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April 10, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore needs to rethink its shipping strategy: government minister
  • Trend to upscale box ship capacity is not losing its appeal soon: Cosco
  • Maersk builds on transportation logistics and unwinds its energy business
  • Dachser's global 2018 net revenue up 6pc to US$6.6b
  • OOIL, Cosco, JD Logistics form online logistics platform joint venture
  • Latin America ports experience 7.7pc rise in cargo volume in 2018 to 53m TEU
  • ICTSI Manila buys four RTGs from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
  • Qantas Freight to upgrade fleet leasing two B747-8Fs from Atlas Air
  • AirBridgeCargo launches 'abc premium' service for urgent shipments
  • Mexican auto part exporters turn to air cargo to avoid border gridlock

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • AMTOI's workshop on family business highlights key topics
  • CMA CGM Group receives International Maritime Centre (Corporate) Award in Singapore
  • Freight sector given more guidance on trade in endangered species in event of no-deal Brexit
  • IRClass continues to grow its operations in Asia Pacific
  • Simple checks seen defeating shipping industry fraudsters
  • DGTR extends anti-dumping duty on select four-wheeler aluminium alloy wheels
  • Electronic information exchange under IMO convention now mandatory at ports
  • JN Port routes more than half of its container traffic through DPD in March
  • Maersk Trade Finance plans outlay of $ 200 m for India's SMEs

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UK: Maritime Intermodal officially launched
  • Field trial for digital freight documents
  • Cargo-partner creates "quick transport order" option
  • Arpin Group promotes Lemme to IT SVP
  • NWSA gets green light for terminal 5 project
  • Southwest Cargo reveals refreshed product offering
  • Australia: award of big iron ore rail haulage contract
  • DHL Supply Chain builds cargo hub in South Carolina
  • NAS lands in west and southeast Africa
  • Trailer maker picks operations boss
  • WEC Lines linking Liverpool to Portugal
  • New north-south axis over the Brenner Pass
  • Kerry Logistics signs MOU with Sitthi Logistics
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bertrand Schmoll joins Tiaca board
  • Port of Gothenburg launches bunkering app
  • Etihad Cargo renews agreement with RFS provider

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Taxpayer-funded additional ferries for 'no-deal' Brexit already running
  • NAR: Japan Post privatisation heads to finale with up to $12bn share sale
  • Saudia Cargo set to realign its marketing and sales to join SkyTeam Cargo
  • Carriers making heavy weather of punctuality - but it's not all their fault
  • Trump's tariff threat hits European economies at a bad time
  • IMF cuts 2019 growth outlook again, with risks 'skewed to the downside'
  • Supply chain radar: Flexport targets $1bn in sales this year - and the joke is on who, exactly?
  • Panalpina veteran Neil Dursley new chief commercial officer at Chapman Freeborn
  • Port of Dover Cargo appoints Nik Scott-Gray as general manager
  • Supply chain radar: XPO's shrinking share count is doing the trick
  • Supply chain radar: 'Ceva 2022' - just a mean, lean money-making machine?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • GAO: Navy's estimate of Columbia Class cost "not realistic"
    A GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) report says that Navy's cost estimate to construct 12 Columbia class submarines-$115 billion-is not realistic because it is based on several overly optimistic assumptions, such as
  • Chinese yard plans to build 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier
    China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard is planning to build a 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier - the largest ever ship of this type, reports classification society DNV GL. DNV GL signed a joint development project
  • ABB to supply solutions for second Lindblad icegoing cruise ship
    ABB is to supply power, automation, propulsion and digital systems for the second icegoing cruise ship to be built for Lindblad Expeditions by Ulstein (see earlier story). ABB will deliver a full
  • Harvey Gulf to retrofit LNG-fueled PSVs to battery-hybrid
    The first LNG fueled platform supply vessel in the America's will soon be even more efficient and environmentally friendly. Harvey Gulf International is to retrofit its Harvey Energy with an energy storage
  • Interlake orders newbuild Great Lakes bulker
    under an agreement recently signed with the Interlake Steamship Company, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is to construct the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in more than 35 years The
  • Keppel Singmarine to develop autonomous tug
    Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has begun the development of an autonomous tug that is expected to be one of Singapore's first autonomous vessels when the project is completed in
  • Wärtsilä launches hi-res K-band radar
    Wärtsilä has launched its RS24 high resolution radar, the world's first commercially available K-band maritime radar. By detecting far smaller objects and at a much higher radar resolution than conventional S or

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Digitalisation will create greater uncertainty for shipping
    Digitalisation will bring transparency to entirely new levels and the industry needs to adapt to this new reality, because it...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Live from Singapore Maritime Week
    If you're not already signed up to attend our Smart Ports Forum, you might just about be able to secure a...
