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February 12, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates in Malacca Strait kill 4 tanker crew members
    FOUR crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Strait off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • PSA terminals comply with new IMO security code
    PSA Corporation's container and conventional cargo terminals became the first facilities in Singapore to comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced yesterday.
  • RCL orders 2 container vessels from China shipyard
    THAI-listed and Singapore headquartered feeder Regional Container Lines has ordered two container vessels from China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipyard in anticipation of further intra-Asia trade growth.
  • Demolition rates hit record high in tight market
    THE cost of demolishing ships reached a record as steel prices surged and booming rates for shipping discouraged owners from scrapping their vessels, reducing supplies in the scrap market, brokers said.
  • Collision near Shanghai kills one
    ONE person was killed and nine are missing after a collision between a Dutch container ship and a small Chinese cargo vessel near Shanghai, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand's Nok Air to start flights in Q2
    THAILAND's third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, announced its launch plans on Tuesday including selling its tickets through local 7-Eleven stores.
  • UAE crash the 4th fatal incident involving Fokker 50
  • M'sian airports expect 5% passenger growth
  • Cathay, Aeroflot in talks to boost traffic
  • BA to add new Russian route
  • B7E7 likely to have first customer by mid-year
Features
  • 'Mr Aviation Safety', 101, dies
    JEROME F Lederer, an aviation safety expert who introduced blinking anti-collision lights and flight data recorders to aircraft, helped create many of the regulations promoting safe air travel and was Nasa's first director of manned space flight safety, died last Friday, at a hospital in Laguna Hills, California.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates in Malacca Strait kill 4 tanker crew members
    FOUR crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Strait off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • PSA terminals comply with new IMO security code
    PSA Corporation's container and conventional cargo terminals became the first facilities in Singapore to comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced yesterday.
  • RCL orders 2 container vessels from China shipyard
    THAI-listed and Singapore headquartered feeder Regional Container Lines has ordered two container vessels from China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipyard in anticipation of further intra-Asia trade growth.
  • Demolition rates hit record high in tight market
    THE cost of demolishing ships reached a record as steel prices surged and booming rates for shipping discouraged owners from scrapping their vessels, reducing supplies in the scrap market, brokers said.
  • Collision near Shanghai kills one
    ONE person was killed and nine are missing after a collision between a Dutch container ship and a small Chinese cargo vessel near Shanghai, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand's Nok Air to start flights in Q2
    THAILAND's third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, announced its launch plans on Tuesday including selling its tickets through local 7-Eleven stores.
  • UAE crash the 4th fatal incident involving Fokker 50
  • M'sian airports expect 5% passenger growth
  • Cathay, Aeroflot in talks to boost traffic
  • BA to add new Russian route
  • B7E7 likely to have first customer by mid-year
Features
  • 'Mr Aviation Safety', 101, dies
    JEROME F Lederer, an aviation safety expert who introduced blinking anti-collision lights and flight data recorders to aircraft, helped create many of the regulations promoting safe air travel and was Nasa's first director of manned space flight safety, died last Friday, at a hospital in Laguna Hills, California.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates in Malacca Strait kill 4 tanker crew members
    FOUR crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Strait off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • PSA terminals comply with new IMO security code
    PSA Corporation's container and conventional cargo terminals became the first facilities in Singapore to comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced yesterday.
  • RCL orders 2 container vessels from China shipyard
    THAI-listed and Singapore headquartered feeder Regional Container Lines has ordered two container vessels from China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipyard in anticipation of further intra-Asia trade growth.
  • Demolition rates hit record high in tight market
    THE cost of demolishing ships reached a record as steel prices surged and booming rates for shipping discouraged owners from scrapping their vessels, reducing supplies in the scrap market, brokers said.
  • Collision near Shanghai kills one
    ONE person was killed and nine are missing after a collision between a Dutch container ship and a small Chinese cargo vessel near Shanghai, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand's Nok Air to start flights in Q2
    THAILAND's third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, announced its launch plans on Tuesday including selling its tickets through local 7-Eleven stores.
  • UAE crash the 4th fatal incident involving Fokker 50
  • M'sian airports expect 5% passenger growth
  • Cathay, Aeroflot in talks to boost traffic
  • BA to add new Russian route
  • B7E7 likely to have first customer by mid-year
Features
  • 'Mr Aviation Safety', 101, dies
    JEROME F Lederer, an aviation safety expert who introduced blinking anti-collision lights and flight data recorders to aircraft, helped create many of the regulations promoting safe air travel and was Nasa's first director of manned space flight safety, died last Friday, at a hospital in Laguna Hills, California.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping to launch extra Far East-Europe service
  • Sanya port launches service to Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong re-exports increase in December
  • Wallem acquires Harpers Shipping Singapore
  • USF Logistics Services receives ISO certification
  • Fourth phase of new Ningbo terminal wins official approval
  • KLM Cargo receives three Boeing 747-400s
  • SriLankan Cargo opens revamped office in Colombo
  • Four more Mexican destinations for Continental
  • TNT Singapore appoints new managing director
  • 747 celebrates 35th birthday

