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January 29, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf, 54, 'retires' after 11 years in office
  • Global box ship fleet grows at slowest rate in 25 years: Alphaliner
  • Maersk Line's Samba service to drop Tilbury for London Gateway
  • CMA CGM inaugurates new strategic hub on Reunion Island
  • Across China, Yiwu-Madrid train jumpstarts economic engines
  • Philadelphia shortlists developers for Southport Marine Terminal Complex
  • ATA December Truck Tonnage Index up 1.1pc, rising 2.6pc in 2015
  • Canada to sign TPP, but may not ratify it, says new Liberal government
  • Amazon to create thousands of jobs in Europe in ongoing expansion
  • Singapore Changi Airport's 2015 cargo flat at 1.85 million tonnes
  • Cathay cuts expansion plans on encountering impasse with pilots union
  • DHL moves into larger facility next to Memphis International Airport
  • Etihad's smart air cargo dolly to keep freight cool on hot tarmac
  • Cargolux extends GDP certification for after passing surveillance audit

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • BCCI's conference discusses facilitative role of ports, shipping & logistics in "Make in India"
  • JN Port customers' meet discusses key issues
  • Port operations & further construction remain unaffected, says Adani
  • Caterpillar Cargo Solutions (India) successfully executes air freight charter project
  • CCEA approves hybrid annuity model for highway projects
  • DICT playing a crucial role in abating Delhi's air pollution
  • Mumbai hosting PPG Annual Conference next week
  • INR plunges further against dollar, hits 68.20

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Recovery - in part
  • RPA names industrial director
  • Green light for new bypass in Ireland
  • From supervisory to management board presidency
  • Iranian aircraft welcome again
  • DP World Group CEO retires
  • Compromise for European port services regulation
  • Kiel sets new rail loading record
  • Turnaround expert takes major stake in Adria Airways
  • Correction: Peter Whitfield, Neutral Air Partner
  • Germany hooks up to "Atlantic" railfreight corridor
  • London Gateway, I presume?
  • Prestigious award for ICTSI
  • Train handling on a large scale
  • ALC calls for road reform monitoring
  • Marseille on a rising tide
  • Cathay Pacific looking back and forward
  • New Japanese port company names first president
  • TNT recognized for good practices

