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November 6, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen port's box volumes soar 40%
    UNSTOPPABLE growth at China's southern port of Shenzhen has continued through October, sustaining a container throughput growth rate of 40 per cent in the first 10 months of this year.
  • Carnival shifts Miami sailings to avoid trade-talk crowds
    CARNIVAL Cruise Line, the flagship line of the world's biggest cruise group, will shift 14 cruise sailings away from Miami to avoid crowds expected for the Free Trade Area of the Americas meetings this month.
  • Floating hotels to house Olympics family
    OLYMPIC organisers unveiled the first of 11 luxury cruise ships that will help to fill an accommodation shortfall for the Athens Games.
  • Fog delays ships in Panama Canal
    SHIPS waiting to sail through the Panama Canal, the waterway that links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, are experiencing delays as much as three days because of fog, the canal's operators said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin, partners to invest US$200m in new US carrier
    RICHARD Branson, the UK billionaire entrepreneur, said Virgin Group and its partners may invest about US$200 million to set up a low-cost airline in the US next year.
  • Chinese airlines plan to buy up to 30 Boeing aircraft
  • Risk coverage for SIA, Changi airport extended
  • Heathrow faces 2nd strike
  • EADS seen widening Q3 loss on jet delivery drop, space woes
  • LOG Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen port's box volumes soar 40%
    UNSTOPPABLE growth at China's southern port of Shenzhen has continued through October, sustaining a container throughput growth rate of 40 per cent in the first 10 months of this year.
  • Carnival shifts Miami sailings to avoid trade-talk crowds
    CARNIVAL Cruise Line, the flagship line of the world's biggest cruise group, will shift 14 cruise sailings away from Miami to avoid crowds expected for the Free Trade Area of the Americas meetings this month.
  • Floating hotels to house Olympics family
    OLYMPIC organisers unveiled the first of 11 luxury cruise ships that will help to fill an accommodation shortfall for the Athens Games.
  • Fog delays ships in Panama Canal
    SHIPS waiting to sail through the Panama Canal, the waterway that links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, are experiencing delays as much as three days because of fog, the canal's operators said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin, partners to invest US$200m in new US carrier
    RICHARD Branson, the UK billionaire entrepreneur, said Virgin Group and its partners may invest about US$200 million to set up a low-cost airline in the US next year.
  • Chinese airlines plan to buy up to 30 Boeing aircraft
  • Risk coverage for SIA, Changi airport extended
  • Heathrow faces 2nd strike
  • EADS seen widening Q3 loss on jet delivery drop, space woes
  • LOG Book

Sched Netweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Hamburg Sud opens regional headquarters in Hong Kong
  • DHL arm offers faster HK-Ukraine delivery
  • New Bimco chief Tung urges rational approach to shipping regulation
  • Cosco records US$9.7m third quarter profit
  • Auckland container volumes on the rise
  • Container carrier seen as milestone for Jurong Shipyard
  • Ecu-Line begins service from Antwerp to Huangpu
  • Gac to expand Dubai facility
  • Automated system meets with P&O Nedlloyd's expectations
  • Cargo lifts China Airlines bottom line
  • Fitch forecasts `B' rating on Northwest certificates
  • New chiefs for marketing and sales at Lufthansa Cargo
  • Eva Air adds flights to winter schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India, China agree to review anti-dumping issues
  • Cotton exports to continue
  • Dumping probe into imports of nylon tyre cord from China
  • Mercury imports shoot up
  • Demand rising for Californian grapes
  • Shipping Ministry moots regulatory body for private agencies in ports
  • NSICT breaks another record-its own! - Handles 110,493 TEUs in October
  • Kandla Port receives 1st regular train with export boxes from ICD-TKD
  • Paradip Port now provides 24-hour pilotage services
  • DHL to begin LCL consolidation at Kolkata Port too
  • Railways goes in for freight operations info system
  • Railways spends less, saves Rs 1045 cr. in April-Aug
  • Tea trade feels 10th Plan targets are too ambitious
  • Govt confident of fiscal deficit remaining steady
  • South leads in software exports: ESC
  • Tirupur trade body wants RBI to allow rupee invoicing
  • Centre reverses postings at secretary level
  • India-EU business meet on November 29
  • Talk on N-E region at IMC today
  • Kerala plans business meet in February 2004