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India begins to comply with IMO code - Sinha presents ISPS certificates to 2 ports, 2 shipping cos
  • Trade with Israel up
  • US merchandise exports to India go up by 20.8 pc during April-Dec. 2003
  • Car exports zoom by 65 pc to 1.1 lakh units in 2003
  • DGFT outlines new homologation exemption policy for imported cars
  • Stone industry catapults into US market
  • NSICT suspends intake of export containers
  • VPT's OHC sets new iron ore tippling record
  • CoPT Chairman gives details of RGCT privatisation plan
  • Kolkata Port handles all-time high 4.3 m tonnes cargo in Jan.
  • TAMP extends validity period of Chennai Container Terminal's interim tariff rates to March 31
  • Jay Container Services awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification for all operations
  • 3 Denmark cos join hands to form EOU to make steel components near Bangalore
  • Tax rebate on revenues from onsite IT services from 1991
  • Challenges to pharma marketing highlighted - AP govt sanctions Rs 3 cr. for Pharmexcil
  • Waste cotton price hike hits spinners' association
  • CMIE projects higher growth in exports and imports
  • India-Iran Chamber meet from Feb. 29
  • Minister inaugurates 2 stretches of 4-laned roads under NHDP
  • FFFAI to hold quarterly meet at Vizag on Feb. 21-22
  • VCTPL holds trade meet to lure tobacco exporters of Guntur to terminal
  • Kerala plans passenger ship service to Gulf
  • Ficci to hold interactive meeting with 60-member Chinese team on Feb. 20
  • India Build expo in Delhi from Feb. 19

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • West Coast demand improves with supply & more uniform pricing
  • East Coast markets quiet, ice surcharges lifted in Philly
  • South Africa: Barge operator to raise fees
    "The continued strength of the rand coupled with legislative requirements have placed us in such a position that, in order to continue to supply the port of Richards Bay with a world class 24-hour bunkering service, we have no alternative but to apply this increase," Smit Dudula Marine (Pty.) Ltd. said.
  • Aggressive selling sees 1% barge prices dip below 3.5%
    According to reports late Wednesday, European 1% sulphur fuel oil barge prices closed below the 3.5% sulphur product after aggressive selling from BP. | In Full |
  • US oil inventories plummet amid sharp drop in imports
    Oil prices fell today after OPEC officials hinted that the cartel would reconsider deep production cuts announced yesterday if oil prices stay high on strong demand, but the market rebounded following the release of bullish US oil inventory data.
  • Durban: Pipeline closure planned for next week
  • Eco-friendly shipowner agrees unprecedented bunker deal
    The Scandinavian Ro-Ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken the unprecedented step of signing a contract to purchase 200,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil (HFO) bunker fuel with a sulphur content of just 1.0%. Wallenius Wilhelmsen, which yesterday agreed the groundbreaking contract with Shell Marine Products, told Bunkerworld today that the company's 'internal goal' was to surpass global standards for sulphur content in bunker fuel - which currently average around 4%.
  • Saudi Arabian market report
  • Refinery shutdown limits Piraeus prompt
  • Korean demand still languishing at low levels
    Demand for bunkers has been subdued in Korea for a couple of weeks, partly because of falling numbers on the back of softening crude, but also due to more competitive prices elsewhere in the region.
  • Doubts set in about OPEC cut
    Some OPEC ministers already hinted yesterday that the announced cuts would be conditional on prices softening. Analysts also cast doubts over exactly how credible yesterday's announced cuts would be in light of recent OPEC behaviour.
  • Record spread reduced as cargoes flood Rotterdam
    The bunker price spread between Rotterdam and Singapore dropped further from a nine-month high of $42 per metric tonne (mt) last week to around $36 per mt today, according to Bunkerworld figures and reports today.
  • Rotterdam prices up on OPEC cut decision

