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September 18, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Danske Bank sacks ex-Maersk chief Kolding, 'lacks banking background'
  • LA August volume increases 0.4pc to 709,675 TEU, but imports fall 1.1pc
  • Asian Shippers Council quits Global Shippers Forum for diluting its vote
  • Shagang Shipping releases busted Chinese cruise ship after HNA pays up
  • MSC first to set 14,000-TEUers on transpacific, in joint CMA CGM loop
  • ICTSI reschedules US$178 million debt, extends bond maturity to 2025
  • Savannah annual volume slips from 2.98 million TEU to 2.94 million TEU
  • UN's IMO 'best placed to coordinate' socially-sensitive shipping system
  • Thamesport first to fall in port shakeup, victim of economies of scale
  • US$653 million Xuzhou-Prologis logistics park starts construction
  • Nautical Institute issues handbook on how to cope with pirates
  • SAECS members to merge loop into Med Shuttle/225 with bigger ships
  • OECD study says port throughput brings local and national prosperity
  • Canadian probe finds crude on Megantic train more flammable than labelled
  • Lethal risk of enclosed spaces requires attention, says Nautical Institute
  • China Southern flies 3 tonnes of hairy crabs for Mid-Autumn Festival
  • Saudia Cargo boosts capacity in Asia, Europe, Africa to meet demand
  • ACLA 2013 conference to look at growing e-commerce driven logistics

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Asia-Europe spot rate sees sharp decline
  • DHL Global Forwarding announces appointment of new CEO in India
  • Handling dangerous goods improperly can be very dangerous indeed
  • Maiden vessel of OEL Singapore's IPS service calls at AMCT
  • Top corporates grace U M Khona & Co.'s Platinum Jubilee celebration
  • Bumper crop set to boost soyameal exports
  • Exports to cross 20 mkg this year, says Tea Board chief
  • Environment clearance not necessary for highway widening up to 100 km
  • MACCIA export-related seminar in Pune on Sept. 23, 24
  • WTO cuts global growth forecast

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Canada to reduce locomotive emissions
  • Long Beach: cargo volume in August hits six-year high
  • Roadrunner snaps up G.W. Palmer Logistics
  • Bombardier's CSeries aircraft completes first flight
  • One in five inspected commercial vehicles unsuitable
  • ICTSI successfully concludes bond exchange
  • Navis collaborating with M&M in Turkey
  • United Wagon and Wabtec sign JV agreement
  • Geodis Wilson welcomes new CFO
  • Central Asian carrier returns to Volgograd
  • ITF urges action over container weights
  • Heavy hydro-power equipment hauled from China to Turkey
  • IRHA calls for action on alleged illegal haulage
  • Global care for IT
  • Ein Koloss auf Reisen
  • Tarros befährt neue Gewässer
  • Turkish Airlines increases Algiers service
  • Aipa elects new president

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Brazilian submarine construction program moves ahead
  • China picks Wärtsilä propulsion for ocean rescue vessels
  • Eastern Shipbuilding signs FORAN agreement with SENER
  • Costa Concordia wreck is upright

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Senators deliver new bill establishing maritime user fee
  • Port of Olympia changing commission meeting location
  • US international trade board releases trade changes analysis
  • Port of Kalama seeking dredge project sealed bids
  • Military Sealift Command boss relieves hospital ship captain

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Magic pipe not guilty verdict 'gives hope' to shipping firms, says lawyer
    Owners and operators of panamax bulker are cleared but chief engineer is convicted
  • August brings mixed fortunes for California box ports
    Long Beach reports volume surge as Los Angeles monthly growth stagnates
  • The pros and cons of black box underwriting
    Underwriters must embrace technology to remain relevant, but at what cost?
