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January 9, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • APL introduces new CSX service linking four ports in the Philippines
  • ONE achieves record shipshore moves in Singapore
  • Growing protectionism major concern of Japanese shipping executives
  • NY-NJ port lengthens gate hours to handle backlog of holiday containers
  • US-Asia box space shrinks ahead of Lunar New Year
  • Shipping firm lands 'no-deal' Brexit ferry contract but has no ships
  • Box ships stranded for days at Indonesian terminal that lack capacity to cope
  • GAC wins 3 awards in the 2018 National Business Excellence Awards
  • SpiceJet starts daily air freight service from Guwahati, Kolkata to HK, Dubai
  • Air Charter Service sets new monthly revenue record in November
  • Founder of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, dies aged 87

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Freight derivative trade volumes up in 2018
  • BMCT welcomes first regular service call of HMM's CIX service
  • Deendayal Port & KICTPL create history in the new year by berthing the longest ever vessel
  • 'It is reasonable to expect 2019 to be a year of growth for the logistics & airfreight sectors'
  • Prabhu highlights benefit of extending interest subsidy
  • Power-packed event deliberates on the changing times in cargo & logistics

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lithuanian forwarder to test CNG truck
  • SMEs to benefit from innovative e-commerce offer
  • Gianclaudio Neri heading up Ceva Italy
  • Rhenus acquires Core Management Logistics in UK
  • Contecon Guayaquil combatting carbon emissions
  • American Airlines beefs up Argentinean meat business
  • Shuttle to link Kiel-Norwegenkai and Hamburg-Billwerder
  • Share Logistics nets 25% of Asthon Cargo
  • Khryapov appointed CEO of United Wagon Company
  • Linking China and the Philippines
  • Expanding SF Airlines has hub plans for Chengdu
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New York's shortline railway under new management
  • Facility for hazardous materials
  • Qatar Cargo adds second Mexican destination to transpac...
  • Sören Stark succeeds Thomas Stüger
  • MSC and Messina finally engaged

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • 2M announces blank Asia-Europe and transpacific sailings for Chinese New Year
  • Shippers hit in the wallet by rising cost of inland UK container transport
  • More questions raised over Seaborne's ability to operate Ramsgate ferries
  • IATA: air cargo volumes lost momentum towards the end of 2018
  • Founder Richard White's long way to the top at WiseTech
  • Fuel price spread sheds doubt on economic case for scrubbers
  • Top line growth the aim as John Pearson takes the helm at DHL Express
  • Supply chain radar: struggling with liquidity
  • Marine casualty claims specialist Victor Fenwick joins law firm HFW
  • LongRead: The pharmaceutical phenomenom sees another bumper year

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • EC to investigate Fincantieri acquisition of Chantiers de l'Atlantique
  • ABS opens new state-of-the-art global headquarters
  • Huntington Ingalls announces executive changes
  • TEN says two 36 month charters will generate $33 million revenues
  • Vestdavit to supply davits for latest Esvagt windfarm SOV newbuilds
  • Deck carrier takes large loads from small ports through tight waterways
  • NASSCO-Norfolk gets $91.4 million Navy contract mod
  • BIMCO: China open loop scrubber discharge ban not yet total

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Union calls for Brexit ferries to have UK crews
    Union sees the possibility of a World Trade Organisation-rules Brexit as an opportunity to boost employment in the UK
  • New York port authority completes rail link
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the opening of the rail facility would advance its strategic...
  • Gestioni Armatoriali restructuring deal completed
    Deutsche is understood to have purchased a $90m non-performing loan owed by Ravenna-based operator from fellow Germans Commerzbank in 2015...
  • London Gateway turns up Brexit heat to gas mark 5
    Former England rugby star Phil Vickery was joined by Michelin-starred chef Barry Vera, who went up against lorry driver Cliff...
  • New shipbroking venture launches in Singapore
    TCT Shipbrokers - as the new entity will be known - will in the first instance focus on containership and multipurpose vessel...
  • North's Dybedal to chair NSOCC
  • Hanjin Heavy yard in Philippines files for rehabilitation
    Total assets of the Subic-based yard stood at about $1.64bn
  • Crude tanker earnings fall amid Opec worries and oversupply
    There are around 18 newbuilds to be delivered in the first quarter of 2019, with 10 in January alone
  • MOL Chemical Tankers acquires Nordic Tankers
    Nordic Tankers will be renamed MOL Nordic Tankers A/S and all existing management and employees will remain in the company
  • Shipper survey reveals openness to rate premiums
    Sea-Intelligence compiled its findings via data from online freight platform Cogoport, assessing nearly 800,000 rate offers focused on the Indian...
  • Daily Briefing
    China bans open-loop scrubbers in ports | Green sheen dulls ship safety warns ICS | Lloyd's List Weekly Podcast |...
  • Fatal chemical tanker fire off Hong Kong
    The 17,500 dwt, 2010-built vessel is owned by Vietnamese firm Aulac Corporation
  • Singapore to trial methanol as ship fuel
    Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University and not-for-profit lobby group Methanol Institute are co-funding the project
  • Excelerate among bids for Philippines LNG terminal project
    Apart from the PNOC bid, Excelerate is the only company to be taking on the project on its own
  • Nanjing Tanker plunges on first relisting day
    The first delisted company in mainland China approved to return to the main board since Beijing resurrected the country's stock...
  • Sapura Energy wins contracts worth $185m
    The company expects to see higher utilisation of its assets with the new contracts as it gears up for long-term...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • US retailers tempering import plans
  • India's major ports dodge brunt of strike
  • Santos's Asia service shake-up worries shippers
  • Asia-Europe trade set for sharp capacity cuts
  • Shippers rush for LA-LB storage amid backlog
  • Tough road ahead for freight data standardization
  • 2M first with Lunar New Year sailing cuts