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Curling event Basle vs Hamburg
  • LogiMAT 2004 opens its doors in March
  • New collaboration between Quintiq and Conet
  • Bulgaria: vignette obligatory for trucks
  • 4PL Central Station now also present in Eastern Europe
  • Mixed traffic trains out of Lübeck
  • British Airways going east
  • Rotterdam to nuke-screen up to 1.5 million boxes in first step
  • Menzies appoints Ross Marina as Managing Director, Australia

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Employers flock to IMEC
  • Moore Stephens and Clyde & Co set up consultancy
  • Bangladeshi pirates kill two watchmen
  • Liberian Registry passes 2,000-ship mark

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • DNV benefits from Brazil OSV boom
    21 of 25 OSV's ordered from Brazilian yards are DNV classed
  • Liberia makes progress on ISPS compliance
    Almost 400 security approvals by first week of February
  • Navsea seeks torpedo retrieval class
    Solicitation posted
  • Marinette Marine lays icebreaker keel
    Mackinaw on track for 2005 delivery to Coast Guard

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Port of Tacoma inks pact to work with Puyallyup Tribe
  • Railroad spends over a billion on development projects in '03
  • Williams-Mystic student wins Crowley scholarship
  • Review panel delivers findings in The Dalles Dam oil spill case
  • Carnival adds MIRACLE to cruise ship lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lund to head DnB Nor Shanghai office
    Norwegian financial services giant DnB Nor yesterday opened a representative office in Shanghai, a move partly driven by China's booming shipping and shipbuilding sectors.
  • Box routes face chop as charter rates go sky-high
    CONTAINER lines are expected to take the axe to non-core services after a massive jump in ship charter rates that will drive marginal routes into the red.
  • Hyundai order swells CMA CGM list
    CMA CGM is adding to its already huge containership orderbook. The French line has signed a contract for four 5,100 teu ships with two Hyundai yards, scheduled for 2007 delivery.
  • Fredriksen increases stake in debt collector Aktiv Kapital
    DON'T even think about falling into arrears on your council tax or skipping an instalment on your car loan. Otherwise John Fredriksen might be on your tail.
  • Brussels to target offshore sites in financial regulation squeeze
    Brussels will target offshore centres in a tightening of corporate governance after the E 4bn ($5.2bn) Parmalat accounting scandal in Italy.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Prestige inspector suspended
    THE chief inspector at La Coruña has been suspended for alleged misconduct and abuse of authority just days after he was called to give evidence at the Prestige court case
  • Engineering decline 'worrying'
    BMT chief executive Roger Swann has warned that the maritime sector will suffer from the continuing decline in the number of UK undergraduates reading engineering
  • Trust me, I'm a journalist
    WHEN Fairplay reported allegations of deep corruption within port state control last year, the news sent the authorities into something of a panic
  • Bird flu hits US poultry exports
    A BAN on US poultry has been declared by a number of Asian countries following the infection of two flocks in Delaware with bird flu
  • Swedes embark on paper venture
    TWO Swedish companies have set up a new venture to carry paper across the North Atlantic with an aim to carry about 1M tonnes per year
  • Star Reefers raises $9.1M
    STAR Reefers, the Anglo-Norwegian reefer shipping group, has raised NK63.4M ($9.1M) through a private placement of shares
  • EU seeks release of Tasman eight
  • Pride talks and salvage begin
  • Maritrans predicts higher rates
  • Hi-tech radar for Canadian coasts
  • IMEC deals win new members
  • IMEC growth prompts structure review
  • Pirates kill two in Chittagong
  • PSA security plans approved
  • China's soybeans imports soar
  • Singapore developing new security code

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Intermodal volume soars in Q4
    Shipments surge 8.8 percent in fourth quarter of 2003, highest growth since 1997 and best two-year run in a decade.
  • EU approves Air France-KLM merger
    Tie-up, which awaits U.S. review, creates one of the largest international cargo carriers.
  • Democrats criticize Bush on port security spending
  • Flat quarter for Expeditors
  • Georgia ports launch credentialing program
  • GT Nexus signs APL Logistics
  • Florida East Coast Railway revenue better
  • EPA launches 'green' program for freight transport
  • Coast Guard amends rule on ID cards
  • Stonepath acquires China forwarder
  • Vietnam upgrades two ports
  • Lau to lead TNT Singapore

