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December 12, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Agreement reached on Nafta trade deal replacement
  • OOCL cancels Asia-Europe round-trip sailings due to insufficient demand
  • DVB Bank withdraws from ship financing
  • APL container ship crashes into port of Antwerp crane
  • US retail imports surge in November to beat December's proposed tariffs
  • Puerto Aguadulce welcomes Colombia's largest box ship, 14,436-TEU MSC Faith
  • RZD successfully uses trans-Siberian in Japan-Europe shipment
  • Logistics brands are named top customer experience performers in Hong Kong
  • UPS plans US$110m expansion at Anchorage airport
  • Nippon Express gets GDP certification at Hyderabad Airport complex
  • Airline fuel cost and consumption data shows slight MoM increase in October

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • Fighting corruption through collaboration in shipping
  • Indian shrimp looks to China for demand growth as US import is seen slowing
  • Green Gothenburg Gateway launched
  • New low-sulphur bunker oil popular in Rotterdam
  • CCI approves acquisition of stake in Future Supply by Nippon Express
  • Steps being taken to ensure competitiveness of rail in freight transportation
  • Construction of cold storages
  • Corporate tax rate cut will make India a global manufacturing hub by boosting new investments, says Finance Minister
  • Exports sought to be boosted through preferential & free trade agreements, says Minister
  • Goldman lowers GDP to 5.3 pc in FY 20, but predicts 8.5 pc gain in equity indices
  • Goods & Services Tax refund
  • WTO members agree to extend e-commerce, non-violation moratoriums

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Oil prospector banks on Bourbon
  • New boost for rail logistics
  • Successful feasibility test on French waterways
  • Is DB Cargo facing radical restructuring?
  • Arcbest board director to retire and new member added
  • Authorities support Hong Kong's cargo hub status
  • Kerry Logistics opens new office in Bahrain
  • Hapag-Lloyd enlarges its digital customer offerings
  • Geodis will distribute US-made hockey sticks in Europe
  • Scannell Properties strengthens European team
  • Panattoni hands over facility to dadada
  • Aegean's second new Cyprus route
  • Many trucks held up at borders every day
  • First flight of a commercial electric airplane
  • Allcargo buys majority share in Gati
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New fork lifts for peak season
  • Gothenburg declares war on carbon
  • World heritage in Hamburg goes climate neutral

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • Are carriers boosting low-sulphur fuel surcharges to make up for low rates?
  • New EC president unveils Green Deal: how to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo cuts prices as air cargo flies into a soft new year
  • WiseTech Global snaps up South Korean customs software provider Ready Korea
  • Biofuels may provide a good start for shipping in its quest to cut emissions
  • WISTA: diversity is key to unlocking maritime sustainability

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • Iridium announces GMDSS launch partners
    Satellite communications service provider Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced the first seven companies it has authorized to provide its Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services, planned for commercial
  • OSG and AMSC extend Jones Act tanker charters
    Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) and American Shipping Company ASA (Oslo Stock Exchange: AMSC) (OTCQX: ASCJF) today jointly announced that OSG has exercised options to extend its bareboat charter agreements with
  • Q-LNG's Chad Verret joins TTB speaker line-up
    A new breed of cutting-edge Jones Act LNG bunkering vessels is under development and Marine Log's TTB event will include a presentation by Chad Verret, President of Q-LNG Transport, which is building
  • ABS publishes guidance on fuel cells
    Classification society ABS has published its Guide for Fuel Cell Power Systems for Marine and Offshore Applications to support the design, evaluation, and construction of fuel cell systems on vessels and offshore
  • Corvus Energy gets R&D funding for next-gen marine vessel tech
    Corvus Energy is to receive funding of up to C$6 million (about US$4.5 million) from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to support a research and
  • Viking Line says Climeon system will bring major CO2 emissions cuts
    Finland's Viking Line has released some more details on the Climeon Heat Power System that will be installed in its newbuild cruise ferry, the 63,000 gt M/S Viking Glory, currently under construction
  • Biblia Marine to add 500-ton floating dry dock
    Mystic, Conn., based JMS Naval Architects is designing a 500-ton lift capacity floating dry dock for Biblia Marine Towing and Transportation of Savannah, Ga. With its fleet of tugs and barges, Biblia
  • Seabulk Towing orders four harbor tugs at Master Boat Builders
    Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) reports that it has contracted with Bayou La Batre, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. for the construction of four

