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January 28, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • AMP investigates sinking of cargo ship off Panama's Colon City
  • China could demand sanctions against EU after winning WTO appeal
  • MSC offers new weekly loop from Yokohama to Djibouti from February 12
  • Seaspan to take delivery of 14,000-TEUer Taiwan's CSBC
  • MISC provides 699-TEUer as anti-piracy Malaysian naval auxiliary ship
  • China Colombo Container Terminal up 1.57pc in 2015 to 1.56 million TEU
  • Banker's research note reveals Kerry Logistics to buy US forwarder
  • Drewry: No hope of repeat of Asia-east coast box trade this year
  • CN profits up 12pc as revenues rise 4pc, though sales off in Q4
  • Eco-friendly engines begin to dominate world container shipping
  • 881 cargo thefts in North America noted by CargoNet in 2015
  • Confusion reigns as UN's wastewater treatment mandate faces delay in Baltic
  • Poll: 40pc of Londoners favour Gatwick expansion, 34pc favour Heathrow
  • United, Southwest buy 73 Boeing jets in blow to Canada's Bombardier
  • Amazon gains more from warehouses than owning air network: Barclays
  • Tradepoint Atlantic logistics centre bags pillar tenant FedEx Ground

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Reunion Island becomes CMA CGM Group's new maritime hub in Indian Ocean
  • Basmati exports to Iran likely to resume
  • HAROPA passes 90-mt mark in 2015
  • Maharashtra brings out port development policy
  • Maiden vessel of upsized ACS service calls Chennai
  • Mumbai Port attracts metro coaches built in Vadodara for shipment to Australia
  • New Mangalore Port to start LNG terminal by next year: Chairman
  • DB Schenker celebrates 20 years of operations in India
  • DP World granted concession to develop logistics centre in Kigali, Rwanda
  • Mumbai Harbour link to be completed in three-and-a-half years: EAC
  • AEPC seeks simplified norms in FTP
  • India to be world's fastest-growing major economy in 2016: UN report
  • INR plunges below 68 on heavy selling by FIIs
  • More deals for US cos in India: Obama
  • Restrictions on white sugar exports seen forcing shipments of raw sugar
  • Hyderabad experiencing technological innovations in its logistics industry

International Transport Journalweb site
  • MOL (Americas) names VP area operations
  • Spare parts at favourable prices
  • Seca regs - any impact on port of Kiel?
  • Lufthansa company teams up with drone producer
  • Yes to congestion reduction measures in Crissier
  • Rapid changeover at TX Logistik
  • WEC launching new service
  • Ribar to head up SBB
  • CN investing heavily in current year
  • Savannah's luck held in 2015
  • Private owner for Maastricht Aachen airport
  • Forwarder selected for UK's first Automechanika
  • OOCL suffering on Asia-Europe route
  • Signalling upgrade between Chiasso and Milan
  • Volga-Dnepr strengthens three sectors
  • More Mumbai and Mauritius, and new to Beijing
  • Wielton founds German subsidiary

