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July 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Medvedev calls for transportation review
    President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday called for a total review of Russia's transportation infrastructure after a Volga River boat accident left more than 100 people missing and presumed dead.
  • Manila taking sea claims to UN
    The Philippines said yesterday that it had urged China to take their conflicting claims to the South China Sea before a United Nations-backed tribunal.
  • Ships stuck at Freeport Indonesia wait for supplies
    Three ships at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's port in Indonesia's Papua are waiting for copper and gold concentrate supplies following a week-long strike that paralysed operations at its giant Grasberg mine, shipping sources said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim to hike Asia-east coast South America rate US$600/TEU from August
  • Once mega ship craze passes, expect a feeder ship boom, says Braemar
  • PIL-Wan Hai Far East to north Europe smaller shipper service now suspended
  • Jiujiang launches a river-sea shipping to boost local exports to Korea
  • US manufacturers start 'near-shoring', moving work from Asia to Mexico
  • US poised for a big comeback, says Canada's export credit agency economist
  • China Merchants' Shekou and Chiwan western Shenzhen terminals awarded
  • Singapore's state-owned Temasek profit increases 160pc to US$10.6 billion
  • US transpacific containerised exports rise 11.4pc versus 5.5pc import growth
  • Democrats decry transport bill, GOP says relaxing eco-rules would help
  • US railways fight more STB freight regulations sought by consumer lobby
  • Fairmacs offers web-based tracking, bookings, bills of lading online
  • India's cash-strapped Air Deccan 360 asks staff to quit ahead of layoffs
  • Air France-KLM experiences 2.8pc decline June freight throughput
  • United Air Lines and Continental see performance weaken in June

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Carriers, shipowners on mega boxship ordering spree
  • CMA CGM to launch new service between Asia, Fiji Islands & New Zealand
  • DB SCHENKER Logistics now on its own in Iceland
  • Hanjin Shipping expands China-India service
  • IMO issues guidance for armed guards on ships
  • Maersk & Safmarine drop China from Far East-West Africa FEW3 service
  • MCC Transport revises Intra Asia 8 service to include new ports
  • The New World Alliance to suspend PSW service
  • The notoriety behind detained or seized cargo
  • VLCC tonnage in oversupply, reveals market analysis
  • Iran continuing oil exports to India to preserve mkt share
  • US for trying India at WTO over cotton export curbs
  • 227 applicants shortlisted for extra cotton export quota
  • Extension likely for barcode deadline on pharma exports
  • NSIC launches facilitative web portal for MSMEs
  • Sharma in favour of differential rate of credit for exporters
  • Slowdown in export growth likely: Ficci survey

Marine Logweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • TRANSCOM awards sealift contracts
  • Bludworth Marine books order for newbuild barges
  • Russia to crack down on vessel safety after river cruise tragedy
  • Atlantic offshore wind approval process moves along
  • Donjon-SMIT client first to gain plan approval under new SMFF regs
  • Jumbo orders heavy lift ship at Brodosplit
  • Large jump by containership fleet in 2012
  • Bergen Group Hanøytangen gets LOI for rig work

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Port of Everett terminals see 1000th Boeing Company barge
  • Puget Sound ports net 2011 VISION 2040 honor
  • Magazine taps Port of Tacoma as top green supply chain partner
  • The Greenbrier Companies reports third quarter numbers
  • Port of Grays Harbor earns AAPA recognition for web site

