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January 27, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Sched Netweb site
  • No PSS in February: AADA
  • MOL adds Shanghai call to WA1 service
  • TUI to list Hapag-Lloyd shares, Gunther Casjens to leave
  • Felixstowe breaks rail freight record
  • Rotterdam terminal to expand container capacity
  • Kuehne and Nagel win HK services award
  • Dragonair to launch Tokyo services
  • UPS buys out Japanese partner
  • Cathay Pacific to boost number of flights to Colombo
  • Continental Airlines records positive net income in Q4

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Plea against rubber imports dismissed
  • Triple honour for NSICT!
  • Kandla Port Trust to acquire 2 RMQCs, more high-capacity wharf cranes
  • Kolkata Port to strengthen box terminal's infrastructure
  • CONCOR starts 2nd dedicated rake on Vadodara-JNP-Mulund route
  • Efficient supply management key to cost-effectiveness, stresses ACLM President
  • Forex reserves swelled by $ 1,721 million to $ 1,03,824 million
  • ECGC may enter marine insurance business too
  • 25 pc subsidy likely for setting up farm infrastructure
  • 26 firms eyeing Iraqi contracts - To attend expo in Kuwait
  • Excise duty cut on edible oils ruled out
  • Major Ports badminton tournament from Feb. 4
  • Dedicated pharmaceutical EPC may be operational by April
  • Talks with shortlisted bidders today - Box terminal project at Cochin Port
  • IMTC programme for shipping professionals from Feb. 8
  • Hamriyah Free Zone offers more sops to Indian investors

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • New team member for O.W. Bunker
  • New team member for Ocean Energy
  • African market snapshots
  • Brazilian market update
  • Very low demand helps Gibraltar clear deliveries
  • Istanbul's fine but previous storms still affecting some avails
  • SMP boosts supply capacity through new Rotterdam bunker terminal
    Shell Marine Products (SMP) will be able to boost its fuel oil supply capacity in Rotterdam by up to 1 million metric tonnes per year by operating a significant part of Rotterdam's new bunkering terminal developed by Argos. Other suppliers will benefit too.
  • Little movement in Rotterdam, IFO180 premiums high

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Lay-offs at Kockums
  • E.R. Shiffahrt re-flags to Germany
  • Demolition-prices goes record-high in Far East

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Mitropoulos warns Euro Parliament against criminalisation
  • Bulkers dominate Japan's newbuilding boom
  • AP Moller in Iraq port deal
  • Rickmers and Sea Bridge end link

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • MAN B&W diesels for NCL newbuilds
    New technology lowers pollution, cuts fuel consumption

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Senators Wyden and Smith bring transport cash to Oregon
  • Baggage carousel numbers change at Sea-Tac International Airport
  • Ready Reserve Fleet vessels set to resupply troops in Iraq
  • Seattle seafarer's club honors top volunteers
  • New officers elected to Longview port boar

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd to refinance 14 ships in Germany
    P&O NEDLLOYD is to refinance 14 ships built in the early 1990s in the German KG market, in a move that will provide additional liquidity and lengthen borrowing commitments, the company said, write Hugh O'Mahony and Katrin Berkenkopf in Cologne.
  • Booming KG market risks overheating, warns bank
    ONE of the world's largest shipping banks has warned that the KG financing market shows signs of overheating.
  • Scantlings progress is blueprint for success
    COMMON scantlings for oil tankers that apply to roughly 60% of the world fleet are a prototype of how the industry can beat back regulators' efforts to "tell us what to do", according to a senior Det norske Veritas executive.
  • Darling, it's just not working: Woods
    CHAMBER of Shipping president Robert Woods was last night expected to attack the government and the European Union for creating "problems" for the industry, in front of an audience set to include UK transport secretary Alistair Darling.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Minister warns MSL workers
    MALTA'S deputy prime minister Lawrence Gonzi has ruled out any re-negotiation of last November's collective agreement signed between the government and Malta Shipyards Ltd
  • Everglades pushes security boat out
    HIGH-profile security measures have been put in place today for the arrival of the Queen Mary 2 at Florida's Port Everglades
  • RCCL shares up on upbeat comments
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises' shares ended the day higher in Oslo after upbeat comments from chief executive Richard Fain
  • 'Undue delay' on UK border force
    UK government ministers have been accused of undue delay in setting up a united border force bringing together Customs, immigration and police
  • ER Schiffahrt re-flags ships
    ER Schiffahrt will bring 10 of its 66 container vessels under the German flag by the end of the year, following an easing of German tax laws
  • Baltic oil exports expected to soar
    LUKOIL says it will start switching to larger tankers this year after predicting that shipments of Baltic Sea oil will increase to 4.5M tonnes, or 88,000 bpd
  • OOCL's Tung cautious on investment
  • Grimaldi links Rome to Barcelona
  • Festival in financial stalemate
  • Master of blacklist ship arrested
  • Hopes fade for Kephi crew

