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September 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • HK port falls 5.9pc in August to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 3.6pc
  • Asian shippers reject forced box weigh-ins, costs/benefits don't add up
  • APL tells Singapore shipping conference it will make no capacity cuts
  • Fire stricken Zim ship, diverts from Felixstowe to London Gateway
  • CIMC leases two 8,800-TEUers to MSC, signs more long charters
  • UK coast guard rejects criticisms of excessive regulatory red tape
  • Wartime merchant navy men honoured at London's Sea of Remembrance
  • World's biggest ship classification society formed in BNV-GL merger
  • New Jersey governor vetoes bill to reclassify indy truckers as employees
  • ATA backs bill to slow fast-tracked driver sleep rule into normal channels
  • Albacor does last leg of big steel press from Cleveland to Wooster, Ohio
  • Cathay Pacific cargo up 0.3pc in August, but down 1.5pc year to date
  • Qatar Airways Cargo opts for e-Air Way Bills with IATA-backed forwarders
  • Heavy lift Ruslan flies 16,800-kilogramme rotor from Chengdu to Lithuania
  • High-speed time:matters logistics provider opens new station in Amsterdam

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • Directorate-General of Shipping shifts office to Kanjurmarg in east-central Mumbai
  • SAECS service to be merged with MedShuttle/225 service on Europe-S. Africa trade
  • SARJAK awarded "NVOCC of the Year - Special Equipment" at MALA 2013 for second consecutive year
  • Handicraft exports up by 10 pc as demand increases
  • Cabinet approves licensing of land for development projects at Major Ports
  • KPT awarded Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Puruskar for 2nd year in a row
  • Port of Amsterdam interacts with trade in Delhi, Chennai & Mumbai
  • PSA International, Hutchison Ports, APM Terminals, DP World top four in Drewry s global container terminal operators listing
  • S. Anantha Chandra Bose assumes charge as Chairman of V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust
  • Govt brings more items under duty drawback to push exports
  • Rupee & Shipping

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TIR guarantee restriction only for Siberian and Far Eastern
  • World's new highest airport commences operations
  • Construction work starts on ACL's new vessel
  • Green Cargo launches new Sweden-Norway rail link
  • Imperial Logistics acquires majority stake in KWS Carriers
  • Apec starts training activities in Brazil
  • Rail Cargo Group starts new Koper-Munich train service
  • FM Logistic expanding on Iberian Peninsula
  • UTair Group increases freight business
  • This year's Robin Travis Scholar comes from Hamburg
  • Making better use of Europe's waterways
  • Daimler and Renault-Nissan to collaborate
  • Asco wins new contract in Tanzania
  • Award for Express Global Logistics in India
  • Saudia Cargo to expand freighter operations
  • Wie ein Hausboot auf Tieflader passt
  • ECL - Intermodal ins Binnenland

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • EPA revises S.S. badger consent decree
  • Costa Concordia righting effort gets underway
  • Miko patches save PSV from sinking
  • STX Finland to close Rauma Shipyard
  • DNV GL adds features to trim optimization tool
  • Secretary Foxx designates two new Marine Highways

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • Matson takes responsibility for Honolulu molasses spill
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates vessel maiden voyage
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for August
  • Judge convicts Coast Guardsman on number of sexual charges
  • Schnitzer steel adds media relations to duties of public affairs vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • Soft market and low interest rates help insurers to underwrite for profit
    Industry must not underestimate the industry's excess capital, Bolt tells IUMI
  • Modelling can help marine insurers to save premiums for a rainy day
    Underwriters price for attritional losses or for major losses but not both, says Lloyd's expert
  • Slow global recovery boosts marine insurance premium volumes
    Europe generates half the world total and provides a backbone to growth
  • IUMI pledges to step up marine lobbying
    Secretary-general Lars Lange insists industry group will raise its voice even louder
  • Cargo-loss ratios top 70%
    IUMI expects Hurricane Sandy to dent 2012 cargo results
  • Unifeeder launches France-Russia service
    Shortsea specialist moves closer to its customers
  • Ford takes the helm at Gulftainer
    Salalah chief executive moves to Sharjah
  • Asians quit Global Shippers Forum after row over fees and membership
    Body opposed to mandatory box weighing left the industry group late last year
  • Fire-damaged Zim Rotterdam berths at London Gateway
    Terminal gives boxship a safe haven to discharge cargo
  • China's buyers in bullish form
    Far East dominates demolition but stronger rupee could signal upturn in India
  • Wikborg looks back on a year of change
