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June 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • 2M partners offer north Asia-USEC service via Panama in July
  • CMA CGM offers Asia-Med loop with unique call on Turkey's Iskenderun
  • Yokohama box exports up 0.8pc in March, overall cargo down 1.4pc
  • FedEx Ground to pay US$228 million to settle claims by drivers
  • Port of Virginia seeks 17-metre channel to attract mega-ships
  • Tendering peak season Long Beach chassis pool fails to attract bids
  • US shippers hail Transportation Research Board critique on rail rules
  • Scotland's Grangemouth to invest in raising container storage capacity
  • BNSF speeds up intermodal trains from Chicago to Seattle
  • China Southern cargo starts direct Guangzhou to London Stansted route
  • Korean orders 62 Airbus, Boeing planes with options on 40 more
  • FAA to fine Centurion Air Cargo US$66,000 for non-compliant flights
  • UPS Capital takes over Parcel Pro, high value jewelry express company
  • Asia Pacific air cargo volumes rise 3.3pc in April, CAPA says

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 21, 2015
  • Bahri & SEC ink 5-year transportation contract
  • BBC Chartering announces bi-weekly Transatlantic service
  • CMA CGM informs of new regulation concerning shipments arriving at Male, Maldives
  • InterManager prioritising minimum manning & paperless ship
  • London P&I Club calls for improved onboard awareness of VDR testing requirements
  • Maersk Line named Global Carrier of the Year
  • Seaways Shipping successfully executes heavy lift shipment at Paradip Port
  • Maruti Suzuki exports may go up after Suzuki-Proton deal
  • Antwerp port's APEC holds first cold chain logistics seminar
  • Dy Chairman stresses on strong relationship between KoPT & ICD-Durgapur
  • Life sciences needs smarter cold chains to raise global health, says study
  • Netherlands to provide technical support to Mumbai road & metro rail projects
  • Railways carries 182.71 mt of freight during April-May 2015
  • Rajsico ICD despatches first export container to Mundra Port
  • Truck rentals increase by 5-6 pc in May
  • 'SBI eforex' to make forex transactions easier
  • Essel Group to invest in African oil, gas exploration projects
  • Forex reserves up $1.57 bn to new high of $354.28 bn
  • India may join China-led AIIB
  • INR ends at one-month high of 63.55 on heavy dollar selling
  • L&T wins orders worth INR 2,278 cr.
  • World oil demand to increase after price slump: IEA

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TÜV certifies 10.9% cut in fuel consumption
  • Gigantic lift in Turkey
  • Rail interoperability and safety agreement
  • Parcels tie knot with pallets
  • Big league player for Con-way Freight
  • News from the conversion hangars
  • Sweet home Alabama
  • Alston Gayler recruits new broking teams
  • Rail company turns spotlight on Gulf of Mexico
  • Greece joins Project Partners
  • Belly capacity between Taipei and Fuzhou - Taipei
  • Metrans adds Schwarzheide to network
  • Great potential for US east coast ports
  • Proven force moving to Fraport front line
  • Third new Hainan Airlines route to USA this week

