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January 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • World's biggest ever box load - 18,601 TEU - docks at London Gateway
  • China to learn from Israel's IAI on how to make its own civil aircraft
  • Gulftainer's Khorfakkan port breaks world box productivity record
  • Chittagong breaks record, tops 2 million TEU a year sooner than targeted
  • Vietnam posts first trade deficit in 3 years as Chinese imports rise 12.5pc
  • Gdansk will open tenders for new deep-water External Port in late 2016
  • Work complete to up Evergreen's Colon Terminal capacity to 2 million TEU
  • Moving closer: India and China to study regional trade pacts
  • Taiwan's air and sea transport concerns form alliance to exploit e-commerce
  • Consumer Confidence Index in US increased to 96.5 in December
  • Saudi Arabia faces US$98 billion deficit as oil revenue drops
  • Oil to fall to US$30 - perhaps $20 - before rebound, says analyst
  • Warm weather threatens deliveries on ice road in Canada's far north
  • German court rules against Etihad-Air Berlin cargo code share deal
  • American Airlines joins American Red Cross to aid Texas tornado victims
  • KL relief aid for flood victims held up by Tamil Nadu customs red tape

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Bahri Board approves purchase of two second-hand VLCCs
  • CMA CGM service to call at Zeebrugge port
  • Cochin Shipyard becomes first licenced Indian shipyard to make LNG vessels
  • Evergreen celebrates a new berth at its Colon Terminal
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics appoints Shubhendu Das as Managing Director of Indian subsidiary
  • Trade suffers at Mumbai Port due to shortage of labour, Customs red tape, says MANSA
  • UASC announces record breaking load of 18,601 TEUs on board
  • ZIM Black Sea Service Express (ZBX) seasonal reefer service to commence in Jan.
  • Double record for port of Antwerp in 2015
  • Gadkari inaugurates capital dredging at Mormugao Port
  • JN Port & JNPCT handle record throughput in calendar year 2015
  • INR plunges against dollar on heavy demand for US currency
  • Onion exports drop 18 pc
  • Textile exports hit by US legislation: Ficci

International Transport Journalweb site
  • BDP names new HR head
  • Takeover to create major logistics service provider
  • New MD for HHLA's intermodal subsidiary
  • SF Airlines is first Chinese B767-300BCF owner
  • TIR finding favour again in Russia
  • New service links Med and Black Sea
  • Christmas gift for Crowley
  • Metzger bowing out of Migros
  • Kerry opens new IT development centre
  • Abidjan airport wants to grow freight business
  • Pruning operating costs again
  • HSBC counts on pickup of global trade
  • World's biggest quay cranes to be erected in February
  • GAL moves to new premises
  • Bombardier delivers Q400 cargo-combi aircraft
  • More intermodal services between UK and Italy

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • BIMCO warns of another tough year for shipping
    he year 2015 was a tough one for shipping and the outlook for this year threatens further challenges, with weak global economic growth and oversupply of capacity plaguing many sectors of the industry, according to one leading Danish analyst. The negative indicators seen at the end of...
  • Boskalis to acquire German dredging market leader Strabag Wasserbau
    Dutch dredging and maritime services group Boskalis has agreed with Austrian construction group Strabag SE to acquire the dredging activities and assets of its German subsidiary Strabag Wasserbau for EUR70 million (USD76 million). Strabag Wasserbau, known until 2013 as Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH, is the German dredging market...
  • Ocean Signal Appoints Marinplus as Exclusive Distributor in Sweden
    Ocean Signal has appointed Marinplus AB as its exclusive distributor in Sweden. Marinplus will now supply a comprehensive range of Ocean Signal products, including its rescueME devices and SafeSea portfolio of GMDSS products. A leading provider of user-friendly and innovative solutions to the boating industry in northern Europe, Marinplus is well placed...
  • First ever dual-fuel cement carrier delivered
    Greenland has extended the reach of LNG as a marine fuel. Credit: Andrew MarrinkDutch shipyard Ferus Smit has put down a new marker for the industry with the delivery of a dedicated cement carrier powered by dual-fuel machinery. The 7,300 dwt Greenland is the world's first-ever dry bulk cargo vessel...
  • Bulker operator Hayne Shipping taps into government fund
    Richard Yang Jin-ho. Credit: Hayne ShippingSouth Korean bulker operator Hayne Shipping has turned to the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) to raise KRW2.5 billion (USD2.1 million) for working capital. The company, led by Richard Yang Jin-ho, will issue bonds that will be underwritten by KODIT, set up in 1976 to offer financial...
  • Korean shipbuilder HHI could slash more jobs in 2016, warns chairman
    An HHI shipyard. Credit: HasenpuschSouth Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world's biggest shipbuilder, could shed more jobs as it fights to restore profitability in 2016. Its chairman Choi Gil-seon, said in his New Year's address that more consolidation is needed to overcome a slowing world economy and a tough shipping...
  • No rebound in 2016, says 'K' Line chief
    Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeThere will be no sustained recovery in the dry bulk or container shipping sectors this year amid overcapacity in the industry and slowing demand for raw materials from China, said 'K' Line president and CEO Eizo Murakami.In his New Year's address, Murakami said that while falling bunker...
  • Alan Tung drops 'acting' label at OOIL to become permanent CFO
    Two years after being appointed acting chief financial officer of Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL), the parent company of box ship and terminal operator OOCL, executive director Alan Tung can finally hang the CFO nameplate on the door to his office.Tung replaced Ken Cambie as acting CFO after the ship finance...
  • Supply growth, financing in focus as tanker market enters new year
    A crude tanker. Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeAs the crude oil market remains well supplied with production and prices consequently low, the demand side remains encouraging, but increasing supply of tonnage raises questions about the sustainability of the current strong cycle in the tanker business. At the same time, investors are...
  • Cambodia's largest port plans 2016 listing on CSX
    Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), the operator of Cambodia's largest port, plans to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in the first half of 2016. The listing, which will allow SAP to take advantage of tax incentives offered to companies that list on the CSX before 2017,...
  • Tanker revival will not last forever, says MOL executive
    It is unrealistic to expect the robust tanker shipping segment, driven by the contango market that has traders buying cheap crude oil to store and wait for higher prices, to last forever, said Junichiro Ikeda, CEO of Japan shipping company, MOL.In his New Year's message, Ikeda acknowledged that although the...
  • Haifa and Ashdod to handle 3.5 million teu by 2021
    Israel is forecasting throughput growth of 40% at the Mediterranean container ports of Haifa and Ashdod over the coming five years. According to Israel Ports, Co., (IPC), the body that oversees the development of the country's three commercial seaports at Haifa, Ashdod, and Eilat, the ports will handle around...
  • Ship runs aground off Dos Bocas, Mexico
    A vessel belonging to Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings ran aground off Dos Bocas, Mexico, on 2 January. According to local media, strong winds and waves with the height of up to 2 m slammed into the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico during that time, while 2008-built, 1,475 dwt...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • 'Another year of flat-lining growth' as air freight volumes suffer from 'lacklustre' global trade
  • Are the US west coast ports 'big ship-ready' - or perhaps not quite yet?
  • The 2016 Loadstar 'Watchlist' : which high-flyers are at the crossroads?
  • Japanese shipping giants warn of 'severe' business climate
  • Container weighing harmonisation still a far cry
  • Major challenges for forwarders in 2016, says BIFA