  • Marine hull market is a laughing stock, says Townsend
    The industry has only itself to blame for Groundhog Day pattern of losses
  • UK detains three ships in August
    Coastguard says port state control inspectors now hold six vessels
  • Seaspan reveals buy-back plan
    Directors authorise cash-funded share repurchase
  • Antwerp plans 2015 LNG bunkering launch
    Port develops alternative fuel provision through a strategic alliance with Exmar
  • Cargo insurers must work more closely with surveyors
    Co-operation will offset failings in disaster planning, Volante tells IUMI
  • Property insurers highlight the benefits of modelling static exposures
    Hurricane Sandy wiped out all the marine premium collected last year
  • Improved capacity outlook brings good news for capesize rates
    At least one analyst expects rally to continue into second quarter
  • Neptune Pacific Line takes stake in Samoan carrier
    Pacific island specialists will serve 12 regional markets
  • We want information-sharing, ReCapt tells insurers
    Hull underwriters need to collaborate on major losses and minor incidents, says Storvik
  • West African piracy could hit cargo market as hard as those in Somalia
    Shipowners and charterers need to work together to assess ships' vulnerability
  • Salvage teams winch Costa Concordia upright
    Ship is half-submerged on a platform after 19-hour parbuckling operation
  • STX Finland to close Rauma shipyard to cut costs
    Work will halt next year as shipbuilder consolidates at Turku amid heavy job cuts
  • STX O&S creditors ponder $1.5bn in cancellations
    Talks continue over proposal to terminate contracts for 10 ships and an offshore vessel
  • First Ship Lease reports another default on charterparty contracts
    Italy's OMNI unable to honour agreements for Stella Eltanin and Stella Fomalhaut
  • Kexim forecasts accelerated growth in orders for South Korean yards
    Policy bank revises up its estimate of yearly orders to $36bn

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • PERTAMINA confirms plans to buy 19 tankers
    INDONESIA's energy giant PERTAMINA confirmed to Fairplay today it plans to buy 19 tankers in line with long-term efforts to renew its ageing fleet
  • Odfjell raises $90M in bonds
    ODFJELL, the chemical carrier and tank terminals group, has sold 500M kroner ($90M) in bonds
  • Teekay: China will need VLCC newbuildings
    CHINA, expected to account for the most growth in crude imports in coming years, will need to have more VLCCs built, Teekay Tankers said today
  • Drewry: box rate rise will not last
    BOX RATES staged their second consecutive monthly increase in August, but it will not last, a report warned today
  • Record US sentence sought as deterrence
    SEEKING to deter future collusion, US prosecutors have asked that former Sea Star president Frank Peake be imprisoned for 87 months for his role in the 2003-8 Puerto Rico price-fixing conspiracy, court filings revealed
  • Newbuilding orders rise 86%
    NEWBUILDING orders rose 86% year on year in August, as 179 ships of 11.2M dwt were ordered, up from 96 ships in the same month last year
  • Long Beach boxes surge 19%
    IMPORTS at Long Beach jumped 19% year on year in August, helping the port achieve its busiest month in six years
  • Ezra issues S$25M in notes
    SINGAPORE's Ezra Holdings said today it has issued S$25M ($19.82M) in fixed-rate notes toward its general working capital
  • GCL sells its HK bulker operating unit
    CHINA's GCL has sold its subsidiary Grand China Shipping Hong Kong for $1 to a company unconnected with GCL, a company spokesman told Fairplay
  • China's coal imports climbed 27% in August
    CHINA's coal imports rose 27% year on year to 26M tonnes in August, customs statistics showed today
  • X-Press stays its course
    X-PRESS Feeders told Fairplay today it plans to continue to operate mainly chartered-in vessels, despite its recent purchases of secondhand feeder ships
  • Northport warns of lacklustre box movements
    MALAYSIA'S largest port operator Northport Malaysia told Fairplay today box throughput this year would be slower than in 2012 because of STX Pan Ocean's exit, among other factors
  • Nam Cheong keeps 'buy'
    DMG & PARTNERS has maintained a 'buy' rating for Malaysia's largest OSV builder Nam Cheong, amid a strong orderbook, consistent profitability and solid project prospects
  • Japan coal use hits record
    JAPANESE power utilities consumed 5.7M tonnes of coal in August, a monthly high
  • Japanese order growth ends
    JAPANESE shipbuilders suffered a year-on-year drop in order wins for August, halting five months of continual year-on-year growth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Werner Enterprises Downgrades 3Q Expectations
    Werner Enterprises has announced that it expects its earnings per diluted share for the third quarter to be in the range of 27 cents to 30 cents, down from its earlier projection of 36 cents. Financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus said Werner's "disappointing" results were surprising, and prior to this announcement...
