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February 17, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai Ports Int'l inks US$500m India deal
    DUBAI Ports International has finally sealed the deal with India's Kochi Port Trust to construct, develop and operate the US$500 million container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam after being awarded the tender nearly a year ago.
  • New York cruise terminals to get a makeover
    THE cruise business is growing in some of the big cities, and New York is one of them.
  • Hong Kong's Jan container traffic rises 7.8%
    HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, Cosco Pacific Ltd and other operators of Hong Kong's port handled 7.8 per cent more containers in January as shipments of Chinese-made goods to US, Europe and Japan increased.
  • Long-term deals drive up UK port's profits
  • Ship scrap prices rise to a record in Bangladesh
  • Crew thwart robbery bid by knife-wielding pirates

Sched Netweb site
  • Box business boosts NYK's revenues in first 9 months of FY2004
  • Orders to boost world fleet by near 4m TEU
  • Security experts warn of vulnerabilities to US rail system
  • PSA container volumes grow 14.2pc in January
  • IMC, V.Ships agree to form JV in Asia
  • Boston posts double digit increases in 2004
  • Orders bolster Boeing's 2004 earnings
  • Emirates, SAS add extra service
  • Sri Lankan Airlines names new manager for S India

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSAV Group Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd becomes part of growing CSAV Group's presence worldwide
  • National Maritime Foundation to serve as focal point for research
  • ACL starting Mumbai-Karachi direct feeder service today
  • Gems & jewellery add sparkle to export figures
  • Dumping probe initiated into import of pentaerythritol from China, Sweden
  • IMC interactive meeting with Austrian trade mission on Feb. 21
  • Oil imports widen trade gap during April-January
  • Kandla Port Trust may hand over 2 berths to private parties for CT conversion in a month'Janardhana Rao
  • Customs duty payment prerequisite for moving petro-goods from ports to inland warehouses
  • DPI signs pact with CoPT for Vallarpadam ICTT development
  • CONCOR may well close 2004-05 with a haul of 1.8 m TEUs
  • Maharashtra to amend industrial policy 2001 to attract investors
  • Palm oils BCD hiked, but tariff values pruned
  • MoF clears Rs 290-cr. capital subsidy scheme for leather sector
  • India-Lanka groups on trade to submit report by June
  • Icrier study puts total EPZs in world at over 3,000
  • India against new category of advanced developing nations in WTO
  • Cloves importers seek duty on par with other spices
  • Kamal Nath to inaugurate seminar on iprs today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Crude edges down on bearish US oil data
    Crude prices edge lower on the back of unexpectedly large builds in US stocks of crude and gasoline after earlier rally on Iranian explosion.
  • Sinopec: 'We're not in talks over Shanghai fuel oil terminal'
    Chinese oil giant denies it will enter into a joint venture with Titan Petrochemicals Corp. for construction of a fuel oil storage facility near Shanghai, China.
  • DOE & API: Latest US oil inventory figures
  • Protestors disrupt IPE trading as Kyoto comes into force
    Oil futures trading on the floor of the IPE in London was disrupted today by environmental protestors who chose to remind the oil industry of the harmful effects of burning hydrocarbons on the day the Kyoto Protocol comes into force.
  • Petrojam/FAMM alliance severed prior to Aegean's arrival
    Petrojam group's decision to sell fuel oil to Aegean Marine Petroleum for bunker fuel delivery 'off port' Jamaica described by local supplier and refiner a part of core strategy.
  • Saudi posted prices move up
  • US DESC extends several contracts in Belgium
  • Surveyor has licence reinstated after acquittal
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed that Vigneson Subramaniam has had his bunker surveyor's licence renewed after he was acquitted of all corruption charges leveled against him by the CPIB.
  • Titan to pay first dividend since listing after profits surge
    Oil services company is to pay its first dividend since listing in 1998, on robust oil demand growth and favourable tanker rates.
  • US DESC extends Bulgarian bunker purchasing program
    US Defense bunker procurement arm extends its purchase contract in Bulgaria.

