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March 18, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Malacca straits could be key terror targets: analysts
    SINGAPORE is 'doubly vulnerable' to a maritime terrorist attack because of its location at a vital international trade 'choke point', localised piracy and its importance to global shipping, two Singapore-based maritime experts have concluded.
  • Pirates open fire on S'pore-flagged tanker off Aceh
    A Singapore-flagged tanker sustained extensive damage in a brief but vicious attack when pirates armed with machine guns strafed the vessel with gunfire off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, according to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Intertanko hopes to meet deadline
    THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, whose members operate about two-thirds of the world's tankers, said almost all of them will implement required anti-terrorist measures by a July deadline.
  • Teekay buys Tapias for US$810m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the largest tanker owner by market value, has agreed to buy Naviera F Tapias SA of Spain, headed by Fernando Fernandez-Tapias, for US$810 million in cash and assumed debt to enter the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.
  • Poisonous chemical spills into Yangtze
    SOME 80 tonnes of the poisonous and flammable chemical cyclohexanone has leaked into the waters of the Yangtze river near Nanjing city after a collision between two tankers, state media reported yesterday.
  • Ishikawajima to license tanker technology to Samsung Heavy
    ISHIKAWAJIMA-Harima Industries Co, Japan's No 3 heavy machinery maker, has agreed to team up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co on the design of liquefied natural gas tankers.
  • Cruising ahead
    THE cruise ship industry boomed last year, showing it is recovering more than two years after the Sept 11 attacks hurt US tourism, according to industry officials meeting in Miami this week for a conference.
  • Industry sees no significant fallout from Spain blasts
    THE lucrative US cruise industry is worried that the Madrid bomb attacks could bring a Sept 11 impact, but for the moment reservations have held up.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar won't hurt Qantas' sales, says chief executive
    QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says Jetstar, the low-cost domestic carrier the company will start in May, will focus on attracting holiday travellers and won't erode sales at its parent.
  • Virgin Express, SN Brussels in merger talks
  • Air Canada to lay off 70% of Calgary mechanics
  • Airlines urge US to adopt voluntary screening system
  • Plan to open Reagan National Airport to small planes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Malacca straits could be key terror targets: analysts
    SINGAPORE is 'doubly vulnerable' to a maritime terrorist attack because of its location at a vital international trade 'choke point', localised piracy and its importance to global shipping, two Singapore-based maritime experts have concluded.
  • Pirates open fire on S'pore-flagged tanker off Aceh
    A Singapore-flagged tanker sustained extensive damage in a brief but vicious attack when pirates armed with machine guns strafed the vessel with gunfire off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, according to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Intertanko hopes to meet deadline
    THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, whose members operate about two-thirds of the world's tankers, said almost all of them will implement required anti-terrorist measures by a July deadline.
  • Teekay buys Tapias for US$810m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the largest tanker owner by market value, has agreed to buy Naviera F Tapias SA of Spain, headed by Fernando Fernandez-Tapias, for US$810 million in cash and assumed debt to enter the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.
  • Poisonous chemical spills into Yangtze
    SOME 80 tonnes of the poisonous and flammable chemical cyclohexanone has leaked into the waters of the Yangtze river near Nanjing city after a collision between two tankers, state media reported yesterday.
  • Ishikawajima to license tanker technology to Samsung Heavy
    ISHIKAWAJIMA-Harima Industries Co, Japan's No 3 heavy machinery maker, has agreed to team up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co on the design of liquefied natural gas tankers.
  • Cruising ahead
    THE cruise ship industry boomed last year, showing it is recovering more than two years after the Sept 11 attacks hurt US tourism, according to industry officials meeting in Miami this week for a conference.
  • Industry sees no significant fallout from Spain blasts
    THE lucrative US cruise industry is worried that the Madrid bomb attacks could bring a Sept 11 impact, but for the moment reservations have held up.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar won't hurt Qantas' sales, says chief executive
    QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says Jetstar, the low-cost domestic carrier the company will start in May, will focus on attracting holiday travellers and won't erode sales at its parent.
  • Virgin Express, SN Brussels in merger talks
  • Air Canada to lay off 70% of Calgary mechanics
  • Airlines urge US to adopt voluntary screening system
  • Plan to open Reagan National Airport to small planes

