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April 28, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hamburg Sud details disappointing year, outlines future east-west plans
  • Union Pacific profit up 5.5pc to US$1.15 billion as revenue rises 0.53pc
  • Carriers refuse to speed ships, despite shippers' pleas based on low oil
  • Shanghai port company SIPG considers stake in Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping
  • Busan March volumes rise 1.9pc 1.63 million TEU - 7.2pc up on February
  • APMT opens 'first fully automated' box shop at Rotterdam's Maasvlakte II
  • No need to cut bunker quality via blending with oil prices so low: IBIA
  • Mega ships to hit ports with demands for new costly upgrades: TT Club
  • Intra-Asia ships to speed up as low oil cut costs: BIMCO analyst
  • Brussels Airport volume up 9.7pc to 120,000 tonnes, March rises 8.2pc
  • West coast congestion brings fed-up shippers to Ohio's Rickenbacker field
  • Korean Air wins Airbus bid as provider of wingtips for Airbus A330neo

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Terminal officially opens
  • Asia-ECSA service launched
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders five new containerships
  • Indian yards to demolish more vessels for scrap metal supply
  • MoS highlights govt initiatives to promote ship repair industry
  • MSC to add new direct service to transatlantic network
  • No vanillas any more: Ways to employer branding for logistics companies
  • SCFI Asia-North Europe spot rates keep falling
  • Shipping schedule reliability improving, but could do much better
  • Strong tanker market extends peak season high earnings
  • Transworld Group Chairman selected winner in Outstanding Category of the prestigious Asia & The Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
  • Car exports drop 1.66 pc in FY15
  • India to sign MoU with Iran to develop Chabahar port
  • Coal Ministry told to keep tabs on rail-link projects
  • Theme paper for FFFAI's Biennial Convention at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai during May 21-23, 2015
  • Exports to remain weak in 2015-16 on poor global demand: Fieo
  • INR recovers against dollar after three-session falling streak

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pushing out the frontiers in Eastern Europe and Asia
  • Piles and piles of wood to haul
  • New temperature-controlled offer to Amsterdam
  • Luxport invests in heavylift facilities
  • DB Schenker Rail UK retains Royal Mail contract
  • Susanne Sorg reinforcing GS1 Germany
  • Geis sees turnover jump
  • Volga-Dnepr begins validating ACC3 status
  • First stone laid for new Dunkirk terminal
  • Europa's new technology to the aid of operators
  • Boeing picks last year's best suppliers
  • Contship's Milano rail hub up and running
  • Airnautic lands in Nantes
  • Maasvlakte II officially opens with a bang

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Scorpio Tankers building on strong quarter
    Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio Tankers generated USD40.7 million in net income in 1Q15 on USD106.7 million in revenues. While net income represented a 23.6% drop from 1Q14, Scorpio's earnings on an adjusted basis, which excludes special items, increased from USD1.9 million last year to USD39.3 million
  • News insight: Master recounts migrant rescue
    A Campbell Shipping fleet ship recently plucked to safety three fishermen who were stranded on their capsized vessel in South Africa. It is the type of rescue that commercial ships routinely carry out, and the obligation for which is written into maritime regulations. But on 22 October 2014,
  • Golden Ocean sells ships, leases ones back, and postpones deliveries
    Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has sold eight Capesize vessels and leased them back. It has also sold a further six units and postponed deliveries of newbuildings to raise cash in a weak market. The company has sold eight ships to
  • Wilson in refinancing deal
    Listed Norwegian shortsea bulk carrier operator Wilson has entered into a refinancing agreement worth EUR175 million (USD192 million) that includes EUR20 million to cover costs of new projects. The agreement, which was signed with DNB and SR Bank, will replace an existing mortgage finance-based
  • Carriers in last-ditch effort to restore rates
    Container lines have their backs against the wall as they rally behind sharp general rate increases (GRI) for the Far East and Europe trade later this week. Following three unsuccessful attempts over the past months, carriers will be pushing for hikes of between USD730 and USD1,300 teu on spot
  • HPH Trust posts losses in 2014
    Singapore-listed port operator Hutchison Port Holding Trust (HPH Trust) posted a loss of HKD16 million (USD2.06 million) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. This represents a huge tumble compared with its HKD3 million profit in 2013, due to the recognition of one-off impairment loss.