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Pacific lines reaffirm rate hikes
    Transpacific Stabilization Agreement expects tight capacity, particularly for peak season.
  • DOT plans chassis inspections
    Washington will launch a safety inspection program for the nation's 750,000 intermodal container chassis.
  • Savannah begins box berth project
    New berth will be largest dock and terminal container facility on East and Gulf coasts when completed in 2006.
  • Arbitration for Byrd Amendment dispute
  • FedEx expands tests of U.S. mail deliveries
  • Exel CEO eyes 10% profit growth
  • Clinton urges Bush to drop Seaway plan
  • Canada job cuts could hurt port security
  • Jacksonville port updates strategic plan
  • IANA elects chairman, board members
  • Retailers change association name
  • AAR, NITL want review of Wyoming coal decision
  • National Cargo Bureau warns of resin risk

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • OOCL target dedicated Singapore terminal
    Hong Kong registered Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL) is exploring the possibility of running a terminal in Singapore and other ports.
  • PONL to refinance 14 vessels with German subsidiary
  • Chennai Container Terminal's CEO quits
  • CMA CGM starts service to Vostochny from Busan
  • Malaysia's Sabah ports to get upgrade from new operator
  • Jade Express extends north China coverage
  • Savannah breaks ground on Berth 8, on 2003's firm foundations
  • Lille spreads its inland influence
  • MISC joins 8,000TEU class boxship race

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Rocknes cargo shifted
    Pilot Vermund Halhjem testifies of desperate effort to avert capsize of tragic bulker.
  • Wijsmuller save grounded capesize
    Yiosonas at anchor after major salvage operation on laden iron ore carrier.
  • First lady attacks Seaway plan
    Hillary Clinton asks president to deny funding for St Lawrence expansion.
  • Bangladesh breakers join big payers
    But first VLCC scrap hope of 2004 looks like its got a better offer.
  • Two seafarers die in ship hold
    Third man escapes asphyxiation as wood chip carrier discharges in Finnish port.
  • More P&O Nedlloyd ships go KG
    Another 14 vessels transfer to German management under refinancing scheme.
  • Niestern Sander gives guarantee boost
    Dutch yard will safeguard jobs this year in return for flexible working patterns.
  • Qatar to fly new LNG shipping company
    Local shareholders move to get a finger in gas export pie.
  • Clipper orders at Cochin
    Owner turns to India for bulker newbuilding quartet.
  • New Chinese call for CMA CGM
    French container line boosts Jade Express service to US west coast.
  • Split Shipyard clinches third suezmax
    Croatian yard to build another ship for domestic owner Tankerska Plovidba.
  • NSCSA income jumps
    Saudi Arabian owner enjoys benefits of larger fleet and hot market.
  • ER Schiffahrt flies flag for Germany
    Erck Rickmer's boxship company to support domestic register with transfer of ten ships.
  • Bulyard remains committed to Varna
    Bulgarian consortium says it will still take control of shipyard, despite government doubts over payment.
  • Orders tail-off at overstuffed Korean yards
    But overall 2003 produced biggest haul of contracts in thirty years.
  • Iraq to open second Gulf oil port
    State-owned oil company says terminal could load equivalent of a suezmax per day.
  • Japan yards see bulker surge
    Dry bulk tonnage makes up close to 90% of newbuilding contracts reported in December 2003.
  • Seatrade reefer faces spill fine
    Nova Hollandia ordered to Brest after leaking ballast line leaves pollution trail off French coast.
  • Hapag Lloyd teams with Taiwanese
    Three containership operators to launch Taiwan-Middle East service from next month.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Top 25 containerlines control 80% of worldwide ship capacity
  • P&O Nedlloyd sells, charters back 14 boxships
  • Stockholm, Doane take new roles at Matson
  • Quakes recorded moments before "Rocknes" capsized
  • P&O Nedlloyd vessel saves 4 fishermen off South Carolina
  • United Airlines routes more international freight through hubs
  • USDA: 100-percent testing for mad cow disease unnecessary
  • Flu outbreak prompts EU to ban Thai poultry
  • Lawmakers: U.S.-Australia FTA needs sugar
  • Exel opens new office in Poland
  • Revised glossary of supply chain terminology
  • Puerto Rico government requests bids for Ponce project
  • New crane delivered to Marseilles-Fos
  • SeaSecure completes security program for ports in Florida
  • Metropolitan Stevedore adds two accounts

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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