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January 30, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM sets demurrage-detention fees for Antwerp, Zeebrugge March 1
  • ILWU shuts Portland's container port when terminal boss fires dockers
  • California Cartage CEO: SoCal harbour truck rates will soon soar 50-100pc
  • US north east box terminals reeling from box backlog after snow storm
  • Mega shipping alliances bring better A-E service, lower rates, says Drewry
  • Maersk Line to add Adelaide to Asia-Australian service from April
  • 18,980-TEU CSCL Indian Ocean sets for to service Asia-Europe trade
  • Japanese December exports up 12.9pc, signalling recovery from recession
  • Shipping giant NYK looks to schools to provide seafarers from Japan
  • International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators move meeting to Hong Kong
  • US forwarder security programme makes national changes to improve ties
  • Cross-border trucking up 19pc as US recovery buoys Canadian trade
  • Cayman island airport shuts down after Convair 580 slips off runway
  • Express delivery firms urge cuts in fuel surcharge as crude prices fall
  • Alitalia aims to become profitable in 2017 by boosting cargo
  • Qatar Airways Cargo starts Ahmedabad, India service
  • IAG Cargo joins British Museum in Australian aboriginal exhibition

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Maersk vessel loads a record over 18,000 TEUs
  • NYK & Mitsui & Co. conclude time-charter contract for second new LNG carrier for US project
  • OOCL deploys vessel to join MD1 & MD2 service
  • Schedule reliability ends 2014 with a decline
  • Unrest at US West Coast ports creates harbour congestion
  • Gateway Distriparks' consolidated net profit up 70 pc
  • Truck rentals slide in Jan.
  • Goa industry wants export duty on iron ore scrapped
  • NRI factories

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Scania sales hit new high
  • FCA picks Mosolf group as supplier of the year
  • Supreme results for Norfolk Southern
  • Port of Dunkirk and consortium work on LNG project
  • Skycargo adds Ouagadougou to network
  • GAC Indonesia blazing a cold chain trail
  • Emo Trans founder retools USA team
  • Game changer for Tasrail
  • MOL and NYK sign second LNG charter
  • Strong year again for HK's major air cargo handler
  • Yusen Logistics expands Sydney operations
  • Stronger bonds between Fiege and Camion Transport
  • Rhenus adds Algiers and Shanghai to global network
  • 21st Interlaken Airfreight Symposium - Celebrating, but...
  • IMS Cargo introduces currency adjustment factor
  • Zeeland companies drive port throughput
  • An end to the tax dispute in sight for Basel airport

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • News insight: Wellness at sea wins industry buy-in
    A pioneering alliance between four shipping companies and a social welfare provider has launched a programme that aspires to update seafarer training to meet the psychological demands of the 21st century. A five-module training programme, 'Wellness at Sea' is designed to promote awareness about the
  • MOL signs LNG-carrier charter contract with Mitsui
    Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is to charter a 177,000m³ LNG carrier to trading company Mitsui. The charter period will begin in 2019 and could run for up to 25 years. This is the third newbuilding LNG carrier chartered by Mitsui. It secured two LNG carriers last September. All the
  • News insight: Attack on Mariupol is severely hampering Ukrainian trade of coal and other supplies
    Key Points: On 27 January rockets struck the port city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 civilians. The attack is the first serious bout of fighting since the establishment of dug-in positions last year. Both sides are blaming each other for the shelling, although the OSCE (The
  • DHT stages strong recovery on bigger fleet and firmer rates
    DHT Holding, the NYSE-listed VLCC owner managed from Norway, has staged a strong recovery and returned to profit in 4Q13 on a bigger fleet and firmer freight rates that resulted in reversal of an earlier impairment charge. The group reported 4Q14 net profit of $28.5M compared with a profit of
  • Boskalis and Van Oord win $395M island contract
    Boskalis and Van Oord, the two Dutch dredging majors, are to create a 160ha artificial island off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia, under a joint venture contract worth $395M. The contract was awarded by Indonesian real estate development services company PT Muara Wisesa Samudra. It will be split
  • Wärtsilä 2014 profit dips
    Wärtsilä, the Finnish lifecycle power solutions supplier to the marine and parts of land-based electricity generation industries, has reported a dip in 2014 net profit, but says the demand for long-term service agreements remains firm. Group net profit fell to €389M ($428M) in 2014 from $425M
  • China COSCO profits up at least 50% in 2014
    China COSCO, the flagship listed shipping unit of COSCO Group, has revealed profits up by at least 50% in 2014. It attributed this largely to cost cutting. A company stock exchange filing said various measures had been taken to increase revenues and cut costs as the imbalance between supply and
  • CSDC back to the black in 2014
    China Shipping Development (CSDC), a bulk shipping arm of China Shipping Group, will return to the black in 2014 with profits of about CNY300M ($48M) on the back of government subsidies for ordering new vessels to replace old tonnage. In the second half of 2014, CSDC received CNY456M in such
  • Frontline raises ATM offer to $150M
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, has raised the ceiling of its at-the-market (ATM) share offering to $150M from $100M. The company has filed documents with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for this purpose. "Sales of
  • Stolt-Nielsen profit falls
    Stolt-Nielsen, the London based chemical parcel tanker, tank terminals and tank containers group, has reported a fall in both 4Q14 and FY14 results. Its CEO has warned about the impact of the high orderbook for new parcel tankers. Group net profit fell to $13.6M in 4Q14, which ended on 30 November,
  • Marine Money: positive outlook for 2015
    Despite the current economic outlook, it's a ripe market for shipping investment, today's Marine Money conference was told. "2015 has started with a bang, with opportunities ... to invest," Mia Jenson, Marine Money director, said at the opening the 6th annual Marine Money forum in London today.
