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October 11, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • IMO 2020 silver lining for shippers and carriers alike, Shenzhen TPM conference told
  • IMO 2020 rule to leave container shipping lines with US$11b fuel bill
  • US places 28 Chinese organisations on Entity List for alleged human rights violations
  • US export figures show China no longer 'a developing nation'
  • Phase 1 of DP World's deepwater port in Ecuador is operating successfully
  • Busan New Port starts dredging work costing US$20.4m to attract mega box ships
  • CITPL raises the bar for terminal productivity in south and east India
  • Grounded B737 Max to resume service in mid-January: American Airlines
  • FAA gives the go-ahead for UPS drones to operate
  • Logistical headache in Vietnam with booming air freight exports to US

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • Container cash guarantees seen needing updating
  • Ocean Network Express (Europe) accredited AEO
  • Robust ocean exports seen driving India's trade
  • Steel exports up during first 6 months
  • Ports in Holland & partners preparing for possible no-deal Brexit
  • Sagarmala aims at over 3,300 mtpa of port capacity by 2025
  • Truck operators seek more specific support to tide over difficult time
  • India down on global competitiveness index, but high in macroeconomic stability & market size
  • Gujarat Maritime Horizon 2019 is where the fraternity is headed to in Ahmedabad today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Large ships need help
  • New intermodal services in East and Southeast Europe
  • Europa starts work on GBP 60 million logistics project
  • USA: more than 6,000 vehicles to join natural gas fleet
  • Founder of the Huettemann Group dies
  • Dry ice replenishment in the Arabian desert
  • Panattoni invests in Leipzig
  • New Street Scooters with a higher additional load
  • Shipowners better prepared for sulphur cap than expected?
  • Rainer Liebhart to manage air cargo logistics
  • Free passage restored for 15,000 vessels a year
  • Atran Airlines grows fleet to six full freighters
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Avon Freight Group to use new facility in Redditch
  • Preparing for UK's peak bridge strike season in October
  • Jaxport's board of directors elects new officers
  • First flat rail operation in the Philippines
  • Salzburg airport makes a stand

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • Supply chain radar: Is XPO Logistics back on the M&A trail?
  • HMRC estimate of post-Brexit customs bill for shippers 'wide of the mark'
  • Panama Canal use by box ships slows only slightly, but there's worse to come
  • Astral drones wait on African runway for green light to take off
  • El Al books first online freight shipment after joining cargo.one
  • UPS makes $450m investment in gas-powered trucks
  • Why lightning strikes twice as much over shipping lanes
  • Analysis: Kuehne versus Kuehne just as the Danes close in...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • Ingalls expands Shipbuilder Academy program
    Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its new Shipbuilder Academy site in Gulfport, Miss. The Shipbuilder Academy was established in 2016 at Ingalls'
  • AIDA Cruises to trial fuel cells on AIDAnova
    By early 2021, Carnival Corporation's German market brand, AIDA Cruises, aims to be the world's first cruise company to test the use of fuel cells on a large passenger ship on board
  • "Trade war wreaks havoc on U.S. exporters," says LA port exec
    The Port of Los Angeles moved 779,903 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, a 2.7% decrease compared to 2018's record-breaking September. "The ill-advised U.S.-China trade war continues to wreak havoc on American
  • New risks add to pressures on container market
    "The mood-music surrounding the container market has deteriorated further in the last three months," says Drewry Shipping Consultants, which has downgraded its outlook for world container port throughput for the current year
  • Ferry arrives in Scotland after epic delivery voyage
    Scottish operator Pentland Ferries' new vessel Alfred arrived in Orkney yesterday after completing a 5,481 nautical mile voyage from shipbuilder Strategic Marine's Vung Tao, Vietnam, shipyard that began August 29. Designed by
  • Finland signs corvette project construction contracts
    The Finnish Defense Forces and shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) have now signed a construction agreement for the Finnish Navy's new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes. The agreement, valued at EUR 647.6 million (about $714
  • Shipyard ceremony marks start of LCS 27 construction
    Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine have marked the start of construction on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 27, the future USS Nantucket. In a ceremony at the shipyard, a

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • Bottiglieri says rates and regulators pushed shipping company to the edge
    'We had to face all the proceedings and the competition of other shipowners who wanted to take advantage of situation,'...
  • Unipec joins Exxon embargo on vessels linked to Venezuela
    Unipec, the world's largest dirty tanker spot charterer, appears to have halted chartering vessels that have had any business links...
