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November 19, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Ex-Maersk COO Soren Toft rumoured to be joining MSC
  • Hong Kong port welcomes its largest box ship ever, the MSC Isabella
  • Seaspan acquires six box ships for US$380m as fleet capacity nears 1m TEU
  • Evergreen Marine selects Navis' MACS3 loading computer for newbuild box ships
  • BIFA's Robert Keen wins lifetime achievement award
  • ICTSI's Ecuador terminals earns ISO carbon neutrality certificate
  • Kerry scores a double at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific awards
  • Startup Zhongzhou Airlines takes delivery of first freighter
  • Key stakeholders strive for CEIV Fresh certification for Changi airport
  • Latvia's Riga airport to build advanced air cargo handling centre for DHL

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • CEVA Logistics opens new headquarters in Marseille
  • HMM wins environmental award
  • Liladhar Pasoo celebrates centennial with grandeur
  • MOL in collaboration for FPSO charter project in Brazil
  • OOCL celebrates 50th anniversary with the Hong Kong community
  • RCL adds Dongguan call between South China & Cambodia on its RSK service
  • Volumes up for Yang Ming in Q3 & year-to-date
  • KoPT hopeful of crossing last fiscal's cargo throughput
  • FASTag programme being implemented on pan-India basis at National Highway toll plazas from Dec. 1
  • New locomotive seen transforming heavy freight transportation in the country
  • WCO organises workshop on risk management training in Bengaluru
  • World merchandise trade seen remaining subdued in fourth quarter

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Single waybill for journey from China to Europe
  • Laurels for Matadi Gateway Terminal
  • Silk Road container train celebrates milestone
  • Kerry Logistics acquires Asav
  • New military transport aircraft
  • Hapag-Lloyd looks back on 2019 in joy, so far
  • ECSA welcomes the new transport commissioner
  • New public LNG filling stations as from January 2020
  • Torwegge opens interactive experience centre in Bielefeld
  • New head for Crane Worldwide in New York
  • New TOS operational in the port of Baltimore
  • Lufthansa Cargo broadens digital booking options
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Malawi to upgrade 346 km of its transport network
  • New safety devices at the LSCT in La Spezia
  • Tandem to lead DVF
  • Pharmaserv Logistics rents more real estate
  • Bye bye, Bei Bei!

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • Anger at 'bureaucratic' IMO's 'lack of urgency' on cleaning up shipping
  • Kerry confirms takeover of Turkish forwarder ASAV, and eyes more M&A
  • Wincanton warns worried Stobart shareholders not to grab at first offer
  • Etihad Cargo boosts digital booking offer by joining cargo.one platform
  • New hope for troubled Chile that it can save $4.6bn salmon export market
  • FedEx's Fred Smith hits back at NY Times tax cut allegations
  • Supply chain radar: The Deutsche Bahn mess - farewell Mr Doll, it was short... and not very sweet

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • LNG: AG&P takes stake in "Detachable Stern Vessel" innovator
    Singapore-headquartered Atlantic Gulf & Pacific (AG&P), a global downstream gas and LNG logistics specialist, has made a strategic equity investment in Kanfer Shipping. Kanfer is a Norway-based developer of small-scale LNG sea
  • Søren Toft packs his bags for Geneva and new job at MSC
    Earlier this month, Maersk Line parent company A.P. Møller - M'rsk A/S reported that Chief Operating Officer Søren Toft had decided to "pursue an opportunity outside of the company." Now we know
  • Danfoss Editron appoints new Marine Director
    Danfoss Editron has appointed Erno Tenhunen as its new Marine Director. He will lead the company's marine business, with overall responsibility for sales, the delivery of projects and developing new systems technology
  • Malaysia bans open-loop scrubber discharges in its waters
    Malaysia's Marine Department has issued a notice to inform the shipping community that Malaysia prohibits the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems while in Malaysian waters (12 nautical
  • Fincantieri Bay orders MacGregor piggy-back hatch covers
    Cargotec Corporation's MacGregor unit has secured an order to supply Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., with a complete set of remote operated piggy-back hatch covers with hydraulic lifting and an internal
  • USCG: OSV and tug collision causes 3,000 gallon diesel spill
    The Coast Guard has been responding to an oil spill near Port Arthur, Texas, after Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a collision involving the180 ft offshore supply vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • Toft's surprise move makes good sense for both sides
    The Aponte family has kept a firm grip on MSC, but bringing in outside expertise is understandable at a time...
  • Iraq's port of Umm Qasr disrupted by more protests
    The port was working at 50% of capacity and operations may be completely halted if the protests continue, port officials...