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • Awards night sees Greek shipping alive with the possibilities of the new
    Surprising number of awards this won by relatively new companies, albeit driven by well-experienced teams
  • European Commission unveils plan to regulate shipping emissions
    The new European Commission president launches an official push to include the maritime sector in the Emissions Trading System
  • Lloyd's List Europe Awards 2019 winners revealed
    We reveal the rundown of shipping companies and individuals who walked away with gongs from this year's Lloyd's List Europe...
  • Trafigura expects strong performance from mining and shipping in 2020
    Trafigura, which saw trading volumes increase in the oil and products sector, recorded a gain of $201m from its tanker...
  • VLCC hijack highlights growing Gulf of Guinea security concerns
    Attack signals that security and hardening measures are needed for all types of ships up to 100 nautical miles out...
  • Time to collaborate or risk obsolescence
    Celebrating excellence in shipping has value, but to capture this potential, and not simply fall victim to the emerging changes...
  • Boxship owners in race for scrubber retrofits
    Costs rise for scrubber retrofits as the increasing spread between low-sulphur and high-sulphur fuel looks set to reduce payback time
  • Saudis in tender for first ships to feed LNG ambition
    Aramco and Bahri are moving fast to lock in tonnage available in the current market though the tender may well...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Decarbonisation delay 'poses shipping's biggest threat' | IMO 2020 transition faces obstacles to bunkering | Outlook offers...
  • Chevron to exit Kitimat LNG project in British Columbia
    Chevron's decision concerning Kitimat LNG came as the firm said it was cutting the value of a number of properties, notably its US...
  • Chile's electrofuel push to unleash over $90bn investments
    EDF-backed study estimated adopting green hydrogen and ammonia as ship fuels can generate, respectively, up to $80bn and $95bn in...
  • Closure of Indian mines to drive new demand for iron ore trade
    India will have to import at least 10m tonnes of iron ore next year to meet its domestic demand
  • Top 10 in ship finance 2019
    As part of our 2019 Top 100 most influential people in shipping series, we look at the prominent rivals in...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • ODFL looks for added value in ELDs as final deadline looms
  • Terminal automation will progress, slowly: analyst
  • Europe's Green Deal wants shipping included in emissions trading
  • Special report: Breakbulk chartering and the art of project forwarding
  • Alphaliner raises alarm over possible overcharging on low-sulfur fees
  • Gary Cohn to deliver TPM20 keynote address
  • Startups partner to automate global cold chain

