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November 26, 1997
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  • Karimun eyes more ship-to-ship operations
    Shipowners concerned over Indon island's lack of transparency of rules forsuch activities
  • Container ship splits into two in Atlantic storm
  • Sunken cargo vessel at Port Klang to be refloated soon
  • Colombo port faces strike action next month
  • Panama supports IMO drive to toughen shipping laws
  • PSA's free shuttle service to WTC

  • British Aerospace to supply wing parts to Boeing
    Deal with rival US planemaker may upset British firm's Airbus partners
  • Lufthansa-SIA pact not registered at German cartel office
  • Evergreen to form aircraft maintenance joint venture
  • China Northern Airlines to open new routes
  • AI(R) plans to produce ATR 72 planes in China
  • No share of profit, Cathay warns staff, unless revenues improve and costs
  • Pakistan opens US$1b highway

  • Asian air cargo still bustling
    While the region's economies are in crisis, its transport industry is adding capacity and competition is getting fiercer

  • No direct causal link between age of vessel and accidents

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  • Sea-Land forecasts further industry cutbacks
  • FANAL replaces ship
  • Business is up for Gensan Port
  • Bollore gets control of SAGA
  • Man hours up 10 per cent
  • Wild river finally tamed
  • New vessels on nine-year credit
  • Maiden Voyage for world's largest ship
  • Air cargo in China soars
  • Tampa must sink or swim
  • United opens JFK cargo centre
  • Aces takes delivery of first A320

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NOVEMBER 25, 1997
  • NS Cargo fears freeways failure
  • Lufthansa beats Swissair
  • Northwest Airlines together with Norwegian carrier
  • Another increase in capacity in tanker trade
  • The Netherlands wants to build Egypt harbors
  • Sea Containers and Holyman might join forces
  • Own flag success, but no captains

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  • Crowley adds to reefer box fleet
  • Newport News chases Navy work with purchase of Continental yard
  • Deal in works for floating condos
  • Rail campaign starts safety run in Oregon
  • Zodiac builds Army assault boats

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  • 'MSC Carla' splits in two off Azores
    ALL 34 crew were reported safe last night after the Panamanian flag containership MSC Carla broke in two in the Atlantic.
  • An exceptional type of accident
    LONGITUDENAL strength of large cellular containerships, and their ability to operate in demanding circumstances, have rarely been questioned throughout the 30 year history of containerised trades and the accident to the MSC Carla will be considered quite exceptional, writes Michael Grey.
  • Asian Terminals seeks 'urgent' 30% fees rise
    ASIAN Terminals has appealed to the Philippine Ports Authority to approve immediately a 30% across-the-board increase in cargo handling charges for both containerised and non-containerised cargo at the Port of Manila's international South Harbour terminal.
  • Jardine Lloyd Thomson in brokerage buy
    BROKING group, Jardine Lloyd Thomson, is paying '5.25m ($8.9m) in cash, shares and paper for Colburn French & Kneen Holdings which owns a Lloyd's broker specialising in marine insurance, writes David Mott.
  • N&T and Argonaut link was inevitable
    ARGONAUT and Nordstrom & Thulin was a merger waiting to happen. Ever since N&T took a stake in its fellow Swedish tanker company in 1993, a merger had seemed likely.
  • Numast presses sea freight case
    SHIPPING'S strong green credentials have been stressed in a submission from officers' union Numast to the UK government's transport policy review.
  • Shippers win apology from Union Pacific
    UNION Pacific Railroad executives have apologised at a California Public Utilities Commission hearing for the problems their company's breakdown had caused shippers, but insisted things are looking much better.
  • US firms face fuel factor increase
    UNITED States shippers to the Far East will see reduced currency factors in the next quarter, but the good news has been countered by a need to increase the fuel adjustment factor, Jim Lamb reports from San Francisco.

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Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 1997
  • Lloyd Werft wins NCL/Costa completion
    NCL Holding, the Oslo-based parent of the Miami-based cruiseship operator NCL, has signed a contract with Lloyd Werft to complete the former Costa Olympia.
  • Sri Lankan agents in fury over customs change
    SRI LANKA'S recent enforcement of a customs ordnance that has been dormant for more than 50 years has infuriated ships' agents in Colombo.
  • Cruise operators return to Northern Ireland
    CRUISESHIP operators are slowly returning to Northern Ireland, according to the port of Londonderry.
  • Benor close to signing suezmax contract
    BENOR Tankers, the Norwegian crude oil and product tanker owner, is close to signing a contract for two suezmax vessels with South Korean builder Hyundai.
  • Genoa milestone marks real improvement
    GENOA'S recent announcement that it has handled 1m teu since the beginning of the year underlined the changing fortunes of the Italian port.
  • NCL to set up Australian cruise venture
    NCL Holding, the Oslo-based parent of the cruiseship operator NCL, has signed a letter of intent to set up a cruise joint venture in Australia.
  • St Lawrence traffic forecast to fall
    TRAFFIC levels on the St Lawrence Seaway are expected to drop over the next five years, according to Michel Fournier, acting president of the waterway.
  • No customs check for Indian coastal shipping
    THE Indian Government is set to remove coastal shipping from the purview of the Customs Act.
  • Asian owners eye up hull insurance market
    DURING its fourth interim meeting in Hong Kong, the Ship Insurance Committee of the Asian Shipowners Forum made further moves to set up an Asian hull insurance market.
  • Lloyd's to set up in Singapore
    LLOYD'S is expected to have an underwriting centre in operation in Singapore by the beginning of next year.
  • Premier Cruises acquires former-Regent Sun
    PREMIER Cruises, the Miami-based operator, has acquired the 25,500 gt, 842-passenger Regent Sun from Caribbean Shipping Co.
  • Sri Lanka celebrations marred by union threats
    SRI Lanka Port Authority is today celebrating the breaking of the 1.5m container milestone, but union threats are casting a cloud over the festivities.
  • France provides cruiseship 'assistance'
    CHANTIERS de l'Atlantique is reported to be close to concluding an order for two more 684 passenger cruiseships for Renaissance Cruises, which would involve government aid.
  • Italy offers to train Maltese
    ITALY'S coastguard is reported to have offered to train Maltese personnel to control coastal and offshore pollution accidents, fire-fighting and search and rescue operations.
  • Frontline to take Fredriksen newbuildings
    FRONTLINE expects to agree options to buy two further ulccs from companies owned by John Fredriksen by the end of the year.
  • ANL to receive no more state aid
    NOT one more taxpayers' dollar will be spent on capital injections into the financially troubled, state-owned Australian National Line (ANL), according to the Australian government.