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Nordea shipping and offshore final quarter loan loss provision in sharp rise
    Scandinavian financial services group Nordea has reported a sharp rise in the loan loss ratio of its shipping and offshore business in 4Q15 compared to the previous quarter and year-on. Operating profit also fell significantly. Nordea's loan loss provision - the loan loss reserve divided by the amount of net...
  • 'Mobility' key to UK maritime recruitment, says skills alliance
    Mobility in and around the maritime sector is at the heart of a maritime recruitment drive being led by funding group Seafarers UK, which wants to attract young people to the seafaring profession and the broader maritime industry. The organisation will host a UK-wide week long Seafarers Awareness Week between 20-26...
  • Maritime terrorism: Better be prepared
    The subject of maritime terrorism is rarely mainstream news. Many would find it hard to recall the last time such an event occurred. Incidents have happened sporadically. Events such as the attack on Limburg and the deaths of...
  • Comment: What lies behind Arctic Shipping Norway move?
    Trond Mohn was majority owner (48%) and chief executive of Frank Mohn AS, a supplier of Framo submerged cargo pumps to the tanker market. The company had been launched outside Bergen, Norway, by Frank Mohn (1916-2001), and grew quickly after his son took...
  • Crackdown slashes Malacca piracy
    Pirate attacks in the Malacca Strait, a vital trade route for merchant vessels headed from the Middle East to east Asia, have been given a new twist by a top Indonesian...
  • IMB piracy figures show encouraging trend
    On the surface, the headlines show that the number of piracy incidents in 2015 and 2014 were almost identical: 243 compared with 245, according to data published by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). A figure of two lower than the previous year is hardly an encouraging...
  • Fredriksen's Geveran and Arctic Securities to set up shipbroking firm
    Geveral Trading, a Dutch holding company owned by John Fredriksen and Arctic Securities, the Oslo based investment bank, have agreed to set up a shipbroking company, to be called Arctic Shipping Norway AS, the investment bank said in a statement. The new company is expected to...
  • Transas unveils THESIS
    The CEO of German-based maritime electronics firm Transas, Frank Coles, opened the company's Simulation User Conference in Singapore in January by introducing the Transas Harmonised Eco System of Integrated Solutions (THESIS). He told more than 400 delegates, maritime training...
  • Petronas could delay FLNG delivery from Samsung HI
    Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company Petronas is likely to defer the delivery of a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) as gas prices show no sign of an imminent rebound. Sources from SHI said the South Korean shipbuilder is in discussions with Petronas to...
  • VLGC rates hit record high in 2015
    The Baltic VLGC Index averaged USD93.50 per tonne while timecharter equivalent earnings were USD3.7 million per month in 2015, the highest annual average level on record. Shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco (L&S) said that while 2015 started slowly, recovery was driven by a reduced number of ships available in the...
  • S-Oil seals diesel, naphtha shipments to Saudi Aramco unit
    South Korean refiner S-Oil has signed an agreement with its affiliate Saudi Aramco to ship up to 24 million barrels of unleaded sulphur diesel (ULSD) and up to 20 million barrels of light naphtha in 2016. S-Oil said that the contract value will be based on international market prices. A minimum of 12 million...
  • European Parliament drops port services deregulation
    The European Parliament transport committee has voted to drop proposals to force European Union ports to deregulate access to port services such as towage, mooring, and pilotage from a new European Union port regulation currently being prepared. The committee has come out instead in favour of allowing...
  • Hong Kong drops to fifth on list of world's busiest container ports
    The Port of Hong Kong fell to fifth place on the list of the world's busiest container ports in 2015 after booking declining throughput volumes for 18 consecutive months. Preliminary figures from the Hong Kong Port Development Council show the port handled 20.1 million containers in...
  • China tightens emission control, no further change for Hong Kong
    China's drive for green shipping has been gaining support in the Pearl River Delta, but Hong Kong's emission control is expected to remain the same until 2019, according to Lloyd's Register Asia. As of 1 January 2016, China has implemented an emission control area (ECA) at the Pearl River Delta on...
  • Energy efficiency course now online
    A complete package of training materials on the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) energy efficiency requirements is now available to download free of charge from the IMO website. The package, which includes presentations, posters, exercises, and assignments, aims to explain implementation of the regulations in Chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI...
  • Crude tanker owners claim outlook remains strong
    Despite battered stock pricing, crude tanker fundamentals remain unbowed, according to top executives participating in a Capital Link forum on 26 January. "We're in a 'goldilocks market' at the moment," claimed Euronav CEO Paddy Rodgers. "If investors would begin to value the shares, we'd...
  • Labour union to take on appeal of Seaman Guard Ohio crew
    International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) will help pay for an appeal by crew members of the Seaman Guard Ohio who were recently sentenced to five years in prison by an Indian court. After conducting a legal analysis of the judgment, "we firmly believe there are grounds...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Kerry Logistics eyes growing ASEAN trade and plans major expansion in Thailand and Myanmar
  • Cargologicair takes off with a charter flight to Italy after UK AOC is granted
  • OOCL reports desperate fourth quarter and CSCL expects a loss: will 2016 be a flood of red ink?
  • Prologis says e-commerce drives surge in warehouse demand
  • Lufthansa gets into drones - but not for deliveries
  • In photos: Dunkirk's refugee wasteland, even worse than the Calais Jungle
  • Mohammed Sharaf announces his retirement from DP World
  • Volga Dnepr appoints global directors for Aerospace, Humanitarian and Oil & Gas divisions

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Kongsberg Maritime President will be next Group CEO
  • BAE San Diego gets $25.5 million Navy contract mod
  • Shipbuilder to install ClassNK-NAPA GREEN in newbuild
  • VIDEO: Crew lifted from listing car carrier in Bay of Biscay
  • Fincantieri inks Iranian shipyard cooperation agreement
  • Singapore awards LNG bunkering licenses
  • TOTE settles with five El Faro families

