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July 2, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate off 2.1pc to US$701/TEU, USWC soars 24.5pc to $1,720/FEU
  • LA-LB ports see cargo volumes from China and HK slump due to trade war
  • Ports in China handle 5.5b tonnes of cargo between Jan-May, up 6.7pc
  • Tanger Med opens new terminals to attract more box traffic
  • FedEx's integration with TNT leaves firm with Q4 loss of US$1.97b
  • UK enlists help of logistics experts to prevent hard border with Ireland
  • Davies Turner's express China-UK rail service faster than expected
  • DB Schenker boosts South Asia network with new subsidiary in Bangladesh
  • Cathay is ready to change fleet deployment to match unsteady cargo demand
  • Cargolux starts services from Luxembourg to Jakarta
  • The Netherlands considers air cargo tax to protect the environment

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • APM Terminals' MedPort Tangier in Morocco inaugurated last week
  • BCBA organises seminar on Customs Post Clearance Audit & GST Return Filing
  • Creating common information technology standards to make industry more efficient for both customers & shipping lines, summit told
  • DHL Express' 'Yellow Yatra' arrives in Delhi to help SMEs succeed beyond borders through e-commerce
  • HMM to join THE Alliance
  • Maritime Cook Islands Ship Registry appoints new CEO
  • MOL to launch annual safety campaign on July 15
  • OOCL's new proforma of LL4 & LL5 on Asia-Europe trade
  • Port of Rotterdam's Wilheminahaven DordrechtInland Seaport becomes future proof
  • Sea change in shipping seen from Jan. 2020
  • APSEZ & Wilhelmshaven Freight Village Container Terminal to jointly promote trade & shipping
  • Benefits of PCS 1x highlighted at roadshow
  • E-challan system in place to check traffic violations
  • India's annual coal demand up 9.1 pc
  • PM Modi & President Trump agree to facilitate early meeting of Commerce Ministers to sort out trade issues
  • WCO launches new integrity development tool

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine to join THE Alliance
  • Cargo-carrier SW Italia showing interest in buying into Alitalia
  • Freightliner owner Genesee & Wyoming to be acquired in $8.4bn deal
  • DP World continues its diversification with billion-dollar Topaz Energy & Marine deal
  • Belarus bottlenecks may see booming Asia-Europe rail freight hit the buffers
  • 'Port automation may not always deliver expected results'
  • Emirates SkyCargo appoints first Emirati female cargo managers
  • Monika Schaller appointed vice president of corporate communications at DP-DHL
  • Against the odds: It's coming...
  • New company secretary Angela Morgan completes ABP's new executive team
  • On the wires: Temasek the 'Saviour' invests little in Li & Fung as it cashes in top dollar from CapitaLand

Marine Logweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Port Canaveral gets $1.5 million in state funding for new fireboat
    The Canaveral Port Authority will receive $1.5 million in funding from the State of Florida to support the acquisition of a specialized fireboat to provide marine firefighting and rescue capabilities for Port
  • Philly Shipyard to appoint CFO with "deep government contracts experience"
    With no ships on its current order book Philly Shipyard has declared its intentions to "go gray" and seek U.S. government contracts. It has already succeeded in becoming one of four shipyards
  • PPG wins $78 million MSC coatings contract
    Pittsburgh, Pa., headquartered PPG (NYSE: PPG) reports that it has been awarded a five-year, $78 million contract by the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide coatings, solvents and technical services
  • FERRIES 2019 will include tour of leading maritime training facility
    Marine Log's FERRIES 2019 conference and expo, which this year is being held November 5 & 6 at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, will offer a full program
  • VT Halter starts construction on third Navy berthing barge
    VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has started construction on the third Auxiliary Personnel Lighter - Small (APL(S)), a new class of berthing barges commissioned by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
  • Seaspan hands over Canada's first OFSV
    Seaspan Shipyards officially handed over Canada's first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin to the Canadian Coast Guard in a June 27 ceremony held aboard the vessel. Built
  • Wake Media appoints Andy Ford as Operations Director
    U.K. based specialist maritime and offshore marketing agency Wake Media has appointed Andy Ford as Operations Director, effective July 1. Reporting to Managing Director Steve Parks, Ford will be responsible for enhancing,
  • DP World acquires Topaz Energy in $1.1 billion deal
    Dubai headquartered global port operator DP World has acquired Topaz Energy and Marine Limited from Renaissance Services SAOG and Standard Chartered Private Equity/Affirma Capital in a deal valued at $1,079 million. Topaz,
  • New MARAD warning on regional conflict and piracy
    The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a new advisory (2019-007) warning of violence due to regional conflict and piracy in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • How to shine a light on shipping's grey areas
    Some flags are playing a cat and mouse game with sanctions busters, others are happy to turn a blind eye...
