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February 1, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Savannah's full-year cargo volume grows 7.5pc to 4.35 million TEU
  • Commissioned study pitches LNG marine fuel as best economic option
  • Big carriers to use scrubbers, small fry use blends to meet IMO rule
  • MSC wins financing to install exhaust scrubber systems on 86 ships
  • LNG shipping has potential to become the liquid market in future
  • Veoneer JV wins for hands-off self-driving truck tests in Sweden
  • GAC Forwarding & Shipping (Shanghai) renamed GAC (Shanghai)
  • New Orleans sets container volume record of 591,253 TEU in 2018
  • Enterprises Shipping opts for Envirocleanse ballast water treatment
  • Changi air cargo volume rises 1.4pc to 2.1 million tonnes in 2018
  • Japan's ANA takes 9.5pc of Philippine Airlines to boost belief in Asia
  • AA 2018 profit falls to US$1.4 billion despite record cargo volume

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Ernst & Young recommends amendment of GST law to allow zero rate import cargo transportation for Indian flag ships
  • HMM holds PSA-Hyundai Pusan New Port sales contract signing ceremony
  • ITIC e-learning video highlights dangers of switch bills of lading
  • TKM Global handling heavy lift DG Sets from South Korea to India
  • Mumbai Port Chairman launches water taxi service app
  • Expectations from the Union Budget
  • Nitin Gadkari stresses upon need to optimise capacity utilisation & reduce congestion on roads
  • Smart borders for seamless trade, travel & transport is WCO's theme of the year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Security first, politics second
  • Dominique Lebreton appointed foreign trade advisor
  • Haulier joins UK pallet network
  • ABC mandates ACG to finance a B747-8F
  • Hg buys stake in Transporeon
  • Stena to deploy new ferry on Irish Sea
  • SPC Logistics wins Hoyer representation
  • Laurels for UK railfreight operator
  • Ceva Logistics renews partnership with Fincantieri
  • Slight upswing for Marseille Fos in 2018
  • Riga airport has cargo ambitions
  • Senior management changes at MOL
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Increasing rail connectivity in India and Italy
  • Tarros adds Marseille to GPS service
  • Fedex delivers Super Bowl trophy
  • Japanese carriers to end mail codesharing with UPS
  • Telematics raises efficiency of pharma transports in Sweden

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • 'Unsustainable' Team Lines to close its doors next month
  • Supply chain radar: DSV + Panalpina - the grand plan is still intact, but the Danes mull over other options?
  • Gefco delays IPO 'until market conditions improve'
  • ONE carriers continue to haemorrhage money in Q3, but try to stay buoyant
  • Start-up cargo carrier Zhengzhou Airlines ready for take-off
  • Loan repayment deferred again: HNA Group still mulling Swissport's future
  • Tough times for Europe's hauliers - freight rates soften as diesel prices rise
  • Chris Allen first business development manager for Asia at B&H Worldwide
  • Andrew Kirkwood takes over as CEO at BluJay Solutions
  • Harm van Weezel is Associated British Ports' first chief information officer
  • Market Insight: Q&A with Fauad Shariff - digitisation is often a matter of 'garbage optimisation'

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Navy awards Newport News $15.2 billion two-carrier block buy
  • Denmark issues new order on maritime cyber security
  • Swedish Club: Engine room fires require swift and effective response
  • Baleària newbuild is first LNG fueled ferry to operate on Mediterranean
  • Kirby to acquire Cenac Marine Services fleet for $244 million