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • UK Chamber of Shipping warns against complacency over "recovery" seafarer stats
    The UK Chamber of Shipping has warned that positive new statistics on UK seafarer numbers should not "mask" the challenges facing UK shipping. The statistics, brought out by the UK's Department for Transport (DfT),...
  • Euronav bullish after highest quarterly result since 2008
    Antwerp-based tanker operator Euronav was in bullish mood today as it announced its best quarterly result since the third quarter of 2008 and predicted "further progress" in the current year. The operator, which issued a protest against what it saw as an unjustified fall in its share price earlier this month,...
  • Ezra Holdings at risk of liquidity crunch
    As oil prices continue to trend downwards and demand for offshore support vessels weakens, Ezra Holdings' asset values could continue to depreciate, putting it at risk of a liquidity crunch. This was the opinion of...
  • Optimised Schilling® twisted trailing edge rudder
    The improvement of energy efficiency in the global shipping industry is one of the sustainable goals of the Becker Marine Systems company. The world market leader for high-performance rudders is presenting a new rudder profile, the optimised Schilling® Twisted Trailing Edge (Schilling® TT) Rudder. Two years following the successful development of...
  • New records mark year of growth at Marseille Fos
    Container traffic was up by 3.5% to 1.22 million teu and by 4% in tonnage terms to 11.7MT - marking three consecutive years of growth when box volumes have increased by a cumulative 15% under the port's 'alternative southern gateway for Europe' strategy. The port authority said 2015 statistics confirmed...
  • WODCON XXI in Miami in June
    Join the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) in Miami this June as it hosts the 21st World Dredging Congress and Exposition (WODCON XXI). Considered the most important and anticipated event for dredging professionals worldwide, WODCONs are the only global event dedicated exclusively to dredging and maritime construction. The conference will take...
  • When dangers at sea draw the right attention
    At the launch of Seafarers Awareness Week in London, UK, last night, an event aimed at increasing the country's maritime personnel recruitment and retention, it was refreshing to see that the event's organiser, Seafarers...
  • Prestige master sentenced to two years in prison
    Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced the former master of the Prestige oil tanker to two years in prison for his role in the environmental disaster created by the loss of the vessel and its cargo off the northwest coast of Spain in...
  • New CEDA Environment Commission chairman
    Since October last year, CEDA's Environment Commission (CEC) has a new chair. Frederik Roose of the Maritime Access Division of the Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, Belgium succeeds Polite Laboyrie, Witteveen+Bos, the Netherlands, who has been chairing the CEC for 8 years and who moved on to CEDA...
  • Farstad Shipping to cut head office costs to combat weak market
    Farstad Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel operator, says it has started a process with the aim of reducing administrative expenses at the group's head office in Aalesund. "The employees have today been informed about the process, which will conclude by the end of February 2016,"...
  • IOC takes two BW VLGCs on charter for two years
    As freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers continue to head north, Indian Oil Corporation has reportedly fixed two VLGCs from BW Group for up to two years, brokers tell...
  • Lamprell takes Sembcorp Marine's place in HHI's venture with Saudi Aramco
    United Arab Emirates-based oil rig engineering service provider Lamprell Plc has taken Singapore rig builder Sembcorp Marine's place in Hyundai Heavy Industries' (HHI's) shipbuilding venture with Saudi Arabian national oil company Saudi Aramco. Under the deal, all three parties, together with Aramco shipping affiliate Bahri, will build a shipbuilding complex in Saudi...
  • JNPT reports flat throughput after year of labour and congestion problems
    India's largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), handled 4.48 million teu in 2015, representing growth of just 0.1% over the previous year. JNPT was beset by labour and congestion issues for much of the year. Figures from the Ministry of Shipping show India's largest container...
  • India pumps USD2.1 billion into major ports as throughput expands
    Investment in India's port infrastructure will reach USD2.1 billion in fiscal year 2015/16 and add 162 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of new capacity to the country's 12 largest ports, according to the country's Ministry of Shipping. "The focus is on improving the existing port...
  • Keppel and BG Group win Singapore LNG bunker licence
    Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and BG Group have been jointly awarded the first issued licence by the port of Singapore to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkers.With the licence, the Singapore-based Keppel O&M and UK-based BG Group will establish a...
  • Cut old Capsizes by half or stay in the red, warns Drewry
    Dry bulk shipowners must cut half the Capesize capacity over 12 years old if they want to return to profitability within two years, is Drewry's assessment of an industry burdened by chronic overcapacity and falling demand.The London-based analyst said dry bulk shipping was facing a perfect...
  • First cyclone of the season forecast for Australia's Pilbara
    Ships are evacuating Australian Pilbara port of Dampier and Port Hedland in anticipation of the first cyclone of the season. Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) issued a cyclone advice at 10:15 h local time on 28 January, announcing it had commenced evacuating the...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Maersk diverts flagship Triple-E to London Gateway to escape logjam at Felixstowe
  • Sky darkens over an already gloomy air cargo market as pricing falls
  • Chance to have your say on government plan for a new tunnel under the Thames
  • Analysis: Can JB Hunt take advantage of an impressive balance sheet to deliver even more value?
  • UN panel backs banning lithium-ion battery shipments on passenger planes
  • Mombasa: process versus vested interest?

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Vane takes delivery of first 4,200 hp tugboat in new series
  • Detyens awarded $11.4 million for T-AO 203 drydocking
  • Philly Shipyard lays keel for first of four for Kinder Morgan
  • AMP slams multiple errors in Jones Act report
  • Veth names Twin Disc distributor in select Asian markets
  • Incat Crowther cat now operating 21 mile Honduras route

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Port of Longview names Krehbiel interim chief executive officer
  • Community Partner Program renewed by Port of Port Angeles Commissioners
  • Weekly rail freight traffic tally drops by over 10 percent
  • Seattle Port Commission Oks energy/sustainability policy board
  • Alaska Airlines adding flight between Portland, Atlanta

