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May 21, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM increases rates from Asia to North Europe from June 1
  • Decongesting Port of Manila pays off as clogging boxes dispersed
  • Hong Kong April air cargo declines 8.1pc to 394,000 tonnes
  • Eskimos dispute US claims of unfettered rights to cruise Arctic waters
  • Seafarers enjoy Internet access, contrary to belief: owners' survey
  • UK's Davies Turner says European haulage capacity meets demand
  • Australia's Toll hailed by Teamsters to run trucks out of Port of LA
  • Japan eases up, says yes to imports of US beef regardless of age
  • Turkey loses GSP status while Trump halves tariff on steel exports
  • Port of Salalah returns to full capacity in third quarter after cyclone
  • Prince Rupert to top Montreal as Canada's No 2 port after Vancouver
  • Chinese airlines mull class action against Boeing for 737 Max groundings
  • Boeing 737 Max operators to meet as regulators mull jet's return
  • WFS ends Oslo seafood deal allegedly over too much capacity
  • Seattle welcomes first shipment of wild Alaskan wild Copper River salmon
  • Amazon.com to spend US$100 million on new DC hub in Florida

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • AntwerpXL hailed as a success
  • BIFA warns of looming deadline for Customs training funding applications
  • Denis Petropoulos elected Chairman of Baltic Exchange Council
  • Hamburg Süd strengthens its product portfolio on Europe-Central America, Caribbean & South America West Coast trade
  • HC stays IGST levy on ocean freight
  • HMM introduces new Corporate Identity
  • SCFI spot rates down
  • Shipping seen significantly improving its carbon efficiency
  • Globicon Terminals announces expansion plans & reinforces the management team
  • Singapore opens cyber security operations centre
  • DHL launches its first regular fully automated & intelligent urban drone delivery service
  • Maitree, a sustainability programme by Allcargo Logistics, comes full circle
  • Smartphone users in India expected to double by 2022
  • US-China trade war could be a risk to world economic outlook: IMF

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lift each other to new heights
  • PTC interoperability is a challenge
  • DSV Road moves to Rhein-Main logistics park
  • APM in Barcelona on simulation
  • Bob Felix joins UTC Overseas
  • New electronics to maintain safe distances
  • Matthijs van Doorn takes seat on BDB board
  • Honold satisfied with past business year
  • Atran providing Hangzhou - Riga capacity
  • Laurels for Palau in US port state control examinations
  • Locomotives banging the drum for Europe
  • New members of International Maritime Hall of Fame
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Peel Ports augments logistics services
  • Hamburg Süd reshuffles Latin American coverage
  • World's biggest cargo airport waves good-bye to growth
  • Launch of direct Vienna - Trelleborg rail service
  • SF Airlines adds 54th freighter and plans New York service

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • Panalpina board must resign and DSV will cherry-pick best staff to keep
  • Carrier relief as MEPC fails to agree plan for mandatory speed limits for shipping
  • Peel Ports moves into forwarding arena with acquisition of Quality Freight
  • Maersk and Hamburg Süd restructure Latin America-North Europe services
  • Analysis: with the clock ticking, Agility faces the Bolloré temptation
  • Cathay Pacific delays paying for Hong Kong Express as it fails to sell 747Fs
  • Supply chain radar: 'Another day, another placing'? Life at DSV after Cevian jumps ship...
  • Kerry Logistics expands cold chain activities in China with new joint-venture