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Canadian government to review emergency tug bids
    The Canadian government will review the procurement process for two emergency tow vessels after complaints by Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime. Nordic American Offshore's future unclear after merger with Horizon called off Tidewater inks long-term deal with Horizon Maritime The company, a partnership between the aboriginal Heiltsuk Nation and Horizon Maritime Services, alleged in August the government
  • Norwegian wins upgrade from Bernstein
    Shares for Frank del Rio-led cruise major have been taken to outperform on improved stability in 'uncertain' environment.
  • Crude tanker rates dropping, but not setting off alarms
    Crude tanker rates are dropping, but remain at a "healthy" level, analysts say. Spot charter rates have seen big drops from the two-year highs reached in late November and December - with suezmax rates falling by more than half - thanks to Opec production cuts and Saudi Arabia looking to further cut exports. The Baltic Exchange's assessment of time-charter equivalent rates for VLCCs, for example
  • Weighing up the pros and cons of shipowners' Xmas share buy-back spree
    The benefits of buy-backs are not clear-cut, says equity analyst, as market capitalisation, liquidity and volatility issues must be weighed against pure balance-sheet mathematics
  • Brussels raised competition fears around Fincantieri takeover of STX France
    EU competition watchdog to probe deal, says it could harm cruise ship market
  • Beijing to limit use of open-loop scrubbers in Chinese ECAs
    The world's largest maritime trading nation steps up preperations for the IMO 2020.
  • Oldendorff Carriers ships out brace of veteran vessels
    German bulker giant Oldendorff Carriers is selling its two oldest ships for further trading. Fredriksen heads the field on newcastlemax bulker projects Global bulker giant Oldendorff flourishes as S&P strategy propels growth The 77,000-dwt specialized selfunloaders Carol (built 1990) and Berni (built 1991) have been sold to an undisclosed Chinese owner for a land reclamation project. TradeWind
  • Big name trio join Baltic Exchange Council
    Guy Hindley, Denis Petropoulos and Andy James replace Lambros Varnavides and John Hadjipateras
  • Norwegian orders two ships for Oceania Cruises
    Frank del Rio-led cruise major will spend €1.15bn ($1.46bn) to launch both 1,200-guest vessels as part of new Allura Class focused on upscale market.
  • EU wants Italy, Spain to toe line on port tax
    The European Commission (EC) has proposed that Italy and Spain align their taxation of ports with state aid rules. In Italy, ports are fully exempt from corporate income tax, while in Spain, they are exempt from corporate income tax on their main sources of revenue, such as port fees or income from rental or concession contracts. The EC said this can provide them with a competitive advantage in
  • Fednav strives to stay ahead with next phase of newbuilds
    Canadian bulker owner joins forces with Japanese shipyards to develop 'generation four' vessels
  • Japan gives A-bomb certification to Korean yard workers
    A Japanese district court has awarded official certification as atom bomb survivors to three South Korean men who said they were forced to work at shipyards there during World War Two. The Mainichi daily said this appeared to be the first ruling of its kind. The men, now in their 90s, will be known as "hibakusha", due to being present in Nagasaki when the US dropped the bomb in 1945. The ruling
  • Late flurry lifts 2018 newbuild haul past 1,000 ships
    Newbuilding orders in 2018 snuck above 1,000 ships following a late rush of activity, according to data from Clarksons. Tanker spike keeps S&P at near record levels Bumper year for LNG carrier orders as 2018 tally passes 60 Samsung ends 2018 on a high with LNG carrier number 18 It counts 1,017 new ships contracted by the close of last year, down from the 1,155 vessels put in the book in 2017 b
  • Bondholders sue HSH over privatisation 'losses'
    German group alleges value of capital instruments depressed by lender ahead of sale to new owners.
  • Fincantieri and Scenic Cruises circle Uljanik
    Two potential buyers carry out due diligence on trouble Croatian yard group.
  • MOL suspends master after drinking reports
    Japanese company says it is conducting an investigation into captain's conduct on day of collision.
  • Hornbeck aims to swap $200m of notes for new loans
    Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is trying to stretch its debt maturity by launching a new notes exchange offer. The US OSV player wants to swap up to $200m of its 5.875% bonds due next year for term loans expiring in 2025. Clarksons Platou: more OSV mergers on the horizon These will carry interest of 9.5%. The loans will be guaranteed by second-priority interest in the collateral securing the
  • Baillie Gifford takes even bigger position in Kirby Corp
    Scottish investment manager Baillie Gifford & Co has more than doubled its stake in Kirby. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Baillie Gifford bumped up its position in the New York-listed, Houston-based offshore player to 12.84% from 5.25%. Kirby Corp scoops CGBM 100's fleet The firm now owns 7.7 million shares, up from 3.1 million. Kirby is one of two maritime companies
  • Sentinel Marine spending $46m on newbuildings
    Aberdeen owner Sentinel Marine is spending £36m ($46m) on three new emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVS). An unnamed Chinese yard is building the trio, named Cromarty Sentinel, Trafalgar Sentinel and Viking Sentinel. The move creates 80 jobs for the owner. The vessels will be delivered by the end of 2020. Rory Deans, chief executive of Sentinel Marine, said: "This is a speculative inv
