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September 28, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ship orders set to hit record US$60b mark
    SHIP orders in 2004 will reach a record US$60 billion for a second straight year, Nordea Bank AB said, after increased trade with China boosted demand for vessels and pushed freight rates to record highs.
  • NY port's volumes rise 10% in H1
    LED by imports of furniture, the key East Coast US Port of New York and New Jersey has enjoyed a 10 per cent rise in volumes for the first half of this year over last, as Asian cargo volumes continue to surge.
  • P&O may cut up to 1,000 jobs in ferries revamp
    UP to 1,000 jobs could be lost this week when ports and shipping group P&O announces an overhaul of its loss-making ferries business, according to a report in The Guardian.
  • Cruise ship collides with tanker off Spain
Dockyard
  • Ship repair show to go around the world
    COLOR is greater than 100% or less than 0% FOR the past dozen years, ship repairers and their customers, ship owners, have converged on London's Olympia each November for the annual ShipRepair & Conversion conference and exhibition.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ship orders set to hit record US$60b mark
    SHIP orders in 2004 will reach a record US$60 billion for a second straight year, Nordea Bank AB said, after increased trade with China boosted demand for vessels and pushed freight rates to record highs.
  • NY port's volumes rise 10% in H1
    LED by imports of furniture, the key East Coast US Port of New York and New Jersey has enjoyed a 10 per cent rise in volumes for the first half of this year over last, as Asian cargo volumes continue to surge.
  • P&O may cut up to 1,000 jobs in ferries revamp
    UP to 1,000 jobs could be lost this week when ports and shipping group P&O announces an overhaul of its loss-making ferries business, according to a report in The Guardian.
  • Cruise ship collides with tanker off Spain
Dockyard
  • Ship repair show to go around the world
    COLOR is greater than 100% or less than 0% FOR the past dozen years, ship repairers and their customers, ship owners, have converged on London's Olympia each November for the annual ShipRepair & Conversion conference and exhibition.

Sched Netweb site
  • Container volumes at Auckland up 2pc for 12 months to end Aug
  • ICTSI Brazilian unit buys box handling equipment from China
  • DHL C-TPAT programme validated by CBP
  • Coalition launched to promote US port security
  • POLB container throughput up 33.3pc in August
  • CSX promotes Chinnici to vice president - purchasing
  • UA to launch San Francisco-Nagoya service
  • Delta to sell aircraft, seeks nod for China-Atlanta service
  • Changi Airport named `Best in the World' by magazines

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SICL records highest loading of thermal coal at vizag port
  • MANSA's Executive Committee elects new office-bearers for 2004-06
  • Coastal shippers express concern over TP processing thru' EDI
  • Fieo multi-product team in South-East Asia
  • Dumping duty slapped on methylene chloride imports from Korea
  • France invites Indian investors
  • CSL pays 7 per cent dividend for first time
  • Allcargo Movers bags coveted iso 9001:2000 certification
  • Forex reserves up by $ 679 million to $ 1,18,256 million
  • National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council set up
  • Coir Board draws up ambitious investment plan to double exports to Rs 1,000 cr.
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 104 m
  • Chidambaram to start budgeting for 2005-06 in November
  • Railway projects funded by foreign finances
  • Steady increase in fruits, vegetable processing capacities.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • New crude record close to $50 per barrel
    The market will be looking for evidence on Wednesday that a wave of delayed crude oil supplies are reaching US shores. Speculation of another draw may drive crude up to $50 per barrel.
  • Major 500 cst supplier set to boost sales next year
    Singapore's major supplier of 500 centistoke (cst) fuel oil to ships looks set to more than triple sales of the grade to one of its customers next year, continuing a trend for growing uptake of the high viscosity bunker fuel.
  • Reminder: Petrobras to suspend supply
    Brazilian supplier to suspend bunker deliveries between September 30 and October 4.
  • Gibraltar distillate stocks running thin ahead of resupply
  • MPA on the sidelines in supplier-surveyor dispute
    Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has said it will not intervene in an on-going dispute between some bunker suppliers in the port and DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS).
  • Asia may not be ready for low-sulphur fuel oil demand
    Sources say Singapore refiners are not keen to change refining patterns to produce more low-sulphur fuel oil when emission control areas come into force next year.
  • Rotterdam prices surge with crude
  • Singapore: 2004 volumes could push 23 million tonnes
    Singapore bunker sales see another record month, with industry experts forecasting annual sales to jump two million metric tonnes this year.

