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July 31, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S Korea's Busan port loses 2 key customers
    CONGESTION and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won in revenues this year alone.
  • Incheon sees more services to China
    THE launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said.
  • Shippers face rising charges at Kandla port
    EXPORTERS and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days.
  • Globalisation will 'give further impetus to container traffic'
    THE future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Panama Canal improves safety record
    THE Panama Canal Authority has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway.
  • US military chartering vessel to ship ammunition
    THE US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia.
Air and Land Transport
  • Security the top concern as airlines seek Iraq flights
    THIRTY airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said on Tuesday.
  • BA, unions hopeful of resolving crisis issues
  • Ryanair may halt Strasbourg flights pending court appeal
  • US, UK firms vie for China Airlines engine contract
  • MAS to resume China flights
  • China Eastern's July revenue doubles
Features
  • Hapag-Lloyd's cutting edge
    HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S Korea's Busan port loses 2 key customers
    CONGESTION and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won in revenues this year alone.
  • Incheon sees more services to China
    THE launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said.
  • Shippers face rising charges at Kandla port
    EXPORTERS and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days.
  • Globalisation will 'give further impetus to container traffic'
    THE future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Panama Canal improves safety record
    THE Panama Canal Authority has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway.
  • US military chartering vessel to ship ammunition
    THE US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia.
Air and Land Transport
  • Security the top concern as airlines seek Iraq flights
    THIRTY airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said on Tuesday.
  • BA, unions hopeful of resolving crisis issues
  • Ryanair may halt Strasbourg flights pending court appeal
  • US, UK firms vie for China Airlines engine contract
  • MAS to resume China flights
  • China Eastern's July revenue doubles
Features
  • Hapag-Lloyd's cutting edge
    HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S Korea's Busan port loses 2 key customers
    CONGESTION and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won in revenues this year alone.
  • Incheon sees more services to China
    THE launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said.
  • Shippers face rising charges at Kandla port
    EXPORTERS and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days.
  • Globalisation will 'give further impetus to container traffic'
    THE future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Panama Canal improves safety record
    THE Panama Canal Authority has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway.
  • US military chartering vessel to ship ammunition
    THE US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia.
Air and Land Transport
  • Security the top concern as airlines seek Iraq flights
    THIRTY airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said on Tuesday.
  • BA, unions hopeful of resolving crisis issues
  • Ryanair may halt Strasbourg flights pending court appeal
  • US, UK firms vie for China Airlines engine contract
  • MAS to resume China flights
  • China Eastern's July revenue doubles
Features
  • Hapag-Lloyd's cutting edge
    HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets.

Sched Netweb site
  • Finer points of CEPA being worked out: official
  • China joins CSI
  • Peak season surcharge to be levied
  • Menlo silent on Bourns deal
  • Browning honoured by French
  • Brazilian logistics provider embraces Inttra
  • Houston agrees on paper sale for Bayport project
  • TSA payout gives US Airways breathing space
  • DHL strikes logistics partnership with Zwilling
  • Bax Global opens Prague office
  • Dragonair appoints new cargo managers for Europe, UK

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Beta-Lines Shipping diversifies into exports & consolidation business
  • SCI posts Rs 150.25 cr. net profit in Q1
  • Hamriyah Free Zone mission coming next month-end
  • India, Thailand getting down to business - High-level Thai mission coming in August
  • Diplomat sees vast market for Indian garments in Bangladesh
  • Kolkata Port Trust earmarks Rs 155 cr. for Haldia Dock upgradation, more facilities
  • Round-the-clock Port railway operations restored at KDS
  • Paradip Port exceeds handling target in April 2003
  • 45.44 pc of Rs 1,162-cr. annual plan outlay earmarked for port sector utilised
  • Kakinada rice shippers seek more railway wagons
  • Handling/storage of empty containers to attract service tax
  • PSB goes online with DGFT for BRCs
  • Forex reserves surge by $ 844 million
  • Steel prices hiked by Rs 1,500 per tonne
  • Karnataka to unveil textile policy soon
  • Union Bank OBU in Seepz to operate from July 31
  • Privatisation of airports gets Elders' nod
  • 1,500-km Mumbai-Kochi coastal road proposed
  • Tata Steel to form SPV with Orissa govt to promote Gopalpur SEZ
  • Interactive meet with Canadian High Commissioner at IMC
  • Girls top in GIFT's foreign trade management course!
  • Exim Bank Annual Lecture on Aug. 5
  • Exim IERA award winners named