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Seaway cruise accident injures 30
    Emergency workers used ladders and cranes to evacuate 27 passengers and 3 crew injured when a cruise ship struck the side of a lock in the St Lawrence Seaway. The accident occurred at 2130 h local time on 18 June as the Haimark Lines' Saint Laurent attempted to enter the Eisenhower Lock near
  • Chilean ports hit by strikes over labour reform
    Chilean port workers started strikes against a labour reform on 18 June, one day after the lower chamber of Congress had approved it. Although the Ports Union (Unión Portuaria) initially called for an indefinite nationwide strike, the industrial action did not last longer than 24 hours. At the
  • ECB audit may curb bank lending
    European commercial loans to ship owners could be further reduced by a new regulatory audit, according to bankers speaking at the annual Marine Money Week conference in New York. Most European shipping banks use their own internal models under the Basel II regulatory regime to rate the risk of
  • P&I reserves go up
    Two more P&I Clubs of the International Group have posted positive financial results for 2014/15, beefing up their free reserves. Newcastle-headquartered North P&I - the International Group's second-largest mutual, on a par with the UK P&I Club - reported a net surplus of USD25million which allowed
  • Sri Lanka to do full EIA on suspended Port City project
    Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority is to do a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the suspended Port City project by the state-owned China Communications Construction Company on reclaimed land off Colombo, the Sri Lankan government announced on Thursday. The EIA is expected to
  • Evergreen to order 20 box ships for Asia services
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen is to place orders for 20 3,000 teu container ships, vice group chairman Bronson Hsieh told a shareholders' conference on 17 June. The orders will expand its Asian services by 20%, he said. South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding, and CSBC
  • STX O&S wins up to six VLCCs from John Fredriksen
    South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (O&S) has announced that oil tanker magnate John Fredriksen has ordered up to six VLCCs in his personal capacity. The order comprises two firm orders and four options, the company said on 19 June. Each of the 300,000 dwt tankers is 330 m long,
  • Robbers flee hijacked tanker on rescue boat
    Eight armed pirates who hijacked a Malaysian-flagged tanker have fled the vessel using its rescue boat, said Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar. In a Twitter post on 19 June, Adm Aziz said the eight men, believed to be Indonesians, fled on the rescue boat at about 2030 h
  • Chemical tanker sinks in Yangtze River, two missing
    Two crew members of a chemical tanker are missing after the vessel capsized on the Yangtze River, Nanjing, in the early morning of 18 June. The ship was ferrying around 280 tonnes of liquid caustic soda from Taizhou, Jiangsu, to Hefei, Anhui, when it sank near Chuantian Shipyard. The ship's rated
  • Mega-ships end link between cities and ports
    Cities have long been coexisting with ports, but the era of ultra-large container ships (ULCS) threatens to end that link, an industry expert has said. Speaking at the "Shipping, Cities and their Interdependencies" lecture in Singapore on 19 June, International Transport Forum's administrator for
  • Japan ship export orders rebound in May
    Orders at Japanese shipyards went up in May 2015, compared with a low base in the same month last year. Figures from the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) showed its member shipyards clinched 17 export orders of 1.47 million gt in May 2015, compared with 14 export orders totalling 454,140 gt
  • Ship deaths spark Australia 'FOC' status probe
    Suspected murders of three men on board the Panamanian flagged Sage Sagittarius in 2012 yesterday sparked a Senate inquiry into Flag of Convenience shipping in Australia. Already under scrutiny of a coronial inquest, the Sage Sagittarius starred in an Australian Broadcasting Commission

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Shippers call on watchdogs for a careful eye to be kept on shipping line alliances
  • NYK needs more focus, not differentiation - and not keeping its investors in the dark
  • Exclusive images of the damage caused by the battle for Tripoli Airport

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • World's largest Lego ship goes on display
  • Kotug names its latest hybrid rotortug in Bremerhaven
  • Solstad Offshore returns to Gibdock
  • Scorpio adds a "poison pill"
  • Denmark issues reminder of Crimea cruise call prohibition
  • Cruise ship hits lock wall in Saint Lawrence

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Report finds expanded Panama Canal will cause container traffic route shift
  • Parties from US, Europe, China discuss maritime regulations
  • Inchcape Shipping Services taps Çetin for communications
  • Port of Seattle marks completion of East Marginal Way Phase II
  • Crowley Maritime expanding service from New Jersey to Puerto Rico

