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April 30, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Iran seizes Maersk Tigris, shows it too can stop, hold ships as Saudis do
  • Oakland dockers to walk out and rally against police violence
  • Teamsters' strikers picket trucking firms over drivers' independent status
  • Piracy rises 10pc in first quarter after global downturn: IMB Report
  • Hutchison accelerates development of Sohar Port's Terminal C in Oman
  • John Deere logistics chief sounds off on shipping alliance failures
  • Temporary reduction of JIT transit slots to cross the Panama Canal ends
  • Singapore buys GAC EnvironHull's eco-friendly, diver-free hull cleaning system
  • Dalian carrier, yard, Lloyd's Register produce low-ballast ship design
  • International Association of Ports and Harbours meets in Hamburg June 1
  • Changi airport cargo falls 4.2pc in March, but still up 0.8pc year on year
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes freighters to 5 US cities with Orlando launch
  • Controlling interest in France's second cargo airport in Chinese hands

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • CMA CGM Group acquires strategic stake in LCL Logistix via its subsidiary CMA CGM LOG
  • Shipping industry disappointed but not surprised by EP vote on regional CO2 measures
  • Tuscan Ventures successfully exits LCL Logistix to CMA CGM Group
  • Hiranandani's floating LNG terminal at Haldia by 2019
  • Mumbai Port Trust felicitates key Port users
  • AITUC backs transport sector strike today
  • Gateway Distriparks announces record profits for FY 15
  • FDI shoots up 63 pc in Feb.
  • INR turns sharply weak on month-end dollar demand
  • eBL & banks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More orders in Europe, fewer in Brazil
  • All Supply Mombasa Shipchandlers a new name
  • Huge new HGV fleet for France
  • Contract logistics enhances bottom line
  • Still no sign of a safe haven
  • Consultancy deepens footprint in southwest Germany
  • TMH to deliver 68 locomotives to Russian Railways
  • Air Arabia adds sixth destination in Pakistan
  • New PSA terminal in Damman
  • Emons opens up in Georgia
  • New link between Rostock and Verona
  • Growth across all divisions
  • Fast disaster response delivered to Nepal by air
  • "Maersk Tigris" detained in Iran

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • CMA CGM takes majority holding in Indian logistics group
    Third-ranking global container line operator CMA CGM has taken a majority stake in leading Indian logistics operator LCL Logistix as part of a major drive to expand its forwarding and intermodal operations this year. The Marseilles-based group did not say initially what stake it had taken in the
  • Subsea 7 profit rises but outlook remains challenging
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed-to-surface contractor that is listed in Oslo, increased its net profit in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), but warns of a challenging outlook. Group net profit rose to USD151 million in 1Q15 from USD131 million a year earlier, while revenues fell to USD1.18
  • Updated: Iran action against Maersk ship likened to hijack
    A container ship detained by Iranian authorities is still anchored off the port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf, IHS Maritime AISLive data shows. Iran arrested the 5,400 teu Marshall Islands-flagged Maersk Tigris yesterday, after it was approached by several Iranian Islamic Revolutionary
  • Updated: Fire extinguished on evacuated car ferry
    The fire aboard the car ferry Sorrento was reported to be under control this afternoon - 24 hours after the evacuation of its 156 passengers and crew. Spanish news agencies said that the authorities were waiting for it to be completely extinguished before sending personnel aboard the vessel prior to taking it under tow, probably to the port of Palma in Majorca.
