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April 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • 6,600-TEU Susan Maersk runs aground in Suez Canal, delaying traffic
  • All dockers in US west coast ILWU union to vote on contract May 22
  • 90pc of ships on Asia-Europe route are losing money, says Drewry
  • Clearing backlog produces record box throughputs at LA-Long Beach
  • NYK to fix focus on logistics rather than containership operations
  • Hanjin Heavy to build 3 of world's largest box ships for CMA CGM
  • Hapag orders 5 Hyundai 10,500-TEU reefer ships to ply Panama region
  • Top 50 logistics firms sales grow mostly through acquisitions in 2014
  • US Federal Maritime Commission permits terminal, carrier, shipper talks
  • UK urges more care from online retailers after fines levied for acid burns
  • Transport group wants US truck safety scores posted by FMCSA removed
  • Low oil and currency fluctuation bring volatility to Europe-UK road rates
  • US, Chinese off-road vehicle sellers fined for emission standards failure
  • Latest edition of Admiralty Manual of Seamanship from Nautical Institute
  • Cargolux forms JV with Oman Air to share capacity, develop Muscat airport
  • Singapore groundhandler SATS to improve Changi Airport's cargo handling
  • Finnair expands codeshare with airberlin, Niki to extend southern range

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Bill for declaring 101 waterways as National Waterways to be introduced in current session of Parliament
  • CaroTrans enhances direct service portfolio from US to Northern Europe
  • Maharashtra toconcentrate on water transport development, will develop ports: CM
  • Segregation of Dangerous Goods in Port Areas
  • VSAs further exempted from CCI purview
  • Mega ports trend failing the global supply chain, says Peel Ports official
  • Mumbai Port Trust celebrates Civil Services Day
  • CIL curtails coal imports as power plants prefer to ship their own
  • Sugar exports fail to pick up despite govt subsidies
  • TUFS for textiles sector to be reintroduced

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A silver lining looming
  • Major stake in SNCB Logistics sold to Swiss investor
  • Scania strengthens position in European market
  • China Railway and Kerry Logistics team up
  • Dunkirk - northern Europe's grain gateway
  • Seafast sails off with Queen's award
  • Cologne airport's cargo business goes to Wisskirchen
  • Record results for railfreight transport
  • Tiaca: yes to phased approach for advance data regulations
  • Jim Jackson welcomed to Tiaca hall of fame
  • Confirmation at last: HL orders five newbuilds
  • Facelift for Uzbekistan's railway
  • Steep rise in throughput at Long Beach