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • China fines 21 box carriers in antitrust probe
    Subsidiaries of Chinese state giants and Maersk Line among violators in China-Japan trades
  • Lim looks to bridge the gaps in the race to lead IMO
    South Korean candidate Lim Ki-tack is promising to consolidate the best aspects of IMO leadership to steer the embattled UN agency forward
  • Stronger US and slowing China growth hits Stolt-Nielsen
    Chemical tanker boss reveals a disappointing year
  • Fredriksen linked to six VLCC newbuildings
    Low price of $90m each could drag down overall market value for new VLCCs
  • Crude tanker rates climb further
    A notable week, but questions for suezmaxes arise over orderbook and Libyan export issues
  • Make-or-break summer for HSH Nordbank
    Catch-22 European Commission ruling on state aid could prove fatal, either way
  • Battistello says logistics the answer to box lines' woes
    Contship boss says carriers are depriving themselves of revenue by ignoring landside opportunities
  • Capesize rates hit 2015 highs
    But the gloss may have already started to come off
  • Northern Australia earmarked to be global LNG powerhouse
    Australia intends to unlock huge potential of resource-rich region
  • South Carolina sets throughput record
    SCPA ports handle just over 104,000 boxes
  • No let-up for Asia-Europe carriers as rates continue to tumble
    SCFI shows new lows for key east-west trade
  • Maritime regulators to deepen co-operation on alliance monitoring
    US, China and EU pledge to work together on container line and port competition oversight
  • Data Hub: Trade Lane Analysis
    Asia-Africa trade lanes ship capacities increasing as MSC brings in 8,000 teu vessels
  • Scorpio Bulkers board approves shareholder rights plan
    Company adopts a defensive strategy to protect against others gaining control by market accumulation or 'coercive tactics'
  • Balancing act will challenge the IMO election winner
    Future secretary-general will need to build the IMO into a more inclusive organisation that can produce policies and rules that are workable, not just aspirational