  • Concordia looks to expand as markets turn
    Concordia Maritime, the listed tanker company in the Gothenburg-based Stena Sphere, plans to grow its fleet as both the crude oil and product tanker markets have turned, the company said in its quarterly report. The company reported net profit of SEK28.1 million (USD3.3 million) in the first
  • DHT reports strong improvement in 1Q15
    DHT Holdings, the New York-listed crude oil tanker company managed from Oslo, has reported a strong improvement in result in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) on a firmer market and bigger fleet. Group net profit amounted to USD23.2 million in 1Q15 compared with a loss of USD0.5 million in the same
  • Dawei port project on the move
    One of the parties involved in the development of Dawei port has confirmed movement on the project, while declining to give details. Dawei is planned to be a mega-port on Myanmar's coast, well-connected to Thailand by yet-to-be-built transport infrastructure. The plan is backed by the Thai
  • Rickmers worried for Maersk crew's safety
    Rickmers Shipmanagement is "seriously concerned" about the crew of the Maersk Line containership it manages and which is being detained by Iran near the port city of Bandar Abbas. US authorities confirmed on 28 April that at approximately 13:00 local time, the 5,400 teu, Marshall Islands-flagged
  • Sinopacific delivers first SP AHTS
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has successfully delivered its first independently designed medium-sized anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) offshore vessel in the SP series on 28 April. Ossoy, the first of four newbuilds in the SPA150 AHTS series, was delivered to Russian shipowner FEMCO Group at the
  • Samudera posts higher profit in Q1
    Singapore-listed container shipping company Samudera Shipping Line posted a profit of USD6.1 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015, much higher than its USD0.4 million profit in the first quarter of 2014. The first quarter's higher profit was recorded despite a year-on-year (y/y) drop
  • UOBKayHian places top picks for offshore companies
    Singapore-based brokerage house UOBKayHian has listed offshore service companies Ezion Holdings, Triyards Holdings, and Sembcorp Industries as top picks. Analysts from UOBKayHian have set a target price for Ezion at SGD1.58 (USD1.20) per share, while the stocks are currently trading at SGD1.23 per
  • CMES' profit surges 22.6% in Q1 2015
    Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) on 29 April posted a profit of CNY225 million for the first quarter of 2015, surging 22.6% from the same period of 2014. The company recorded revenue of CNY1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2015, rocketing 106.2% year on year (y/y), and its
  • China crude steel production down 1.7% y/y in Q1
    China's crude steel production fell 1.7% year on year (y/y) to 200.1 million tonnes in the first three months of 2015, making the first quarterly decline in recent years. For irons, the national production also dropped 2.3% y/y to 176.5 million tonnes, with the steel production up 2.5% y/y to 266.4
  • FLNG and commercial ships bode well for SHI
    Even as drillship orders are drying up, orders for floating LNG (FLNG) vessels and commercial ships would augur well for Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), analysts believe. The second-biggest shipbuilder in South Korea on 28 April posted a KRW11.6 billion (USD10.78 million) profit for the first
  • Sainty Marine posts $292m loss in 2014
    Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder Sainty Marine sank to losses of CNY1.8 billion (USD292 million) in 2014 on huge asset impairment that resulted from its loans extended to shipbuilder Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry. For 2014, the company took a provision of CNY1 billion for non-performing loans it had
  • China VLCC buys two used VLCCs for $165m
    China VLCC, a joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans&CSC, has bought two second-hand VLCCs from Sinokor Merchant Marine for a total of USD165 million, bringing its fleet in service to 33 VLCCs. China VLCC signed the vessel acquisition contracts with Sunrise
  • HHI's prospects bright despite Q1 loss
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) could still turn a profit for 2015 even as restructuring costs resulted in a loss of KRW138.8 billion (USD129 million) in the first quarter. The result was worse than the KRW58.4 billion loss for the first quarter in 2014. Excluding the KRW161 billion in
  • Nautilus International denounces Sewol captain's life sentence
    Nautilus International, the trade union and professional organisation for maritime professionals, has denounced the life sentence handed down to the Sewol ferry captain on 28 April. Lee Jun-seok, 69, was originally sentenced to 36 years in prison on 11 November 2014 for negligence and for after

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • XPO Logistics swoops in $3.5bn takeover of ND - famous red brand will disappear
  • Two-runway Heathrow just not delivering the goods for the UK air cargo sector
  • Poor information flow from carriers worse than blanked sailings, say angry shippers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Iran: Court ordered Maersk Tigris detention
  • Crowley sells 1982-built tug to Island Tug & Barge
  • De Beers firms up newbuilding order at Kleven
  • Bollinger wins two SCA safety awards
  • IHI takes ¥9 billion hit from Brazilian shipyard venture
  • UASC's latest: Ultra large and ultra eco-friendly

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Vancouver Port Commission Oks Crude-By-Rail safety resolution
  • Seattle port board selects HMSHost for Sea-Tac Airport environmental award
  • Repair work forces closure of Coupeville ferry terminal
  • Port of Port Angeles Strategic Plan available for online public comment
  • Final lock gate installed for Panama Canal expansion project

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Diana confirms brace of new acquisitions
    Scorpio cape and Torm kamsarmax could be among the tail-end buys in marathon spree
  • Boxes lift Cosco as dry bulk slips
    Income from container shipping business increased but dry bulk fell in line with other major players
  • CSICL sees continued fall in net profit
    But flagship unit of Chinese state shipbuilding giant receives support from Beijing's naval orders
  • DHT's six new VLCCs poised to boost earnings 'tremendously' in hot market
    Tanker owner plans to increase time charter coverage gradually
  • Danaos eyes further boxship opportunities
    But Greece-based owner plays down asset-play deals due to shipbuilding capacity overhang
  • Seaspan rejects ship-widening as panamax prospects improve
    Gerry Wang says owner will only order 20,000 teu vessels on back of charter deal of at least 15 years
  • Aronnax: Dynamic positioning the future
    The invention of DP created an appetite for new vessel types, but training needs to keep apace
  • Boxship safety forum seeks to build critical mass
    CSSF members now represent 5.5m teu of capacity, or a quarter of the world's tonnage
  • Strong VLCC earnings boost CMES first-quarter profits
    But gains of China Merchants Group unit partially eroded by losses in dry bulk sector
  • Anchored boxships fall to zero outside LA/Long Beach
    Southern Californian ports clearing cargo backlog but labour issues not settled yet
  • Is $60,000 per day the new normal for VLCCs?
