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May 2, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco's OOIL sells Long Beach terminal to Macquarie for US$1.78b
  • IMO 2020 helps bring down idle containership tonnage
  • CMA CGM boosts cashew nut run between Africa and Vietnam
  • CMA CGM launches new digitised sales channel to customers
  • March bad weather drags down ATA truck tonnage index by 2.3pc
  • Bombardier suffers losses after cutting forecast on new rail-unit woes
  • HK traders unfazed by Brexit but still cautious on US-China trade dispute
  • Struggling HK Airlines sees 50 pilots quit with more expected to move
  • Moscow airport showcases cargo terminal for China trade
  • AOG-247 signs with B&H Wordwide in London and Frankfurt airports

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • 'Handbook of Shipping, Logistics & Commercial Terminologies' by Benny John launched
  • GAIL offers 10 cargoes of LNG loading in US
  • Maersk becomes first container shipping company to offer digital ocean Customs clearance
  • Milaha reports net profit in Q1 2019
  • Rodolphe Saadé elected Chairman of CEVA Logistics Board
  • ZEABORN enters tanker ship management by acquiring CPO Tankers
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai receives three new quay cranes
  • TG Terminals certified as Authorized Economic Operator
  • Analysts cautious on Chinese economic growth, say still needs stimulus

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pirate flags lowered
  • Queensland's zinc railway resumes service
  • Pekaes opens new customs agency
  • Czech forwarder invests heavily in its fleet
  • Changes in K Line's management
  • Arkas and CNAN to cooperate in the Med
  • Air Mauritius receives first of two A330-900neos
  • 150 more roads than railtracks
  • Packing centre for Volkswagen is ready
  • Antonov freezes turboprop project
  • Cargotec simplifies its leadership structure
  • New Mexican offspring for Hamburg Süd
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bolloré Transport & Logistics opens first B.Lab centre
  • "Teesport Express" marks extended Scotland service
  • Arpin Group appoints Bridget Ritchie to management committee
  • Coalition on West African routes
  • Uzbekistan Airways increases network

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Time to scrap younger containerships to help rebalance supply and demand
  • Cosco launches move to make Zeebrugge its North European hub
  • New packaging for lithium-ion batteries means safer transport - but not by air, yet
  • Disappointing start to the year as Lufthansa Cargo profits are grounded
  • CH Robinson reports growth in surface transport, but air freight volumes fall
  • Move into e-commerce services pays dividends in Q1 for Aramex
  • Chris Grayling cancels extra ferry contracts, with a £50m bill for taxpayers
  • Ceva appoints Pierre-Olivier Landry as its new chief human resources officer
  • Three new appointments in Etihad Cargo commercial revamp
  • Supply chain radar: Kuehne + Nagel vs Flexport - the online arm-wrestle
  • Supply chain radar: CH Robinson - cracks on the road to value
  • Supply chain radar: The benchmark implications of the Long Beach Container Terminal sale

Marine Logweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Jonathan Zier joins Crowley team providing tug and barge solutions
    Aiming to provide a more personalized interface for customers in need of tugs, barges and offshore project services in the Gulf of Mexico and internationally, Crowley Maritime Corp. has appointed Jonathan Zier
  • Royal Caribbean has record quarter, despite dry dock incident
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported record first quarter results - despite an expensive April 1 incident in Grand Bahama Shipyard involving Oasis of the Seas. The cruise ship was
  • More owners opt for onboard fuel testing as IMO 2020 nears
    Littlehampton, U.K., based condition monitoring technology specialist Parker Kittiwake is seeing an increase in demand for onboard fuel compatibility testing. The trend results from actions by shipowners and operators to mitigate the
  • Henriette Thygesen to be Chairman of Maersk Supply Service
    Henriette Thygesen will become Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maersk Supply Service on June 1 when its current chairman, A.P. Moller - Maersk Vice Chairman Claus V. Hemmingsen, leaves the