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Jensen Maritime to design two US-flagged cruise ships
  • Georgia Ports Authority sets record for container volumes during 2015
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines adding new woodchip carrier
  • Willard Marine delivers new SOLAS 670 rescue boat
  • Rail group releases report covering state of industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Costamare beats profit projections for fourth quarter
    Containership owner is quick to line up Chinese financing deal for Hamburg Süd newbuilding pair
  • Ro-ro vessel adrift in Bay of Biscay after 22 crew rescued
    Gales, high seas and 40-degree list lead crew to abandon ship
  • Paragon eyes newbuilding sales as cash tightens
    Dry bulk owner posts new loss as it reduces fleet in agreement with bankers
  • Seafarer employment statistics are cause for concern, say UK shipping interests
    UK Chamber and unions alike fear for future prospects, despite 5% jump in number of ratings
  • Supreme Court finds owner and insurer liable in Prestige case
    Master sentenced to two years in prison for crime against the environment
  • WFW confirms role in Teekay Tankers refinance deal
    Law firm advised on $900m five-year facility
  • Navios Midstream posts higher profits
    VLCC owner benefits from profit-sharing earnings
  • BG and Keppel secure Singapore LNG bunkering permit
    Delivery of liquefied natural gas as fuel expected to start in 2017 in Singapore
  • HMM denies having plans to seek court receivership
    Korean shipping line also scotches market talk of merger plans with rival Hanjin
  • China Cosco to operate CSCL fleet on March 1
    Cosco has filed a petition for regulation exemption to the FMC
  • Wärtsilä reports higher net profit in 2015
    Helsinki-listed company's results seen as a good bellwether of shipping's appetite for new or technically advanced tonnage
  • ITF to pay legal support for Seaman Guard Ohio appeal
    Union calls on vessel's flag to assist criminalised seafarers
  • DP World group chief executive Mohammed Sharaf retires
    Update: Sharaf leaves post with immediate effect having overseen the company's transformation from a small domestic terminal operator into a major global player
  • Noble Century Shipping to acquire two cargo vessels from Guangdong Tongcheng
    Ships to be bought for $5.8bn
  • Asian financial regulators likely to provide more clarity on Iran sanctions
    Market participants remain wary of resuming business with Iran as many sanctions remain
  • Fincantieri inks maritime industry-related agreements with Iran
    Pacts to explore areas of co-operation in shipbuilding and marine propulsion
  • CMA CGM enhances Reunion Island position as Indian Ocean hub
    CMA CGM adds more Reunion Island weekly calls
  • Damen to carry out winter modifications on vessels for Viking River Cruises
    Contract scheduled for completion by early March
  • Jensen Maritime provides design and production engineering services for two cruiseships
    Company to use 3D modelling to visualise vessel layout, maintenance envelopes and operational access
  • Safe Bulkers completes another $40m refinancing
    New term loan to enhance financial flexibility of company
  • Georgia Ports Authority posts record high growth for 2015
    Port authority is deepening Savannah and has ordered more ship-to-shore cranes to handle larger vessels

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Refrigerated trucker Marten Transport posts record profit
  • Eastbound trans-Pacific rates to recover in second half, HMMA CEO says
  • XPO Logistics rival scoops up former Con-way execs
  • E-commerce retailers 'clicked' on US trucker Covenant Transport
  • Retiring DP World CEO led global expansion
  • JOC Webcast: Global demand improves, but carrier outlook gets worse
  • New service beefs up Liverpool's access to mainland Europe
  • Warehouse operator where Santos port fire began fined
  • NS intermodal volume decline contributes to double-digit profit drop
  • Russia expects containerized export rebound
  • India intermodal rail operator's profit falls on trade slump, higher costs
  • Port congestion 'inevitable' even without mega-ships
  • Hansa Heavy Lift HHL Amazon
  • Steadily declining volume drops Hong Kong down global rankings