  • MOL and NYK Line order LNG carriers
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan's two biggest shipping companies, said today they have each ordered an LNG carrier from compatriot shipbuilder Mitsubishi HI. The ships, to be delivered in 2018, will serve long-term timecharter contracts with Japanese
  • Sainty Marine likely to post losses for 2014
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine is likely to sink to losses for 2014 as its lending of CNY182M ($29M) to compatriot companies are not to be repaid as expected. As of September 2013, Sainty Marine had lent a total of CNY182M to compatriots Nanjing Hengshunda Shipping, Nanjing Huahai Shipping, Nanjing
  • FMG going steady through December 2014 quarter
    Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) shipments out of the Pilbara in Western Australia for the December 2014 quarter remained steady at 41.1M tonnes compared with the last quarter. The figure also shows a 47% increase from the same time last year as the Australia's third-largest iron ore miner battles to
  • Mercator's Q3 loss deepens to $7.46M
    Singapore-listed dry bulk shipping company Mercator Lines Singapore deepened into a loss of $7.46M for Q3 ended on 31 December 2014 from loss of $3.28M in 2013. Revenue fell 43% to $13.25M in 3Q14 as compared with $23.18M year on year. The fall in revenue was mainly due to the decline in spot
  • LR2 freight rates exceed W100, a first in 2015
    Rates to ship clean products on LR2 tankers crossed the Worldscale 100 mark on the benchmark Gulf-Asia Pacific route for the first time this year. These tankers typically ship naphtha, jet fuel and other clean products in cargo sizes of 75,000-119,999 tonnes. A Singapore-based broker told IHS

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Keystone bill passes: Without Jones Act repeal amendment
  • Giant box ships booked, Imabari adds giant building dock
  • GE unveils GE Marine organization
  • Faked BOP test chart could bring five year prison term
  • Maintenance deficiencies eyed in ferry grounding
  • MHI to build "apple tank" LNG duo for Cameron shale exports
  • Kirby beats Street expectations
  • Euronav U.S. IPO raises $229 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Department of Transportation releases NAFTA freight numbers for November
  • US rail freight traffic count delivers gains during week
  • Department of Homeland Security supports Super Bowl XLIX security
  • Evergreen Group plans to charter eleven new 18,000 teu containerships
  • Alaska Airlines taps Woerner as marketing vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Labour pledges to reopen seafarer pay differentials debate
    Party will revisit Carter review if elected, says Marsden
  • DHT sticks with VLCC spot market but is tempted by time charters
    Crude tanker owner also believes converting dry newbuilding orders to wet will happen, but not be overly significant
  • GasLog Partners hikes distribution by 16%
    Expected payout increase comes as new vessels boost revenues and cash
  • Beijing scrapping subsidies boost China Cosco and China Shipping Development
    Both companies forecast 2014 figures to show a rise in earnings
  • SHI net profits for 2014 show 77% fall
    South Korean shipbuilder suffers from offshore shipbuilding woes
  • Two Chinese shipping giants to scrap total of 46 vessels
    China Cosco and China Shipping Development will benefit from state demolition subsidies with further 'vessel retirements' in 2015
  • Boxship investment slides in 2014
    Braemar ACM Shipbroking reveals that shipowners spent $10.6bn on vessel orders last year, down from $18.5bn in 2013
  • Box line reliability down in December
    West coast congestion and winter slack season disrupts service schedules
  • Bomb alert delays Lithuania's LNG import operation
    Hoax call causes 'several hours' of disruption at terminal that is cutting reliance on Russian piped gas
  • Stolt-Nielsen hit by disappointing 2014
    Chemical tanker owner's financial results fall below expectations but lower bunker prices could be positive for its large fleet
  • Wärtsilä profits steady following sale of two-stroke engine business
    Company reporting now excludes two-stroke operations but could benefit from acquisition of marine electronics firm
  • Mitsui & Co charters two more LNG carriers for Cameron shipments
    MOL and NYK order 177,000 cu m ships at MHI for trading house's shipping requirement
  • Yard Talk | A look around South Korea's virtuous circle
    Figures from VesselsValue show how South Korea and China have edged up the value chain
  • Imabari Shipbuilding confirms 20,000 teu boxship order
