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March 5, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim invests in Israeli start-up Ladingo's container-sharing platform
  • Huawei CFO extradition could harm Canada-China business relationship
  • US protectionist measures backfire with deteriorating container imbalance
  • WTO says UK can rejoin US$1.7 trillion procurement plan post Brexit
  • PAME publishes database for shipping in the Arctic
  • NTSB recovers flight data recorder from crashed Amazon-Atlas carrier
  • Australia's airlifted fresh produce faces stricter inspections
  • LATAM Cargo starts Chicago-Campinas, Brazil pharma service
  • Egyptair Cargo starts Cologne Bonn Airport to Johannesburg flights

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • APL's CMS to call at Ningbo instead of Shanghai
  • APM Terminals' new Moín reefer hubconnects Costa Rica with Europe & Asia
  • Florence Logistics celebrating 10 years of success
  • Höegh Autoliners transports record-breaking heavy unit from India
  • Maersk introduces Value Protect, an extended liability solution
  • Rodolphe Saadé accelerates the transformation of the CMA CGM Group with strategic move in logistics
  • Shell joins Europe's first advanced waste-to-chemicals facility in Rotterdam
  • Wan Hai Lines announces fixed-day direct service between China & Cochin
  • ZIM makes strategic investment in technology enabler
  • APM Terminals Pipavav wins Gujarat State CSR Award
  • Chipolbrok vessel handles windmill blades & heavy packages at Deendayal Port
  • DPT wins award at Bluecon 2019 Conclave
  • Hapag-Lloyd marks 50th anniversary of Dangerous Goods department
  • Port NOLA to host Journal of Commerce Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference in New Orleans
  • Special Secretary (Logistics) interacts with key officials & stakeholders of JN Port
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust plans to develop two container terminals
  • Airfreight giant Skyways Group making waves in the ocean through Forin Container Line
  • Conference room inaugurated in Mundra for Customs & trade
  • India-Korea Startup Hub launched

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Forwarder cuts C02 emissions by 95% with LNG trucks
  • Change at DFDS's head
  • Astre Península Ibérica on an expansion course
  • Highly specialised chemical tankers join fleet
  • Globe Air Cargo Argentina becomes Azul GSSA
  • Shipserver's e-procurement platform on the move
  • Bita appoints Dale Chrystie as its first chair
  • IDS benefits from private customers
  • More dragons and griffins for the locomotive fleet
  • Restrictions on radioactive shipments to and from Belgium
  • New bulk giant for K Line
  • Knut Kokkeling takes charge at Cuxhaven
  • New logistics platform for cocoa butter
  • New hub and new rail connections
  • Highs and lows for RCL in 2018
  • UPS links Hong Kong and Cologne with B747-8F

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • Asia-Europe carriers must 'think outside the box' to counter impact of new tonnage
  • Air freight in the UK succeeds 'in spite of government policy, not because of it'
  • Japanese forwarders the big winners in the air freight stakes last year
  • CMA CGM unveils billion-dollar cost-cutting plan as profits tumble
  • Analysis: CMA CGM trading update steals the limelight from Maersk & Hapag
  • CH Robinson acquires Madrid forwarder Space Cargo Group
  • Xpediator appoints Jonathan Wright chief operating officer to drive expansion
  • US and China near a deal to end most US tariffs
  • APM Terminals invests in 31% boost to reefer fleet in Barcelona
  • Supply chain radar: Is DSV + Panalpina happening or not? You are on the losing side either way

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • HII names Aguayo GM of San Diego Shipyard
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has named Carlos Aguayo general manager of its San Diego shipyard. He will replace Daniel Flood, who is retiring after 40 years in the ship repair and
  • White paper calls for transparency on IMO 2020 fuel surcharges
    Seabury Maritime LLC is warning that ocean carriers must be transparent with shippers on how they calculate fuel surcharges. It says that ocean carriers and shippers alike are facing "an uncomfortable uncertainty"
  • Passenger-only cat joins San Francisco Bay ferry fleet
    The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today welcomed Pyxis, a new 445-passenger ferry, into the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet. Pyxis is the first new vessel added to
  • ABB launches new DC drive series
    ABB has launched a new series of DC variable speed drives (VSDs) that allow users with a large installed base to get better performance from their existing systems. With the new DCS880
  • Inmarsat launches a new service for crew
    Satcom services provider Inmarsat is launching Crew Xpress, a new service for crew available as part of an increasing number of services available on its Fleet Xpress global maritime high-speed broadband service
  • Cavotec wins a further automated mooring system order
    Lugano, Switzerland, headquartered Cavotec SA reports that it has signed an agreement with an undisclosed port operator to equip two berths at a terminal with MoorMaster automated mooring systems. Cavotec will design,
  • Bergeron no longer with Liberian registry
    The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR), the privately owned U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry, reports that "Scott Bergeron has departed from the organization." Bergeron had served as LISCR's CEO
  • Transportation Institute reports growth in Jones Act generated jobs
    The Transportation Institute (TI), a Washington, DC, based non-profit organization that advocates and works for the U.S. flag maritime industry, today reported a 30% increase in domestic maritime job creation enabled by

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • Cheniere hails milestone at Corpus Christi project
    The LNG train will have 4.5m tpy of production capacity, while the company has 36m tpy of LNG production capacity...