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • GasLog tightens BG ties
    NYSE-listed GasLog will charter up to nine LNG carrier newbuildings to the BG Group, which is in the process of being acquired by Royal Dutch Shell. GasLog announced on 21 April that BG will charter three previously ordered newbuildings for an average of 9.5 years, commencing in mid-2018 and early
  • Small tankers still vulnerable in SE Asia
    One coastal tanker is hijacked every two weeks on average in Southeast Asia, the latest piracy report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned. "The frequency of these hijackings in Southeast Asia is an increasing cause for concern. There's a risk that the attacks and violence could
  • US senator urges export ban lifting
    The ban on US crude oil exports is "a sanction on itself", US senator Lisa Murkowski told delegates at the opening day of CERAWeek. The senior senator for Alaska, who is chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said it was wrong to negotiate the lifting of sanctions on Iranian
  • Demographic dilemma for Big Oil
    Oil companies struggling to come to terms with a low oil price environment are facing two critical issues: how to respond to plunging revenues and how to retain skilled engineers. Stephen Chazen, president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, acknowledged at CERAWeek on 20 April that the oil industry
  • Pan Ocean to raise USD785 million
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean is to raise KRW850 billion (USD785 million) through the issuance of 340 million shares in a paid-in capital increase. The shares, worth KRW2,500 each, would be bought by Cheil Holdings and Poseidon2014, which would take 272 million shares and 68 million shares
  • Oil majors see low price environment
    Falling oil price is part of the business cycle, "not oil Armageddon or the end of fossil fuels," believes Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Exploration Company. He told a CERAWeek opening plenary session that low prices are the new normal that will extend into the medium term. "Oil
  • Ocean Yield plans bond issue
    Ocean Yield, the listed Norwegian company that invests in ships and offshore assets it charters for third parties, said it is contemplating issuing a bond. "Ocean Yield ASA is contemplating the issuance of new unsecured bonds in the Nordic bond market with maturity in May 2020," the company said in
  • Carnival cruise ship forced to ride out storm as Sydney port shuts
    Carnival cruise ship Carnival Spirit has been unable to dock in the Port of Sydney due to severe storms affecting the New South Wales region. Reports have Sydney Harbour, Port Botany and Port Kembla declared closed from about 8 am on Tuesday, for a period of up to 48 hours. Operations at the Port of
  • 'Unified' EU to take military action in the Mediterranean
    The European Union (EU) has announced that it will launch a "civil and military" offensive in the Mediterranean Sea to "systematically capture and destroy" vessels used by people smugglers. Part of a 10-point plan jointly announced by European Commission vice-president Federica Mogherini and
  • DS Torm restructuring agreement wins 92% support
    A restructuring agreement has been signed by the board of DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker and dry bulk shipping group and Oaktree Capital Management and lenders holding in aggregate 92% of Torm's existing loan facilities by value. "Torm is confident that the company will achieve the
  • Thai fire ferry had no safety breaches say investigators
    Investigators continue to probe the cause of a fire on Ao Nang Princess 5 as Thailand tightens rules on ship safety. The ferry caught fire on 8 April en route from Krabi to Phuket with 116 passengers on board. All but one, a 12-year-old Israeli girl, was rescued. The number of passengers was within
  • Grounded freighter in St Lawrence River blocks traffic
    The US Coast Guard and Seaway Development Corp are investigating the grounding on 20 April of the Juno, a 621ft bulk carrier operated by Polsteam, near the American section of the Thousand Islands Bridge in the St Lawrence River. Shipping was halted in the area while officials from the coastguard
  • Mexico touts Gulf port expansion
    Mexico's top port official expects energy sector reforms to fuel a surge in growth at ports along the country's Gulf coast. Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, general co-ordinator of Mexican Ports and Merchant Marine, said deepwater offshore oil contracts could do for Gulf of Mexico ports what the container
  • Maersk Drilling boss: Oil production costs the problem, not prices
    A rebound in oil prices is meaningless unless production costs come down, said Maersk Drilling CEO Claus Hemmingsen. Speaking at Sea Asia 2015 in Singapore on 21 April, Hemmingsen said, "Oil companies' profits cracked when oil prices fell from USD110 to USD100 a barrel. "So in the offshore
  • Private school registration revoked over errant diplomas
    Kings International Business School (KIBS), a private education institution (PEI) in Singapore, will have its registration cancelled for issuing errant diplomas to several of its students, the Council for Private Education (CPE) announced on 21 April. The CPE found that KIBS had offered and awarded
  • Singapore minister: Prepare for Asia's growth
    Singapore's transport minister Lui Tuck Yew said on 21 April that the maritime community must respond to the growth of shipping in Asia and prepare itself to ride on the many opportunities this will bring. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Sea Asia 2015, one of the events in Singapore Maritime
  • TMSC back to black in 2014
    Shanghai-listed container carrier Tianjin Marine Shipping (TMSC) returned to the black in 2014 on reversal of write-down for disputed funds. TMSC's profit totalled CNY78.9 million (USD12.7 million) in 2014, up from a loss of CNY130.2 million in 2013, a stock filing of the company said on 21 April.
  • VLGC rates inch up as vessel supply tightens
    Freight rates to haul liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have been going up as available ships this month are being snapped out. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East rate at USD88.25/tonne on 20 April, up from USD81.34/tonne on 13 April.

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • 3PLs steal sales control from carriers as shippers call for contract management
  • Container terminals are becoming 'swamped' by large alliances, warns FMC
  • 'Information tsunami' forces freight to focus on customer-centric marketing

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Sembawang Shipyard books Gina Krog FSO conversion
  • Scorpio sells newbuilds, gets financing for Ultramax
  • BAE's Norfolk shipyard celebrates its 100th anniversary
  • NASSCO gets LCS work award worth potential $96.3 million
  • Avondale's future won't include Kinder Morgan JV
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo gets SCR Tier III Approval in Principle
  • Seaway navigation suspended after bulker grounding
  • Wärtsilä launches new series of AHTS designs
  • Big deal: Crowley, Svitzer merge salvage operations

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • General Dynamics NASSCO launches LNG-powered containership for TOTE
  • Kvichak Marine nets WETA order for two aluminum passenger ferries
  • Trio of carriers starting Asia-South America service
  • Foss celebrates christening of new Arctic Class tugboat
  • Martin Associates releases seaport economic impact study