    Salvage and political forums have proved 'crucial', says IUMI president
  • IUMI rejects industry plan to buy salvage equipment
    Underwriters pay out for claims not contingencies, says Wikborg
  • East Africa gears up for LNG export race
    Mozambique and Tanzania need to move fast to become major exporters
  • IUMI tackles wreck-removal costs
    West of England's Kelleher examines what is driving ever-larger bills
  • Kolding leaves Danske Bank
    Borgen replaces former Maersk boss, who moves on after 18 months
  • Shagang Shipping presses its case against HNA
    Hong Kong-based firm seized the cruiseship in a dispute with liquidated GCL subsidiary
  • ITF backs compulsory international container weighing
    Industry urged to support amendment to tackle dangers of unweighed or misdeclared boxes
  • Parbuckling Costa Concordia could start today
    Strategy to right huge cruiseship has never been tried on a vessel of this size before

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • STX closing Rauma yard, laying off 700
    STX FINLAND confirmed today it will close its yard in Rauma due to low workload and concentrate shipbuilding in Turku
  • How Concordia's salvage scheme will work
    SALVAGE at last for Costa Concordia could be partly completed today
  • 'Good faith' returns to haunt TMT
    A US DISTRICT Court judge has taken over TMT's Chapter 11 case in Houston and will re-examine whether the bankruptcy was brought in the US in good faith
  • Ezion acquires 1.7M shares in AML
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezion Holdings said today it has subscribed for 1.7M new shares of Australia's Aboriginal Maritime Pty Ltd for A$0.250M ($0.233M)
  • FSL wants bulkers back
    SINGAPORE'S First Ship Lease Trust is facing trouble with yet another charterer
  • CMA CGM cites GSL 'concerns'
    CMA CGM, the sole customer and largest shareholder in Global Ship Lease, might seek to control its board control
  • Mermaid wins $55M deal
    MERMAID Maritime said today its Indonesian unit has secured a two-year contract to provide offshore services worth $55M
  • Arrested cruise ship freed
    SHANGANG Shipping said China's first luxury cruise ship was allowed to leave South Korea about 2100 today after $2.7M promised by its Chinese parent HNA arrived to settle a legal dispute
  • More Capesizes offered
    MORE Capesize bulkers are up for sale this week, as buyers and sellers hope to cash in on the recent surge in freight rates
  • HHI's net yard income rises 55%
    HYUNDAI HI told Fairplay today net income from shipbuilding rose 55% to KRW6.8Bn ($6.2M) in August, from KRW4.4Bn year on year
  • STX Dalian sale seen gaining pace
    ON-OFF attempts by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding to sell its yard in Dalian, China, might be gaining pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • Yokohama Container Trade Sinks
    Yokohama Bay BridgeThe Port of Yokohama in Japan saw its container trade with foreign countries tumble 6.7 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier to 1,284,352 20-foot equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Yokohama municipal government. In the January-June period, the Port of...
  • New York Container Terminal Signs Deal to Handle Waste
    New York Container Terminal on Staten Island has entered a 20-year contract with Covanta Energy to move municipal solid waste in containers in a barge-to-rail transfer beginning March 2015. Under the agreement, the terminal will receive the containers via barge and load them directly onto railcars for shipment to Covanta's energy-from-waste...
  • Melford Group Acquires Land for Planned Nova Scotia Terminal
    The group that plans to build a container terminal at Melford in Nova Scotia has completed the purchase of the land along the Strait of Canso for the deep-water port. The Municipality of the District of Guysborough said it finalized the sale and transfer of the waterfront lands to Melford International...
  • Gulftainer Names Ford New COO
    Peter FordGulftainer has named Peter Ford its new group chief operating officer. Ford will be based in the United Arab Emirates, where the port management and logistics group has its headquarters. He will be charged with focusing on Gulftainer's international operations. "Peter Ford's appointment is in line with our goals to extend...
  • Drewry: Fuel Surcharges Should Be Falling Faster
    Shippers who hoped the advent of big new fuel-efficient container ships would cut their fuel surcharges are being disappointed. Those big new ships burn substantially less fuel than smaller ships, but most carriers are keeping their bunker surcharges at levels prevailing for the smaller ships, according to Drewry Maritime Research. "Bunker surcharges...
  • LASH Inventor Jerome Goldman Dies
    Naval architect Jerome L. Goldman, whose inventions included the barge-carrying LASH ship, died Sept. 5 at his home in New Orleans. He was 89. Goldman began his career with Higgins Industries in New Orleans during World War II and started his own naval architectural firm at the age of 22. He...
