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March 27, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Kerry Logistics profit up 10pc to US$125 million as revenues rise 6pc
  • Panama Canal reports 'unusual increase' in ships waiting to transit
  • Shanghai's SIPG wins 25-year container terminal concession in Haifa
  • Shippers warned of major changes afoot on trucking landscape
  • Pacific International Line buys 55pc of Mariana Express Lines
  • Militant ILWU wants contract offer rejected, demands more pay, less work
  • Increased trucking in Los Angeles port sign of ending container backlog
  • West coast dockers of ILWU to vote on perk-filled labour contract
  • RCL ups capacity of ships on Singapore, Manila, Vietnam services
  • Second severe winter has US railways scrambling to normality
  • Gdynia's volume down 3pc in first two months of 2015 to 69,034 TEU
  • Ho Chi Minh City Maritime Vocational College buys VSTEP Class A simulator
  • GAC to provide shipping agency services to Thorco in Singapore
  • FMC commissioner demands congestion information from carrier alliances
  • Mumbai tops with 33pc of Indian air cargo, Delhi has 25pc, Chennai has 14pc
  • Thai Airways to end all freighter services on March 29 in restructuring
  • Air New Zealand and Air China to launch Beijing-Auckland service

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Cabinet approves declaring 101 additional inland waterways as National Waterways
  • InterManager President outlines ship management mantra to navigate shipping industry challenges
  • Salvage & wreck removal seen beset by chronic problems
  • Coal imports likely to shoot up by 19 pc
  • Dairy products may be exported to Russia soon
  • APM Terminals Mumbai welcomes China Shipping vessel
  • Cabinet okays Major Ports rail linkage
  • CONCOR's perishable cargo centre launched
  • EoIs invited for infrastructure projects at Kandla/Tuna
  • Sagarmala Project receives 'in-principle' approval from Cabinet
  • CONCOR recognised as 'Most Efficient Miniratna'
  • Govt awards contracts for 17 projects to develop mega food parks
  • Indian economy to grow 7.8 pc in 2015-16, faster than China: ADB
  • INR plunges on month-end dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The skies are ablaze
  • Wabco cooperates with Hendricksen
  • Tarros enhances GPS service
  • CSAV CFO following Hapag-Lloyd's Peter Ganz
  • UK extends grant to help refuel gas-powered trucks
  • Maersk Line orders ice-class containerships - again
  • GE delivers first RH locomotives to Australia
  • Andrew Kemp first "Fiata fellow"
  • Takeover in Poland
  • Rwandair adds Lusaka on Kigali-Jo'burg string
  • One head for two brands in France
  • La Spezia's new cranes arrive
  • SBB Cargo steaming deeper into profit zone
  • Shippers going global
  • JAL delivering cool food to France
  • Chinese company sets up shop in Duisburg
  • SIPG to build new Haifa port

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Nigeria closes borders for election period
    Nigeria's sea and land borders are currently closed as the country enters lockdown for presidential elections. In a statement an Interior Ministry spokesman said yesterday: "President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all Nigeria's land and sea borders... to allow for peaceful conduct
  • Struggling South Korean port seeks out cargos
    South Korea's Masan Port is taking urgent steps to attract more cargo. The port, in Gyeongsang Province opened in January 2015, but is not seeing the hoped for business. A meeting between Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries officials and the port on 20 March sought ways of revitalising the port. This
  • Ports shut, oil price up as Yemen descends into chaos
    Yemen sank further into chaos as Saudi Arabia led an aerial assault on Houthi rebels this morning. All the country's ports have been closed. In its Operation Decisive Storm, the 10-state Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital, Sana'a. Reuters
  • New container terminal for Montreal
    The Port of Montreal has selected Termont Montreal Inc. to be a partner in the construction and the operator of a new 600,000 teu container terminal. Construction will begin this summer on the Viau container terminal and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. If the port's container traffic
  • Cosco Zhoushan wins up to seven Maersk boxships
    Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard has won an order for up to seven ice-class containerships from Denmark's Maersk Line, which will be a first for the shipbuilder in the construction of containerships. The order is for five 3,600 teu feederships with an overall length of 200 m and the
  • Salvage fund raises questions
    A fund where industry players all chip in to create a pool sufficient to subsidise the salvage industry to meet current risks, has received mixed reactions. Speaking at the International Salvage Union annual members' day in London yesterday, Reed Smith lawyer Richard Gunn said shipping stakeholders
  • Stolt-Nielsen bond placement exceeds floor by wide margin