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Industry leaders remain upbeat about shipping market
    But lingering overcapacity still poses a threat, Singapore conference is told
  • Eastbound Asia-Europe trade to face capacity shortages over coming weeks
    Capacity withdrawals on the trade will impact eastbound shippers, according to Maersk Line
  • Lloyd Fonds seeking to buy German managing owners for equity
    KG house talking to well-known names in sector, says Torsten Teichert
  • Aframax crude tankers: the case for investment
    These 600,000-barrel tankers show notable promise despite being this week's least-impressive crude tanker performers
  • Big ship cargoes demand rethink of carrier networks, says UK port operator
    Peel Ports director calls for more even spread of cargo volumes to alleviate pressure on larger ports
  • BG agrees deal to charter up to nine new LNG carriers from GasLog
    Move comes in wake of Shell-BG merger pact
  • Shippers' calls for faster Asia-Europe services fall on deaf ears
    Top lines say there is no economic case for abandoning slow steaming
  • Grey box concept still not popular with shipping lines
    The growth of alliances has failed to change shipping lines' opinions on mass equipment-sharing arrangements
  • Hurry up and approve US LNG exports, urges ExxonMobil
    Energy supermajor vents frustration over Washington's slow approval process, warning that the US risks missing out on a global gas revolution
  • Forwarders hope to grab ocean market share
    Panalpina claims that larger shippers are increasingly turning to forwarders due to concerns about volatility and commoditisation
  • Maersk Line maps way to halt spread of commoditisation in box trades
    Steps can be taken to differentiate products, says Karsten Kildahl as he reveals that Maersk plans to launch case management tool
  • Svitzer and Crowley merge salvage operations
    Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage form joint venture Ardent
  • Hapag-Lloyd calls for alliances to look inland
    With industry consolidation making slow progress, the Hamburg shipping line says alliances are the best alternative
  • Severe weather closes New South Wales ports
    Botany and Jackson closed as swell off the coast of Sydney rises to 11 m
  • IMO's Sekimizu calls for tighter government co-ordination to speed up efforts to save migrants
    Update: Call comes as EU draws up a 10-point plan to reduce loss of life in the Mediterranean, which is welcomed by both ECSA and ICS