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • Private equity partnership buys green ferry pioneer
    Family-owned Norwegian company Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (DSD) is sell its ferry and express boat company Norled to a private equity consortium. Norled has been a green ferry pioneer. It owns the world's
  • No surprises from IMO MEPC 74 session
    When IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) met in London last week, protesters from Extinction Rebellion symbolically rearranged deck chairs outside IMO HQ while playing Titanic themed music. Apparently that did
  • Partnership aims to develop OSV operation "game changer"
    Kongsberg Maritime, ship operator DOF ASA and Norwegian research organizations SINTEF Ocean and NORCE have formed a partnership to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for complex offshore operations, while streamlining
  • Incat gets order for world's largest aluminum hulled ship
    Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract to build what it says will be the world's largest aluminum ship for longstanding customer Buquebus. According to Australian media reports, the
  • Chevron puts Nor-Shipping focus on IMO 2020 solutions
    Chevron Marine Lubricants will be using the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo, June 3-7, to present IMO 2020 solutions that include its new Taro Ultra range of global sulfur cap-ready cylinder oil lubricants,
  • LNG fueled RoPax features MAN propulsion package
    China's Jinling Shipyard has ordered four MAN 51/60DF engines for a 230 m RoPax it is building for German ferry operator TT-Line under a contract that contains an option for a second
  • Conrad christens fourth Young Brothers tug
    Conrad Shipyard recently christened the oceangoing tug Kapena Bob Purdy for Young Brothers Ltd., of Honolulu, Hawaii, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company. The ceremony was held at Conrad's Amelia shipyard in

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • German shipowners seek a 'vote for shipping'
    Germany goes to the polls this week along with every other country in the European Union and globalist, pro-EU parties...
  • Crude tanker rates poised to strengthen
    Crude throughput at refineries is expected to lift by an additional 1m barrels per day as middle distillates production increases...
  • IMO faces ticking clock on GHG emissions measures
    After drafting important procedures, the International Maritime Organization must agree on concrete emissions measures in April 2020
  • Teekay Offshore receives offer from Brookfield
    A committee of non-Brookfield affiliated Teekay Offshore directors will evaluate the offer
  • Pangaea to start quarterly payouts
    The US-listed operator will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.034 per share, or $0.14 annually
  • Braemar will return to black, pledges Kidwell
    'The forward freight agreement market and the period market point to a lot of optimism that the market will improve...
  • Container shipping's debt dilemma exposed
    Carriers can no longer hide lease costs as operating expenses, leading to questions about the sustainability of their debt levels
  • Transpacific rates feel weight of tariffs
    US shippers are reportedly reluctant to commit to forward bookings with profit margins set to tighten
  • Hapag-Lloyd's complex conversion to LNG
    Converting an existing large containership to run on LNG is not a simple task, even if it is LNG-ready
  • Hafnia posts profit after BW merger
    In its first quarter as a merged firm, Hafnia grows fleet and sees revenues spike
  • Braemar suffers after technical services disposal
    Revenue increased 14% to £117.9m, compared with £103m in 2018, with the company highlighting a 25% increase in underlying operating...
  • How Trump is affecting transpacific trade
    America's newfound determination to trade on a level playing field has led to a reconfiguration of some marine trafic and...
  • Daily Briefing
    IMO to assess the future of open-loop scrubbers | Push for immediate fuel switch in the Arctic rejected | Appeals...
  • Court freezes Antong Holdings assets
    Antong has seen its financial results worsen amid the financial unrest, as well as recent market dismay
  • Yildirim blames failed LBCT bid on geopolitics
    Macquarie and Yilport offered virtually the same price for the Long Beach terminal concession, but Mr Yildirim believes China's Cosco...
  • Yilport close to sealing $500m Gulfport terminal deal
    Group president and chief executive Robert Yildirim regards Gulfport as strategially well-located for handling trades from South America as he...
  • Yildirim reaffirms commitment to CMA CGM
    Robert Yildirim's initial investment in CMA CGM in 2011 was only expected to last five years initially, but is now...
  • IMO agrees on energy efficiency targets for new ships
    MEPC 74 agrees dates and targets for third phase of EEDI, starting in 2022
  • IMO puts finishing touches on 2020 sulphur cap
    Regulators make crucial changes to the rules and agree on guidelines for ships and ports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • J.B. Hunt pushes against asset-, non-asset trucking boundaries
  • Lawmakers back maximum ship size in Houston channel
  • Little headway made on IMO ship speed plan
  • Headwinds strengthening in heavy machinery transport
  • US wind energy projects blowing through challenges
  • Cargo equipment back in the tariff crosshairs
  • More rain needed to avoid Panama Canal draft limit crunch
  • US surface freight contraction deepens in spring