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Congressmen talk harbor improvements at Port of Wilmington
    Wilmington, N.C. - The North Carolina State Ports Authority welcomed Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-9) and Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) to the Port of Wilmington on Friday where they discussed the importance of the Wilmington Harbor and the Port of Wilmington's impact on the state's economy. "This is an exciting time for...
  • Georgia, South Carolina provide $2.5 million for Jasper port planning
    Preliminary studies for the proposed Jasper Ocean Terminal on the Georgia-South Carolina border will continue during the next fiscal year with $2.5 million in funding from the states' port authorities. If built, the proposed terminal would handle large container ships at a 1,500-acre site along the Savannah River. The land is...
  • China fines 21 carriers for misreporting rates
    China has fined 21 container carriers a total of RMB 4.25 million ($684,000) for providing customers in the China-Japan trade with rates below officially quoted levels. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced the administrative fines, saying the carriers violated China's regulations on international maritime transportation. The fines grew out of an investigation...
  • Balancing costs and threats of piracy
    When it comes to piracy, carriers must balance the speeds and routes their vessels take with crew safety and delivering maximum efficiency to clients. Typically, ships move at slower than their maximum speeds to reduce fuel usage and increase savings for both carriers and customers alike. While these benefits are tangible,...
  • Con-way Inc. elects new board members
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. - June 18, 2015 - Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) announced that Gretchen W. McClain and Matthew J. Espe have been appointed to the Con-way Inc. Board of Directors. The appointments were effective June 16. The addition of Ms. McClain and Mr. Espe, along with the recent election to...
  • Samskip named Regional Carrier of the Year
    Samskip has been declared the winner of the Regional Carrier of the Year by judges of the prestigious Containerisation Awards, 2015. Considered to be the ultimate accolade for service providers involved in unitised transport, this year's Containerisation Awards were staged at London's Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge on Thursday, June 18. "This...
  • APM Terminals wins 2015 innovation award
    LONDON - APM Terminals' new Maasvlakte II facility was named the winner of the "Innovation of the Year" award at the 4th Annual Containerisation International Awards ceremony held in London yesterday, in recognition of the industry-changing technological advances represented by the world's first fully-automated and emissions-free, sustainably-powered container terminal. The advanced...
  • Management chief defends ILWU contract
    LONG BEACH, California - Critics of the five-year contract ratified in May by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association say the benefits were weighted heavily in favor of the union, but PMA President Jim McKenna says that wasn't the case at all. Citing measures to stop...
  • Tanzania to tax imports to finance rail projects
    Tanzania has instituted a 1.5 percent levy on all imports to fund rail projects intended to bolster national and international connectivity. The new tax, based on the price, insurance and transportation of imports, will help the country raise $14.2 billion for rail projects. One railway, at a cost $7.6 billion and length...
  • Crowley adds North Atlantic-Puerto Rico sailing
    Crowley Maritime will add a roundtrip monthly sailing between the Philadelphia area and San Juan, Puerto Rico, to meet demand in a tight southbound market. The added sailing by a triple-deck roll-on, roll-off barge capable of carrying 345 loads is the latest in a series of service expansions that Crowley and...
  • Three yards in the running for Evergreen's 20 small-ship order
    Evergreen Line will order 20 new vessels, each with capacity for 3,000 20-foot-equivalent units, Vice Group Chairman Bronson Hsieh said at a shareholders' meeting Wednesday. The news comes just days after shipping analysts said they suspected a decline in the number of smaller capacity ships in the past five years could...
  • Surplus capacity, weak demand clouds outlook for Asia's cargo carriers
    Global economic uncertainty and a slowing China continues to hang over cargo markets, with air and ocean transportation providers struggling to match capacity to demand while having little visibility going into the second half of 2015. With most of the world's supply chains beginning in Asia, transportation providers will feel the...
  • Shipowners debate merits of megaships
    NEW YORK - Far from being out of sync with the global market, the mega-ships that are being deployed today are a natural evolution of the growth in global demand, according to an executive of one of the largest container ship chartering companies. "A 20,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit vessel is completely in...
  • UPS to build pharmaceutical hub in Netherlands
    LONDON - UPS has begun the construction of a new healthcare distribution center in the Netherlands a month after it opened a pharmaceuticals freight forwarding facility at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The new 28,000 square metres (301,000 square feet) facility in Roermond scheduled for completion in January 2016 "is part of UPS's...
  • Freighter orders at Paris Air Show signal confidence in all-cargo option
    HONG KONG - Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.Russian airline Volga Dnepr signed a...
  • Asia-Europe rates shed 80 percent in a year, SCFI data shows
    HONG KONG - Asia-Europe freight rates are now 82 percent lower than at the same time last year, dropping by 15.6 percent this week to settle at the latest record low of $205 per 20-foot container, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.This time of year...
  • Freighter orders at Paris Air Show signal confidence in all-cargo option
    HONG KONG - Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.Russian airline Volga Dnepr signed a...
  • Top U.S. port lobby wary of port performance bill
    WASHINGTON - A U.S. trade group representing public port authorities Thursday voiced its strong opposition to new legislation aimed at providing Congress with a database of port performance metrics in order to avoid a repeat of the crippling West Coast longshore labor negotiations earlier this year. In a letter to the...
  • US, European, Chinese regulators to work together to monitor shipping alliances
    U.S, European and Chinese maritime regulators on Thursday agreed to work together to keep a sharper eye on massive shipping alliances. The meeting in Brussels attended by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition and the Chinese Ministry of Transport officials comes as shippers groups urge authorities...
  • Port of Virginia reports profits along with record volume
    The Port of Virginia's record container volume in May was accompanied by a $4.5 million operating profit, the port's best monthly financial performance in its 2015 fiscal year, which ends June 30. Click to EnlargeThe port's May volume was 230,511 twenty-foot-equivalent units, up 13 percent year-over-year. It was the port's seventh...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Grimaldi inks up to 12
    Italy's Grimaldi Group has inked a deal worth $720m for up to a dozen Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC).
  • A Korean Cargill?
    South Korea's largest meat producer is aiming to turn its new acquisition Pan Ocean into a diversified company modelled on US commodities giant Cargill.
  • Ceylon eyes shipowning
    Sri Lanka's state shipping company reveals plans to acquire its own vessels.
  • Tonnage list lengthens
    The weak recovery in platform supply ship (PSV) rates is being threatened by the build-up of vessels in North Sea ports once more.
  • All weather cover
    A bleak outlook for hull underwriters, what tomorrow holds and classification pride.
  • BBC opens up route
    Germany's BBC Chartering is offering up extra space on a new regular service to the US for Airbus.
  • Cruiseship hits wall
    Injuries reported after Great Lakes vessel bashes the side in Saint Lawrence seaway.
  • Fred Olsen close to deal
    Fred Olsen is close to securing fresh investment in its UK onshore windfarms.
  • SCF suezmax aground
    Russian owner's SCF Khibiny stuck off Istanbul; no pollution reported.
  • VLCC sales streak extends
    A frenzy of VLCC sale and purchase activity has continued with a Dr Peters tanker the latest to change hands.
  • Shifting "bullets"
    The recent move of giant LPG storage tanks from northern Spain presented a tricky challenge for Braemar SA.
  • Greeks hold firm
    Despite the financial woes faced by their country and the global shipping industry, Greek owners have managed to keep a prime position internationally, a report shows.
  • Crowley expands ro-ro route
    Crowley Maritime Corp is adding ro-ro sailings to Puerto Rico to meet growing demand this summer.
  • Fredriksen's firm price
    John Fredriksen has secured a series of VLCC newbuildings at the lowest price paid globally in 18 months.
  • Bibby Line stronger
    UK owner Bibby Line Group has posted higher profit from its shipping operations as offshore and floatels increased their contributions.
  • Japanese eye drillships
    Japanese yards have been linked to a takeover of shipowner Sete Brasil's cancelled drillship order for Petrobras.
  • Taiwan Nav profit falls
    Bulker owner Taiwan Navigation has posted lower earnings in the first quarter as revenue fell.
  • Orkim Harmony recovered
    A product tanker hijacked last week is heading back to Malaysia after the perpetrators abandoned the vessel.
  • HERO heads for Chapter 11
    Hercules Offshore has entered into a restructuring agreement with a majority of its debtors, the company has confirmed.
  • Tanker being shadowed
    Malaysian is reported to be in negotiations with the hijackers of a product tanker, according to media reports.
  • Ditch oil export ban
    The US should lift its ban on oil exports to take full economic and geopolitical advantage of its fracturing boom, says a new study.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Poseidon Containers seeks to raise up to $100m in IPO
  • Crowley to add Puerto Rico sailings
  • U.S., French border agencies intercept fake healthcare products
  • FMC meets with regulators from China, Europe