  • Flooding Subsiding in Colorado, But Revving Up in Mexico
    @ColoradoDOT tweeted a photo of the bridge at 95th Street over Coal Creek in Louisville, Colo., that collapsed.Although flooding in Colorado is winding down as heavy rains have begun subsiding, Mexico has declared a state of emergency after being battered by storms from both the Gulf of Mexico and the...
  • Port of Charleston's Container Volume Hits Highest Level Since October 2008
    Port of Charleston's TEU throughput in the last 12 months. Full-size image The South Carolina Ports Authority handled 144,649 20-foot-equivalent units in August, an increase of 5.6 percent year-over-year and the highest monthly volume since October 2008. The gain helped drive a 4.5 percent increase in container volume since the beginning of fiscal...
  • OIA Global Acquires Bellville International
    OIA Global has purchased majority control of Bellville International, a provider of freight forwarding and logistics services headquartered in London. Bellville International is the holding company for Bellville Rodair International in Europe, the United States, China and Brazil. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This acquisition is very strategic...
  • Jones Joins Ryder as Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer
    Karen Jones has joined Ryder System as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez. In this newly created role on Ryder's leadership team, Jones is responsible for leading both the Fleet Management Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions marketing departments and integrating the management of...
  • Finnair Ends Mumbai Freighter Service
    Finnair Cargo will offer additional capacity between Helsinki and Madrid in September and October by deploying A330s on the flights.Finnair Cargo is dropping its weekly freighter service to and from Mumbai after nearly two years. The last round trip for the Helsinki-Mumbai-Helsinki freighter was the flight that departed Sept. 16 from...
  • LA-LB Container Volume Rose 7.2 Percent in August
    TEU throughput of Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the last 12 months. Full-size image The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex's total container volume in August was 1.34 million 20-foot-equivalent units, rising 7.2 percent from 1.25 million TEUs in August 2012. Loaded containers moving through the nation's largest port complex increased...
  • Lofty Goals, Little Action
    In too many cases, we've seen government representatives state laudable goals in laws while doing little or, in some cases, working against those goals from being achieved. This unfortunately appears to be the case with the federal transportation reauthorization act, known as MAP-21, when it comes to freight policy. In...
  • Weights and Balances - or Not
    The director of the upcoming Robert Redford film "All Is Lost" didn't invent the idea that a sailboat could hit a drifting shipping container at sea. In the film, to be released Oct. 18, such an accident precipitates a dramatic life-and-death struggle when the damaged yacht with its navigation systems...
  • US Diesel Prices Dip From Five-Month High
    U.S. diesel prices through September 16, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices inched down as of Sept. 16, following an 8.5 cent jump in the weeks before that brought the average to its highest level since April 1, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price is $3.974, down 0.2...
  • US Containerized Footwear Imports Climb for Second Straight Quarter
    Containers of footwear imports through U.S. ports experienced a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year volume growth in the second quarter of 2013, jumping 18.2 percent. Prior to first quarter 2013, footwear import volume declined for six quarters straight. "After two bad years, 2013 appears to be the year of recovery for...
  • Luxembourg in Talks to Sell Cargolux Stake
    The government of Luxembourg is negotiating with Chinese investors over the sale of its stake in Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo airline. Officials from Henan province and its investment arm, Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Co., visited Luxembourg's airport and Cargolux's offices on Sept. 16. The government of the Grand Duchy...
  • Mitchell 1 Awards 2013 SuperTech Grand Champion
    Pittsburgh, PA (September 16, 2013) - Mitchell 1 has awarded Mark McLean Jr. of Fed Ex Freight, the Grand Champion of TMC's SuperTech 2013 National Technician Skills Competition, a subscription that will allow him to access one of Mitchell 1's online service information products for Class 4-8 trucks for a full year....
