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August 6, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iranian line bullish, eyes 1m TEUs by end '04
    IT's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of hitting one million TEUs in boxes transported by this year.
  • Transponder system trial on smaller vessels successful
    A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation.
  • Bunkering scam: DNV suspends 3 surveyors
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe.
  • NY ferry pilot pleads guilty to manslaughter
    THE pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had taken caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel.
  • Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
    A Singapore-flagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials.
  • Into the shipping world with scholarships
    CHENG Mei Feng and Yip Pei Wen , both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous.
Air and Land Transport
  • Apply subsidy rules to Boeing suppliers: Airbus
    EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry.
  • US threatens to cap flights at O'Hare
  • Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
  • Virgin orders 13 Airbus planes
  • US$808m terminal for JetBlue at JFK
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Make electronic navigational charts must for high-speed craft: UK
    THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch wants the International Maritime Organisation to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iranian line bullish, eyes 1m TEUs by end '04
    IT's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of hitting one million TEUs in boxes transported by this year.
  • Transponder system trial on smaller vessels successful
    A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation.
  • Bunkering scam: DNV suspends 3 surveyors
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe.
  • NY ferry pilot pleads guilty to manslaughter
    THE pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had taken caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel.
  • Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
    A Singapore-flagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials.
  • Into the shipping world with scholarships
    CHENG Mei Feng and Yip Pei Wen , both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous.
Air and Land Transport
  • Apply subsidy rules to Boeing suppliers: Airbus
    EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry.
  • US threatens to cap flights at O'Hare
  • Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
  • Virgin orders 13 Airbus planes
  • US$808m terminal for JetBlue at JFK
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Make electronic navigational charts must for high-speed craft: UK
    THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch wants the International Maritime Organisation to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iranian line bullish, eyes 1m TEUs by end '04
    IT's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of hitting one million TEUs in boxes transported by this year.
  • Transponder system trial on smaller vessels successful
    A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation.
  • Bunkering scam: DNV suspends 3 surveyors
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe.
  • NY ferry pilot pleads guilty to manslaughter
    THE pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had taken caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel.
  • Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
    A Singapore-flagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials.
  • Into the shipping world with scholarships
    CHENG Mei Feng and Yip Pei Wen , both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous.
Air and Land Transport
  • Apply subsidy rules to Boeing suppliers: Airbus
    EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry.
  • US threatens to cap flights at O'Hare
  • Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
  • Virgin orders 13 Airbus planes
  • US$808m terminal for JetBlue at JFK
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Make electronic navigational charts must for high-speed craft: UK
    THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch wants the International Maritime Organisation to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK ports should reduce charges to remain competitive: Cosco exec
  • Tianjian first half throughput rises
  • Rail freight grows in southwest china
  • MSC hires and promotes personnel
  • CMA CGM, MSC launch US west coast service
  • Senior Senator Lines executive dies
  • Norfolk Southern posts record earnings
  • New airport, DHL hub provide logistics boost for PRD
  • Athar Khan named AA's Asia MD
  • China's airfreight industry identified for further development

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Ministry drafts new policy for Major Ports
  • Dredging firms too want tonnage tax option
  • MoS to seek Rs 500-cr. equity support for Sethusamudram project
  • Freight sops likely for diesel, petrol in supply of remote areas
  • Incessant deluge drives export despatches off roads
  • APM Terminals-CONCOR plan to develop box terminal at JNP, among 46 proposals cleared
  • Tractor manufacturers call for easier bank lending norms
  • CBEC applies brake to unilateral action in EPCG cases
  • BCHAA felicitates Lt Cmdr. R. Srinivasan on his appointment as Trustee on MbPT Board
  • CBEC member shifted to settlement panel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Trader leaves Peninsula
  • Oil rebounds with Russian U-turn on Yukos
    Oil prices fell back sharply yesterday as a flurry of slightly bearish influences took crude oil prices momentarily off the boil, but rebounded today as the market outlook was fundamentally unchanged.
  • World Fuels Services quarterly profits up by 26%
    Miami-based marine fuel broker and trader group results include Tramp Group for first time as year-on-year quarterly results show healthy profits.
  • Three-week Israeli port strike ends
    Key ports Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat prepare to meet backlog of 72 ships, clearing the way for bunker activity to return to normal.
  • Japanese numbers stable as demand dips
  • Italian avails back on line - with exception of Genoa
  • Hong Kong office move
  • Latest data shows draw in Singapore fuel oil stocks
  • PTP to gain from floating storage relocation
    Bunker sales in Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) could surge with the relocation of floating storage vessel from off Johor.
  • Singapore: More changes at Fratelli Cosulich
  • Rotterdam little changed as crude rebounds
  • Chemoil accuses Sri Lankan authorities of protectionism
    Just two weeks into their Sri Lankan operations, Chemoil and local partner run into problems in Colombo.
  • New barging rates in Suriname