    Even older very large crude carriers are securing impressive charter rates as market takes on new shape
  • Logistics industry set for shake-up
    Consolidation on cards as XPO Logistics buys majority stake in rival Norbert Dentressangle
  • UASC joins big ship league
    World's largest LNG-ready boxship launched in Mokpo, South Korea
  • DHT's spot VLCCs rake in $60,300 per day in first quarter
    Shipping revenues quadruple for the New York-listed crude tanker owner as the bull market shows no signs of letting up
  • Costamare and York Capital hold talks over extending term for buying boxships
    Greece-based owner posts sharp increase in first-quarter profit
  • Sewol master gets stiffer sentence
    Appeals court eases jail terms for 14 other crew members
  • Peel Ports seeks to boost northern cargo interests
    Cargo200 initiative will target cargo owners using Liverpool2

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • JAXPORT begins service as Volkswagen's Southeastern U.S. distribution hub
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 29, 2015) - JAXPORT began service as Volkswagen's Southeastern U.S. distribution hub today as nearly 1,000 new VW Jettas, Beetles and Golfs rolled off the auto ship Chesapeake Highway. The cars, which were produced at VW's Puebla, Mexico factory, will be processed by AMPORTS before being transported to dealerships...
  • As contract carriers add capacity, spot truck demand softens
    U.S. spot market dry van truck rates fell for the fourth straight week in the week that ended April 25, a sign contractual truck capacity is relieving spot market pressure. The average national spot rate for dry van tractor-trailers dropped 2 cents to $1.87 per mile, as the the number of...
  • U.S., Honduras Sign Agreement to Promote Agricultural Development and Trade
    Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS, April 29, 2015 - Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden and Honduras Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Jacobo Paz today signed an agreement to support agricultural development and trade in Honduras. Through the Food for Progress Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service will provide the government of Honduras with...
  • Research note: US electrical imports increase with China the main supplier
    U.S. imports of electrical goods in dollar value terms expanded 6.3 percent in 2014, the fifth consecutive annual expansion, partly because of a strengthening consumer sector. The trade outlook for 2015 looks positive, with import value expected to increase 5.9 percent, reaching an approximately $330 billion. Click to enlargeMost U.S. imports...
  • NS earnings decline on weak intermodal, coal volumes
    Norfolk Southern Corp.'s earnings fell 16 percent in the first quarter on weak intermodal volumes and a struggling coal market, the company reported Wednesday. Railway executives, said they're still hopeful that service and profit will dramatically improve by the second half of the year. Net income in the first three months...
  • Velox Transport Services Expands Leased Fleet With Ryder to Support Business Growth
    MIAMI, April 29, 2015 - Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced today that Velox Transport Services, LLC, a Miami-based independent carrier serving markets across the U.S., has expanded its fleet with 40 tractors and 40 refrigerated trailers (15 tractor trailers in Miami and 25 tractor trailers in Jacksonville) under...
  • NVOs ask regulators to ease contracting restrictions
    Non-vessel-operating common carriers are asking the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to lift "unnecessary, burdensome rules" governing their contracts with shippers. The request came in a petition by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, which asked the commission to revisit its rules on NVO Service Arrangements and NVO Rate...
  • Marad backs NY-NJ, Mississippi River container-barge routes
    Planned container-on-barge services on the Mississippi River system and between marine terminals in New Jersey and New York have won designation by the U.S. Maritime Administration as part of Marad's marine highway initiative. The New York-New Jersey container-on-barge service will link Port Newark Container Terminal with the Red Hook terminal in...
  • Steel imports down in March for second consecutive month
    Falls Church, VA. April 29, 2015. Steel imports fell for the second straight month in March - and the fourth of the last five months - as shipments from Russia, Brazil and Mexico fell significantly. Imports totaled 3.59 million net tons in March, 3.4 percent less than in February, but 10.9 percent...
