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April 21, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • India's JNP terminal project caught up in election battle
    HIGHLIGHTING the challenges of doing business in India, the plum win by the Maersk/Concor consortium for the new 10 billion rupee container terminal at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port appears to have been tripped up by the country's election fervour.
  • S Korea world's top shipbuilder
    SOUTH Korea overtook Japan to become the world's largest shipbuilder last year with over 40 per cent of the market, the Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry said yesterday.
  • CIMC sees Q1 earnings rising over 50%
    CHINA International Marine Containers , the world's largest maker of shipping containers, expects first-quarter net profit to leap more than 50 per cent on booming demand, the company said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific's Q1 volumes up 18.6%
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, the port arm of China's largest shipping company, handled 18.6 per cent more containers in the first quarter as demand in the US and Europe for China-made computer chips, cellphones and other goods rose.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways' chief Siegel quits amid strife
    THE chief executive of US Airways, David Siegel, who vowed last month that he would not run from the airline's deepening financial problems but had reached a logjam with its unions, resigned on Monday.
  • Bio-science to outpace electronics in Singapore shipment growth
  • Pittsburgh may lift post-Sept 11 security rule
  • Power outage hits LA airport
Strait Talk
  • Low detention rates essential for modern register
    THERE is no doubt that last week's news that the US Coast Guard has admitted Singapore to its 21st Century programme is a real feather in its cap for the Republic's register and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • India's JNP terminal project caught up in election battle
    HIGHLIGHTING the challenges of doing business in India, the plum win by the Maersk/Concor consortium for the new 10 billion rupee container terminal at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port appears to have been tripped up by the country's election fervour.
  • S Korea world's top shipbuilder
    SOUTH Korea overtook Japan to become the world's largest shipbuilder last year with over 40 per cent of the market, the Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry said yesterday.
  • CIMC sees Q1 earnings rising over 50%
    CHINA International Marine Containers , the world's largest maker of shipping containers, expects first-quarter net profit to leap more than 50 per cent on booming demand, the company said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific's Q1 volumes up 18.6%
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, the port arm of China's largest shipping company, handled 18.6 per cent more containers in the first quarter as demand in the US and Europe for China-made computer chips, cellphones and other goods rose.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways' chief Siegel quits amid strife
    THE chief executive of US Airways, David Siegel, who vowed last month that he would not run from the airline's deepening financial problems but had reached a logjam with its unions, resigned on Monday.
  • Bio-science to outpace electronics in Singapore shipment growth
  • Pittsburgh may lift post-Sept 11 security rule
  • Power outage hits LA airport
Strait Talk
  • Low detention rates essential for modern register
    THERE is no doubt that last week's news that the US Coast Guard has admitted Singapore to its 21st Century programme is a real feather in its cap for the Republic's register and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • India's JNP terminal project caught up in election battle
    HIGHLIGHTING the challenges of doing business in India, the plum win by the Maersk/Concor consortium for the new 10 billion rupee container terminal at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port appears to have been tripped up by the country's election fervour.
  • S Korea world's top shipbuilder
    SOUTH Korea overtook Japan to become the world's largest shipbuilder last year with over 40 per cent of the market, the Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry said yesterday.
  • CIMC sees Q1 earnings rising over 50%
    CHINA International Marine Containers , the world's largest maker of shipping containers, expects first-quarter net profit to leap more than 50 per cent on booming demand, the company said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific's Q1 volumes up 18.6%
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, the port arm of China's largest shipping company, handled 18.6 per cent more containers in the first quarter as demand in the US and Europe for China-made computer chips, cellphones and other goods rose.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways' chief Siegel quits amid strife
    THE chief executive of US Airways, David Siegel, who vowed last month that he would not run from the airline's deepening financial problems but had reached a logjam with its unions, resigned on Monday.
  • Bio-science to outpace electronics in Singapore shipment growth
  • Pittsburgh may lift post-Sept 11 security rule
  • Power outage hits LA airport
Strait Talk
  • Low detention rates essential for modern register
    THERE is no doubt that last week's news that the US Coast Guard has admitted Singapore to its 21st Century programme is a real feather in its cap for the Republic's register and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL net profit up 536 per cent in FY2003
  • K&N receives China Class A forwarder's licence
  • VPA Chairman announces new board members
  • Bangladesh land port to open next month
  • Malaysian Shipping MD dies
  • APM to build US$450 million container terminal in Virginia
  • BC vessel traffic affected by tug strike
  • SIA to cut costs amid stiffer competition
  • HKIA sees increase in cargo throughput for March
  • Jiangsu airport to provide alternative to trucking