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Legal saga over bulker Alkyon resumes in court
    The UK High Court will decide on the legality of the arrest of the 36,000 dwt vessel and hear NatWest...
  • World boxship fleet update: Treading water
    Uncertainty over demand and the impact of IMO 2020 is helping to keep the container fleet in a steady state
  • Dan-Bunkering denies any violations of Syria sanctions
    Danish news outlet DR has cited unspecified US legal documents from which it has formed its conclusions
  • US Senators fear Trump may snub IMO 2020
    A group of legislators in the US are making the argument that the new IMO sulphur cap regulation will benefit...
  • UK scraps remaining Brexit ferry contracts
    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling under fire over deals made on the assumption that the UK would leave the European Union...
  • Maersk names Thygesen to chair Supply Service unit
    Henriette Thygesen replaces Claus V Hemmingsen to become new MSS chief executive
  • Accident analysis will show how safe autonomous shipping really is
    Increased levels of autonomy on board ships are widely thought to promote greater degrees of safety. However, until there is...
  • Capesize market outlook is 'bleak'
    Large ships are 'likely to face continued pressure as there is little potential for substantial growth on the demand side'...
  • Inmarsat profit falls as maritime business slows down
    The soon to be taken private satellite communications giant sees declining maritime revenues in the first quarter
  • Box line bafs open opportunities for smart shippers
    Competing formulas for the banker adjustment factor will allow shippers to benefit by shifting volumes between carriers
  • Transpacific contract renewals lift carrier optimism
    Rates from Asia to the US west coast were negotiated between $1,300 and $1,500 per feu, against $1,000 to $1,200...
  • Brexit debate has highlighted 'crucial role' of UK ports, minister says
    UK ports need certainty to unlock investments required to ensure any Brexit disruptions are short-lived
  • Glencore expects 12% rise in coal production
    Glencore expects full-year coal production at about 145m tonnes compared with 129m tonnes in 2018
  • Lloyd's sets out six initiatives to create 'future-focused' market
    Chief executive John Neal calls on the market to work together to 'reimagine' Lloyd's
  • Bigger ships, bigger losses
    Analysis based on 471,326 corporate insurance claims from 206 countries and territories, with total value of $66.5bn. Marine losses make...
  • Maritime industry aims to cover all the bases on Oakland stadium plans
    Don Marcus, president of the International Organisation of Masters, Mates & Pilots, sums up the matter well, saying any decision...
  • Demand uncertainty halts Japan's LNG charge
    Excluding LNG ships or carriers, only 140 LNG-fuelled vessels are in operation and just 170 are on order, according to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Time to get serious over reporting casualties | Macquarie buys OOCL's Long Beach terminal for $1.78bn | Shipping industry calls...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Trans-Pacific reliability rising from record depths
  • Tariff remedies often go unused
  • Sanctions, sluggish growth dampen Russian OOG outlook
  • Slow-steaming hardly an emissions silver bullet
  • Digital broker extends instant pricing push to drayage
  • Low-sulfur BAFs offer shippers path to hedge exposure
  • WEF offers logistics industry-created blockchain 'toolkit'