  • Canadian niche player McKeil Marine moves into tankers
    Ontario company reported to have bought vessels from Turkey's Transal
  • Goldenport Shipmanagement returns to Cosco for pair of ultramax bulker newbuildings
    Dragnis family books two vessels at Chinese giant's Yangzhou yard
  • Clarksons shares continue 2019 rebound after Pre-Close trading update
    Shipbroker sees stock price recovery extended after trading update this morning.
  • Tanker owner Uljanik seals $25m loan
    Croatian owner Uljanik Plovidba has signed a $25m loan deal to refinance previous debt. An unnamed overseas lender is providing the cash to pay off loans linked to vessels, it told the Zagreb stock exchange. In November, the company said it had arranged more refinancing to lower its costs. It added that remaining funds needed to refinance an existing facility would be secured from alternative s
  • Tanker FFA volumes up 20% in 2018
    Tanker forward freight agreement (FFA) volumes jumped 20% in 2018, according to Baltic Exchange figures. Derivative volumes hit 321,962 lots last year, it said, while the bulker figure was up 1.4% at 1,196,929 lots, the most since 2008. Dry options volumes rose by 44% to 268,976 lots - similar levels to 2016. A lot is defined as a day's hire of a vessel or 1,000 metric tonnes of cargo. Panamax
  • Drugmaker drops oil trading business after six months of massive losses
    Less than six months after entering the business, Vistin Pharma is closing its energy trading operation after racking up almost $12m in losses. IMO 2020 focused trading fund suffers major loss Shipping leaders start countdown to IMO 2020 The Norwegian drugmaker, which specialises in producing diabetes medication, started its oil trading operations in September 2018. The unit aimed to take adva
  • Clarksons Platou: more OSV mergers on the horizon
    Analyst tips Tidewater, Scorpio and Harvey Gulf to be active in 2019.
  • MOL Chemical snaps up Nordic Tankers from private equity owner
    Deal with Triton creates 75 ship chemical tanker vehicle.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets plans C shares conversion as growth efforts accelerate
    Move comes after capital raised in October has been largely invested.
  • James Fisher takes over UK and Saudi companies for $17m
    UK tanker and marine services group James Fisher is expanding again with takeover deals worth £13.1m ($16.7m). It has agreed to buy 100% of Martek Holdings in the UK and 60% of Saudi firm Murjan Al-Sharq for Marine Contracting (MSMC). Martek is costing '9m, with another '1m potentially due depending on profit targets for the year ending 28 February 2020. It was founded in Rotherham in 2000 and
  • JJ Ugland: 2018 a better year after bulker boost
    Private Norwegian shipowner JJ Ugland has enjoyed a stronger 2018 after bulker markets improved. It said that following two years of imbalance and weak shipping markets, conditions came closer to a balance last year. "Overall, 2018 has been better for us than the previous two years," it added. The sector showing most improvement was the dry cargo market, where stronger rates paved the way for a
  • Diligent Holdings ups ante in supramax market with Queen
    Greece's Diligent Holdings has added a fourth supramax to its steadily growing fleet, a year after entering the segment. The 58,100-dwt Queen Halo (built 2010) joined the company's fleet last month under its new name Queen, Equasis shows. Brokers had reported the vessel's sale last October for about $15.3m, but the identity of its buyers was not revealed at the time. Supramax purchase shows in
  • Z&G Halcoussis emerges with Densan supramax bulker
    Traditional Greek company makes its first sale-and-purchase move in five years
  • Tanker scrapping hits highest level in over 30 years
    VLCC and aframax segments proved most active as cash buyer GMS puts total demolition value in South Asia alone at $1.5bn
  • Former CSIC exec Sun Bo arrested in China
    Ex-China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) executive Sun Bo has been arrested in China on suspicion of bribery and abusing powers. The Xinhua news agency cited the Supreme People's Procuratorate as saying that the former general manager and deputy chief of the leading Party members' group at CSIC was held after the completion of a probe by the National Supervisory Commission. The case has been h
  • Hanjin yard files for rehabilitation in Philippines
    Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has said its Philippines shipyard has filed for rehabilitation. In a regulatory filing, the shipbuilder said HHIC-Phil, which operates the Subic yard, will carry out an insolvency scheme. Orders have been tailing off as owners remain cautious on newbuildings in most sectors. The yard was founded in 2004 and has 16 vessels - 14 aframaxes and
  • One dead as chemical tanker suffers explosion off Hong Kong
    Authorities say police craft, fireboats and government helicopter deployed in rescue effort.
  • Panama Canal trims one foot off allowable transit draft
    Authority says ships exceeding new requirements may be forced to off-load cargo to pass.
  • POSH picks Contractor to lead subsea division
    Former Kreuz Subsea chief executive rejoins industry with role at Robert Kwok-backed outfit.
  • Borneo Bulk crew sends SOS to ITF over abandonment
    Crew of Malaysian-owned general cargoship seek to secure back pay
  • EU urged to include Indian subcontinent recyclers on approved list
    As updated list of approved EU recyclers kicks in, top names push Brussels to judge applicants on merit and not location