  • Shipping is struggling to attract digital talent
    Maritime companies get a fraction of the digital talent pie compared with other sectors and costly recruitment is compounded by...
  • Greater sanctions due diligence urged after US labels Iran troops as terrorists
    'It is not possible to go to the Iranian equivalent of Companies House and check shareholdings. And even if you...
  • Shell tweaks lubes to make way for low-sulphur transition
    Shell plans to roll out new product first in Singapore from June 1, followed by other key ports
  • Scorpio offshore strategy paying off
    Scorpio and Nordic American Offshore chief Emanuele Lauro believes fortunes will turn in the offshore sector
  • US box imports begin rising again
    High-spending US consumers behind a rise in imports in March
  • Betting on the unknown
    Scrubbers will only win the day if the spread between low- and high-sulphur fuels remains high
  • Reported piracy and sea robbery lowest in Asia since 2007
    No crew abductions reported during the first quarter in Asia but anti-piracy body maintains its advisory to avoid high-risk areas...
  • Capesizes scrape off the bottom
    Market participants anticipate a recovery in the second half of the year
  • Maersk Product Tankers makes headway in challenging market
    The past year was financially challenging for Maersk Product Tankers, with the lowest spot market rates for a decade. Even...
  • Swedish Club in the red after poor investment returns
    The free fall in equity markets in December last year led to the booking of a negative investment return of...
  • Plane sailing
    Most conferences are a combination of speakers and networking. If the speakers can be heard online, where does that leave...
  • Singapore to develop digital technologies to manage vessel traffic
    The VTMS will use smart algorithms to predict high traffic areas and avoid potential collision situations
  • ONE opts for scrubbers but keeps faith in compliant fuels
    ONE's move comes as boxships' take-up of scrubbers accelerates
  • Daily Briefing
    Libyan crude exports hit buffers | Financiers in shipping 'limbo' | Gulf of Guinea dominates piracy count | US renews Venezuelan...
  • Singapore lines up quintet of autonomous ship projects
    MPA is co-funding five projects anchored by Singapore's leading maritime names and classification societies that will advance the port nation's ambition...
  • Singapore launches developer space for maritime innovations
    Dubbed the Maritime Innovation Lab, the new facility serves as a co-creation platform for maritime innovations
  • Maersk backs SME trade platform
    Backed by Maersk Growth, the IncoDocs platform offers a library of trade document templates with smart auto-fill, copy and compliance...
  • Keppel launches remote tug project as Singapore vies for autonomous shipping leadership
    The project, co-funded by a $2m grant from MPA, involves retrofitting a tugboat that will be delivered in the fourth quarter...
  • Indian Register seeks Asia Pacific growth via Malaysia and Thailand
    Additionally, IRClass has secured newbuilding projects in China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia
  • Singapore launches one-stop maritime data repository
    New centralised data platform provides real-time access to ship-related data such as vessel information, vessel arrival and departure time and...
  • Singapore must adapt to survive, argues trade minister
    Opening Singapore Maritime Lecture sets out robust defence of city-state's maritime hub status, but minister argues trade should not be...
  • Maersk Product Tankers' new strategy challenges shipping to seek higher standards
    The chief executive officer of Maersk Product Tankers, Christian Ingerslev, wants to disrupt the industry through digitalisation that will enable...
  • CMA CGM Libra ruling raises bar on seaworthiness, WFW argues
    'Shipowners will have to ensure that, through agents and servants, due diligence is exercised to produce a non-defective passage plan...
  • Brazil auctions off six more terminals
    Privatisation push has seen 10 terminals auctioned off in the past month, with another three expected before May
  • Keppel launches remote tug project as Singapore vies for autonomous shipping leadership
    The project, co-funded by a $2m grant from MPA, involves retrofitting a tugboat that will be delivered in the fourth quarter...
  • Indian Register seeks Asia Pacific growth via Malaysia and Thailand
    Additionally, IRClass has secured newbuilding projects in China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia
  • Singapore launches one-stop maritime data repository
    New centralised data platform provides real-time access to ship-related data such as vessel information, vessel arrival and departure time and...
  • Singapore must adapt to survive, argues trade minister
    Opening Singapore Maritime Lecture sets out robust defence of city-state's maritime hub status, but minister argues trade should not be...
  • Maersk Product Tankers' new strategy challenges shipping to seek higher standards
    The chief executive officer of Maersk Product Tankers, Christian Ingerslev, wants to disrupt the industry through digitalisation that will enable...