  • MSC names Maersk's Søren Toft head of container businesses
    Mr Toft's appointment as head of Mediterranean Shipping Company comes a week after he quit his role as chief operating...
  • Russia releases Ukrainian naval vessels seized last year
    Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the three captured ships were now headed to Odessa
  • Hong Kong to remove profit tax for shipping lessors
    Frank Chan, secretary for transport and housing of the city's government, tells a shipping conference that the leasing houses providing...
  • Seafarers would change jobs for internet access
    The vast majority of seafarers without internet access would change jobs to receive it, according to a new survey by...
  • US gasoline and blendstock imports gain as European shipments slow
    Refineries switching over to very-low sulphur fuel oil is starting as shipowners begin using lower-sulphur bunkers as mandated by the...
  • RMK adds to London presence with two key appointments
    Duo will bring a wealth of experience including originating and structuring loan transactions, sale and purchase of second-hand vessels, and...
  • Cash buyer signals scrapping 'deluge' after ship recycling falls 35%
    Industry players hope for an improving recycling market going into 2020. They would like to think they have seen the...
  • Indonesia's Kuala Tanjung adds Chinese partner to boost port development
    The agreement means to increase Kuala Tanjung's capability to compete with other ports along the Malacca Strait
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Søren Toft linked to key role in MSC management shake-up | Maersk lowers container growth outlook | The...
  • MSC mega boxship call reaffirms Hong Kong's transhipment value
    The 23,656 teu Gülsün class vessel set a new record for the port as the first containership with a capacity...
  • ICTSI proposes bid for central Philippines port
    The Iloilo-Dumangas bid is ICTSI's first foray into the Visayas archipelago and would expand its central Philippines' port network beyond...
  • Nam Cheong enters offshore engineering with Labuan tie-up
    Shipbuilding subsidiary Nam Cheong Dockyard intends to redevelop existing facilities on government land into modern integrated marine engineering and construction...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • LA-LB truck turn times fall farther on port volume dip
  • Truck driver hours violations drop in ELD era
  • NY-NJ faces cold storage space scarcity
  • 'Thriving' US wind market strains heavy-haul truckers
  • Carriers signal confidence in riding out 'messy' IMO start
  • NY-NJ port leadership steps up amid heightened competition

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • Investor sells $21.7m worth of Genco shares
    A US investment firm has offloaded two million common shares of Genco Shipping & Trading, lowering its stake in the New York-listed bulker owner to just below 20%. Strategic Value Partners (SVP) now has 8.17 million shares in the John Wobensmith-led company for a 19.6% stake. That is down from 10.17 million units, or 29.4% interest, as of April 2018, according to an SEC document filed Monday.
  • BW Group looks to cash in with DHT sell off
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao's BW Group is looking to sell off a chunk of its position in DHT Holdings amid a strengthening tanker market. BW could move as many as 14.68m of its 48.8m DHT shares in an underwritten public offering, DHT said. BW Group invests in Flex LNG, becoming key shareholder Dorian LPG staying away from dual fueled retrofits for now On Monday, the tanker owner's New York-listed sha
  • Dorian LPG staying away from dual fueled retrofits for now
    Dorian LPG is content to be the second mover on LPG-as-fuel. Speaking on the Value Investor's Edge podcast with J Mintzmyer, finance chief Ted Young said the Connecticut-based gas carrier owner had done joint studies with the American Bureau of Shipping and Hyundai on running ships on both conventional bunker and LPG, but that "the economics don't support a retrofit." Dispute at shipyard delays
  • US investor takes 10% stake in tumbling Top Ships
    A Florida-based investment management firm is taking a notable wager on Top Ships, whose shares keep falling after a recent one-day plummet. Intracoastal Capital has bought 950,684 common units in the Evangelos Pistiolis-led tanker owner, reflecting a 9.99% stake in the Greek company. Intracoastal, which is led by Mitchell Kopin and Daniel Asher, has investments in 61 other companies, most being
  • Attorney-turned-witness in Keppel corruption case gets probation, fine
    The attorney that helped the US government secure more than $700m in fines from TechnipFMC and Keppel Offshore & Marine over bribery charges will spend a year on probation. Keppel agrees $422m in Brazil corruption fines Brazilian and Iraqi bribes end up costing TechnipFMC $296m Jeffery Chow will serve his sentence from his home in Singapore and pay a $75,000 fine, according to papers filed in B
  • Reports: Russia to release Ukrainian ships seized last year