    Japan's largest shipbuilder to invest $340m in new dry dock for construction of mega ships in Evergreen-linked deal
  • Exmar and partners push ahead with LNG exports from Western Canada to Asia
    New LNG trade lane will be created when exports start in 2018
  • DHT boosts bottom line through bigger fleet and sturdier tanker earning power
    Fourth-quarter net profit rises to $28.5m from $11.4m
  • Euronav's US IPO secures gross proceeds of $229m
    Offering seen as positive for Euronav, as it will likely increase shareholder base and liquidity of the share

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Virginia port summit targets congestion at terminals
    Stakeholders in the Port of Virginia maritime community huddled last week for the second time in three months to hash out new strategies to tackle congestion outside port container terminals. Truck delays are nothing new at the state port. In the past year, the number of trucks coming and going from...
  • China again delays 24-hour advanced manifest filing rule
    China once again delayed implementation of its advanced vessel manifest filing rule, putting off a requirement that if and when implemented will require shippers to submit shipping instructions to their carriers days earlier than they do currently. Though China has been talking for years about implementing its own version of the...
  • Amid delays, Long Beach director sees a technology-based future
    In an industry obsessed with container volumes and market share, the new chief executive of the Port of Long Beach on Thursday unveiled his plans for the port amid continuing delays tied to still-unresolved West Coast longshore negotiations and other issues that have crippled container movements at Long Beach and...
  • Vancouver shippers await drayage drivers' response on whether they will strike
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia - When it comes to whether Port Metro Vancouver will experience a crippling drayage strike like it did last March, the ball is in union and non-union drivers' court. The provincial government on Wednesday said it would make two changes to minimum drayage rates set to take effect...
  • Investors to propel 'Uber-like' Cargomatic into new U.S. transport markets
    Cargomatic, the purveyor of "Uber"-like truck and shipment matching technology, is ready to expand rapidly nationwide following an infusion of investor and private equity capital. Venice, California-based Cargomatic closed an $8 million dollar round of investment led by Canaan Partners, a global venture capital firm with a sharp focus on technology. The...
  • Inland port near Vancouver aims to begin container transload service
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia - With transloading capacity scarce in Vancouver, an inland port 200 miles away aims to give forestry exporters the consistency in stuffing their products into containers they might not find in the greater Vancouver area. Starting in the second quarter, forest product shippers will be able to transload...
  • Global Freight Consolidation Flexibility and Control Advantages
    Air and ocean consolidation can provide strategic benefits for shippers. This white paper explores global consolidation options and the outcomes companies can expect when consolidating their freight. It's not always possible for companies to fill an entire container with their own export freight. Both small organizations that cannot wait to fill...
  • Kryptonite for global trade
    If you missed what Moffatt & Nichol economist Walter Kemmsies told the SMC3 Jumpstart Conference in January, his words bear repeating. As reported by JOC Group Senior Editor Bill Cassidy, Kemmsies said the biggest threat to global trade isn't protectionism, war, terrorism, disease or natural disaster. Instead, it's mounting congestion...
  • FTZs a stable alternative to stalled tariff bill process
    President Obama's recent State of the Union address included calls to strengthen American business and increase exports by improving infrastructure and approving new trade agreements. Despite their opposition to much of the president's agenda, leaders of the new Republican majorities in both houses have pledged to work to spur economic...
  • Greece may freeze privatization plans for rails, airport and Thessaloniki port
    Greece's new radical left wing government is set to freeze the planned sale of the state's stakes in Athens airport, the port of Thessaloniki and rail companies as it seeks to tear up some of the conditions of its 240 billion euro ($271 billion) bailout agreement. The newly installed government, headed...
