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January 7, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Big east-west shippers see 2015 contract rates fall as much as 14pc: Drewry
  • Baltic Dry index slides to all-time low as China bulk imports slacken
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port creeps up on Hong Kong - tops 20 million TEU in 2015
  • Beijing to spend US$460 billion on new railways over next 5 years
  • Kuehne + Nagel picks Singapore as base to serve ASEAN region
  • Danes check out business deals in Iran, Maersk in talks, MSC makes move
  • China's November services trade deficit widens to US$15.6 billion
  • Taiwan opposition leader says cross-strait semiconductor deal too risky
  • New York-New Jersey November box volume up 3.3pc to 500,608 TEU
  • Hong Kong-listed builder to study feasibility of Nova Scotia box shop
  • Big challenges loom in British forwarding in 2016, BIFA chief warns
  • CP-NS railway bid part of renewed trend of cross-border mergers
  • CN and CP fined US$6.4 million for overcharging for grain haul
  • Israel creates first aviation cyber innovation security centre
  • IATA expects weak demand for air freight to continue into 2016
  • Top Nigerian aviation consultant says sector restructuring long overdue
  • FedEx Freight changes booking system to base rates on US zip codes

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • ASSOCHAM conference to deliberate on Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways as Catalysts for Maritime Development
  • Spot rates see all-round surge
  • Adani Ports & MSC's Terminal Investment to jointly develop major transhipment hub at Mundra Port
  • Ravi Parmar appointed full-time Chairman of Kandla Port Trust
  • Truck rentals down by 2-2.5 pc in Dec. 2015
  • INR falls sharply against dollar
  • Manufacturing PMI contracts for first time since Oct. 2013
  • Assocham Conference Programme
  • Businesses expect to recover in global trade, says survey

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hawaiian names new rep for South Korea
  • Algerian forwarder invests in trucks
  • Semitrailer starts life with a cruise
  • Eco ISO for Lan Cargo
  • Gecas selects SVP for cargo programs
  • Leviathan in London
  • New CSO for freight car provider
  • Single shelter for rail forwarders
  • Latin American cargo decline continues in November
  • Congratulations to ISS
  • Agility collars contract in Japan
  • Trailer maker names successor for sales division
  • Saudi Arabia suspends services to/from Iran
  • Marked modal shift in Switzerland
  • Container carrier back to Iran
  • Imperial snaps up Van den Anker

