  • Ships with lower particulate emissions to get discount at Port of Antwerp
  • Railways commodity-wise freight traffic earnings up 17.23 pc in April 2015
  • UK freight association says illegal stowaways threaten future of cross channel freight
  • India & Korea sign seven agreements, including maritime transport & logistics
  • India likely to resume rice exports to Iran: Sitharaman
  • INR turns weak against dollar
  • Maharashtra to review SEZ policy
  • No need to import thermal coal once production hits 1 bn t : Goyal
  • Raw sugar exports to remain low as incentives came late

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Delivery of 500,000th truck in North America
  • BDP celebrates first decade in Korea
  • 1 billion euros for quieter freight wagons
  • Long Beach cargo continues rebound
  • Bifa welcomes cargo head appointment
  • Myanmar invests in railway signalling systems
  • Dakar - Turkish Cargo's tenth African destination
  • Grup TCB upgrades Barcelona terminal
  • Pooling in Poland
  • Alitalia closing door on AF-KLM cooperation
  • Growth despite the Swiss franc
  • Watco incorporates two short line railroads
  • Finnlines ups Q1 profit
  • CBAFF selects president

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Israel's Zim returns to profit
    Israel-based container carrier Zim returned to profitability in 1Q15 with its EBIT numbers improving dramatically, reaching USD61 million compared with USD5 million in the last quarter of 2014, and a USD16 million negative EBIT in the same quarter last year. In GAAP terms, the Q115 EBIT was USD40
  • Sovcomflot upbeat after strong quarterly results
    Sovcomflot, the Russian crude, product, and LNG tanker owner, says it expects a strong 2015 result after a 67% increase in year-on-year net profit in 1Q15. Group net profit reached USD97 million in 1Q15 compared with USD58.1 million in the same period last year. Revenues rose to USD359 million from
  • MyFerryLink not saved yet, says Eurotunnel
    Eurotunnel cannot yet guarantee that its ferry affiliate, MyFerryLink, will continue operating in the Dover Strait beyond early July, it said today. This comes despite last week's appeal court ruling overturning a UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ban on the ferry company using the port of
  • BW LPG upbeat after strong start to year
    BW LPG, the world's largest LPG carrier owner, has taken an upbeat view of the future after delivering strong 1Q15 figures. The company's first-quarter net profit rose to USD57.5 million this year from USD30.8 million in 2014 on a bigger fleet and firmer rates. Revenues increased to USD167.9
  • 'K' Line to ship Hitachi rail cars
    Japanese shipping company 'K' Line has signed a contract with a Hitachi subsidiary to transport rail cars that are being manufactured at the latter's Kasado plant. These rail cars will be loaded onto new 'K' Line vessels from the port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu, near Hitachi's Kasado plant, and will be
  • Taiwan's Wisdom Marine forecasts bigger profit this year
    Taiwanese bulk carrier Wisdom Marine expects to make more profit this year, since its new ships have secured 50% of gross margin and the disposal of old ships will bring in extra revenue, the company said today.
  • Dredger shortage hampering Indonesian ports
    Indonesia's many ports need frequent dredging. However, Southeast Asia's biggest economy faces challenges on this front. Speaking at the Dredging & Land Reclamation Asia Summit in Singapore on 20 May, Indonesian port operator Pelindo IV director Kemal Heryandri said their main issue is the
  • UMW O&G sees tough competition ahead
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider UMW Oil and Gas Corporation expects competition for oil and gas contracts to heat up because of fewer tenders. Rohaizad Darus, president of UMW O&G, noted there was around "30% reduction" in tendering activities for drilling contracts in the upstream oil and gas sector. This means
  • MPA launches maritime awareness programmes
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched two programmes on 19 May as part of the ongoing effort to raise awareness of the maritime industry among young people. Under the Maritime Youth Club (MYC) programme, the MPA provides funding of between SGD1,000 (USD750) and SGD12,000 per
  • Sainty Marine cuts overdue loan debts
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine and its subsidiaries have managed to cut its defaulted debts to CNY585.8 million (USD94.4 million) as of 19 May amid tight liquidity. The company paid back CNY4.3 million of the overall overdue

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Call for action as latest illegal immigrant crisis puts cross-Channel freight at risk
  • Freight-only airlines slip under the radar as Gulf carriers grow their marketshare
  • Box carrier profits from cheap oil will 'just fuel freight rate war' as demand sags

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Fassmer delivers research vessel
  • Former USCG admiral to be new CLIA President and CEO
  • Former casino boat up for sale ... again
  • Bath Iron Works awarded $11.2 million for LCS work
  • Seaspan Marine has new President
  • Austal USA launches JHSV 6
  • Norwegian Dawn back in Bermuda after grounding incident
  • Blount Boats to build first U.S.-flag wind farm vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • American Construction nets contract for Whatcom Waterway cleanup project