    Russia is returning a Ukrainian tugboat and three small warships seized after the country blocked the Kerch Strait with a tanker last year. Russia had concluded "all necessary investigative activities" into the ships, its foreign ministry told RT, and the Ukrainian Navy is set to receive the ships today in Odesa. Ukraine seizes Russian tanker that blocked bridge UN-backed tribunal to hear Ukrai
  • Danaos to tap equity market with $55m common stock offer
    Danaos Corp plans to offer greater ownership in the company at shareholders' request. The John Coustas-led boxship owner is offering $55m of its common stock after some significant stakeholders showed interest in buying about $25m of it at the public offering price. About $17m is being offered by Danaos Investment Limited, the company's largest stockholder beneficially owned by chief executive
  • Wintermar wins seven-year contracts for PSV duo
    Indonesia's Wintermar has fixed out two platform supply vessels (PSVs) for seven years each. The company said the unnamed ships will take cargo out to rigs for a major oil and gas company in eastern Indonesia. Sugiman Layanto, Wintermar's managing director, said the project requires dynamic positioning 2 (DP2) operations while the vessels are approaching the platform. "With our long experience
  • DNG Energy closes in on South Africa LNG-bunkering project
    Company has lined up supply, a floating storage unit, a small-scale LNG vessel and a barge for 2020 start-up
  • Oldendorff Carriers and Massoel sell off handysize bulkers
    Oldendorff Carriers of Germany and Massoel of Switzerland have each sold a Chinese-built handysize bulker in a busy moment for both companies the sale and purchase market. Oldendorff, the bulker operating Giant, has sold the Chinese-built, 33,000-dwt Dora Oldendorff (built 2010) for almost $6.5m, sources said. This ship is due for special survey in January. Oldendorff wins five-year deal for bu
  • Malaysia bans use of open-loop scrubbers
    Asian country becomes latest to take tough stance on discharges in its waters
  • Pakistan re-emerges into scrap arena with suezmax deal
    Navarino said to have been sold on into Pakistan at a loss for cash buyer
  • Leader profile: A look at Tina Revsbech's CV
    Key highlights of the career of shipping executive Tina Revsbech, who has joined Canada's Fednav
  • Western Bulk eyes growth as it refreshes risk team
    Western Bulk is ringing the changes under new chief executive Hans Aasnaes, who replaced Jens Ismar in July.
  • Ugland's Bonita leaves Benin with new crew after kidnappings
    Norwegian-owned bulker heading to Brazil after nine seafarers were abducted
  • Creditors $24m out of pocket after TS Chartering collapse
    Trustee's lawyer says there is little prospect of recovering any money
  • MSC confirms Soren Toft as CEO to support Aponte family
    No start date yet as ex-Maersk man moves to Geneva with his family
  • Tina Revsbech switches from tankers to bulkers with job at Fednav
    Former BW Tankers chief executive Tina Revsbech is making a radical career switch. The Dane, who is known in the industry as an experienced tanker executive, is joining Canada's largest dry bulk company, Fednav. The move comes after Revsbech left the tanker arm of Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led BW Group last year following three years at its Singapore headquarters. Leader profile: A look at Tina Revs
  • NRP acquires Norwegian maritime centre NMK in Alesund
    Norwegian asset manager says office cluster is home to some of the most important shipping players
  • Bergshav denies aframax sale to Performance Shipping
    Norwegian company says it has no plans to sell tanker at what would be a profitable price.
  • Seven Islands snaps up Maersk Tankers handysize
    Expanding Indian owner pays $8m for 2004-built ship
  • Havyard unit's equity lost as covenant breaches revealed
    Norwegian shipbuilder says it has identified losses on more vessel projects
  • Saudi Arabian vessel 'attacked off Yemen'
    Tug Rabigh 3 reporting restricted manoeuvrability in the Southern Red Sea
  • Broker Frachtcontor seeks new talent as it eyes tanker expansion
    German shop's managing director Jens Christian Nielsen tells TradeWinds about switching into growth mode
  • Babycape grounding blamed on Aussie port's 'poor risk assessment'
    ATSB report said incident highlights importance of considering potential hazards from end to end
  • Solstad Offshore ties up CSVs old and new
    Fredriksen and Rokke-backed company signs chaters of between three and eight years
  • Teekay became 'collateral damage' in US Cosco sanctions
    LNG owner's chief executive spent two weeks in Shanghai resolving issue with Chinese owner
  • Growing Russian coal exports good for small bulker owners
    Over 75% of its coal exports are shipped as either supramax or handy cargoes, says Banchero Costa

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • COSCO's southeast Asia logistics arm reports near 46% fall in profit
    COSCO Shipping International (Singapore), a logistics-focused arm of COSCO, reports a big hit to its third quarter profit after tax. But the company nonetheless has...