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Crowley buys more boxes
  • ST Marine books orders worth S$344 million
  • USCG updates on Western Rivers situation
  • NTSB opens El Faro accident docket
  • Boskalis to acquire German dredging operation
  • BIMCO releases Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • International Shipholding Corp. gives third strategic plan update
  • ZIM adding new boxes to specialty container fleet
  • Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter returns from 52-day patrol mission
  • APL container vessel makes first call to Guam
  • Cargill selling crop insurance arm to Silveus Insurance Group

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Show me the money: Doom and gloom...ex and then more gloom
    Container lines braced for profit erosion after terrible third quarter
  • New Year VLCC rate jumps in Worldscale terms, but earnings soften
    2016 Worldscale flat rates are based on much lower bunker prices
  • Handies open 2016 near all-time low
    Limited coal and minor bulk cargoes keep rates at depressed levels
  • DHT sells suezmax tanker to pay debt
    Fourth-quarter financial report to record $800,000 loss on sale of DHT Trader
  • Europe and Japan might yield surprising uplift for shipping, says BIMCO
    Industry group expects tanker earnings to hold firm but container and bulker rates to remain pressured
  • NTSB mulls further El Faro black box search
    Images show VDR missing from navigation bridge
  • Maritime associations launch cyber security guidelines
    Document promotes risk-based development of cyber security defences
  • Beijing formally unveils China Cosco Shipping Group
    Xu Lirong is appointed new entity's chairman
  • Bauxite mines pollution threatens Malaysian exports to China
    NGOs threaten to halt transport of ore to east coast ports
  • Carriers will have to idle more capacity than in 2009 for rates to recover
    Potential revenue gain of $13bn seen if carriers repeat 2010 rate rebound
  • Genting Hong Kong completes purchase of Lloyd Werft
    Subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate exercises call option to buy a 30% stake worth $18m
  • Shalabh Mittal quits Mercator parent's board
    Chief executive's son will continue to serve as boss of Singapore-listed subsidiary Mercator Lines Singapore
  • Hyundai Heavy sets 2016 order and sales targets lower than 2015
    HHI chief executive sets sights on returning to profit this year
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry's $13m convertible bond cancelled
    Bond offering was to partly finance LNG business in China
  • US court rejects Cosco Busan pilot's bid to reinstate maritime licence
    Capt John Cota had appealed a decision by the US Coast Guard
  • RasGas cuts price of LNG sold to Petronet by almost half
    Revised agreement requires Petronet to buy an additional 1m tonnes of LNG per year up to 2028
  • Going forward in apprehension
    If you are looking for an illustration of real confidence in the coming year, look no further than the shippers...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Terminal pricing changes could offer $3 billion savings, McKinsey finds
  • Spot reefer rate shows unexpected strength
  • Bruce Seaton, former APL president, dies at 90
  • Spot rates spike ahead of Chinese New Year
  • NY-NJ port handled record number of lifts in November
  • US regulators shut down Northeast LTL trucking firm
  • Port Tracker forecasts drop in North Europe container traffic
  • Weak factory data roils China markets
  • Alan Tung finally installed as CFO at OOIL
  • Antwerp calls for Rotterdam alliance to meet China challenge
  • JNPT throughput barely increases in December
  • Cambodia's profitable Sihanoukville port plans to list in 2016
  • No recovery in shipping this year, 'K' Line head says
  • New APL service in maiden Guam call