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • OSG extends four American Shipping Company tankers
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) will hang on to a quartet of American Shipping Company tankers for another three years. OSG, the New York-listed Jones Act player, said the deals tack another three years onto the back of charters ending next December, keeping them under control until December 2023. AMSC: Jones Act tanker market tightens as activity rises "The decision to further extend the matu
  • Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection leads rescue of struggling Barreras yard
    New management forms part of deal with shareholders to recapitalise Spanish shipbuilder
  • Bouchard Transportation faces $2.2m barrage of lawsuits over bills
    Long Island company's CEO blames 'accounting issues' as he plays down legal complaints
  • Latvian oligarch Aivars Lembergs sanctioned by US
    Owner of Ventspils Freeport Authority targeted by Ofac over alleged corruption.
  • US rolls out slow-release sanctions against Iranian shipping company
    The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines will be sanctioned six months from now
  • Pella Sietas secures its biggest ever order for icebreaker
    German shipyard inks $111m deal with Russia for specialised vessel
  • Koch Logistics charters two SK Shipping capesizes in three-year deals
    SK Shipping locked two of its capesize bulkers into three-year employment with Koch Logistics. European brokers said the unit of US conglomerate Koch Industries took SK's 181,000-dwt K Victory (built 2012) and K Confidence (built 2013) for $18,000 per day. The deal factors in scrubbers that are being installed in the vessels. There have been very few period deals of this length being concluded
  • Berge Bulk scraps a fourth large bulker this year
    James Marshall-led Berge Bulk has sold yet another large vessel for demolition. European scrap brokers said the Singapore shipowner has sold the 290,000-dwt ore carrier Berge Vinson for demolition in Bangladesh at between $395 per ldt and $398 per ldt. That equates to a total price of at least $15m. The price tag includes 350 tonnes of bunkers onboard, and TradeWinds is told that the buyers have
  • Two Shell G-class steam-turbine LNG carriers find new homes
    But industry is watching to see what future awaits the third in a trio of Moss-type vessels
  • Cautious welcome as shipping included in EU's Green Deal
    Transport & Environment worries that carbon emissions reduction agreement leaves door open for gas and biofuels
  • Stand-up paddleboard case 'lacks maritime flavour'
    TradeWinds' weekly column taking a sideways look at shipping
  • Vitol completes takeover of slimmed-down Sargeant JV
    Trader and shipowner will run nine vessels under its own name in asphalt trades
  • Trafigura's wet freight desk had 'most profitable year on record'
    The trading giant's tanker operation achieves a net profit of $201m from the sales of leasehold interests in 29 tankers to Frontline and Scorpio Tankers
  • Chile could unlock $90bn investment with zero-carbon fuel switch
    Moving vessels to ammonia and hydrogen could see big infrastructure spend, green group says
  • Greece raises the stakes in Sea Diamond wreck-removal tender
    Public Ports Authority hikes tender budget to $480m to raise sunken cruiseship off Santorini
  • Grupo Sousa purchases another boxship
    Portuguese liner operator expands after merging its container operations
  • All eyes on Trump as pressure mounts on US-China trade talks
    If the US fails to seal a deal with its biggest economic partner it would spell big trouble for global trade
  • CMB cashes in as boxship values react to rising charter rates
    Delphis boss believes asset prices are being marked up in response to a buoyant charter market
  • World first liquefied hydrogen carrier launched in Japan
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries has yet to install the ship's 1,250-cbm highly-insulated storage tank
  • Britannia Club names new head of Greek office
    Konstantinos Samaritis is to take over as head of Britannia P&I Club's Greece office on 1 January. Britannia P&I teams with KP&I to target South Korean owners He replaces David Harley, who is leaving Britannia after 20 years' service "with the Club's best wishes", a release said on Tuesday. Samaritis is a qualified Greek lawyer and accredited mediator and has worked for Britannia's managers, Ti
  • Toft-Jensen takes control of OSV owner A1 Offshore
    Danish owner increases stake through debt conversion to go it alone in Svendborg
  • Sovcomflot books dual-fuel aframaxes at Samsung Heavy
    Order represents second LNG-fuelled aframax tanker deal booked at the South Korean yard
  • Alpha Adriatic winding up gas shipping joint venture
    Croatian owner dissolving company formed in 2017 with ETCA Caspian after failing to make a breakthrough
  • As deadline looms, Greek shipowners decry IMO 2020
    IMO 2020 is three weeks away, but shipowners still see issues with the new rules
  • European Union clears $4bn capital boost for Nord/LB
    German lender's capital ratio to rise to around 14% as it restructures
  • De Chateauvieux's plan to save Bourbon blocked by ICBC Leasing
    Bank takeover could be the only game in town as French family set to lose control of OSV giant
  • Zodiac Maritime sistership sold to Performance
    Zodiac Maritime is selling an aframax tanker at a strong price. European brokers said it is set to offload the Sasebo Heavy Industries-built 115,000-dwt Jupi'ter Sun (built 2007) to Symeon Palios-'led Performance Shipping. Performance Shipping confirms third tanker buy Performance Shipping linked to Zodiac aframax The ship is believed to be changing hands for $28.7m. Performance Shipping pa
  • Clarksons says car carrier market 'remains challenging'
    Shipbroker said China is on track to see first protracted decline in car sales this century
  • Genting Cruise Lines eyes up more newbuildings in Germany
    Asian cruise player brands as part of its fleet expansion to target leading hotel drive
  • Prima Marine tanker spending spree to continue in 2020
    Thai shipowner said to have its eye on further VLCC tonnage as well as aframaxes and MRs