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Shipowners have only themselves to blame
    The excess capacity of ships in most sectors comes from reckless disregard of economic fundamentals
  • European Commission backs voluntary places of refuge guidelines
    Non-binding code now available for member state adoption
  • ITF helps 'penniless' Seaman Guard Ohio crew as appeal is lodged
    ITF clarifies assistance as crew and guards lodge appeal against court decision
  • Australian LNG to head to Europe this year
    LNG fleet should get ready for new trade lane as Australian cargoes are set to be shipped very far
  • Banks tighten screws on offshore sector
    Leading lenders forecast more difficult financing environment for offshore players
  • Cyclone forces evacuation at Pilbara dry bulk terminals
    Tropical low pressure heading towards coast disrupts port operations
  • Kirby Corp results take a knock from marine transportation and diesel engine businesses
    Depressed commodity and crude prices hit both business segments
  • Rescue vessels attend stricken Modern Express as list worsens
    Ship continues eastward drift in Bay of Biscay towards France
  • Marseilles-Fos posts record year for container traffic
    Box volumes up 3.5% to mark third successive year of volume growth
  • New York/New Jersey braced for further delays
    Port authority expects a two- to three-day lag in getting cargoes through
  • Euronav reports $350m net profit for 2015
    Belgian tanker owner reports solid fourth quarter and an even stronger start to 2016
  • RCL takes slots on Wan Hai Lines new China-India service
    Thai carrier says new service to start in late February
  • Greek owners pledge that European tax assault will not topple them
    Veniamis calls heat from Brussels 'the height of hypocrisy'
  • Product tanker rates slide across most benchmark routes
    Ample tonnage availability and lacklustre gasoline and diesel markets weigh
  • Product tanker rates may be hit when tonnage switches from dirty to clean
    Hånell: More product tankers will likely switch back to carrying clean cargo in 2016
  • India's JNPT reports record container throughput for 2015
    The 4.48m teu figure for 2015 highest since port started operations
  • Indian authorities to invest $2.1bn on port initiatives
    Shipping ministry to award 30 port upgrading projects over 2015-2016 work year
  • Judicial manager to sell five Mercator Lines Singapore vessels to creditors
    Vessels scheduled for delivery by February 2016

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • CMA CGM, Iran Shipping Lines team up
  • Samskip bolsters Norway short-sea service
  • Oakland seeks 45-minute truck turns
  • Spot rates crimp Knight Transportation profit
  • APMT Pipavav's logs high single-digit traffic drop
  • MSC seals acquisition of Portugal state rail freight operator
  • Cosco targets March 1 for merger of CSCL fleet
  • India pours billions into growing ports
  • Third-quarter profit plunges at India's Gati Ltd.
  • Costamare defies charter market, posts profit increase
  • Never-completed container ships find work in wind power sector
  • Logistics operators intensify e-commerce focus in Thailand, China
  • Labor woes, congestion stifles growth at India's largest port
  • Industry searches for ways to comply with container weight rule

