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July 17, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • LA-Long Beach post double digit declines in first half due to Covid-19
  • Asian waters remain chief locale for worldwide for losing big ships at sea
  • Major shipowners launch new research centre to decarbonize shipping
  • Cosco and Alibaba join forces in bid to transform shipping via Blockchain
  • Hamburg's CTA recertified as world's only climate-neutral box terminal
  • Hamburg's SMM trade fair rescheduled from September to February
  • US Hong Kong Autonomy Act now law, ending preferential trade status
  • Kenya's China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway moves 207,000 TEU in 2020
  • Panama Ship Registry grows 4.1pc in first year under new administration
  • Delta Cargo partners with PayCargo to offer new online payment system
  • Turkish Cargo ups market share despite - or because of - Covid-19
  • FAA and Swiss aviation authorities draft drone harmonisation accord

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • Tiaca denies ACF 'blackball' claims as it begins search for 'CEO with a new vision'
  • Covid overtakes driver shortage as highest hurdle for European road freight
  • US container imports fall 10% in June, but west coast ports pull traffic back
  • More industrial action at DPW Australia hits already-stretched supply chains
  • Qatar Airways can take its four-nation airspace blockade complaint to the ICAO
  • Forward Air forced to look beyond declining airfreight road feeder services
  • China says GDP grew 3.2% in Q2, 'rebounding from coronavirus'
  • Supply chain radar: Should Westports invest in the hub or its spokes?

Marine Logweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • Bonhomme Richard: All known fires extinguished
    Rear Admiral Philip E. Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, today released the following statement: After four days of firefighting, all known fires have been extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
  • 300,000 seafarers still trapped on ships by crew change crisis
    A global summit hosted by the U.K. Government on July 9, 2020, on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes may have gotten some headlines, but so far doesn't seem to have
  • BEATING COVID-19: GOING REMOTE
    When the De Hoop Shipyard in Lobith, Netherlands, took its latest newbuild on sea trials off Rotterdam in May, it notched up an unintended "world's first." The ship that the yard was
  • VIDEO: Holland Shipyards Group delivers hybrid ferry
    Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands, based Holland Shipyards Group has handed over a hybrid ferry to Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK) in Germany. Named Gaarden, the vessel will operate as a bicycle and foot ferry
  • Detyens Shipyards awarded USNS McClean contract
    Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, S.C., has won a Military Sealift Command contract for the drydocking of the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12), beating out two competitors. The contract has a
  • After short evacuation, firefighters return to Bonhomme Richard
    UPDATE: Navy now reports all known fires extinguished. As of 6:00 a.m. Pacific time July 16, firefighting teams were back on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) continuing operations. At 2.30 a.m.,
  • Norwegian bulker will lead a double life after modernization
    The Kryssholm, a 2011-built bulker that is currently considered the world's largest fish feed vessel, will soon be able to take on new assignments following conversion to battery hybrid operation and a
  • Bisso Towboat back at Main Iron Works for further ASD tractor tug
    Bisso Towboat Company Inc., Luling, La., has signed an agreement with Main Iron Works LLC, Houma, La., to begin construction of another new 6,008 BHP Tier 4 compliant, USCG-inspected ASD tractor tug.

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • Crew crisis: China-bound bulk carriers divert to Philippines
    Efforts made in the Philippines to open a travel corridor for seafarers is fast luring in business as shipmanagers target...
  • GasLog agrees $1.1bn refinancing arrangement
    New loans show group's strength and scale at a time of uncertainty in financial markets, says chairman Peter G. Livanos
  • US west coast box port figures show weak rebound
    High freight rates on the transpacific hide the fact that US imported volumes remain down sharply. Any hopes of a...
  • Anglo cuts coal-export volumes guidance
    First-half coal volumes from South Africa and Colombia dropped sharply, says Anglo
  • Kyriacou joins Erma First as chief technical officer
    Stelios Kyriacou says his role will be in the development of new products so as to expand the company's portfolio...
  • Ship carbon recycling initiative launched in Japan
    MOL says the working group wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero in sea transportation
  • Cosco Shipping unit boosted by tanker frenzy
    Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation's live LNG carrier fleet increased to 36 as of end-June
  • Surge in piracy and robbery in Asian waters
    The increase in incidents occurred in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, the South China Sea and the Singapore Strait
  • Hin Leong owners sell repossessed vessel
    The buyer of the tanker says it has carried out due diligence on the transaction to mitigate the risk of...
  • Shipping makes a foray into live streaming
    The question is how much value live streaming has in shipping if it cannot be used as a direct channel...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: 'Illogical' airline inaction blocking Singapore crew repatriation | Dubai opens for crew changes | Allianz says shipping losses...
  • Shipowners' liability to continue even after scrap sale
    The decision potentially has far-reaching implications for the shipping industry, argue lawyers at Watson Farley & Williams
  • Sembmarine losses widen on pandemic disruptions
    The management has taken pay cuts, ranging from 5% to 15%, led by chief executive Wong Weng Sun, who has...
  • Castor Maritime raises funds for expansion
    The company's acquisition strategy focuses on panamaxes, but other types of tonnage are not ruled out
  • Australia revives stalled box terminal project
    A Federal Court of Australia trial between rival operator NSW Ports and Australia's competition watchdog is set for October
  • MISC enters ethane carrier market with six-vessel deal in China
    The deal marks the Malaysian energy logistics player's entry into the niche large ethane carrier market, making it one of...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • JOC Uncharted: COVID-19's economic drag deepens
  • FMC probe on pandemic cargo flow turns attention to NY-NJ
  • Startup aims to quantify shipment emissions
  • US port funding, project authorization bill moving forward
  • Slight MPV/HL fleet contraction won't cure capacity woes: Drewry
  • Zim's new NY-NJ empty return site rankles truckers

