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March 24, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Singamas profit down 22pc to US$28.02 million as revenue rises 20.5pc
  • MOL hikes Madagascar, Mozambique rate US$150 per TEU April 1
  • Xiamen port profit down 13pc to US$46.3 million as revenues rise 56.8pc
  • Portland go-slows persist despite US$60,000 fine against ILWU local
  • Hungarian PM will opposed any trade deal that would ban court appeals
  • Swiss forwarder M+R Spedag Group opens new offices in Vietnam
  • Asia-Europe contracts up as carriers quit year-long deals for spot market
  • Wheeler: 10pc of USWC cargo lost to USEC in 2002 - 15pc to go in 2015
  • ICTSI to invest US$130 million to upgrade Iraq's Basra Gateway Terminal
  • FedEx quarterly profit up 53pc to US$580 million as revenue increases 4pc
  • Cut flower air supply chain reps hold lively discussions in Johannesburg
  • Russia's UTair named official carrier for Biathlon World Cup final events

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • CaroTrans expands Asia import service network
  • Growth in Indian chemical industry to benefit tank container segment: Heike Clausen, CEO of VOTG Tanktainer
  • IR Class launches high level advisory committee in UAE
  • Key issues discussed at Bhavani Shipping's Worldwide Agents' Meet 2015
  • M+R Spedag Group opens fully operational offices in Vietnam
  • NYK to implement new employment scheme for Japanese seafarers
  • SCFI rates continue downward trend
  • SHAKA EXPRESS 2 line to call Chiwan
  • HAROPA - Port of Le Havre is PERS certified
  • TT Club warns Baltic ports to protect against reputational damage
  • Yashodhan Wanage takes charge as Deputy Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • India, Myanmar agree to improve trade & investment
  • INR firms up further against dollar
  • Fieo's 'India Expo' in Nairobi from March 27 to 29

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ewals Cargo deploying mega trailers
  • Vessels Value launches new tool
  • Conference highlights transport liberalisation in EEU
  • YRCW selects general counsel and secretary
  • IR Class aims to deepen relationships with UAE
  • Sale of Toll Group now definite
  • Manston airport closure process to be reviewed
  • Uzbekistan operating Afghan rail link
  • New CEO at MAN Truck & Bus
  • DB's results waxing and waning
  • Port of Dunkirk raises intermodal profile
  • French ports certified for eco policy
  • Ploughing ahead with agenda 2020
  • TX Logistik steps up links to Scandinavia
  • Eva Air lowers curtain on MD-11F