  • Seafarers concerned over prosecution risks
    Seafarers' fears include becoming scapegoats in environmental disasters, as the public and media campaign to hold someone to account
  • Cosco's Piraeus investment plan handed partial approval
    Fate of proposed new 2.8m teu box terminal extension still hangs in balance
  • Shippers eye lower contract rates
    Weak rates present an opportunity for negotiation of base costs, but shippers are warned to expect higher bunker costs
  • Class NK joins decarbonisation coalition
    Class NK joins competitors Lloyd's Register and ABS in cross-industry coalition to develop zero emissions vessels by 2030
  • Forum to consider hazardous cargo concerns
    Panel of experts from industry and regulators to seek solutions on containership fire issue
  • LNG oversupply forcing floating storage, says Poten
    In the short term, a contango market is supporting shipments, while in the long term, demand growth is dominated by...
  • Viewpoint: Speed or power?
    Slowing down to save the environment is an easy fix that produces instant results, but it does not encourage the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Cosco Shipping woos forwarders as it clarifies end-to-end strategy | Registry calls for review of IMO's casualty...
  • MISC seals two-vessel long-term LNG charter deal with ExxonMobil
    Delivery of the two vessels, worth $405m, is scheduled for 2023 but no details of the charter contract were disclosed
  • Deadly pig disease to bog down soyabean trades
    The fall in volumes from the US and Brazil to China has led to an 8.5% drop from last year...
  • DryShips to de-list from Nasdaq after Economou buyout approval
    On closing of the merger, DryShips will become a privately-held company within Mr Economou's private empire and the shares will...
  • Port of Charleston sees record growth and builds for more
    The port remains focused on increasing business and investing in its infrastructure, especially the Hugh K Leatherman Sr Terminal now...
  • Port of Virginia sees 9% growth in September container traffic over last year
    The port also is progressing with its channel deepening and widening project that will create the deepest port on the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • US railroads nudging shippers away from trailers
  • DHL looks to capitalize on growing El Paso market
  • Flexport adds visibility capabilities with Crux buy
  • Logistics market awash in unhelpful 'solutions'
  • Trucker Tools rolls out automated booking for brokers
  • WeWork debacle reveal logistics startups' sustainability challenge
  • Driver problems top latest list of trucking woes
  • US-China trade war drags air cargo down

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • Global Port Holdings sails into the Bahamas with $250m
    Global Port Holdings (GPH) has arrived in the Bahamas, having begun operating its first cruise port in the region with plans to run more landings within the vacation paradise. The London-based port operator on Wednesday opened Nassau's Prince George Wharf Cruise Port with plans to carry out a $250m expansion over the next two years. Nassau Cruise Port, a consortium made up of GPH, Bahamas Invest
  • Liberian Registry opens new office in Japan
    The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry has continued its push into Asia, opening an office in Imabari. The office, its fifth in Asia since 2017, will be run by the registry's Japan president Eiji Okazaki and will handle ship registrations and technical issues locally. Okazaki had been the head of the registry's Tokyo office since its opening. "Opening the Imabari office was a natu
  • Hudson Shipping Lines joins IMO 2020 enforcement group
    Hudson Shipping Lines (HSL) has doubled down on its stance against using exhaust gas scrubbers to meet pending IMO 2020 regulations. The US ship operator has joined Trident Alliance, a group of shipping companies focused on ensuring full enforcement of pending IMO 2020 rules. Four months ago, it said publicly that it would boycott scrubber-fitted vessels on the premise that they transfer airborn
  • T Rowe Price takes pole position in Tidewater
    T Rowe Price has bumped up its holding in Tidewater, crossing the 10% threshold and leapfrogging into the top spot. The asset manager now owns 3.9 million shares in the Houston offshore player, up from 2.3 million. T Rowe Price now owns 10.1% of all shares, up from 8.6%. It was previously the fourth-largest shareholder behind BlackRock's 2.7 million share stake, Third Avenue Management's 2.6 mi
  • VLCC earnings near $160,000 per day with charterers in "panic" mode
    Vessel demand from Chinese players drive up VLCC rates with trickle-down effects in aframax and suezmax markets
  • SFL looks to sell its $100m stake in Fredriksen sibling Frontline
    SFL Corp could be looking to divest itself from sibling Frontline in a move that could net the shipping and offshore asset owner more than $100m. John Fredriksen's tanker owner Frontline disclosed in Securities and Exchange Commission filings Wednesday that fellow Fredriksen-backed company SFL might be looking to sell its entire 11 million share stake. Frontline sticks to 10 Trafigura tankers T