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Hornbeck losses deepen in first quarter
    Hornbeck Offshore had more ships in the water in the first quarter of 2019, but remained in the red, falling short of analyst expectations. The Louisiana-based, New York-traded company reported after the bell Wednesday that it lost $36.6m in the first three months of the year, versus a $24.2m loss year-over-year. Hornbeck refinances $84m of notes The figure represents a $0.97 loss per share, si
  • Royal Caribbean counts cost of Oasis of Seas accident
    The New York-listed cruise company 'has never experienced' such an incident, says chief executive Richard Fain.
  • Q-Flex heads to Panama in likely first transit for Q-ship fleet
    A Q-Flex LNG carrier appears to be heading for the Panama Canal in ballast in preparation for what could be the first transit of the waterway by a vessel of this size. Nakilat hints at Q-Flex LNG carrier transits of Panama Canal Ship tracking outfit Kpler reported that the 210,134-cbm Al Safliya (built 2007) delivered a cargo to Korea Gas Corp' Tongyeong LNG terminal in South Korea last week. T
  • African oil supply problems aggravate suezmax weakness
    Low oil supply from Nigeria and Angola are hurting suezmax owners at a time when Asian demand remains soft during the refinery maintenance season
  • Tony Gurnee shares Ardmore's growth 'compass' with IMO 2020 set to kick into top gear this September
    Ardmore Shipping is plotting the potential purchase of more tonnage and could charter-in additional tankers with the full impact of IMO 2020 on the product market just months away. New York-listed Ardmore is charting how to replace two older vessels sold this year and is likely to dispose of a third veteran vessel with its 15th birthday on the horizon. IMO 2020 masking true product tanker streng
  • Lloyd's revamp sees risk market split in two
    Lloyd's of London has unveiled what it calls a "bold new strategy" that could shape the future of the world's (re)insurance market. The proposals are focused on delivering higher quality risk protection for its customers, it said. The overhaul will see costs cut and the market split into two, with a greater emphasis on online deals. The Financial Times reported that Lloyd's has been facing pres
  • Speculation swirls around suezmax tanker resale swoop by John Fredriksen
    Norwegian shipping tycoon tied to reports of sale of newbuilding ordered by Active Shipping in South Korea
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises stock surges on earnings beat
    Richard Fain-led cruise major enjoys higher revenue but Oasis of the Seas accident at Grand Bahama Shipyard hurts outlook.
  • IMO 2020 masking true product tanker strength, says Ardmore Shipping chief
    Ardmore Shipping has chalked up a stronger than expected first quarter performance in a recovering product tanker market. New York-listed Ardmore remained in the red for the period but chief executive Tony Gurnee believes the market is heading into a sustained up-cycle. New York-listed Ardmore tipped to sell ship which launched the company New York's shipping newcomers tipped to shine among 'co
  • Dan-Bunkering denies Syria sanctions breach
    Danish ship fuel company Dan-Bunkering has refuted domestic claims that it violated EU sanctions by supplying jet fuel to Syria. The company, part of Bunker Holding, has faced a number of allegations from public service broadcaster DR in recent days. It told TradeWinds: "Dan-Bunkering wants to make it clear that the company has not supplied jet fuel or any other products to Syria in violation of
  • Slick shark-skin design for hulls could reduce oil spills
    Ship designers have come up with some ingenious ways of saving fuel over the years, but have they been missing a trick all along? Patricia Fernandez of Massive Science argues that the world could be a better place if hulls mimicked the hydrodynamic properties of shark skin. Her simple argument is that by limiting the amount of bunkers carried on vessels, any harmful spills would be reduced as a
  • US to spark VLCC demand as it chokes off Iranian oil exports
    Market players say crude-consuming nations will need extra international tonnage to ship replacement barrels as sanctions force NITC tankers into floating storage
  • Foresight forges partnership with MOL to handle imports of LNG to Andaman archipelago
    Ravi Mehrotra's Foresight Group has created a 50:50 joint venture with MOL to bid on a contract to handle the import of LNG to India's Andaman Islands. Mehrotra's planned move into LNG forms part of an expansion strategy for the group that includes buying and trading short-term older VLCCs. Foresight Group's 25th winter feast draws 500 guests Foresight's executive chairman told TradeWinds that
  • Mipo eyes LNG-fuelled boxships and bulkers after tanker approval
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has approved a new Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) design for an LNG-fuelled MR tanker - as the yard eyes a move into other sectors. The 50,000-dwt ship is part of the yard's efforts to focus on gas-powered eco-vessels. Mipo has incorporated an LNG-fuelled propulsion system into its most successful tanker design, following technical cooperation with LR. The yard is now reviewi
  • Brazilian LNG group targets FSRU-based imports starting in the fourth quarter
    A new group of companies in Brazil plans to install a floating storage and regasification unit before the end of this year to import LNG. A spokesman for Nitegas Energy Consortium, which is the group of outfits developing the project, told TradeWinds that imports into the state of Santa Catarina will start with an existing FSRU. This will be ready for operation from October. BW scoops FSRU job f
  • UK faces '50m ferry fee after no-deal Brexit deals scrapped
    The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has cancelled no-deal Brexit ferry contracts at an estimated cost of £50m to the UK taxpayer. UK government cancels Seaborne Brexit ferry contract P&O sues UK over Eurotunnel Brexit pay-out The move comes in the wake of an extension to the country's deadline to exit from the European Union. "The Government's freight capacity contracts for the summer per
  • Tanker broker Infinity sets up in London backed by key hire
    Norwegian clean tanker broker Infinity Shipbrokers is setting up an office in London and has hired Frazer Williams, 41, from Poten & Partners as director. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise at a time some sources believe the London market is over-brokered. Profit jump at Oslo's Infinity Infinity profit halved but margins solid Infinity partner Eigil Grimstvedt agreed many brokers cover
  • Arrested tanker left on the shelf at auction