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Cardiff Marine takes $8m hit as panamax values dip
    George Economou-owned company sells 11-year-old bulker for $22m following failed $30m deal last year
  • Korea Line pulls modern capesize from secondhand market
    Prices offered on bulker reportedly well below owners' expectations
  • Smaller bulkers grab bigger share of sales
    Buyers' preference for smaller supramax, handymax and handysize dry bulk tonnage in the secondhand vessel market has seen these ship sizes account for three quarters of all deals concluded in the year to date
  • Bangladesh court delay subdues demolition market
    High Court ruling on import of ships for scrap pushed back, leaving prices in limbo
  • VLGC rates hit nine-week high of $50 per tonne
    The cost of shipping liquefied petroleum gas from the Middle East to Asia has broken through $50 per tonne for the first time in nine weeks on an influx of cargoes from Middle Eastern producers for loading on to vessels at the end of the month
  • NYK and Tsuneishi develop wind drag reduction system
    Japanese researchers test add-on structures for bridge wings and support pillars that trim resistance to headwinds
  • Europe contemplates a speed limit on the seas
    If the IMO fails to deliver on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the European Union could intervene by enforcing mandatory slower steaming on ships destined for EU ports
  • WikiLeaks shows US frustration at Cyprus delays over Iran arms vessel
    Documents reveal Nicosia may have feared reprisals for intercepting Cypriot-flagged ship
  • Port health officials strike at Southampton
    Walkout appears to have little immediate effect, but union officials argue that full impact will only be felt later in the week
  • Mapping new worlds in Islamic finance
    Norton Rose's Davide Barzilai sees Islamic finance as an apropos introduction to finance in China
  • German suezmax quartet set to join Heidmar's Blue Fin pool
    Hamburg-based Ernst Jacob and Dortmund-based Salamon become the fourth and fifth German companies to place their ships in the pool
  • Protection Vessels International wins Torm security contract
    Move comes after employees at the Danish shipowner are told in an internal announcement that the company is to deploy armed guards
  • Pool party winding down
    Advantages are being eroded as VLCC pools grow and compete against each other
  • What will it take to make us care?
    People outside our industry do not have a clue about the extent of pirate criminality, and profess astonishment when you tell them of the numbers of seafarers still in pirate hands
  • Journalists in the dock
    Despite recent reviling of tabloid press, Lloyd's List needs readers' trust and support
  • China's derivatives plan: hubris or revolution?
    Shanghai's new electronic trading platform for container freight derivatives is off to a strong start, but several issues need to be resolved before it can exert meaningful influence on global shipping
  • The coming tipping point for freight trades
    Smaller players could play a key role in making widespread use of derivatives a reality
  • Private equity targets ports
    Latin America, India and Africa 'likely to be main beneficiaries' of infrastructure projects
  • Stress tests and fears of Italian default pile pressure on UniCredit
    Leading ship finance bank faces imposing a more cautious lending policy, higher interest charges to shipowners or disposal of shipping assets
  • Oshima Shipbuilding joins Japanese exodus with new shipyard in Vietnam
    Facility will focus on handysizes and handymaxes, with creation of up to 3,000 jobs
  • Hyundai Heavy closes on deal to build four 9,600 teu boxships
    Ships for Greek owner would be scheduled for delivery in 2014
  • The threat of arms
    The legal risk that owners face in deploying armed guards is nearly unacceptable. The consequences of not using them may even be worse
  • Kencana and SapuraCrest merger to create Malaysian oilfield services giant
    New $3.9bn company second only to Marine & Heavy Engineering
  • Shanghai box volumes fall 5% in June
    Month on month slide confirms shipping companies' earlier indications of lower-than-expected throughput
  • Slippage has its uses
    Delay in deliveries buoys rates
  • Cosco mulls Kaohsiung investment
    Chinese shipping line considers investment in container terminal in Kaohsiung as the port seeks transhipment business with smaller mainland ports

Fairplayweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Bahamas pitches emissions plan
    THE BAHAMAS register has proposed in an IMO panel a market-based mechanism to cut greenhouse gases, based on individual emissions from ships
  • B+H buys time
    B+H OCEAN Carriers, a US-listed operator of ore/bulk/oil ships, today filed a belated annual report revealing the status of its lengthy loan talks
  • CODELCO miners strike
    MINERS at government-owned CODELCO mines in Chile are striking today to underline opposition to President Sebastian Pinera's decision to restructure the copper producer
  • Oz carbon tax hits India coal stocks
    SHARES of Indian coal importers dropped today as investors sought to comprehend the impact of Australia's decision to impose a carbon tax on major mining companies
  • Korea steel totals rising
    STEEL output at South Korean plants will rise 15.6% this year, the Korea Iron & Steel Association predicted today
  • Cyprus cargo blast kills 14
    MORE THAN 14 people are believed to have been killed today after materials seized from a Russian general cargo ship exploded at a Cyprus naval base, Fairplay has been told
  • Putin throws sector a products tax lifeline
    RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that he'll raise the country's petroleum product export duty to the level of the crude oil export duty if producers don't reduce exports
  • Breakers get more offers
    CHINA'S breakers are being offered more Capesizes and Panamaxes, even as prices softened because of South Asia's monsoon and uncertainty over whether Bangladeshi yards will be allowed to keep operating
  • STX divestment stirs optimism
    SECURITIES company DMG & Partners is bullish about STX Europe selling part of its stake in Norwegian offshore vessel builder STX OSV
  • Long-haul box rates are remaining flat
    BOX RATES on Asia/Europe and trans-Pacific routes are staying relatively unchanged, even as rates on voyages to West Africa and South America went north
  • Poten predicts surge seen in Indian clean exports
    INDIA's gradual removal of price controls could raise demand for its clean products, along with improving quality, according to Poten & Partners
  • Cheap Chinese coal seen squeezing imports
    CHEAPER Chinese coal could mean softening Capesize and Panamax rates this week, with China likely to reduce imports in the short term