  • Philadelphia reports double-digit container growth
    Container volume at the Port of Philadelphia jumped 22.2 percent last year as the port recorded its fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth in total cargo volume. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority said its facilities handled 449,122 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers in 2014, up from 367,499 TEUs in 2013. Cargo tonnage increased 16.7 percent,...
  • Ryder natural gas fleet program logs miles, gains momentum
    Global equipment lessor and supply chain company Ryder System passed a significant milestone in its effort to test and field natural gas-powered trucks. The company's natural gas trucks in the U.S. and Canada hit the 30 million mile mark in total miles travelled. Ryder began adding natural gas vehicles in 2010,...
  • China Cosco follows parent with 2014 profit
    HONG KONG - China Cosco Holdings ended 2014 in profitable territory, growing its net earnings by 50 percent to $56 million on the back of cost cuts, improved revenue and lower bunker fuel prices.In a profit warning to shareholders, the Hong Kong-listed flagship of giant state-owned Cosco Group said the...
  • China slowdown will have limited impact on container trade, carriers say
    Container carriers such as OOCL expect to see continuing growth in volumes out of China, despite the country's economic slowdown.HONG KONG - Container carriers and logistics service providers in Asia are confident that the steady growth in exports from China will not be heavily impacted by a slowing of the...
  • Strong 3Q results for India's largest private port infrastructure developer
    Capacity additions and a significant acceleration in cargo volumes helped drive strong third-quarter results for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India's largest private port infrastructure developer. In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, APSEZ reported net earnings in the October-to-December period were Rs. 512 crore (about $83.5 million),...
  • At 125, Kuehne & Nagel vows to grow faster than the market
    The world's largest ocean freight forwarder, Kühne + Nagel, has vowed to expand its leadership position as it launched a series of global events to commemorate its 125th anniversary in Bremen on Wednesday. "Our goal remains to grow faster than the market, as the world's No 1 in ocean freight, No...
  • Vessels backing up at an alarming rate on the West Coast
    Vessels are backing up at an alarming rate at West Coast ports due to congested marine terminals and work slowdowns by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The Marine Exchange of Southern California reported Wednesday that 17 container ships were at anchor and awaiting berths in Los Angeles-Long Beach. Oakland reported...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • No SALT please
    Scorpio Tankers (STNG) is ruling out any further deals with sister company Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) after seeing its own shares plunge 8% today.
  • Economou under fire
    A growing number of equity analysts are starting to express concerns about how Tankships Investment Holdings will be received if it moves forward with a US listing.
  • KEX beefs up buy-back
    Shares of Kirby Corporation lost traction in early trading Thursday but forecasters are confident that the operator's stock will gain momentum in the months ahead.
  • ClassNK hits 20m gt mark
    Japan's ClassNK has hit the 20m gt mark for new tonnage for the fourth consecutive year.
  • The only way to go
    The head of Russia's property management agency has said an IPO is the only option being considered for the privatisation of state shipping group Sovcomflot (SCF).
  • Scorpio fixes four
    Scorpio Bulkers has fixed three newly delivered vessels on time charter contracts and has found employment for one of its newbuildings.
  • Stena on the rise
    Sweden's Stena Line has posted an increase in both passenger and car volumes carried during 2014 on North Sea routes.
  • RCCL profit 40% up
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) has seen its full year profit soar year-on-year as the cruiseship owner sets its sights on an equally productive 2015.
  • CSCL back in black
    Chinese container line CSCL will return to profit in 2014 according to its latest forecast.
  • Crew unfed and unpaid
    A bulk carrier has been detained in Australia over serious breaches of the Maritime Labor Convention with regards to lack of food on board and unpaid seafarers.
  • SALT linked to sale
    US-listed Scorpio Bulkers has reportedly sold one of their ultramax bulker newbuildings it has on order at China's Chengxi shipyard.
  • CSDC turns it around
    China Shipping Development Corp (CSDC) is expecting a return to profit for 2014 on the back of higher tanker rates.
  • Subjects stall Eletson sale
    A deal that would have seen Eletson Corp of Greece sell one of its remaining 1990s-built tankers at an attractive price has failed on subjects, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Havila profit slips
    Havila Shipping has seen its 2014 profit slip following a weak performance in the last three-month period of the year.
  • Euronav's greenshoe dance
    Euronav has finished its US initial public offering $229.06m to the good.