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Intercargo: Liquefaction still a major risk for dry bulk
    No loss of life or ship from liquefaction reported in 2018, but the preceding decade saw more than 100 lives...
  • Adapt to new finance trends, shipowners told
    Ship finance conference in Greece hears that the ship finance landscape may have changed for good but that 'corporate', 'green'...
  • Turkey ratifies ship recycling convention
    Turkey's accession adds to the IMO convention's chances of ratification but crucial states are still missing
  • Kirby Corp to acquire 99-vessel fleet
    Cenac's fleet moves petrochemicals, refined products and black oil on the Mississippi River, its tributaries and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
  • CMA CGM supports CEVA valuation
    CEVA shareholders would be better sticking with the company rather than selling out for the price offered by CMA CGM
  • Tanker market buoys Capital Product results
    A rebound in product and crude sectors has helped Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners to better-than-forecast profits ahead of the spin-off...
  • Hutchison Ports opens terminal in Thailand
    The Hong Kong-based port operator is still eyeing more capacity-building opportunities in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy
  • Fleet fundamentals support feedermax values
    The lower cost of secondhand tonnage and rising demand means feedermax vessels could make a smart asset play
  • UK haulage rates facing a perfect storm
    Lack of capacity and port congestion help to drive up costs
  • Norden gets 10-year Indian coal deal from Sembcorp
    The shipowner will move coal from Indonesia and South Africa to India until 2029
  • Team Lines to cease trading
    Demise of Team Lines confirms pace of consolidation in feeder segment, with Unifeeder acquiring IMCL in 2010, Feederlink in 2012...
  • Swedish dockworkers issue notice of more strikes
    The SDU has informed employers that workers will down tools intermittently at port facilities in Sundsval, Holmsund and Karlshamn from...
  • MSC crew freed after Gulf of Guinea ordeal
    Kidnapped crew members returned home after a month in captivity
  • Viewpoint: Endorse the port
    BIMCO's vetting of facility quality at dry bulk terminals would benefit the rest of the industry if it were to...
  • Hyundai Heavy to acquire DSME from Korea Development Bank
    KDB chairman Lee Dong-gull says the deal will 'raise the fundamental competitiveness of Daewoo, at a time when the threat...
  • Daily Briefing
    PDVSA sanctions threat could curb tanker upside | American Club urges caution over Venezuela sanctions | DSME gets approach from...
  • Fleet fundamentals support feedermax values
    The lower cost of secondhand tonnage and rising demand means feedermax vessels could make a smart asset play
  • UK haulage rates facing a perfect storm
    Lack of capacity and port congestion help to drive up costs
  • Norden gets 10-year Indian coal deal from Sembcorp
    The shipowner will move coal from Indonesia and South Africa to India until 2029
  • Team Lines to cease trading
    Demise of Team Lines confirms pace of consolidation in feeder segment, with Unifeeder acquiring IMCL in 2010, Feederlink in 2012...
  • Swedish dockworkers issue notice of more strikes
    The SDU has informed employers that workers will down tools intermittently at port facilities in Sundsval, Holmsund and Karlshamn from...
  • MSC crew freed after Gulf of Guinea ordeal
    Kidnapped crew members returned home after a month in captivity
  • Viewpoint: Endorse the port
    BIMCO's vetting of facility quality at dry bulk terminals would benefit the rest of the industry if it were to...
  • Hyundai Heavy to acquire DSME from Korea Development Bank
    KDB chairman Lee Dong-gull says the deal will 'raise the fundamental competitiveness of Daewoo, at a time when the threat...
  • Daily Briefing
    PDVSA sanctions threat could curb tanker upside | American Club urges caution over Venezuela sanctions | DSME gets approach from...
  • Japan's big three remain cautious
    NYK sees the tanker market remaining firm and both the LNG carriers and offshore businesses are expected to maintain high...
  • MOL reorganises for better safety and service
    The goal is to establish MOL as "the world leader in safe operation", the company says in a statement
  • Hong Kong tests emission-sensing drones
    The system can produce results within minutes while scanning emissions from as far as 50 metres from exhaust plumes
  • ONE posts better-than-expected results
    Revenue topped $3bn in the three months, during which the company lifted 1.1m teu on the transpacific trade and 757,000...
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings rallied in fourth quarter
    The state-owned shipping giant said its container lifts and port throughput increased substantially year on year
  • Wood Mackenzie predicts slower growth for FLNGs
    Lacking economies of scale, FLNG projects are likely to be limited to small scale and remote locations as they compete...
  • Product tanker market to face bumpy road into second quarter
    The second half of this year should fare better than the first six months, says Concordia Maritime's chief executive Kim...
  • Port of Savannah had another record year
    The first half of the port's expansion project was completed in 2018 as it finished work on dredging the outer...
  • Gil Ofer launches MaritimeTech Accelerator programme
    The mentorship-driven start-up accelerator partnership will be the first of its kind to target the maritime industry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • New Bangladesh customs process to speed cargo
  • Newbuild strategy creates advantage for Zeamarine
  • Mexican container growth slows on import shift
  • Platform pegs NVOs as quote resellers
  • Trans-Pacific volume strength holds for now
  • European ports bet on tech for Brexit relief
  • Global energy evolution lifts project cargo
  • US tax deadline rush boosts wind logistics