  • World Container Index finds volatility in spot freight rates
  • Zim plans to boost service covering Asia/South America
  • ATA truck tonnage index down during month of April
  • Change of Command ceremony set for Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Sadler to give up the reins at Lloyd's Register
    Alastair Marsh taking over as chief executive from October
  • Vale deal fuels speculation over consolidation between Cosco and China Shipping
    Source close to Cosco says the new joint venture only intended to improve operating efficiency
  • US rules in favour of Chinese box makers in anti-dumping case
    CIMC and Singamas 53 ft dry containers are spared from anti-dumping taxes
  • Strongest chartering market ever, says BW LPG
    Biggest VLGC owner sees first-quarter figures climb
  • Fourteen missing as barge capsizes off of Singapore
    One crew member is rescued
  • South Korea's Big Three yards position themselves to win Gail's LNG tender
    DSME seeks to partner with Indian yard, following examples of HHI and SHI
  • Long Beach box traffic up 7.9% in April
    US port in recovery mode as anchorages empty out
  • Sovcomflot books 67% first-quarter profit jump
    'Significant uplift' expected at full-year stage, says Frank
  • Return to 'normal' operations on US west coast boosts carrier reliability
    Latest Drewry analysis shows on-time performance on the three major east-west trades improving in April
  • Stena Bulk targets 30-strong suezmax fleet
    Expansion will come through a combination of joint ventures with partners, chartering-in, and maybe buying vessels, says Erik Hånell
  • Capesize rates rise above operating expenses, but not for long
    Depressed market could help rates in the long term by spurring owners to scrap surplus tonnage
  • WMU gets financial boost to expand its role
    Plans to expand World Maritime University to cover broader oceans policy management education
  • Cosco and China Shipping team up in a valemax deal
    CSD and Cosbulk form joint venture to operate four ships Cosco has just purchased from Vale
  • Resurgent US economy to provide welcome boost for west coast utilisation levels
    A look at vessel load factors on some of the main trade lanes from Asia
  • Aronnax: eLoran and GPS - belt and braces for reliable shipping
    Euroship Services sees benefit in having eLoran as backup to weak GPS signals
  • China signs financing deals with Vale and begins valemax buying spree
    Cosco and China Merchants Energy Shipping will buy up to eight valemax ships, with supporting loans from Cexim

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Alastair Marsh appointed as successor to Richard Sadler as CEO of Lloyd's Register
    Lloyd's Register's Richard Sadler has taken the decision to step down as CEO at the end of 2015, after eight years in the role. The Lloyd's Register Group Ltd Board of Directors has announced the appointment of current CFO, Alastair Marsh, as his successor.Since Richard Sadler's appointment as CEO in...
  • US spot truck market volumes drop in April, as economy drifts
    Spot market truck freight volumes dropped 10 percent in April from March and 27 percent year-over-year, but was still higher than in April 2013, according to DAT Solutions. The DAT North American Freight Index offered more evidence that 2015 isn't necessarily a bad year for freight shipping in the U.S. as...
  • Maine Harvest taps Amber Road for screening solution
    Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global trade management solutions (GTM), today announced that Marine Harvest ASA has selected Amber Road's Restricted Party Screening solution to monitor its worldwide trading partners and has signed a five-year subscription. As the world's largest supplier of farmed Atlantic salmon, Marine Harvest operates...
  • US importers seek safe harbor via East Coast ports
    With no clear path to prevent a recurrence of the crippling, nearly yearlong disruption visited upon West Coast ports and, as of this writing, no final ratification of a new contract by West Coast dockworkers, shippers are exercising their right of free choice and walking away. Many still doubt that shippers...
  • Panama Canal chief unfazed by Suez expansion
    WASHINGTON - The Suez Canal is scheduled to be wider and deeper by the end of the summer, but the potential savings of time and money for shippers and carriers is not a concern for Panama Canal Authority CEO Jorge Quijano said Wednesday. Quijano, who views the Suez as a primary competitor...
  • California freight facilities could be required to reduce harmful emissions
    Marine terminal operators, warehouses and truck facilities in California could be called upon to manage harmful emissions under the California Air Resources Board's proposed Sustainable Freight Plan, according to a shipping industry representative. "Distribution centers, warehouses, airports, seaports and quite possibly truck stops and other locations that attract heavy-duty trucks may...
  • Double-digit Charleston volume gain points to diversion staying power
    The double-digit container volume growth the Port of Charleston saw in April could be a testament to the staying power of cargo diversions from the U.S. West Coast, now months after the congestion crisis has ended. The 11.3 percent year-over-year increase in 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers at Charleston and traffic surges at other...
