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February 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk reorganises globally, makes Hong Kong Asia-Pacific headquarters
  • New general strikes to close Greek container ports for 48 hours
  • AADA bunker surcharge drops to US$125/TEU and $250/FEU
  • Hanjin back in black with a profit of US$6 million despite 15pc sales decline
  • Oakland's Outer Harbor Terminal LLC files for bankruptcy
  • Curtis Foltz to be replaced by Griff Lynch after 6 years as GPA chief
  • Heung-A Shipping extends SCS Kyushu service to call at Moji Port
  • Shipping exec in divorce battle saves self by bribing hitman
  • Agility appointed to handle UK automotive aftermarket exhibition
  • Port of Rotterdam innovative website starts to bear fruit, say creators
  • Passage of whale off Georgia closes channel to US Navy and shipping
  • Iran ready to buy 114 Airbus aircraft in Paris to rebuild fleet
  • Amazon dismisses tales it is looking to run its own transport, logistics
  • JAL, ANA post strong April to December profit despite cargo decline

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Fraternity favours the setting up of a Cargo Community System, reveals AMTOI panel discussion
  • Coir traders to add more African, Latin American markets
  • India likely to import a record volume of wheat over the year
  • Indonesia likely to sign pact with India for rice import
  • APM Terminals Mumbai introduces solar power
  • Call to bring down handling charges at ports
  • Jaitley likely to propose construction of four new Major Ports in Budget 2016-17
  • Adani Enterprises registers consolidated revenue of INR 33,073 cr. in 9MFY16
  • Import restrictions on natural rubber affecting tyre manufacturers
  • Smart cities to need $ 150 bn investment, says report
  • 9TH CTL-BHP 2016 - CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
  • EU likely to miss sugar export quota this season
  • Ministry of Shipping endorses & extends support to CTL & BHP 2016 conference & expo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Truck mileage heading for 30 billion km mark
  • Net income takes big jump in Q4
  • Czech haulier makes major investment in new HGVs
  • Finnair Cargo implementing Mercator's Sky Chain
  • GPA director stepping down
  • New rail service plant for North America
  • Ubimax opens new office at Frankfurt airport
  • Network for sub-Saharan imports and exports
  • Envirotainer and Air China Cargo ink MLA
  • Waggon lessor augments fleet
  • CFO swapping companies
  • Seaintel confirms rise of schedule reliability
  • Hactl and CKS to develop air cargo support services
  • Three into one equals Key Logistics
  • HHLA bracing itself against the tide