  • Turkey-Greece ferry link starts operations
    Direct Turkey-Greece service promises to cut the transit time between Europe and Turkey for truck traffic and reduce congestion at...
  • EU starts special trade system for dealing with Iran
    Marine insurers and shipping companies may be hoping for re-opened doors, but after the recent tanker attacks in the Gulf...
  • Containerships are maritime's biggest polluters, EU data shows
    The European Commission publishes the results of the first Monitoring, Verification and Reporting regulation report period
  • Former Höegh Autoliners executives face US cartel indictment
    Two shipping executives agreed with competitors to fix, stabilise, and maintain rates charged to customers of international ocean shipping services...
  • Australia secures lion's share of China's rising uptake of LNG imports
    It is also not a given that Australia may overtake Qatar as the world's top LNG exporter this year, the...
  • HMM to join The Alliance as full member
    HMM has until now been an associate member of the 2M group with Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co
  • Maritime Cook Islands registry appoints Chatzigeorgiou to top job
    Angelos Chatzigeorgiou takes the helm of the Maritime Cook Islands registry
  • DP World agrees $1.1bn takeover of Topaz
    Topaz buy adds 117 vessels to DP World's fleet in logistics services push
  • K Line to form joint venture for coal and LNG carriers
    The joint venture, to be based in Taipei, is expected to start operations in October 2020
  • BW Offshore names Marco Beenen as chief executive
    Former BW Offshore chief executive Carl K Arnet has been appointed to run BW Energy
  • Daily Briefing
    Skuld only IG club with underwriting surplus | Data and technology herald 'sea change' in marine insurance | CSIC strikes...
  • KS Energy units sign drilling deal while cancelling Cosco newbuild
    Oil and gas services company KS Energy expects to write off $26.8 m in costs relating to the construction of the KS Orient...
  • Mitsui & Co and JOGMEC pick up 10% stake in Arctic LNG 2
    The 19.8m tonnes per annum Arctic LNG 2 is expected to start production in 2023
  • Maersk's Skou applauds ordering discipline as boxship sizes peak
    'You are going to drive the company into bankruptcy if you want to grow by 10% to 20% in a...