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Star Bulk offloads capesize newbuidings
    New York-listed bulker owner sells quartet for $148m to pay instalments on orderbook.
  • US LNG export plant takes in first gas
    The first of many export plants begins process of receiving and chilling natural gas.
  • Shipping joins in stock price plunge
    Maritime shares slide amid China-fuelled global rout, with Scorpio Bulkers leading in US.
  • Australian arrest rules change radically
    Clyde & Co says flood of OW Bunker lawsuits taking advantage of shift from English rules.
  • MSC returns to Iran
    Iranian official says boxship docked at Shahid Rajaie for first time in six years.
  • Gas ships wait near Indian port to offload
    Strike ended at major Indian LPG import facility, but a queue of cargoes waits to unload.
  • Two more detained by US for ORB deficiencies
    Coast Guard detains eight vessels, including Baltimar Zephyr for oil record book.
  • Arctic Securities hot for hydrocarbon stocks
    Norwegian investment bank includes Fredriksen, Troim, Sohmen-Pao and Hoegh in its top picks.
  • Lindblad adds another
    Nasdaq-listed owner snaps up Chilean cruiseship for runs to Galapagos Islands.
  • ST Marine busy in Q4
    Temasek Holdings-controlled shipyard wins orders worth $344m during the last three months of 2015.
  • DHT confirms $26.5m sale of suezmax
    Tanker owner makes good on plan to divest some older tonnage in high market.
  • Three drunk crew held
    Russian cargoship's master among those arrested by Danish police after going off course.
  • Precious confirms scrap sale
    Thai owner continues to rejuvenate fleet with disposal of 1995-built handysize.
  • Seafarer dies as wave hits
    Crewman on Schoeller boxship goes overboard off UK in big swell; another injured.
  • CMA CGM orders double
    French container line reportedly adds 1,700-teu ships to orderbook in China.
  • Sinha takes top job
    Personnel director replaces retired AK Gupta as managing director of India's SCI.
  • Bimco: Brace yourself for challenging year
    Tricky 2016 awaits with Chinese economy creating a new normal, Peter Sand says.
  • SeaBird changes CEO
    Norwegian seismic vessel owner replaces former boss Dag Reynolds with Frenchman Christophe Debouvry.
  • Prosafe job delayed
    Statoil pushes back charter of accommodation ship for UK project into 2017.
  • WSF goes fourth
    US ferry owner orders ship number four in Olympic class for $122m.
  • Hyundai Heavy lowers order sights for 2016
    South Korean shipbuilding giant pencils in lower newbuilding and revenue figures for this year.
  • K Line to keep spending
    President Eizo Murakami pledges investment in energy transport and other sectors.
  • Shape up or ship out
    MOL CEO Junichiro Ikeda calls on divisions to prove their worth in tough markets.
  • Polarcus stretches Turkish deal
    Middle East owner wins two more years of seismic management work from Turkish Petroleum.
  • BSC torches trio
    Fleet modernization drive sees Bangladeshi owner send three multi-purpose ships for recycling.
  • Genting takes rest of shipyard Lloyd Werft
    Malaysian conglomerate exercises call option to take full control of German shipyard.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Kerry Logistics opens new IT development center
  • Ruscon increases container handling 6.3% in 2015
  • Momentum Transportation acquires fellow Jacksonville intermodal service provider
  • Bruce Seaton, former APL executive, dies at age 90
  • Report: Mafia responsible for fraudulent exports of Italian food
  • Chinese port groups partner on terminal development
  • Executive Moves: UPS and Diaz Trade Law
  • GRI Roundup: CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd
  • Container rates skyrocket on major east-west trades
  • El Faro investigators may return to scene of wreck in second effort to find 'black box'
  • Canada fines railways $6.8m for surplus grain revenues

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Guidelines focus on cyber security for shipping
    'The aim is to help shipowners protect against cyber attacks.'
  • Bunker clauses in the spotlight as shipowners renew charter contracts
    Bunkers clauses have 'failed to take into account' 50% drop in bunker prices.
  • Singapore 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil at six-month high on tight supply
    There should be ample supply by January 20.
  • Guidlines focus on cyber security for shipping
    'The aim is to help shipowners protect against cyber attacks.'
  • Chemoil's Americas business to become Glencore from January 1: source
    The brand Chemoil will continue to exist outside of the Americas.
  • Cold ironing 'less appealing'
    When compared to other emissions reduction methods.
  • Cyprus: Oil product sales fall 11.5% on month in Nov
    Bonded bunker fuel, MGO sales to ships drop.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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