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Multi-purpose survey vessel coated with Ecospeed in Poland
    In November Ecospeed was applied on the hull of the multi-purpose research vessel Imor in Gdansk, Poland. The 32,5-meter catamaran is owned by the Maritime Institute in Gdansk and was designed to perform a range of tasks such as oceanographic measurements, hydrographic or geophysical operations and bottom inspection. Due to...
  • Fishers Pulse 8X metal detector rated #1 by Homeland Security
    JW Fishers Pulse 8X has been rated the best underwater metal detector by the US Department of Homeland Security's SAVER program. The System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program was established to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions. Located within the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, the SAVER...
  • Surprise Gift: Port Everglades Breaks Its Own Single-Day Passenger World Record
    BROWARD COUNTY, FL -- Officials at Broward County's Port Everglades knew Sunday, December 20,2015, was a busy cruise day, but they didn't realize how busy. Port Everglades actually broke its own world record for the most cruise passengers to embark and debark in a single day - 53,485 guests. The...
  • APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles Sets New Record with the Largest Container Ship Call ever at a US Port
    The newly launched 18,000 TEU-class capacity CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin deployed on maiden voyage for French-based line's trans-Pacific Pearl River Express Service linking major ports in China with US West Coast. - 11,200 containers handled during 56 hours of port operations, including one shift of nine cranes at 29 gross moves...
  • Small, Thin Genset Muffler Fits In The Tightest Of Spaces
    Fitting a generator and its exhaust system into a new build or a retrofit can be challenging, especially in a confined engine room. Marine Exhaust Systems solves the space problem with its new whisper-quiet Series 4 Thinline Wall Pack Generator Muffler. Currently designed for up to 35 kW gensets, the muffler...
  • RINA - QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award
    Innovation is key to success in all sectors of the maritime industry, and such innovation will stem from the development of research carried out by engineers and scientists in universities and industry, pushing forward the boundaries of design, construction and operation of marine vessels and structures. The Royal Institution of...
  • Cruise ship Marco Polo leaves Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen after 10th Special Survey
    Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), has said farewell to Marco Polo, the 800 passenger cruise ship owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Launched in 1964 as the Aleksandr Pushkin, she was in for her 10th special survey and general...
  • Adani to expand its JV terminal with MSC outfit at Mundra Port
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has announced expansion of the container terminal it runs at Mundra port in India's northwestern state of Gujarat through an equal joint venture with Terminal Investment Ltd S A and convert it into a transhipment hub for the Middle East and South...
  • Jaya settles dispute with MMA
    Singapore-listed Jaya Holding has entered a settlement deed with MMA Offshore Asia (MMA) over alleged breach of warranties in the purchase of its offshore marine businesses. Both parties have reached a full and final settlement of the arbitration proceedings, effective today. According to Jaya's filing to Singapore stock exchange, the company and...
  • Havila Shipping seeks way out of financial difficulties
    Havila Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore services company, has entered into an agreement with its secured and unsecured bank lenders to reduce amortisation for three years, postpone maturities and replace all existing covenants, subject to bondholder approval and a minimum NOK 200 million equity issue. The agreement calls to cut annual...
  • NYK to shed assets as volatile markets bite
    Credit: Daniel FerroJapan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha could sell or scrap more ships as its chief Tadaaki Naito declared the company would keep assets light in volatile businesses, in his New Year message. Naito alluded to the container and dry bulk sectors, which are grappling with structural overcapacity. He said, "The outlook for...
  • Weaker Chinese fuel oil demand to weigh on tankers
    A VLCC, pictured. Photo: Southern Cross MaritimeVolumes of fuel oil imported to China are expected to continue to fall, reducing long-haul fuel oil trades on VLCCs and suezmax tankers, according to a report issued by Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. China is the third-largest global importer of fuel oil but imports have...
  • Oriental Energy sets up Singapore office
    Chinese LPG importer Oriental Energy has opened an office in Singapore as it looks to expand trading and chartering operations. China is set to import high amounts of LPG to feed its propane dehydrogenation plants, with imports expected to top 8 million tonnes of LPG for 2015. Representatives of LPG shipping companies and trading...
  • Chinese shipyard declared bankrupt
    State-run shipyard Zhoushan Wuzhou Ship Repairing & Building Co Ltd has been declared bankrupt by a local court in Zhejiang province. According to sources, Zhoushan Immediate People's Court has accepted a filing by Zhejiang Shipping Group regarding the bankruptcy of its subsidiary shipyard, following an accumulation of debts of about RMB911...
  • MSC restarts Iran service
    Photo: AffeldtMediterranean Shipping Co has resumed calls to Iran after suspending services in 2012 in response to trade sanctions imposed on Tehran for its nuclear programme. The Geneva-based carrier partially restarted operations in April 2014, using a third-party feeder service that enabled cargo to be transhipped at Jebel Ali, Dubai...
  • Port productivity not a priority for lines, says terminal operator
    Photo: PAShipping lines are showing more interest in working with terminals to improve port productivity but it is not prioritised and there is a huge opportunity for improvement in the area, according to a major multi-location terminal operator. The operator introduced pricing incentives for better productivity to its commercial contracts with...
  • Crew is safe and ship ready to go, says Swiber
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings has confirmed with IHS Fairplay that no crew was injured from its ship running aground in Mexico. Moreover, Swiber told IHS Fairplay that the 1,475 dwt anchor handling tug supply, Swiber Torunn, did not sustain any damages after encountering strong winds and rough sea swells on...
  • China's Honghua enters Middle Eastern market with rig order
    Hong Kong-listed rig-builder Honghua Group has secured an order of an ultra-deep drilling rig with Kuwait Drilling Company (KDC) worth HKD194 million (USD25 million). The contractual price for the construction of the rig is relatively low after taking account of its specification and capability for operating in harsh environments. The contract...
  • Box ship sales to pick up in January, says shipbroker
    London-headquartered shipbroker, Braemar ACM, expects sale and purchase activities of container ships to pick up in January. Braemar ACM said that the anticipated low pricing for the container vessel market will attract more buyers. According to the shipbroker, one of the telling signs for the increased activities is in the 2,000...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • 'Protectionist tactics': Etihad anger at court ruling on airberlin codeshare flights
  • BIMCO's high hopes for 2016 already waning
  • Analysis: the 'Black Horses' that may find riding out a sluggish freight market difficult
  • ANA first Japanese carrier to buy 'non-cargo-friendly' A380s
  • Zim delays New York IPO due to weak market conditions
  • DB Schenker has competition concerns after ORR probe into box rail markets
  • Seoul-Incheon's Kwang-Soo Lee appointed to TIACA board