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Container Exports Rose 8.2 percent in May
    U.S. containerized exports rose 8.2 percent in May, the 20th straight year-to-year increase, and were up 11.2 percent through the...
  • APL Logistics Starts India Stacktrain Service
    APL Logistics is offering double-stack container service in India and plans to expand its service as more rail corridors are...
  • YRC Worldwide Gets $400 Million From Lenders
    Trucking giant YRC Worldwide secured a $400 million asset-based loan facility from its lenders, a key step toward completing its...
  • ProLogis Locks In Japanese Deals
    ProLogis, the world's largest industrial property developer, said Monday it has signed four new lease agreements with third-party logistics providers...
  • Obama Presses Infrastructure Amid Debt Talks
    President Obama is keeping his message about improving the nation's transportation infrastructure front-and-center, using debate on the federal budget deficit...
  • YRC Worldwide Closes In on Restructuring
    YRC Worldwide is one step away from completing its financial restructuring by a July 22 deadline, a key official at...
  • Container Volume Rises 3 Percent at Indian Ports
    Container shipping volume through major Indian ports increased 3 percent in the fiscal first quarter from a year earlier, the...
  • Macquarie Forecasts 'Benign' Peak Season
    Global container volume will rise during the second half of this year but weak inventory restocking will produce a summer-fall...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Boosts Volume 14.8 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo saw tonnage grow 14.8 percent in the first six months of 2011 from a year ago, driven mainly...
  • Rails Warn of Lengthy Flood Problems
    Major railroads are warning customers that shipment delays, detours and track outages from the flooding Missouri River could last weeks...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Switching to Plastic Containers
    Lufthansa Cargo is phasing in lightweight plastic freight containers the airline says will cut its fuel consumption and reduce carbon...
  • BAA Faces Forced Sale of Stansted Airport
    U.K. competition regulators are expected to order airport operator BAA next week to sell London Stansted Airport, the country's second...
  • Yusen Logistics Loses Antitrust Appeal
    Japan's competition oversight agency rejected an appeal from Yusen Logistics of the freight forwarder's fine for violating antitrust laws in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Will the final liner exiting the Last Chance Saloon please turn out the lights?
    Incredible as it may seem but ocean carriers appear to have devised a new version of the Groundhog Day folklore: in this script Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his burrow in February of every other year to signal a continuation of ego-induced financially suicidal market share frenzy
  • Schedule reliability under spotlight again
  • Braemar: 2012 the 'biggest year' for boxship newbuilds
  • Oil prices back to pre-IEA reserve release
  • Now Italy feels the contagion heat
  • CMA CGM weather alert: carrier launches 'fog surcharge' in Qingdao port

