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BRIEFS
May 2, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate soars 62pc to US$732/TEU, up 58pc to Med, 18pc to USWC
  • MOL levies US$400/TEU Malaysia-WC Latin America hike for May 15
  • HK's Modern Terminals orders 5 quay cranes, upgrades 4 old ones
  • China Cosco 9,400-TEUer to be first through expanded Panama Canal
  • MOL on-time performance from China slips due to congestion and fog
  • CKYHE shipping alliance restructures Asia-US east coast loops
  • US quarterly GDP up 0.5pc after 1.4pc rise in last year's fourth quarter
  • DP World sees volumes rise 3.7pc globally to 15.5 million TEU in 2015
  • Hamburg Sud cuts out USEC loop and changes two transpacific services
  • UPS quarterly profit up 9.7pc to US$1.13 billion as revenue rises 3.2pc
  • Yusen Logistics opens reefer unit 25 kilometres from HK airport
  • Old Dominion Freight Line quarterly net profit up 3.6pc as sales rise 1.6pc
  • Port of Hamburg publishes its 2016-17 'Liner Services' handbook
  • FedEx-TNT merger clears final hurdle with China's regulatory approval
  • China Eastern confirms US$4 billion in B787-9 Dreamliner orders
  • India mulls allowing importing planes of up to 18 years for regional flights
  • Delta Air Lines signs 20-year lease agreement with City of Atlanta
  • AAWW pilot unions demand US mediation in contract negotiations

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 1, 2016
  • Amit Maheshwari wins Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2016
  • DG Shipping to be Chief Guest at MANSA's conference on 'Ease of Doing Business' on May 6
  • European Commission approves CMA CGM's proposed acquisition of NOL
  • Multipurpose shipping seen taking more time to recover
  • Seashell Logistics exhibits its strengths at Maritime India Summit 2016
  • Anti-dumping duty likely on chemical from China & Korea
  • Adani Kattupalli Port receives maiden vessel call of Maersk Line's Colombo-Salalah Shuttle Service
  • Gangavaram Port sets all-India record for non-coking coal discharge
  • New Kandla Port Board of Trustees for 2016-18
  • Over 80 port connectivity projects proposed
  • Exports need logistics infra fillip: Gadkari
  • Projections of the Economic Survey 2015-16 - I

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Good subcontinental prospects
  • New Luxembourg-South of France rail service
  • Volunteer of the year attracting young talent
  • Descartes takes on Pixi
  • Grain mountain shifting from road to rail
  • BDB gains support from port of Antwerp
  • Lufthansa Cargo advising start-ups
  • Ellis to manage GSAs for Virgin Atlantic
  • Dachser flourishing in 2015
  • Green light for CMA CGM's acquisition of NOL
  • Railway sector joins forces to deploy digital technology
  • Braemar names harbour and ports custodian (ME)
  • China Eastern finalizes major Dreamliner order
  • Lee takes pilot seat at Raya
  • Kazakhstan: 300 new trucks and trailers
  • Headwinds for Japan's big three
  • Pacavi confirms first P2F Airbus orders
  • US logistics company opens up in Vietnam

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • GLDD signs USD93 million in dredge contracts
  • Samsung HI back to black with USD13.9 million
  • Brussels approves CMA CGM takeover of NOL
  • Yangzijiang's profit falls 36% in first quarter
  • RBS' non-performing shipping loans almost double in three months
  • Panama Canal dismisses ITF lock safety claims
  • Hanjin Shipping's letter suggests debt renegotiations on the cards
  • DSME negotiating Iranian offshore plant order
  • POSCO's contracts fail to prevent losses for general cargo specialists
  • Seadrill extends maturities of three facilities in latest cash protection move
  • Reports of Fredriksen VLCC orders raise industry concerns
  • Australia 'ready to go' with LNG powered shipping
  • Spot rates soar on Asia-Europe as GRI takes effect
  • China COSCO profit falls 21.8% y/y in 2015
  • Yang Ming mourns its president Hermann Yu
  • Long-awaited China guidelines to SOLAS box weighing rule are issued
  • Offshore business SapuraKencana downgraded to 'sell'
  • Rising consumption drives intra-Asia, e-commerce shipping and logistics growth

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • EC clears CMA CGM bid to buy APL, but it must withdraw carrier from G6 alliance
  • UK air cargo carriers set to expand despite tough market conditions
  • Asia-Europe rates soar as next round of GRIs looms and demand strengthens
  • Panama Canal hits back at 'false' ITF claims that new locks pose a threat to larger boxships
  • UK logistics executives believe their firms will be better off staying in the EU
  • Ivory Coast trade gets a lift as European consumers get a taste for mangoes
  • The driverless truck is coming, and it's going to automate millions of jobs
  • E-commerce gives UPS profit a lift, despite mixed US economy
  • Raya Airways names Lee Shashitheren as its new chief executive