  • Shell's Henderson stresses significance of leadership
    Better leadership would help to cultivate the triumvirate of improvements in safety, environmental performance and the arrival of new technology...
  • Platsidakis says sulphur cap is example of 'shallow' regulation
    Ex-chairman of Intercargo says owners, especially in tramp sector, are being undermined by unrealistic rule-making but ought to be less...
  • Vale executives step aside amid dam disaster probe
    The resignations appear to be temporary while probes are carried out. The death toll from the incident has risen since...
  • German owners sell Hammonia Reederei to Scandinavian investors
    Peter Döhle Schiffahrts will retain technical management for Hammonia's 45-strong fleet of bulkers, boxships and multi-purpose vessels
  • Probunkers seeks proposals for seven LNG bunkering vessels
    Designers, yards and brokers have until March 29 to pitch for design of vessels estimated to cost close to $40m...
  • Liberian Registry says Bergeron has 'departed'
    The Cohen family, in particular Adam Cohen and Elan Cohen, will continue to lead LISCR
  • Boskalis and Kotug to sell Kotug Smit Towage
    The deal, with an enterprise value of €300m ($340m), will see the towage company become part of the Boluda Group...
  • DFDS names Carlsen to succeed Smedegaard as chief executive
    Niels Smedegaard will be leaving at the end of April, having served a 12-year tenure at the top
  • Daily Briefing
    A third of scrubber orders will not meet IMO cap deadline | Shipowners holding off on switch to low-sulphur |...
  • Index-linked contracts open the door for container freight derivatives
    Carriers and shippers should look to index-linked contracts to reduce volatility and avoid contract breaches
  • India's east coast receives first LNG cargo
    The 160,000 cu m LNG carrier was reportedly carrying a cargo supplied by Swiss trader, Gunvor, to Indian Oil Corp
  • Zim containers damaged in Busan port collision
    Safmarine Nokwanda said to have had engine problems while entering Berth No 2
  • Woodside to push hydrogen as transport fuel in South Korea
    This comes after Woodside penned two separate agreements last year with Kogas and Pusan University of South Korea on joint...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • SSA concession fuels Jacksonville port expansion, dredging
  • Economist Behravesh: Odds of global recession low, but growing
  • Trans-Pacific container supply-demand balance improving
  • Low-sulfur rule roll-out has Trump factor 'caveat'
  • Tech firms combating US airport congestion
  • New ILA system aims to boost NY-NJ port performance

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • SSA Marine to expand at Jaxport
    Marine terminal operator's presence will grow by 60% at Florida port.
  • Scorpio Tankers gets upgrade with IMO 2020 on the way
    New York-listed owner's stock sees slight gain by midday.
  • Berenberg raided over Hapag-Lloyd deal
    Senior partner under investigation for possible insider trading of liner shipping stock in 2017
  • US-China row aside, crude and LPG bulls are on good footing
    For the short term, at least, energy trade between world's two largest economies might be more like icing on the cake than an essential pillar for VLCC and VLGC markets
  • Cosco's specialised shipping arm picks up wood-pulp option
    Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has exercised its option to build another four 62,000-dwt vessels at a group yard.
