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August 8, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Johor poised to complete another speciality terminal
    A new bulk petroleum cargo port in Johor, complementing the ports at Pelepas and Pasir Gudang, is to begin operations in January, completing a stretch of multi-speciality terminals in the southern Malaysian coastline facing Singapore.
  • PSA launches $1m upgrade to haulage services
  • Maersk, Evergreen eye Xiamen terminals
  • CIS may buy 2nd China shipyard next year
  • Tugs free Greek bulk carrier from Aussie reef
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines cut fares to lure back business travellers
    AMERICAN Airlines and Northwest Airlines have lowered their business fares by 20 per cent on most domestic routes where they compete, with other airlines matching the discounts to various degrees.
  • Cebu Air to start daily flights to S'pore
  • Recovery slower than expected: JAL
  • CAL compensates kin of victims whose bodies are still missing
  • Milan airport to close for repairs

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Johor poised to complete another speciality terminal
    A new bulk petroleum cargo port in Johor, complementing the ports at Pelepas and Pasir Gudang, is to begin operations in January, completing a stretch of multi-speciality terminals in the southern Malaysian coastline facing Singapore.
  • PSA launches $1m upgrade to haulage services
  • Maersk, Evergreen eye Xiamen terminals
  • CIS may buy 2nd China shipyard next year
  • Tugs free Greek bulk carrier from Aussie reef
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines cut fares to lure back business travellers
    AMERICAN Airlines and Northwest Airlines have lowered their business fares by 20 per cent on most domestic routes where they compete, with other airlines matching the discounts to various degrees.
  • Cebu Air to start daily flights to S'pore
  • Recovery slower than expected: JAL
  • CAL compensates kin of victims whose bodies are still missing
  • Milan airport to close for repairs

Sched Netweb site
  • CP Ships completes Italia takeover, names new board
  • DCL introduces direct, weekly LCL service to Cyprus
  • Shandong logistics firm in venture with Maersk, Itochu
  • Maersk in China box terminal
  • Jeddah slashes THC for transits
  • Asia box traffic lifts Hamburg, port posts mid-year 12 pc rise
  • BA operating profit trebles as restructuring bites
  • SIA launches thrice-weekly service to Las Vegas
  • China gets tough on safety
  • Emirates opens four weekly Dubai-Perth service
  • British Ports sells US aviation unit in port strategy rethink

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • SAS traffic slightly up
    SAS Group said the yield development for the months April, May and June for are now upgraded and the final yield for 2nd
  • CP Ships completes acquisition of Italia di Navigazione
    LONDON, UK (6th August 2002) CP Ships Limited today completed its acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares in Italia di Navigazione from d'Amico Societ... di Navigazione S.p.A. for US$ 40 million in cash. The acquisition was announced on 30th May 2002
  • Positive results Cathay
    Shares in Cathay Pacific Airways rose 10 per cent on Wednesday as it reported net profit for the six months ending June 2002 of HK$1.41bn ($181 million), the first return to profit after September 11, 2001
  • Milan airport closed temporarily
    Airline passengers headed to Milan in the next three weeks won't be able to use the financial hub's handiest airport, Linate, but will have to travel via one of two other airports much farther away from the city center
  • Bush to prevent port strike
    The Bush administration has intervened aggressively in labour talks at West Coast ports, with high-level officials signalling that they are prepared to take strong action to prevent an economically crippling strike or slowdown.
  • Consultant pessimistic for airlines
    'But I would suspect that nearly every major airline, with the exception of Southwest, has hired bankruptcy attorneys. They have to consider the possibility. The hemorrhages after September 11 have been horrendous, and it really is the worst of times for the airlines.'
  • Atlas Air Gets EVA Air 15-Month Lease Pact
    Atlas Air confirmed that it leased a Boeing Co. 747-400 freighter from EVA Airways for 15 months. In July, Atlas Air Worldwide converted three airplane-purchase deals to leases, for $185 million to $214 million each.
  • Praxair selected Danzas USA
    Praxair Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial gases, has named Danzas North America the primary provider of transportation services for U.S. exports.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 177 SCI employees decide to opt for VRS
  • China ready to help solve trade imbalance problem
  • India can tap US, European markets through Ghana, asserts Kufuor
  • Oilmeal exports spurt by 16 pc
  • Kolkata Port Trust again invites bids for Hooghly estuary work
  • Major Ports log 10 pc growth in cargo handling in Q1
  • Move to provide IPMS solutions to port trusts
  • Kandla Port handles 12.66 m tonnes in April-July - Registers 40.3 pc rise in dry cargo traffic
  • Vizag Port Trust to upgrade cargo transfer system
  • XPS Cargo signs MoU with Japanese cos
  • WB extends $ 542 m for Mumbai transport project
  • Automatic prepayment of ECBs allowed till March 31, 2003
  • Forex reserves total $ 59.87 bn
  • Shortfall in cotton output due to poor rainfall may lead to increased imports
  • More FDI coming in via automatic route now
  • More export avenues being sought by Rubber Board
  • Fieo feels reforms should target specific areas for export growth
  • 18 FDI proposals worth Rs 610 crore cleared
  • ECGC official explains details of schemes introduced
  • Texprocil asks govt to take strong action against EU textile policy
  • RBI panel proposes issue of e-money under stringent rules