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • Briggs Equipment selects GlobalTRACS
  • French motorway operators to go public
  • ABX Logistics new Lufthansa Cargo global partner
  • Hourly departures for Brunsb'ttel-Cuxhaven Elbe ferry?
  • EasternAirCargo doubles frequencies to Yuzhno Sakhalinsk
  • APL to commence service to Sharjah
  • Santander appoints new director

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • ILO Super Convention still not a done deal
  • ABS plumps for diesels for LNG ships
  • Farstad wins long-term contracts
  • UK ferry passengers stuck on board

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • Funds for Washington ports included in Senate bill
  • WTSA member lines eye boost to cotton rates
  • Historical group will revamp lighthouse in Westport, Washington
  • New Northwest photo exhibit opening at Sea-Tac Airport
  • Port of Grays Harbor leases site to seafood firm

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cruiseship Van Gogh collides with tanker
    THE cruiseship Van Goghhas collided with the laden double-hull tanker Spetses in the Bay of Gibraltar, in a potentially disastrous incident that luckily resulted in no injuries or pollution.
  • ILO 'superconvention' wrangles unresolved
    NEGOTIATORS at the 'superconvention' seafarer labour standards talks in Geneva have failed to reach agreement on several key points, forcing participants to fudge the long-awaited draft instrument.
  • 10 years on, Estonia questions remain
    FIVE Swedish parliamentarians are calling for a fresh inquiry into the sinking of the ro-ro ferry Estonia, which capsized with the loss of 852 lives ten years ago today.
  • New clearing house for freight derivatives
    A NEW clearing house for freight derivatives is in the offing in the wake of the protracted bulk boom.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • P&O employees wait anxiously
    EMPLOYEES of P&O's ferry division were waiting anxiously today for news of changes to the company's operating strategy that might see 1,000 redundancies of sea and shore staff and altered terms and conditions of employment
  • Nigerian smuggler ships relocated
    TWO oil bunkering tankers, African Pride and Jimoh, both of which had gone missing after being placed under arrest for smuggling oil in Nigeria, have now been found
  • Italian agent, broker join forces
    GENOA-based ship agency and broker groups Cambiaso Risso and Genoa Sea Brokers have completed a strategic alliance
  • Capt Mangouras appeals again
    PRESTIGE captain Apostolos Mangouras is again appealing to be allowed home after lawyers lodged a new legal request to let him return to Greece for a three-month period
  • Trans-Siberian Troika wins approval
    RUSSIAN Troika, the new joint venture for Trans-Siberian rail movement of containers, was approved last week by directors of the state-owned Russian Railways Corp
  • Dredging Corp to expand fleet
    DREDGING Corp of India has approved a ten-year plan, which includes expansion of the company's dredging fleet, at its annual general meeting
  • Jammed door traps passengers
  • Radisson sells Tahiti cruiser
  • Lula tackles Brazil port paralysis
  • Boxship rates maintain high level
  • Irish must invest further in ports
  • Maanav Star refloated
  • Fog blamed for Gibraltar collision
  • Ports reopen after Jeanne
  • Toll acquires Western Stevedores
  • Boxship strikes Durban caisson

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • Break in the backlog at Los Angeles
    Traffic jam of vessels begins to dissipate after reaching near-record high.
  • Florida ports assess Jeanne damage
    Ports re-open as Coast Guard, Army Corps check safety of harbors and waterways after hurricane passes.
  • New JoC Breakbulk Conference dates
  • FedEx plans Shanghai hub
  • North American brokers form alliance
  • Tolls to fund Panama Canal expansion: Minister
  • Evergreen's Kuo to head N. American unit
  • U.S.-Canada bridge kicks off improvements
  • P&O cuts to benefit boxes
  • Panama Canal nearing capacity
  • "K" Line opens China office
  • MOL enhances security through key waterway
  • "K" Line adds Asia-U.S. all-water service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • China Merchants Holdings International to enlarge China port businesses
    China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) will get China Merchants Holdings Pacific's (CMHP) shares in China port investment by injecting into the latter its interest in five mainland toll roads.
  • Arkas newbuilds see Turks cash in on charter boom
  • Shippers and carriers clash over Subcontinent CAF
  • Kerry Properties to buy China logistics company
  • New Dutch pilot vessels could benefit boxships