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Update: Orkim Harmony hijackers caught
    Group of eight found in a lifeboat near Tho Chu Island, Vietnam.
  • Dangers of fuel switching 'can be controlled'
    'Fuel switching is already done safely in jurisdictions all around the world,' says NSW official.
  • Iron ore prices buoyed by slow steaming
    Bulk carriers have extended sailing times to reduce fuel costs.
  • More shots fired in Sydney emissions row
    Engine failure from fuel switchover highlighted by critics.
  • Judge refuses to quash charges against Monjasa
    Application to drop the charges 'lacks merit'.
  • Canadian company wins Navy and Coast Guard contract
    Specialises in selling bio-free ECA-compliant MGO.
  • Iron ore prices bouyed by slow steaming
    Bulk carriers have extended sailing times to reduce fuel costs.
  • Bio-fuel entrepreneur sets out stall
    Similar market share as LNG predicted by 2020.
  • Hijacked oil tanker freed
    Crew safe, Malaysian navy pursing hijackers.
  • Lukoil may expand supply of its Eco Marine Fuel
    Product selling at big discount to MGO has 'good potential to grow'.
  • Bunkering sales up for Korean firm
    Operating profit for bunkering has increased 8% on year, says SK Shipping.
  • Terminal operator mulls oil trading move
    Along with expanding pipeline business.
  • Terminal operator considers entry into oil trading sector
    Move will be a first for the company, if it goes ahead.
  • Condition survey reminder issued for fuel oil tankers
    Survey applies of certain vessels aged 10 years or more, says P&I club.
  • Bunkering resumes at Houston
    Ports in the area halted operations due to bad weather.
  • IGF Code has 'limitations'
    Does not provide in-depth training requirements, bunkering interface and port specific operational requirements, says LNG specialist.
  • Cape Town fuel storage terminal receives 'eco' approval
    Construction will begin once all relevant permits, licences have been acquired.

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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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