  • Diana Shipping fixes panamax to Al Ghurair
    Diana Shipping has fixed a post-panamax bulker to Al Ghurair Resources for a year at a rate in line with the market. The Simeon Palios-led shipowner has entered into a time charter contract with the UAE-based company for 98,704 dwt Polymnia (built 2012) at $14,500 per day, for 12 to 14 months. The charter is expected to make about $5.22m of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the t
  • Egypt orders 12 dredgers and work vessels at IHC
    Dutch shipyard secures big order from ministry of defence
  • Panama Canal sees record year for tonnage
    The Panama Canal exceeded tonnage expectations for fiscal 2019, setting a new record for the globally important waterway. The canal saw 469 million Panama Canal tonnes (PC/UMS) transit for the year ended 30 June, beating the prior year's results by 6.2% and projections for 2018 by 4%. "These record-setting results reflect the Canal workforce's commitment to efficiency and ongoing investments in
  • Brazil's Enseada files for preventive bankruptcy
    Shipbuilder seeks protection in Rio with debts of $557m
  • Vroon: scrapping PSV breaches sales agreement
    VOS Primrose among several offshore vessels heading for recycling
  • Gunvor reveals tanker fleet details as profit rolls in
    Trading giant says it now has 17 ships through joint ventures; calls off refinery sale
  • Cosco denies Iranian STS involvement as Beijing pushes for sanctions relief
    Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation says its Dalian subsidiary does not own the CCPC Voyager, suspected to have carried Iranian crude via STS transfers
  • Average anchor-handler rates hit year-high in North Sea
    Seabrokers says September's average fixture level was the best so far in 2019
  • Sea World sells vintage MR tanker in fleet renewal move
    The Greek tanker owner Sea World Management & Trading has sold its first vessel in the sale-and-purchase market in six years in a deal that contributes to fleet renewal. Brokers in the US said the company has sold the 47,000-dwt Sea Halcyone (built 2001) to an undisclosed buyer. The the Onomichi Dockyard-built tanker has fetched a price of $8.3m. That's somewhat higher than VesselsValue's estim
  • Ocean Yield buys dual-fuel ethylene carrier from Navigator
    The LEG carrier will become the third Ocean Yield vessel able to run on ethane.
  • Container lines opt for 'tandem sailing'
    Tight market forces lines to take smaller ships to compensate for shortage or larger ones
  • Lemissoler sells bulker trio from Diolkos arm
    Cyprus-based Lemissoler Navigation has quietly sold the three supramax bulkers owned by its Diolkos Maritime arm. European brokers said the Diolkos the 56,000-dwt Anogyra (built 2011), Lefkoniko and Leonarisso (both built 2010) have all gone to an undisclosed buyer. The ships were all built at Jiangdong Shipyard in China. Belships offloads oldest bulker with bareboat-sale deal Indonesia report
  • Chellaram gets 'top dollar' for supramax
    Hong Kong-based bulker owner Chellaram Shipping has fetched a higher-than-expected price for a Japanese-built, 11-year-old supramax bulker. Belships offloads oldest bulker with bareboat-sale deal IMO 2020: 'positive hurricane' or cold shower? US brokers said the company has sold the 56,000-dwt Darya Mahesh (built 2008) for $12.5m, which is described as a "top dollar" price. VesselsValue says
  • Danaos Corp resumes growth with post-panamax boxship buy
    US-listed shipowner makes first purchase in five years, following successful debt restructuring
  • Hyundai Samho clinches new European VLCC order
    South Korean yard banking $94m for conventional tanker.
  • Ariane orders sail-powered ro-ro for rocket transport
    French group picks VPLP design for new low-impact ship
  • LNG carrier rates jump again as vessels vanish from market
    Modern ships blast through the $100,000 per day market with expectations of further rises to come
  • Broker brought in to sell Remontowa's Arctic newbuildings
    Two new former Royal Arctic Line multipurpose boxships offered for $13m each
  • Greek banks gain EU approval to offload €80bn in bad loans
    The state has guaranteed to help Hellenic lenders unload oodles of bad loans in a project code-named Hercules.
  • Greek insurance broker Andreas Karaindros dies
    Legendary insurance man passes away after long illness
  • PV Trans steps in as AET scales back small chemical tanker fleet
    Vietnamese operator looks to Malaysia for more tonnage
  • Horses and umbrellas: seafarer superstitions still prominent
    Ostensjo Rederi officers unpick the origins of some strange beliefs common among crews
  • H Schepers prepares to exit market with sale of last ship
    German shipowner reaches the end of the line after 51 years
  • Is seven-year, $77m Iliopoulos 'scuttling' case finally at an end?