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • DNV GL issues update on Tier III NOX regs
  • First X-Stern hull arrives at Ulstein Verft
  • EU funded project develops new bridge designs
  • Crowley Maritime promotes Kerri McClellan
  • Polarcus to restructure, could still face impairment charges
  • Alfa Laval names Ross Glendinning Senior VP, Service
  • Denmark seeks tougher sulfur emission limit enforcement
  • W&O acquires EMI

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Longview Port Commission terminates current CEO
  • Drewry's Benchmark Club reports freight rates down during fourth quarter
  • Crowley Maritime names McClellan vice president/deputy general counsel
  • Port of Port Angeles cancels airport modification public meeting
  • Agreement with Chembulk Tankers expanded by Inchcape Shipping

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Panamax steady amid fresh BDI lows
    Despite slight rebound at end of 2015, fundamentals kick in to draw down rates
  • Prime Shipping orders two chemical tankers with Chinese shipyard
    Tanker company has an option to add two more to its orderbook
  • Baltic Dry Index hits record low second day in row
    Oversupplied markets drag overall index down
  • Product tanker rates mostly up on light distillates flows
    But market not yet in full action after holidays
  • CMES secures $76m time charters with BP and CPC
    China Merchants Group unit also sells six ageing handymax bulkers
  • Polarcus agrees debt restructuring with stakeholders
    Low case forecasts still see cash exhausted in 2017
  • Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group to complete restructuring
    Zhejiang province eyes further consolidation of the regional port industry
  • Challenging year blunts share traders' preferences
    Shipping companies' preferred shares fell during 2015 with most dry cargo issues ending at steep discounts to par value
  • Asian shipping lines resume calls to Iran
    Hanjin, HMM, Evergreen started Iran port calls in 2015
  • Lloyd's List most read stories 2015
    A strong showing by the ever-popular Lloyd's List Top 100 and Next Generation, while the world's biggest ship MSC Oscar continued to turn heads, the Costa Concordia master continued to raise eyebrows and Hoegh Osaka just simply turned over
  • Mitsubishi-led consortium sells stake in Brazil shipyard amid slowdown and scandals
    Price tag for sale of the 30% stake is said to be 'symbolic'
  • Angelicoussis confirmed as buyer of Star Bulk and Scorpio capes
    Fresh seven-vessel haul puts Greek owner at forefront of industry 'big guns' snapping up big bulkers in distress
  • Gener8 Maritime sells MR tanker for $17.5m
    Gener8 Consul will be delivered to buyer next month
  • North Europe container volumes forecast to continue decline in 2016
    The way only a few industries are still shifting sourcing and output to Asia may be contributing to the slowdown, says Hackett report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • US truck capacity still climbing toward peak, latest data show
  • Ports America to operate Baltimore intermodal facility
  • KCS 'cautious' going into 2016
  • West Coast ports' volume up in November
  • Teamsters file labor charges against New England trucking firm
  • JDA's transportation management software to use Inttra
  • Ukraine to drastically overhaul customs processes
  • Air France faces fresh strikes
  • Trans-Atlantic tops other container trades in profitability prospects
  • Adani Group and MSC aim to make Mundra India's largest port
  • Slide show: Trends poised to shape 2016
  • Lines need to cooperate with ports to boost productivity, terminal exec says
  • DP World: We are trying to restore normalcy at Nhava Sheva Terminal
  • Modest round of GRIs planned before Chinese New Year
  • Contract rates follow spot market decline on major trades, Drewry says