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • ATB outlook looks uncertain for Kirby
    Tank-barge utilisation for oceangoing fleet remains high but term charters wane.
  • Listing Cido car carrier stabilises off France
    No water ingress but salvors still cannot safely board Modern Express.
  • Princess preps $450m renewal campaign
    Carnival subsidiary says programme involves ship renovations and 'product innovation'.
  • VLCC rates still down amid Korean spree
    Average VLCC rates sink 10% in one day but eastbound market shows better signs.
  • Exmar's profit falls on weaker rates
    The Nicolas Saverys-led company cites weak rates for small gas carriers.
  • Low prices not slowing US LPG exports
    Energy logistics firm notes bigger share of Asia's LPG market, but crude exports not viable.
  • Strong earnings drive up shipping stocks
    Costamare and GasLog Partners results aid stock prices with Euronav also on the rise.
  • Concordia in talks to settle $21m dispute
    Swedish owner attempts to resolve issues linked to 2012 grounding in Hudson River.
  • Concordia clocks up best year since 2001
    Chief executive Kim Ullman attributes higher profit to strong market and chartering strategy.
  • Wilson sells old mini-bulker for profit
    Oslo-listed owner disposes of 1979-built ship to Romanian company for $750,000.
  • Petrobras shakes up contract oversight
    As company cuts management jobs and improves compliance, single division to run all tenders.
  • GasLog MLP boosts payout on record profit
    LNG carrier owner hikes dividend thanks to strongest quarter ever; expects busy 2016.
  • Burke: Oil war of attrition is no game
    Ridgebury Tankers boss is not expecting oil producing nations to turn down the tap.
  • Yangzijiang acquires investment fund
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder takes over Chinese equity company for around $30m.
  • ITF slams victimisation of Mangouras
    Union says "innocent" Prestige captain should not be jailed again by Spain.
  • Glencore oil storage deal not the last
    Fearnleys says more ships could find similar work after Glencore said to have tied up four VLCCs.
  • Broken bulker to be scrapped on-site
    Towing and scuttling idea dropped as Mexico comes up with new plan for grounded Los Llanitos.
  • Golden Union linked to cape duo buyback
    Greek owner said to have paid more than $70m for two Hanjin-built bulkers which it cancelled last year.
  • Stolt Nielsen cautious on tanker oversupply
    Oslo-listed owner makes more in 2015 but commits to conservative management due to big global orderbook.
  • Korean yard losses tipped to narrow
    Analysts say HHI, DSME and Samsung to improve in Q4, but prospects still grim.
  • Euronav books best quarter since financial crisis
    Paddy Rodgers-led owner books first annual profit since 2010 with 2016 starting strongly.
  • Van Oord adds dredger at Dutch yard
    Owner signs up for new cutter suction vessel at Royal IHC.
  • CSSC Shipping adds bulker at group yard
    Chinese state shipbuilding group contracts 38,000-dwt ship for own account.
  • "Drastic" bulker scrapping needed as owners face perfect storm
    Drewry says profits could be achieved by 2018 if owners scrap half of all capesizes over 12 years old.
  • Indonesia seeking mini-LNG vessel
    Bidders may be forced to look to newbuildings due to shortage of vessels meeting bid's size criteria.
  • Mohammed Sharaf quitting DP World Group
    Dubai port giant to seek new CEO after veteran ends 23-year stay at company.
  • Swiber seeks backing to loosen bond covenants
    Singapore-listed offshore firm embarks on consent solicitation exercise to avoid potential breaches.
  • Kirby quarterly result misses estimates
    Barge operator sees results pulled downward by lower crude oil prices.
  • Desmi to appeal US ballast water rule
    US Coast Guard says life and death, not reproduction, standard for ballast treatment.
  • Singapore set for LNG bunkering from 2017
    Pavillion Gas and BG joint venture with Keppel emerge as successful bidders in licensing round.
  • Kirby results miss estimates
    The barge operator sees results pulled lower by lower crude oil prices.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • COSCON asks FMC for simplified transfer of service contracts from China Shipping
  • Marseille Fos freight throughput rises 4.1% in 2015
  • APEC moves toward tariff cuts for green power products
  • Cogent Holdings reportedly for sale
  • Port of Oshawa sees volumes rise in 2015
  • U.S., Colombia enhance beef trade
  • Firm seeks authority to export LNG to Caribbean
  • Euronav reports strong growth in 2015
  • Ryder to use 15 LNG trucks for Shell Oil fleet
  • CBP seizes over 16,000 counterfeit hoverboards
  • C.H. Robinson adds airfreight screening in L.A. area
  • Shipco adds Taipei, Qingdao airfreight offices
  • Executive Moves: Port of Longview, DP World Group, ShipHawk and Port of Houston Authority
  • Port of Oakland to take financial hit from Ports America, TIL exit

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • CHINA DATA: Dec gasoil, fuel oil demand continue to fall, jet demand to rise
    Fall on fuel oil demand smaller than in November.
  • Tallink Grupp extends low sulfur marine fuel contract with Neste
    Deliveries have been 'fast, safe and on time'
  • FEATURE: North Sea crude arb moves hamper Baltic, North Sea Aframaxes
    Aframax market fighting back as arbitrage becomes tougher.
  • Cartagena's IFO 380 CST prices hit lowest price in 13 years on strong supplier competition
    Bunker fuel demand at Colombian port fell in January.