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Euro shortsea market coming off the boil
    Short-haul bulk and breakbulk traffic in Europe appears to have slowed, putting an end to the rally in freights and vessel earnings since the start of the year. Charter enquiry for minibulkers and coasters cooled down on the European continent and in the United Kingdom last week, fuelling
  • Yangzijiang expands into non-shipping businesses
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has diversified from its core shipping business to investment in non-shipping companies. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding (JNYSCO), Yangzijiang has subscribed for 30% equity interests each in the capital of
  • Project 'VAMOS! gets under way
    Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) is to lead the system specification and architecture phase of the 'VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project. 'VAMOS! is a new 42-month EUR12.6 million (USD13.6 million R&D programme launched to find ways to tap into the wealth of unexploited
  • Knightsbridge shares approved for secondary listing in Oslo
    Shares in Knightsbridge Shipping, the New York-listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, have been approved for secondary listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the company said in a statement. However, the board of the bourse stipulated that before trading in the shares
  • New Coral Sea shipping routes proposed
    An Australian proposal to extend protection of the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait east into the Coral Sea will go before the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee in May. The proposal, which was agreed to by the IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, and
  • Cruise firms replace Tunis with Valletta
    Following the 18 March terrorist attack in Tunis that left 21 people dead, MSC Cruises has decided to replace Tunis with Valletta for its western Mediterranean cruise. A spokesman for MSC in Malta said the company was dropping Tunis as a stopover for the rest of the year and chose Malta as a
  • Qingdao Port International profits up 18.5% y/y in 2014
    Hong Kong-listed Qingdao Port International, a listed unit of Qingdao Port Group, said its profits grew 18.5% year on year (y/y) to CNY1.6 billion (USD255.8 million) in 2014 due to revenue increase and cost cuts. The company's revenue also rose 5.8% y/y to CNY6.9 billion due to growth in its
  • Singamas's profits down 18.1% y/y in 2014
    Hong Kong-listed box-maker Singamas Container posted a year-on-year (y/y) fall of 18.1% in profits to USD28.0 million in 2014, due to declining average box prices. Revenues of Singamas Container, which has production facilities in China, rose 21.0% y/y to USD1.5 billion in 2014, a stock filing of
  • Bulk carrier U-Ming orders two cement carriers
    Taipei-listed bulk carrier U-Ming Marine announced on 18 March that the company has placed an order for two cement carriers. These two newbuildings will replace the old vessels of U-Ming's fleet, according to its filing to the exchange. The company stressed that the new cement carriers will be
  • Long-term growth seen for MR tankers
    The bullish run for medium-range (MR) product tankers may finally be happening, with 21% year-on-year (y/y) growth in fixtures from October 2014 to February 2015. Tanker consultancy Poten & Partners' analysis show there were 2,259 fixtures in the last five months compared with 1,869 in the year-ago
  • Pirates board two vessels off Indonesia
    Two vessels were boarded by sea robbers in succession off Indonesia, according to a report from Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog, ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC). First, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, Capetan Giorgis, was boarded by four men while it was under
  • 'Founding father' of Singapore's maritime might dies
    Even after he stepped down from premiership, Lee Kuan Yew, who died aged 91 at 03:18 h local time on 23 March, firmly believed the city-state had to remain a major hub port to retain its leading position in the maritime world. As Singapore's first prime minister from 1959 to 1990, Lee led a period
  • MPA signs MOU with M1 to enhance 4G network
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based telecom services provider, M1, for the adoption of the 4G broadband network coverage over Singapore's port waters. Under the MOU, the two organisations will conduct research and
  • Bulker newbuilding orders plunge
    Orders for dry bulk carriers plunged 66% year on year (y/y) in February as the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) plunged to a historic low, deterring investments. Statistics compiled by Greek broker Golden Destiny show 37 bulkers of 1,928,933 dwt were ordered this February, compared to 108 ships in the same

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • NZ court fines Master who failed breathalyzer test
  • AEP ponders sale of barge subsidiary
  • Wärtsilä launches new series of LNG carrier designs

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Port of Olympia receives Gottwald mobile harbor crane
  • Diana Shipping inks deal for $93.08 million loan
  • AAPA names recipients of top port person award
  • Bellingham Airport adding web-based parking tool
  • Trucking group calls on congress to approve use of hair testing

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Tankers on alert as US crude storage crisis closer to breaking point
    Record crude storage levels at Cushing throw spotlight on easing the pressure through exports on tankers
  • CMA 2015: Tsakos proves a principled navigator of change
    New CMA Commodore says shipping is as important as ever but lacks recognition
  • New research shows port productivity does not increase in line with ship sizes
    Revolution in handling is required to improve port productivity in line with bigger ships - but who will pay?
  • China's shipbuilding industry signals further consolidation
    Cansi report shows the 54 major Chinese shipyards taking all newbuilding contracts in January-February
  • Angola LNG sticks with late-2015 restart date
    African LNG exporter says its seven vessels are sufficient for now, as it waits for them to return to the stalled project
  • Fugro says it's not a good fit with Boskalis
    Royal Boskalis Westminster continues to increase its stake in the oil services company
  • CMA 2015: Morooka and Borromeo share their views
    Two prominent industry figures take part in Q&A session over information technology, shale revolution and emission control areas
  • FMC wants to know how alliances are alleviating congestion
    FMC Commissioner calls on alliances to report promptly on operational steps to ease backlog at US west coast ports as shippers call for alliance KPIs
  • Hamburgers face a grilling in New York
    Wall Street may finance German owners, but only if the deal is right
  • GMS forecasts 'frantic year of scrapping' in dry sector
    Global demolition activity up sharply so far this year to 10.7m dwt, a rise of 37% over the same period of 2014
  • Two more attacks in the Malacca Strait
    Pirates target panamax bulker and 7,455 teu boxship
  • Star Bulk clinches yard deals for later newbuilding deliveries
    Owners being 'very proactive' in curbing supply growth, says Pappas
  • On the hook
    Nobody really thinks about the seafarers whose voyages have been interrupted by the US west coast congestion. Trust me, they have not been having much fun