Exim Indiaweb site
  • China's unsatiated appetite for industrialisation starves global shipyards of steel - Ship charter rates blow through the roof
  • Pace of issuing IMO compliance certificates to ports tardy
  • Wreckage of m. t. Delta 1 successfully beached
  • Mercator Lines' net soars by 731 pc to Rs 45.38 cr. in 2003-04
  • SCI Board approves plan to buy 2 new LR1 tankers
  • Auto component exports record 39 pc rise
  • Export units want sops restored
  • Compressor makers unhappy over import duty cuts
  • Containerised traffic at most Indian ports shining (rising) - JN Port leads the way; remains preferred Port of trade
  • Kolkata Port Trust defers tariff revision plan again
  • Feasibility report on 4th box terminal at JNP being finalised: R. Budhiraja
  • Rlys hauls 3 pc more freight in 2003-04
  • Bond, bank guarantee waived for filing advance import general manifest
  • 'Tis an ill wind that bodes no good', cry exporters - Soaring freight rates, paucity of boxes, rupee appreciation...
  • South backbone of services sector: CII study
  • One-to-one meetings with Taiwan trade team tomorrow

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • Buyers' anticipation keeps Panama hushed
  • OPEC experimenting with new reference oil price
    The new trial formula works out a lot lower than the official basket price and explains why the cartel has declined to enforce its so-called price band mechanism.
  • Winter restrictions ending at key Baltic oil port
  • Shanghai futures exchange a step closer to realisation
    China's State Council backing means futures exchange on target for Q3 start.
  • Uruguay supply situation slowly returning to normal
  • Trader joins O.W. Bunker Group
  • Avails push earliest Fujairah dates into weekend
    Fujairah's earliest dates still suffer from tight avails and heavy commitment on resupply cargoes
  • Early Hong Kong dates increasingly dependent on resupply cargo
  • Prices touch nine-month highs in key ports
    Combination of firm crude market and local factors send prices to record highs accross the globe.
  • Rotterdam steady at midday
  • Swedish supplier takes step towards double-hulled future
    Stena Oil AB reveals order for a new state-of-the-art double- hulled product tanker, part of the company's strategy to be fully prepared for EU legislation on double hulls.
  • Estonian export terminal capacity expanded
    Vopak announces acquisition of leased tanks and plans for further expansion next year.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • ITJ organises packing seminar at Mavex
  • Traconi launches new tool for transport tenders
  • British government should subsidise M6 toll road
  • Swisslog lands Maag Technic contract
  • UIC and ARA boost cooperation
  • Skyroute appoints new global agencies for its 'Just2CIS' product
  • Fos Logistics launches Belgium-China freighter services
  • More capacity for Stena on Karlskrona-Gdynia route

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • US gets heavy on security
  • Exmar orders extra LNGRV
  • UK government rejects Southampton box port plan
  • Exmar Kosan buys LPG fleet
  • Australian state imposes ballast rules
  • APM plans new terminal at Portsmouth, US

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • U.S. Ocean Commission releases preliminary report
    Makes far reaching recommendations on ocean use
  • DeSimone named COO of Staten Island Ferry
    New York implements key recommendation of GMATS report
  • New York City gears up for more cruise passengers
    $200 million in terminal upgrades and expansion
  • Jo Tankers enters guilty plea in parcel tanker case
    Will pay $19.5 million fine

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Darling sinks ABP's £600m dream for Dibden Bay
    PLANS to build a huge new container terminal at Dibden Bay were rejected by the government yesterday on environmental grounds.
  • Green groups wade into rival box plans
    ENVIRONMENTALISTS savoured victory last night, but were already taking aim at the three remaining UK container terminal projects at various stages of the planning process, writes Roger Hailey.
  • Decision 'not life or death' for port giant
    ABP quickly responded to the disappointment of the Dibden Bay decision by announcing a '100m share buy-back programme, write Tony Gray and Janet Porter.
  • No end in sight to congestion as environmentalists win argument
    CONTAINER lines and their customers reacted with a mixture of shock and disappointment to the Dibden Bay decision, while the ports industry said the balance had swung too far in favour of environmentalists.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • UK rejects Dibden Bay plan
    THE UK government has rejected Southampton's '600M ($1Bn) Dibden Bay container terminal development put forward by Associated British Ports
  • ABP regroups after Dibden rejection
    THE price of Associated British Ports shares fell by 10% this morning on news of the UK government's rejection of the company's Dibden Bay proposal
  • Eurotunnel records poor quarter
    EUROTUNNEL, the operator of the tunnel linking France and the UK, has posted worrying figures for the first three months of the year
  • Transneft offers Barents Sea option
    TRANSNEFT, Russia's state controlled oil pipeline agency, is proposing a new oil export route for the Barents Sea, instead of Murmansk, the private oil producers' choice
  • Malta to sell off national line
    THE Maltese government yesterday announced its intention to privatise Sea Malta, the national shipping line
  • Free port hatching in China
    WAIGAOQIAO Bonded Logistics Area has passed a strict examination by PRC State Council experts, marking the first move towards a free port in China
  • Maersk makes more of India
  • Lys-Line in aluminium contract
  • Jo Tankers pays competition fine
  • Mexican reprieve for Montevideo meat
  • Thomson to cruise from UK ports
  • Melbourne to get deeper, quicker
  • Dubai seals $217M crane deal
  • India calls for seafarer convention
  • Rhône sees return of liner services
  • Malaysian conglomerate eyes Penang