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Gulf Coast rebounds, IFO180 supply tight
  • East Coast markets soft to steady
  • World Fuel Services reports record results
  • US crude build as imports surge, sharp gasoline draw
    Analyst forecasts were largely met bar a bigger-than-anticipated draw in US stocks of gasoline. Imports of crude surged, helping to boost stocks despite a rise in refinery runs and another 700,000 barrels going into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
  • Oman: Expansion project set to boost bunkering capacity
    Port Sultan Qaboos in Oman (also known as Muscat or Mina Qaboos) is reportedly undergoing developments which should benefit bunker buyers who lift their product there.
  • Softening South Korean market surprisingly slow
  • Hong Kong ready, willing, able - and quiet
  • New Saudi posted prices, market soft
  • Crude balanced ahead of US inventory data, OPEC 'non-event'
    *OPEC meeting outcome almost certain
    *Iraqi export recovery remains in doubt
    *US crude stock build expected - and needed
  • Rotterdam firms with stronger paper and crude

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Polar Air Cargo names Ron Tang manager of Charter Sales, Asia-Pacific
  • «Good Hope Service» restructured
  • No progress on BA talks
  • Gefco collaborates with Airkargo Latvia
  • Sinotrans to buy 50% stake in a joint venture with UPS

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • BP to reduce spot chartering for safety reasons
  • Profit slumped for Concordia Maritime
  • "Scandinavian Star" investigation launched

Marine Logweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • LR reports on MEPC meeting
    The 49th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Committee (MEPC 49) was held from July 14 to 18, 2003. Lloyd's Register has just issued a "Classification News" summary of what went on at this important meeting.
  • USCG proposes mandatory ballast water management
    Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking outlines a mandatory national ballast water management program for all vessels equipped with ballast water tank
  • Strike impacts Manitowoc Marine results
    The Manitowoc Company, reports second quarter marine sales were down 23 percent

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Research group from Thailand studies Port of Portland environmental systems
  • Corps eyes dredging request from Schnitzer Steel Industries
  • MarAd boss heads to San Francisco to meet with Chinese trade team
  • Boeing report predicts doubling of air freighter fleet
  • Hanjin and TTI ink deal for China Shipping to use terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Maersk snaps up boxships from German financiers
    MAERSK SEALAND has snapped up as many as nine large panamax containerships in recent weeks, all for delivery in 2005.
  • Yards holding out for more cash for 2007 newbuilds
    SHIPBUILDERS are holding back from taking 2007 contracts in a bid to finally increase prices, suggesting a lull in the new order frenzy, writes Sam Chambers in Hong Kong.
  • Fraud in India may further hit Sembcorp profits
    SEMBCORP Logistics cannot rule out further earnings restatements after uncovering a S$18.5m ($10.9m) accounting fraud in its Indian subsidiary.
  • US 'grotesque' terror contract is scrapped
    SHOCK and awe barely begins to describe the political and public reaction to the Bush administration's proposed futures contract for terrorist events, an idea that was abruptly scrapped on Tuesday barely 24 hours after it first saw the light of day.
  • Smedvig ordered to pay Esso $70m after six-year legal fight
    NORWAY'S longest running court case ended yesterday with drilling contractor Smedvig being ordered to pay $70m to the local subsidiary of ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, writes Jerry Frank.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Panama, Russia sign maritime accord
  • Nicaragua dry canal report 'soon'
  • Chemical brothers study short-sea
  • Troubled TMM sounds cautious note
  • Tasman Spirit: refloat attempt
  • Concordia issues profit warning
  • Madrid blocks Trasmed share sale
  • Tasman Spirit: new controversy
  • Ferryways posts freight growth
  • Baltic to reassess Handymax index
  • Crew rescued as bulker sinks
  • HDW disagreement kills lifeline
  • Zim seeks Pelican replacement
  • Syria bids for larger Iraq transit
  • Q-Ship posts record earnings
  • Prestige admission re-opens debate
  • Canmar upgrades Atlantic services
  • Hanjin Shipping sheds yard equity
  • SembLog profits overstated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • DOT limits scope of DHL inquiry
    The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered the administrative law judge conducting the inquiry into the former DHL Airways to focus solely on the current ownership of the carrier.
  • U.S. air cargo off in June
    June volume dips 4.6 percent year-over-year, the second straight monthly decline following first-quarter gains.
  • Deutsche Post raises earnings target
    The German mail and express group raised its 2003 earnings forecast by at least $115 million after returning to profit in the second quarter.
  • Ficker new president of NITL
  • Boeing: Freighter fleet to double
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding profits up
  • Pledge to privatize Japan postal services
  • Stolt-Nielsen reassigns top transport execs
  • Monsoon rains jam Indian port
  • U.S. bans Burmese imports
  • Dragonair appoints Europe, U.K. cargo managers
  • TGAX Logistics gets China NVOCC licenses
  • China Shipping will shift So. Cal. service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Melbourne dredging delays prompt PONL compensation claim
    P&O Nedlloyd is reportedly seeking up to US$300,000 in compensation from the Victorian Government over delays to Melbourne's channel deepening.
  • Owners grab bull charter market by the horns
    A bull charter market has developed from the ashes of the 2001 nadir and the shipbroker Howe Robinson expects its strength to be maintained well into 2005 and possibly beyond.
  • New S.Brazil box terminals to compete for swelling volumes
  • NITL names new president for US shipper lobby
  • Toll confident in face of 'anti-competitive' takeover probe
  • Brazil: Fortaleza seeks dredge cash to grow market share
  • SembCorp Logistics fraud: Threat of more writedowns, but president sees return to profitability for Indian operations
  • China formally joins US Container Security Initiative
  • Nhava Sheva bidders close to victory on profit protection
  • K Line's ITS strikes new terminal deal in Oakland