  • Maersk unit loses permit for Los Angeles port automation plan
    The debate over automation in the Port of Los Angeles has gone well beyond the local level to reach the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Low-sulfur price indicators bullish; true view months away
  • Mexico sets container port investment priorities
  • BNSF Dallas ramp gets chassis flexibility
  • ODFL includes shippers in 'holistic' disaster relief plans
  • California truckers want clarity on clean-air goals
  • EU deal to spur Vietnam container trade
  • Wind drives project cargo on the Great Lakes and Seaway
  • Phillip Brown joins SAL's Houston office
  • HMM move to THE Alliance cuts 2M trans-Pacific coverage

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • Euronav continues buyback program
    Euronav has bought back another swath of shares, this time more than 1.1 million on both Brussels and New York markets. The Belgian tanker giant reported Monday that it had spent €9.2m ($10.4m) on the buybacks, bringing its total holding to 4.5 million shares, or 2% of the company. Plato, Conrad, Bob Marley and high spirits: Euronav bids farewell to Rodgers Euronav began buying back shares in D
  • Japan hopes foreign workers can boost yard productivity
    Faced with an ageing and declining population, the world's third-largest shipbuilding nation will grant visas to yard workers for the first time since World War II
  • Hagland Shipbrokers unites European offices with a rebrand
    All four of RG Hagland Shipbrokers' offices in Europe are to operate under the company's new name, Hagland Shipbrokers, following a rebrand. RG Hagland adds F3O broking team in Aberdeen The move will unite the offshore broker's branches in Norway, Denmark, Germany and Scotland under the same visual identity, email addresses and web page. Following the consolidation, Hagland Shipbrokers will com
  • Diana Shipping panamax wins contract extension at lower rate
    One of Diana Shipping's panamax bulk carriers has had its existing timecharter extended by around another year at close to a 10% rate cut at a time spot rates are climbing. Diana Shipping offers another buyback The 77,529-dwt Atalandi (built 2014) will remain on charter to Uniper Global Commodities for 11 to 13 months from 7 July, the New York-listed shipowner said in a release Monday. The gr
  • First LNG cargo of 2019 moving east along Northern Sea Route
    Northern Sea Route opens to Arc7 LNG carriers for summer season
  • Kidnapped tanker crew freed in Nigeria
    Pirates release men from Greek-controlled Apecus, Indian government says.
  • Castor Maritime puts $10m in shares on shelf
    Nasdaq-listed bulker owner plans to use proceeds for fleet expansion or general business purposes.
  • Japanese duo buy into Arctic LNG 2
    Russia's Novatek has brought two more investors on board for its Arctic LNG 2 project. A consortium comprising Mitsui & Co and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) have agreed to buy a 10% stake. Their participation also provides for the long-term LNG off-take of 2m tons per year by the Japanese partners. "We welcome the consortium of Mitsui and JOGMEC as partners in our Arct
  • Titan LNG turns up heat in LNG bunkering sector
    Naming ceremony feature fierce debate, sweet treats and live bunkering
  • Team Tankers tied to $8.2m sale and leaseback transaction
    Team Tankers, the shipowner chaired by Morten Arntzen, has sold one of its vessels to an Asian buyer, multiple brokers say. Key shipping players party onboard the Christian Radich Banks: Scrubber financing is 'very risky' The 13,400-dwt Sichem Paris (built 2008) has changed hands in an $8.2m deal, it is claimed. Shipbrokers believe the tanker has been chartered back to New York-listed Team Tan
  • Paris MoU detentions down but IMO 2020 compliance questions loom
    Fewer vessels held or banned in 2018 after port state control checks
  • Cosmoship wades deeper into handysize bulk carrier sector
    Nick Savvas-led outfit buys fourth unit this year with plans to grow its fleet numbers and capacity
  • DFDS hires fresh finance head as new strategy takes shape
    Karina Deacon is to join DFDS Group as its chief financial officer, following Torben Carlsen's promotion from the position earlier this year. DFDS targets acquisitions in new five-year plan DFDS plans unsecured offering to refinance maturing bonds Deacon start work in the role on 1 January 2020, according to an Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Monday. Carlsen was promoted to president and chief
  • John Angelicoussis sells oldest bulk carrier for demolition
    Greek shipowner John Angelicoussis is disposing of its oldest bulker, sources say. European brokers say the 246,000-dwt ore carrier Zhongte (built 1989) has gone for scrap. A price of $426 per ldt, or $15.4m, is being placed on the ship in a sale that includes 600 tons of bunkers. Occidental Petroleum pulls plug on VLCC deal with major owners Angelicoussis back at Daewoo for another LNG new
  • AP Moller-Maersk adds $145m to buyback amid upgrade and trade war cease fire
    AP Moller-Maersk has stepped up its share buyback efforts with a $145m investment in its own securities during the past week. It follows a $105m move on its A and B shares a week earlier as the world's largest shipowner began a $1.5bn programme. AP Moller-Maersk scoops shares worth $105m in first stage of buyback Maersk Line launches bid for share of digital bookings Soren Skou sets out list o
  • Economou's Classic wins $20m payout in COA default row
    Bulker owner to be compensated for force majeure despite the fact that charterer could not have performed contract in any case
  • HMM to leave 2M to join THE Alliance
    Carrier will be fourth member as group extends partnership for another 10 years
  • BW Offshore and BW Energy reshuffle management after spin-off
    Meanwhile, one of BW Offshore's FPSOs has had its contract in Nigeria extended for a further six months
  • Hyundai Mipo adds two more tankers worth $76m
    South Korean shipbuilder continues order run with European deal.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets boosts fleet with containership deal
    Vessel comes with long-term charter and is the third purchased since March capital raise
  • K Line teams with Taiwanese on bulkers and LNG
    U-Ming and Kuang Ming also involved in company that will service Taipower contracts.