  • Shippers Versus Industry on Container Weighing
    A subcommittee of the International Maritime Organization will decide this week whether to move forward with proposals to introduce new rules making it mandatory to weigh loaded containers prior to shipment. Shippers argue that 100 percent checks would hamper supply chain efficiency by causing delays at ports and driving up costs. Lined...
  • Tanker Owner Buys Three More Container Ships
    Capital Product Partners, a Greece-based tanker owner, has acquired three more container ships for $195 million. The Nasdaq-listed company is partly funding the purchase of the 5,023-TEU vessels from a new $200 million senior secured credit facility with the Dutch ING Bank and HSH Nordbank, the German ship financier, and the...
  • RoadOne Expands Intermodal Drayage Network
    RoadOne IntermodaLogistics expanded its drayage and intermodal brokerage network by acquiring drayage operator Intermodal Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquired company will function as the core of a new nationwide agent-based drayage and brokerage business, US IntermodaLogistics, according to RoadOne, which was launched in January. RoadOne operates 1,000...
  • GPA Reports Record Container Cargo for FY 2013
    Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz addresses more than 1,200 attendees during the 2013 State of the Port address in Savannah, Ga. (GPA Photo/Stephen Morton)The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than 315,000 containers during fiscal year 2013 - July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013 - a record for the GPA. Georgia...
  • ITF Urges Action on Container Overloading
    Container overloading and the misleading declaration of container weights is taking center stage once again in the wake of the loss of the MOL Comfort, which broke in half and eventually sank in the Indian Ocean in July. The International Transport Workers' Federation cited the loss of the 5-year-old container ship...
  • Shippers Flock to Smaller Ports Miles From Coast
    With consumer demand moderate at best three years after the deepest recession in decades, major U.S. shippers aren't rushing to add distribution and warehousing space at the clusters of distribution centers around coastal seaports. Amid a slow and steady industrial real estate recovery, however, momentum appears to be accelerating at inland...
  • Inland Ports Expanding in Canada, Mexico
    Inland ports aren't just a U.S. phenomenon. Industrial real estate developments anchored by intermodal connections and access to highways are expanding in Mexico and Canada, too. One such initiative is in Monterrey, Mexico, where seven developers and investors are working to position a 3,300-acre site as a hub in the northeastern...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • Concordia lifted off rocks
    Salvors today began the painstaking process of lifting the Costa Concordia off the Italian rocks where it has been stuck for the past 20 months.
  • Henna freed
    A Chinese cruiseship has been allowed to leave South Korea after the owner paid KRW 3bn ($2.7m) to free the vessel, reports say.
  • Seaspan springs buyback
    Big-spending Seaspan has revealed plans for a share buyback.
  • Odfjell to sell bonds
    Odfjell SE is mulling the sale of senior unsecured notes on the Norwegian bond market.
  • NNC crew strikes
    Crew of Egyptian bulker refuse to work in Australian port after wages cut by 50%.
  • Rand hit by mine closure
    Great Lakes bulker operator Rand Logistics will see second half earnings curbed by the shut-in of a Cargill controlled mine.
  • Dry default hits FSL
    First Ship Lease has seen contracts for its only two bulkers collapse just months after signing a pact which gave charterer OMNI Ships some breathing space.
  • BP vet joins Clarksons
    Clarksons has beefed up its boardroom with the addition of BP veteran Peter Backhouse as a non-executive director.
  • Outlook brightens
    A shipping recovery is good news for Singaporean rigbuilders struggling under the weight of competition from Chinese and Korean shipyards, according to analysts.
  • IRISL funds freed
    Iranian container line IRISL has won a key legal battle to free its funds in Europe.
  • Hong Kong holds trio
    Hong Kong port state inspectors detained three vessels during August, including a Taiwanese reefer with large amounts of oil in its bilges.
  • Havyard wins Havila job
    Havyard has bagged a major conversion job for a Havila Shipping owned offshore support vessel.
  • Cape supply overstated
    A surge in capesize spot rates suggests oversupply fears have been overblown, RS Platou Markets says.
  • Seven missing after smash
    One man has been killed and seven were missing on Monday after a collision between a fishing boat and a Simatech containership off Vietnam.
  • Noren makes speedy return
    Hans Noren appears to have patched up his differences with Dan Sten Olsson to make a swift return to the Swedish shipping empire.