  • Reederei NSB completes first Panamax widening project
    MSC Geneva has been widened during an innovative procedure at a yard in China. Photo: Reederei NSBPanamax container ships are difficult to employ in today's competitive market. To ensure and extend the profitable operation of these ships, Reederei NSB developed a concept to widen a container ship rather than lengthen it....
  • CMA CGM buys 'strategic' stake in Indian logistics company
    CMA CGM has acquired a strategic stake in LCL Logistix, one of India's leading freight forwarders and logistics firms. CMA CGM LOG, the French carrier's freight forwarding and logistics arm, which carried out the transaction, did not reveal the size of the stake nor the purchase price. Mumbai-based LCL Logistix, which generated...
  • CMA CGM adds Kattupalli, India, to NEMO service itinerary
    CMA CGM said its New Europe Mascarene Oceania (NEMO) service will call at the Kattupalli International Container Terminal, an emerging alternative gateway on India's southeastern coast. The weekly service links North Europe and the Mediterranean with ports in the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and Malaysia. The new port call, scheduled...
  • Costamare, York Capital may extend ship investment deal
    Greek shipowner Costamare and York Capital Management, a U.S. equity fund, are considering extending the life of their investment joint venture that has already spent more than $1 billion on new and secondhand container ships. Costamare, which trades on the NYSE, made the announcement as it reported sharply higher first-quarter income...
  • China Cosco again scotches merger rumors then posts first-quarter loss
    HONG KONG - China Cosco Holdings reported a first-quarter loss of $166 million just hours after being forced to make its second unusual trading announcement of the month as rumors that the carrier would be merged with China Shipping Container Lines continued to galvanize the market.The carrier's loss-making quarter was...
  • Shipper acknowledges paying higher trans-Pacific contract rates
    Based on the rates one importer has negotiated in its annual trans-Pacific contracts, it appears likely that shippers may have to ante up for freight rates that are substantially higher than in the past few years. Despite mounting overcapacity and a pattern of failed general rate increases over the last year,...
  • Damco's Jurupa Valley facility awarded Sam's Club "IDC of the Year" for the third year running
    California, 29 April 2015 - Damco, one of the world's leading third party logistics providers, today announced that its Jurupa Valley facility in California, USA, has won the prestigious Sam's Club IDC of the Year award for the third year in a row. Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, is...
  • Profit at India's Gati jumps 59 percent on e-commerce growth
    Indian logistics and trucking major Gati Ltd. says e-commerce growth helped drive consolidated net profit up 59 percent year-over-year in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31. Fiscal year 2014 net earnings totaled Rs. 57 crore (about $9 million), compared with Rs. 35.5 crore (about $5.6 million) in the previous year....
  • Lufthansa defers construction of new Frankfurt cargo center
    Lufthansa Cargo says it is delaying the construction of a new freight center at its Frankfurt hub "by at least two years." Parent Lufthansa Group said the freeze on spending on the "LCCneo" facility would improve its financial position. "Air cargo is a core business for us, and Lufthansa Cargo is an...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Avance sees US gas booster
    US LPG exports will keep fleet utilisation above 95% this year, Avance Gas president Christian Andersen told shareholders.
  • China Cosco OKs Vale pact
    China Cosco Holdings said its board has approved a very large ore carrier (VLOC) cooperation agreement with Brazil's Vale on the same day that the miner denied seeking 50 giant newbuildings.
  • Costamare hopes for new York deal
    Costamare is hopeful its partnership with private equity giant York Capital will be extended.
  • Sustainable solutions
    Concordia Maritime chief executive Kim Ullman is adamant a tanker market recovery is taking hold but insists owners still need to stay away from shipyards.
  • Fiori: 'New or nothing'
    D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) made good on a long-held ambition to enter the long-range-one (LR1) tanker sector with an order for two ships at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) in Vietnam this week, its chief executive says.
  • Atlantic defies downturn
    Singapore-listed Atlantic Navigation Holdings has increased first quarter earnings in a difficult offshore market, but is staying cautious on fleet expansion.
  • Low rates hurt Havila
    Havila Shipping has seen red in its first quarter bottom line, blaming a weak spot market for offshore vessels.
  • Blue Water's epic voyage
    Denmark's Blue Water is to attempt a record-breaking transport of two hulls from Singapore into the Caspian Sea.
  • Bugbee winks back
    Robert Bugbee was in a characteristically positive mood as he looked beyond the present restructuring effort at Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) on a conference call with analysts last night.