  • Library ship and bulker collide in Argentina
    Logos Hope avoids serious damage in incident in Parana River.
  • DP World strikes again with $1.1bn Topaz takeover
    Dubai ports and shipping group snaps up Middle East OSV operator from Renaissance Services
  • Samsung adds $120m 'special-purpose' ship
    South Korean yard inks deal with European client.
  • Grimaldi ro-ro caught in Senegal cocaine seizure
    Incident in West Africa is second involving Italian-owned vehicle carrier in less than a year
  • Singapore's Smart Port Challenge seeks its maritime unicorn
    MPA-led start-up competition paid out grants totaling almost $500,000 last year.
  • Singapore suspends Inter-Pacific Petroleum's bunker craft licence
    Maritime Port Authority has now removed permits from three companies in a little under a year.
  • Unipec now major player in suezmax and aframax trades
    Chinese company among top ten charterers in two other major tanker sectors, says Poten.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • FreightWaves acquires American Shipper
    "American Shipper journalists, contributors and sponsors will now have access to the world's largest audience for transportation and logistics news and content. Best of all, like all commentary and news content offered by FreightWaves, all American Shipper content will be available without a restrictive paywall," said FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller.
  • Los Angeles City Council vetoes permit for Pier 400
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will reconsider a coastal development permit it approved earlier this month for the APM Terminal at Pier 400.
  • HMM will switch from 2M to THE Alliance in April
    The change will happen around the same time that HMM starts taking delivery of the first a dozen 23,000-TEU containerships.
  • E-commerce and Type 86 pilots coming soon
    Customs is using the pilots to get more information on nontraditional supply chain actors, a senior CBP official said during a conference last week.
  • Wieland selected as CEO of Massport
  • Longer freight trains plague emergency responders
  • DP World to acquire Topaz for $1.1 billion
  • Lawmakers want more time for LNG by rail permit
  • FMC reviews 17 OTI license applications
  • Genesee & Wyoming to be acquired in $8.4 billion deal
  • Four companies to form coal, LNG joint venture

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 1, 2019
  • MARINE FUEL 0.5%: Premiums over HSFO rise in June on growing demand
    The Asian low sulfur fuel oil market saw a surge in premiums to high sulfur fuel oil in the first half of June.
  • ICE July Singapore HSFO open interest up 16.7% to 13.66 million mt
    The arbitrage trade has not been workable due to strength in 3.5% sulfur FOB Rotterdam Barge prices, which cut cargo flow to the east, traders said.
  • Taiwan's CPC mulls to sell another LSFO cargo for Q3 on weak utility demand
    "Demand [for LSFO] is low. We may sell a low sulfur fuel oil cargo for August or September," the company source said.
  • FUTURES: Oil up more than 2% as OPEC looks to extend supply cuts
    "In the winter period it would be difficult to exit the deal, when demand is falling and in the summer period, demand rises," Novak said.
  • TRADER NOTE: HK's Brightoil board goes through a shake-up
    The resigned directors held the view that material information about the company was not provided to them in a timely manner.
  • OPEC and allies set to consider nine-month oil cut extension
    "I think it's most likely nine months, but we have to talk to other ministers," Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih said.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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