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • Blue Drop Training wins C$15 million AOPS award
  • Singapore revokes bunkering licenses
  • Crowley's Michael Roberts gives Senate testimony
  • Panama Canal dismisses ITF claims on maneuvering safety
  • Schottel products benefit from new gearbox technology

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • Greenbrier receives order for two ocean-going barges
  • CBP warns of traffic woes near Port of Seattle terminals
  • Trade between NAFTA partners falls during month of February
  • Volaris Airlines to begin service between Guadalajara and Sea-Tac
  • V.Ships Offshore nets contract for oil spill vessel management

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • China Cosco boxship to make inaugural transit through new Panama Canal locks
    The vessel, Andronikos, will make the first transit through the expanded waterway on June 26.
  • MSC Fabiola grounding blocks Suez Canal convoy
    Chartered-in ship halts southbound transit
  • Prestige ruling puts oil spill compensation system in jeopardy, says ICS
    Chamber calls for IOPC Funds members not to sacrifice system for interests of individual countries
  • TAL-Triton container leasing merger on track for June closing
    Combined entity will control 25% of intermodal freight containers and aims to make annualised savings of $40m
  • Capes charge ahead with some cracks
    Strong sentiment continues although some routes starting to show signs of weakening perhaps due to the expansive holidays
  • Asia-Europe carriers push through May GRIs
    But overcapacity on the transpacific trade sees lines struggle to justify latest GRI attempts
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding sees 37% fall in first quarter net profit
    Revenue dented by lower contributions from shipbuilding segment
  • Singapore port authorities cancel licences of two bunker companies
    Investigations revealed discrepancies and incorrect declarations in records on board bunker vessels
  • Brussels greenlights CMA CGM takeover of NOL
    Update: Sets condition of NOL leaving G6 alliance next year, as already pledged by CMA CGM
  • Can US crude exports on tankers emulate LPG?
    Investment in appropriate infrastructure is needed but there are significant questions over the economics
  • Yard Talk | No merger in short run for South Korean giants
    SHI and DSME are to survive on their own for now, but there are still longer-term prospects
  • Fortuna FLNG project delay deals another blow to Golar
    Golar LNG has an agreement to provide midstream chartering and operating services for the project
  • China Cosco incurs deeper net loss on unit disposals
    Group expects more losses ahead as shipping market shows no signs of improving
  • Panama Canal cargo transfers skew US propane export data
    Panama showing up as propane exporter to China and Japan even though it does not produce any
  • Indonesian thermal coal cargoes could pose fire hazard, warns London P&I Club
    Indonesian coal has tendency to self-heat and emit volatile methane gas
  • Cosco Pacific first-quarter profit rises 31% on share disposal gains
    Profit increase due mainly to company disposing of its entire stake in subsidiary Florens Container Holdings
  • Shell terminates three FLNG orders with Samsung Heavy Industries
    Contract termination follows Woodside Petroleum's announcement to halt Browse FLNG project citing difficult market conditions
  • Asia sea robbery incidents down in first quarter 2016, says ReCAAP
    No piracy incidents reported during January to March period
  • Global Ship Lease welcomes ocean carrier alliances
    Consolidation to bring stability to volatile containership industry
  • Paragon Shipping stock price surges
    Cancellation of $2.2m debt leads to five-fold increase in stock price in a single day

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates stage recovery
  • Japan finalizes SOLAS processes, punishments
  • Hermann Yu, Yang Ming president, dies at 59
  • US OKs two alternative container weighing verification methods
  • Yusen profit falls despite ocean volume gains
  • Profit declines at leading India logistics provider
  • Asia's consumers and manufacturing reshaping logistics
  • CMA CGM gets EU greenlight to acquire NOL
  • Rates rocket on Asia-Europe trades as GRI takes hold
  • Supply chain parties hook up new freight rate solution on volatile Asia-Europe
  • China issues guidelines to SOLAS container weight rule