Sched Netweb site
  • DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf, 54, 'retires' after 11 years in office
  • Global box ship fleet grows at slowest rate in 25 years: Alphaliner
  • Maersk Line's Samba service to drop Tilbury for London Gateway
  • CMA CGM inaugurates new strategic hub on Reunion Island
  • Across China, Yiwu-Madrid train jumpstarts economic engines
  • Philadelphia shortlists developers for Southport Marine Terminal Complex
  • ATA December Truck Tonnage Index up 1.1pc, rising 2.6pc in 2015
  • Canada to sign TPP, but may not ratify it, says new Liberal government
  • Amazon to create thousands of jobs in Europe in ongoing expansion
  • Singapore Changi Airport's 2015 cargo flat at 1.85 million tonnes
  • Cathay cuts expansion plans on encountering impasse with pilots union
  • DHL moves into larger facility next to Memphis International Airport
  • Etihad's smart air cargo dolly to keep freight cool on hot tarmac
  • Cargolux extends GDP certification for after passing surveillance audit

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • BCCI's conference discusses facilitative role of ports, shipping & logistics in "Make in India"
  • JN Port customers' meet discusses key issues
  • Port operations & further construction remain unaffected, says Adani
  • Caterpillar Cargo Solutions (India) successfully executes air freight charter project
  • CCEA approves hybrid annuity model for highway projects
  • DICT playing a crucial role in abating Delhi's air pollution
  • Mumbai hosting PPG Annual Conference next week
  • INR plunges further against dollar, hits 68.20

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Recovery - in part
  • RPA names industrial director
  • Green light for new bypass in Ireland
  • From supervisory to management board presidency
  • Iranian aircraft welcome again
  • DP World Group CEO retires
  • Compromise for European port services regulation
  • Kiel sets new rail loading record
  • Turnaround expert takes major stake in Adria Airways
  • Correction: Peter Whitfield, Neutral Air Partner
  • Germany hooks up to "Atlantic" railfreight corridor
  • London Gateway, I presume?
  • Prestigious award for ICTSI
  • Train handling on a large scale
  • ALC calls for road reform monitoring
  • Marseille on a rising tide
  • Cathay Pacific looking back and forward
  • New Japanese port company names first president
  • TNT recognized for good practices