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Commentary: OTI licenses frozen by shutdown
    Newly minted entities that had hoped to begin offering forwarding and NVO services at the start of 2019 are stuck until the FMC can resume issuance of licenses.
  • Number of containership fires is 'shocking'
    Allianz consultant is concerned that risk is being normalized in the shipping industry.
  • Union Pacific stock climbs with COO announcement
    Jim Vena, a 40-year veteran of Canadian National, is joining the U.S. railroad on Monday.
  • Port Jersey rail facility opens to fanfare
  • Executive Moves: ProTrans and GTMaritime
  • OIA Global hires former TRAC CEO
  • Retail imports level off after rush to beat tariffs
  • Executive Moves: Poseidon and ITOPF

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Sanctions-hit Iranian crude output lowest since Jan 2014: Platts OPEC survey
    OPEC crude production in December tumbled month on month
  • OPEC cuts, US-China trade talks empower oil bulls
    Crude futures settled higher Tuesday
  • Bosporus reopens after being closed by snow: sources
    The Bosporus reopened to southbound vessels Tuesday afternoon after being shut
  • US weighs Venezuela sanctions as output forecast to fall below 1 mil b/d
    The US issued new Venezuela sanctions Tuesday ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro
  • Wood Mackenzie sees buoyant North Sea exploration, M&A prospects
    The North Sea oil industry is set for a recovery in exploration drilling and healthy levels of mergers and acquisitions this year
  • Fuel oil traders lease storage in NWE to secure tankage before IMO 2020
    The softening backwardation in the Northwest European fuel oil market has begun to make traders inquire and obtain storage tanks' contracts in the region
  • FUTURES: Crude strengthens on trade talks progress, weaker dollar
  • NWE fuel oil sinks to negative territory on ample cargo availability
    The 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barge physical to paper fuel oil structure has softened
  • REFINERY NEWS: Sweden's Lysekil operating normally after glitch resolved: sources
  • Bosporus Strait shut due to heavy snow: sources
    The Bosporus Strait -- linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara -- had been shut as a result of heavy snow
  • Nigeria's NNPC says on course to end gasoline imports by end-2019
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • OUTLOOK 2019: Growing LNG marketplace to drive spot shipping rates in 2019
    For 2019, the spot market will be equally strong or even stronger than what we have seen in 2018

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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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