    Stolt-Nielsen, the London based chemical carrier, tank terminal, and container operator, says it has placed senior unsecured notes with investors for an amount of NOK1.10 billion (USD143 million), well above the planned minimum amount. The five-year bonds carry a floating coupon at three month
  • Higher volumes drive CMP turnover, operating profit higher
    An increase in ro-ro, container and dry-bulk freight volumes helped Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP), the Swedish-Danish port operator, to increase both turnover and operating profit last year. "In 2014 CMP increased its turnover by 7%. Its operating profit also improved, reaching SEK89.5 million
  • Terminal Link wins Kingston port concession
    After years of false starts, Jamaica will finally privatise operations at the Kingston container terminal, the country's prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller has confirmed. Terminal Link, the joint venture between CMA CGM and China Merchant Holdings International, has won the concession. During a
  • Korea P&I Club reveals innovation plan
    The Korea Protection & Indemnity Club (Korea P&I Club) announced a three-year plan for management innovation to overcome issues and increase growth. Through its press statement, Korea P&I Club said, "We have progressed rapidly in the 15 years since we began operating in January 2000. However, our
  • Australian pilots take a stake in company
    Award-winning Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) is now owned and run by a consortium of its employees. ARP, which won the IHS Safety at Sea new technology award in 2013, took over the business from Brisbane-based company Torres Industries on 20 March 2015. "It just made a lot of sense for employees to
  • HMM selling bulk business division
    South Korea's second-largest shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is selling its bulk business division to improve its financial status. According to the country's newspaper Seoul Economic Daily, Lazard, which handles all affairs related to selling HMM's bulk business division, has received
  • Chronic problems afflict salvage work
    Responses to marine casualties may be held back by rising costs, muddy legislation, and outdated contracts, said a salvage specialist. LOC Group shipping director Nick Haslam believes there is a need by stakeholders to discuss and support measures to improve salvage efforts. Haslam had issued a
  • KSS Line seals another deal with Trammo Gas
    South Korean LPG and chemical shipping specialist, KSS Line, said on 26 March that it has sealed another timecharter contract with a subsidiary of Houston-based ammonia trader, Trammo Gas. KSS Line, led by CEO Lee Dae-sung, said Trammo Gas' subsidiary, Trammo Navigation, has agreed to charter a
  • Yang Ming Marine back to profit in 2014
    Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming Marine reported a profit of TWD411 million (USD13 million) for the whole year of 2014, returning to black from the TWD2.9 billion loss in 2013, the stated company on 25 March. The carrier recorded TWD134.7 billion in revenue in 2014, up 13% year on year (y/y), and its
  • CSSC and CSIC swap top executives
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the two giant state-owned shipbuilding conglomerates, announced a swap of top executives. Hu Wenming, former chairman of CSSC, was appointed on 25 March to fill in CSIC's newly created chairman position,
  • Bankruptcy risks loom for container carriers
    A business advisory has warned that container carriers still face liquidity issues amid a race to build bigger and more fuel-efficient ships. In its annual outlook for the container shipping industry, AlixPartners noted that 15 listed container carriers' total debt declined 15% through the end of

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Carnival splits nine new ships between Fincantieri and Meyer
  • Third K-Line exec cops plea, gets prison sentence
  • Plan for giant Trinidad ship repair yard moves ahead
  • Carisbrooke Shipping selects Wake Media for public relations
  • BAE San Diego gets $16.7 million for USS San Diego SRA
  • Rolls-Royce to power seabed mining vessel
  • Hull Vane yields fuel savings for super yacht
  • ITF task force backs Latin American, Caribbean cabotage
  • Maersk Line orders seven 3,600 TEU box ships
  • AWT in collaboration with Veson Nautical
  • Carnival Corporation makes two key appointments

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Port of Seattle numbers better than 2014 budget
  • Senate Oks William P. Doyle as Federal Maritime Commissioner
  • Drewry releases report covering multipurpose shipping market
  • Port of Tacoma honors trio with this year's Summit Awards
  • Carloads down, intermodal up in latest weekly rail traffic report

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Shipping levy could give new lease of life to LOF
    Turning individual risk into a collective risk may help halt decline of use of Lloyd's Open Form
  • Daily rail shuttle to link Marseille terminals
    Direct service between Marseille and Fos box facilities to commence in May
  • Is NOL ripe for merger - again?