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • February laden container volume up 8.6 percent at Savannah
    The Port of Savannah's volume of loaded containers in February jumped 8.6 percent from a year earlier as the Georgia Ports Authority posted across-the-board cargo increases. The ports of Savannah and Brunswick enjoyed increases in bulk, breakbulk, autos and machinery, and containerized shipments, which were boosted by shippers bypassing congested West...
  • CSX boosts capacity at Ohio intermodal hub as volume builds
    JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The recent installation of the second of two wide-span gantry cranes at its intermodal hub in northwest Ohio, completing a $40 million expansion, is the latest sign of how the hub-and-spoke model of CSX Transportation, which gives shippers more origins and destinations, is paying off. The two new...
  • Prepare for major changes in trucking environment, shippers told
    ORLANDO, Florida - Shippers are being warned to prepare for major and potentially costly changes in the way they contract or hire trucking companies to move freight across the U.S., as economic, regulatory and legal pressures reshape the transportation landscape. The days when a shipper or consignee could tell a trucking...
  • Shipowners bullish on container market outlook
    NEW YORK - Shipowners that charter out container ships to liner operators are optimistic that the container shipping market is turning around and that charter rates for their vessels will increase as shipping lines turn to them to fill a gap between supply and demand that will start to open...
  • FMC's Khouri wants alliances to report on congestion
    A U.S. Federal Maritime Commission member wants the FMC to ask the four major container ship alliances to supply new information on what they're doing to reduce congestion at U.S. ports. FMC member Michael Khouri's request was followed by an appeal from the Global Shippers Forum, which represents U.S., European and...
  • MSC container ship, bulk carrier attacked off Indonesia
    A Mediterranean Shipping Co. container ship and a bulk carrier were attacked in separate but possibly related incidents off the coast of Indonesia, according to the intergovernmental anti-piracy office ReCAAP. The two incidents, which are reported to have happened within hours of each other, involved ships sailing eastbound in the Straits of...
  • Sumitomo invests in Myanmar's logistics market
    Major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has unveiled plans to set up a logistics subsidiary in Myanmar to cash in on the increasingly promising local market and further strengthen its footprint in the entire Southeast Asian region. Sumitomo said on Monday that it will establish the logistics subsidiary within the Thilawa...
  • Qatar Airways to launch freighter service to Los Angeles
    Qatar Airways Cargo is launching a freighter service between its Doha hub and Los Angeles International Airport, its fourth all-cargo service to the U.S. The twice-weekly Boeing 777 service via Luxembourg and Mexico will begin on April 4, departing Doha on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The carrier currently operates freighter and belly cargo...
  • DCT Gdansk terminal orders 15 rubber-tire gantry cranes
    DCT Gdansk has ordered 15 rubber-tire gantry cranes from Konecranes for scheduled deployment at the Polish terminal in the second half of 2016. The 16-wheel yard cranes will have lifting capacity of 40.6 tons, stacking height of one container over five, and a stacking width of seven containers plus truck lane....
  • Slow season rates under pressure from excess supply, Drewry says
    HONG KONG - Supply growth is running away at twice the rate of demand growth expected in 2015, and the downward pressure has seen rates plunging, Drewry noted in its latest Container Insight Weekly.By the start of the second quarter, the London-based analyst said slot supply on a year-over-year basis...
  • Cargo is moving? Not so fast.
    The Port of Oakland was recently quoted on JOC.com as saying, "Cargo is moving and the backlog is shrinking." Such a statement doesn't tell the complete story and causes a great deal of confusion and resentment on the part of cargo owners. Importers and exporters are hearing from their motor...
  • APMT Mumbai crane slowdowns end, but berthing delays go on
    Crane operators employed by private rubber-tire gantry contractors at Gateway Terminals India ended a go-slow action and resumed normal activity over the weekend, terminal operator APM Terminals Mumbai said in a trade advisory. "The RTG operators have resumed normal operations. Discussions are still going on between the operators and the outsourced contractors...
  • Asia escapes equipment shortages, Singamas chief says
    Source: Singamas and Barclays.HONG KONG - Port congestion on the U.S. West Coast that caused lengthy delays for shipping lines and on-shore bottlenecks only had a limited effect on container availability in Asia, said Singamas CEO Teo Siong Seng.The West Coast congestion has led to an equipment shortage in Asia...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Navios takes flight
    Shares of Navios Maritime Partners gained traction today in the wake of an endorsement from a forecaster at Deutsche Bank.
  • CMA underway
    Some of the shipping industry's brightest stars are heading to New England this week to attend the Connecticut Maritime Association's (CMA's) annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford.
  • Shy, not retiring