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • New bunker prices in Ecuador
  • Crude prices decline further after DOEs, OPEC quota busting at new highs
  • Oil quota busting
  • Russian crude transhipped off Malta
  • South Africa: New Bunker Manager appointed
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Oman bucks firmer AG Platts, hovering near 6-month highs
  • African market report from GAC
  • Minor gains in Fujairah as cargoes rise
  • Healthy conditions in Tallinn and Great Belt bunker markets
  • Bad weather holds down demand in Busan
  • Normal activity in St. Petersburg
  • Crude drifts lower as traders shrug off APIs
  • Little change in Saudi posted prices
  • Rotterdam largely steady this morning
  • Little change in Suez

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • CP Ships completes acquisition of Italia Di Navigazione
  • DFDS deploys newbuilding on the Esbjerg/Harwich service
  • DCL introduces new direct service to Limassol, Cyprus
  • Ikea's goods delivered to the door
  • Hanjin Shipping decides to stay in Singapore
  • UK P&I Club reports weighbridge problems in Dar-es-Salaam
  • Qantas freighter undergoes test flight
  • UPS: Intra-Asia hub in the Philippines hub boosts volume
  • Amsterdam's throughput continues to grow
  • Ecu Line and Jacky Line improve services

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • Halter launches barge
    Halter Marine has launched the Capella,an 80,000-barrel tank barge for J&L, Inc.
  • SA yard wins patrol boat tender
    Cape Town's Farocean Marine has beaten international competition to win a contract for three patrol boats
  • Shipping a shiploader
    One of the world's most sophisticated bulk shiploaders was recently transported from Corpus Christi, Texas to Venezuela

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • TOTE christens MIDNIGHT SUN at NASSCO shipyard in San Diego
  • CP Ships completes purchase of Italia di Navigazione
  • New website provides information on Washington's Referendum 51
  • Marcel Chang named chairman of Evergreen America Corporation
  • Crowley Liner Services' C-TPAT bid wins approval from U.S. Customs

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • West Coast dockers lash out at Bush union assault
    THE International Longshore and Warehouse Union has lashed out at the Bush administration for what it sees as an "illegal and inappropriate" intervention in the deadlocked waterfront contract negotiations on the US West Coast.
  • Bergesen will sell to Sohmen if 'price is right'
    BERGESEN, Norway's biggest shipping company, could be sold to acquisitive shipowner Helmut Sohmen if the latter is prepared to pay a high enough price, it emerged this week.
  • No Enronitis for UK says Percy
    IAN Percy, the international expert in standards of corporate governance who has become chairman of Lloyd's insurer Kiln, has spoken of his conviction that the UK has the right defences in place to prevent a crisis of the dimensions of Enron or WorldCom. The Kiln chairman blamed 'personal egos and high incentivised remuneration' for the scandals that have riven corporate America.
  • Amerada Hess spins off product tankers
    CITING a need to refocus on its core operations, New York-based oil and gas company Amerada Hess has sold its remaining six product tankers to newly-formed United States Shipping Acquisition for a price thought to be in the region of $190m.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • Lloyd's List MD faces redundancy
  • Miami defies expectations
  • Russian bunkerers allege lock-out
  • Filipinos seek competitive edge
  • Maersk, Evergreen eye Xiamen
  • Publisher extends maritime interest
  • Contship to step into Norsul shoes
  • Zhenhua to win Beirut bid
  • Israel seeks accommodation ships
  • Fishing vessel awarded reefer tow
  • Crew rescued as bulker sinks
  • Boxes pile up at Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Subcon rates to rise again
  • Silja posts healthy second quarter
  • Triple blow for Gdynia workers
  • LA terminal request rejected
  • Norfolk Line to boost Dunkirk link
  • Bergesen rumours growing
  • Chariot charged for reef damage
  • Belgian bunkering at Cherbourg
  • ILWU wants Bush out of talks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • Customs proposes 24-hour cargo rule
    The measure would require ocean carriers to file manifest information 24 hours before a U.S.-bound container is loaded on a vessel at a foreign port.
  • First-half growth for Hamburg
    The German port had strong growth in general cargo, and containers, in the first half of 2002.
  • Grand Alliance adds China calls
    Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd are introducing a new service covering Central and Northern China ports to and from Long Beach.
  • Teamsters to vote on UPS deal
  • DHL seen near HK terminal deal
  • Cosco launches new intermodal train
  • $1.5B for HMM auto shipping
  • Crowley unit adopts GT Nexus tool
  • Sea Containers acquires 92% of Silja
  • Loss for trucker Smithway
  • India express plan opposed
  • OmniTracs gets security upgrade
  • Kuehne & Nagel unit in rail deal
  • NorthAmerican adds consulting