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • Braemar Shipping Services shares jump following strong shipbroking performance
    Braemar Shipping Services stock jumped by over one tenth today, breaking above the £2.00 barrier for the first time since February. The run follows strong full-year results from its shipbroking and finance divisions and a stable dividend during a year which saw one-offs from the sale of a slice of its technical arm bring a bottom-line loss. Technical division sales hit Braemar result Braemar Sh
  • Clarksons bearish for shipping as US-China trade war escalates
    Clarksons has cut its tonne-mile growth forecast for this year and has reiterated that dry bulk will be the sector hardest hit by tit-for-tat trade tariff increases by the US and China. Aside from the so-called 'trade war' between the two superpowers, the risk of a global economic slowdown will also impact seaborne trade, Clarksons said in a new research report. ROUND 4 OF US-CHINA TRADE TARIFF
  • Frank del Rio interview: Norwegian goes American
    NCL expects to expand its fleet by more than 40% by 2027, and many of those vessels are bound for the US
  • Enesel doubles suezmax tanker order at Daehan
    Lemos family company triggers optional pair linked to last year's two-ship suezmax order as outfit continues large-scale tanker fleet-renewal programme
  • China Merchants eyes tanker business from Rongsheng Petrochemical
    Rongsheng Petrochemical forms strategic partnership with Chinese state conglomerate as the latter commissions a $25bn petrochemical complex that will receive equity investment from Saudi Aramco.
  • Brookfield moves to take Teekay Offshore private
    Brookfield Business Partners is looking to take Teekay Offshore private and is offering to buy up the company's remaining outstanding shares for $1.05 in order to do so. The Toronto-based private equity firm made the $43.68m offer Monday morning and it is subject to the approval of Teekay Offshore's directors. In a letter, Brookfield chief executive Cyrus Madon said the $1.05 price for the 41.6
  • Incat to build world's biggest aluminium ship worth $130m
    Australian shipbuilder Incat has clinched a new ro-pax order worth $130m. The 130-metre vessel for Uruguay's Buquebus will be the world's biggest aluminium ship, the yard told AAP. It will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. Incat founder and chairman Robert Clifford said his company will spend six months designing the vessel, with delivery expected in three years. It will likely be 13,000
  • UAE suezmax held for six months in Egypt
    The crew of a UAE-owned suezmax has appealed for help after spending six months under detention in Egypt. The 31 men on board the 163,000-dwt Sea Shark (built 1991) contacted Russian news agencies to highlight their plight. Pirates fire shots after boarding arrested ABC product tanker AIS data shows the vessel sailed from Kharg Island in Iran in October to Suez. There it awaited instructions f
  • Search ends for missing Maersk crewman
    A search for a missing Maersk Line crewman has ended without success. The Danish owner said it reported a seafarer overboard from its 2,902-teu Maersk Patras (built 1998) on Sunday in the Saint Lawrence River in Canada. The missing man is the second officer, a Sri Lankan national. The vessel was north-east of the junction with Saguenay River at the time. Several ships and aircraft joined in th
  • Dof to harness big data to reduce vessel emissions
    Dof Group is partnering with Kongsberg Maritime and research firms SINTEF Ocean and NORCE to use 'big data' to make its operations greener and more efficient. The partners plan to develop a "sophisticated" new decision support system (DSS) for operating Dof's offshore support vessels (OSVs), using 'internet of things' technologies. Owners reactivating North Sea OSVs IMO tightens efficiency rule
  • Klaveness Combination Carriers sets date for Oslo listing
    Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has been approved by the Oslos Bors to list its securities on the Oslo Axess market within the next six weeks. KCC clears the way for share issue ahead of IPO The first day of listing should be no later than 5 July this year, according to a filing on Monday. KCC must satisfy Oslo Axess' listing requirements before its first day of listing, the filing said.
  • Six released in $181m Uljanik fraud probe
    Six suspects have been released from "investigative detention" in a EUR 162m ($181m) fraud probe involving troubled Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Group. The county court in Rijeka made the order on Monday, the Hina news agency said. Court spokesman Zoran Srsen said that there were no longer grounds for detention because all the witnesses had been interviewed during the investigation. Uljanik Plo
