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October 2, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera to expand its longer-haul routes
    SAMUDERA Shipping Line is poised to expand its longer China, India and Middle East services by adding capacity and services, rather than its traditional short-sea Southeast Asia operations.
  • Mumbai volume pledge could dampen PSA bid
    HEFTY new volume guarantees slapped on a concession for a container terminal in Mumbai, India, could discourage key bidder PSA Corporation, as the Singapore operator has been unable to meet expectations tied to a similar agreement over its Tuticorin terminals.
  • M'sia unlikely to deepen Port Klang's channel
    MALAYSIA's Transport Ministry is unlikely to proceed with a proposal to deepen Port Klang's approach channel to 15m from its current 11.3m due to prohibitive costs and limited demand.
  • Ferry route linking Macau, HK airport opens
    A new ferry route linking Macau directly to a ferry harbour at the Hong Kong International Airport has come in service.
  • PORT Shots
    THE Singapore Shipping Association will hold a Maritime Safety Seminar here tomorrow to update local industry leaders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus bullish about China's A380 orders
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest planemaker, said its 555-seat A380 aircraft will take up the major share of orders for large aircraft from Chinese carriers in the next 20 years.
  • More merger deals to follow?
  • Emery to pay US$6m fine for violations
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid delays HK-Britain air talks
  • S'pore, Sri Lanka ink air services pact
  • ANA plans pay cuts across the board
Newbuilds
  • Tanker owners build for an uncertain future
    THIS week's newbuilding list is quite spectacular; including three large cruise ships, one VLCC , one LNG carrier and two 'super capesize', 200,000 dwt bulk carriers.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera to expand its longer-haul routes
    SAMUDERA Shipping Line is poised to expand its longer China, India and Middle East services by adding capacity and services, rather than its traditional short-sea Southeast Asia operations.
  • Mumbai volume pledge could dampen PSA bid
    HEFTY new volume guarantees slapped on a concession for a container terminal in Mumbai, India, could discourage key bidder PSA Corporation, as the Singapore operator has been unable to meet expectations tied to a similar agreement over its Tuticorin terminals.
  • M'sia unlikely to deepen Port Klang's channel
    MALAYSIA's Transport Ministry is unlikely to proceed with a proposal to deepen Port Klang's approach channel to 15m from its current 11.3m due to prohibitive costs and limited demand.
  • Ferry route linking Macau, HK airport opens
    A new ferry route linking Macau directly to a ferry harbour at the Hong Kong International Airport has come in service.
  • PORT Shots
    THE Singapore Shipping Association will hold a Maritime Safety Seminar here tomorrow to update local industry leaders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus bullish about China's A380 orders
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest planemaker, said its 555-seat A380 aircraft will take up the major share of orders for large aircraft from Chinese carriers in the next 20 years.
  • More merger deals to follow?
  • Emery to pay US$6m fine for violations
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid delays HK-Britain air talks
  • S'pore, Sri Lanka ink air services pact
  • ANA plans pay cuts across the board
Newbuilds
  • Tanker owners build for an uncertain future
    THIS week's newbuilding list is quite spectacular; including three large cruise ships, one VLCC , one LNG carrier and two 'super capesize', 200,000 dwt bulk carriers.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera to expand its longer-haul routes
    SAMUDERA Shipping Line is poised to expand its longer China, India and Middle East services by adding capacity and services, rather than its traditional short-sea Southeast Asia operations.
  • Mumbai volume pledge could dampen PSA bid
    HEFTY new volume guarantees slapped on a concession for a container terminal in Mumbai, India, could discourage key bidder PSA Corporation, as the Singapore operator has been unable to meet expectations tied to a similar agreement over its Tuticorin terminals.
  • M'sia unlikely to deepen Port Klang's channel
    MALAYSIA's Transport Ministry is unlikely to proceed with a proposal to deepen Port Klang's approach channel to 15m from its current 11.3m due to prohibitive costs and limited demand.
  • Ferry route linking Macau, HK airport opens
    A new ferry route linking Macau directly to a ferry harbour at the Hong Kong International Airport has come in service.
  • PORT Shots
    THE Singapore Shipping Association will hold a Maritime Safety Seminar here tomorrow to update local industry leaders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus bullish about China's A380 orders
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest planemaker, said its 555-seat A380 aircraft will take up the major share of orders for large aircraft from Chinese carriers in the next 20 years.
  • More merger deals to follow?
  • Emery to pay US$6m fine for violations
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid delays HK-Britain air talks
  • S'pore, Sri Lanka ink air services pact
  • ANA plans pay cuts across the board
Newbuilds
  • Tanker owners build for an uncertain future
    THIS week's newbuilding list is quite spectacular; including three large cruise ships, one VLCC , one LNG carrier and two 'super capesize', 200,000 dwt bulk carriers.