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Dnata launches new "Chameleon" cargo system
  • Wooden packaging regulations implemented in Canada and Turkey
  • Exel to scoop up Tibbett & Britten
  • Systemplus gets new partners in Norway and Ireland
  • Northwest Airlines announces new Detroit-Guangzhou service
  • NOL receives surprising offer from Temasek
  • Senator Lines announces death of Walter Mentzel

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Top level warnings on terror threat
  • London "in danger of losing top position"
  • Staten Island ferry skipper pleads guilty
  • Pacific basin buys bulkers
  • Liberia on Paris MoU White List
  • MacAndrews in sub-continent move

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Alabama to build hopper dredge for Manson
  • BC Ferries denies ferry order already placed in Poland
  • American Salvage Association partners with C-PORT

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Greenbrier nets TTX order for 1,100 new double-stack wells
  • New Mitsui car carrier comes with design improvements
  • Port of Everett marina manager elected president of port association
  • Panama Canal sees gains in third fiscal quarter metrics
  • Port of Bellingham schedules GP land purchase open house

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Worldwide accord on 24-hour box rule
    SIXTY governments have agreed in principle to a new worldwide maritime security system designed to reduce the liner shipping industry's exposure to terrorist attack.
  • QE2 terror threat was discounted by security forces
    BRITAIN'S transport security service was warned of a potential terror attack on Queen Elizabeth 2 in South African waters late last year, well before the current scare surrounding the vessel, a senior security source has claimed.
  • Chan calls for Unclos changes to tighten safety net
    ANTI-piracy campaigner Alan Chan has called for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to be changed to include security as part of the battle to secure the world's sealanes, writes Marcus Hand.
  • Carnival hit by 'abandon ship' hoax
    CRUISE giant Carnival has taken "strong measures" to ensure there is no repetition of last Saturday's incident on the Carnival Miracle in which a passenger managed to use the public address system to order the crew to abandon ship, writes Sandra Speares.
  • Three surveyors under investigation for 'falsifying' bunker delivery records
    DESPITE a crackdown two years' ago, three bunker surveyors in Singapore are under investigation in a corruption probe, with one expected to appear in court today, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • London cluster under threat
    LONDON'S position as the leading maritime services centre is under threat from overseas competition and cost pressures, according to a report published today
  • Port of Spain nears crisis point
    BUSINESS associations in Trinidad warn that the situation in Port of Spain has now grown to a near-crisis level
  • Curing the Trinidad bottleneck
    PORT of Spain's congestion woes could ease after the opening of a new pier in four to six weeks
  • Fowl throughput for Rio
    TECON Rio Grande, Brazil's first privatised container terminal, more than doubled its reefer container throughput during the first half, with frozen chicken leading the trade
  • Polish yard linked with BC Ferries
    AN un-named Polish shipyard is in the running to win an order for new ferries due to be placed shortly by BC Ferries
  • Tsakos tanker rates robust
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation (TEN) forecasts a "rosy outlook for charter rates" that is "partially offset by higher costs"
  • South Africa refutes terror reports
  • CCT offers to refund storage charges
  • Noumea chaos ends
  • Jebel Ali cuts cement duties
  • DNVPS suspends three surveyors
  • Pacific Basin continues expansion
  • Japanese majors shine in 1Q
  • Drugs to blame for ferry tragedy
  • Xiamen plans $1.5Bn expansion
  • Chinese used-ship demand high