    For anyone who might have jumped to the wrong conclusion about Michael Parker accepting a career achievement award, hear this: Citigroup's head shipping banker isn't going anywhere just yet.
  • Come together
    An unprecedented corps of private-equity sponsors should pressure the shipowners they support to consolidate over the next six months rather than gaining size through more newbuildings.
  • Good years ahead
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) chief executive Nikolas Tsakos says his company expects the currently healthy tanker rates to continue well into 2017.
  • Giant one step closer
    John Fredriksen took another step in creating a single giant bulker company today when Knightsbridge Shipping secured a secondary listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • Marenave faces loss
    German owner Marenave is facing a loss of EUR 33.7m ($36.7m) in 2014 as it takes another hit from dire bulker markets.
  • Greece recoups illegal aid
    Greece has been ordered to recoup the funds provided to Piraeus Port's operator Cosco Pacific through financial benefits.
  • Quintana picks up period deal
    One time US initial public offering hopeful Quintana Shipping has found short period employment for one of its bulkers at a reduced rate, brokers say.
  • Norden pair identified
    Shipbrokers believe they have tracked down the identity of two tankers sold by Norden of Denmark.
  • Clash case goes ahead
    A 20-year battle between two Indian owners over a vessel collision may be about to finally reach court.
  • Diana takes Glencore cut
    Greece's Diana Shipping has lined up $2.24m of revenue by extending a bulker charter at a reduced rate.
  • One dead in ferry fire
    A dead body has been found on the deck of a burning catamaran passengership, the Greek coast guard said on Monday.
  • Exelixis sells bulker
    Exelixis Investment Public Ltd has sold a 1994-built bulker to a Hong Kong owner for $4m.
  • Reward for DHT duo
    DHT Holdings' two chief executives have seen their pay packets increase during a year in which the company underwent significant growth.
  • Crewman dies in Greece
    A seafarer has died during operational works on an anchored bulker at the port of Thisvi, western Greece, on Saturday.
  • Tanker runs aground
    Bad weather has prevented an attempted refloating of a tanker that grounded off Norway.
  • Sales tonic for Topaz
    Higher profit from vessel sales helped Topaz Energy & Marine, Bermuda jack up its profit during 2014.
  • Kiel Canal crunched
    Seven-hour delays have been reported in the Kiel Canal after a Greek cargoship hit a lock.
  • Maersk Tankers adding MR
    Maersk Tankers is set to continue its products tanker expansion with the addition of a second hand vessel from Motia Compagnia di Navigazione.
  • Pirates move east
    Somali pirates have shifted their location towards India, the country's defence minister said yesterday.
  • Shreyas on the hunt
    India's Shreyas Shipping & Logistics is aiming to boost its fleet again by acquiring four containerships.
  • Boskalis gets a quarter
    Royal Boskalis Westminster has boosted its stake in Dutch offshore owner Fugro by 5%, stating once again that this is not a step towards making an offer.
  • SK eyes HMM bulkers
    SK Shipping and Korea Development Bank (KBD) are reportedly teaming up to bid for domestic owner HMM's bulker fleet.
  • Pappas applauds dry owners
    Petros Pappas has praised shipowners for discipline which has pulled bulker newbuilding orders to a two decade low and is hoping they can stay away from shipyards for the next year.
  • Seamec acquires veteran
    India's Seamec has snapped up an elderly offshore support vessel (OSV) from a Singapore operator.
  • Star seeks more alliances
    Star Bulk Carriers is exploring ways to replicate a capesize co-operation agreement in other sub-sectors of the struggling dry cargo market.
  • Stopford scoops prize
    Clarkson Research Services non-executive president Martin Stopford has been jointly awarded the $200,000 Onassis Prize for Shipping 2015.
  • Crewman overdosed
    A UK inquest has found a Brittany Ferries steward died from a cocaine overdose on a crossing to Plymouth last year.
  • Petrobras shuts FPSO
    Petrobras has shut down an FPSO after irregularities were found on board by Brazilian regulator ANP.
  • More for Auerbach
    Germany's Auerbach Schiffahrt has returned to China for another two multipurpose (MPP) newbuildings.
  • Master found to be drunk
    A captain has been fined NZD 3,000 ($2,287) after he was found to be drunk while preparing to sail from a port in New Zealand.
  • Milaha starts India service
    Milaha Maritime & Logistics says it has launched the first ever direct container service between Qatar and India.
  • Double piracy attack
    The same gang is thought to be behind two acts of piracy that occurred off Singapore on Saturday within six hours of each other.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • FMC's Khouri wants container alliances to provide congestion information
  • Feb. container volumes up at Savannah, Charleston
  • Global Shippers Forum wants performance data from shipping alliances
  • DP World grows profits and volumes in 2014
  • Florida group heads to Peru on trade mission
  • VPA targets free time, empties to mitigate congestion
  • Cathay Pacific profits up 20%
  • Amazon expands Prime Now to two new cities
  • Ex-PortMiami chief Johnson heads Fla. Commerce Dept.
  • Senator, Mexico's port czar honored by AAPA
  • Florida Governor visits Port Manatee
  • ZIM extra loaders boost East Coast port business

