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July 13, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Corporatisation of major Indian ports mooted
    ONGOING reform of India's port sector will see gradual corporatisation of major ports across the country, starting with its largest container port at Mumbai, according to the government's recently released Economic Survey 2003-2004.
  • Teekay replaces tanker as crew refuses Iraq call
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest oil tanker operator by market value, replaced a tanker that was scheduled to load crude oil in Iraq after the crew refused to call at the nation's largest terminal because of concern about their security, the ship's owner said.
  • S Korea boosts ship security after threats
    THE South Korean government has decided to beef up security measures on ships and aircraft that frequent dangerous regions.
  • Union deal averts strike at US ports
    SHIPPING line operators and clerical workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that could have shut down the nation's largest port complex.
  • German port on high alert for Queen Mary 2 visit
    PORT authorities in northern Germany will go on top alert for the visit of the world's biggest luxury cruise line, the Queen Mary 2, the Hamburger Morgenpost reported.
  • Refugee ship allowed to moor off Sicily
    ITALY let a ship carrying 37 African shipwreck victims moor near a port in Sicily and promised humanitarian assistance, but it stopped short of letting it dock, the Interior Ministry said.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways asks unions to accept more wage cuts
    US Airways' financial problems are putting it at risk of losing its federal loan guarantees, the airline's chief executive warned in a message to employees, pleading with them to accept a third round of cuts in wages and benefits.
  • Life in the biosphere of airport terminals
  • JFK loses ground in air cargo competition
  • Ryanair to add 10 new routes and 1 base
  • Thai Airways eyes superjumbo to meet demand
  • No current plan to take easyJet private: founder

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Corporatisation of major Indian ports mooted
    ONGOING reform of India's port sector will see gradual corporatisation of major ports across the country, starting with its largest container port at Mumbai, according to the government's recently released Economic Survey 2003-2004.
  • Teekay replaces tanker as crew refuses Iraq call
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest oil tanker operator by market value, replaced a tanker that was scheduled to load crude oil in Iraq after the crew refused to call at the nation's largest terminal because of concern about their security, the ship's owner said.
  • S Korea boosts ship security after threats
    THE South Korean government has decided to beef up security measures on ships and aircraft that frequent dangerous regions.
  • Union deal averts strike at US ports
    SHIPPING line operators and clerical workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that could have shut down the nation's largest port complex.
  • German port on high alert for Queen Mary 2 visit
    PORT authorities in northern Germany will go on top alert for the visit of the world's biggest luxury cruise line, the Queen Mary 2, the Hamburger Morgenpost reported.
  • Refugee ship allowed to moor off Sicily
    ITALY let a ship carrying 37 African shipwreck victims moor near a port in Sicily and promised humanitarian assistance, but it stopped short of letting it dock, the Interior Ministry said.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways asks unions to accept more wage cuts
    US Airways' financial problems are putting it at risk of losing its federal loan guarantees, the airline's chief executive warned in a message to employees, pleading with them to accept a third round of cuts in wages and benefits.
  • Life in the biosphere of airport terminals
  • JFK loses ground in air cargo competition
  • Ryanair to add 10 new routes and 1 base
  • Thai Airways eyes superjumbo to meet demand
  • No current plan to take easyJet private: founder

Sched Netweb site
  • Panalpina awarded China A forwarder's licence
  • China energy woes to persist until mid-2006
  • Yangchun-Yangjiang Railway begins operation
  • CP Ships launches new service to Australia from Yantian
  • Boxes pile up at Miami Dade port due to truck strike
  • Port of Oakland commissioners approve renewable energy portfolio
  • Qantas jointly buys stake in Thai Air Cargo
  • Eva cargo transports wafer plant to Shanghai
  • FAA approves IATA's airline safety audit programme

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC expands South-East Asian network, adds Penang call
  • Ningbo Port Group, MSC to operate berths together
  • Shenzhen container traffic soars by 32 pc in H1
  • Cosco Shipping to buy 40 vessels
  • 'Antwerp Gateway' orders Kalmar STS cranes
  • COSCON launches China-Australia service
  • Japan, UAE sign taxation agreement
  • FEFC revises rates
  • Canada Maritime wins recognition
  • HSL bags Rs 100-cr. offshore rig repair order
  • Elation at Budget proposal for box transhipment terminal near Cochin Port
  • ISPS non-compliant factory-stuffed export boxes clog JNPCT's approach road
  • Unions to hold rally on July 14
  • Singapore Airlines launches world's 1st non-stop flight from Newark Liberty to Changi
  • China to liberalise foreign investment in aviation projects
  • Nisha Roadways begins time-bound services to Delhi & Ludhiana
  • Ahlers expands network in India
  • Forex reserves down by $ 525 million to $ 1,19,407 million
  • Effective rate of service tax will be only 6 pc, says Finance Ministry
  • Forex reserves swell again
  • Decade-highest quarterly surge in credit offtake
  • Budget presents an opportunity lost, say speakers at panel discussion
  • A Tale of two Containers-II