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NOVEMBER 25, 1997
  • La politique portuaire flamande fera-t-elle preuve de vision?
    Lors du récent symposium organisé par la Commission portuaire flamande (CPF) la présence simultanée des directeurs des ports et des ministres concernés témoignait de l'importance du débat, puisqui'il s'agissait d'exposer les points forts et faibles des ports et de la politique portuaire flamande.
  • Grande-Bretagne: Dentressangle rachète AJG
    Le groupe français Norbert Dentressangle a racheté la société britannique AJG, une entreprise de taille moyenne active dans l'organisation de transport et le groupage. Le groupe français précise qu'il s'agit d'une "opération d'opportunité". De fait, elle peut surprendre dans la mesure où Dentressangle a annoncé qu'il veut surtout se développer dans la logistique, l'entreposage et la distribution.
  • K Line rejette le concept des grandes alliances au profit de la flexibilité
    "Les super grands PC sont certes fascinants, car ils allient vitesse et croissance le but étant d'obtenir une réduction des coûts et une amélioration des services, toutefois, dans les faits, ils engendrent une augmentation des coûts et une dégradation des services"...Théodore Prince, senior vice-président et CEO de K Line America Inc, n'a pas manqué de faire sensation à la conférence "Intermodal 97", alors qu'il développait le thème "The future of shipping enterprise consolidation - economies of scale and economies of scope are not the same". Propos intéressants certes, car renfermant un fond de vérité, mais excessifs, prêtant même au sourire, car l'intéressé a développé sa thèse dans une optique purement américaine....
  • Interferry, Ferry-Boats et la division ferroviaire Depaire vont fusionner
    Le conseil d'administration de la SNCB a donné son accord pour la restructuration de ses filiales opérant dans le secteur du transport de marchandises. La SNCB donnera de plus amples détails à ce sujet au cours d'une conférence de presse jeudi prochain. Selon le Financieel-Economische Tijd, il s'agirait d'une fusion entre Interferry, Ferry-Boats et les activités ferroviaires d'Edmond Depaire. La SNCB n'a voulu ni confirmer ni démentir cette information.

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  • Truck group splits; Carey walks
  • Storm-tossed boxship splits; crew rescued
  • Bible of the tanker market goes online
  • New rules to cut smog, soot would hurt rails, coal producers
  • Evergreen to form aircraft maintenance venture
  • 3 marine accidents reported in 2-day period
  • Mississippi barges leave as winter sets in
  • Bridgetown garners port crown
  • Hapag-Lloyd sees profit up in '97
  • Philippine port hub gets a push
  • Variety of computer war games span the past, present and future
  • Furious, Gateway 2000 retaliates
  • Busy LA-Long Beach ports face tough environmental laws as California deadline nears
  • Tropicana may be docked in Brooklyn, but it's got Third World labor contracts

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  • Way prepared for ANL sale
    Legislation which will allow the government to sell the national carrier, ANL Ltd, is to be introduced to Parliament this week. The move was disclosed by the Minister for Workplace Relations, Peter Reith, during two and a half hours of talks with maritime unions in Canberra on Monday evening.
  • MPC will ‘defeat’ stevedores by February
    The Melbourne Port Corporation will successfully defend legal action against it by stevedores P&O Ports and Patrick by February, clearing the way for another attempt to establish a third container terminal in the port, MPC CEO Jeffrey Gilbert told a CEDA luncheon yesterday.
  • ASP sale by Friday
    The sale of ASP Shipmanagement to London-based, Indian-controlled Seahorse Shipmanagement is expected to be completed on Friday. Finalisation of the deal has been complicated by the present ownership structure of ASP, a partnership between McIlwraith McEachern (Cyprus Coal) and Marine Management Services (ANL).
  • MSC ship breaks in two
    One of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s largest ships, the 39,949 DWT MSC Carla, was reported to be sinking yesterday after apparently breaking in two in an Atlantic storm. The Panamanian-registered container vessel, with 34 people on board, was foundering in heavy weather in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores islands, Lloyd's casualty reporting service said.
  • ITF blitz continues
    ITF inspectors in Australia are continuing their blitz on FOC shipping, bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars in backpay. In the latest developments in the week-long campaign in the Asia-Pacific rim, the ITF’s co-ordination centre in Tokyo reported that in Melbourne US$93,000 was recovered for the Ukrainian crew of Ukrainian owned, St Vincent and the Grenadines flagged, Balakleya.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
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US has its eye on Greek ports
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Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
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Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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