Sched Netweb site
  • HKT to replace damaged cranes
  • Cosco (HK) strike deal to raise US$193 million
  • China Shipping begins Xiamen-US west coast service
  • Economic indicators prompt TSA to suggest rate hikes
  • Redundancy package offered as Norfolk Southern reduces headcount
  • Maersk Sealand wins top award
  • Nansha Port orders new cranes
  • Four new Airbus for China Southern
  • DHL launches fast movement for heavyweights
  • FedEx banks on partner discounts
  • SAS group completes Copenhagen office sale
  • New Mexico service to be launched by Continental

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • USWC: Prices soften as demand stays weak
  • US Gulf activity still to pick up after slow September
  • EU single-hull legislation offers only partial protection
    A European Union ban on the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single hull tankers is due to come into force on October 21. Loopholes in the law will allow unscrupulous oil traders to continue shipping fuel oil along the same route as the ill-fated Prestige tanker was following on its last voyage.
  • Modest oil price reaction after weekly US inventory data
    Weekly data on US stocks of crude and petroleum product released today were in most part largely neutral, although compared to market expectations the data could be seen as a little bullish.
  • Industry personality announces retirement
    John Boyd of Engen Petroleum Ltd. in South Africa and a Council member of IBIA announced today that he is about to retire.
  • New Saudi posted prices, market firms
  • Piraeus firms up amid good avails and demand
  • Korea rising, but still competitive
    Despite the bullish rises that have been affecting numbers in the South East Asian region since OPEC announced production cuts, Korean numbers have manged to remain consistently competitve with her neighbours.
  • Russian interests may coincide with OPEC call for cuts
    While OPEC has pledged to cut 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the beginning of November, it is looking for non-OPEC oil producers to cut output by 500,000 barrels.
  • Rotterdam steady to firm, some barge tightness

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Chairman of Fiata's Airfreight Institute resigns
  • Shipping Group Hamburg Süd replaces brands
  • Gulf Air to commence new services in November
  • Tchibo and BLG: More deliveries by barge and train
  • Heavylift from Iran to Turkmenistan

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Wärstilä investigated on bribery allegations
  • Stena Bulk confirms ice classed Aframax order
  • Aker Stord wins Snøhvit contract

Marine Logweb site
  • ABS inks accord with NAVSEA
    Agreement calls for joint development of ABS Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) to support the design and acquisition of Naval Combatant Ships and Craft.
  • Roekke off hook?
    Orkla ASA reports "constructive negotiations" on loan

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Corps' Seattle District switching to e-mail notices
  • Columbus/Crowley America Transport changing names to Hamburg Sud
  • Evergreen Line container ship helps Coast Guard with vessel rescue
  • Government figures for August show steel imports drop 22 percent
  • Manitowoc subsidiary company wins order for pair of new barges

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bust Appledore yard order row
    LANGHAM Industries, the company that called receivers into its subsidiary Appledore Shipbuilders on Monday, has dismissed claims that the yard turned away a containership order in the days before its demise.
  • Brussels drafts E 220bn rail and short-sea plan
    Brussels is considering a E 220bn ($250m) transport spending plan to prioritise key passenger and freight networks, with most of the money earmarked for the railways and short-sea shipping until 2020.
  • SembCorp set to sue auditors
    SEMBCORP Logistics is suing PriceWaterhouse & Co in India over a S$19.8m fraud case that rocked its Indian subsidiary.
  • Tanker rates on route down 50% in one week
    WESTBOUND tanker rates from the Middle East slumped 33% yesterday, extending a recent price slide following the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision to slash crude exports .
  • New deadline for ban on single hull tankers
    CONTROVERSIAL measures to accelerate the phasing out of single hull tankers and ban them from entering European ports will come into force on October 21, writes Brian Reyes.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Australians fight for their future
    AUSTRALIAN shipowners are poised to urge the government to alter policy settings for the domestic shipping industry as a matter of urgency.
  • Uruguay proposes new bulk facility
    URUGUAY'S credentials as a major timber exporter will be strengthened by a proposed deep water terminal at La Paloma on the Atlantic seaboard
  • Receivers move into Appledore
    TENON Recovery, newly appointed receivers of UK shipbuilder Appledore, has begun the difficult task of salving the yard
  • Star confirms Australian cruises
    MALAYSIAN cruiseship operator Star Cruises has confirmed it will return to Australia in the first quarter of 2004
  • Inglorious coaster to be resurveyed
    A coastal vessel found to have at least 57 deficiencies is to be resurveyed by Estonian authorities before a decision on its future is to be taken
  • Major boost for Peru's LNG trade
    TEXAS-based Hunt Oil has signed its first LNG contract for a greenfield export industry from Peru
  • US ports push for increased grant
  • Stowaways drown in Seine
  • Israel threatens to break strike
  • Australia ready for Cormo return
  • Maersk prepares for Malaga move
  • Japan strengthens regional security
  • Fairplay publisher retires
  • Residents buy The World
  • Wärtsilä in the dock over Gotland
  • Tsavliris, KPT hammer out accord