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • CSX: No problem with 'short' sea
    Intermodal executive says railroad wouldn't necessarily oppose system that potentially could divert trailer traffic from rail to water.
  • Trucking fuels CNF profit
  • Vancouver digs out; tug strike gets mediator
  • Montreal cargo powers up
  • Britain nixes ABP plan for $1.1B box hub
  • Cosco eyes IPO, will double box capacity
  • Box demand will outpace supply: APL chief
  • MOL adds U.S.-S.A. East Coast link
  • USTR vets Panama, Thailand trade deals
  • EU approves aid for DHL air hub
  • SAS Cargo appoints new president and CEO

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • Shippers deride TSA's THC components list after 13-year wait
    Hong Kong Shippers' Council (HKSC) executive director Sunny Ho revealed serious defects in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement's (TSA) terminal handling charges (THCs) component list today.
  • Dibden dredges up debate about the future of UK shipping
    The UK government's rejection of the proposed Dibden Bay deepwater container terminal at Southampton has raised questions about the future of UK shipping and transport on all sides.
  • Darling cites public interest in rejection of Dibden Bay proposal
  • APM Terminals greenlight Virginia terminal
  • Victoria government to accelerate Melbourne deepening
  • US Congresswoman says missile money should go to port security
  • rail4chem ready for Alpine crossing
  • ICTSI's Baltic Container Terminal tots up phase one expansion plan
  • Guo appointed executive director of COSCO
  • Kolkata feeder operators hike rates
  • Safmarine appoints new CEO from within

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • OSG pays dividend
    US tanker owner continues with higher payouts.
  • Maersk to build $450m terminal in US
    Facility will handle 500,000 containers when finished in 2007.
  • Torm votes to hike share capital
    AGM also approves DKK 12 dividend for 2003.
  • Cruise lines sign Big Apple deal
    NCL and Carnival to get preferential treatment after pledging $200m.
  • Gorthon hit by cargo downturn
    Profitability of Swedish forest products shipping specialist tumbles through first quarter.
  • Essar buying VLCC?
    Expanionist-minded Indian owner linked to 11-year old tanker.
  • BLT banks on share issue
    Indonesian tanker owner could raise more than $12m over three years for working capital.
  • Leif Hoegh bounces back
    Operating profit doubles as GM car carrier award winner motors ahead.
  • ABP share price plunges
    Rejection of $1bn Dibden Bay super container port plan delivers big blow to UK company.
  • Empty tanks key to Bow Mariner
    Marine surveyors point to tank vapours from discharged cargo as likely cause of sinking.
  • Mercator makes a packet
    Expanding Indian tanker owner says net profit rose more than 700% in the year to 31 March.
  • Platinum hit by hot boxship rates
    Strong demand for containership tonnage is thwarting the expansion plans of Thai newcomer.
  • Japan holds 35
    Big names escape detention in March as smaller cargoships held after safety checks.
  • Cosco Corp eyes yard expansion
    Singapore unit of Chinese giant likely to buy stake in another group shiprepair outfit.
  • Lys-Line to haul aluminium
    DFDS subsidiary signs three-year deal to move cargoes between Scandinavia and Med.
  • Korea's yards lead Japan in 1Q
    Both countries see big gains in orderbook in first three months of this year.
  • Thoresen Thai confirms ship buy
    Thai bulker owner goes for a handymax with its latest acquisition.
  • Dutch yard hits trouble
    The Metz repair operation in Urk, northern Netherlands, has filed for bankruptcy.
  • AMSA head re-appointed
    Clive Davidson to serve third term as chief executive of Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
  • Hual Triton held in US
    Leif Hoegh PCTC detained with catalogue of machinery space deficiencies.
  • Tanker explodes on Yangtze
    Latest report says two missing and four injured after vessel blast.
  • Pan United seals Tidewater duo
    Recently demerged Singapore shipbuilder picks up newbuilding contracts from offshore giant.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • Carriers, lessors see box shortages
  • Asian shipowners predict 12-15% transpacific growth
  • CLARIFICATION: P&O Nedlloyd not a party to FABC sale
  • China Southern adds new Japan route
  • Hi-Tech Forwarder Network to hold conference April 26-30
  • New York DOT seeks input on policy for off-peak delivery times
  • New EU labeling rules spooks American food shippers
  • APM to build new terminal in Virginia by 2007
  • U.S. Coast Guard launches security assistance program
  • U.K. government blocks Dibden Bay container terminal
  • Inbound traffic in Long Beach rises again

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 20, 2004
  • Extended single-hull ban from 1 May
    The ban on single-hull tankers, introduced by the European Union in October last year, will be extended to the ...
  • New management at Odense Shipyard
    Odense Staalskibsværft, the A.P. Møller-Mærsk owned shipyard in Odense, Denmark, has got a new management. The new CEO is ...
  • Barent Sea exploration restarts
    Statoil and Norsk Hydro has finally signed a letter of intent with drilling contractors Ocean Rig to sink three exploration ...

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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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Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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