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October 24, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-based Silversea confident of riding out tough times
    WHILE the global cruise industry struggles to stay above water in the wake of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, niche players like luxury line Silversea are finding it an easier go because of their well-heeled and varied client base.
  • 'Mercenary' stevedores sue Lang Corp
  • Sydney port to rely more on rail to move imports
  • EU plans law to ban substandard ships
  • Shanghai speeds up plan to create new port
Air and Land Transport
  • Alliances must stand apart from rivals: Star
    AIRLINE alliances must find better incentives to attract new members and differentiate themselves from competitors, according to the world's biggest grouping of carriers.
  • Airports to suffer 20-25% drop in traffic: Minister
  • BA Concorde completes round trip
  • Anthrax scare aboard CAL jet
  • KLM confirms closer cooperation, not merger, with BA
  • Gulf Air to reduce fleet as part of cost-cutting

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-based Silversea confident of riding out tough times
    WHILE the global cruise industry struggles to stay above water in the wake of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, niche players like luxury line Silversea are finding it an easier go because of their well-heeled and varied client base.
  • 'Mercenary' stevedores sue Lang Corp
  • Sydney port to rely more on rail to move imports
  • EU plans law to ban substandard ships
  • Shanghai speeds up plan to create new port
Air and Land Transport
  • Alliances must stand apart from rivals: Star
    AIRLINE alliances must find better incentives to attract new members and differentiate themselves from competitors, according to the world's biggest grouping of carriers.
  • Airports to suffer 20-25% drop in traffic: Minister
  • BA Concorde completes round trip
  • Anthrax scare aboard CAL jet
  • KLM confirms closer cooperation, not merger, with BA
  • Gulf Air to reduce fleet as part of cost-cutting

Sched Netweb site
  • Geodis reports loss despite improved operating profit
  • DCL moves project cargo shipments to Chile and Peru
  • Slowing economy affects Hong Kong's aviation sector
  • Cathay reduces flight frequencies
  • Top IATA official calls on all to rise to the security challenge

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2001
  • Old containers make new Rotterdam land
  • IBM Asia with Panalpina on Europe-Asia routes
  • Swissair saved by national rich man action
  • Air Canada saved for the moment
  • Codeshare KLM and Continental
  • Evergreen might change Singapore for Malaysia
  • Schenker centre at narita airport
  • USFreightways reorganizes operations

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Tariff revision opens gates to more veg oil imports
  • EEPC identifies vast export potential for steel kitchenware and utensils
  • Need for strenuous efforts to boost cashew kernels exports seen
  • 3 Gulf nations lift ban on Indian buffalo meat
  • Cotton lint export limits imposed
  • MoS seeks powers for eco-clearance of Major Port projects
  • Port workers' bonus issue resolved
  • BA twice-a-week direct flights to Kolkata
  • Texprocil seeks level playing field
  • Link export credit to BR/PLR, urges Fieo
  • Value cap removal: Engg, chemical products form bulk of DEPB entries
  • Core sector growth gives room for cheer
  • Seeds Act to be amended
  • CII unhappy with draft for WTO meet
  • RBI's initiatives must be backed by other govt steps: IMC
  • Silk EPC makes out case for Customs duty cuts
  • Embroidery/metallised yarn included in DEPB value cap - DGFT amends Handbook of Procedures
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • AIMO excellence awards for AP achievers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2001
  • Analysts forecast another build in US crude stocks
  • OPEC still wants $25 per barrel oil
  • US still considering to boost SPR capacity
  • Montevideo/Alpha Zone price update
  • Petrojam gains from Net exposure
  • Petrotrin and BP Marine in Trinidad bunkering alliance
  • Singapore cargo prices down, mixed bunker market
  • Bunkers steady to soft in Korea
  • Price indications for Polish ports
  • Unicom introduces IFO180 supply in Romania
  • Bunker update from Russian ports

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2001
  • Harvey Gulf plans expansion
    Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc., Harvey, La., has entered into an agreement with Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Fla., for construction of six OSV's. and will soon go out for bids on four PSV's
  • New VP at Seabulk towing
    Seabulk Towing, Inc., the Tampa-based subsidiary of Seabulk International, has announced the appointment of Kenneth M. Rogers to the new position of senior vice president of marketing
  • North to advise General Maritime
    General Maritime Corporation has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Robert C. North, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) as an advisor to the company.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Survivors treated after 'tragedy of monumental proportions'
    Traumatised survivors of an Indonesian vessel that sank with the loss of more than 350 mostly Iraqi asylum seekers are being treated in hospital, many with broken limbs and coral cuts, officials sa...
  • Yukos in driving seat as Kvaerner exits London
    THE Kvaerner rollercoaster rolled on yesterday, with yet another unexpected profits warning , a delisting from the London bourse and the revelation that Russian shareholder Yukos had become the lar...
  • Slowdown sees Møller rethink profit forecasts
    Danish maritime and energy giant AP Møller has cut its full-year pre-tax profit forecast as its liner and bulk shipping operations come under pressure from the the world economic slowdown, whi...
  • Bonanza over as ExxonMobil profits nosedive
    BOOMTIME for the US oil giants and the oilfield services industry yesterday looked officially over as falling oil and natural gas prices and the deepening global economic crisis took a heavy toll o...