  • SeaLand to launch new service with APL after rapid growth
    Maersk Group's SeaLand brand focused on Americas trade has rapidly built up its cargo base since being launched in January, handling nearly 10,000 20-foot equivalent units in U.S. imports and exports in April. Click to enlargeSince the storied SeaLand brand was revived in January, the unit's volume has grown rapidly....
  • Long Beach preps chassis fleet ahead of peak season
    In an attempt to ensure sufficient availability of chassis during the summer-fall peak-shipping season, the Port of Long Beach Thursday will meet with potential bidders interested in managing a peak chassis fleet. The second largest U.S. port intends to develop the fleet in phases, beginning with 1,000 units and adding another...
  • Port labor reform via Railway Labor Act push could galvanize Congress
    WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Labor Department chief economist, weighing in on an increasingly vigorous debate, is advocating placing unionized port labor under the Railway Labor Act to prevent showdowns with management such as the recent one that nearly crippled West Coast ports. Although the urgings of Diana Furchtgott-Roth and labor attorneys...
  • Palletways to expand trucking service to Eastern Europe
    A significant increase in pan-European shipment volumes is fueling expansion for Palletways, a U.K.-based network of truck operators specializing in palletized freight. Palletized shipments between markets in Europe increased 35 percent last year, and Palletways said it expects volume to grow 50 percent over the next 12 months. "Our strategy has been...
  • Carrier reliability recovers to pre-West Coast congestion levels
    Container lines' on-time reliability in April was the best since October, indicative of a return to "normal" operations in the major trade lanes, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Overall on-time performance for the three key East-West trades hit 67.6 percent in April, up 4.1 percent month-over-month, Drewry said in its Container...
  • The mystery of why rail speeds aren't improving
    Lawrence J. GrossAccording to the writer Jimmy Breslin, immortal baseball manager Casey Stengel is reputed to have uttered, "Can't anybody around here play this game," in response to the ineptitude of his team, the New York Mets, during their first year of existence in 1962. Although the problem perhaps isn't...
  • Zim swings to black on restructuring, lower fuel prices
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services returned to profit in the first quarter as a multi-billion dollar restructuring and sharply lower fuel prices accelerated its financial revival after seven straight years in the red. The Israeli ocean carrier swung to a [non-GAAP] net profit of $35 million from a $53 million loss in...
  • Alitalia's exit from Air France-KLM partnership boosts Etihad cargo ambitions
    Alitalia's announcement that it will not renew its partnership and joint venture accords with Air France-KLM paves the way for Etihad Airways, the carrier's dominant 49 percent shareholder, to expand its European freight footprint. The partnership, struck in 2009 and 2010 when the Italian carrier was battling bankruptcy, covers passenger services...
  • Canada's TransForce buys US-based last-mile delivery company
    Canada's largest trucking operator, TransForce, expanded its last-mile delivery business in the U.S. by acquiring Hazen Final Mile, from parent company Hazen Transport. The acquisition gives TransForce an owner-operator-based "white glove" delivery service that runs nearly 500 daily routes in 20 U.S. cities, from Boston to Atlanta, Detroit and Texas, according...
  • Falling profits but rising cargo volumes lift Asian airlines
    HONG KONG - Asia's top airlines in aggregate operated at close to break even in 2014, compared to net earnings of $2.2 billion the previous year as fierce competition eroded profitability, according to data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).But the bright spot was international air cargo traffic...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Dry pulls down Euroseas
    Euroseas reported a deeper first-quarter loss than analysts expected as an improvement in the containership sector came too late in the period to ease the pain of the bulker market slump.
  • Kennedy joins the Team
    MC-Seamax Management managing director Kevin Kennedy will join the Team Tankers International's board of directors, replacing Gavin Kagan.
  • Sadler to step down
    Richard Sadler has resigned as chief executive of classification society Lloyd's Register.
  • Zim back in profit
    Israeli container line Zim has made good on its promise to post its first profit since 2007.
  • ITF slams government
    The Australian government's move to deregulate its shipping industry have been met with fury from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).
  • Don't rush to order
    Sovcomflot (SCF) finance chief Nikolay Kolesnikov has urged the industry not to jeopardise the tanker recovery with speculative orders.
  • Pangaea forges $135m COA
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions has won a contract of affreightment (COA) that could bring in up to $135m.
  • Bimco hails Med action
    Shipping association back EU's plan to target migrant-traffickers' boats in Africa.
  • Topaz makes less
    Lower vessel utilisation has dragged Topaz Energy and Marine to a profit decline of more than 80% during the first quarter.
  • Yang Ming making money
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming has returned to profit in the first quarter as it widened the gap between revenue and costs.
  • Maersk lays-up two more
    Maersk Supply Service has laid-up two more vessels bringing its number of idle ships to four.