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Panama: Avails improved, market split
  • Bunker alerts are in danger of becoming junk mail
    "Owners should be cautious with respect to automatically generated bunker alerts," says John Dixon, managing director of Lintec Testing Services.
  • Crude rebounds on unexpected US oil inventory reports
  • Overview of latest US oil inventory data
  • New Riga bunkering terminal to offer full product range soon
    Vexoil told Bunkerworld this week that the company has been able to offer supply of IFO380 as well as MGO at its new Riga terminal since late September, but expects to have available a full range of HFOs from next week.
  • Demand on the up in Korea
  • Greek bunkering continues fine run
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Primorsk expansion key to rising Russian oil exports
    Russia boosted crude oil shipments by 9 percent in September, but exports through Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft fell by 2.5 percent in October due to severe weather conditions in the Black Sea. The question now is to what extent Russia will manage to continue a high level of exports during the winter months, which present a number of logistical problems. Early completion of expanded Primorsk export capacity may not make a difference just yet.
  • Rotterdam market steady this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • SriLankan Airlines with new Switzerland country manager
  • DFDS upgrades Immingham routes
  • Singapore Airlines with better than expected results
  • New partnership between French and Spanish road carriers
  • Schenker: Three year contract with Bosch in China

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Color Line name new cruise ferry
  • Russia and OPEC disagree on oil price target
  • BP orders four LPG carriers

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • New Iberia yard busy with crew boats
    Three under construction at Neuville Boat Works

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Port of Seattle posts record for cruise numbers in 2003
  • Mitsui orders new VLCCs with double-hull fuel tanks
  • Astoria-based cutter recovers 31 bales of cocaine
  • New entrance set to open at William R. Fairchild Airport
  • Boeing converting passenger planes into cargo-carrying aircraft

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Court blocks ghost ship dismantling
    THE UK High Court has blocked the dismantling of the US Maritime Administration 'ghost ships' at Able UK's Teesside yard. The injunction had been put forward by the environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth to stop any modification to the waste management licence that had originally been granted by the UK's Environment Agency and subsequently withdrawn on 31 October
  • Have your say!
    Are the Hull Clauses 2003, launched by London's Joint Hull Committee, too late to recapture underwriting business lost to Scandinavia? Have your say
  • UK warns against ISPS delays
    UK ship and port operators have been warned that failure to prepare in time for the July 2004 ISPS Code deadline will have serious commercial implications
  • Belships takes $10M hit
    BELSHIPS has recorded an extraordinary loss of $9.6M caused by the write off of its 60% holding in Gibson Gas Tankers, which dragged its third quarter net loss to $10.2M
  • Tallinn boosts Silja profits
    A STRONG rise in passenger and freight volumes boosted third quarter earnings at ferry operator Silja, which forecasts a full year result better than that of 2002
  • SSA to cut Umm Qasr tariff
    SSA Marine is to reduce the marine tariff for the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr from 15 November in a move aimed at attracting reconstruction and commercial cargoes
  • London JHC launches new clauses
  • Maltese yard restructure sealed
  • New twist in Tasman Spirit saga
  • Transneft cuts Lithuania loading
  • Ship attacks leave bridges unmanned
  • Princess warns Helsinki over fees
  • High fees lie behind ISPS delay
  • Danish line files for bankruptcy
  • GL acts on engine quality decline
  • Seafarer dies putting out ship fire

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • EU plans sanctions against U.S.
    European Union threatens retaliatory sanctions on up to $4 billion worth of US exports, threatening eastbound trans-Atlantic container traffic.
  • British Airways cargo recovery
    Europe's biggest airline extends rally reclaiming business lost to Iraq war, downturn in global air-freight market.
  • Air lifts Expeditors net
    Forwarder's third-quarter profit was $32.6 million, up from $30.6 million a year ago.
  • ILA endorses Gephardt
  • ITF resists 'ports of convenience'
  • Asia rally boosts KLM cargo
  • Horizon Lines names CFO
  • New yard to ease Chittagong congestion
  • Vietnam to create new port near Saigon
  • CSX chief commercial officer to retire
  • FedEx chooses Kazakhstan for refueling
  • Shipping Act change coming, but only for UPS, FedEx?
  • Shanghai weighs free-port status