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • UK Chamber of Shipping warns against complacency over "recovery" seafarer stats
    The UK Chamber of Shipping has warned that positive new statistics on UK seafarer numbers should not "mask" the challenges facing UK shipping. The statistics, brought out by the UK's Department for Transport (DfT),...
  • Euronav bullish after highest quarterly result since 2008
    Antwerp-based tanker operator Euronav was in bullish mood today as it announced its best quarterly result since the third quarter of 2008 and predicted "further progress" in the current year. The operator, which issued a protest against what it saw as an unjustified fall in its share price earlier this month,...
  • Ezra Holdings at risk of liquidity crunch
    As oil prices continue to trend downwards and demand for offshore support vessels weakens, Ezra Holdings' asset values could continue to depreciate, putting it at risk of a liquidity crunch. This was the opinion of...
  • Optimised Schilling® twisted trailing edge rudder
    The improvement of energy efficiency in the global shipping industry is one of the sustainable goals of the Becker Marine Systems company. The world market leader for high-performance rudders is presenting a new rudder profile, the optimised Schilling® Twisted Trailing Edge (Schilling® TT) Rudder. Two years following the successful development of...
  • New records mark year of growth at Marseille Fos
    Container traffic was up by 3.5% to 1.22 million teu and by 4% in tonnage terms to 11.7MT - marking three consecutive years of growth when box volumes have increased by a cumulative 15% under the port's 'alternative southern gateway for Europe' strategy. The port authority said 2015 statistics confirmed...
  • WODCON XXI in Miami in June
    Join the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) in Miami this June as it hosts the 21st World Dredging Congress and Exposition (WODCON XXI). Considered the most important and anticipated event for dredging professionals worldwide, WODCONs are the only global event dedicated exclusively to dredging and maritime construction. The conference will take...
  • When dangers at sea draw the right attention
    At the launch of Seafarers Awareness Week in London, UK, last night, an event aimed at increasing the country's maritime personnel recruitment and retention, it was refreshing to see that the event's organiser, Seafarers...
  • Prestige master sentenced to two years in prison
    Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced the former master of the Prestige oil tanker to two years in prison for his role in the environmental disaster created by the loss of the vessel and its cargo off the northwest coast of Spain in...
  • New CEDA Environment Commission chairman
    Since October last year, CEDA's Environment Commission (CEC) has a new chair. Frederik Roose of the Maritime Access Division of the Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, Belgium succeeds Polite Laboyrie, Witteveen+Bos, the Netherlands, who has been chairing the CEC for 8 years and who moved on to CEDA...
  • Farstad Shipping to cut head office costs to combat weak market
    Farstad Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel operator, says it has started a process with the aim of reducing administrative expenses at the group's head office in Aalesund. "The employees have today been informed about the process, which will conclude by the end of February 2016,"...
  • IOC takes two BW VLGCs on charter for two years
    As freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers continue to head north, Indian Oil Corporation has reportedly fixed two VLGCs from BW Group for up to two years, brokers tell...
  • Lamprell takes Sembcorp Marine's place in HHI's venture with Saudi Aramco
    United Arab Emirates-based oil rig engineering service provider Lamprell Plc has taken Singapore rig builder Sembcorp Marine's place in Hyundai Heavy Industries' (HHI's) shipbuilding venture with Saudi Arabian national oil company Saudi Aramco. Under the deal, all three parties, together with Aramco shipping affiliate Bahri, will build a shipbuilding complex in Saudi...
  • JNPT reports flat throughput after year of labour and congestion problems
    India's largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), handled 4.48 million teu in 2015, representing growth of just 0.1% over the previous year. JNPT was beset by labour and congestion issues for much of the year. Figures from the Ministry of Shipping show India's largest container...
  • India pumps USD2.1 billion into major ports as throughput expands
    Investment in India's port infrastructure will reach USD2.1 billion in fiscal year 2015/16 and add 162 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of new capacity to the country's 12 largest ports, according to the country's Ministry of Shipping. "The focus is on improving the existing port...
  • Keppel and BG Group win Singapore LNG bunker licence
    Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and BG Group have been jointly awarded the first issued licence by the port of Singapore to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkers.With the licence, the Singapore-based Keppel O&M and UK-based BG Group will establish a...
  • Cut old Capsizes by half or stay in the red, warns Drewry
    Dry bulk shipowners must cut half the Capesize capacity over 12 years old if they want to return to profitability within two years, is Drewry's assessment of an industry burdened by chronic overcapacity and falling demand.The London-based analyst said dry bulk shipping was facing a perfect...
  • First cyclone of the season forecast for Australia's Pilbara
    Ships are evacuating Australian Pilbara port of Dampier and Port Hedland in anticipation of the first cyclone of the season. Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) issued a cyclone advice at 10:15 h local time on 28 January, announcing it had commenced evacuating the...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Maersk diverts flagship Triple-E to London Gateway to escape logjam at Felixstowe
  • Sky darkens over an already gloomy air cargo market as pricing falls
  • Chance to have your say on government plan for a new tunnel under the Thames
  • Analysis: Can JB Hunt take advantage of an impressive balance sheet to deliver even more value?
  • UN panel backs banning lithium-ion battery shipments on passenger planes
  • Mombasa: process versus vested interest?

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Vane takes delivery of first 4,200 hp tugboat in new series
  • Detyens awarded $11.4 million for T-AO 203 drydocking
  • Philly Shipyard lays keel for first of four for Kinder Morgan
  • AMP slams multiple errors in Jones Act report
  • Veth names Twin Disc distributor in select Asian markets
  • Incat Crowther cat now operating 21 mile Honduras route

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Port of Longview names Krehbiel interim chief executive officer
  • Community Partner Program renewed by Port of Port Angeles Commissioners
  • Weekly rail freight traffic tally drops by over 10 percent
  • Seattle Port Commission Oks energy/sustainability policy board
  • Alaska Airlines adding flight between Portland, Atlanta