Sched Netweb site
  • Guangxi to invest US$1B in port development
  • Tacoma awaits first batch of terrorist-proof containers
  • Accord to manage Lego's distribution in Singapore
  • Emirates launches US$500 million bond issue
  • Changi crowned best Asian cargo airport by GIL
  • Menzies secures two handling contracts at Prague airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Enact security plans now, says IMO chief
  • Better cargo volumes boost ESL's all-round performance - Exceeds cargo target by 30 per cent
  • Varun Shipping to be listed on Singapore exchange
  • Vibhuti Shipping Pvt. Ltd awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • Oilmeal exports expected to exceed 4.5 million tonnes this year, says SPAI chief
  • India, Thailand differences on FTA persist
  • Quarantine alert put out against grape imports from US
  • Cotton exports likely to register 16-fold growth: Traders
  • Leading tea producers to visit Pakistan next month
  • Election Commission rejects MoS plan to reconstitute 8 Major Port Trust Boards
  • CCT crosses 5-lakh TEU mark on March 14
  • Record rice, paddy procurement in Bihar
  • Petronet LNG plans import terminal at Mangalore
  • China Council's product fair in city from March 25
  • IMC convention discusses need for developing world class infrastructure
  • CII to hold exports summit on March 26 Procedural issues are main stumbling block

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Gulf Coast markets slow to react to crude rises
  • OPEC production cut efforts unconvincing so far
    So far it looks like OPEC's efforts at reining in quota cheating in line with a February 10 announcement have been unimpressive.
  • Crude hits fresh highs despite anticipated US oil data
    Crude prices in London and New York shot to new one-year highs today after weekly US oil inventory data showed continued declines in the nation's gasoline inventories. An unexpected drop in refinery processing saw products inventories shrink, but allowed a larger-than-expected build in stocks of crude oil.
  • GAC unveils dedicated bunker service in Cairo
  • New office aimed at serving customers transiting Suez Canal and cargo vessels at Ain Sukna.
  • Healthy interest as Sri Lanka market leader introduces IFO380
    Sri Lanka's leading bunker supplier Lanka Marine Services (Pvt) Ltd (LMS) has become the first player to start supply of IFO380 to ships calling at Colombo and Outside Port Limits (OPL) near Sri Lanka.
  • Spring arrives in Piraeus
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Higher IFO180 premium still intact in South Korea
  • Glencore agrees storage and blending deal with KIC Oil
    Titan Oil denies market reports that Glencore will pull out of current storage deal.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil down, distillates up
  • Titan joins big league as Neptune deal completed
    Puchase of 22 oil product vessels constitutes major step towards Titan achieving its goal of becoming major oil services provider
  • Spills experts to gather in Singapore next week
    Experts to speak on the preparation, prevention and response that the shipping community can take to manage marine emergencies.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Renault Trucks launches Infom@x
  • Eastwards expansion impacts less on French trucking industry
  • Norwegian Post to acquire Nor-Cargo
  • Fercam: Success for the new owner
  • Austrian Airlines' Chairman says "We decide the pace"
  • Horizon Lines installs new cranes in San Juan Terminal
  • TICT Trieste names new general manager

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Teekay moves into LNG market with Tapias deal
  • Cement trades set for continued growth
  • EC gives qualified green light to Tirrenia subsidies
  • Master fined '14,000 for traffic lane violation
  • Mersey Docks profit up