  • K Line fixes new ro-ros
    Japan's K Line has found work for some of its new 7,500-unit ro-ro ships being built in Japan.
  • Danske backs Ocean Yield
    Promise of a prolonged dividend and continued fleet growth has seen Dankse Bank begin coverage of Ocean Yield with a buy rating on the stock.
  • NCL owners selling again
    The major shareholders of Nasdaq-listed cruiseship group Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) are offering an 11% slice of the company worth $1.15bn.
  • Siem: 'soft market to stay'
    Siem Offshore warned of more tough times ahead for the market as it presented a first quarter report containing few surprised today.
  • SCF starts strongly
    Russian tanker and LNG carrier owner Sovcomflot (SCF) has posted a better first quarter profit in improving markets.
  • Fugro vessel on fire
    All 84 people aboard a Fugro-owned vessel had to be evacuated after the ship caught fire earlier this morning at Scotland's Peterhead harbour.
  • Dover saga to continue
    UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking to contest the recent decision by the country's court of appeal in favour of Eurotunnel's brand MyFerryLink.
  • Ridgebury Crude targets two
    Bob Burke's Ridgebury Crude Tankers is set to snap up two aframaxes from its private equity backed parent.
  • BW LPG beats Q1 forecasts
    A record high in VLGC rates has helped BW PG to a strong first quarter performance.
  • Warships join IRISL ship
    The US is considering its options after reporting that an Iranian cargoship heading towards a rebel-held port in Yemen has been joined by two warships.
  • NCL cruiseship grounds
    A Norwegian Cruise Line cruiseship has grounded after suffering a propulsion problem while leaving Bermuda.
  • Trio line up $1.2bn
    Brazilian miner Vale and two Chinese shipowners have inked a deal that could secure financing of up to $1.2bn to help ship iron ore.
  • Ridgebury rides rate surge
    Ridgebury Crude Tankers has seen first quarter revenues jump 45% as it rides the strengthening suezmax tanker rates.
  • GAC eyes UK cruise market
    GAC is looking to target the UK cruise sector and has appointed an industry veteran to lead the push.
  • STX confirms Shell LR1s
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed a newbuilding order for up to eight LR1 product carriers.
  • Genco and Swiss cosy up
    Genco Shipping & Trading has increased its ties with SwissMarine after fixing one capesize to the company and extending another.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Senate debates giving president more power to close trade deals
  • Container service reliability improving
  • Shipper group calls on Singapore to drop block exemption for liner shipping
  • ZIM reports first quarter profit
  • UPS settles false claims allegations
  • SeaLand, APL to offer new service to Latin America
  • ITC: Chinese 53-foot containers not 'dumped'
  • ATA: Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index falls 3% in April
  • Fire breaks out on Fugro offshore support vessel
  • CBP to provide ivory detector dogs to Tanzania
  • Snack brand Utz to use LeanLogistics for managed TMS
  • Kalmar to supply container handlers to U.S. military
  • INSIGHT adds visualization module to supply chain design tool
  • AAEI's D.C. conference to explore trade's evolution
  • IKEA looks to build second Joliet DC
  • Grindrod's former chairman dead at 79
  • House passes 2-month transportation funding bill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2015
  • Silver lining as MGO replaces LSFO in ECAs
    Sulphur claims have plunged and HFO quality seems to have improved since new ECA sulphur limit took effect.
  • Latest MyFerryLink decision faces challenge
    Competition authority wants to protect interests of passengers.
  • Dodging the Bullet
    The bunker market has absorbed what could have been two stinging blows.
  • 'Loss of propulsion' behind cruise ship grounding
    Vessel successfully refloated with no reported injuries.
  • Owners 'need to be aware' of ECA spot checks
    'It is increasingly important for fuel buyers to understand what they have on board in terms of specification, flashpoint and sulphur.'
  • Short-sea operator extends coating programme
    Carisbrooke Shipping looks for efficiency improvements.
  • Bunker supplier eyes opening in UK cruise market
    Bunkering among range of services to be offered to cruise operators.
  • BIMCO to discuss uptake of bunker contract
    The Documentary Chief of BIMCO will be briefing delegates at an upcoming event.
  • UECC to support Zeebrugge LNG bunkering ops
    Port of Zeebrugge has UECC as its 'first client', says Chairman.
  • Orders increase for scrubber manufacturer
    'We see these new orders as a vote of confidence in our technology,' says spokesman.
  • China: Incentive scheme for fuel-efficient ships
    Authorities make move in battle against pollution.
  • Beijing denies any agreement to build Kra Canal
    'I have not heard of any plan of the Chinese government to take part in the project,' says foreign ministry spokesperson.
  • Oil slick spotted in California waters
    Estimated to be a half-mile long and 100 feet wide.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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