  • Lineage Logistics to acquire Emergent Cold
    Already the largest cold storage warehouse company, Lineage Logistics is reportedly buying Emergent Cold.
  • UPS, Portland team up on electric-assist trike delivery
    The pilot project aims to replace one of two delivery trucks serving a university neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.
  • Commerce gives rural telecoms more time with Huawei
    The department's extension of the temporary general license gives U.S. companies another 90 days to continue their business activities with the Chinese telecom.
  • Strong snowstorm to slam Mountain West
    "I would say we're at right about the normal time of year when we start seeing higher snow amounts from winter storms."
  • Ware2Go, Fundera bundling distribution, financial services
    UPS flexi-warehouse unit teams with financial services marketplace to bundle physical distribution, IT and financial services to small to mid-size business
  • Tech investments improve Delta's cargo business, official says [FreightWaves Live coverage]
    CHICAGO - After transforming its under-performing passenger operation over the past decade into one of the best managed and profitable global carriers, Delta Air Lines...
  • A massive floating LNG stockpile has just been unloaded
    What was behind the historic rise and sudden fall in global LNG floating storage?
  • MODE Transportation bolsters third-party offering in deal with SunteckTTS
    Third-party transportation and logistics provider MODE Transportation has acquired SunteckTTS for an undisclosed amount. The combined entity is expected to generate $2 billion in annual...
  • Lawmakers propose $30M for transport worker ad campaigns
    6-year program includes addressing shortage of truck drivers.
  • Volvo, Western Star recall trucks for steering issues
    Volvo Trucks North America and the Western Star brand of Daimler Trucks North America will recall nearly 3,700 trucks between them for separate steering-related issues...
  • Meet David Faulkenberry, FreightWaves' Final Mile Man
    Meet David Faulkenberry, FreightWaves final mile market expert, who joins the company's deep bench after a storied career at XPO Logistics, 3PD, HomeDirect, GeoLogistics and...
  • CBP adds functionality to ACE truck manifest portal
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the enhancements, to be rolled out over three phases through the rest of this year and 2020, pave the...
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 11/18
    Volatility began creeping back into the Freight Futures markets on Friday.
  • MSC confirms Soren Toft will become chief executive officer
    Soren Toft, the former chief operating officer at Maersk will become chief executive officer at Mediterranean Shipping Co.
  • Today's pick-up: Nail bars in warehouses; FedEx's Smith goes to war with New York Times
    Do we really need nail bars in warehouses' Fedex's Smith challenges New York Times publisher to tax policy debate
  • CBP extends comment deadline for e-commerce data pilot
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will use the industry's comments to refine its Section 321 E-Commerce Data Pilot.
  • Harsh wintry start to the week in the Northeast (forecast video)
    Ice, snow, rain coming soon to the Northeast, New England. Gale force winds, high waves along the coast.
  • Yakuza suspected in Kobe port cocaine container seizure
    Japanese mafia are in the firing line after a record 400 kilos of cocaine are found in a container in Japan.
  • Government lays groundwork for Air India sale
    Air India schedules investor meetings
  • Port of Brunswick open 24 hours to commercial vessels
    The Port of Brunswick in Georgia is now open to commercial vessel traffic 24 hours a day after salvors have stabilized a car carrier that...
  • Slowing ships may have little CO2 reduction benefit
    An unreleased study reportedly discussed at IMO's meeting this week suggests that setting ship engine power limitations would result in negligible CO2 emission reduction.
  • DHL opens mega parcel center
    The new 40,000-square-meter center is the size of five football fields and has a sorting capacity of 50,000 shipments per hour.
  • MSC vs Maersk: One line to rule them all
    With Soren Toft, Maersk COO just a week ago, poised to become MSC's new CEO, FreightWaves examines which carrier rules the waves.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
  • Crude settles lower as confidence fades in US-China deal
    Oil market remains susceptible to any signs of a breakthrough or breakdown in talks ahead of the December 15 deadline.
  • Saudi Aramco's valuation is less than hoped for, but Vision 2030 now starts in earnest
    The IPO proceeds will go to the PIF, the Saudi government's vehicle for delivering the bulk of the Vision 2030 projects.
  • Singapore ex-wharf HSFO bunker premium dives more than 50% in H1 Nov
    People are generally trying to clear volumes, a Singapore bunker trader said.
  • Malaysia issues shipping notices on scrubbers, compliance as IMO 2020 nears
    SIP also recommended for ships using 0.5% sulfur compliant bunker fuels.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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