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January 23, 1998
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  • PSA ties up with Italy's Fiat for its first Europe port project
    PSA has signed an agreement to buy 60% of Italian port and logistics firm Sinport
  • Kelang Port told to refloat An Tai
  • Key maritime talks between US and China, Brazil will test ties
  • Guangzhou has US$400m of orders, plans to expand

  • Airbus, Boeing's backlog of Asian orders at US$30b
    The 260 planes make up 10% of units to be delivered, but include many widebodies
  • MAS in talks with Delta to switch slots for Boeing deliveries
  • Airbus close to selling 180 planes: report
  • JAL reduces flights to HK, Manila, S'pore
  • Japan says US request for extra 56 flights is 'too much'
  • Canadian railway's profit picks up 42%

  • Panama is still number one
    Lloyd's Register also lists Liberia, Greece, Bahamas, Cyprus, Malta, Japan, Norway, China and S'pore among top flags

  • Second arrest of a released vessel may not constitute abuse of court

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  • FEFC set rates not implemented across the board
  • Sooho Cho elected as chairman of KSA
  • Shanghai launches channel-deepening project
  • Philippine line raises funds through sales
  • Thai shipping group drops out of state fleet development
  • Continental boosts cargo RTM
  • Royal Aviation buys B-737 cargo planes
  • Asian flights trimmed by Qantas
  • Mercury tops off LAX facility

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JANUARY 22, 1998
  • British EU chairman plumps for safety
  • NS Cargo books 18% growth in intermodal transport
  • Army to protect money transports
  • Far East rates drop, with volumes up to the mark
  • DAF orders rapid systems from Digital

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  • Partners will operate as ‘New World Alliance’
  • San Juan operations director wins ‘97 Thomas Crowley Trophy
  • B.C. port sees third best year
  • Ships are working at Kalama North Port
  • U.S. and Netherlands will share information
  • Grand Alliance picks Hamburg as port of call for Asia shipping
  • Safmarine plans shipping routes to Africa and India

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  • Trio set to operate under 'New World Alliance'
  • Hanjin's Sooho Cho elected KSA chairman
  • Japan, Korea agree on ferry expansion
  • Yokohama Reito to open biggest cold storage in Tokyo
  • Russo-Japan Siberian rail talk soon in Tokyo
  • Export cargo volume at TACT hits record

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  • Daewoo acts to help ease Korean crisis
    MANAGERIAL staff at Daewoo Heavy Industries have accepted salary cuts of 10%-15% and shipyard production personnel have agreed to work an extra hour a day for no additional payment to help pull the South Korean economy through its financial crisis.
  • FPSO blockade halted
    A BLOCKADE of BP's Schiehallion FPSO in Belfast harbour by Greenpeace was cut short yesterday, after safety considerations forced the environmental action group to abandon its protest, writes Quentin Sommerville.
  • Box chartering undergoes a lull
    THIS is the time of year when the containership charter market becomes blurred. Brokers complain that everyone seems to shut up shop over Christmas and the New Year in Europe, reopening for a short while in early January. And then it all slows down again for the Chinese New Year.
  • Ras Laffan receives 'negative implications'
    STANDARD & Poor's has retained on its CreditWatch "with negative implications" two bond issues totalling $1.2bn from Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co.
  • Global lines in new alliance
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine, APL and Mitsui OSK will operate under the name New World Alliance in their new network of global container shipping services.
  • Shippers pledge to move more cargo with Taca members
    SHIPPERS have pledged to move more cargo this year with members of the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement under annual service contracts than in 1997, writes Janet Porter.
  • US pilot crackdown move
    THE US Coast Guard has proposed new regulations requiring that all merchant vessels in foreign trade on North Carolina's Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers must be under the direction and control of federally-licensed pilots, unless state licensed pilots have control.
  • Transroll to boost service capacity
    BRAZILIAN shipowner and operator Transroll Navegacao is to boost its capacity and frequency between north Europe and east coast South America in May with the deployment of the 1,650 teu Sirius.