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • Shipowners have only themselves to blame
    The excess capacity of ships in most sectors comes from reckless disregard of economic fundamentals
  • European Commission backs voluntary places of refuge guidelines
    Non-binding code now available for member state adoption
  • ITF helps 'penniless' Seaman Guard Ohio crew as appeal is lodged
    ITF clarifies assistance as crew and guards lodge appeal against court decision
  • Australian LNG to head to Europe this year
    LNG fleet should get ready for new trade lane as Australian cargoes are set to be shipped very far
  • Banks tighten screws on offshore sector
    Leading lenders forecast more difficult financing environment for offshore players
  • Cyclone forces evacuation at Pilbara dry bulk terminals
    Tropical low pressure heading towards coast disrupts port operations
  • Kirby Corp results take a knock from marine transportation and diesel engine businesses
    Depressed commodity and crude prices hit both business segments
  • Rescue vessels attend stricken Modern Express as list worsens
    Ship continues eastward drift in Bay of Biscay towards France
  • Marseilles-Fos posts record year for container traffic
    Box volumes up 3.5% to mark third successive year of volume growth
  • New York/New Jersey braced for further delays
    Port authority expects a two- to three-day lag in getting cargoes through
  • Euronav reports $350m net profit for 2015
    Belgian tanker owner reports solid fourth quarter and an even stronger start to 2016
  • RCL takes slots on Wan Hai Lines new China-India service
    Thai carrier says new service to start in late February
  • Greek owners pledge that European tax assault will not topple them
    Veniamis calls heat from Brussels 'the height of hypocrisy'
  • Product tanker rates slide across most benchmark routes
    Ample tonnage availability and lacklustre gasoline and diesel markets weigh
  • Product tanker rates may be hit when tonnage switches from dirty to clean
    Hånell: More product tankers will likely switch back to carrying clean cargo in 2016
  • India's JNPT reports record container throughput for 2015
    The 4.48m teu figure for 2015 highest since port started operations
  • Indian authorities to invest $2.1bn on port initiatives
    Shipping ministry to award 30 port upgrading projects over 2015-2016 work year
  • Judicial manager to sell five Mercator Lines Singapore vessels to creditors
    Vessels scheduled for delivery by February 2016

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • CMA CGM, Iran Shipping Lines team up
  • Samskip bolsters Norway short-sea service
  • Oakland seeks 45-minute truck turns
  • Spot rates crimp Knight Transportation profit
  • APMT Pipavav's logs high single-digit traffic drop
  • MSC seals acquisition of Portugal state rail freight operator
  • Cosco targets March 1 for merger of CSCL fleet
  • India pours billions into growing ports
  • Third-quarter profit plunges at India's Gati Ltd.
  • Costamare defies charter market, posts profit increase
  • Never-completed container ships find work in wind power sector
  • Logistics operators intensify e-commerce focus in Thailand, China
  • Labor woes, congestion stifles growth at India's largest port
  • Industry searches for ways to comply with container weight rule