  • Danaos scraps a sixth
    Greek owner Danaos Corp has scrapped its sixth vessel in the first nine months of 2013.
  • Ravestein adds another
    Dutch shipbuilder Ravestein has won another order for a dredger newbuilding.
  • STX shuts Finnish yard
    STX Europe is to close one of its two shipyards in Finland with the loss of 700 jobs.
  • DNB snares VLCC
    Gulf Navigation's troubles have deepened with the arrest of a VLCC on which it has already hung a for sale sign.
  • Cargo shift sinks Pasha
    A shifting cargo of plywood and containers sank a general cargoship off Turkey.
  • DeepOcean inks Brazil job
    DeepOcean has secured a two-year contract to provide subsea services to Brazilian oil company Petrobras.
  • Fund cuts Goldenport slice
    Hedge fund Eton Park has once again trimmed its investment in Goldenport Holdings.
  • Mipo nets gas ships
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has bagged a contract worth more than $180m for a series of gas carriers.
  • HES Beheer in demand
    Dutch port logistics and inland shipping company HES Beheer is in talks about a potential takeover.
  • Ocean Yield books PCTCs
    Ocean Yield has ordered two pure car truck carriers (PCTC) on the back of long-term charters from Hoegh Autoliners.
  • Still overloaded
    Shipowners are still overloading passenger vessels in Papua New Guinea despite the sinking of the Rabaul Queen last February.
  • Kassian cleared
    Greek operator Kassian Maritime has been acquitted of eight charges related to oil dumping from a bulker in the US.
  • Mermaid wins IRM work
    Mermaid Maritime has secured a potential three contract to provide offshore inspection, maintenance and repair work (IMR).
  • Ktistakis denied bail
    A US federal judge has overturned an earlier decision to release Lucas Ktistakis on bail over fears he maybe a flight risk.
  • Shagang arrests Henna
    A cruise ship owned by China's HNA Group has been arrested in South Korea over a long-running chartering dispute.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • U.S. olive oil industry faces foreign challenges, ITC says
    EU government support programs contribute to high overall supplies of olive oil. Many small EU growers rely on costly traditional methods of production and have costs that are at or above global prices, the agency found.
  • IMO takes up container weight proposals
  • Obama nominates Jaenichen to head MarAd
  • RoadOne creates agent drayage and brokerage business
  • Lufthansa 777 freighters to serve N. America
    The planes will fly on routes from Europe to Atlanta, Chicago and New York. The airline is buying five 777s from Boeing. The planes have capacity for 103 tons of cargo and can fly without refueling for 10.5 hours.
  • Eimskip offices raided by competition authorities
    The shipping company said the Icelandic Competition Authority exercised a dawn raid at its premises last week "on the basis of a ruling" from Reykjavík District Court. Eimskip received no other details from the court.
  • SCM World survey finds GTM concerns top of mind
    The study, sponsored by GTM software vendor Amber Road, includes responses from 114 practitioners inside and outside of SCM World's membership in June, as well as follow up interviews with nearly a dozen executives.
  • USDA leads trade mission to sub-Saharan Africa
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
  • Players unsure when supply glut will be absorbed
    Market could remain in discount until 'next spring'.
  • MGO prices soften in Fujairah
    Mixed price signals at Fujairah.
  • Prices falling across Europe
    Strong demand reported in Hamburg bunker market.
  • Russian supplier launches Eurobond prospectus
    Gazprom Neft Marine Bunker confirms ambitious expansion plans.
  • 'MBM debate is dead' says EU official
    ICS conference focuses on 'inevitable' MRV schemes at EU and IMO level.
  • August bunker sales fell in Singapore
    Volumes down year-on-year and month-on-month.
  • Asian bunker prices lacking direction
    Meanwhile, offices in Tokyo Bay remained closed for a public holiday.
  • NOT opens Singapore office
    Says presence in Singapore will be key driver for continued expansion through Asia.
  • Trinidad and Tobago should develop bunkering sector
    Caribbean nation needs to stay regionally competitive.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading appoints Dubai operation head
    New regional office head has over 20 years of international bunkering experience, says firm.
  • Bunker suppliers to appeal bunkering ban
    Russian suppliers' group says bunkering at berth only ruling represents a 'considerable limitation of competition'.
  • LR: Sail propulsion a fuel-saving proposition
    Concept could provide more than 50% of propulsive thrust for a vessel.
  • Black Sea ports included in bunkering rule change
    Tankers no longer allowed to bunker at offshore anchorages.

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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
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
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
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
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