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • USCG: Fuel oil spill at Port of Long Beach
    Incident occurred during bunkering operations.
  • Cruise lines play down Sydney pollution fears
    Cruise ship calls too few to cause environmental threat.
  • Wartsila 'taking merchant shipping into the gas age'
    Four new designs for LNG fuelled gas carriers.
  • Benchmark pricing for natural gas 'difficult'
    'Gas is not the same as oil...the delivery system one has to build is enormous.'
  • Another bunker tanker sale in Singapore
    Auction set for April.
  • Storage terminal developer looks for investors
    Egyptian terminal on track but Mashreq wants a foreign partner.
  • Delay possible to HK pollution law
    Final approval may have to wait a month.
  • Singapore: Stronger ties needed to boost anti-piracy efforts
    To keep a closer eye on incidents across Asia.
  • Analyst brought to court over 'misleading' reports
    Latest report linked Noble to OW's collapse, among other allegations.
  • 'Hybrid' fuel risk at changeover, says class society
    Monitor fuel performance 'well in advance' of ECA entry, according to DNV GL.
  • Fishing boats up for auction after bunker bill defaults
    Vessels arrested last year over defaulted bunker bills.
  • Low crude prices putting Russian fuel oil exports at risk
    'Russia's simple refineries could reduce their runs.'
  • New staff at Dan-Bunkering's Dubai branch
    New accountant joins firm.

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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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