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October 22, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More changes at PSA on the cards as veteran set to retire
    MORE change is afoot at Singapore's global terminal operator PSA International with the imminent departure of PSA veteran Ng Chee Keong, who will go on to play a consultancy role for the organisation.
  • OOIL's Q3 shipping revenues up 28%
    HONG Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas Ltd said yesterday revenues from its shipping business in the third quarter rose 28 per cent, thanks to booming international trade.
  • California cargo backlog 'critical', says union
    THE two busiest US ports face a 'critical' backlog of cargo in Southern California because too few trained workers are in place to handle the overflow of goods, said the union representing dock workers.
  • Teekay's net income jumps to US$245m in Q3
Admiralty Casebook
  • Going the arbitration route to stave off lawsuit
    AN English court last week ruled that a vessel owner that had a unilateral option in a charterparty to refer disputes to arbitration could exercise that option even though the charterer had already started court action against it.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More changes at PSA on the cards as veteran set to retire
    MORE change is afoot at Singapore's global terminal operator PSA International with the imminent departure of PSA veteran Ng Chee Keong, who will go on to play a consultancy role for the organisation.
  • OOIL's Q3 shipping revenues up 28%
    HONG Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas Ltd said yesterday revenues from its shipping business in the third quarter rose 28 per cent, thanks to booming international trade.
  • California cargo backlog 'critical', says union
    THE two busiest US ports face a 'critical' backlog of cargo in Southern California because too few trained workers are in place to handle the overflow of goods, said the union representing dock workers.
  • Teekay's net income jumps to US$245m in Q3
Admiralty Casebook
  • Going the arbitration route to stave off lawsuit
    AN English court last week ruled that a vessel owner that had a unilateral option in a charterparty to refer disputes to arbitration could exercise that option even though the charterer had already started court action against it.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cepa II origin rules to be announced soon
  • Schenker Terminals receive TAPA certification
  • 24-hr customs clearence to be introduced at Russian border town
  • HK throughput jumps 9.5 pc in September

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • South Korean refiner suspends bunker supply
    South Korean bunker market looks set to suffer tight supply and firm prices for balance of October.
  • Petrobras seeks expansion near and far
    Petrobras manager tells Miami conference of plans to increase sales of low sulphur fuels in European and Asian bunkering hubs, as well as reviving bunker services closer to home.
  • Regional cargo gains suppress Italian demand
  • 'Disruption not destruction' as Tokyo Bay weathers latest storm
    As Typhoon Tokage moves on, players in Tokyo Bay find damage mostly limited to supply delays rather than infrastructure
  • Demand expected to keep up with Singapore fuel oil arrivals
    Singapore fuel oil inventories see only slight rise this week, despite expectations of over 3m metric tonnes of cargo arrivals from the west this month.
  • Rotterdam firm with continued congestion
  • Saudi Arabia investing in desulphurisation technology for crude
    Saudi Arabia has said it is investing in desulphurisation technology to compete with sweet crude producers and meet the needs of refiners.
  • Panama Canal imposes new tariff for oil carrying vessels
    The Panama Canal Authority has issued a new tariff of charges, in order to finance the implementation of its oil spill response program.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Alacat 2004 from 7 - 10 November in Barcelona
  • Quehenberger opts for GC3 transport management system
  • Shippers optimistic over repeal of liner shipping anti-trust immunity
  • Ford orders forklifts from Kalmar
  • Tirana Airport Partners to run Mother Teresa airport
  • MSC introduces Andes Express Service
  • New head for CMA CGM Switzerland

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • GEM orders products tankers at Hyundai Mipo
  • Broström's profit on tanker disposal
  • B&N books specialist ships from Aker
  • OMI buys back shares
  • Brussels agrees to Italian tonnage tax
  • EC approves Belgium port subsidies
  • Stelmar pays advisers US$11m

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • CATS ferry no longer under guard