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Grimaldi takeover of Finnlines nears completion
    Grimaldi Group's Baltic subsidiary, Finnlines, will become wholly owned as soon as the Grimaldi Group and its subsidiaries, Grimaldi Deep Sea and Grimaldi Euromed, have informed the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HSE) of its intention to exercise its right of redemption under the...
  • Two more Scandinavian banks report higher impairment charges in shipping
    Two major Scandinavian lenders to shipping have reported an increase in their impairment charges related to the shipping sector. DNB, the Norwegian financial services group, said that the net amount of impaired loans in its transportation and communications business area, that includes shipping, increased to NOK1.10 billion (USD129.2 million)...
  • North P&I Club Highlights Risks Of Explosions During Cargo Fumigation
    North P&I Club has published a new free-to-download loss prevention briefing warning its members of the hazards associated with routine fumigation of agricultural products on ships. The warning follows an explosion of pesticide gases on a panamax vessel, loading corn at Paranagua, Brazil, at the end of December 2015. This resulted...
  • USCG upgrades Zika advice amid maritime concerns
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has updated its safety information on the risks associated with the Zika virus to include the potential transmission of the virus via sexual contact or via blood transfusion. In response to concerns aired by the maritime industry, the USCG bulletin (at...
  • Court rules against Australian crew mutiny
    Australian seafarers are again staging a sit-in on board a vessel after learning that their jobs in the domestic trade would go to foreign crew on 'third-world' wage rates. Maritime Union crew on board bulk carrier CSL Melbourne in the port of Newcastle refused to sail the...
  • Bulk carrier goes aground off Singapore's port limits
    A Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier is stranded on a reef off the port limits of Singapore, after trying to avoid vessel traffic at a fairway. The 56,853 dwt vessel Ocean Carrier, is managed by China-based Hongda Ship Management. Initially, the 2012-built vessel had embarked on a voyage, transporting iron ore from...
  • Political risks may hinder Myanmar's port development, analyst says
    Political risks may hamper the growth of port development in Myanmar, according to UK-based consulting firm Drewry Maritime Advisors, following the country's recent change from military rule to a democratic government. Aden Wong, senior consultant at UK-based Drewry Maritime Advisors, told IHS Fairplay that there is a lack of proper institutions...
  • Analysis: How South Korean economic stimulus could help shipping
    The South Korean government is implementing an extended stimulus package in the hope of turning the country's recent disappointing economic performance around. Demand shifts in Asia have hit South Korean industries in recent years. The additional KRW6 trillion (USD4.94 billion) stimulus package is designed to...
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries cuts loss while HMD returns to profit
    South Korea's biggest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, narrowed its annual loss for 2015 to KRW1.36 trillion (USD 1.14 billion) from the record loss of KRW2.2 trillion it incurred for 2014. Its subsidiary, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), managed to restore profitability by winning more orders, although the main shipyard was hampered by a...
  • Shandong Shipping may buy Dorian VLGC
    Chinese state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation is likely to acquire a very large gas carrier that Dorian LPG is currently building at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Shandong Shipping said in a filing to China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations that its LPG shipping subsidiary Pacific Gas...
  • Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha receives funding offers, postpones rehabilitation plan submission
    A glimmer of hope has appeared for Japanese bulker operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, which applied to its country's courts for civil rehabilitation in September 2015. The company was supposed to submit a plan for rehabilitation on 3 February. The deadline has been extended to 1 March as a 'white knight'...
  • BV classes world's largest specially-built asphalt carrier
    Classification society Bureau Veritas has classed the 37,000 dwt asphalt carrier Asphalt Splendor, which has recently been delivered to international shippers Sargeant Marine. Built by AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding (ADS) on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, the vessel is the first of two designed by the...
  • Taiwan implements environmental management system at all major ports
    Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) expects to have an independently audited environmental management system in place for all ports under its jurisdiction by the end of 2017. TIPC secured EcoPorts certification for the ports of Keelung and Taichung at the end of last year and has targeted...
  • Tumbling profits put credit ratings of Japan carriers under pressure
    Two of Japan's big three shipping lines sailed into the crosshairs of Moody's ratings agency, with the outlook of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines being reviewed to negative and K Line heading for a downgrade as weaker than...
  • China Cosco Shipping to kick off operation in Shanghai
    China Cosco Shipping Corporation, the newly formed entity through the merging of Cosco Group and China Shipping Group (CSG), will begin operation in Shanghai on 18 February, according to local media. The combined entity will be led by Xu Lirong, the current chairman of CSG, while Wang Haimin, the current...
  • Australia detains coal carrier for MLC breaches
    Australian port state control on 3 February detained Panama-flagged 85,959 gt coal carrier Hope 1 in the port of Newcastle for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Newcastle Mission to Seafarers tipped off the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) this week after receiving a complaint from its counterpart in...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Freight forwarders back new president's drive to fight Customs corruption in Nigeria
  • Freight crime the main fear for pharma executives, as gangs become more sophisticated
  • Maersk launches campaign to help shippers prepare for new container weighing rules
  • Airline battle brews in Gulf as Iran eyes regional hub role
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiation still to come
  • Delta's Anderson announces retirement in all-male shake up

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • FY2017 defense budget will cap LCS program at 40
  • Crystal Cruises plans to return SS United States to service
  • Chouest Gulfport venture Topship gets $11 million incentive
  • ABS issues guidance note on cyber security
  • Crowley celebrates Alaska safety milestone
  • Aqualis Offshore to do FMEA study for LNG bunkering barge
  • Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes
  • Scotland's Briggs Marine orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
  • Hyundai Heavy reports another loss making year
  • Lake Constance ferry to get LNG propulsion