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • GasLog and its MLP refinance group debt with $1bn in loans
    The new credit facilities will create additional liquidity for New York-listed GasLog and GasLog Partners
  • Carnival confirms sale of four Holland America ships
    TradeWinds has reported that two of the vessels are going to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
  • GMS predicts more vessel scrapping in 2020 despite touch operating environment
    Annual demolition volume set to rise as owners want to scrap old tonnage during the Covid-19 crisis
  • Carnival delays newbuildings amid older vessel sell-off
    New York-listed owner pushes back arrivals on number of ships while selling older tonnage
  • Tsakos expects tanker recovery for second half of 2020
    Greek owner Nikolas Tsakos predicts VLCC earnings could rise to as much as $60,000 per day by the fourth quarter
  • Pilot LNG unveils bunkering port planned for Galveston, Texas
    Former Excelerate Energy co-founder and Flex LNG CEO Jonathan Cook emerges with a new FLNG-based fuelling venture
  • ITF claims 300,000 seafarers face 'financial ruin'
    Seafarers' union also reviewing its options if governments fail to act on worsening crew crisis
  • Celestyal Cruises buys ship from Carnival's Costa fleet
  • Cochin Shipyard to build autonomous ships for Norway's ASKO
    Indian yard clinches contract for unmanned cargo vessels to be managed by Kongsberg and Wilhelmsen joint venture
  • All-Greek deal underscores fall in secondhand VLCC prices
    Vanda Marine's modern tonnage Hra is sold to expansion-minded Eurotankers for $48m
  • Kumiai Navigation returns to Kawasaki Heavy for dual-fuel VLGC order
    Pandemic is not stopping shipowner from investing in next generation of vessels
  • Fearnleys opens new dry bulk-focused office in Sweden
    Norwegian headquartered broker moves to expand its Scandinavian reach
  • Pareto Bank avoids direct impairment hits from pandemic
    Niche Norwegian lender says effects of virus on shipping book limited, but uncertainty remains
  • Fearnley opens new dry bulk-focused office in Sweden
    Norwegian headquartered broker moves to expand its Scandinavian reach
  • West of England completes acquisition of Nordic Marine stake
    New partnership will bring the fast-expanding mutual insurer into the delay insurance market
  • Crew kidnapping surges in West Africa as IMB reports more piracy incidents
    Interim report from International Chamber of Commerce piracy reporting centre shows a gloomy picture for maritime safety during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Portline sells oldest bulkers in fleet renewal bid
  • Hapag-Lloyd beats consensus by 25% after strong second quarter
    German container line makes more money than in the first three months despite western coronavirus lockdowns
  • Are tired crews more vulnerable to piracy attempts?
    Asian piracy watchdog concerned that seafarer fatigue may be a factor in the growing number of attacks in the world's busiest waterway
  • Former Heidmar pool Seawolf Tankers chases charterer for unpaid $13m
    Laurel Shipping allegedly ignored four bills from the tanker pool
  • De Beers defends mining record as it presses on with $468m diamond ship
    London-headquartered group distances itself from what scientists believe are the irreversible environmental consequences of deepsea mining operations
  • UK navy criticised after Stena ferry narrowly missed submarine
    Country's chief inspector of marine accidents calls for review after third incident in recent years
  • Belgian police reveal another case of cocaine cached in bulker cargo
    Smugglers arrested in Ghent after Ultrabulk ship intercepted with Colombian drugs
  • Ocean Tankers-linked vessel sold amid complicated effort to offload fleet
    Issues around Xihe Group make it difficult to sell its ships, with one said to have gone to a Russian buyer
  • Missing suezmax Gulf Sky located in Iran after 'hijacking'
    Saga takes another twist as flag state says Indian crew being repatriated after mysterious voyage from UAE
  • Doriko offloads handysize bulker trio to Vietnamese buyer
    Vietnamese owner reportedly acquires three of South Korean operators' handysize vessels
  • Japan maritime companies launch carbon recycling initiative
    MOL and Japanese shipbuilders look to create bunker fuel from the conversion of CO2
  • EU halts Hyundai-DMSE merger probe for third time
    Antitrust watchdog investigation left in the lurch by third adjournment in eight months
  • MISC breaks into VLECs with 'new China alliance'
    Malaysian shipowner will be the third outfit to take ownership of the 98,000-cbm VLEC newbuildings
  • Sembcorp Marine CEO takes 50% pay cut as group posts $138m loss
    Singapore yard says no new orders have been secured, but that none have been cancelled either
  • MISC in $726m ethane carrier sale and charter back deal
    Malaysian gas giant teams up with China's Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical in six ship deal
  • EU halts Hyundai-Daewoo merger probe for third time
    Antitrust watchdog investigation left in the lurch by third adjournment in eight months
  • Carnival takes out $1.3bn more in high-priced loans
    Company is offloading assets as it tries to stay afloat
  • Deep distress: Fred Olsen swoops for two Carnival ships funded by seller's finance
    Norwegian owner in $37m deal to buy two Holland America Line ships that will lift its capacity by over 70%

American Shipperweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • Seroka working to stem tide of market share loss
    Total number of TEUs moved in June down 17.1% year-over-year.
  • Sky-high ocean shipping rates may have finally peaked
    U.S. shippers importing cargo from Asia are getting some price relief.
  • FMC examines COVID-19 impacts on New York/New Jersey ports
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters "phase two" of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and...
  • Tradeshift: 'Green shoots' of economic recovery emerging
    Transaction volumes in China surged by an incredible 430% when factories reopened at the end of February.
  • American Airlines, JetBlue form codeshare alliance to accelerate pandemic recovery
    American Airlines and JetBlue plan to enter a strategic partnership to drive more passengers to their respective networks as they struggle with the economic fallout...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 16, 2020
  • HONG KONG DATA: May fuel oil imports rise 59.4% on month at 5.32 mil barrels
    Hong Kong imported 846,491 kiloliters, or 5.32 million barrels, of fuel oil in May, up 59.4% from April and up 2.5 times year on year, data released July 15 by Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department showed.
  • New claims of VLSFO, black carbon emissions questionable: IBIA
    The International Bunker Industry Association has questioned claims in a recent article stating that paraffinic hydrocarbons in very low sulfur fuel oil, or VLSFO, are to blame for black carbon emissions.
  • China's Dagang Petrochemical expands marine fuel production capacity to 1 mil mt/year
    China's Dagang Petrochemical, a subsidiary of PetroChina, has completed an expansion project which raises its marine fuel production capacity to 1 million mt/year from 600,000 mt/year, the company said on WeChat July 15.
  • Taiwan's Formosa likely to sell HSFO after fire shuts Mailiao RDS unit, but market impact seen minimal
    Taiwan's Formosa is likely to have high sulfur fuel oil cargoes to export after a fire at the 82,000 b/d No. 2 residue desulfurization unit at its 540,000 b/d Mailiao refinery, a company source said July 16.
  • Japanese steelmakers seek to invent CO2-to-marine fuel technology
    Japan's JFE Corp. and Nippon Steel have joined a nine-member domestic group to recycle carbon dioxide into synthetic methane to power ships, the two steelmakers said July 16.
  • Bunker volume at Fujairah falls to lowest since November 2019
    Bunker volume at the Port of Fujairah in June dropped 9.9% from a year earlier, hitting the lowest so far this year, according to a report seen by S&P Global Platts.
  • Japanese firms explore methanation technology for GHG emission cuts in shipping
    The companies "plan to assume carbon recycling supply chain of methanation fuel that involves the supply of feedstock CO2, transportation of the feedstock, methanation, and conversion into marine fuel," the statement said.
  • Saudi exports plunge to nine-year low as OPEC+ cuts begin
    Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports plunged to a nine-year low in May as OPEC+ producers began a round of massive output cuts to rebalance the oil market hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Shanghai Q3 Marine Fuel 0.5%S bunker values inked at parity to $10/mt premium
    Term contracts for the supply of marine fuel 0.5%S bunker at the port of Shanghai for the third-quarter have been concluded at between parity and a $10/mt premium to the Mean of Platts Singapore Gasoil 10ppm assessments, market sources said.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude eases as market eyes rising global supply, uncertain demand outlooks
    Crude prices edged lower July 16 amid rising global supply outlooks and concerns that rising coronavirus cases could weigh on demand recovery.
  • Buckeye starts crude exports from Corpus Christi's South Texas Gateway terminal
    While US crude exports have slipped amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Port of Corpus Christi became the nation's top crude-exporting hub late last year.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Genoa's Fratelli Cosulich targets bunker fleet expansion in Singapore
    "We feel it is important to be able to seize opportunities when they present," Cosulich said.
  • Platts invites feedback on global bunker methodology
    Please send all comments, feedback and questions to oilgroup@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.
  • Platts proposes to discontinue several Asian, Middle East high sulfur bunker assessments
    Platts proposes to discontinue delivered 380 CST and 180 CST bunker assessments at Mumbai, Colombo, Kuwait and Khor Fakkan, and 380 CST and 180 CST bunker assessments at Melbourne and Sydney, respectively.
  • Prime Lake Technology eyes open-loop scrubber waste treatment sea trials in Q3
    "For the upcoming seaborne trials we are targeting late Q3 (possibly early Q4 subject to the COVID-19 situation)," the spokesman said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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