  • CMA CGM Libra ruling raises bar on seaworthiness, WFW argues
    'Shipowners will have to ensure that, through agents and servants, due diligence is exercised to produce a non-defective passage plan...
  • Brazil auctions off six more terminals
    Privatisation push has seen 10 terminals auctioned off in the past month, with another three expected before May

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Infographic: Growth tests Mexico's freight network
  • India's FY box trade robust despite challenges
  • Argentina's TecPlata welcomes first container ship
  • Retailers project low double-digit US import growth
  • Maersk expands trade financing in India
  • CMA CGM: CEVA turnaround top priority
  • Analysis reignites questions on Flexport's volumes

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • BHP freight team likely to escape job cuts
    Aussie mining giant reportedly looking to trim part of its workforce by up to 30%.
  • Viking Cruises heads deeper into Chinese market
    The Swiss cruiseship owner partners with China Merchants to create cruise line for Chinese market.
  • Heated secondhand MR tanker market favours young tonnage
    But the upside in asset values for older tonnage cannot be ruled out due to strong prospects for earnings
  • Spliethoff scoops up more Hansa Heavy Lift ships
    The Spliethoff Group continues to raid Hansa Heavy Lift. This time, the Dutch company made a sweep for five more MPP tween deck vessels from the bankrupt German shipowner. The deal includes the 20,100-dwt Pieterscracht (built 2012), formerly known as the HHL Kobe, and four 19,450-dwt ships, the former HHL Lagos (built 2011), HHL Fremantle (built 2011), HHL Richards Bay (built 2010) and HHL Tokyo
  • Norwegian's del Rio: Consumer thirst for experiences will grow
    Millennials want experiences instead of more things, Norwegian Cruise Line chief executive says.
  • Union rallies in Washington to save Philly Shipyard
    Union officials want Congress to step in and save Philly Shipyard. Members of the AFL-CIO's Metal Trades Department rallied in Washington DC Tuesday morning, in part to urge legislators to get the Pennsylvania shipbuilder a government contract. US shipbuilders say they can handle LNG carrier challenge Matson receives newest Philly Shipyard-built fleet addition "With the US shipbuilding industr
  • Cruise CEOs: public view on big ships needs changing
    Carnival Corp chief executive Arnold Donald says bigger ships are more efficient.
  • Clarksons and FIS launch digital shipbroking platforms
    Two of shipping's best-known broking shops have launched digital platforms that aim to bring trading processes together in one place - without replacing human brokers. Clarksons, the world's largest shipbroker, has launched Sea.Live, a web-based app for the "seamless" management of fixtures from start to finish. Meanwhile, Freight Investor Services (FIS), a specialist in forward freight agreemen
  • Tributes flow for former Clarksons chairman and 'mega-broker' Hugh McCoy
    Tributes are flowing for former Clarksons and Baltic Exchange chairman Hugh McCoy who died this weekend. McCoy joined Clarksons from Cleaves & Company in 1983 and was later an influential figure at The Hadley Shipping Company until retiring in 2015. Clarksons said McCoy was widely regarded as one of the most brilliant S&P brokers of his generation and was appointed chairman in 1992, leading the
  • John Fredriksen set for profitable private product tanker deal with Vitol
    Shipping tycoon John Fredriksen is set to pull off a tidy piece of sale-and-purchase business in the product tanker market. Fredriksen moves bulkers from private firm to Golden Ocean in 'bombed out' market Fredriksen turns focus to plan succession strategy and mergers Fredriksen's Seatankers is understood to be closing in on a gain of around $6.5m from the flipping of the 115,700-dwt Sea Tana
  • Crewman arrested seven years after faking own death
    A Chinese seafarer has been arrested more than seven years after allegedly faking his own death. The crewman named as Zhang, 40, is facing a fraud trial after he claimed compensation from a shipping company, prosecutors in Shanghai's Hongkou District said, according to the Shanghai Daily. Most of the nearly CNY 800,000 ($120,000) payout was used to settle debts and his father's medical fees, as
  • Smit lifts the lid on dangers of Maersk Honam salvage
    Company says insurers need to be aware of the extent of hazardous waste disposal following mega-boxship fires
  • Sovcomflot signs for first Arctic LNG 2 carrier
    Russian gas producer Novatek has said state shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has signed a firm contract for the first LNG carrier for its Arctic LNG 2 project. A deal had been expected at the far east Zvezda shipyard since January. Sovcomflot poised to order first ship for Arctic LNG 2 Sovcomflot strikes $149m loan for LNG carrier A representative of the company told the Kommersant daily: "Sov
  • New York's shipping newcomers tipped to shine among 'coiled spring' of maritime stocks
    Wall Street's newest shipping company and the industry's likely next representative in the US capital markets are among the fresh names added to a basket of stocks with a positive outlook covered by Clarksons Platou Securities. Evangelos Marinakis and Craig Stevenson Jr-backed Diamond S Shipping and John Fredriksen's Flex LNG have both been handed initial buy ratings by analysts led by Frode Mor
  • ER Capital disenchanted with shipping
    Erck Rickmers reveals that shipping is no longer at the forefront of his family-owned business.