  • China CSSC profits surge 350% in 1Q15
    Shanghai-listed China CSSC Holdings has announced net profits of CNY124 million (USD20 million) for the first quarter of 2015. This figure, announced 24 April, represents a jump of 349.9% from the previous year and more than the total CNY44.2 million net profit for the whole of 2014. The company's
  • Hanjin Shipping could return to black in Q1
    Hanjin Shipping could return to the black in the first quarter of 2015 as the power of cheap oil rubs off on the company, said an analyst. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analysts Yun Hee-do and Lee Chang-won have forecast a net profit of KRW30 billion (USD27.9 million) for first-quarter
  • Philippines replaces Indonesia to be China's top nickel trader
    The Philippines has replaced Indonesia as the biggest nickel ore exporter to China in 2015, as the result of an export ban on unprocessed nickel ore imposed in Indonesia. In the first two months, China's nickel ore imports from the Philippines jumped 25% year on year (y/y) to 1.97 million tonnes,
  • Think-tank shares reforms to curb Manila port congestion
    The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has proposed several policy and infrastructure reforms to tackle Manila ports' long-standing congestion. The government think-tank, in its policy note, has called for a directive that will divert cargoes bound for, or coming from, the south of
  • Otto Marine creditors file winding-up applications
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine stated in its filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that its creditor has filed a winding-up application against the company with the Singapore High Court. The creditor has made separate claims of approximately USD200,000 and EUR900,000
  • Scrap prices fall with oversupply, monsoon
    Ship recycling is increasingly becoming a buyer's market, as there is no let-up in the number of bulkers being sold for demolition while the imminent South Asian monsoon season would discourage breaking activity. Following the recent buying of Capesizes and with many vessels arriving for beaching
  • Dredging works off Hong Kong Coliseum begin
    Dredging operations are being carried out off Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, for approximately 10 months, a notice of Hong Kong Marine Department said. The dredging works that started on 23 April are being carried out by one grab dredger and one hopper barge. One tug will provide assistance. The

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Swiss WorldCargo caught in a crosswind as rate revaluation impacts supply chains
  • Gulf ports get ready for the big league as investment floods in to boost capacity
  • Royal salute as the hi-tech Maasvlakte II opens to give port of Rotterdam a boost

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Great Lakes Towing frees grounded bulker
  • Golden Ocean moves to strengthen its cash position
  • Maersk Line picks Sperry for 80 ship upgrades
  • Conrad starts construction of BHGI designed ATB
  • Horizon delivers second 80 ft towboat to FMT

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Port of Olympia funding program backs projects in four small cities
  • Yang Ming marks maiden voyage of new 14,000 TEU container ship
  • Coast Guard holds vessel for number of safety violations
  • Reconstruction work set to begin on Sea-Tac Airport center runway
  • Boeing taps John Shannon as Space Launch System VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Scorpio's Bugbee sees pools as its contribution to consolidation
    Pools would afford Scorpio the benefits of consolidation without the disruption of acquiring the vessels themselves
  • Low bunker costs protecting lines from sub-zero rates
    SeaIntel says rates situation is less dire than in 2011 or in 2013 due to falling oil prices
  • Scorpio Tankers expenses erode income
    Although there were some higher expenses, the fleet's earning power has increased dramatically
  • HPH Trust posts softer underlying performance in first quarter
    Singapore-listed trust dragged down by lacklustre throughput in Hong Kong
  • Euronav warns against speeding up tankers
    It serves little purpose to go faster, despite the temptation in a hot market to grab as many cargoes as possible, says owner
  • Cosco Pacific's first-quarter profit up 20%
    Port arm of Cosco Group enjoys 6.6% growth in box throughput
  • Ultra large boxships don't define the alliance, says APL president
    Kenneth Glenn says the company will focus more on land-side cost reduction
  • Heat stays in VLGC spot market
    Spot rates climb to $96 per tonne, with expectation of further rises this week
  • Shippers urge co-ordinated oversight of box line alliances as regulators prepare to meet
    Cargo interests split on future relations with the big four global liner shipping partnerships
  • SITC reports 74% hike in first-quarter profit
    Hong Kong-listed intra-Asia player benefits from lower bunker costs despite falls in freight rates
  • Staying on the line
    Avoid post-accident micro-managing because if you treat professionals as idiots, that is exactly who you will be soon employing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • ILWU to idle Bay Area ports to protest police killing of African Americans
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 in the Bay area will use its monthly stop-work meeting on Friday to idle the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to protest recent police killings of African Americans. The executive board and membership of Local 10 aligned its "Union Action to Stop Police...