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Truck Drivers That Typically Use 34-Hour Restart Still Sought for Safety Research Study
    WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to seek volunteer truck drivers who typically use a 34-hour restart period to participate in a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health, and fatigue impacts of the federal hours-of-service restart provisions. Drivers who have volunteered to participate in...
  • YCH to support logistics growth in rapidly urbanizing Western China
    Singapore, 21 April 2015 - YCH Group, Asia Pacific's leading integrated end-to-end supply chain management and logistics partner to global MNCs and leading e-commerce companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Shuangliu County Municipal Government to develop a high-tech YCH DistriParkTM within the Shuangliu Aviation Economic Zone...
  • Maestri and Martínez assume new responsibilities for Norfolk Southern; Wimbush retires
    NORFOLK, Va., April 21, 2015 -- Bruno Maestri and Robert E. Martínez will assume additional responsibilities for Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC). This follows the retirement of F. Blair Wimbush, the railroad's vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. The changes are effective May 1, 2015. CEO Wick Moorman said...
  • Echo Global Logistics buys Command Transportation for $420 million
    Echo Global Logistics got a head start on its fast-growing competitors by acquiring Command Transportation, a $561 million truckload broker and non-asset transport operator. The $420 million deal will bring Echo's total annual revenue up to $1.73 billion, the company said. "We are taking the next step in our evolution to...
  • BMW starts to build Galveston vehicle distribution center
    BMW Group broke ground Tuesday on a vehicle distribution center at the Port of Galveston that the automaker will open next year to import and process approximately 32,000 vehicles a year. The vehicle distribution center is expected to receive its first imports early in 2016. The facility will serve 45 BMW and...
  • Portland promotes Seattle, Tacoma to keep cargo on Columbia River
    The Port of Portland, Oregon, is doing its best to keep containerized cargo moving up and down the Columbia River, even if it means encouraging freight to move to Seattle and Tacoma until the port can attract new liner services. "Our mission at the port is to promote imports and exports...
  • Legislation would hit shippers' wallets for freight grant funding
    WASHINGTON - For at least the third time in three years, Rep. Lowenthal, D-Calif., Tuesday proposed levying a user fee on shippers to help fund highway road projects. His proposal comes at a time when U.S. lawmakers are more aware of the significant investments the country's ground transportation infrastructure needs,...
  • US truck tonnage up 1.1 percent in March, as consumer confidence rises
    A key measure of freight demand shows the U.S. economy in a somewhat better light than other economic indicators such as employment and manufacturing output. The tonnage hauled by trucks on U.S. highways rose 1.1 percent in March, after falling 2.8 percent in February from January, according to the American Trucking...
  • Canceled sailings fail to stem drop in Asia-Europe rates
    Container ship lines on the Far East-North Europe trade are fighting a losing battle to halt a plunge in rates by canceling sailings, Alphaliner reports in its latest weekly newsletter. The spot-rate index of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell to $399 per 20-foot-equivalent unit April 17, but some rates were...
  • Carriers benefiting from steady fall in bunker fuel prices
    Container lines continue to see their operating costs fall thanks to the steady decline in their largest cost, bunker fuel. Some of those savings are passed onto shippers through lower fuel surcharges. Click to enlargeThe average price of a metric ton of high-sulfur diesel fuel in Rotterdam in the week ending...
  • Retailers lobby for trade pacts via new study on jobs impact
    International trade supports nearly 6.9 million U.S. retail jobs, according to a study commissioned by the National Retail Federation in support of free-trade initiatives. The NRF said the report bolsters arguments for congressional renewal of trade promotion authority and for negotiation of trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic...
  • Campaign to deepen Brazil's Santos port gains steam
    A private sector-led campaign to lobby Brazilian authorities to allow Santos harbor to be deepened to allow the handling of larger ships is gaining momentum. The campaign, named Santos 17 because the goal is to deepen the harbor to 17 meters (55.7 feet) by 2017, has the backing of the all...
  • CN profit up 13 percent on double-digit intermodal volume gain
    Strong volume at Canada's three largest container ports helped drive Canadian National Railway's intermodal volume up 14.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, another sign of how the railroad's strategy of supply chain collaboration continues to deliver. The strategy - involving strong partnerships with...
  • Pilot strikes pull down Frankfurt cargo volume
    Frankfurt airport handled 6.4 percent less freight in March than a year ago as strikes by Lufthansa pilots resulted in the cancellation of intercontinental flights. Europe's biggest air cargo hub handled 186,277 metric tons last month, for a first quarter total of 502,947 tonnes, down 2.4 percent on the same period...
  • Maersk, Crowley merge salvage businesses into Houston-based group
    Maersk and Crowley Maritime Corp. have agreed to merge their salvage businesses, Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage, into a new company, Ardent, which will begin operations on May 1. "The company will become an industry leader in wreck removal and emergency response," said Peter Pietka, CEO of Svitzer, who will assume...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Scorpio confirms selloff
    Scorpio Bulkers confirmed the sales of seven newbuildings for $290m in transactions that one analyst says will lengthen its "liquidity runway" until an eventual market recovery.
  • Steering loss blamed
    A Polish Steamship (Polsteam) bulker lost steering before yesterday's grounding on the St Lawrence River near the US-Canadian border, the US Coast Guard said today.
  • Two arrests in migrant loss
    Italian authorities have arrested the captain of the migrant-laden boat involved in the weekend's deadly sinking in the Mediterranean on charges that he collided into a containership that came to help.
  • Rieber fixes crewboats
    GC Rieber Shipping has secured employment for two crewboats for the next five years.
  • Turkish ferry refloated
    The Turkish ferry Gokceada 1 has been freed from rocks after grounding on Sunday.
  • Decision due on SNCM
    A French court is due to rule on Wednesday whether bankrupt ro-pax owner SNCM is to be sold or liquidated.
  • Veteran leaves Maersk Supply