  • Sovcomflot tipped for more Arctic LNG 2 newbuilds
    Russian state shipowner Sovcomflot has been linked to orders for four more LNG carriers for the Arctic LNG 2 project. Industry sources cited by the Sputnik news agency said gas producer Novatek could sign deals with the owner for ships at Zvezda Shipyard this summer. Sovcomflot signs for first Arctic LNG 2 carrier The companies already have a deal in place for the first vessel in a potential se
  • Hafnia Tankers books profit in first quarter since BW deal closed
    Hafnia Tankers has recorded a profitable start to 2019 in what was its first quarter following a merger with BW Tankers. Hafnia Tankers tipped for 'cracking deal' with Equinor for LR2 newbuilding brace Product tanker capital of the world shows clockwork growth Andreas Sohmen-Pao strikes again as BW Group takes control of Epic Gas The January deal created a product tanker power with a $2.2bn ow
  • Car carriers 'struggle' to recover from tough market
    The car carrier market faces uncertain times despite various positives including a shrinking orderbook. For many years, the sector was very stable and profitable, benefiting from long-term contracts, sometimes of up to 10 years. But trade wars, slowing economic growth and longer-term structural changes in the automotive industry have left the operators and tonnage providers with many challenges.
  • Rates must rise to sustain long-term investment, says Hoegh Autoliners' boss Myklebust
    Chief executive says car manufacturers have benefited from declining rates for many years
  • TGS and PGS to conduct first 3D seismic survey in Labrador Sea
    Norwegian owner PGS and charterer TGS are to conduct the first 3D seismic survey in the Labrador Sea in eastern Canada. The two companies will work on the Torngat 3D multi-client project, which will cover around 3,287 km2 of the area included in the Labrador South November 2021 bid round. PGS and TGS wins Canadian survey contract NYK enters geophysical survey sector This will be PGS and TGS' n
  • Joint War Committee extends risk area after attacks
    The London insurance market's Joint War Committee (JWC) has extended the high-risk area for shipping after the Fujairah tanker attacks. Iran's Revolutionary Guards 'highly likely' to have attacked ships in Fujairah The body said the list now includes Oman, the United Arab emirates and the Persian Gulf west of longitude 58°E. The committee also said claims from the attacks will be "significant".
  • Technomar Shipping linked to post-panamax boxship deal
    Greece's Technomar Shipping is said to have bought a post-panamax containership pair from clients of Germany's Zeaborn GmbH & Co. The vessels in question are the 7,849-teu sisterships ER Montecito and ER Santa Barbara (both built 2004). London-based brokers report them as sold to George Youroukos-led Technomar for $15.5m each. The price is said to involve a long-term time charter for the pair, w
  • Former Aurora shareholders to appeal after losing round with BW LPG
    A group of Aurora LPG shareholders are planning to appeal after losing a court fight over the takeover by larger rival BW LPG. The plaintiffs, including former Aurora chief executive Borge Johansen and chief financial officer Nikolai Jebsen, claim that BW LPG breached the mandatory offer rules and paid NOK 500m ($60m) too little when it took over the Oslo-based VLGC owner in 2016. They sued in a
  • Wreck of liner Lusitania gifted to Irish museum
    The wreck of the liner Lusitania, sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, has been donated to an Irish museum. The vessel was once the biggest passengership in the world until its tragic loss in World War I that killed 1,198 people. Divers recover Lusitania telegraph The wreck lies 17 kilometres (11 miles) off the Cork coast. The plan is to display artefacts from the former Cunard vessel at a redevel
  • Okeanis sees rising investor interest in tankers as part of energy upswing
    Investors are showing a strong interest in tanker stocks as part of a wider upturn in attention directed towards the energy sector, according to a leading shipowner. Alafouzos family backs fresh $15m Okeanis Eco Tankers private placement Alafouzos family hands Okeanis Eco Tankers options for fresh suezmaxes at Hyundai Heavy Industries Okeanis Eco Tankers has just raised $15m from its main share
  • Anchor-handler rates more than double in North Sea