  • China-US East Coast spot fall suggests West Coast diversions easing
    Spot rates in the China-U.S. East Coast lane are falling back down to historical levels, a sign that vessel diversions driven by West Coast congestion may be easing. Click to enlargeEastbound spot rates on the China-East Coast lane were down 9 percent Monday from the prior week, according to the Shanghai...
  • West Coast diversions help NY-NJ hit record volume
    The Port of New York and New Jersey's container volume in March set records for container lifts and 20-foot-equivalent units, aided by the lingering impact of labor disruptions on the U.S. West Coast. Click to enlargeNew York-New Jersey handled 559,264 twenty-foot-equivalent units of full and empty containers in March, surpassing the...
  • Trial of ex-Crowley official enters third week
    The trial of Thomas Farmer, a former Crowley Liner Services executive accused of antitrust conspiracy, has entered its third week in U.S. District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Farmer, a former vice president, price and yield management, at Crowley, was charged two years ago in an indictment alleging he participated...
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics Welcomes 47th Location to Its Global Network
    ITASCA, ILLINOIS - AIT Worldwide Logistics has added a new office in Rochester, New York, to its expanding global network. The 28,000-square-foot facility is led by Branch Manager Tom Iuppa who joins AIT with nearly three decades of international supply chain experience. Iuppa, a licensed customs broker, oversees a team of...
  • General Mills plans multimodal British distribution hub
    International food shipper General Mills plans to speed distribution of its goods to British customers by moving into a multimodal logistics facility near Manchester, England. The $18 billion foods company is expanding in Europe, where net sales increased 3 percent in the fiscal quarter that ended Feb. 28, accounting for fluctuating...
  • CEVA adds senior sector operations talent to propel customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy
    Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, 27 April, 2015 - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the appointment of two senior executives with deep sector-specific operations expertise to further drive its customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy. In its Contract Logistics business line, CEVA has established an industry sector and...
  • National Private Truck Council Names Fleet Advantage Recipient of the 'Member of the Year Award'
    Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management today announced it was named the 2015 Allied Member of the Year by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). Fleet Advantage received the award during the NPTC's Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held...
  • LARRY COYNE HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    London, UK, 27th April 2015 - Larry Coyne, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Coyne, who founded Coyne Airways 22 years ago, picked up the Cargo Airline of the Year award at a dinner in central London, UK,...
  • US ports move toward truck appointment model
    Rich Ceci starts work at 4:30 a.m., but others arrive even earlier. In recent weeks, truck drivers have lined up before midnight outside the GCT Bayonne container terminal in New Jersey. Some mornings, the queue has stretched for miles. When gates open at 6 a.m., the traffic jam moves into the...
  • US logistics real estate markets get tighter, pushing up rents
    Shippers' capacity worries aren't confined to transportation modes. Warehousing and logistics space is getting tight in key U.S. markets as well, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Demand for logistics facilities exceeded supply in those markets in the first quarter of 2015, the property management company said in a report on...
  • Intermodal services to Virginia port delayed, cut after barge hits bridge
    The Port of Virginia's efforts to curb congestion took a literal hit Sunday morning after a barge struck a rail bridge, forcing Norfolk Southern Railway to delay five intermodal services and end two. According to the railroad, a barge on the Elizabeth River struck an NS railroad bridge, knocking it out...
  • Container terminal opens at Saudi Arabia's King Abdul Aziz Port
    Saudi Global Ports has opened its newest container terminal in Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Port. A joint venture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, global port terminal operator PSA International and the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund, the SGP terminal welcomed its first vessel last Thursday. The terminal on the Arabian Gulf...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: James Hertwig, Florida East Coast Railway
    Florida East Coast Railway's President and CEO proposes solutions to facing shippers for 2015, namely port congestion and truck driver shortages. ...