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Smit hired to aid stricken Cido ship
    Salvage tug Abeille Bourbon on scene as list of Modern Express steepens to nearly 50 degrees.
  • Pdvsa chugs along with terminal booster
    Venezuelan state-owned producer to complete next phase of project at Anzoategui in second quarter.
  • Costamare nets funds for Jiangsu brace
    Greek owner pens financing for newbuildings on its way to strong fourth quarter figures.
  • Firm to appeal ballast water rule
    US Coast Guard says life and death, not reproduction, standard for ballast treatment.
  • Jones Act draws rival lobbying views
    Two Washington DC-based think tanks argue economic merits of cabotage laws
  • Frangou sees 'no credit' for MLP yield
    Navios Midstream dividend growth halt comes despite 'robust' tanker market.
  • Patitsas plots buys in dry cargo wild west
    Greek owner thinks blood on the streets is a good indicator as he follows shipping's only investment rule
  • Shell shareholders approve BG takeover
    83.1% of votes cast in favour of combination of supermajor with gas giant.
  • Reach Subsea ship finds NEMO work
    Stril Explorer heading to Martinique for thermal energy conversion project.
  • Farstad Shipping ponders office shakeup
    Offshore vessel owner set to reduce costs through new measures that will affect its Alesund base.
  • Total nets Greek VLCC for Iranian cargo
    Capital ship poised to be first large tanker into Kharg Island after sanctions lifted.
  • Crew saved after A2Sea jack-up grounds
    Danish owner evacuates 15 seafarers from vessel as tow lines breaks in storm off Denmark.
  • Well-covered NAP pushes up earnings
    Angeliki Frangou-led MLP makes more money thanks to strong rates but misses analysts' consensus.
  • "Even the best cannot escape the storm"
    Nordea says DOF likely to face liquidity issues, excluding its subsea subsidiary.
  • London Club surprised by Prestige ruling
    UK insurer seeking clarification after Spanish court says it has direct liability for 2002 tanker spill.
  • Bulls, bears and believing in fairies
    Braemar, SCF and Euronav chart the tanker market with the aid of animals and Peter Pan.
  • DNB Markets: Wall of worry faces investors
    Ted Jadick believes defensive investors mean private owners are best placed to take opportunities this year.
  • Judicial manager sells five Mercator bulkers
    Singapore owner has six ships left after disposals to its banks bring in $32m to reduce debts.
  • Paragon considering newbuilding sales
    Michael Bodouroglou-led company says further disposals are probable as it reaches settlements with three lenders.
  • ITF paying for crew's appeal
    Union backing Seaman Guard Ohio seafarers' bid to have jail sentences overturned in Indian weapons row.
  • Prosafe laying up accommodation vessel
    Cypriot owner preparing to stack floatel currently idle in Gulf of Mexico.
  • Strong sales lift Wartsila in 2015
    Finnish firm boosts its annual profit while CEO Eskola unconcerned over smaller order intake.
  • Second AIDA cruiseship facing MHI delay
    Japanese shipyard could push back delivery of newbuilding by at least six months, report claims.
  • Royal Caribbean returns to Haiti port
    Allure of the Seas arrives in private Labadee resort following unrest in the country.
  • OPEC and Russia ready to cut production?
    Crude cartel and Russian deputy premier hint at moves to combat falling prices.
  • DVB trying to sell seized drillship
    Deepsea Metro II, formerly managed by Odfjell Drilling, is up for grabs in Curacao next month.
  • Nordea loan losses rise in fourth quarter
    But Nordic shipping bank's net profit rises, with credit quality "solid."
  • Tankers urged to keep their cool during Panama transit
    Canal staff being taken ill due to fumes accidentally released by the warm weather.
  • Ezra forced into financial management shake-up
    Singapore offshore player forced to make double CFO switch on virtually the same day.
  • Financial woes spread to offshore employees
    Malaysian oil and gas workers face closer scrutiny if they want to take out a mortgage, admits bank.
  • Blackrock tweaks shipping portfolio
    Large fund manager cuts exposure to barge market, but increases stake in cruises.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • U.S. further loosens export controls for Cuba
  • Norfolk Southern profits fall along with freight volumes
  • Algeria prepares for major shipping port
  • Second new LNG-powered TOTE containership delivered
  • ICTSI DR Congo Terminal to commence operations in August
  • Great Lakes iron ore shipments tumble in January
  • Halterm Container Terminal invests in new equipment
  • TQL expands into Miami
  • Executive Moves: YRC Freight, SEKO Logistics, MARS and Volga-Dnepr Airlines
  • FedEx to launch 25m share repurchase program
  • Panama Canal 'inauguration' still expected in Q2 2016
  • Broker association urges slowdown in ACE roll out
  • CMA CGM increases presence at Reunion Island
  • CN bucks freight rail trend, ups profits in 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 27, 2016
  • Oil strengthens on signs of Russia, OPEC cooperation on possible output cut
    Oil futures rose Wednesday as speculation mounted that Russia and OPEC will coordinate on a production cut.
  • US DATA: EIA says USGC fuel oil stocks lowest since November
    US Gulf Coast fuel oil stocks for the week ended Friday reached its lowest level since November.
  • CHINA DATA: Dec residual fuel imports fall 23% on year to 2.19 million mt
    Most of the December cargoes were heard to have been resold as bonded bunker fuel.
  • Sustained weak rates drive Panamax owners to scrap vessels earlier than usual
    Charterers prefer 'newer and more economical vessels in terms of consumption'.
  • Brightoil Petroleum issues profit warning for H2 2015 on low oil price
    But its international trading and bunkering businesses have posted profits.
  • Is it really safer to bypass a trader and deal direct with a physical supplier?
    Buyers may be seeking a safe haven which is in fact no safer than the one they are trying to steer away from.
  • Russian Feb fuel oil exports set to fall amid run cuts
    Also, the contango structure of the market makes storage a better option, say traders.
  • Singapore's MPA approves first two LNG bunker suppliers
    Pavilion Gas, and partnership between Keppel Offshore & Marine and BG Group, to be authorized LNG suppliers.
  • EU committee rejects free-market port proposal
    No single model possible for port services.
  • Major global bunker firms eye Latin American growth in 2016
    Trading firms shrug off red flags in the troubled region.
  • TANKERS: Bad weather causing delays at UK ports
    Further high winds and swell due Friday AM until Saturday PM.

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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
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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