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • $110 million in maritime orders for ABB
    Azipods and more ...
  • ABS names Wiernicki CTO
    ABS has appointed Chris J. Wiernicki Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
  • Smit Internationale is subject of probe
    Dutch Competition Authority and EC investigations under way
  • Ship's master can also be SSO
    IMO panel recommendation
  • Wartsila common rail engines for Princess newbuilding
    Specified for Fincantieri NB 6100
  • House hearing focus includes Port Security Grants
    Bush Administration budget request is just $46 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Publishing firm first tenant at Kalama River Industrial Park
  • Senator Patty Murray kicks off Operation Safe Commerce in Tacoma
  • IMO chief wants speedy start to new SOLAS security measures
  • WTSA shipping lines will streamline wastepaper rate
  • Horizon Lines updates cranes at San Juan container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Competition investigators in swoop on Dutch salvage firms
    THE European Commission and the NMa, the Dutch Competition Authority, have simultaneously launched separate investigations into Dutch salvage and port towage operators.
  • Brown's budget is 'good news' for UK shipping
    THE UK maritime community continued to live a charmed life as the government's budget statement resisted inflicting measures against wealthy foreigners, including shipowners, and on UK tax leasing and capital allowances.
  • Tapias sale to Teekay catches unions off guard
    NEWS of Teekay's acquisition of Naviera F Tapias took Spanish seafarer unions by surprise yesterday, with labour representatives scrambling to assess the impact on the crews manning the Madrid-based company's fleet, writes Brian Reyes.
  • Hotel fate for the Norway?
    AMERICAN cruise afficianados may have seen the last of the historic steamship Norway , it emerged in Miami yesterday.
  • Masters can be Ship Security Officers confirms IMO
    A SHIPMASTER can be designated as his own Ship Security Officer under the provisions of the mandatory International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, according to a clarification from the IMO's Flag State Implementation Sub-Committee this week.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Cartel watchdogs hound salvors
    INVESTIGATORS from the European Commission and Dutch cartel watch dog NMa raided the head offices of Smit Internationale and Wijsm'ller yesterday evening looking for evidence of collusion on rates and market share
  • Mipo may name new chief executive
    YU Kwan Hong, chief executive of Hyundai Mipo shipyard, may move to the board of Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Sulpicio strikers face suspension
    MORE than 100 seafarers with the Philippines operator Sulpicio Lines are facing cancellation of their seaman's books for their act of "insubordination and misconduct"
  • Spain mulls ship ministry change
    SPAIN'S new government may introduce the new post of transport minister according to a spokesman who also said changes to the Merchant Marine Authority were likely
  • Philippines kicks off trade drive
    THE route between the Philippine port of General Santos and Indonesia's Bitung has been reopened with the deployment of an Indonesian owned ship
  • Morocco: port strike threats
    MOROCCAN ports could be hit by strikes in the next few days, a port workers' union has warned, in a dispute over a tug company's working practices
  • Tirrenia aid approved until 2008
  • Cold comfort for St Petersburg
  • Nordic American votes to continue
  • Cruise newbuilding outlook
  • Carnival takes on Star for Asia
  • Capesize in trouble off Maputo
  • Euro cruise still 'vibrant'
  • Cruise execs buoyant despite Madrid
  • SSA's Umm Qasr contract extended

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • FedEx profit up on costs cuts, trucking
    Overseas shipments, ground unit fuel better-than-expected earnings.
  • U.S. won't hike rail security funding
    Department of Homeland Security's Hutchinson tells House subcommittee Madrid attacks won't influence budget plans.
  • Ceres venture signs Montreal lease
  • Norfolk Southern mulls eastern stacktrain 'Corridor'
  • Trans-Pac lines call for wastepaper rate hikes
  • Privatized ports speed India trade
  • E. Europe logistics market to double: Study
  • Atlantic Vehicle Processors expands Georgia hub
  • Chittagong to auction unclaimed imports
  • Famous Pacific Shipping adds Romania, Belarus
  • CSXT launches ethanol rail-to-water service
  • Teekay to buy Spanish tanker company

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Reefer trade under threat from botulism says expert
    Controlled-atmosphere containers could create in-container environments which could cause the release of botulism toxin, says an expert, who warns that not all carriers and shippers are aware of the risk.
  • Fleet-expansion to help Cosco hit US$6.65billion turnover by 2010, says CEO
    Cosco is aiming to hit RMB25billion (US$3.02billion) turnover this year, increasing revenues to RMB30billion (US$3.63billion) in 2005, along with a fleet-expansion to almost match global fleet-demand.
  • Tonnage shortage is testing charterers 'iron will'
  • New Rhine box-terminal in Basel heralds Swissterminal partnership
  • Med services remain 'insufficiently remunerative', say EMTA carriers
  • Coast Guard upped security thirty-fold immediately after September 11
  • Samudera plans more India-centric services
  • Termont Terminal renews commitment to Montreal
  • Romania and Belarus full of eastern promise for Famous Pacific
  • Kozlov rises as Fesco invests
  • Clinton-era Commissioner re-nominated to FMC position