  • West Coast congestion points to need for greater shipment visibility
    At its worst, the months of congestion and gridlock at West Coast ports left beneficial cargo owners nearly blind in trying to pinpoint where their shipments were in the supply chain. Unlike the visibility it has given industry stakeholders under normal conditions, technology couldn't even save the day. The sophisticated...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: Port Everglades, Jim Pyburn
    Labor and port congestion will continue to be top issues facing shippers this year, said Jim Pyburn, Director of Business Development, Port Everglades. At TPM 2015, he provides commentary on the year ahead as well as an update on intermodal investments and overall business at the port. ...
  • US to import more from Far East, export less
    U.S. consumer spending and new homebuilding are forecast to grow so steadily this year that imports from Far East Asia are likely to grow by a faster-than-expected 4.5 percent, year-over-year. At the same time, the lingering effects of West Coast port congestion, combined with the strong U.S. dollar and slowing Asian...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: C.H. Robinson, Sri Laxmana
    Sri Laxmana, Director of Global Forwarding, Ocean Services, C.H. Robinson, comments on challenges the shipping industry faced in 2014 and what is ahead, including thoughts on various ways the Panama Canal expansion may impact West Coast volumes. ...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: CargoSphere, Neil Barni
    At TPM 2015, MIT's Dr. Chris Caplice gave a TED-style talk on the future of transportation and touched on the basic human needs of collaboration and individuality. Neil Barni, president, CargoSphere, discusses the reasoning behind their sponsorship of this session and the paradigm change needed in contract management. ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Danaos profit surges
    Danaos has posted a first-quarter profit that was well ahead of analyst estimates as the company slashed costs amid a more modest revenue increase.
  • 'Be prepared' for migrants
    Shipowners should be prepared to deal with rescue operations when transiting waters where migrants are increasingly making dangerous crossings, the North of England Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club said today.
  • Waterway nears key milestone
    Crews are gearing up to carry out installation of the last of 16 lock gates on the expanded Panama Canal, marking a key milestone in the project.
  • Olympic in golden VLCC sale
    Onassis-backed Olympic Shipping has caused a flurry of excitement in the tanker market having sold one of its VLCCs at an eye-catching price.
  • CSSC into gas?
    The shipowning arm of Chinese state shipbuilder CSSC has reportedly added a couple of gas carriers to its orderbook at group shipyards.
  • Milaha boosts profit
    Qatar's Milaha has seen strong performance from all core segments boost the company's revenue and profit for the first quarter.
  • D'Amico into LR1s
    Italy's D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) is entering the LR1 sector with a new order in South Korea.
  • Scorpio Tankers starts strongly
    Scorpio Tankers inched up its dividend as it reported a strong first quarter profit in a rising market with the promise of more to come in the coming quarter.
  • Wilson fixes $189m loan
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has secured EUR 175m ($189.4m) of new loans that have refinanced virtually all its ship-mortgage debt.
  • Scorpio in $111m sale
    Scorpio Bulkers has continued moves to bolster its balance sheet with the sale of three additional newbuildings today.
  • CSCL on the rise
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has built on the annual profit of 2014 and saw its earnings surge during the first three months of 2015.
  • Varun Shipping on notice
    Varun Shipping of India has been given 30 days to respond to complaints from investors over delayed dividend payments.
  • Sembcorp weaker in Q1
    An increased number of repaired ships was not enough to prevent Sembcorp Marine's profit from sliding 15% during the first quarter.
  • Ferry sale probed
    A former Venezuelan minister has denied corruption connected to the purchase of three ferries in 2013.
  • Jefferies lowers dry forecast
    Jefferies has hauled down its dry bulk rate forecasts given further complications in demand.
  • Crewman dies
    A crewman found unconscious on a cargoship has died off Newport, Australia.
  • HMM cancels orders
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has torn up contracts for two bulkers only two weeks after reports that it was looking to sell its dry cargo division.
  • Passengers evacuated
    Passengers have been taken off an Indonesian ro-ro ferry that grounded in a storm off Sumatra.
  • Golden Ocean 'Doing the right thing'
    Shares in Golden Ocean posted modest gains in Oslo this morning after the owner sold 14 vessels and pushed back a series of newbuidlings.
  • Scorpio fixes duo
    Scorpio Tankers has fixed two of its recently delivered vessels at high daily rates as the tanker market continues to show signs of recovery.
  • Drug tug raided
    UK navy and border force officers have found cocaine on a tug off Aberdeen.