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • BlackRock ups stake in Matson
  • Turkey joins list of states ratifying ship scrapping convention
    Instrument deposited at IMO as country formalises commitment to green recycling
  • Navios Partners reveals $199m in finance deals as profit slumps
  • Qatar's $11bn newbuild plans show scale of LNG ambitions
    Confirmation the Middle Eastern state is looking to build 60 LNG vessels reflects the increasing importance of natural gas in global energy trade and shipping
  • SWS ends its VLCC drought with order from CSSC Leasing
    CSSC's leasing arm inks four newbuilds on speculation as Chinese yard hails first VLCC order since 2014
  • CMA CGM lines up 10-strong boxship contract in China
    French liner giant appears to be hedging its bets on the all-important 2020 fuelling choice
  • Eastern Pacific launches tech start-up hunt in Singapore
  • Capital Product Partners rides rate surge back to profit
  • UASC cash paying off Hapag-Lloyd bond early
  • Maersk Tankers sells veteran as newbuildings deliver
  • Novatek's Arctic LNG ambitions grow
  • As China strengthens, is HSH shift a goodbye to German ship finance as we know it?
    With Germany in retreat from ship lending, rebranding of HSH to HCB could be more than just a change of letters
  • Azuma Shipping sees profit fall
  • Essar Shipping cuts loss as lid kept on costs
  • Kirby buys Cenac Marine Services fleet of inland vessels
  • Rising bunker costs hurt Cosco's container and heavylift units
    Cosco Shipping Holdings and Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers both expect to report heavy falls in 2018 net results.
  • Brittany Ferries' new LNG ro-pax delayed at FSG
  • Ineos aims to expand fleet of Dragon-class gas carriers
    UK-headquartered petrochemical producer says midsize ships will be needed to move US cargoes to Belgium
  • Sovcomflot poised to order first ship for Arctic LNG 2
    Battle rages over whether project developer Novatek will choose either Chinese or South Korean yards as the technology partner for its next ice-breaking LNG carriers
  • Lawsuits and bankruptcies see investors target governance
    US-based companies try to separate from the pack in an industry with a poor track-record on good standards
  • DSIC's offshore unit enters court-ordered restructuring
    A local court has deemed the offshoot of state conglomerate China Shipbuilding Industry Corp unable to meet debt obligations.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets bullish on investment opportunities
  • Iino paying special dividend bonus for 120th anniversary
  • Tanker king Fredriksen injecting $100m into Norwegian Air Shuttle
  • HHI seeks Samho listing as loss bigger than expected
  • Eastern Pacific strikes $730m charter deal with CMA CGM
    Newbuilds locked into 10-year deals at estimated $40k per day
  • Viken Shipping confirms sale of elderly LR2 tanker trio
  • Venezuela warning: tanker trades face chaos as Caracas unravels
    Vessel owners face heightened risks in dealing with state oil company PDVSA - whose operations are worsening by the day
  • Cerberus set to become top dog in German ship finance
    But shipowners voice concern as hedge fund poised to become Germany's leading financier
  • Energy majors forge path on projects for LNG-fuelled VLCC newbuildings
    Price premium, trading range and infrastructure availability are likely to be key determinants in uptake for large tanker projects
  • Dof fixes out PSV pair as market heads 'in the right direction'
    Timecharters for Oslo-listed owner continue trend of vessels leaving lay-up and returning to work.
  • Dof fixed out PSV pair as market heads 'in the right direction'
    Time charters for Oslo-listed owner continue trend of vessels leaving lay-up and returning to work.
  • Tanker partially submerged after hitting rocks
  • NYK gloomier on bulkers as it posts loss
  • Tankers drag Stolt-Nielsen profit below forecasts
  • K Line turns red as boxships struggle
  • KDB pressing ahead with mega-merger of world's two largest shipbuilders
    Korean state lender confirms plans to sell its DSME stake to Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Rates continue to soften for LNG units amid slow trading
  • Evalend signs up for VLCC newbuilds at Hyundai Heavy
  • Transmed to cash in on kamsarmax newbuildings
  • Upgrade by S&P Global gives Swedish Club extra credit
    Boss Lars Rhodin says credit rating will open up new markets for the mutual as it steps up cross-selling of services
  • MOL unifies shipmanagement as profit falls
  • KDB signs conditional deal to sell DSME to Hyundai Heavy
    Korean state lender says proposal would include liquidity support of $2.25bn for restructured shipbuilder; approach also to be made to Samsung over potential merger.
  • Kumiai drops oldest VLGC as it gears up for newbuilding
  • Anchor fund backs NYK Line's ambitions to grow cruise line
    Investment fund Anchor Ship Partners to help shipping giant finance development of its Asuka brand
  • China orders first speculative LNG carrier newbuildings
  • EMAS Offshore CFO jumps over to Atlantic Navigation
    Hsu Chong Pin is shifting to the UAE as part of a management renewal that has been underway since new shareholders came on board last July.
  • SK Shipping in first capesize scrap deal of the year