    The pared-down Singapore line suddenly looks like a good prospect for another hungry line
  • Shockwaves at Hapag-Lloyd as CSAV chooses new finance chief
    Peter Ganz steps down in favour of Nicolas Burr as new shareholder exercises right to pick executives
  • LA and Long Beach explore collaboration opportunities
    US rivals open talks on efficiency initiatives following FMC consent
  • Maersk kickstarts new round of orders with feeders for Seago
    Danish Line picks Cosco Shipyard to build seven 3,600 teu ships for Intra-Europe trades
  • Capesize rates still flat in a market without momentum
    Steady volumes in the Pacific fail to spark a break-out from loss-making levels
  • Speed should take precedence over confidentiality in refuge requests
    Sosrep says vessel and cargo owners and salvors must proactively share timely information when seeking refuge
  • Dunkirk dredging project gains EU funding
    EU pledges $600,000 to technical design studies into improving access to world's biggest boxships and capesize carriers
  • Support the restructuring or we go bust, Ipsen tells Torm stakeholders
    Plan to give Oaktree a controlling equity stake in Torm is the best we have, chairman tells AGM
  • CMA 2015: LNG-fuelled future for shipping presents risks and opportunities
    More owners are interested in using LNG as marine fuel but development of supply chain remains slow
  • CMA 2015: Ship Finance International eyes investments in large post-panamax boxships
    John Fredriksen-controlled lessor reluctant to put money into offshore sector
  • New VLGC pool run by Dorian and Phoenix Tankers to start next week
    Helios LPG pool begins operating on Wednesday from offices in London and Singapore

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Who will pay for port productivity?
    In a column nearly 10 years ago, I took note of the first ship to call at what was then called the Ceres Paragon Terminal in Amsterdam. A quantum leap in innovation and vision, it was the world's only container ship berth where the vessel pulls into a slip and...
  • Panama discusses new locks for 20,000-TEU ships
    A year before its scheduled completion of a $5 billion-plus expansion, the Panama Canal Authority is discussing the idea of building even larger locks to allow head-to-head competition with the Suez Canal. Workers are installing 22-story lock gates on new locks that are scheduled to begin operation April 1, 2016, and...
  • Nigeria closes ports, land borders until presidential election ends
    The Nigerian government has closed its ports, including Lagos, and land borders, and won't open them until midnight Saturday to allow for "the peaceful conduct of the (presidential) elections." The closure took effect midnight Thursday and will end once the polling for the election between President Jonathan Goodluck and Muhammadu Buhari...
  • Panama Canal works through vessel backlog after 'unusual' traffic increase
    Officials at the Panama Canal are working their way through a significant vessel backlog after an "unusual" increase in the number of ships awaiting transit began to back up on either side of the waterway weeks ago Thursday, there were 35 vessels active in the Panama Canal zone, 20 moving and...