    AP Moller veteran Carsten Plougmann Andersen is set to end a near 40 year connection with the Danish owner.
  • Greek seafarer missing
    A Greek officer from a Marshall Islands-flagged bulker has been missing in Mexico for 10 days under unclear circumstances.
  • Cosco set for new normal
    Chinese giant Cosco is bracing for a continued low rate environment in the bulker and boxship markets describing the present economic climate as complicated.
  • Engine market growing
    The global marine engine market is expected to be worth $10.95bn by 2020, according to a new study.
  • SAS teams with CSSC
    Southern African Shipyards (SAS) is looking to get busier again after teaming up with a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
  • BG blockbuster for GasLog
    Peter Livanos-led GasLog has penned a deal with BG Group that could stretch to contracts worth in excess of $2.5bn.
  • Wartsila unveils new AHTS
    Finland's Wartsila has launched a new cost-effective design for anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS).
  • Lysblink to be scrapped
    A DFDS ro-ro is to be demolished after being damaged in a grounding off Scotland in February.
  • Lloyd Werft satisfied
    Lloyd Werft today declared itself happy with its 2014 performance but concerned about the future of German shipbuilding.
  • Piracy surges in SE Asia
    A small coastal tanker is hijacked by pirates in South East Asia every two weeks on average, a report from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed.
  • Bulker grounds in Parana
    A Danish bulker has run aground in the Parana River in Argentina.
  • SEA-Vista nets $300m
    JPMorgan Chase has led a consortium of banks writing a $300m cheque to a Jones Act venture between Seacor and private equity partner Avista Capital Partners.
  • EU leaders urged to act
    International shipping associations have urged European leaders to deal with the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean sea after hundreds of immigrants drowned over the past few days.
  • Pan Ocean raising $785m
    South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has submitted a revised court rehabilitation plan that will see it reduce payments to creditors as it raises KRW 850bn ($785m) through a new share sale.
  • Ocean Yield eyes bond purse
    Ocean Yield is looking to tap the re-opening Norwegian bond market to fund further growth projects.
  • Svitzer salvage and Titan merge
    AP Moller-Maersk and Crowley Maritime Corp are merging their salvage operations to create a new market leader.
  • Nigerians ink quartet
    Nigerian investment firm LAT Clevesen (LATC) has signed up for two supply ships and two crew boats at Damen in the Netherlands.
  • China goes large
    China is plotting the building of huge mobile floating islands to support shipping and the military.
  • Meyer eyes RCCL giants
    Germany's Meyer Werft is reportedly in early talks over a massive new cruiseship order from Royal Caribbean (RCCL).
  • DESS picks Gummedal
    Deep Sea Supply has named Jon Are Gummedal as its new chief executive officer, in a statement issued Tuesday.
  • GulfMark in the red
    GulfMark Offshore has reported a first-quarter loss of $5.1m, after reporting a profit in the corresponding period a year earlier.
  • LR offloads rail arm
    Lloyd's Register Group has agreed to sell its rail division LR Rail to UK-listed company Ricardo Plc for £42.5m ($63.7m).
  • US box volumes surge
    Major US west coast container ports have reported substantial increases in throughput in March.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • North American freight volumes on the rise in March
  • Charleston, Virginia see big gains in March box volumes
  • Titan, Svitzer to merge salvage operations
  • Transpacific carrier rate goal may be 'a bridge too far'
  • Container volumes rebound at Seattle, Tacoma
  • TOTE launches new LNG ship in San Diego
  • Port of Rotterdam records strong volumes in Q1
  • TIACA urges advanced data air regulators to avoid using penalties
  • New report compares warehousing costs in 25 U.S. regions
  • Swiss WorldCargo to test drones
  • Service Announcements: Oman Air and Cargolux, Virgin Atlantic Cargo, HOYER and ClassNK
  • Echo buys Command Transportation in $420m deal
  • Executive Moves: MOL, Ameriquest Transportation and ABS Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Oil trader predicts $50 crude price floor
    Vitol Group CEO expects oil will trade between $50 to $70 per barrel in late 2015.
  • Damen Shipyards hands over hybrid tug
    Vessel delivered late last month.
  • Dutch consultancy firm defends ship efficiency study
    Responds to criticisms made by ICS on Monday.
  • Sources: Saudi Aramco interested in buying VLCCs
    Sources say firm has tendered to build five VLCCs with an option for five more for 2017 delivery.
  • Trading houses prepare for Iran's return to the marrket
    Ending sanctions would lift fuel oil exports.
  • Ship responsible for Vancouver fuel spill cleared to leave
    Transport Canada taking steps to ensuring vessel does not 'further pollute while in Canadian waters'.
  • Cruise ships trigger demand in Piraeus
    Barge schedules tight through to the end of the week.
  • Singapore's LNG timetable: Minister gives early date
    Lui Tuck Yew says LNG bunkering to be introduced by 2017.
  • Mobile islands to deliver bunkers
    China thinks big on next generation floating platforms.
  • Pirate attacks 'ocurring at least every two weeks'
    'Armed gangs are targeting small coastal tankers.'
  • 'Be efficient' to meet the shipping market challenge
    Shipowners should put a premium on fuel economy.
  • Wartsila introduces fuel saving AHTS design
    New design provides a reduction of 20 to 25% in fuel consumption.
  • Scrubber company wins environmental award
    'Award recognises ME Production's ability to provide green technology that can make a difference.'
  • FOBAS introduces comprehensive fuel management 'Toolkit'
    Allows users to understand fuels from all angles including value, operational safety and emissions.
  • Baltic LNG bunker supply facility on track
    Developer seeking EU funding for project.
  • Bestobell marks milestone
    Firm records 200th order for vessel cryogenic valves.
  • Hambantota: Authorities 'desperate' to resume bunkering
    'We are now reaching out to the private sector to 'bail out' the SLPA,' official says.
  • DNV GL presents LNG-fuelled cargo ferry concept
    Concept developed as an alternative to carrying containers by truck.
  • IFO380 'still very tight' in Montevideo
    Product availability has not yet normalised, fuel trader tells Bunkerworld.

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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
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Civitavecchia
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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
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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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