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Congestion and lack of space drive Nhava Sheva towards possible shut-down
    Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is headed for shut-down within the next two months, with terminal gates already closed to everything but perishable and reefer exports until further notice.
  • Rotterdam to radiation-screen boxes
    From mid-March, half of all containers entering or leaving Rotterdam's ECT Delta terminal by truck will be screened for nuclear radiation, a move aimed at intercepting material for dirty bombs.
  • Braemar sound note of caution as charter index reaches new highs
  • HK terminals covet southeast Asian transhipment market
  • Chennai port truckers' strike ends with resolution of 'irritants'
  • CP Ships brands stamp the transPac trade
  • CN rail service re-opens after derailment
  • Hapag-Lloyd Group appoints investor relations head, in preparation for listing
  • Kaohsiung pilots Safe and Secure Trade-Lanes with US furniture shipper
  • PSA enjoys a Singapore swing in January
  • Port of Cork enjoys balanced throughput rise

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Coast Guard signs pact on LNG safety
    Agencies draw up rules for marine safety and security.
  • Shipping's "perfect storm"
    China plus string of 'aberrations' produces ideal market conditions.
  • TEN ups ice-class tanker tally
    Greek owner orders pricey suezmax duo at Hyundai.
  • China on top?
    DNV says chances of yards building 50% of ships by 2050 likely.
  • New Atlantic combination for Swedish owners
    Gorthon and B&N to form new company for transport of paper products.
  • Weak dollar causes dip at Gorthon
    Swedish paper products carrier posts lower 2003 profits as exchange rate hits bottom line.
  • Latvian speaks on tanker order
    In response to Riga Stock Exchange questions about Croatian newbuilds, owner provides more details.
  • Danes and Koreans to join pay talks
    New flag-of-convenience crew agreement attracts more owners.
  • Statoil eyes Cove Point LNG growth
    Norwegian gas giant looks to existing terminal to secure LNG import capacity.
  • Star Reefers taps investment market
    Norwegian owner welcomes equity fund as second-biggest shareholder after Kristian Siem.
  • Cosco Singapore soars ahead
    New focus on shiprepair and bulker fleet brings in the cash.
  • EU thinks again on port security
    Latest draft directive widens focus of last year's proposal from terminals to port workers.
  • Securities house slams Samsung
    South Korean shipbuilder lambasted over "poor" management of its newbuilding order book.
  • Shanghai debut for DnB NOR
    One of the world's largest shipping banks due to open representative office in Chinese city today.
  • China ship collision kills one
    And nine others are missing in waters off Yangtze River mouth in China.
  • Evergreen upbeat on rate hikes
    Taiwanese containership giant optimistic about global growth and increasing Chinese demand.
  • Pirates kill two off Bangladesh
    Seafarers die after shooting incident as pirates raid ship off Chittagong inner anchorage.
  • ASRY shrugs off Iraq war
    Despite the nearby conflict Bahrain-based repair yard sees improvement on 2002 performance.
  • Wakeman to advise on Iraq ports
    Port of NY man and 30-year industry veteran appointed to lead US effort to rebuild ports system.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Yang Ming adds capacity to PSW-2 Pacific link
  • Hapag-Lloyd sets up investor relations office
  • CMA CGM launches Pusan/Vostochny feeder link
  • DHL adds product for Baltic market
  • C.H. Robinson acquisition adds to branch network
  • U.S. wheat group opposes U.S.-Australia free-trade agreement
  • U.S. soybean producers fret over rust infestations from imports
  • ITC: China to become "supplier of choice" for U.S. textile importers
  • OFAC blocks 10 entities for Cuban embargo violations
  • Schenker takes control of Polish logistics outfit
  • Extra Logistics consolidates customer communications
  • P&O Ports Louisiana, ILA sign agreement
  • P&O Ports names marketing manager for North America

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • B&N and Gorthon Lines establish new company for Atlantic services
    The Swedish ship owners Gorthon Lines and B&N Nordsjöfrakt will transfer their Atlantic services to a new 50/50 ...
  • Weak dollar hits Gorthon result
    Gorthon Lines reports a SEK 28 million (EUR 3.1 million) result after taxes for 2003, down by SEK 10.5 million ...
  • Swedish government considers tonnage tax
    SSG-G'TEBORG: The Swedish government considers a tonnage based tax system for Swedish shipowners. According to Bosse Ringholm, minister of finance, 12 ...

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HMM and CMA CGM Total Terminal International Algeciras Expansion Project
Seoul
An investment of 150 million euros is planned. The capacity will be increased to 2.8 million teu
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
Ferrara-based INCICO acquires Italiana Sistemi and focuses on transport engineering
Ferrara/Naples
It specializes in infrastructure and plant engineering in the railway and road sectors
Hupac announces expansion of Duisburg-Singen shuttle with connections to Italy
Noise
Daily departures will be made
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
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