  • US exports continue to power rise in VLCC rates
    VLCC spot rates jumped by one third last week with strong US exports and continued activity out of the Middle Easy boosting the market. Okeanis Eco Tankers shows confidence with 2019 VLCC supply growth sums Record US crude exports fuel tanker rate rise Brokers believe the uptrend can be extended at a time shipowners are confident of their position. Morgan Stanley placed VLCC rates at $43,000 p
  • Ardmore plots patient growth plan in land of listed giants
    Ardmore Shipping is a medium-size owner in a public product tanker sector that has gradually seen some of its rivals grow significantly larger, mostly through consolidation. Does New York-listed Ardmore face the danger of being obscured by the giants' long shadows if it cannot grow itself? Chief executive Anthony Gurnee tells TradeWinds that patience will be the virtue that governs Ardmore's own
  • Nordic American Offshore's fourth quarter deep in the red
    The company continues to deal with covenant breaches while taking a $160.1m impairment charge
  • Germany's Nord/LB raises $2.4bn
    Restructuring German lender Nord/LB has banked EUR 2.15bn ($2.43bn) from two bond sales. Subsidiary Deutsche Hypo issued a benchmark mortgage securities issue with a 10-year term that was slightly oversubscribed at EUR 750m, it said. The bond was primarily placed with institutional investors in Asia and Europe and carries a coupon of 0.75%. Cerberus fails in Nord/LB bid but is linked to 263-shi
  • Shipping's seasonal rate slowdown largest since 2012, says Clarksons
    Shipping rates have seen the largest seasonal drop in over half a decade as global events coupled with typical trading patterns to hinder earnings, the world's largest shipbroker says. Sarah Holden, an analyst at Clarksons, said the cross-sector ClarkSea index was down 40% from its December peak to the trough seen in the middle of February. K Line VLCC transaction tipped to extend tanker price
  • Astomos sells vintage VLGC in fleet renewal move
    Japanese shipowner Astomos Energy has now sold a veteran VLGC at a time rates are thought to be shaping for a recovery. The 78,000-cbm LPG carrier Gas Diana (built 2000) has gone to an undisclosed buyer for $18m, brokers say. The owner did not reply to requests for comment on the matter. It put the ship up for sale along with minority partner NYK Line early last month with offers due on 21 F
  • Fincantieri firms up first of six Viking ships
    Italian cruiseship builder Fincantieri has finalised a deal to build two more cruiseships for Torstein Hagen's Viking Cruises. The vessels are the first in a series of six agreed subject to conditions last March. The 47,800-gt ships will be delivered in 2024 and 2025. They will house 930 passengers in 465 cabins. Viking has placed orders for a potential 20 vessels with Fincantieri, which the I
  • India ups LNG import capacity with new Ennore terminal
    Gunvor delivers commissioning cargo to Indian Oil LNG's start-up near Chennai on country's east coast
  • University professor to run Hanjin Heavy
    University professor Lee Byung-mo is being brought in by creditors to run restructuring Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC). The former STX Offshore & Shipbuilding president and DSME vice president will replace HHIC chairman Cho Nam-ho, Maeil Business reported, citing industry sources. Hanjin to relinquish control of yard group Hanjin said last week that Cho and parent group Hanjin He
  • K Line VLCC transaction tipped to extend tanker price momentum
    Rumours swirling around the sale of a K Line VLCC suggest an upswing in crude tanker pricing has been extended. Eyes fixed on K Line VLCC sale as tanker price rise faces test Okeanis Eco Tankers shows confidence with 2019 VLCC supply growth sums Frontline scouts for tanker deals with asset prices only going one way TradeWinds reported last week the sale of the 314,000-dwt Tamagawa (built 2007)
  • Le Freak storm: Nile Rodgers and Sophia Loren evacuated
    The world of show business avoided a serious blow over the weekend when celebrities including Sophia Loren and Chic frontman Nile Rodgers were evacuated during a cruiseship naming ceremony in Southampton. The stars had gathered in a quayside marquee to celebrate the launch of the $750m ($992m) 4,400-berth MSC Bellissima. But strong winds from Storm Freya forced the event to continue on board for
  • APL slaps fuel surcharge on boxes
    CMA CGM-owned container line APL has revealed its new fuel surcharges for the second quarter. From 1 April, the bunker adjustment factor (BAF) will add $160 per teu from the US east coast to Central America, the Caribbean and west coast South America, with $260 applying from the west coast. Asia to Latin America boxes will attract a $260 per teu fee, while the west coast South America to Persian
  • Trade tensions and IMO 2020 slow shipbuilding recovery
    Global trade tensions and the pending arrival of IMO 2020 rules saw shipowners take a more restrained approach to newbuildings in the second half of last year, says Ren Yuanlin's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Diamantidis adds suezmax resale to Delta Tankers fleet Yangzijiang looks past shipbuilding to bump up earnings Singapore-listed Yangzijiang says the two factors contributed to a slowdown in th
  • Sail-driven tanker auction fails to find buyer
    Scottish preservation society still hopes it can work with Honolulu Harbor to move decaying tall ship.