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • Second export cargo loads at Enterprise
    Aframax tanker Angelica Schulte pulls up to Enterprise Product Partners dock in Texas.
  • Gasoline moves push up clean tanker rates
    Mild weather in US East Coast keeps drivers on the road, fuelling tanker trade from NWE
  • Crewman dies on Japanese bulker
    ITF pushes for inquest into death of Filipino on board Nissen Kaiun capesize off Australia.
  • Gasoline moves push rates
    Mild weather in US East Coast keeps drivers on the road, fuelling tanker trade from NWE
  • Golar buys back shares
    The LNG carrier owner and operator said the buyback was part of swap agreement.
  • Two saved from sinking tug
    US Coast Guard rescues crew from capsized vessel off New Orleans.
  • Crewman dies on bulker
    ITF pushes for inquest into death of Filipino on board Nissen Kaiun capesize off Australia.
  • Ro-pax blocked in Marseille
    French workers target first call of Corsica Linea ship as ferry war with privatised SNCM hots up.
  • Stabbert buys pipe-layer
    US shipowner builds fleet by taking Deep Constructor from Technip.
  • China VLCC locks in pair on period deals
    Parent China Merchants also warns of small loss following disposal of veteran bulkers.
  • Mercator "quitting Singapore"
    Banks could take over assets of Indian owner's Lion City bulker subsidiary, TV report claims.
  • Polarcus seals $587m restructuring
    Middle East owner agrees debt and charter reduction package as it bolsters finances.
  • Greeks top second hand spending in 2015
    Allied data shows Hellenic owners outspent international rivals in each core area during 2015.
  • Berg in at Wilhelmsen
    Retiring CFO Nils Dyvik to be replaced by private equity executive.
  • Australian tug crews to go on strike next week
    Operations in the country's biggest ports likely to be disrupted if workers walk over labour agreement.
  • TAG Offshore adds AHTS
    Indian owner buys 1999-built vessel formerly operated by France's Bourbon.
  • Danske upgrades GasLog after falls
    Bank places buy rating on shipowner after "unjustified" selldown in December.
  • Riverside signs lease
    New ferry service to Vancouver is a step closer after deal with harbour authority.
  • Japanese pulling out
    Shipbuilders to give up stake in Brazilian yard Ecovix due to low oil price and Petrobras scandal.
  • Boxship delayed at Hanjin
    Korean shipbuilder pushes back $72m vessel by three months.
  • HAL no-brainer
    Federal judge overturns $21.5m judgment against Holland America Line.
  • Betting on big, Gener8 sells smallest ship
    Georgiopoulos says New York tanker owner focusing on larger vessels as it unloads MR.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 6, 2016
  • 'Agreement in Principle' for recycling plant in Abidjan
    Ecoslops on course to meet its growth objectives.
  • Oil prices losing ground
    Brent touches an 11-year low.
  • Platts Report: China Oil Demand Grew 1.5% Year over Year in November
    Fuel oil, gasoil demand contracts.
  • Falling bunker prices help drag down freight rates
    But some of the fall was the result of carriers granting shippers reductions to secure cargo.
  • Japan's JX settles Q4 fuel oil prices down around 17-19% on lower costs
    JX's fuel oil prices are used as benchmarks by industrial buyers in Japan.
  • High sulfur fuel oil Med-North arbitrage seen open on weaker NWE
    Increased bunker demand in the Med to be partially covered by NWE cargoes, sources have said.
  • Port of Rotterdam sees record number of VLCCs for fuel oil in 2015
    'Demand for fuel oil is slightly lower.'
  • OW: Ship arrest denied
    US court spurns ING move.
  • Bomin's bid for to buy bankrupt bunker player collapses
    But Bomin has purchased some of the company's bunker inventory.
  • External: Global Risk Management
    Bunkerworld Latest News / 21h
  • Danish sniffer data suggest better ECA compliance than EU average
    However, data for EU non-compliance figures are calculated differently.
  • South Korea orders bunker tanker registration
    Vessels have until mid-2017 to comply.

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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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