  • China office for London's Baltic Exchange
    London headquartered bulk shipping exchange, the Baltic Exchange has today (17 September 2013) opened a new office in Shanghai. The exchange, whose members comprise the world's leading shipping, chartering and broking companies, provides data on the cost of moving bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and oil by sea. The...
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd wins 'Port Operator of the year' for Health, Safety and Quality
    Mumbai September 17, 2013: APM Terminals operated Gujarat Pipavav Port (APM Terminals Pipavav), one of Western India's fastest growing gateway ports won the "Port Operator of the year' for maintaining highest standards of Health, Safety and Quality" by - The Maritime and Logistics Award (MALA) organized by EXIM India. Thanking MALA...
  • BBC ICELAND Helps in Syrian Refugees Rescue Operation
    The global provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering reports its vessel BBC ICELAND assisted a rescue operation where more than 300 Syrian refugees were found floating in fishing boats off the Italian-Sicilian coast on September 13. Due to its proximity to the scene, the BBC...
  • MSC to Challenge Maersk Line as Top Carrier
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will challenge Maersk Line as the world's biggest ocean carrier over the coming four years, as it boasts the biggest order book for new vessels, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. With new orders totalling 572,000 20-foot-equivalent units since 2009, Swiss-based MSC will narrow the gap with Maersk Line...
  • Teamsters' Umbrella: From Truckers to Zookeepers
    What do flight simulator technicians, hearse drivers, cheese cooks and yogurt processors, locomotive engineers and graphic artists have in common with truck drivers? Depending on whom they work for, they all may be Teamsters. "I always say the Teamsters union is A to Z, airline pilots to zookeepers," Teamsters General President...
  • Teamsters Union Takes New Tack on Drayage Carriers
    When long-haul and local truck drivers at Toll Global Forwarding's Cartaret, N.J., location voted this summer in favor of representation by the Teamsters, it was the union's latest successful bid to organize workers on the waterfront. A month later, the union's primary vehicle to organize owner-operator drayage carriers first in Los...
  • The Road to Drayage Driver Independence
    In a 2003 interview with The Journal of Commerce, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa was asked why harbor truck drivers in the U.S. were at the bottom of the transportation industry food chain. "The short answer is truck deregulation," Hoffa said. Prior to federal deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980,...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Owners top up
    Goldenport's backer the Dragnis family has invested over $800,000 to boost its holding in the shipowner.
  • OMNI in Singapore filing
    OMNI Ships' double charter default with First Ship Lease comes with the Italian owner under court protection in Singapore.
  • AHTS rates soar
    Statoil has paid NOK 1.25m ($212,000) per day for a Farstad anchor-handler (AHTS) in a tight North Sea spot market.
  • Odfjell sells out
    Norway's Odfjell has completed a NOK 500m ($84.74m) bond sale in Oslo - and could have sold substantially more.
  • Kuwait: no Hormuz bypass
    Kuwait has dropped plans to build a crude export pipeline that would bypass Iranian shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • STX exile rides wave
    Star Bulk Carriers has taken advantage of a three-year high in capesize spot rates to fix a ship dropped by STX Pan Ocean on a fresh period contract.
  • WSF officers suspended
    Washington State Ferries (WSF) has taken a captain and second mate off duty following a collision with a sailboat.
  • Dorian begins at buy
    Fearnley Securities has initiated coverage of Dorian LPG with a buy rating on the newcomer to Oslo's over the counter market.
  • Three held in UK
    UK port state inspectors detained three vessels during August, including a Suardiaz ro-ro with deck cracking.
  • Stream swoops for five
    Norway's Stream Tankers has ordered up to five chemical tanker newbuildings in Japan.
  • RCCL axes 100 staff
    Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) is laying off about 100 shore staff to increase efficiency.
  • Default a drag for FSL
    First Ship Lease shares slammed into reverse today following the latest charter defaults to hit the owner.
  • Harbor Star scales back
    Philippines tug and salvage group Harbor Star Shipping Services has knocked nearly 24% off the maximum share price for its imminent Manila IPO.
  • China packs a punch
    Chinese shipbuilders have this year captured a record share of large containership newbuilding orders, Clarksons says.