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • ONE says third-quarter loss was smaller than forecast
    The joint venture of Japan's three largest shipping companies said it benefited from the rush to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of threatened tariff increase.
  • Canada inclined to wait on U.S. before passing USMCA, CEO says
    The CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Canadian Parliament will likely want to see how legislative consideration of the pact shakes out in the U.S. first; Mexico seems willing to move more quickly, former deputy USTR says.
  • Commentary: Patience tried by export license backlog
    Now is the time for export compliance officers to explain to senior management the reasons for the delays in BIS and hold the line on compliance.
  • C.R. England increases driver pay again
  • Executive Moves: BluJay, OmniTRAX Energy Solutions
  • Rotterdam puts Internet of Things platform into operation
  • Averitt Express releases supply chain survey
  • FMCSA declares Ohio truck driver imminent hazard
  • Caterpillar equipment rolls off ship at JAXPORT

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 31, 2019
  • Crude futures diverge after US production reports swings WTI into negative territory
    Crude futures retreated from session highs in afternoon trading Friday and settled mixed after rising US production estimates stoked market concerns of a supply overhang in 2019.
  • Rare jet cargo heads to NY harbor amid weakness in Med
    A Medium Range tanker, the Nave Capella, loaded 35,000 mt of jet fuel from Augusta, Italy, and was heading to New York Harbor in a rare move, according to S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow Thursday.
  • Enterprise seeks US approval for deepwater Texas port to load VLCCs in 24 hours
    Enterprise Products Partners is in the process of securing federal approval to build a deepwater crude export terminal off the coast of Texas with the capacity to load VLCCs within 24 hours, CEO Jim Teague said Thursday.
  • Cargoes of Venezuela-bound US diluent halted by Trump administration sanctions
    Several cargoes of US diluent bound for Venezuela were abruptly halted Tuesday following the Trump administration sanctions on PDVSA, sources said.
  • Gibraltar bunker market braces for rough weather
    The ports of Gibraltar and Algeciras are expected to close late Thursday because of bad weather forecast to arrive later, the port authorities said, affecting bunker fuel market operations.
  • M100 fuel oil cargo sold to US Atlantic Coast due to US-Venezuela sanctions
    A cargo of Russian M100 fuel oil was sold for loading into the US Atlantic Coast, multiple sources said Thursday.
  • US Sanctions on Venezuelan oil industry pushes Houston ex-wharf IFO 380 to monthly high
    US sanctions on exports of crude and crude products from Venezuela were seen priced into Houston IFO 380, bunker sources said.
  • JAPAN DATA: Japan takes record US crude oil in 2018, imports 199,138 b/d in Dec
    Japan imported a record 199,138 b/d of crude oil from the US in December and the total US crude shipments in 2018 reached an all-time annual high, allowing the North American producer to break into the top 10 supplier list for the first time last year, according to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
  • India in talks with US on extension of Iran oil waivers: official
    India is in talks with the US to extend a waiver permitting it to continue importing Iranian oil after March, an Indian oil ministry official said Thursday.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Singapore HSFO swap cracks at year-to-date highs on tightening supply
    Front-month February FOB Singapore 180 CST HSFO/Dubai swap crack spread was assessed at 77.4 cents/b as of 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) Wednesday, the highest since December 10 last year.
  • Iran tries to find more buyers for oil sales on domestic exchange to bypass sanctions
    The bourse, which Iran has used to sell its crude in the face of US sanctions on international sales, will also be used to offer gas condensates.

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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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