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Shell divestments 'not specific' to marine business
    Global divestments part of programme to upgrade oil major's business portfolio.
  • EU oil stock figures mirroring US fundamentals
    New monthly figures reveal ample crude stocks but tight supply of refined products, and speculators have already begun piling into winter fuel futures.
  • Intertanko slams 'unacceptable' EU single-hull delays
    Tanker association says EU's previous branding of IMO as too slow 'now rings hollow' as shortage of translators blamed for snail's pace fusion of IMO and EC single-hull regulations.
  • Friday's crude loss brings little change to Rotterdam
  • Thai governement eyes low sulphur fuel oil imports
    Demand for LSFO from electricty company as gas usage hits full capacity.
  • EU legislation could see $65 premium for low sulphur fuel oil
    Low sulphur fuel oil could carry a premium of as much as $65 pmt over high sulphur product as EU legislation drives demand higher.
  • Ventspils oil handling drops 20%
    Russian pipeline operator Transneft's focus on Primorsk sees numbers fall off in Latvia's key oil export port.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Security: management's task
  • DHL Solutions: AX4 SMS tracking for Lever Fabergé
  • Efta and the Lebanon sign free trade agreement
  • CMA CGM Logistics acquires Qualitair & Sea International
  • CN clears the way for the takeover of BC Rail Partnership
  • Phuket Air launches new London - Bangkok route
  • Port of Auckland: shipping lane deepening; container terminal extension
  • New face for British Airways World Cargo

Maritime Global Netweb site
  • Frontline buys two more VLCCs
  • MOL orders two more LNG carriers for Oman venture
  • Owners must speak out, says NoE
  • Hatsu takes over Intra European Service

Marine Logweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Frontline in newbuilding swoop
    Gets pair of 2006 VLCCS for $158.5 million
  • Windelev Consulting open for business
    Claus Windelev is back in the U.S. after a three-year assignment in Europe
  • VT Halter Marine closing in on Egyptian missile craft deal
    Congress notified of possible sale

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Federal cash will help build transit system for Eugene/Springfield
  • Barwil adding security agent to each of the company's offices
  • DHL wins delivery duties for U.S. Olympic team
  • Coast Guard nabs Canadian men smuggling drugs into U.S.
  • Oregon, Washington file suit to force feds to study Hanford

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Terror threat puts East Asia in a spin
    CONFUSION surrounds an alleged threat to shipping lines made by an Islamic militant group linked to al-Qa'eda over the weekend.
  • Waw Kwong VLCC pulled as crew refuse to go to Iraq
    THE threat of a terrorist attack on ships destined for Iraq had one immediate effect, with Wah Kwong Shipping Holding's chairman George Chao citing it as a primary reason for his crew onboard the very large crude carrier, Venture Spirit, pulling out of a scheduled charter for Teekay to the country, writes Sam Chambers.
  • FEFC rates rise misses $300 target
    SHIPPING lines have secured further freight rate increases on the booming Asia-Europe trade although the amount is below the ambitious level of $300 per teu they had targeted.
  • Italy allows aid ship carrying Sudanese refugees to enter Sicilian port
    ITALIAN authorities gave permission yesterday for the German aid ship Cap Anamur to enter the port of Empedocle on Sicily, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Cologne .
  • Statoil blaze at Mongstad cuts Norwegian oil output
    NORWAY'S largest refinery, Mongstad, is running at half capacity after a fire damaged a crude oil unit and injured two people, writes Martyn Wingrove.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Net threat: HK remains calm
    HONG Kong police say there has been no specific intelligence to suggest maritime safety is under threat, after an armed Islamic group's website vowed to attack ships from the territory
  • Indians to develop Iranian port
    IRAN'S Ports and Shipping Organization has signed a $100M contract with a consortium of Indian companies to establish a container terminal at the port of Chabahar
  • Customs unveils new bond regime
    US Customs & Border Protection has announced details of new, drastically higher rates for 'continuous' bonds
  • Stelmar refutes latest Stelios charge
    STELIOS Haji-Ioannou has unleashed a fresh set of accusations at the Stelmar board
  • JNPT strike paralyses exports
    MORE than 2,500 export boxes are held up at various container freight stations in and around Jawaharlal Nehru Port, as a result of three-day-long strike
  • Miami truck strike continues
    INDEPENDENT truck drivers at the Port of Miami say they will continue their two-week old strike despite a federal court order to go back to work
  • Ships more important than football
  • Beira reopens
  • LA-LB strike averted
  • Passport materials suspect
  • Hatsu takes over Euro feeder role
  • Operators extend boxship charters
  • Russian oil exports diverted
  • Eitzen continues expansion
  • China to boost tanker tonnage
  • India to approve Lanka ferry plan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Miami Vise
    Port executive says backlog of containers from truckers' boycott will take at least two weeks to work down.
  • Union Pacific, BNSF hike intermodal rates
  • New contract for So. Calif. clerks
  • Employers open West Coast longshore rolls
  • Coast Guard combines safety, command roles
  • NOL volume, rates climb
  • Marseilles throughput up 11 percent
  • South Korean lines on high alert
  • China exports surge in June
  • Trailer protest hits Nehru
  • U.S.-flag dredging ruling overturned