  • Maersk Line kick-starts $15 billion capital program with seven ship order
    Maersk Line has kick started its $15 billion ship investment program with its first order in more than four years for seven ice-class container vessels. The Danish carrier didn't reveal how much it is paying for the 3,600-TEUs ships that will be built by China's Cosco shipyard. The ships, which are...
  • Aggressive investment yields growth for Gulftainer
    Gulftainer's goal to triple volume over the decade through aggressive investment came a step closer in 2014 after the terminal operator increased handling 8 percent year-over-year. The United Arab Emirates-based port management and logistics company achieved a total of 6.4 million TEUs across its global portfolio in 2014, a year marked...
  • To handle congestion, Virginia port shifts rubber-tire gantries to PMT
    The Port of Virginia is shifting three rubber-tire gantry cranes to the newly reopened Portsmouth Marine Terminal to handle overflow from larger terminals, and expected to have two of the the yard cranes ready for use today. The yard cranes are being moved by barge from Norfolk International Terminals, across the...
  • Baltimore ILA members approve local contract
    Members of Baltimore's largest International Longshoremen's Association voted to end 18 months of uncertainty by approving a local labor agreement that supplements the ILA's coastwide master contract. Local 333's approval of the contract followed rejection of the deal last month. Wednesday's vote totals were not immediately available but the margin reportedly...
  • No slowdown as data shows solid Asia-Pacific air cargo growth
    HONG KONG - Air freight carried by Asian carriers grew by a solid 12.8 percent in the first two months of the year compared to the same period in 2014, according to data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).The pre-lunar new year shipment rush was early this year,...
  • Kerry Logistics hatching plan to enter 'chaotic' China courier market
    Edwardo Erni, Kerry Logistics executive director and managing director of China and North Asia, takes questions from reporters at the company's 2014 results announcement.HONG KONG - Kerry Logistics plans to build a regional express delivery platform in China and across the Asean region to capitalise on a rapidly growing segment...
  • Rumours of NOL-OOCL merger get industry talking
    HONG KONG - Speculation has been rife in the Singapore media about a possible tie-up between Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and fellow G6 Alliance member Hong Kong's Orient Overseas International Ltd. (OOIL), but a closer look at the business of the two carriers reveals that merging their operations would create...
  • Rapid progress from new Southern California chassis model
    Earlier this year before the three major equipment-leasing companies formed a gray chassis pool in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Direct ChassisLink Inc. was positioning 300 chassis into a marine terminal in Long Beach while Flexi-Van Leasing was pulling 280 of them out of the same facility. Thanks to the gray, or...
  • Diesel price drop threatens LTL carriers' profit
    The recent plunge in U.S. diesel fuel prices is mixed news for less-than-truckload carriers, who are spending less at the pump but getting less in fuel surcharges. With prices expected to continue to drop and remain low throughout the remainder of the year, LTL carriers stand to lose up to 8...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Carnival readies spending spree
    Carnival Corp made waves today after unveiling a multibillion-dollar newbuilding campaign that will involve the construction of at least nine cruiseships over the next four years.
  • GasLog to extend options
    GasLog aims to extend options for six LNG carrier newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • These boots are made for walking out
    Workers at Italian shipyard group Fincantieri have gone on strike over the vexed question of microchips in their workbooots.
  • Bulker behemoth takes shape
    John Fredriksen's coronation as the capesize king of Wall Street was all but completed today with the approval of a merger between Golden Ocean and Knightsbridge Shipping.
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO quits
    Hapag-Lloyd is replacing CFO Peter Ganz with his opposite number at CSAV as the two container lines merge.
  • Torm explains final steps
    Torm is expecting to secure agreement by St George's Day on a restructuring deal that will see Oaktree Capital take control of the company by St George's Day.
  • Maersk orders seven
    Maersk Line has officially launched its five-year $15bn fleet renewal plan with an order for seven ice-class containerships.