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Heidmar boosts Blue Fin
    Ernst Jacob and Salamon toss five tankers into pool controlled by Connecticut-based operator.
  • HBC plots scrap pact
    Scrappers in China getting ready to sink their teeth into Hamburg Bulk Carriers handy, sources say
  • Songa plays doubles
    Week-long winning streak continues as Oslo-listed rig group grabs $462m deal.
  • Unrest threat for Suez Canal
    Major international waterway likely to bare brunt of protestors' disquiet.
  • Rodman grabs Galinas
    New York investment bank picks up Onasis Group veteran in bid to boost shipping & transport wing.
  • Blast linked to ship arms
    Fatal explosion at Cypriot naval base blamed on weapons cargo seized from Monchegorsk in 2009.
  • Mine strike impacts ships
    Indonesian port at standstill due to wage dispute at world's biggest gold mine.
  • Shaw surrenders seat
    Alan Shaw quits Nasdaq-listed bulker and tanker owner after brief tour as CFO.
  • Burney bats for crew
    Pakistani human rights activist ready to drum up ransom cash to free Dubai ship hijacked in 2010.
  • India eyes ports expansion
    Ministry of Shipping sets out goals to increase tonnage over next decade.
  • Gulf Nav denies order
    Dubai owner says it has not declared options for two 320,000-dwt VLCCs in China.
  • Canadians chase V Ships
    After dropping back as a top contender in the race to buy the ship management group Omers is now back in pole position.
  • RCL achieves share rise
    Thai sea cargo firm experiences boom off back of building sale speculation.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • RAMP Act
  • Weeks Marine buys McNally Construction
    Cranford, N.J.-based marine contractor Weeks Marine has acquired McNally Construction of Hamilton, Canada, for an undisclosed amount. "With this acquisition, Weeks Marine strengthens its presence in North America's tunneling industry and establishe...
  • GAO: Biodiesel transport faces huge investment
    Acongressional watchdog agency reportsaid the United States will have to spend several billion dollars to upgrade its rail, truck and barge infrastructure to handle the transport of ethanol to wholesale markets in the next 10 years. The Government...
  • Hawaii 'Superferries' for sale
    The U.S. Maritime Administration has put the two high ferries built for the bankrupt Hawaii Superferry up for sale. In anotice published in theFederal Register, MarAd said it is inviting bids for the ships,AlakaiandHuakai,for sale on an "as is, wh...
  • YRC names Wren senior VP, treasurer
    YRC Worldwide has appointed Christopher C. Wren to senior vice president and treasurer. He was president of consulting firm Power I.T. Before that, he was vice president of corporate development for H&R Block; vice president of product development ...
  • Import monitoring sparks seizure of lighters
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it leveraged its Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center for Import Safety to seize 261,000 cigarette lighters from France last month for not having required child-safety mechanisms. The shipment is valued a...
  • Congress pressed for action on harbor dredging
    The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment heard testimony on Friday proposed legislation to require expenditures on harbor maintenance to be equal to the amount collected under the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Jim Wea...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 11, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Extremely tight avails in Durban.
  • Rotterdam prices soft
    Some players hold out in Rotterdam for lower prices.
  • Air pollution from ships to be studied in Halifax
    Local university may win contract for two-year marine emissions project.
  • Korea updates MEPC members on greenhouse gas initiative
    During a side event at MEPC, attendees learn about proposed new technologies, ship designs, and the possible impact of the amendment to MARPOL Annex VI.
  • Week starts with fall in bunker prices at most main ports
    Avails of bunker fuel not an issue at most key Asian ports on Monday.
  • South China refineries fuel oil production seen rising
    Total amount of fuel oil to be produced to be up 17% to 109,000 mt in July.
  • EU conference acknowledges prospects for LNG bunkering
    EU and Russia energy dialogue also recognises lack of LNG fueling network.
  • Shenzhen's bonded bunker sales to hit 4 million by 2015
    Port official predicts the port's suppliers could nearly double volumes compared to 2010.
  • K-Sea ceases listing on NYSE
    Also terminates agreements with lenders following the completion of its merger with inland tank barge operator Kirby.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Total TEU containers grew by +8.6%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New Violation of International Law and Freedom of Navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia fell by -9.4%
The Spice
At the Marina di Carrara port, a growth of +3.7% was recorded
Ruote Libere denounces the loosening of anti-mafia controls in the road transport sector
Modena
Franchini: Minister Salvini's obsession with the construction of the Strait Bridge, even at the cost of widening the controls
Italy's connection index to the global network of containerized maritime services has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter
Italy's connection index to the global network of containerized maritime services has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter
Geneva
PLSCI indices of the main national ports on the rise by container traffic volume
A bill has been approved to prevent the management of Corsica's ports and airports from going to private companies
Paris
It provides for the creation of the Établissement Public du Commerce et de l'Industrie
India plans to designate at least one tugboat for emergencies at sea in major ports
Mumbai
Currently this is only happening in the ports of Mumbai and Chennai.
HMM and CMA CGM Total Terminal International Algeciras Expansion Project
Seoul
An investment of 150 million euros is planned. The capacity will be increased to 2.8 million teu
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, container shipping traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
Shipments to Asian ports dropped 6.4%. Unloaded volumes in Europe increased 9.0%.
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
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
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
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: Activating railway construction sites without a coordinated plan is reckless.
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the rail network for three weeks would put 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
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges to focus on the development of a "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
ABB Signs Service Agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Zurich
It has a duration of 15 years and covers 33 ships in the fleet.
P&O Maritime Logistics (DP World Group) to acquire 51% of NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Nova Marine Holding and Algoma Central Corporation will retain 49%
Stable freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure in May
Genoa
A decrease of -2.4% was recorded in the Ligurian capital's airport; a rise of +7.2% was recorded in the Savona airport
Consilium Safety Group Expands Presence in Türkiye and Maritime Market
Gothenburg
Ares Marine acquired
Fincantieri has opened a new Innovation Antenna in South Korea
Seoul
It is located in the heart of Seoul's technology district.
The first InnoWay freight railcars have left the Bagnoli della Rosandra plant
Trieste
Once fully operational, the production of over 1,000 light wagons and up to 3,000 trolleys per year is expected.
The commissioners of various AdSPs also assume the powers attributed to the Management Committees
Rome
Provisions for the port authorities of the Ionian Sea, the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea, the Eastern Ligurian Sea and the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Ferrara-based INCICO acquires Italiana Sistemi and focuses on transport engineering
Ferrara/Naples
It specializes in infrastructure and plant engineering in the railway and road sectors
Hupac announces expansion of Duisburg-Singen shuttle with connections to Italy
Noise
Daily departures will be made
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
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
The Special Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been appointed.
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
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
The Italian Navy has commissioned 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 the 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
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.
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