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • ATB outlook looks uncertain for Kirby
    Tank-barge utilisation for oceangoing fleet remains high but term charters wane.
  • Listing Cido car carrier stabilises off France
    No water ingress but salvors still cannot safely board Modern Express.
  • Princess preps $450m renewal campaign
    Carnival subsidiary says programme involves ship renovations and 'product innovation'.
  • VLCC rates still down amid Korean spree
    Average VLCC rates sink 10% in one day but eastbound market shows better signs.
  • Exmar's profit falls on weaker rates
    The Nicolas Saverys-led company cites weak rates for small gas carriers.
  • Low prices not slowing US LPG exports
    Energy logistics firm notes bigger share of Asia's LPG market, but crude exports not viable.
  • Strong earnings drive up shipping stocks
    Costamare and GasLog Partners results aid stock prices with Euronav also on the rise.
  • Concordia in talks to settle $21m dispute
    Swedish owner attempts to resolve issues linked to 2012 grounding in Hudson River.
  • Concordia clocks up best year since 2001
    Chief executive Kim Ullman attributes higher profit to strong market and chartering strategy.
  • Wilson sells old mini-bulker for profit
    Oslo-listed owner disposes of 1979-built ship to Romanian company for $750,000.
  • Petrobras shakes up contract oversight
    As company cuts management jobs and improves compliance, single division to run all tenders.
  • GasLog MLP boosts payout on record profit
    LNG carrier owner hikes dividend thanks to strongest quarter ever; expects busy 2016.
  • Burke: Oil war of attrition is no game
    Ridgebury Tankers boss is not expecting oil producing nations to turn down the tap.
  • Yangzijiang acquires investment fund
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder takes over Chinese equity company for around $30m.
  • ITF slams victimisation of Mangouras
    Union says "innocent" Prestige captain should not be jailed again by Spain.
  • Glencore oil storage deal not the last
    Fearnleys says more ships could find similar work after Glencore said to have tied up four VLCCs.
  • Broken bulker to be scrapped on-site
    Towing and scuttling idea dropped as Mexico comes up with new plan for grounded Los Llanitos.
  • Golden Union linked to cape duo buyback
    Greek owner said to have paid more than $70m for two Hanjin-built bulkers which it cancelled last year.
  • Stolt Nielsen cautious on tanker oversupply
    Oslo-listed owner makes more in 2015 but commits to conservative management due to big global orderbook.
  • Korean yard losses tipped to narrow
    Analysts say HHI, DSME and Samsung to improve in Q4, but prospects still grim.
  • Euronav books best quarter since financial crisis
    Paddy Rodgers-led owner books first annual profit since 2010 with 2016 starting strongly.
  • Van Oord adds dredger at Dutch yard
    Owner signs up for new cutter suction vessel at Royal IHC.
  • CSSC Shipping adds bulker at group yard
    Chinese state shipbuilding group contracts 38,000-dwt ship for own account.
  • "Drastic" bulker scrapping needed as owners face perfect storm
    Drewry says profits could be achieved by 2018 if owners scrap half of all capesizes over 12 years old.
  • Indonesia seeking mini-LNG vessel
    Bidders may be forced to look to newbuildings due to shortage of vessels meeting bid's size criteria.
  • Mohammed Sharaf quitting DP World Group
    Dubai port giant to seek new CEO after veteran ends 23-year stay at company.
  • Swiber seeks backing to loosen bond covenants
    Singapore-listed offshore firm embarks on consent solicitation exercise to avoid potential breaches.
  • Kirby quarterly result misses estimates
    Barge operator sees results pulled downward by lower crude oil prices.
  • Desmi to appeal US ballast water rule
    US Coast Guard says life and death, not reproduction, standard for ballast treatment.
  • Singapore set for LNG bunkering from 2017
    Pavillion Gas and BG joint venture with Keppel emerge as successful bidders in licensing round.
  • Kirby results miss estimates
    The barge operator sees results pulled lower by lower crude oil prices.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • COSCON asks FMC for simplified transfer of service contracts from China Shipping
  • Marseille Fos freight throughput rises 4.1% in 2015
  • APEC moves toward tariff cuts for green power products
  • Cogent Holdings reportedly for sale
  • Port of Oshawa sees volumes rise in 2015
  • U.S., Colombia enhance beef trade
  • Firm seeks authority to export LNG to Caribbean
  • Euronav reports strong growth in 2015
  • Ryder to use 15 LNG trucks for Shell Oil fleet
  • CBP seizes over 16,000 counterfeit hoverboards
  • C.H. Robinson adds airfreight screening in L.A. area
  • Shipco adds Taipei, Qingdao airfreight offices
  • Executive Moves: Port of Longview, DP World Group, ShipHawk and Port of Houston Authority
  • Port of Oakland to take financial hit from Ports America, TIL exit

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 28, 2016
  • CHINA DATA: Dec gasoil, fuel oil demand continue to fall, jet demand to rise
    Fall on fuel oil demand smaller than in November.
  • Tallink Grupp extends low sulfur marine fuel contract with Neste
    Deliveries have been 'fast, safe and on time'
  • FEATURE: North Sea crude arb moves hamper Baltic, North Sea Aframaxes
    Aframax market fighting back as arbitrage becomes tougher.
  • Cartagena's IFO 380 CST prices hit lowest price in 13 years on strong supplier competition
    Bunker fuel demand at Colombian port fell in January.

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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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