    An arrested tanker has failed to sell at auction in Trinidad. Bidders did not meet the reserve price for the 9,100-dwt Olesya (built 2009), exclusive broker CW Kellock said. This leaves an opportunity for new buyers to step in, it added. Caterpillar auctioning arrested tanker The Gibraltar-flagged tanker was put up for sale at the request of its mortgagee, Caterpillar Financial Services. The
  • Havyard using digital modelling to make electric vessels ready for reality
    Havyard is using digital modelling to optimise its battery-powered ferries' energy consumption in line with real-life operational conditions. Fosnavaag-based Havyard on Tuesday delivered its third battery-run ferry to transport company Fjord1, which will operate the vessel across the Sulafjord on the Hareid-Sulesund route in Norway. The shape of the ferry's hull and other features were optimise
  • Ship demolition markets spark to life in 'productive' April
    Ship scrapping activity jumped in April helped by a depression in the capesize market and the first VLCC demolition deals of the year. Respected demolition broker Ed McIlvaney describes April as by far the most productive month of 2019 to date in terms of overall tonnage removed from the market. He counts a total of 81 vessels, boasting a combined 3.1 million heading for scrap last month. VLCC
  • Heavyweight owners swing behind slow-steaming
    Troim, Tsakos, Procopiou, Restis and others revealed as signatories to IMO letter, but Fredriksen's name missing.
  • Kpler and Nigeria target "dark" tankers in anti-smuggling drive
    Nigeria has teamed up with French data company Kpler to combat "dark" tankers driving the oil-smuggling black economy. Deep in the delta, pipelines are tapped by thieves and fuel eventually makes its way from small boats on to tankers for export. Nigeria moves to bar foreign ships The country's department of petroleum resources (DPR) has signed a contract with Kpler to help eradicate the scourg
  • Panama Canal draft restrictions to cost $15m
    Draft restrictions at the Panama Canal are set to cost it $15m. This is according to estimates cited by AP, which reported that the economic hit is seen as minor compared to the size of its revenues - $2.5bn in 2018. Panama Canal restrictions pose tanker problems A drought related to the El Nino whether phenomenon has lowered water levels in Gatun Lake, causing the canal authority ACP to keep c
  • Hoegh LNG chief executive Sveinung Stohle confident of FSRU contract progress
    Hoegh LNG is confident of securing work for its full FSRU fleet in 2019 after the market fed of the momentum in the wider LNG shipping space last year, its chief executive says. Boost for Hoegh LNG following state approval for first Australian FSRU facility Hoegh LNG sets sights on multiple FSRUs for China Tor Olav Troim's Golar LNG nets funding for FLNG Gimi amid series of liquidity boosts Os
  • 'Ace' slow steaming card provides boost for capesize market, says DNB Markets
    Capesize owners throttling back their vessels has helped the market pull away from the earnings trough which followed the Vale dam disaster, according to a new analysis by DNB Markets. Hong Kong shipowner TCC Group sells oldest capesize bulker for scrap Vale mine reopening delivers 'very good news' for battered capesize market Chinese appetite for scrap steel is a stealthy threat to capesize ma
  • Chembulk Tankers ends 2018 in the red
    Chembulk Tankers' finished 2018 in the red, more than doubling its loss from 2017. According to the Connecticut-based shipowner's annual report, filed in Norway, the company lost $67.9m last year, with a slight decline in revenue and a jump in voyage expense. Chembulk collects $200m from bond issue In 2017, the company posted a $31m loss. "Chemical Tanker market fundamentals deteriorated durin
  • Google, Twitter and Facebook create protectionism issues for shipping, UN trade chief warns
    Trade tensions can be traced back to online echo chambers that polarise opinions, Hoffman claims
  • London says 'thank you' to Fewster as Aussie retires from Royal Museums Greenwich
    The contribution of Dr Kevin Fewster as director of the world's largest maritime museum was recognised at a farewell reception hosted by Ravi Mehrotra of Foresight Group. Several well-known faces joined the lunchtime celebration at Foresight's London headquarters prior to Fewster stepping down from Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) at the end of July. Fewster and wife Carol moved from Australia in 2
  • Fredriksen's Northern Drilling declares $350m drillship option
    John Fredriksen's Northern Drilling is acquiring a $350m drillship newbuilding. It has declared an option for Cobalt Explorer, a seventh-generation DP3 and ultra-deepwater (UDW) unit, at DSME in Korea. The yard has agreed flexible delivery until the end of the first quarter of 2021. The vessel is being purchased at close to a 50% discount after the previous owner ordered it for $660m. "Cobalt
  • Thygesen to chair Maersk Supply Service
    Svitzer CEO Henriette Thygesen is the new chairman of Maersk Supply Service. She will join the board on 1 June. The vacancy opened up due to Maersk vice chief executive and energy division CEO Claus Hemmingsen deciding to leave the group. In March, Maersk gave up trying to find a buyer for Maersk Supply as part of its strategic move to divest the last of its energy businesses. Thygesen, head
  • Rokke extends option period for Ocean Yield FPSO
    Kjell Inge Rokke's Ocean Yield has extended a charter option for a troublesome FPSO. Rokke's Aker Energy signed a $3m agreement in February that could see it fix Dhirubhai-1 for 15 years on a bareboat basis. This option period expires on Wednesday. Ocean Yield FPSO put into lay-up in Sri Lanka But Aker has now exercised a 30-day option on the option, against an "additional compensation." If t
  • Stena unveils electric ship prototype
    Sweden's Stena group has revealed it is working on a new electric hybrid vessel. The Stena Elektra will run between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn, or other routes, and will be able to travel up to 50 nautical miles without recharging. Stena's Olsson talks up tankers despite profit fall The ship is being designed as a "key element of Stena's vision of environmentally-neutral transport," it said.
  • New name and new CEO for Lloyd Fonds after $729m deal
    Lloyd Fonds has added nearly €650m ($729m) in managed assets in a deal to take over SPSW Capital that will see the German asset manager rebranded. The company, which has significant shipping investments, is acquiring 90% of the SPSW's stock and has an option to buy the remaining 10%. SPSW co-founder Achim Plate has become Lloyd Fonds CEO in the process, with Klaus Pinter staying as CFO. Couple

American Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Carriers use floating contracts to account for fuel prices
    The conversion to become IMO 2020 compliant is expected to happen in the fourth quarter.
  • Maritime History Notes: A special National Maritime Day
    This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first steamship to sail across the Atlantic.
  • Call issued for shipping speed limits
    When carriers cut ship speeds in the great recession, emissions fell. Now a group of companies says this phenomenon can be used to fight global warming.
  • GOP House Ag leaders call for USMCA approval
    "The dairy industry couldn't be more clear: Pass USMCA," said Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas.
  • Trump, Dems agree on $2 trillion infrastructure package
    The two sides will meet again in about three weeks to discuss how to pay for the package, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described as "big and bold."
  • Intermodal volumes slip in first quarter
  • Maersk launches digital customs clearance
  • Executive Moves: V.Group, Worldwide Express

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Traded Rotterdam HSFO barge volumes surge on month on closed arb east
    Volumes traded in the Platts Market on Close assessment process for 3.5% fuel oil FOB Rotterdam barges soared 84% month on month.
  • Physical to paper HSFO Rotterdam barges flip to contango, at one-year low
    The spread of the physical to paper 3.5% fuel oil FOB Rotterdam barges flipped to contango.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Stockpiles climb to record on 11% jump in light distillates
    Oil product inventories in the Fujairah trading hub rose 2% week on week.
  • Crude settled mixed following larger-than-expected US crude build
    Oil futures settled mixed Wednesday as WTI came under pressure.

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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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