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JANUARY 22, 1998
  • NCLH rejects takeover rumours
    THE Oslo-based cruise shipping group NCL Holding has issued a statement rejecting rumours that P&O's Princess Cruises might bid for the company.
  • Substantial shipyard overcapacity forecast
    THERE will be a substantial overcapacity in world shipbuilding by the year 2000, according to Nomura Research of Japan.
  • Mercur Tankers buys roro ship
    MERCUR Tankers has bought a roro container vessel in a move to widen its activities outside the tanker business.
  • Japan remains top ship exporter
    JAPAN remained the world's largest ship exporter last year for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Currency woes hit Asian steel exports
    SOUTH Korea's economic turmoil threatens to put a dent in its steel-making industry.
  • Weak currencies threaten Chinese builder
    WEAKENING Korean and Japanese currencies are a major threat to the competitiveness of Chinese shipyards, according to the president of China State Shipbuilding Corp.
  • Judge rules on Lloyd's Names
    A JUDGE today ruled that Lloyd's had now produced a finality statement in an "intelligible form" which complied sufficiently with the requirements of Equitas clause 5.10.
  • Gibraltar tug company plans MBO
    HOWARD Smith, the UK-BASED towage and salvage company, appears to be in the first stages of negotiating a management buyout of its Gibraltar subsidiary.
  • Sea Containers announces record carryings
    THE launch of the SuperSeaCat on the English Channel helped Sea Containers reach record carryings on passenger and vehicle carrying services last year.
  • Thamesport wins Canadian service
    THE St Lawrence Co-ordinated Service (SLCS), operated by Canada Maritime and OOCL, is switching its UK port of call from Felixstowe to Thamesport from next month.
  • BV launches ISM software
    AN ISM compliant software system was unveiled yesterday by BV and Trident Software Developments, in the first such tie up between a software company and a class society.
  • Weak yen slows down Japanese-flag decline
    THE decline in the number of Japanese-flagged ships has slackened because the weak yen has boosted their competitiveness.
  • Sweden reaches ITF accord
    THE majority of Swedish-owned foreign registered vessels will soon be covered by collective agreements at a level acceptable to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).
  • Texaco boosts bunkers in Gibraltar
    TEXACO is to restructure its bunkering operations in Gibraltar from February 1.
  • Owners protest against new Brazilian tax
    A NEW tax on shipowners imposed by the Brazilian government earlier this month has sparked a huge protest from a shipowner's body.
  • Trinidad signs natural gas deal
    TRINIDAD and Tobago is set to become a major player for lng exports after the government yesterday signed an agreement to finance a $1.6bn project.
  • Firm rates boost Teekay
    FIRM freight rates for aframax tankers and lower bunker fuel costs boosted fourth quarter results for Teekay Shipping.
  • Antwerp container dock wins approval
    THE regional government of Flanders in Belgium has given official authorisation for the construction of a Bf 15bn ($397m) tidal container dock with direct access to the river Scheldt.

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  • OCHZ: un mia. de BEF investis dans la nouvelle dimension
    A la mi-1999, le terminal à containers de l'OCHZ (Ocean Container terminal Hessenatie Zeebrugge), dans l'avant-port, présentera une physionomie totalement différente, celle d'une installation ultra-moderne apte à traiter des PC de 4.000 TEU et plus, dans des conditions plus optimales qu'aujourd'hui et ce, dans le contexte de dessertes rapides, tant côté maritime que terrestre car ladite installation reste également un terminal ferroviaire. L'outil comptera alors 8 portiques dont 3 super-postpanamax et une grue Gottwald, ceci pour une capacité annuelle de 400.000 containers ou 540.000 TEU.
  • J. Bellekens va construire une nouvelle plate-forme de groupage
    La société de transport routier international J. Bellekens a été élue Transporteur de l'Année 1998 par les lecteurs du magazine Truck & Business. Cette entreprise de groupage devrait connaître cette année une évolution importante, avons-nous appris lors de la réception ayant suivi la remise du trophée. Jozef Bellekens nous a en effet déclaré que de toutes nouvelles installations, sensiblement plus grandes que les actuelles, seront construites.
  • L'année de tous les records pour le complexe portuaire liégeois
    La région liégeoise connaît, depuis quelques années, une activité portuaire en expansion continue. En 1997, Liège renforce encore, devant Strasbourg et tous les grands ports rhénans, sa position de troisième port européen d'intérieur, derrière Duisbourg-Ruhrort et Paris, dont elle se rapproche. En effet, avec 23,9 millions de tonnes manipulées, Liège réalise, en 1997, une progression de 10,63 % par rapport à 1996.
  • Les autorités fédérales respectent le calendrier des réformes de la navigation intérieure
    "En vue de la libéralisation complète de la navigation intérieure en 2000, j'ai précisé à toutes les parties concernées que la Belgique transposerait la directive 96/75 du Conseil des Communautés européennes dans la totalité de ses aspects, en ce compris le timing proposé". C'est ce qu'a répondu le ministre fédéral des Communications Michel Daerden à une question parlementaire de J. Van Eetvelt du CVP.