  • MOL's head of LNG in Europe takes long view on strategy
    Gunaseharan Ganapathy urges customers intent on price-cutting to 'be reasonable'
  • Tea and Trump help MOL's London LNG boss unwind
    Gunaseharan Ganapathy has a background in electronics and began his working life at 23 as a radio officer onboard MISC vessels. He toyed with working for an electronics company, before a friend suggested he go to sea to see the world. "They didn't tell the whole truth," he says, "but for me it turned out OK." MISC sells its oldest LNG ship for demolition in Bangladesh Ganapathy served on liner
  • Migrants scale DFDS ferry funnel
    Calais-Dover ferry traffic was disupted on Saturday after more than 100 migrants stormed the port and tried to board a DFDS ro-pax. About half of the group managed to make it on to the 34,000-gt Cotes Des Dunes (built 2001) at Calais, with some climbing on to the funnel. Two more fell into the sea and were rescued. More than 60 people were arrested after searches of the ship. The migra
  • John Angelicoussis sheds ageing capesize bulker
    John Angelicoussis' dry bulk arm Maran Dry Management has agreed to sell an ageing capesize vessel in Singapore. Brokers said the Hyundai Heavy Industries-built, 172,000-dwt Anangel Destiny (built 1999) has fetched a price in excess of $9m. Athens-based brokers reported the deal as a demolition sale, at $432 per ldt, or $9.6m in total. TradeWinds, however, is told the vessel will go for further
  • Golar FSRU and FLNG units hook up off Cameroon
    Company's floating LNG producer commissions new regasification vessel off Cameroon
  • Boskalis and Kotug sell joint venture
    Royal Boskalis Westminster has announced its second major business disposal within a month. The Dutch company said it and co-shareholder Kotug International have agreed to sell Kotug Smit Towage to Spain's Boluda Group in a deal valuing the company at EUR 300m ($340m). Boskalis expects to receive EUR 90m in cash for its 50% holding in the joint venture, which operates more than 70 units. Royal
  • AP Moller-Maersk rings board changes with two new faces
    Danish giant AP Moller-Maersk is adding more logistics knowhow to its boardroom at a time Maersk Drilling is set to be spun-off. Soren Skou sets out list of concerns clouding AP Moller-Maersk's outlook Maersk Drilling sets date for listing as AP Moller extends $12bn energy divestment Former TNT executive Bernard Bot and Marc Engel, who is credited with laying foundations for growth at Unilever,
  • Equinor and EMGS sign lucrative North Sea data deal
    The oil producer will licence data and will fund a future survey on the Norwegian continental shelf
  • Chembulk CFO John Capasso resigns
    Connecticut-based Chembulk Tankers will have a new CFO from 1 May. Bart Kelleher will replace John Capasso, who is resigning to pursue other career opportunities, the company said. Capasso has been with the owner since May 2017 and has played a key role, it added. Kelleher, Chembulk's chief strategy officer since early 2016, will see his job expanded to include finance and accounting functions
  • China Merchants orders car carrier double
    The China Merchants group has reportedly signed up for two pure car carriers (PCCs) at its own yard. Brokers said the company's CSC Shenzhen subsidiary has contracted the 3,800-vehicle duo for delivery in January and March 2021. No price was given, but the yard was named as CMHI (Jiangsu). The group is listed with nine car carriers among its huge fleet of 355 ships.