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Maritime Commerce Club names Amos "Old Salt"
  • Drewry eyes earnings picture for LNG shipping segment
  • Rail carload traffic numbers down during month of January
  • Vancouver Fraser port board taps Eugene Kwan as vice chair
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of continued Greek strike

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Choppy waters ahead for LNG shipping
    Accelerating fleet growth and changing trade patterns cast shadow on LNG shipping this year
  • Diana Shipping acquires three panamaxes from chief executive's daughters
    En-bloc transaction marks first time Diana has acquired vessels from related entities
  • Prudence is wise, says DHT's Munthe
    Leading crude tanker owner says its actions are sensible business, rather than a battening down of the hatches
  • BDI falls below 300 points for first time
    Index weighed down mainly by supramax and handysize
  • NAO keeps PSVs on the water as revenue slides
    Owner views lay-up as a risk to vessels' systems
  • DNB profits rise to $795m for 2015 but shipping impairments surge
    Industry's biggest lender performs in line with analyst expectations
  • Great Eastern Shipping profits boosted by crude carriers
    Time charter yield of GES's crude carriers increased significantly by 60% in 2015
  • Moody's downbeat on MOL and K Line
    Rating agency downgrades MOL and puts K Line under review for downgrade in wake of revised results for expected full-year earnings
  • XL Catlin bottom line hit by nat cat and takeover costs
    Operating income at Lloyd's insurer down 30% to $706m
  • Lines' schedule reliability remains high in December
    Wan Hai scores highest on-time performance in the final month of the year as carriers continue to outperform 2014 levels
  • Grimaldi to redeem remaining shares in Finnlines
    Arbitration proceedings opened to buy up last 2% of Finnlines shares
  • UN's Ban Ki-moon calls on IMO to 'translate' Paris Agreement into tangible results
    UN secretary-general pays visit to newly appointed IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim in London
  • Georgia Ports director steps down
    Griff Lynch to succeed Curtis J Foltz as the new executive director
  • Russia and China weigh on HHLA results
    Revenues down as throughput at key terminals falls
  • Beazley sees full-year profits up 8% to $284m
    Dublin-based Lloyd's insurer mulls return to London
  • MHI's shipbuilding and transport division reports rise in commercial ship orders
    Division's operating income is up 31% in first nine months
  • HHI reports $1.1bn loss
    Pain continues from offshore collapse, but shortfall was less than the $1.8bn posted for the previous year
  • Offshore weakness weighs on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering results
    Tough operating environment in upstream segment projected to persist well into 2017
  • MES results weighed by losses in offshore vessel building segment
    Subsidiary incurred $32m losses in second quarter due to repeat vessel design changes
  • Ardmore Shipping reports $5.4m profit for fourth quarter 2015
    Despite positive outlook, results snap four-quarter streak of higher earnings leading to 10.3% share price drop
  • Capital Product Partners secures new employment for two container carriers
    Both charters to commence in April 2016
  • Safe Bulkers clinches amended $145m credit facility with DNB
    Offer from owner's major lender will ensure 'comfortable' repayments to 2022, says company
  • Westports sees 12% rise in 2015 profit before tax
    Strong container throughput, lower fuel costs and reduced administrative expenses boosted results
  • Navios Maritime Partners makes rare dividend suspension for an MLP
    Wall Street surprised, though analysts pragmatic about company's decision
  • No truth to Dorian LPG newbuild sale rumour
    Company would not sell a new VLGC at that price, says gas shipping source
  • DHT Holdings posts 14% increase in fourth-quarter net income
    Tanker company benefited from strong market, vessel additions and lower bunker costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • US Customs expected to extend certain ACE deadlines
  • US exporters urge Coast Guard to delay SOLAS container weight mandate
  • ODFL gains LTL business, despite economic slowdown
  • LA meets emissions reduction goals ahead of schedule
  • Acquisitions not enough to offset volume decline at Roadrunner
  • Lisa Wieland named Boston port director
  • ABF Freight lays off workers, cuts costs as LTL volumes drop
  • Ukraine slashing tariffs to attract containers railed from China to EU
  • Europe's automated terminals face steep hurdles to productivity targets
  • CSCL mega-ship runs aground in Elbe River
  • HHLA revenue, profit down on China, Russia slowdown
  • India's biggest port moves forward on container weight rules
  • Taiwan ports get serious about emissions control
  • Reform likely to ease India rail development
  • DP World Nhava Sheva upgrades gate automation
  • GLP expands China footprint amid slowdown
  • 'K' Line, MOL credit ratings reviewed as profits slide