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Mexicana Airlines expanding Portland flights to Mexico
  • BNSF simplifying wheat shipment rates
  • Investigation continues on Puget Sound oil spill
  • Vancouver BC cruise business continues to see declines
  • Crowley setting up shop in Guatemala Free Zone

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Economou heads for US stock market return with 15-strong panamax fleet
    GEORGE Economou's Drytank group is hatching plans to offer shares in a bulk carrier fleet in the US in the coming weeks, possibly before the end of the year, Lloyd's List has learned.
  • Scrap liner immunity, says Australian watchdog
    AUSTRALIA'S official regulatory adviser, the Productivity Commission, says the country's liner shipping immunities should be scrapped or heavily modified.
  • Guidelines call as Britain is accused on 'booze cruises'
    PASSENGER Shipping Association director William Gibbons has called for guidelines on the volume of goods so-called 'booze cruisers' can bring in as the European Commission ann-ounced plans to take Britain to the European Court of Justice over seizures of tobacco and cars.
  • Typhoon Tokage hits home
    The 1978-built, 4,254 gt passenger cargoship Antonina Nezhdanova is pictured on a 50' list with its hull cracked and flooded, at Fushiki, near Toyama on the central eastern coast of Honshu.
  • Recruitment drive fails to keep US dockers
    A MUCH-publicised dockworker recruitment drive to help relieve chronic congestion at ports in southern California has fallen far short of its target, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Crew safe as typhoon lashes ships
    AT least three ships were damaged on Wednesday during the unprecedented 10th storm of Japan's record typhoon season
  • Weather thwarts BBC China clean-up
    POOR weather continues to hamper efforts of removing bunker fuel from the stranded dry cargo ship BBC China, which is grounded near Port Grosvenor in South Africa
  • PSA CEO Ng Chee Keong to retire
    CHIEF Executive of container terminal operator PSA Singapore, Ng Chee Keong will be retiring with effect from 1 January, 2005 after more than 30 years of service
  • South Korea to probe yard mishaps
    SOUTH Korea will 'thoroughly' probe accidents at shipbuilding yards, which the ministry of labour says account for a large number of industrial accidents
  • European Court for UK Customs
    EFFORTS by UK Customs to justify what the EC calls 'disproportionate penalties' on ferry passengers have proved inadequate
  • US oil spill twist
    AN investigation by the US Coast Guard in search of a ship that spilled oil into Puget Sound off the coast of Washington State has taken an unexpected turn
  • S Africa to invest in ports, rail
  • EC approves Italian tonnage tax
  • Spanish dockers reject directive
  • RCCL posts $282M profit in 3Q
  • USWC pilots face consolidation
  • Tampa executives sacked
  • S African ports seek partnerships
  • Whales cannot file lawsuits in US
  • S Carolina ports 'falling behind'
  • Wärtsilä admits slow Moby response

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Mandatory C-TPAT req.'s coming?
    Some, but not all, elements of the supply-chain security prorgam could become required but the program will remain fundamentally voluntary, a DHS official says.
  • Congestion shrinks LA imports
    Delays taking a toll on the nation's busiest container complex as shippers divert cargo to other West Coast ports.
  • OOCL revenue rides box boom
  • UPS Q3 profit rises 20 percent
  • Fuel prices hurt Union Pacific profit
  • Hub earnings surge despite weaker intermodal
  • September jump for Hong Kong throughput
  • Customs reschedules trade symposium
  • Better net for Arkansas Best
  • DHL to pull global hub out of Brussels
  • Record for Japan exports
  • China, ASEAN to sign off on trade pact: Report

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Tests for Buenos Aires alternative suspended
    A series of test-navigations, aimed at extending River Plate navigation to Zarate, has been cancelled, affecting lines seeking alternatives to Buenos Aires, which has been hit by draught-restrictions.
  • Lyttelton details expansion plans
    New Zealand's leading South Island container port, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC), has announced it will invest NZ$90million (US$62.2million) over five years to upgrade and expand port facilities.
  • California longshore union says more full-timers needed
  • Hanjin transPac service to target import-export balance as 'wave of the future'
  • Singamas expects further rise in box-prices
  • HK urges Guangdong to relax regulations on cross-border drivers
  • Port skip allows Evergreen partners to get the jump on European congestion
  • Russia's Magistral institutes express Far East container train
  • European transport group reaches out to neighbours and into existing infrastructure
  • Pacific traders re-tonnage
  • Volume growth at Busan Port
  • Cosco orders four 5,100TEU containerships
  • New logistics hub opened at Penang
  • Third vessel of the year for FESCO