  • Wightlink sells St Helen
    UK owner Wightlink has sold a veteran ro-pax into Italy less than a year after it suffered a deck collapse.
  • Rumours swirl around NOL
    Neptune Orient Lines is once again the subject of takeover rumours with Asian rival OOIL the favourite name in the frame.
  • Ferry stuck in Greece
    A passengership that grounded on Wednesday night at a Greek port is still stuck with 227 people on board.
  • Torm in final furlong
    Torm has won a short-term waiver from lenders as it reaches for the finishing line in a restructuring deal with Oaktree.
  • Scan Master refloated
    Three tugs have successfully pulled a tanker from a rocky Norwegian beach.
  • Franbo fixes finance
    Newly listed Taiwanese owner Franbo Lines has secured $32m of funds towards its bulker newbuildings.
  • Stolt smashes target
    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen has surpassed its fundraising target by selling bonds worth NOK 1.1bn ($141m).
  • Bibby to Burma
    Bibby Offshore has won a subsea contract for a support vessel in Myanmar.
  • MPPs feel crude pressure
    Lower oil prices are proving a double-edged sword for some shipping sectors, with multipurpose vessels being one of them.
  • Commodore Jr
    Captain Panagiotis Tsakos has worn the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA)'s commodore hat.
  • All in the family
    The sons and daughters of several prominent owners stole the spotlight at a conference in Stamford Wednesday during a session that offered a rare glimpse at the inner workings of family-controlled shipping companies.
  • RCL adds ship in China
    Royal Caribbean Cruises is to base another of its Quantum-class ships in China, the company has confirmed.
  • Indian double for Swiber
    Swiber has won a second major engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract in India.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • Shippers seek 'all-in' pricing, better cargo visibility
  • Former Commerce secretaries to Congress: Approve TPA
  • Winter storms cost Port of Virginia half a million dollars
  • NS increases profits 5% to $2b
  • Naturalized U.S. citizen arrested for illegal exports to Russia
  • Houston fares well in February container market
  • New Orleans' maritime cargo leaps up 28% in 2014
  • Maersk Line orders seven ice-class containerships
  • UPS doubles compensation for CEO
  • Hapag-Lloyd picks new CFO
  • Oil field company to pay $232.7-million fine for illegal exports
  • Oil, rail industries educate responders to crude oil derailments
  • Senators introduce Crude-By-Rail Safety Act
  • Sign of Great Lakes spring: Soo Locks are now open

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 26, 2015
  • HFO 'could disappear' from marine fuels market in 2025
    If output level from oil producers continues downward trend, says DNV GL business director for LNG-fuelled ships.
  • Transition to new rules in North American ECA 'relatively easy'
    Market better prepared for shift to 0.10% limit than previous ECA sulphur cap.
  • Firm releases video guide for shipowners switching to LSFO
    In Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
  • Cruise lines told to 'clean up your act' in bunker fuel protest
    Australian MP gets thrown out of parliament for heavy fuel oil stunt.
  • Ample supplies despite drawdown in Singapore fuel oil hub
    Chinese demand is down by 30%.
  • MPA says no evidence of Noble 'malpractices'
    Noble Group's market value has fallen by about $1.8 billion.
  • IMO's global bunker sulphur limit could face legal challenge
    1.00% a better option, says Refinery Automation Institute president.
  • Brightoil sees bright future
    Softer crude will stimulate demand for bunker fuel.
  • Fuel-saving electric propulsion system launched
    Systems maker says demand for electric propulsion has been growing.
  • Chinese oil trader closer to bunkering acquisition
    Company wants bigger slice of Hong Kong market.
  • Brightoil quashes buying rumours
    For commodities house Noble.
  • Petrobras sees disruption in bunker supplies
    Development affecting bunkering at the key Latin American port of Santos.
  • Crude advances to two-week high
    As US crude production last week recorded the smallest increase since January.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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