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Waterfront sells off products tankers
    Two other Norwegian owners rumoured as buyers but both deny reports.
  • Tasman Spirit still leaking oil?
    Spill from laden Polembros tanker said to be worse but owner says damaged tanks now empty.
  • Old ships cost Concordia
    Difficulty in finding charters for elderly tankers hits Swedish owner's profit.
  • Baltic to produce new handymax index
    Move to bigger ships instigates plan to revise three-year old index.
  • Spain blocks Trasmediterranea stake sale
    Red tape stops former minister from selling 12% holding in leading ferry company.
  • DSME interim profit climbs
    But Korean yard's second quarter unchanged as higher costs take their toll.
  • Sumitomo goes quarterly
    New Japanese shipyard grouping issues first three monthly sales figures.
  • China joins United States' CSI
    US Customs to start pre-screening containers shipped from Shanghai and Shenzen.
  • AbleUK wins MarAd scrap deal
    US Maritime Administration overcomes political opposition to scrap Ghost Fleet ships in UK.
  • STX inks Hansa Treuhand order
    South Korean shipyard seals second deal for feeder containerships from German principals.
  • China urged to back Kra canal
    Controversial article suggests support for $25bn project to cut dependence on Malacca Straits.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • U.S., China maritime bilateral talks continue
  • Canmar, OOCL boost capacity of Europe/Montreal services
  • Hamburg Sud, NYK form new Asia/Africa/South America service
  • MarAd seeks industry comment on draft strategic plan
  • 15 more obsolete ships to leave James River fleet
  • Golar LNG raises $57 million in equity
  • Polar expands Asia network
  • Dragonair adds cargo managers for Europe, U.K.
  • U.S. Airways turns profit
  • Falvo named VP at Global Consolidators
  • C.H. Robinson sees double-digit profit growth
  • Landstar System names VP Northeast
  • FRA proposes alcohol and drug testing for non-U.S. rail employees
  • CN offers shippers online shipment status reports
  • Harbor Freight, NCB to demonstrate flat-rack loading
  • Florida outsources truck permitting to ACS
  • Bourns Inc. picks Menlo to handle global freight
  • World Cargo Alliance's 500th member office serves Iraq
  • U.S. steps up fight against illegal timber trade
  • Bush blocks business with Burma
  • GT Nexus reports 40% second-quarter growth
  • Brasreefer signs with INTTRA for cargo visibility
  • OOCL Logistics names Europe GM
  • PBB Global Logistics appoints 4 VPs
  • GAO questions Customs' long-term container security strategy
  • NIT League expected to name new president Wednesday
  • Kuehne & Nagel first-half profit up 11.8%
  • Exel's net profit dips despite contract logistics growth
  • U.S. to push agriculture at pre-WTO ministerial meeting in Canada
  • Appeals court limits due process rights under OFAC rules
  • ITC to publish annual review of tomatoes and pepper imports
  • ICC asks European Parliament to reject Rome II online rules
  • Vastera reports second quarter net loss
  • U.S. soybean shippers decry Europe's biotech food labeling
  • GAO: Mexico's maquiladoras in trouble
  • USTR, shippers applaud House passage of Chile, Singapore FTAs
  • CSI expands to two Chinese ports
  • China Shipping to use Hanjin's Long Beach mega-terminal
  • Georgia ports tops 1.5 million TEUs
  • Port of Rotterdam sees record first half
  • Dubai Ports Authority container volume up 24%
  • Port of Houston to raise more funds for Bayport expansion
  • Port of Miami posts 12% increase in June containers
  • Port of Algeciras Bay handles record volume in June
  • Panama Canal reports small increase in traffic
  • "Spoonful" of mercaptan caused vapors at Tacoma port
  • First LNG vessel in 23 years arrives at Cove Point, Md. Terminal
  • Stockton gets transfer for 500 acres on Rough and Ready Island
  • Hazmat teams detect no leaks from Maersk ship in Tacoma

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
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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