  • Liberian Ship Registry confirms Bergeron's departure
    Rumours of the chief executive's exit began circulating last week
  • Quentin Soanes stocked up on Braemar shares after Steve Kunzer's appointment
    Shipbroking veteran and Quentin Soanes has added to his stake in London-listed Braemar Shipping Services. Steve Kunzer joins board of shipbroker Braemar Soanes says Brexit will be 'positive' for all of Europe Soanes shares all Soanes, who left Braemar to start his own brokerage in 2013, bought the stock after former Eastern Pacific chief executive Steve Kunzer joined the board last week. A fi
  • Navios revising preferred share tender offer a third time
    Navios Maritime Holdings has, for the third time, altered its offer to swap preferred shares. Meanwhile, the lawsuit over the proposed deal is on track for a trial this summer. Monday, the Angeliki Frangou-led bulker owner announced it had improved the offer by $0.50 for series G and H preferred shares and extended the deadline to take the offer until 15 March. Navios again tweaks controversial
  • Probunkers invites proposals for LNG bunkering septet
    Athens-based venture Probunkers has invited designers and shipyards to offer technical plans for an LNG bunkering septet it intends to build. Parties have until 29 March to submit "initial, concept design proposals, along with outline specification and general arrangement", the company said in a press release on Monday. Probunkers' technical manager Andreas Zompanakis will be in charge of evalua
  • NRP buys Hammonia from Peter Dohle and Ernst Russ
    Oslo investment house Ness, Risan and Partners (NRP) has acquired bulker and boxship technical manager Hammonia Reederei from its German owners, Ernst Russ and Peter Dohle. The company's two founding shareholders said NRP had teamed up with the former owners of Finnish container line Containerships, which was bought by CMA CGM last year, to buy their stakes. NRP seeks further investments in reco
  • BW Offshore could buy Petrobras, Chevron field
    Oslo-listed FPSO group BW Offshore is "contemplating" buying a Brazilian oil field from Petrobras and Chevron. It said the move would see it acquire 100% of the Maromba field. Petrobras currently owns 70% and Chevron the rest. BW Offshore extends Brazilian FPSO charter A deal would have to be approved by the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). No price has b
  • CEO Smedegaard quits DFDS after 12 years
    DFDS CEO Niels Smedegaard is leaving the company after 12 years in the top job. The resigning boss will be replaced by CFO Torben Carlsen at the end of April. Carlsen joined in 2009 and together with Smedegaard has overseen growth at DFDS, including the acquisition of Turkey's U.N. Ro-Ro. DFDS full-year results reach 'all-time high' Bungled Brexit ferry contracts cost UK $44m Smedegaard said:
  • Pacific Radiance cuts losses due to fewer impairments
    Singapore firm also sees improvement in vessel utilization, but charter rates continue to languish.
  • Fifty passengers stranded as Singapore ferry grounds off Batam
    Ferry was heading for Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal when it fell foul of Karang Galang reef.
  • Ezion shares suspended while potential investor checks the books
    Singapore offshore vessel operator has also seen an 18% increase in losses for the fourth quarter.
  • CMA CGM launches $1.2bn cost-cutting drive
    French liner giant upbeat on prospects for 2019 despite persisting geopolitical tensions.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • CBP looks to 'keep us all safe and protect legitimate trade'
    E-commerce platforms and rapidly changing IT are challenging the agency's regulatory oversight and systems to keep pace.
  • COAC gets into nitty-gritty for in-bond enhancements
    CBP and COAC make strides to improve procedures for bonded cargo moves, but more work still needs to be done.
  • CMA CGM volume, revenue increase in 2018
    French carrier says CEVA acquisition will create $30 billion company offering door-to-door logistics.
  • GAO: State should share export control watch list with BIS
  • CBP seeking innovative opioid detection technology

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 4, 2019
  • FUTURES 5: US-China trade deal optimism keeps futures in black despite equity selloff
    A steep selloff in US equity markets knocked crude futures off early-session highs, but optimism regarding a potential thaw in US-China trade relations and a tightening supply picture for 2019 kept prices in the black Monday.
  • US releasing light sweet crude barrels from SPR as medium, heavy shortfall looms
    The estimated 6 million barrels of SPR crude are expected to be delivered throughout May, when US policy actions are expected to affect the flows of millions of barrels of medium and heavy crudes.
  • FEATURE: Fuel quality tops bunker industry's 2020 concerns
    For bunker market participants gathering in London for industry events last week, the quality of the new fuels they will start trading in next year was at the top of the agenda.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Container line CMA CGM increases bunker fuel hedging
    French container line CMA CGM increased its bunker fuel hedging last year to protect against rising prices.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • INTERVIEW: Saudi Aramco still eyes growth in US refining, despite chill in bilateral ties
    "When you look at markets in the US, we look at the potential to grow," Abdulaziz al-Judaimi said.
  • India will invest $500 million in Iran's Chabahar port: Mehr
    India began commercial activity at Chabahar on January 8.
  • FUTURES: Oil still higher on bullish indicators
    Fuel consumption, especially in Asia's developing economies is holding up, Trifecta Consultants' Vijayakar said.
  • Singapore 180/380 CST HSFO spread widens to 4-month wide as high viscosity supply rises
    "More high viscosity or high density cargoes are arriving over end-February to early March," a fuel oil trader said.

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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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