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Moody's to Teekay: not so fast!
    Credit agency may cut tanker giant's ratings over LNG cash splash.
  • Jefferies bullish on Teekay-Tapias deal
    Analyst raises earnings estimate, bumps target share price to $90.
  • Bergesen ups profit
    World-Wide Shipping's new baby says LNG significant in 2003 figure.
  • Panayotides "should bid" for Torm
    Family now owns more than 40% after Menfield upped stake.
  • TradeWinds reader alert
    Take action now to ensure access to our improved internet site which launches Friday.
  • Investors take note of Teekay move
    Company shares hit 2004 high for volume in wake of Naviera F Tapias deal.
  • Finnlines paints downbeat picture
    Shares fall as Finnish owner predicts lower first quarter profit.
  • Samsung eyes IHI LNG system
    Landmark deal sees Korean yard take on Japanese shipbuilder's LNG technology under licence.
  • Salvage probe widens
    Svitzer Wijsmuller and Multraship join Smit in competition inquiry's net.
  • Canada detains seven in February
    Port state control inspections find fault with Swire and Chemikalien Seetransport ships.
  • Tanker flooded at Tema yard
    Ghanaian yard defies court to flood drydock after Nigerian ship refuses to leave.
  • Bay Shipbuilding eyes state aid for upgrade
    US group Manitowoc Marine's Sturgeon Bay yard to benefit from development zone credits.
  • Smit in competition probes
    Dutch and EU investigators probing towage and salvage giant.
  • Tankers collide in Chinese port
    Spill clean-up lauched as chemical spilled into Yangtze River.
  • Bidvest tightens grip on Bidcorp
    South African owner increases holding in UK ports and shipping subsidiary.
  • MMM sees growth
    Malaysian tanker and bulker owner optimistic in 2004, as it eyes ship purchases.
  • Titan ties-up NAS acquisition
    Hong Kong-listed owner and oil trader completes purchase of NOL's product tanker and bunker business.
  • SSA Marine sees Iraq deal lengthened
    US port operator receives three-month extension to Umm Qasr management contract.
  • Torch seals Midnight Wrangler work
    US offshore operator to book revenue of $4.3m from two charters of converted cable layer.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Hyundai adds transpacific link
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines gets contract to carry Chinese iron ore
  • Teekay acquires Naviera F. Tapias for $810 million
  • U.K. court fines ship captain for wrong-way passage
  • IMO secretary general urges early enforcement of security rules
  • Transpacific carriers raise fuel charges
  • North/south carriers groups in Asia plan large rate increases
  • Marine Corps considers future cargo preposition ships
  • Pacific carriers want to bring wastepaper rates up again
  • MMS Co. Ltd. will pay $2 million dumping fine; engineer jailed
  • Messina adds Mundra to Med/Indian subcontinent link
  • OT Africa Line names vessel after Angolan national park
  • New rules urged for U.S. marine salvage and firefighting
  • China Shipping bulk affiliate boost net profits
  • Brennan nominated for another term as FMC commissioner
  • P&O Nedlloyd adds offline software for shippers
  • OMI orders 47,000-deadweight-ton ice-class product carrier
  • CORRECTION Hyundai Merchant Marine made net $18 million loss in 2003
  • U.S., Madagascar ink civil air agreement
  • House panel considers security report on Alameda Corridor
  • Central Freight buys assets of Oregon LTL
  • CN, union reach tentative labor agreement
  • Quality Carriers selects computer-assisted driver training
  • FMC revokes eight OTI licenses
  • GeoLogistics opens offices in Pakistan
  • American grain shippers applaud U.S.-Dominican Republic FTA
  • Exel adds U.K. logistics business
  • U.S. talks bring Dominican Republic into CAFTA fold
  • U.S., U.A.E. sign trade and investment framework agreement
  • Appeals Court says U.S. can recover cost of undelivered food
  • Tibbett & Britten to test RFID
  • TransCore acquires Vistar's satellite-tracking assets
  • Ex-Im Bank loan to Mexican oil company boon to U.S. shippers
  • U.S. workshop on transport of nuclear materials
  • USDA denies trade adjustment help to California citrus grower group
  • Kerry says he would do more to protect ports
  • Delmas reports port congestion at Chinese port
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen expands auto processing in Brunswick
  • USAID extends SSA Marine's Umm Qasr contract
  • Horizon Lines adds cranes in San Juan
  • Sen. Murray marks opening of Operation Safe Commerce
  • Hutchison, British shippers discuss security surcharge
  • Suicide bombers kill Israeli port workers
  • Hong Kong's box traffic hit 20.4 million TEUs in 2003

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • DFDS with a steady profit for 2003
    DFDS of København came out of 2003 with a profit of DKK 157 million (EUR 21 million) after a year ...
  • "Odin" to recover oil from "Prestige"
    Statoil's multipurpose shuttle tanker MST "Odin" is participating in a project to recover oil from the sunken "Prestige". Head of ...
  • DFDS Tor Line opens three more services out of Göteborg
    DFDS Tor Line will open new routes from its base port Göteborg in the coming years. No less than three ...

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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
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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