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • SA exporters eye Maputo as alternative to congested Durban
    South African exporters are looking to Maputo as an alternative to Durban Container Terminal (DCT) which remains heavily congested despite the authorities' best efforts.
  • Italian rail operator enters central European intermodal cargo market
    Ferrovie Nord Cargo (FN Cargo) announced at Rotterdam's intermodal conference today that it intends to enter the maritime container transport market in 2004.
  • Fortunes cooking: Chinese New Year seen as charter market turning point
  • Launch of Bay Area satellite ports aimed at cutting shipper costs
  • Moody's mulls PSA Corp rating upgrade
  • Bas Bredius succeeds Kritikos as Ceres Paragon CEO
  • P&I premiums on the way up in 2004/5
  • Court orders Brazilian dockers back to work
  • Two dockers die at Ulsan
  • Freight at the end of high-speed Chunnel?
  • Correction: Hupac acquire Rhenus DIT shares

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Holland America takes Kruse
    Vice president shunted up to president and chief operating officer.
  • Algoma profits rise
    Earnings increase though Marbulk refinancing reins in final result.
  • Carnival to raise $500m
    Dual-listed company plans bond offering to repay euro debt.
  • UK tells Ghost Fleet to go home
    Officials say they have advised controversial ships to turn back unless a new plan found.
  • Seatrade crew marooned in Nigeria
    Dutch manager still to learn of any charges against tanker seven weeks after arrest at Lagos.
  • Court ruling "blocks" ghost fleet
    Legal ruling stops work on US ships until December 8.
  • Latvian Shipping bursts into the black
    Riga owner boosted by tanker market in first nine months, but third quarter disappoints.
  • Government takes over Maltese yards
    New company to be formed from Malta Drydocks and Malta Shipbuilding to erase debts.
  • Volgograd adds tanker
    Russian yard to build small ship for Malta-based owner.
  • Judge boots out Society Expeditions bankruptcy
    Niche US cruiseship operator vindicated in fight against creditors.
  • Belships in shock $10m loss
    Norwegian owner's share price drops 17% after gas writedown.
  • Precious makes it three
    Greek deal sees Thai owner complete hat trick of second-hand bulker buys.
  • HMM in surprise tanker order
    Korean firm returns to newbuilds after seven-year gap.
  • Yantar wins Dutch business
    Kaliningrad shipyard to build two chemical tankers for Zanen.
  • Great Eastern tanker hijacked
    Incident highlights growing concern over tanker attacks in Indonesian waters and potential consequences.
  • For Mina al-Bakr read Al-Basra Oil Terminal
    Iraq's crude export terminal in the North Arabian Gulf has fallen victim to political correctness.
  • Jurong names Schluter boxship
    Singapore-based shipyard sees christening of its largest ever containership newbuilding.
  • Seacor Smit sees third quarter slump
    US-based marine vessel operator sees net profits drop to nearly one tenth compared to twelve months ago.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Lykes joins U.S./Oceania carrier groups
  • Another carrier leaves U.S./West Africa discussion agreement
  • FMC chairman Blust meets COSCO CEO Wei in Beijing
  • ICC warns of potential "environmental disaster" due to Asian tanker attacks
  • Depressed U.S./Venezuela trade kicks Seaboard into the red
  • Hamburg Sud sets up Asian headquarters in Hong Kong
  • OTAL switches U.K. headquarters
  • Asia/West Coast South America carriers increase rates
  • MOL adopts double-hull fuel tanks for VLCCs
  • Expeditors reports 6% increase in 3rd-quarter earnings despite poor August
  • LanChile Cargo picks GF-X for electronic bookings
  • Lufthansa Cargo makes changes in sales, marketing staff
  • UP successful in Overnite spinoff
  • Vexure names Martinez sales director for TRT Carriers
  • EU imposes $4-billion retaliation duties on imports from U.S.
  • GeoLogistics appoints Ranchon CEO of its French subsidiary
  • USDA: Wood-packaging treatment rules set for April or May
  • U.S. to reopen trade with Serbia
  • Pindar Systems names Roache CEO
  • U.S. Customs to extend operating hours at Otay Mesa

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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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