  • Concordia Maritime's cleaners tackle plastics menace
    Swedish owner Concordia Maritime has hailed a "fantastic turn-out" for its second coastal clean-up drive in the Gothenburg archipelago. More than 100 people gathered to collect rubbish from the shoreline and filled numerous sacks to the brim on Saturday, it said. Try the Concordia Maritime plastics quiz Concordia tankers to gather microplastics data The event was organised by the tanker compan
  • Genting cuts loss to $213m as revenue rises
    Cruiseship and yard player Genting Hong Kong saw a "slight improvement" in 2018 as it reduced its red ink. The company said the net deficit last year was $213.3m in 2018, compared to $244.3m in 2017. Genting buying controversial $250m superyacht Revenue was $1.6bn, up from $1.2bn, mainly due to the inclusion of the first full-year operation of two Dream Class vessels and higher third party reve
  • Crew rescued from burning ro-ro off Saudi Arabia
    All 31 seafarers have been rescued safely from a burning Egyptian ro-ro off Saudi Arabia. Houston Ship Channel closed again as storm hits clean-up operations The incident involving the 756-lane-metre Al Fayrouz (built 1980) took place 60 nautical miles west of Fursan island on Monday, the Almowaten website said. The report said the vessel had been "completely burned". French rescue authorities
  • AP Moller-Maersk's venture capital arm invests in IncoDocs
    Maersk Growth says it wants to use its capital and expertise in shipping and logistics to help the online trade documentation tool provider expand
  • Shearwater wins Barents Sea work for Norwegian Government
    Shearwater GeoServices is to conduct an offshore survey in the Barents Sea on behalf of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The one-month contract comprises seismic data acquisition and full data processing both onboard and onshore, commencing in the third quarter. Survey work will be conducted by Shearwater's vessel Amazon Conqueror (built 2015), which is equipped with Isometrix technol
  • Singapore ready for IMO 2020
    The world's largest bunker port says it will be able to meet demand for both high sulphur fuel and low sulphur fuel when the IMO 2020 kicks in.
  • BULL builds tanker acquisition war chest with $84m raise
    Indonesian tanker owner Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL) is looking to raise IDR 1.2 trillion ($84.3m) as it eyes fleet expansion. The rights issue will involve 3.31bn new shares sold at IDR 275 each for a total of IDR 909.7bn, it said in a notice published in domestic media. BULL buys Pappas product tanker as fleet expansion plans kick off BULL taken off Pertamina blacklist Existing investors will
  • V.Group leads tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen of Dania Ship Management
    V.Group has paid tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen, an executive at joint-venture partner Dania Ship Management, who died while on business in the US. Jensen was in New York when in died on Monday, the company said, without revealing further details. "Lars was very well liked by colleagues and clients around the globe," a statement posted on the V.Group LinkedIn group said. "His pleasant beari
  • Reach Subsea adds contracts worth $8m
    Norway's Reach Subsea has clinched new subsea survey and inspection contracts for the 2019 summer season. The combined firm value is NOK 70m ($8.2m), it said, without naming the clients. "These contracts also contain optional periods, which, if called upon, would increase the firm contract value considerably," it added.