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Feeder operators to levy ECT congestion charge
    Shortsea carriers in the Iberia to North Europe trades will impose a congestion surcharge for ECT in Rotterdam, the UK/North West Continent Portugal and Vigo Conference announced today.
  • Rate increase forecasts on major trades dip
    Freight rate increases on the Asia/Europe and Asia/US trades seem a bit unpredictable, according to financial analysts and at least one line, due to an increase in carrier capacity.
  • BPA invests further in Busan New Port
  • US Lines in East Coast slot charter deal with Zim
  • EC backs rail-signalling study
  • Stavanger expands HMM equity
  • ISPS sees six ships denied entry to Canadian ports

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Up to 10 lost in near-shore sinking
    Only one survivor is known after a general cargoship sank just six kilometres off the Argentine coast.
  • Ezra seals charter deals
    Singapore-listed owner finds employment for two of its vessels and wins engineering contract.
  • Alaska tankers clean up
    Shipowners nominated for environmental award after first ever spill free year.
  • Korea's Gulf no-go
    Government orders owners to limit crew movements at Persian Gulf ports due to terror threat.
  • Congestion costs cut at Chennai
    IPBCC boxship conference reduces emergency charge as situation improves at Indian port.
  • Diver killed at Malta Freeport
    A Dutch diver has been pulled into an NSB containership's bow thruster.
  • Yard loses MSC Carla fight
    Hyundai faces $20m bill as US judge rules in favour of P&I club over break-up of containership.
  • MOL ups stakes in Oman LNG ships
    Japan's Mitsubishi OSK Line has bought chunks of two further Oman Shipping Co newbuildings.
  • Hurdle for SSN share injection
    Polish state's gift of drug company stock to yard could be held up by former managers.
  • Italy allows migrant ship in
    German cargoship carrying refugees from Darfur in Sudan can dock in Sicily.
  • Ship sinks off Busan
    Second incident at Korean port in as many days as general cargo ship sinks after colliding with bulker.
  • Trio eye Pan Ocean
    Three Korean companies vie for control of country's number one bulker operator.
  • Wan Hai inks CSBC trio
    Taiwanese shipowner books series of three panamax containerships at compatriot shipbuilder.
  • Hubline damages trial begins
    Malaysian boxship operator looks to prove insurance claim as Singapore court case commences.
  • Lee made Titan director
    EX-NOL tanker chief appointed to board at parent company of China-backed shipowner and oil trader.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Castle Harlan completes takeover of Horizon Lines
  • China Shipping drops Los Angeles from transpacific loop
  • EU shipowners expect further relaxation of Chinese restrictions
  • FESCO rejects Trans-Net's allegations of malpractices
  • Hatsu takes over LT's intra-Europe link
  • TACA lowers bunker charge
  • MOL opens another two offices in China MOL opens another two offices in China
  • Capacity fears trigger allocation limits at UP
  • U.S. Customs reminds private sector about monthly duty payment system
  • ILWU, port employers discuss clerk contracts, as congestion mounts
  • Miami port drivers ordered back to work
  • Bean Stuyvesant cleared on dredging nationality case

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Two persons dead after sinking of a 104 year old schooner
    Two persons drowned early Sunday morning when the schooner "Martha" sank in Kattegat some 15 miles northeast of Grenaa. The ...
  • Tärntank in major deal with A.P. Møller-Maersk
    Danish A.P. Møller-Maersk has signed a five-year T/C charter for four tankers from January 2005 with the ...
  • The case of "Jan Heweliusz" opened again
    A court of appeal in Poznan has decided that the district court in Szczecin closed the case about claims for ...

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
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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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