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • ILO talks deadlocked
    Geneva meeting on seafarers' Bill of Rights ends with key issues unresolved.
  • Streamline makes slim profit
    UK feedership operator and ship agency sees earnings fall in year to 31 March.
  • Cruise disaster avoided
    No injuries or pollution despite collision of passenger ship and laden tanker in thick fog.
  • Regulation for India?
    Indian exporters press for regulator to keep an eye on fluctuating freight rates.
  • Dag Schjerven joins Wilh
    Wilhelmsen shipping group makes explosive merger appointment.
  • Ship sales boost Denholm
    UK owner and manager logs rise in pre-tax profit for 2003 after selling six vessels.
  • MOL beefs up security
    Japanese owner hires experts to check safety of vessels passing through Malacca Strait.
  • Crash blamed on poor vigilance
    A failure to keep a proper lookout on both Brave bulker and fishing vessel led to their collision.
  • Four burnt on tanker
    Singapore ship repair workers hospitalised after pump room blaze.
  • Simon still struggling
    UK ports group posts first half loss after shedding shipping and storage units.
  • Ferry passengers cut free
    Passengers and crew spend a day on NorseMerchant ship after door fails.
  • SembCorp raises fresh capital
    Singapore yard group sets up SGD500m debt issuance programme to meet immediate funding needs.
  • Lys-Line signs paper deal
    DFDS subsidiary to carry 50,000 tonnes per year from Sweden to UK from 2005.
  • Paris MOU nets big names
    Exxon and Maersk named as charterers of two lpg carriers detained by inspectors last month.
  • Virtu inks cat contract
    Maltese operator orders ro-pax catamaran newbuilding from fast ferry specialist Austal.
  • Maanav Star set for refloat
    A further attempt to refloat grounded Indian-registered cargo ship to be made on Monday.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • APL's controlled carrier status
  • WTSA adopts new cotton rates
  • CSCL pays premium for early delivery of 5,688-TEU ship
  • "K" Line opens office in Chengdu
  • 314 vessel operations projected for Operation Iraqi Freedom III
  • Patriot Contract Services files protest to GAO over LMSR contracts
  • IATA deplores slow pace of air transport liberalization
  • FedEx buys eight planes from Delta
  • LAX develops security plan
  • Report: Worldwide air cargo volumes up 10% in first half
  • Canada seeks technology to improve highway efficiency at borders
  • ATA reels in carrier, money for highway security program
  • DOT secretary promotes economic benefits of freight transport
  • U.S. Customs chief continues push for border strategy
  • U.S. millers want European oats off the table for tariff action
  • Siemens and Kuehne connect RFID
  • Bentzel leaves Senate Commerce Committee
  • Amazon picks NextLinx software
  • Nevada shipper settles charges for illegal exports to Iran
  • Most Florida ports remain closed due to Hurricane Jeanne
  • NY-NJ reports half-year growth
  • Tideworks, Camco team up on OCR for gates

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
  • Lys-Line secures another paper contract
    Lys-Line ' 66 per cent owned by DFDS ' has secured a contract to transport 50,000 tonnes of paper annually from ...
  • Further Camillio Eitzen/Lauritzen cooperation
    Once Camillo Eitzen's purchase of Gibson Gas Tankers ' with five vessel from 3,200 to 6,800 cu.m. capacity ' is completed next ...
  • Røkke looking for tax concessions for Ostsee
    German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will meet Kjell Inge Røkke in Molde, Western Norway, tomorrow to discuss possible tax concessions to ...

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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
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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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