  • Damen Mangalia looking to recruit after orders boost
    A run of new orders has prompted a recruitment drive at Damen's Mangalia shipyard in Romania. Damen acquired a stake in the shipbuilder from DSME of Korea last year and operates it with the other major shareholder, the Romanian state. The economy ministry said that new contracts will allow the yard to operate at full capacity this summer, according to SeeNews. Atle Brynestad lines up second $18
  • DNB Asset Management builds holding in John Fredriksen's Frontline as stock climbs
    DNB Asset Management has topped up its holding in John Fredriksen's Frontline in a move which positions it as the largest outside investor in the company. Frontline sees shares spike as Pareto Securities predicts tanker turning point John Fredriksen's Frontline excited by upside-down VLCC market in 2019 Funds managed by DNB snapped up an extra 350,945 shares in the Oslo and New York-listed tank
  • New German ship-finance trends emerge amid shake-up of banks
    Anyone attending the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Hamburg would have been immediately struck by how the German shipping industry has changed. A few years ago, such gatherings were populated by a splattering of KG (limited partnership) managers and tens of shipping bankers. It is a sign of the times that their numbers were exceeded by ex-shipping bankers in new roles last week - and that is a t
  • Beware of tweets and false news based on guesswork and wishful thinking, Bimco warns
    Inaccurate reports about VLCCs unloading US oil in China reveal the fragile state of tanker markets
  • TNG expects better MR rates from IMO 2020
    Croatian MR owner Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) is expecting better rates this year as the effects of IMO 2020 legislation begin to be felt. CEO John Karavanic said: "The shift to low-sulphur fuel oil is expected to result in a significant increase in demand for compliant fuels together with the dislocation of global refining capacity. TNG secures more MR tanker cover Trafigura moves for TNG
  • Deutsche Bank cuts Scorpio Bulkers on weaker rates
    Weaker bulker rates have caused a cut in Deutsche Bank's (DB) first quarter forecast for Scorpio Bulkers. Analyst Amit Mehrotra said it has cut its estimate for EBITDA to $14m from $23m, versus a consensus view of $24m. Scorpio Bulkers and Ocean Yield seal double ultramax sale and leaseback Scorpio's Bugbee: Eve of IMO 2020 will be 'chaos' This reflects softening spot rates, he said. "While S
  • Star Bulk brings in Pareto to boost liquidity
    Greece's Star Bulk Carriers is trying to boosting its liquidity in a deal with Pareto Securities. Star Bulk and ER Capital abandon $115m capesize deal The bulker owner said it had signed a market maker agreement from Tuesday. "The purpose of the agreement is to enhance liquidity in the trading of the company's shares, listed on Oslo Stock Exchange," it added. A market maker usually undertakes
  • ICS, ASA and ECSA team up to combat geopolitical threats
    Trio hope closer ties will help prevent "unwelcome" regional or unilateral initiatives harmful to shipping.
  • Shipping sees fewer incidents of piracy in 2019
    Kidnapping risk in Gulf of Guinea persists, but IMB points to improvements in Nigeria and Indonesia
  • Containership comes under fire from skiff off Ecuador
    Security threat off South American nation escalates with first reports of gun fire targeted at ship.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • Proposed U.S. tariffs in reaction to EU aircraft subsidies
    The USTR has listed for retaliation about 315 items, including agricultural products, apparel, ceramics, metals and kitchen goods.
  • Commentary: Strikeout for MLB's Cuban baseball deal
    The White House on Monday declared that an agreement to offer Cuban baseball players "a safe and legal path" to Major League Baseball teams is illegal.
  • CMA CGM to own 97.89 percent of CEVA
    The French shipping giant plans to delist CEVA from the Zurich Stock Exchange and set up an operational center in Marseilles.
  • WTO panel finds duties on Canadian softwood unfair
    There is no word yet on whether the Trump administration might appeal the ruling.
  • Grassley again pushes for removal of 232 tariffs
    The Iowa senator linked removal of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico to a favorable congressional consideration process of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • Dublin Express leaks up to 100,000 gallons of fuel oil
    The Hapag-Lloyd containership was verified as the source of tar balls located in a New York park, according to a command of state and federal agencies and the responsible party.
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Mandatory electronic information exchange in effect
  • TSA establishes surface transportation advisory panel
  • 'Threat of escalating tariffs' slows Long Beach activity
  • MercuryGate's Wooden donates $5 million to university
  • CN to invest $505 million in projects across four states
  • Georgia Ports Authority orders 20 RTG cranes
  • Bad weather blows liner schedules off course
  • Brazil auctions off six port terminals
  • Executive Moves: CCM, Coldharbour, Chapman Freeborn

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2019
  • STEO HIGHLIGHTS: EIA boosts Brent, WTI forecasts as market expects higher prices
    The US Energy Information Administration on Tuesday raised its forecasts for WTI and Brent prices as it said market activity indicates that recent inventory withdrawals and unplanned supply distributions have participants bracing for higher oil prices.
  • Trans-Pacific container rates strengthen, space utilization rises
    Container rates on trans-Pacific routes jumped over the first few days of April as increases sought by carriers at the end of March gained some traction.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude weakens amid signs of cracks in OPEC+ facade
    Crude futures edged lower in Tuesday trading to settle below five-month highs amid profit-taking and easing of global supply concerns.
  • Japan's MOF approves multiple deliveries of bunker fuel from one barge from Apr
    Japan's Ministry of Finance has approved multiple deliveries of bonded bunker fuel from one barge across the country from April, an official at the ministry said Tuesday.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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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