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • Roadrunner announces departure of president
    President and chief operating officer, Michael Gettle, who assisted in the corporate restructuring is leaving the company.
  • Second peak shipping week hits snag as Mother Nature intervenes
    Bad weather drives down delivery performance during second week of peak
  • IMO 2020 fuel surcharges push container rates higher
    Index data appears to show that IMO 2020 fuel costs are being passed along to box shippers.
  • US rail traffic slumps again
    Economic uncertainty weighs on rail volumes.
  • FreightWaves job board rapidly gains steam in wake of Celadon bankruptcy (with video)
    225 employers have posted close to 500 jobs and counting.
  • MODE Transportation completes SunteckTTS acquisition
    MODE Transportation announces that it has completed the acquisition of SunteckTTS.
  • FAA won't recertify 737 MAX until 2020, administrator says
    Boeing Co. and the FAA are under intense scrutiny from Congress in the wake of the 737 MAX crashes. The House T&I Committee held its...
  • EPA awarding $44 million to cut diesel engine emissions
    Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 12/11
    National Trucking Freight Futures contract crosses "resistance point" on Tuesday due to strength in the East.
  • Reaction in the diesel market to IMO 2020 is still to come: Platts
    There's still a lot that needs to happen, and Chris Midgley sees that as having potential impact on the diesel market.
  • US Senate hearing plays down IMO 2020 impact
    U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, says many analysts believe the impacts of IMO 2020 will be less than what was projected just a year ago.
  • WTO continues moratorium on customs duties for e-commerce
    Shuttering the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body threatens the ability of countries to settle trade disputes, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns.
  • Multi-day snowstorm to slam western US (with forecast video)
    Powerful storms to bring a few feet of snow to Cascades, other mountain ranges next few days.
  • Today's Pickup: Canadian airline successfully tests e-plane in historic flight
    Harbour Air's aging DHC-2 Beaver seaplane powered by a 750-horsepower fully electric propulsion system makes history flying for nearly 10 miles near Vancouver.
  • Surface Transportation Board needs to get real: Commentary
    How the board calculates cost of capital is outdated. How much of an overhaul is needed?
  • Guacamole fans should score plenty of avocados for Super Bowl
    Super Bowl Sunday is the No. 1 avocado consumption day of the year, according to the Dallas-based trade group Avocados from Mexico (AFM). Football fans...
  • New US tariffs loom over $160 billion in Chinese goods
    Americans for Free Trade spokesman Jonathan Gold said the White House needs to "finalize a deal with China to end the trade war and remove...
  • GreyOrange announces 'next era' fulfillment operating robotics
    On Wednesday, global software and mobile robotics provider GreyOrange launched the latest advancement of its fulfillment operating system. GreyOrange leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning...
  • Drilling Deep: recapping what happened at OPEC, and Scopelitis looks at the coming year
    Host John Kingston gives his take on last week's OPEC meeting, the fact that we haven't seen IMO 2020 yet in diesel prices and chats...
  • Tesla more than a tech company that makes cars
    Tesla is an automaker that makes electric vehicles. So how did it land the No. 7 spot on the FreightWaves' FreightTech 25 list, which highlights...
  • Efficient and sustainable packaging the need of the hour, says DHL report
    Freight forwarding giant details innovation required to balance sustainable packaging with customer satisfaction and product safety.
  • Cash injection keeps Hong Kong Airlines aloft
    Cash-constrained carrier averts shutdown

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2019
  • Marine fuel 0.5%S trading off to rocky start in US due to product variability: sources
  • IMO 2020 fuel switch prompts bulkers to load less cargo to enable higher bunker intake
    "We are having to book bunkers about two-three weeks in advance to ensure availability," a shipowner said.
  • 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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