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Port of Dunkirk updates website
  • Kögel demands 48 t trucks to prevent traffic congestion
  • Gist won and renewed logistics contracts
  • Germany: Elbe ports maintain growth course
  • SAS Cargo changes flight numbers ex Amsterdam
  • Port of Oakland receives support for 50-foot dredging project
  • ICTSI appoints country's first female port equipment operator

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Bouchard orders two more OPA 90 barges from Bollinger
  • Two stroke power for mega tug
  • Wachtel takes over key NY Waterway routes
  • Response plans for nontank vessels
  • Maritrans benefits from strong spot market
  • Van Dyck steps down as Maritrans Chairman

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Port of Vancouver, USA manager named president of NWMTA
  • Investigators look for source of Puget Sound oil spill
  • Port of Tacoma publishes intermodal system brochure
  • Vancouver, BC Port Authority moving on Deltaport berth project
  • Cargill plans to buy Italian grain company

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Dibden Bay costs hit ABP profits
    LEADING UK port operator posts 3% growth in operating profit, but writes off '44.9m in costs for the failed Dibden Bay container terminal.
  • Brussels takes stride towards launch of Euro-coastguard
    A EUROPEAN Union coastguard is closer to being launched following yesterday's closed-door negotiations in Brussels.
  • Workers can claim for asbestos anxiety says judge
    HUNDREDS of former engineering officers and shipyard workers will now be able to get compensation from insurers because of the anxiety resulting from asbestos-related lung damage, following a landmark court ruling this week.
  • P&I clubs to unite against poor quality
    SHIPOWNER protection and indemnity mutuals are ready to play an enhanced role in warding off substandard shipping, Alistair Groom, chairman of the International Group of P&I Clubs, has confirmed.
  • Yemen to realise LNG global supplier status at last
    YEMEN's long-held dream of becoming a supplier of liquefied natural gas looked set to become a reality yesterday after the signing of long-term deals for the export of more than 6m tonnes a year.
  • Qatar fires off tender for 12 gas carriers
    QATAR's eagerly awaited tender for 12 liquefied natural gas carriers has been triggered, in what could become the largest shipbuilding order ever placed, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Passengers to sue after storm
    PASSENGERS from the Voyager cruise ship have threatened to take legal action against the vessel's captain for steering the ship into a heavy storm
  • Twelve injured in HK collision
    AT least 12 people were injured when a cargo ship and a high-speed passenger ferry collided in Hong Kong waters this morning with a Chinese registered cargo ship
  • SembCorp Marine chairman Wong dead
    CHAIRMAN of Singapore listed SembCorp Marine, Wong Kok Siew, 58, passed away yesterday
  • MSC Al Amine aground off Tunisia
    MSC AL Amine, an 11,450dwt general cargo ship owned and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), hit rocks off Tunisia last night, spilling a quantity of bunker fuel
  • Port congestion critical, says BMT
    GLOBAL port congestion is resulting in demurrage costs running into hundreds of millions of dollars a day, according to British Maritime Technology's Russell Smith
  • Bullish ABP posts positive results
    THE UK's largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), today announced that it made a pre-tax profit of £83M ($156M) in 2004
  • Oil port at Murmansk unlikely
  • Maritrans' profits fall
  • Feeder link between India, Pakistan
  • US oil spill plan requirement
  • Strong market aids Green Reefers
  • European cruise ports enjoy growth
  • First step at Vallarpadam
  • Tacoma wins EPA award and grant
  • Ghost disposal continues
  • Singapore subsidiary for Mercator

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • On Canal, times down but tonnage up
    Average transit time decreased in the first fiscal quarter amid increased flow of larger vessels.
  • Lines agree to cut Vancouver imports
  • Chertoff takes Homeland Security reins
  • DHL plans major East Coast distribution hub
  • U.S., Bangladesh agree to trade pact
  • P&O Nedlloyd, CMA CGM add direct U.S.-LatAm service
  • Iron ore, coal rates top mark
  • Earnings sink for British ports operator
  • Cochin terminal project launched
  • DOT creates tech, hazmat agencies
  • Asia bloc sets trade talks with Australia, New Zealand