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Stena steps up
    Swedish owner is latest to test US equity market with planned $200m IPO for six-tanker fleet.
  • Vinashin takes Chinese cash
    Vietnamese shipbuilder to pocket $100m in loans to realise dream of third shipyard.
  • RCCL in record quarter
    Hurricanes fail to blow cruise company off course with the help of higher prices and extra capacity.
  • VLCCs scale new peak
    Owners of modern tankers granted licence to print money as daily earnings reach $160,000 for Middle East Gulf to Asia voyages.
  • OMI buys more OMI
    Company takes back 390,000 more shares at more than $17 each.
  • Tanker tonic for Fortum
    Hot market boosts Finnish power group's shipping profit in first three quarters.
  • Tidewater fights to standstill
    US offshore giant cuts costs to maintain profit as revenues dip.
  • Teekay soars to new highs
    Aframax giant posts highest ever quarterly and year to date earnings on rates not seen in a generation.
  • Mipo mops up Gulf orders
    Dubai and Saudi owners sign up for nine products tankers at South Korean yard in a deal worth $360m.
  • Teekay's ins and outs
    Despite the prospect of even hotter rates tanker giant took opportunity to clear out older tonnage.
  • Upswing for U-Ming
    Taiwanese bulker owner boosts profit in nine months to end-September.
  • Hanjin confirms Cosco quartet
    South Korean shipbuilder says it will build four 5,100-teu containerships to Chinese giant.
  • Gotland on the rise
    First quarter profit increases at Swedish tanker and ferry owner, if ship sales excluded.
  • OMI pays top whack for stock
    US owner carries out surprise share buyback suggesting tanker stocks could climb higher.
  • Court releases Lakes ferry
    High-speed Spirit of Ontario is back with its owners.
  • Izar faces EUR 556m bill
    European Commission decides Spanish owner must repay huge amount of illegal state aid.
  • Brostrom sells single-hull
    Lennart Simonsson books SEK 2m profit on disposal of Bro Bara.
  • Irish Ferries cuts costs and jobs
    Up to 150 staff could take redundancy as owner switches to crew agency for Ireland to France route.
  • Pirates strike off Columbia
    Unnamed general cargo ship suffers third attack in two months at Buenaventura anchorage.
  • Numbers up at OOCL
    Hong Kong-listed container line sees year-on-year growth of 21.3% in containers handled.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • OOCL reports higher rates for third quarter
  • COSCO orders four 5,100-TEU ships
  • CMA CGM starts first intra-Asia service
  • Lufthansa, Shenzhen Airlines found cargo carrier in China
  • Delta plunges further into red, posts $651 million loss
  • Northwest Airlines back in the red
  • Cathay Pacific seeks piece of Air China
  • Guggenheim aviation group to lease converted 747s
  • GAO critical of USDA, FDA food recall policies
  • SembLog shares in K+N acquired by new investors
  • Trade Symposium pushed back a month
  • EC orders EU shipyards to pay back illegal subsidies
  • Maersk Sealand, Safmarine try new Suez canal terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Kvaerner contest reduced EU subsidy claim
    Kvaerner ASA, which is unofficially described as Kjell Inge Røkke's to-do list, will officially dispute the claim from the ...
  • Flight from NIS flag continues
    A growing number of vessels leave the Norwegian International Register (NIS) for other flags and the total number of NIS ...
  • Record freight for VLCC
    301,000 DWT "Tantramar" was fixed at record high WS 247.5 for 21 November from the Middle East Gulf to the ...

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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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