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Storage window opens, but not for long
    Wells Fargo's Webber says floating storage economics work for two to three months.
  • Shell: China LNG demand growth to slow
    Oil executives see challenges for China and other LNG importers to keep up pace.
  • Clipper ship arrested in charter dispute
    Haimark Line claims cruiseship incident helped drive it into bankruptcy.
  • New life for storied US cruise ship?
    The SS United States, which has not sailed in 47 years, may ply the oceans again.
  • Shells delays FID on LNG, offshore plans
    Capex cuts continue as energy markets remain weak.
  • 'DHT not battening down the hatches'
    Executives say actions have been prudent as they look to build a company with long legs.
  • Diana bags bulker trio in distressed deal
    Simeon Palios-led owner buys three panamaxes from his daughters.
  • Quick fix: guess Friday's BDI number here
    TradeWinds challenges its well-informed readers to predict the latest lurch in key bulker index.
  • Krasnoye closes on Azeri tanker order
    Russian yard in talks over two crude and products carriers for growing Caspian Sea trade.
  • Frangou: We could buy dry and layup
    Greek tycoon says option open to purchase bulkers and make money while they sit idle.
  • Golden Flame to torch second panamax bulker
    Greek owner scrapping second vintage vessel in quick succession.
  • NAO turns red in 2015 but keeps paying
    New York-listed owner reports loss for the fourth quarter and the full year but maintains payout of $0.12 per share.
  • Maintenance failings blamed for deck collapse
    UK report says neglect contributed to fall of mezzanine level on Wightlink ferry.
  • Crude carriers offset dry slump at GES
    Indian shipowner makes more money in the third quarter thanks to a good performance from its tankers.
  • CSL faces Aussie crew protest
    More domestic seafarers refuse to leave their ship in row over cheaper foreign seafarers.
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard falls to net loss
    Korean shipbuilder slips into the red for Q4, but posts operating profit.
  • A2Sea jack-up capsizes off Denmark
    Barge overturns following grounding last week after tow line broke.
  • Hyundai Heavy reports "shocking" results
    World's largest shipbuilder posts ninth consecutive quarterly operating loss due to offshore business slump.
  • Western Bulk Shipholding seeks speedy solution
    Arm of Oslo-listed company writes to shipowners to request rate cuts.
  • Damen clear to buy Asian yard
    Dutch shipbuilder wins state approval to buy 70% of Song Cam Shipbuilding in Vietnam.
  • Giant CSCL boxship runs aground
    One of the world's biggest vessels stuck in Elbe river en route to Hamburg.
  • Annual loan impairments increase to $265m at DNB
    Norwegian bank pushes up 2015 profit, but the shipping book continues to be under pressure.
  • Hanjin Heavy Industries cuts net loss by 24% in 2015
    Restructuring Korean shipbuilder reduces red ink as revenue rises by nearly a quarter.
  • Capital charters out two boxships
    Tanker and boxship owner announces new charters for redelivered vessels.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Hub Group reports higher profits in Q4 2015
  • CORRECTION: Coast Guard bill heads to President

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Norbulk equips 70 vessels with onboard cat fines test kit
    Helps detect abrasive catalytic components in the fuel oil before it enters the system.
  • GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: Landings into Asian demand centers rise
    Freight rates continued to fall last week continuing January's trend.
  • Aqualis Offshore wins LNG bunker barge study
    Says the LNG bunkering/transport barge will operate offshore in the US.
  • Greek port workers' unions plan 24-hour strike Thursday
    This is the second strike in two weeks.
  • UAE's Topaz adds 100th offshore support vessel
    AHTS vessels make up one-third of fleet.
  • Nigeria seeks EU help in fight against oil theft, corruption
    Theft cost the West African country some 250,000 b/d and billions of dollars in lost revenues.

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