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Ports reject 'roadability' act
    U.S. ports oppose federal proposal that would shift liability for damaged containers and chassis from trucking companies to terminal operators.
  • US air cargo off in August
    Dismal month for US carriers as volume slips 2.6 percent from a year ago.
  • New air-cargo rules coming soon, says Continental exec
    The Transportation Security Administration will probably mandate new rules and procedures for air cargo within 60 to 90 days, according to a top Continental Airlines cargo executive.
  • ILA, management to meet
  • Congress extends COBRA fees
  • EU proposes $258B for transport
  • KLM looks to join SkyTeam
  • Bangladesh mulling deep-sea regional port
  • Kuehne & Nagel, Kintetsu in LatAm alliance
  • Goodbye, Columbus: Hamburg Sud rebrands lines
  • Court upholds New Orleans stevedore ruling
  • Kansas City Southern sells Mexrail stake back to TFM
  • Arkansas Best extends credit agreement

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Unions under threat as Israel authorises use of private port
    Israel's port strike has provided the prompt for accelerated ports privatisation, the preparation of the country's first private port for business and possible drafting-in of foreign dockers.
  • Charter market ceiling not yet in sight
  • 'Historical accord' achieved on EU Ports Package is denounced by dockers
  • Drought hit Rhine barges switch boxes to railway
  • Hamburg Sud dispenses with Columbus and Crowley brands
  • SembLog six sacked following accounting fraud
  • Government mulls Klang north-channel dredge
  • Cochin Port Trust proposes public private partnership for Vallarpadam project
  • Docenave adds Maceio to ECSA service
  • Canada's Robert Reford pulls out of liner agency business
  • Yokohama to operate delivery-check system

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • TEN takes cover in Brazil
    Tsakos company fixes suezmax sisters with Petrobras.
  • US bond investors hungry for shipping deals
    Stena and Teekay pave the way for a new generation of issuers, says world's largest shipfinancier.
  • Bangladesh cartel sparks breaking blip
    But nine-month scrap totals show slight slide on last year's tonnage figures.
  • ANL pushes up Asia rates
    Australian container line has price rise in mind for shippers in China, Taiwan and Japan.
  • Cargoship held in UK declared "unsafe"
    Fourteen vessels held by port state control during August, ten from previous month.
  • Nenaco returns to Cebu
    Philippine ferry owner responds to public "clamour" with new weekly service.
  • Losses widen at Volgotanker
    Russian tanker owner ploughed further into the red during first quarter of this year.
  • Indian fleet needs fresh blood
    Shipowners' association says 60% of 80-ship fleet needs replacing by 2007.
  • ENI completes tanker sell-off
    Italian owner nets $58m from asset sales to Carbofin.
  • Livanos keeps the faith with Odfjell
    Business partner inches up stake as Norwegian owner's share price falls.
  • Malta Drydocks faces job losses
    Meeting of workers called at loss-making Med repair yard after deadlock in government talks.
  • Polish Ocean angles for Iraq business
    Liner company joins Polish consortium formed to win reconstruction contracts.
  • Star heads back down under
    Malaysian cruise line opts to station SuperStar Leo in Australia for three-month stint next year.
  • Israel cargoes to move through Jordan and Egypt
    Crippling ports strike may force exporters to look elsewhere in two days.
  • Bulker grounds off US west coast
    Greek handymax refloats itself after being stuck for five hours off Cape Disappointment.
  • Manitowoc inks Moran barges
    US shipbuilder contracted to build double-hull units for domestic oil transportation and towage firm.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Lykes joins U.S./Oceania trade
  • Carriers speed up Europe/West Africa/South America service
  • Temasek executive appointed director of NOL
  • TSA revises terms of cooperative agreement
  • MOL forms separate environment unit
  • Columbus Line, Crowley American Transport renamed Hamburg Sud
  • GAC names Cox marketing manager for Benelux, U.K.
  • U.S. air freight traffic down 3.5% in August
  • Air France, KLM create Europe's first mega-airline
  • Emery Airlines fined $6 million for hazmat violations
  • Agreement promotes U.S. poultry, pork and beef exports to Russia
  • USTR chief prepares for CAFTA talks
  • WCO, OLAF share cigarette trafficking data
  • Fujitsu picks UPS for supply chain services
  • South Carolina shrimpers seek relief from imports
  • USTR sets China WTO compliance hearing for Oct. 3
  • BDP selects G-Log software for Xpedion platform
  • AAPA concerned over U.S. port security funding, liability issues
  • "Self-handling" proposal approved by EU conciliation body

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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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Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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