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2001
  • Beirut struck from cruise routes
  • Chennai denies congestion
  • Lanka courts dockers' vote
  • Energy shipping venture set up
  • Bank policy benefits small players
  • Angry yard workers block ferry
  • Bahrain contract award next month
  • Manning wage freeze urged
  • Further bid to stall privatisation
  • Libs pledge cash for border control
  • Delays hit 'illegal' recruiting
  • Thailand bids for Kra canal support
  • ITC ruling backs US steel firms
  • Kværner warns of $60M write-down
  • Slash surcharges - Korean shippers
  • Kingston joins AP Møller stable
  • Panamax outlook flat
  • Spaniards close in on Rosario
  • Saether wants tax-free seafarers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2001
  • A.P. Moller warns on profits
    The parent of Maersk Sealand said that "unforseen negative changes" were intensified by the Sept. 11 attacks.
  • Zim, China Shipping deal scuttled
    A proposed slot-sharing agreement that would see Zim Israel enter the North Europe/Asia trade and allow China Shipping increased Mediterranean coverage has been postponed.
  • Hanjin boosts China services
    The line has replaced Hong Kong as the hub for its China-Europe Express service.
  • Ex-Marine to head Customs anti-terrorism
  • FAA eases rules on interline transfers
  • Coast Guard station sprayed by plane
  • Continental cargo unit names McKeon
  • Cost-cutting spurs Canadian Pacific 3Q net
  • Lan Chile to return freighter to Atlas
  • Indian port adds surcharge
  • GF-X expands advisory council

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Panalpina va assurer la logistique d’IBM entre l’Asie et l’Europe
    Le producteur d’ordinateurs IBM Asie a confié la logistique intégrée de ses composants d’ordinateurs entre l’Asie et l’Europe au groupe logistique et de transport suisse Panalpina. Dans le cadre de ce contrat, Panalpina a augmenté sa capacité de fret aérien entre Luxembourg et Tokyo.
  • Evergreen envisagerait des navettes à 3.500 TEU entre 2 à 3 ports
    “Ceux qui commandent des PC de 8.000 à 10.000 TEU sont dans l’erreur” c’est ce qu’a déclaré le président d’Evergreen Chang Yung-Fa à la presse lors du lancement du PC “Ever Envoy” de 6.332 TEU, le deuxième d’une série de cinq de la classe E (1). L’armateur reste à la recherche d’unités de l’ordre de 3.500 TEU (26 noeuds), d’un nouveau concept, qui ne toucheront qu’un nombre très limité de ports.
  • Zeebrugge: Tropicana implante une unité de production/distribution
    La nouvelle était attendue depuis quelques semaines. Elle est finalement tombée; Tropicana Europe, filiale du groupe américain PepsiCo Beverages International, qui dépend de PepsiCo Inc, grand spécialiste des jus de fruits, va réaliser un nouvel investissement dans le port de Zeebrugge, plus précisément dans le secteur de la darse commerciale nord de l’arrière-port, où se trouve le complexe European Food Center (groupe Sea-Invest). Il s’agit d’une nouvelle unité de production qui sera implantée à côté de l’actuel “ Flanders cool store” qu’exploite l’entreprise depuis le début 1999.
  • Swissair sauvée par les autorités et le privé
    Les autorités suisses et le secteur privé sont parvenus à rassembler plus que les 4 mia. de CHF nécessaires pour sauver Swissair du naufrage. Grâce aux efforts financiers de ces deux secteurs, une nouvelle compagnie aérienne sera créée la semaine prochaine. Celle-ci va progressivement intégrer les activités de Swissair.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2001
  • EU protests US steel import restriction plan
    Shipowners are worried of a potential knock-on effect on US steel companies' charter commitments.
  • Stranded AMCV passengers offered lifeline
    Discounts to AMCV travellers are not as generous as those given to Renaissance cruisers.
  • Aframax resales herald price slide
    Tangible evidence of a fall off in tanker levels is starting to emerge.
  • Marad exposed to AMCV bankruptcy
    The US agency is liable to pay $185m for AMCV's ship order at Northrop Grumman shipyard.
  • Setfair throwing in the towel
    The online procurement giant fails to find a new financial backer.
  • Moller revises down result forecasts
    Danish giant flags up rate decline for bulkers and boxships, but is upbeat on oil and gas.
  • Fry aiming to prove ISMA's quality
    New International Ship Managers Association chairman Dirk Fry is continuing with an audit of members.
  • CSX Lines flexes muscles
    The domestic container carrier has turned the corner, leaving behind its transition issues.
  • Write-downs to hit Kvaerner's third quarter
    Cash-strapped group counts cost of weaker investments and prepares to delist in London.
  • Yukos gets 22% of Kvaerner
    Russian oil giant becomes biggest shareholder, as Siem Industries sells.
  • Varun Shipping tankers fuel profits
    Indian shipowner opts to sit on cash allocated for planned ship purchases.
  • Evergreen considering move to PTP
    World No.3 liner firm says it is considering shifting its transshipment hub from Singapore to Malaysia.
  • NSCSA sees profits rocket
    Saudi Arabian shipowner is in the money as its first VLCC resale is delivered from Hellespont.
  • UK yard wins first cruise refit deal
    Work on the V Ships managed Explorer marks FSLs first tentative steps into the cruise repair market.
  • Export orders up 5% at Japanese yards
    Non-domestic orders at JSEA yards reach 6.98mgt in the first six months of the financial year.
  • Teekay third quarter profits down 20%
    Asset disposal bolsters bottom line but aframax tanker giant still sees sizeable drop in profits.
  • Keppel FELS inks $22m rig deal
    Singapore yard boosts order backlog with contract from Atlantia Offshore for a TLP hull structure.
  • Genmar appoints safety advisor
    Georgiopoulos' tanker firm hires ex-USCG top brass to beef up its safety and environmental expertise.
  • Cargo boost at Port of Los Angeles
    West coast US port shakes off effects of terrorist attacks to post 15% increase in cargo handled last month.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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DATABASE
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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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