  • U-Ming funds trio
    Taiwan's U-Ming has clinched a new loan to finance three bulkers at Oshima Shipbuilding.
  • Senator out of its Shell
    Farstad Shipping has found period employment in Brazil for one of its newest spot-trading anchor-handlers.
  • Sterling sets sail
    New sale & purchase broking outfit Sterling Shipping Services has been launched in London.
  • Concordia reaches "degree zero"
    The battered cruiseship Costa Concordia is fully upright after a mammoth salvage operation was completed successfully in the early hours of Tuesday.
  • Matson pays for mess
    Hawaii container line Matson Navigation will cover the full costs of cleaning up a spill of molasses in Honolulu.
  • Exmar in Antwerp tie up
    Exmar has been named as strategic partner to Antwerp Port Authority as it looks to establish an LNG bunkering facility.
  • BFC buys veteran
    Russia's Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has bought a 1964-built ship for bunkering operations.
  • Zim ship reaches UK
    A Zim Lines containership has made its first port call since it suffered a blaze last month.
  • Ezra in fund raiser
    Ezra Holdings has bolstered its finances following a successful bond issue, the company confirmed Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Washington senators introduce bill to fight cargo diversion
    The so-called "Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century" was developed to eliminate incentives for shippers to bypass U.S. ports and move their goods through Canada and Mexico ports instead.
  • Shippers voice concerns over mega-ships, mega-alliances
  • Former Maersk Line head Kolding ousted at Danske Bank
    Eivind Kolding became renowned in the container shipping industry, not just for heading the biggest single operator between 2006 and 2011, but for unveiling a bold set of directives aimed at improving customer service.
  • August containerized imports hit near-high for 2013
  • U.S. Commerce, AmCham Shanghai sign agreement
  • Washington Notebook: VP Biden makes infrastructure pitch at SE ports
  • Long Beach container surge continues in August
    The port's total volume surged 13.4 percent to 630,292 TEUs for the month, the highest total since October 2007, compared to the Port of Los Angeles, which saw total volume rise 0.4 percent in August to 709,676 TEUs.
  • Worries over EU air cargo security rules implementation
    The International Air Cargo Association said the new regulations, which take effect on July 1, 2014, fall outside industry goals of "a common, unified approach to global security standards."
  • Matson pledges to pay for molasses spill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • European prices show a mixed trend
    Rotterdam: Congestion at loading installations reported.
  • Bunker prices show little movement
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Spain renews warning of legal action over Gibraltar
    Bunker sector's floating-storage 'violates environmental law'.
  • Report: Kuwait drops pipeline bypass plan
    Plan to circumvent Hormuz Strait too costly.
  • Supplier to boost operations at Ceyhan
    Socar Marine to offer IFO blends and MGO.
  • Gothenburg terminal 'must find savings'
    DFDS boss says terminal should face 'new reality'.
  • Shell in new move to expand LNG bunkering
    MoU is part of the Dubai Maritime Green Initiative.
  • Exmar wins bid for LNG bunker tanker
    Exmar to help Antwerp promote LNG as marine fuel.
  • Bunker prices softening ahead of Asian holidays
    Offices in Busan will be closed from Wednesday to Friday.
  • Baltic Fuel buys river-sea class vessel
    Vessel to be used in bunkering operations
  • Florida-based firm installs sulphur testing equipment
    Technology allows for same day results on sulphur content in fuel.
  • IMO 'avoiding debate' about CO2 targets
    Shipping industry fears unrealistic targets and questions what very high demands on efficiency improvements would achieve.
  • Gunvor secures $675 million loan for Ust-Luga terminal
    Credit facility will allow for 'optimally leveraged' terminal, says Corporate Finance Director.
  • EU should help pay to install scrubbers
    Issue of ECA compliance after 2015 remains 'completely unresolved', says CEO.
  • Fuel efficiency software gets upgrade
    Fuel consumption calculator added to software among other upgrades.
  • Bunker surcharges should be falling faster, says analyst
    Fuel efficiency increasing with bigger vessels.

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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
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
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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