    Appeal or criminal probe appear unlikely after High Court ruling, but questions remain unanswered
  • Game is finally up for small-cap stocks after five years in desert
    Painfully poor returns mean a whole class of small capitalisation public shipping companies face tough choices due to a dearth of investor interest
  • LNG cargoes set to keep rolling out in oversupplied market
    Project sanctions hit new heights with South East Asia a key focus for sales in the longer term, Poten says
  • Shell returns to the market for slew of LNG carriers
    Energy major keen to home in on one yard in effort to get the best deal on newbuildings it requires
  • Affinity is right: Big Oil needs to stand behind LNG as a fuel
    The industry does not want to wait for a zero-carbon solution to emerge
  • MISC orders $405m LNG carrier double for ExxonMobil charter
    Malaysian owner picks Samsung Heavy Industries for new gas ships
  • 71 days: the inside story of the Stena Impero seizure
    Stena Bulk chief executive Erik Hanell reveals the 'controlled chaos' and concerns behind the scenes as the Swedish shipowner's tanker became embroiled in the summer's simmering geopolitical tensions
  • Tufton Oceanic pounces again with $8.75m boxship buy
    UK owner spends more of its share-issue windfall
  • Sasol finances first South African-owned chemical tanker
    Energy company says deal is significant investment into localising and diversifying its supply chain
  • TMS Cardiff Gas LNG carrier quartet up for grabs
    A quartet of five-year-old LNG 'carriers from Greek shipowner TMS Cardiff Gas' fleet is being 'offered around the market for sale. Industry players and brokers named the tri-fuel diesel electric (TFDE) vessels as the 160,000-cbm sisterships Corcovado LNG, Kita LNG, Palu LNG and Yari LNG (all built 2014). TMS Cardiff's 'opportunistic exposure' to spot lays foundation for long-term approach They
  • Gibraltar puts German boxship up for auction
    Admiralty Marshal to take bids for Spica on 30 October
  • Anglo International strikes another bulker deal with Kambara Kisen
    Anglo International Shipping is expanding its fleet with a seven-year-old post-panamax bulker from Kambara Kisen of Japan. Brokers said the company has purchased the 98,700-dwt Jo Jin Maru (built 2012) for $19.8m. Training is no game as increasing autonomy trickles into shipping The Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding-constructed vessel is due for special survey in June 2022, and the price
  • Woodside Energy zones in on provider for LNG bunker vessel
    Australia's Woodside Energy has selected a preferred shipowner for its planned LNG bunker vessel. Those working closely with the project declined to name the owner involved, but others in the wider industry pointed to Dutch shipowner Anthony Veder as the company left in the running for this project. BHP: LNG bunkering will see 'quantum leap' The LNGBV is understood to be advancing on the back o
  • Singaporean bunker players take delivery of Brightoil ships
    Six tankers that were put up for auction in Singapore last month have been sold
  • DFDS agrees cold-ironing initiative with Copenhagen port
    CMP joins growing number of ports offering plug-in power sources for passenger ships
  • POSH buys out stake in Asia-focused harbour services firm
    Singapore offshore vessel operator ends 15-year relationship with Sembcorp Marine subsidiary

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • Vacuum cleaner mogul ditches electric car project
    British billionaire James Dyson has abandoned his dream of building an electric car.
  • Worldwide parcel volume to hit 200 billion by 2025: Pitney Bowes
    Global parcel activity will hit 200 billion a year by 2025, Pitney Bowes report predicts
  • Ocean Rate Report: Tanker rates just soared past $150,000/day
    Crude-tanker rates have now reached levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.
  • Fava aims to take FreightWaves global
    After a successful tenure with a startup freight forwarder, Fava is excited to start a new chapter at FreightWaves.
  • Shippers remain in control of pricing power as carrier sentiment rebounds
    This Week's Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Last Week's Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Three-Month Pricing Power Index Outlook: 50 (Balanced) The trucking industry operates...
  • Kenco works to prove the value of technological investment with real-world test lab
    When it comes to technology, it can be difficult to differentiate between a good investment and a waste of money.
  • Shared moped startup raises $27.6 million and dodges gig-workers
    Since 2018, Revel has expanded its fleets into Brooklyn, Queens and Washington, D.C. and plans to reach 10 cities by 2020.