  • China Cosco expects better
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) is forecasting profit growth of more than 50% for 2014.
  • Order joy for Wartsila
    A strong fourth quarter with increased orders and sales has helped ship systems maker Wartsila end 2014 on a positive note.
  • Galapagos grounding
    Oil booms have been placed around an Ecuadorian cargoship after it ran aground off the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands.
  • Exmar nets FLNG job
    A consortium comprising Exmar, EDF Trading (EDFT) and a joint venture of AltaGas and Idemitsu has taken full control of much fought-after mid-scale floating LNG (FLNG) production project near Kitimat in western Canada.
  • Samsung profit slashed
    Samsung Heavy Industries has seen earnings slashed in 2014 as revenue fell.
  • Frontline installs $150m ATM
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has taken advantage of growing investor interest in the crude tanker sector and upsized an at the market offering for a second time.
  • Stolt finishes strongly
    Stolt-Nielsen has recorded a strong fourth quarter but its chief executive was unhappy with 2014 as a whole.
  • Freire seals new order
    Spanish shipyard Freire is to build a research ship for the Peruvian government.
  • SMC inks LPG ship
    Philippines owner SMC Shipping & Lighterage Corp is adding to its LPG tonnage with a new order in Japan.
  • MHI wins LNG double
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has secured orders for two LNG carriers from NYK and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
  • UK seafarers increase
    The number of UK seafarers has increased for the first time since 2010, new figures released by the UK Department for Transport show.
  • SALT shares crash
    Shares in Scorpio Bulkers ended Wednesday's trading day down over 21% on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
  • Osaka set for repair
    Hoegh Autoliners is drawing up plans for repairs to the 52,000-gt Hoegh Osaka (built 2006), it has confirmed.
  • Seamax acquires resale
    An investment vehicle led by industry veterans Cao Deambrosio and Ron Petrunoff has emerged as the buyer of a containership from Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Container shipping needs better information exchange says Slangerup
  • March start-up planned for 'gray' chassis pool in LA/Long Beach
  • ILWU workers walk off job at container terminal in Portland
  • Asian Airlines show healthy cargo growth in 2014
  • Foxx speaks with senators about transportation bill
  • CN increases net income in Q4, 2014
  • New CBP app provides window into border wait times
  • Service Announcements: AAL, TNT and CenterPoint
  • Executive moves: C.R. England and Port of Houston

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 29, 2015
  • Low oil prices may cause 'more shipping accidents', says Skuld
    May lead to premium increases.
  • Report: Chemical tanker missing off Malaysia
    Search narrowed down to area south of Tanjung Ayam.
  • Potential ECA fuel problem highlighted in new guide
    Cold flow properties need to be monitored as fuels could block filters or even solidify during operations in colder regions.
  • Ex-OW man joins Bunker Holding
    Former global alliance manager joins operations.
  • Registry proposes 'no capex' scheme on green tech
    Participating vessels would qualify for tonnage discounts.
  • 'ECA rules have teeth'
    Violating emission control area (ECA) regulations exposes shipowners to serious consequences, says marine insurer.
  • New hires in Dubai
    GAC adds to its bunker trading team.
  • Fuel oil stocks at a four-month high
    Weak demand in Singapore bunker market.
  • A third of cruise fleet committed to scrubbers
    Extensive sailing in ECAs has seen several operators adopt aggressive technology development programmes.
  • Lower bunker prices will 'gradually have positive effect'
    But tanker operator says part of the savings on fuel costs will be passed on to customers.
  • BP Marine's Panama exit: A small event, say traders
    Company estimated to have under 10% of bunker market.
  • Maltese player seeks vessel arrest
    Bunkering firm claiming almost $178,000.
  • GDF SUEZ preparing next step in LNG bunkering
    'Intermediate bunkering solution' due later this year, ahead of barge supply out of Zeebrugge.
  • Bunker Trader joins Dan-Bunkering
    Petersen has many years of experience in the oil industry, says company.
  • Singapore: Tug crew arrested over illegal bunker sales
    Case to be heard on Thursday.
  • Bunkering facilities to be built at Malaysian port
    Malaysian firm to invest over $3 million in project.
  • Profits up for US barge operator
    Income for marine transportation segment hit by fall in oil prices.
  • Crude decreases as US supply glut deepens
    Crude output increased 27,000 barrels per day to 9.21 million last week.

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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
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Brussels
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Barcelona
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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
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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
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Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
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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
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Defense
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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
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Ismailia
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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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