    Anchor-handler spot rates have more than doubled in the North Sea as charterers booked a host of vessels for rig moves. Siem Offshore: term AHTS deals "non-existent" Anchor handlers step in as PSVs sell out in Norway Brokers reported Solstad Offshore's 338-bp Normand Prosper (built 2010) fixed at £65,000 ($83,000) per day with ROV by Shell UK for the Wilphoenix rig move over two weeks. Shell a
  • Knowing your fuels can save money and anguish
    Do your homework on the IMO 2020 options
  • IMO 2020: The tsunami that's heading your way
    The new sulphur regulations go beyond switching fuels. The changes could send prices crazy and end the whole post-war bunker market
  • IMO has "no appetite for speed limits"
    Leading shipowners association the ICS says the IMO is still on schedule to meet its carbon emissions targets despite claims from environmentalists that progress has stalled. Commenting after the conclusion of the Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting, where carbon reduction strategies were discussed, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chief executive Guy Platten said: "I
  • Technical division sales hit Braemar result
    A one-off book loss from the sale of much of its technical operation pushed Braemar Shipping Services deeper into the red for the full year. The £21.3m ($27.12m) sum attributed to last week's deal with Aqualis came alongside a strong underlying performance from the London-listed group's shipbroking and financial divisions. New chairman Ronald Series told investors Braemar had achieved good progr
  • Greek vessel fined in Norway for breaching sulphur rules
    Norway has fined a Greek cruiseship for violating fuel sulphur limits in the fjords. The 46,000-gt Magellan (built 1985) will have to pay the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) NOK 700,000 ($80,000). P&O master escapes jail but fined over fuel breach The vessel is owned by Global Cruise Lines (GCL), NMA said. Equasis shows Epic Cruise as the owner, with GCL as the manager. "Our documentation s
  • IMO tightens efficiency rules for gas carriers and boxships
    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is tightening energy efficiency rules for boxships and gas carriers. A draft of a new agreement drawn up last week shows that new containerships will now be required to be up to 50% more efficient by 2022, against the previous target of 30% by 2025, Reuters reported. New general cargoships, LPG and LNG carriers and hybrid diesel-electric cruiseships
  • Catholic shipping dioceses start stock sell-off
    Several Catholic dioceses in big shipping centres have pledged to divest shares in fossil-fuel related companies. The National Catholic Reporter said the announcement was made following a Vatican-sponsored conference on the challenges facing the oceans and coastal areas. Among the dioceses involved is Panama City, next to the Panama Canal and the first archdiocese in the Americas to divest. Tan
  • Evergreen suezmax smash case heads to supreme court
    Evergreen is fighting a liability ruling all the way to the UK's top court following a 2015 smash between a boxship and a suezmax off Jebel Ali. Quadrant Chambers, which will represent the Taiwanese owner, said permission to appeal to the Supreme Court has been granted. This is the first liability appeal to reach the highest court and could be the first shipping case to be heard there since the

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • Why this export compliance consultant is 'mad as hell'
    Commentary: Commerce and BIS put numerous American companies at risk of export control violations by fumbling enforcement date of Huawei additions to Entity List.
  • U.S.-China trade war takes toll on South Korea
    BlueWater Reporting looks at the headwinds South Korea's economy is facing from the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, its top two trade partners.
  • Official details CBP duty activities, modernization vision
    Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner for Customs and Border Protection's Office of Trade, said her agency will develop modernization projects that will result in pilots.
  • BRX Transportation to acquire Pioneer Railcorp
  • Executive Moves: GPA, USA Truck, Baltic Exchange
  • Hamburg Süd christens Polar Ecuador in Antwerp
  • Alabama woman sentenced for falsifying medical exams
  • Alaska Air Cargo delivers first salmon of season

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2019
  • European VGO tight on lack of refinery output, strong products
  • US middle distillate exports to Europe 250,000 mt so far for June: cFlow
  • Hot summer complicates Saudi Arabia's oil balancing act
  • ICE Brent pairs intraday increases to settle lower

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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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