  • Germans focus on research
    German shipping companies are teaming up with HSH Nordbank to launch a new foundation that will take over research into business administration, technology and market analysis.
  • Crew stuck off South Africa
    More than 20 seafarers are stuck on a bulker for more than a month off South Africa.
  • PNSC profit slips
    Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) has seen earnings eroded by higher costs over the first nine months of its financial year.
  • Crewman dies in hold
    A crewman has died and three colleagues were in a critical condition after a possible asphyxiation incident on a Polish boxship in Denmark.
  • IHI to restructure EAS
    Japan's IHI Corp could restructure its Brazilian investment Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (EAS), which is facing serious financial problems.
  • CMA CGM into India
    France's CMA CGM has reinforced its position in India with a new logistics investment.
  • Subsea 7 profit up
    Subsea 7 has remained in the black during the first quarter despite a sluggish offshore market.
  • Maersk Tigris crew safe
    A commercial dispute is reportedly behind the seizure of a Maersk-chartered boxship by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Oceanteam gets $16.5m
    Oceanteam Shipping has secured financing to upgrade its offshore vessel fleet through a revolving term loan facility.
  • Syrian service planned
    Iran is planning to launch a direct shipping line to war-torn Syria.
  • Double for DEME
    Belgian owner DEME has a signed a deal with Dutch shipyard IHC to build two new eco dredgers.
  • Bourbon battles downturn
    French offshore shipping group Bourbon has seen revenue cut in weak first quarter markets.
  • Tsuneishi toughs it out
    Tsuneishi Holdings saw a modest 2.2% increase in revenue for 2014 to JPY 289.9bn ($2.4bn), figures just released show.
  • MacGregor to sack 220
    MacGregor is sacking 220 of its staff as the company looks to respond to the weakening offshore and commercial shipping markets.
  • DHT triples dividend
    DHT Holdings has tripled its dividend payout to shareholders as revenues jumped fourfold at the US-listed tanker owner.
  • Paragon bulker held
    US-listed Paragon Shipping has seen one of its panamax bulkers detained in the US west coast port of Kalama.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: Jacobs hails transformational XPO deal
  • XPO Logistics swoops up Norbert Dentressangle for $3.5b
  • Trade advocates wrestle with TPA 'poison pill'
  • Rail, port operations in Baltimore not affected by unrest
  • Panama Canal installs last lock gates
  • CMA CGM Group acquires strategic stake in LCL Logistix
  • CBP needs to lay out scan-all alternative, says congressman
  • C.H. Robinson increases net income 14.3%
  • U.S. economy stagnant in Q1
  • Marseille Fos sees record March container volumes
  • Obama picks Coast Guard official to head TSA
  • Report: Rents rising in U.S. airport cargo areas
  • Long Beach considers expanded cement terminal
  • Backlog of containerships outside ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach disappears

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • WTI rises as US stockpiles drop
    Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma fell 514,000 to 61.7 million barrels last week.
  • Report sheds insight into LNG fuel use on Canada's west coast
    Says Vancouver can 'become' North America's west coast LNG bunkering hub.
  • Korean port official highlights 'exciting' LNG bunkering project
    'Our aim is to preempt the rapidly evolving maritime transport industry.'
  • Alfa Laval patents wash water cleaning technology
    Technology ensures the scrubber's compliance in hybrid or closed-loop mode.
  • Singapore fuel oil glut could influence market for months
    But some players expect cargo arrivals to taper off towards the end of May.
  • 'Stay flexible on vessel design,' says short-sea operator
    Samskip CEO wants to see joined up thinking on environmental legislation.
  • Shipbuilder releases LNG patents to small companies
    Daewoo Shipbuilding is making more than 100 shipbuilding-related patents available to South Korean companies.
  • ECA rules: What's going on?
    Tighter sulphur caps on bunker fuel have been introduced in Europe without disruption, but compliance levels are unclear.
  • Dan-Bunkering to expand US operations
    New office in Stamford, Connecticut to start business from May 1.
  • Revamped website for Total Lubmarine
    Marine lubricants supplier upgrades in line with customers' websites.
  • Singapore: Arrested bunker tanker up for auction
    Vessel was seized last year in a dispute involving OW Bunker.
  • Seaspan: Demand for modern tonnage persists
    Despite lower cost of bunker fuel in current market, says CEO.
  • Study: Asia Pacific to 'dominate' marine lube market by 2016
    Due to growth in low-cost shipbuilding and increased domestic consumption from China.
  • Louisiana bunker player buys new tanker
    Design phase reaches final stages.

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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
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Civitavecchia
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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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