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le service containérisé entre Anvers et Liège va être relancé
    Suite à une interruption de quatre ans, le service containérisé régulier entre Liège, Anvers et Rotterdam sera relancé le 2 septembre prochain (voir LL du 7/6/02). Le service sera exploité sur base de deux départs par semaine vers Anvers et deux vers Rotterdam. Les containers destinés pour ou provenant de Rotterdam seront transbordés à Deurne sur le terminal qui sera exploité par la société GCT, une filiale récemment créée de la firme Gosselin World Wide Moving.
  • Le trafic containérisé Anvers/Etats-Unis va devenir une “smart and secure tradelane” (SST)
    Les principaux opérateurs de terminaux de par le monde, à savoir Hutchison Port Holdings, PSA Port Holdings et P&O Port Holdings, qui représentent ensemble 70% du trafic containérisé mondial, ont adhéré aux Smart and Secure Tradelanes (SST), le projet de sécurisation de l’autorité américaine axé sur le fret maritime. Grâce à ce projet, les ports où ces opérateurs traitent des containers, dont Anvers, peuvent quasiment automatiquement obtenir le statut green lane. Dans la technologie nécessaire, développée par l’entreprise américaine Savi, des étiquettes, des systèmes de verrouillage et des fréquences radio spéciaux, ainsi que l’internet, jouent un rôle crucial.
  • L’offre de la DB sur Stinnes sera clôturée le 27 septembre
    Deutsche Bahn AG a lancé le 7 août un appel aux actionnaires de Stinnes AG pour le rachat de leurs actions au prix de 32,75 EUR. La période d’acceptation va jusqu’au 27 septembre à midi. “Notre objectif est d’acquérir toutes les actions de Stinnes de manière à faciliter l’intégration du groupe Stinnes dans le groupe Deutsche Bahn”, a déclaré Diethelm Sack, chief financial officer de la DB, lors du lancement de l’appel aux actionnaires.

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 7, 2002
  • Renaissance Cruises liquidating assets
    The bankrupt cruise firm will send database information to travel companies for a total of $256,917.
  • USSA set to begin operations
    The newest Jones Act tanker owner will complete $190m acquisition of six tankers in September.
  • Germany joins container security initiative
    US Customs officers will be stationed at German ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven.
  • Chios charged over reef grounding
    Potential fine of AUD 1.1m if Australia succeeds with environmental damage action against Doric Chariot owner.
  • Vikmanis wants Gdansk settlement
    New Latvian Shipping boss Imants Vikmanis calls for out-of-court end to reefer battle with yard.
  • Grindrod logs record interim returns
    South African shipping group ups income despite soft shipping markets.
  • Silja Line back in profit
    Finnish owner posts better first-half figures as Sea Containers begins buyout of remaining small investors.
  • Greek publisher takes investment plunge
    Kathimerini shareholders give green light to set up Argonaut Shipping Investment Co.
  • HMM outlines debt paydown plans
    Korean owner confirms board will vote on sale of car carrier unit Thursday.
  • No loan for Great Eastern
    Planning chief Rajat Dutta denies report claiming bank funding is in place to aid SCI bid.
  • Korea Eximbank bails Hyundai-Vinashin
    Vietnam's joint venture shipyard gets cash to restructure expiring debt.
  • SCI aframax suffers fire
    Twelve crew reported injured after elderly crude tanker catches fire in Colombo.
  • Thoresen Thai adds bulker
    Buying spree continues at Thai owner as Cyprus-owned conbulker joins fleet.
  • NYPA weighs up WTC site swap
    Port Authority considers swapping World Trade Centre site for land at two local airports.
  • Damen inks MENAS lighthouse tender
    Dutch builder to construct replacement vessel for Persian Gulf navaids organisation.

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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
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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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