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Charter market highs hit operations
    Charter-activity is reviving after Chinese New Year, and the average cost of chartering containerships has increased by 1.2% in the last week alone, but the pressure is telling on operators.
  • ABP sees core UK business rise 3%, and looks forward to new project boosts
  • New service links up GSL, Hamburg Sud and Chinese twins
  • Wacker-Chemie accepts dedicated rail-shuttle offer to leave private rail
  • Anti-terrorism tsar Chertoff sworn in
  • Trans-Siberian route breaks Soviet container record
  • Gujarat ports boost Concor throughput
  • China Merchants facilities outpace Shenzhen and Shanghai averages
  • Continued growth for Shanghai trade volume
  • DPI marches into Vallarpadam
  • CSAV Group boosts India strategy with own agency operations
  • Korean shipyards deliver newbuilds

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Genmar gets downgrade
    Analyst cites shares run-up, valuation decline in single-hull tankers.
  • Vafias sells BBT stake
    Harry slips into the shadows as Middle Eastern interests snap up most of shareholding in Australian venture.
  • Grounded boxship leaks fuel
    Clean-up of oil spill begins after MSC containership hits beach off Tunisia.
  • Euronav jumps on loan wagon
    Wholescale refinancing will cut borrowing costs and provide fresh money for recent purchases.
  • India mulls cabotage change
    Shipping ministry wants to open up coastal trades to competition ' if neighbours follow suit.
  • Seaboni latest Excel buy
    US-listed owner confirms $30m price tag for Thenamaris bulker.
  • NATS back on Wall Street
    Expanding tanker owner prepares second major US equity issue in four months.
  • SNC swaps debt again
    Constanta yard issues shares to state creditor as it cuts borrowings.
  • Profit jump for Green Reefers
    Bergen-based owner cashes in on 20% increase in freight rates, and reversal of crisis depreciation policy.
  • Yard workers in asbestos win
    Former British Shipbuilders employees among winners in court case on pleural plaques but payouts cut.
  • Record for Euronav
    Belgian VLCC owner pockets proceeds of huge fourth quarter tanker boom.
  • Maritrans misses the boat
    US tanker owner's rising costs wiped out effects of booming tanker market in 2004.
  • Aker Yards touts for business
    Norwegian group needs new cruiseship and ferry orders to fill yard capacity as profits drop.
  • Odfjell issues Norwegian bonds
    Chemical tanker operator will pay 110 bps over Nibor for first tranche of note offering.
  • Pirates thwarted
    Sharp-eyed chief officer and bosun prevent robbers boarding general cargo ship in Indonesia.
  • Big three boost Immaj
    Signing of seafarer labour agreement trebles membership of Japanese owners pay negotiation organisation.
  • Fidelity in Stolt
    US investment giant has taken 10% stake in shares of Stolt-Nielsen.
  • Japan off to slow start
    Official figures show newbuilding orders in January slip to their lowest level in three years.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Pacific carriers see no end to West Coast port, rail congestion
  • Carriers form transpacific VSA
  • GCL starts U.S.-flag vessel service
  • CSAV Group opens India agency
  • Hyundai targets India, Vietnam
  • Crowley Liner Services promotes Clapp
  • United to start non-stop Chicago/Munich service
  • COAC establishes infrastructure subcommittee
  • Expeditors lifts 4th-quarter earnings
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • SEKO opens Spokane office
  • COAC says new C-TPAT standards need more work
  • COAC, DHS struggle to quantify benefits of cargo security programs
  • Dezenski helps stabilize DHS border security division
  • Chertoff wins unanimous Senate approval
  • USDA announces $125 million for Food for Progress program
  • Crowley Logistics promotes Artiga
  • COAC looks for regional meeting venue
  • Los Angeles' box volume down 4% in January
  • Environmental review for Vancouver Port Authority expansion project

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
  • Sweden and Finland presents super ice-breaker
    The Winter Navigation Research Board has published a report containing a concept study of a new mega ice-breaker capable ...
  • Bryggen Shipping continues expansion
    Bryggen Shipping & Trading in Bergen has bought another two tankers. The first, a chemical/product tanker of 13,000 DWT, built ...
  • Norway sells 100 million Statoil shares
    The Norwegian Government has decided to sell 100 million shares in Statoil worth around NOK 10.7 billion (EUR 1.27 billion ...

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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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