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Great Britain says no specific al Qaeda threat against shipping
    Britain contradicts Navy chief who earlier said intelligence uncovered plan by terrorists to attack merchant shipping targets.
  • Port of LA conducts 'dirty bomb' terror drills
  • WTO won't discuss textile quotas
  • West Coast begins longshore hiring process
  • GAO report urges AIS agreement
  • Earnings jump for MOL, NYK, "K" Line
  • WTO rules against EU sugar subsidies
  • DHL opens Hong Kong hub
  • Israeli port workers agree to end strike
  • Singapore presses for tighter sea security
  • DHL plans Guangzhou cargo center
  • WTO pact could boost high-tech

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Carriers break ranks as WCSA rates soften
    Efforts to increase rates on the northbound leg of the West Coast South America-US trade by US$500/TEU are being undermined by renewed price-cutting by at least two lines.
  • K Line triples its net income
  • Pacific supplies face continued disruption
  • Security charge adds to Santos shippers' costs
  • Hanjin adds a Pacific and an Asia/Europe loop
  • Long Beach breaks volume record again
  • Stinnes trains end border formalities and up the tempo
  • CP Ships delays Q2 results

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Aviva in $3m Mariner payout
    UK insurer covered cargo on ill-fated Odfjell-Seachem chemical tanker.
  • Shinwa off to flying start
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner sees big jump in profits in first quarter.
  • Mercator shells out again
    Indian owner set to spend $14m on 18-year-old Shell aframax.
  • CP Ships postpone earnings release
    New accounting system reported to be behind group's decision to delay.
  • Sale looms for Merwede
    IHC Caland draws up shortlist for disposal of shipbuilding subsidiary, as yard wins $100m-worth of new orders.
  • Severnav wants more
    Romanian shipyard aims to double share capital to fund work on orderbook.
  • Bharati Shipyard pulls in order
    Great Eastern signs for another two anchor-handlers at domestic yard.
  • Alarm over ISM failures
    Paris MOU rings bells over safety management as major non-conformities jump 186%.
  • Excel profit jumps
    Panayotides vehicle posts 338% rise in first-half profits on back of booming bulk markets.
  • Israel port strike ends
    But talks continue as authority faces backlog of more than 70 ships.
  • Grand jury keeps OSG lawyers busy
    A criminal investigation has cost OSG over $1m before charges have even been filed.
  • MOL doubles its money
    Japanese giant plans to raise dividend after exceeding profit forecasts.
  • BC dangles ferry carrot
    Canadian owner says domestic yards in running for new order after missing out on super C-class bonanza.
  • Iino's earnings jump
    Japanese VLCC owner makes JPY 1bn in first quarter and expects to treble that over the full year.
  • Daiichi makes great strides
    Japanese bulker and tanker owner on the way to its profit forecast after strong first quarter.
  • Pacific Basin splashes IPO cash
    Newly listed Hong Kong bulker owner confirms it has bought a trio of young handysize bulkers.
  • Hapag-Lloyd steams ahead
    German boxship and cruiseship line grows profit and revenue again as parent says there is no deadline for IPO.
  • K Line makes strong start
    Japanese giant sees first quarter profits virtually triple on 12 months ago as shipping booms.
  • Bumper quarter at Navigators
    US marine insurer sees 47% jump in results on profitable underwriting results and premium growth levels.
  • Conrad's losses lessen
    Southern US shipbuilding group remains in the red in second quarter, but to a lesser degree.
  • Algoma keeps busy
    Canadian tanker and bulker owner benefits from greater fleet utilisation in first half.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Hanjin Shipping's operating income up 208% in second quarter
  • COSCO upgrades capacity of Asia/West Coast service
  • Panama Canal confirms growth of Asia/U.S. East Coast box traffic
  • COSCO adds Asia/Europe loop
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds Panama/South America link
  • CORRECTION: Mediterranean Shipping promotes Morgera
  • DOT pushes for flight reductions at O'Hare
  • Grode to head U.S. Customs agriculture inspections
  • Portland loses New World Alliance service
  • Corps concludes environmental study for Long Beach's Pier J
  • Long Beach to test LNG-powered tractors

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Al-Qeada threat to merchant shipping
    Admiral Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the UK warns of terrorist threats ...
  • Gearbulk posts record results
    Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi ' essentially Gearbulk based in the UK ' posts record profits before tax of USD 61.3 million (EUR ...
  • "Tor Suecia" flies the Danish flag
    DFDS Tor Line has now changed flag on the first of the Italian-built ro-ro vessels. The first to ...

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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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