  • Virgin Atlantic and Delta open hi-tech export facility at Heathrow
    Facility marks initial phase of ambitious plan to double capacity
  • Ike files voluntary safety report revealing details of autonomous truck operation
    The company is the first to release a safety assessment before testing vehicles on public roads.
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 10/10
    Fundamentals continue to drive strength in the East regional freight futures markets.
  • Amazon partner Inpax lays off about 600 after Amazon ends relationship
    Inpax, a delivery partner of Amazon.com, lays off more than 600 after Amazon cuts ties
  • Heavy-duty brake plant to close, move production to Mexico
    Haldex Brake Products Corp., a Swedish brake and suspension manufacturer for heavy-duty trucks, announced on October 8 that it is shuttering its manufacturing facility in...
  • SkyBitz tackles wasted trailer space and cargo claims; announces collaboration with Omnitracs
    SkyBitz has introduced a new sensor with camera that tracks available space and the condition of items inside a trailer. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
  • Today's Pickup: Growth of on-demand mobility comes at the cost of public transport and marginalized people
    On-demand mobility tramples on public transit; lab-meat will replace large chunks of the conventional meat industry; OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for third consecutive month.
  • Record-breaking snowstorm trudging through Plains (forecast video)
    Two feet of snow possible for parts of Dakotas, Minnesota as powerful early season storm stalls over northern Plains.
  • Alcohol beverage importers want second round of CBMA
    Customs brokers say a permanent extension of the 2017 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act would incentivize Customs and Border Protection to automate the...
  • FMCSA chief Ray Martinez leaves the agency
    Chief counsel Jim Mullen expected to take over as Acting Administrator on Oct. 28.
  • Large aircraft lessors tap debt capital markets
    Half of all commercial aircraft are accessed from lessors
  • Rhenus commits to iconic distribution centers and U.S. expansion (WITH VIDEO)
    European logistics giant could bring its famed, eco-friendly distribution centers to North America as its global expansion continues
  • The unsurprising growth of Hispanics within the trucking industry
    The Hispanic community has contributed immensely to the new American dream and is currently one of the fastest growing ethnic minorities within the trucking sector.
  • Delta posts strong income gains despite slump in cargo revenue
    Updated: 3:41 p.m. Delta Air Lines' cargo revenue dropped 37% to $189 million in the third quarter and year-to-date is off 13% to $567 million...
  • Can precision scheduled railroading save the railroads' third-quarter profits?
    With U.S. rail volumes slumping in the third quarter, can PSR soften that blow to the rail's bottom line?
  • Autonomous electric truck startup raises $25 million (With Video)
    The Swedish autonomous electric truck startup Einride closes a $25 million Series A round.
  • German electric vehicle automaker sees 'huge market opportunity' in the U.S.
    Deutsche Post-owned EV major StreetScooter has announced plans to expand to the U.S. market, commencing pilot tests early next year with DHL Express.
  • SmartDrive Video Insights: The State of Convergence
    This is the first in a series of videos produced by FreightWaves and SmartDrive, recorded at the recent SmartDrive Customer Conference in Atlanta. FreightWaves editor-at-large...
  • Convoy touts 45% reduction in empty-mile emissions as its Automated Reloads program grows
    Convoy launched Automated Reloads in June. Since then, the company said in "top markets," the number of empty miles has been reduced by up to...
  • Covenant Transport among 4 to win Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards
    The American Trucking Association handed out a number of awards, including the winners of its Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards, at its just concluded Management...
  • Port Report: Port of Brunswick ready for 'substantial new business'
    Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.
  • Asia's merchant ships pollute world's oceans with plastic bottles
    Asian merchant shipping and major drinks manufacturers are responsible for an increase in the amount of plastic bottles found in the world's oceans.
  • Körber Logistics buys majority stake in logistics-robotics company Cohesio
    Körber Logistics, the investment and logistics arm of tech conglomerate Körber of Hamburg, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in the warehouse autonomous logistics robot...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2019
  • INTERVIEW: HSFO to VLSFO switch gathers pace as IMO 2020 nears - IBIA director
    "I expect we will see increasing supply of VLSFO during October, November and December in most markets," Einemo said.
  • Shanghai HSFO bunker premium dips from record high amid tepid demand
    "Premiums have been sky-high [at Shanghai] and demand has gone to other ports like Japan," a Chinese bunker trader said.
  • Vopak acquires minority stake in Algeciras terminal ahead of 100% divestment
    The transaction value totals Eur125 million.
  • Huge swell in freight rates sends waves through tanker, crude markets
    One shipowner active in the West of Suez tanker markets said it feels like "Merry Christmas already."

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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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