  • 'Extreme' scrapping extends
    Muhieddine Shipping of Syria has scrapped its oldest bulker as dry cargo demolition continues at an extreme rate.
  • SITC builds profit
    Hong Kong containership owner SITC has been boosted by lower bunker prices as it posted higher earnings in the first quarter.
  • Golden Ocean rings changes
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean has bolstered its position in a loss-making dry cargo market with a series of sales deals and newbuilding delays.
  • Indian deal sealed
    India and Bangladesh have finally signed an agreement to run river-sea ships along the coast between the two countries.
  • New run to Oman
    Iran and Oman have agreed to start a new direct shipping line next month.
  • Jindal orders 10
    Jindal Steel of India has reactivated its newbuilding plans with an order for 10 mini-bulkers in Bangladesh.
  • Creditor move downs Otto
    Shares in Otto Marine fell almost 10% Monday after a creditor filed a court application to wind up the company over a $1.2m debt.
  • Fredriksen down £2bn
    John Fredriksen has lost £2bn ($3bn) of his fortune over the past year due to the collapse in the offshore and bulker sectors.
  • CHO suffers legal delay
    CH Offshore's legal proceedings against Venezuelan oil company PDVSA over unpaid charter hire have been delayed.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • AGOA, GSP make headway in Congress
  • Libyan crisis puts strain on marine shipping
  • Port of Sohar expands capacity to 6 million TEUs
  • iContainers starts door-to-door ocean service
  • Bangladesh factory tragedy remembered
  • Truckload rates up 5.1% in March
  • CBP to hold Trade Symposium in Tacoma
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: American Waterways Operators and Deutsche Post DHL Group
  • Drivers strike at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 27, 2015
  • Truckers plan strike at California ports' marine terminals
    Protest to take place at LA and Long Beach ports.
  • Scorpio Bulkers to sell newbuilds for $111 million
    Enters agreement for two Capesize vessels and one Ultramax dry bulk vessel.
  • Taming Emissions
    'Slow steaming is here to stay' was sounding a little less convincing at the beginning of 2015.
  • Singapore arrest for crude tanker
    Vessel is flagged to Singapore interests.
  • Sail as slowly as trade allows, says tanker operator
    Extra bunker costs involved in steaming fast are hard to recoup.
  • Contaminated crude oil cargo on the move
    Could end up as bunker fuel, says market expert.
  • New staff at Dan-Bunkering's Shanghai office
    Vivian Yu has been employed as finance and administration manager.
  • LNG bunkering planned for Canada's east coast
    Small-scale LNG project would include bunkering.
  • Big variations in discounts for alternative ECA fuels
    Biggest savings compared to LS MGO seen from Russian suppliers.
  • Hong Kong sets example with low sulphur rules
    'Landmark shipping legislation' could influence China's environmental policy.
  • Softer bunkers boost box line's profits
    Operating costs down by 6%.
  • Bunker spill reported in northern New Zealand
    Clean-up efforts hampered by bad weather, authorities said.
  • Authorities foil fuel smuggling plot
    Ship was bringing diesel fuel into Singapore.
  • USCG LNG bunkering guide may advance industry, lawyer says
    US law firms says guide extends USCG's jurisdiction beyond quayside facilities.
  • Japanese shipowner orders fuel-saving newbuildings
    With wind pressure reduction design.
  • Danish shipping firm in bunker saving move
    Company targets 3% cut in annual bunker bills.
  • GAC: MFM offers better control to bunker industry
    'You can never go wrong with transparency for long term customer relations,' says spokesman.
  • ECA lifts European refiner's bottom line
    Baltic bunker markets 'growing gradually'.
  • Container shipping: 'Hoping for better days won't work'
    Companies must 'ruthlessly target costs'.
  • Growing acceptance of alternative ECA fuels
    But operators need strong incentives to choose them over more widely available and familiar LS MGO.
  • Report: Demand for LPG as bunkers expected to grow
    Gas identified as a possible solution to 'stringent' environmental rules.
  • Djibouti to house NATO counter-piracy office
    Representatives from both sides signed an anti-piracy cooperation agreement last week.
  • Statoil prepares for 'crude price recovery'
    By cutting investments less than its rivals.
  • MPA signs technology agreement with R&D firm
    Agreement includes use of emission reduction technology for port vessels.

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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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