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  • Draft restrictions set for Panama Canal
  • Mexico expects to complete its first airport concession sale by midyear
  • Antwerp wins approval to build box terminal
  • Heavy-truck makers on roll at end of 3rd-biggest year
  • Air France gets OK for China flights
  • Hong Kong seeks more equity in rail line
  • Daily tanker index planned
  • Reebok to ship through Rotterdam
  • Arrow links Houston with South America
  • South Korean tanker seized in Hawaii
  • Canadian truckers protest Customs border proposal
  • Merger of rival German ports seen as strength in unity
  • Shipowners urged to beat the deadline on safety management code compliance
  • Rail industry optimistic that 1998 will smooth out some road bumps

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  • Filing opens North American questions
    The implications of yesterday’s filing of a space charter and sailing agreements by the three conference carriers in the north American trade, Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, Blue Star Line and Columbus line are still under discussion. As reported yesterday, the carriers have made the application with United States’ Federal Maritime Commission and will have to wait up to 45 days before receiving a ruling.
  • Asian freight rates slide on bulk trade
    Asia’s currency crisis has sent freight rates for the bulk commodity trade plummeting by as much as 20 per cent, with shipping sources forecasting that the trend will continue until at least the third quarter of this year.
    Shipping brokers say the combination of the high level of service on shipping routes between Australia and Asia and reduced demand for bulk commodities has driven freight rates down by around 8 per cent over the past few months.
  • Wellington terminal OK ‘premature’
    Reports from New Zealand this week that agreement has finally been reached on construction of a new ferry terminal at Wellington’s Glasgow Wharf, replacing the existing terminal, have been dismissed by the Port of Wellington and the Wellington City Council.
    Ken Harris, the port’s chief executive said that the port was still negotiating with (terminal user) Tranz Rail and was a long way off beginning construction.
  • Safe boating campaign
    In a campaign launched in Fremantle this week, recreational boat owners have been urged to exercise more care when approaching commercial shipping vessels.
    The safety campaign, which is being jointly run by the WA Department of Transport and the Fremantle Port Authority, features a video which shows the problems faced by ships’ masters and pilots in confined waters and the safety measures the owners of pleasure craft can take to prevent collisions.
  • Queensland Rail’s flood bill tops $3m
    The damage bill to rail-related infrastructure following the recent record floods in northern Queensland had reached $3 million, Queensland Rail said yesterday.
    Flood-ravaged northern Queensland continued its massive clean-up this week, as most vital transport links and services in the region around Townsville returned to normal.

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  • Asian ills infect more players
    Japanese trading houses appear to be among the latest victims of the financial crisis plaguing Asia. Meanwhile, vessels in the sagging fleet of Halla Merchant Marine are up for grabs and even the mighty Hyundai is scrambling to relieve its debt load... eliminating the most likely saviour of the once-expansive Halla shipyard. In Indonesia, shipping companies linked to the faltering Suharto regime are putting on a brave face.
  • Greeks linked to VLCC orders
    NKK Corp in Japan is reportedly close to signing a USD 168m newbuilding deal for two VLCCs with a Greek shipowner.
  • Baltic truce leaves some still fuming
    A massive row inside the Baltic Exchange over its plans to launch a tanker freight futures index has simmered down, with the London Tanker Brokers Panel (LTBP) ending its opposition.
  • Bets placed on New York cruise project
    A new gambling-cruise operation about to be launched in New York by a group with strong links to Singapore-based Star Cruises reflects enthusiasm for a potentially lucrative market here rather than a souring on economically troubled Asia, a top executive tells TradeWinds.
  • B+H boosts fleet with Ceres ships
    B+H of the US is expanding its fleet of product/chemical tankers, reportedly purchasing four vessels from Ceres Hellenic Shipping of Greece for USD 42m en bloc.

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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
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The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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