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • String of handysize bulkers change hands
    Orient Marine sells Boronia K; Falcon Maritime buys Hanze Groningen; Exeno Yamamizu ship sold.
  • Cosco ship to break in new Panama Canal
    Newer, wider locks able to handle only four slots during initial start-up.
  • Jinhui bulker sold off as supramaxes rise
    Oslo-listed bulker owner said to have let go of 16-year-old Jin An.
  • Doun tied to sale of post-panamax bulker
    Japanese shipowner reported to have unloaded 97,000-dwt Eternal Power.
  • Yamal LNG secures $12bn of Chinese finance
    Russian gas project avoids sanctions conflict through Beijing deal.
  • Ophir-Schlumberger FLNG deal collapses
    But midstream partner Golar LNG says its framework agreement with American oil major is not affected.
  • Faz quits Norwegian after four months
    Chief executive at hull club replaced by Hans Christian Seim.
  • Royal Caribbean crushes estimates
    Miami cruiseship owner increases 2016 forecast and more than doubles earnings in first quarter.
  • Term deals keep bulker owner ESL in profit
    Finnish owner hit by weaker supramax rates, but stays in the black for Q1.
  • Europe clears CMA CGM's NOL deal
    French owner's plan to acquire Singapore company given the green light by European regulators.
  • New brokerage eyes distressed claims
    Robert Southey's new operation says it has a long list of struggling companies to monitor.
  • ECSA wants focus placed on Africa
    Shipping should feature in any trade deals with Europe, owners' body says.
  • DSME workers to fight against job losses
    Unions are heading for conflict with top management over restructuring plan.
  • Olympic OSV makes renewables shift
    Olympic Delta wins 120 days of work as diversification proves necessary.
  • Seadrill stretches loans worth $2.95bn
    Banks give their consent to provide drillship owner with much needed breathing space.
  • Elektrans tanker returning crude to Libya
    Distya Ameya to offload cargo at Zawiya after being blacklisted by UN.
  • CSCL ends liner shipping with a loss
    Chinese state owner posts $132m Q1 deficit as it transfers vessels to sister outfit.
  • Samsung Heavy pushes up Q1 profit
    But shipbuilder fails to beat analysts' estimates as revenue dips slightly.
  • Grupo TMM chops loss and boosts EBITDA
    Mexican tanker and OSV owner reports stronger operational figures as it reduces Q1 red ink.
  • Ultrabulk books annual profit in poor market
    Danish owner expects to record positive operating numbers in 2016.
  • China Cosco starts boxship operations with $690m loss
    New containership wing of merged Cosco/China Shipping group hit by disposal of bulker interests.
  • Singapore kicks out two more bunker suppliers
    Lion Republic gets tough with more companies after investigations reveal discrepancies.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: China COSCO ship will be first to transit expanded Panama Canal
  • China approves FedEx acquisition of TNT
  • Container spot rates soar 31.9%
  • YRC posts mixed Q1 results
  • Kirby Corp.'s Q1 profits tumble
  • Banks to decide on Hanjin restructuring next week
  • S.C. pursues second inland port to attract cargo to Charleston
  • USCG outlines methods for VGM compliance
  • DP World Q1 volumes up 3.7%
  • PwC: Logistics M&A activity slows in Q1 2016
  • AIIS: U.S. steel imports in March rise 12.8% from February
  • ODFL's net income drops 3.6% in Q1 2016
  • Senate committee passes pro-port WRDA bill
  • Union group, Panama Canal clash over safety study
  • European Commission approves CMA CGM's $2.4b purchase of NOL/APL
  • Outsize growth for inland port
  • The money chase
  • Global TMS Comes of Age
  • Staying nimble
  • Progress on port productivity
  • The Bottom Line: Underused supply chain process options
  • Executive Summary: Transportation Procurement Report
  • CIO Insight: Let technology be a brand builder
  • Compliance 360: Ports gain DOT respect
  • Ocean Transport: Hapag-Lloyd CEO sees beyond gloom
  • Container Analytics: 2016 transpacific container rate negotiation primer
  • Air Transport: Cuban cargo crisis?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2016
  • Rotterdam 380 CST bunker fuel above $200/mt on buoyant crude
    $200 level last seen in November.
  • Singapore starts construction of deep-water Tuas Terminal Phase 1
    Completion of Phase 1 in early 2020s.
  • Singapore imports 347,168 mt of fuel oil from Iran end-Mar to end-Apr
    Data has resurfaced since trade sanctions against Iran were lifted in January this year.
  • Singapore's WE Bunker appeals $1 mil payment order to Viet Hai Petroleum
    Case centers on a series of transactions in 2012.
  • Short-term impact on Singapore bunker market after Vermont UM loses license
    Exit will mean some barge congestion and reduction in spot bunker fuel volume.
  • Competition intense for heavy fuel oil in St. Petersburg: sources
    Following a move by one supplier to add heavy fuel oil to range of products it offers in the market.
  • Japan's JX seeks to raise Q2 fuel oil prices 7-11% from Q1 on higher costs
    JX's fuel oil prices are used as benchmarks by Japanese industrial buyers.
  • WFS committed to marine segment despite challenging market conditions: CEO
    The company's marine segment reported a 27% decline in gross profit for the first three months of 2016.
  • Crude prices push USGC HSFO above $30/b for first time since November
    Most of the reason for the rising price has been due to increases in the underlying crude market.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
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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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