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September 21, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Robust market for new offshore support vessels
    SURGING oil prices and an ageing fleet of vessels are among key drivers behind the robust market for new generation offshore support vessels that increasingly need to cater for the unique demands of deepwater support operations.
  • Oakland port eyes control of inland rival
    PORT of Oakland officials want to take control of the financially struggling Port of Sacramento as part of the ongoing efforts to expand maritime terminals to meet the demand for more Asian imports.
  • Asia freight rates up, on strong grain, ore demand
    SHIPPING rates for benchmark Asian routes extended gains on expectations of greater demand for US grain carriers and higher iron ore demand from China where inventories are falling, brokers said.
  • LNG vessel owners face US$30b bill
  • Subic takes delivery of 7 harbour vessels
  • Aramco hires 3 tankers to ship crude to US Gulf Coast
Strait Talk
  • Shipowners need to act quickly on minimum manning
    LAST week's International Shipping Federation Manning and Training Conference was characterised by a degree of goodwill between the employers' and employees' representatives that simply couldn't have been believed five years ago.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Robust market for new offshore support vessels
    SURGING oil prices and an ageing fleet of vessels are among key drivers behind the robust market for new generation offshore support vessels that increasingly need to cater for the unique demands of deepwater support operations.
  • Oakland port eyes control of inland rival
    PORT of Oakland officials want to take control of the financially struggling Port of Sacramento as part of the ongoing efforts to expand maritime terminals to meet the demand for more Asian imports.
  • Asia freight rates up, on strong grain, ore demand
    SHIPPING rates for benchmark Asian routes extended gains on expectations of greater demand for US grain carriers and higher iron ore demand from China where inventories are falling, brokers said.
  • LNG vessel owners face US$30b bill
  • Subic takes delivery of 7 harbour vessels
  • Aramco hires 3 tankers to ship crude to US Gulf Coast
Strait Talk
  • Shipowners need to act quickly on minimum manning
    LAST week's International Shipping Federation Manning and Training Conference was characterised by a degree of goodwill between the employers' and employees' representatives that simply couldn't have been believed five years ago.

Sched Netweb site
  • DP says agreement has been reached for Exel takeover
  • Oakland seeks to run Port of Sacramento
  • GAC to provide logistics services at Doha Asian Games
  • Hanjin, "K" Line, YML to launch new Asia/Med service
  • Yangshan Port to begin trial operations
  • MOL buys shares in CIG Yangtze Ports
  • No smoke without fire at Port of Seattle
  • Cathay Pacific considers providing flights to Hungary
  • Crewmembers strike at Polar Air Cargo
  • Cebu Pacific, BAX Global shake hands on five-year deal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Adsteam Agency joins hands with HCLto enhance customer options
  • New security rules for US-bound cargo in offing
  • Brand equity-textile industry to widen market with stamp of its brand
  • Customs adopts new procedure to avoid box congestion at Chennai Port
  • Kandla Port may see cargo boom in 2007
  • GDL-CONCOR pact on ICD services, port links from ICD-Garhi Harsaru
  • CWC planning to provide box freight rail services
  • Move for uniform highway toll rates
  • Begin your quality journey with basic quality management system to ISO 9001:2000

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • New Vietnam team for Samskip
  • Ecu-Line improves Sri Lanka service
  • Emirates fleet grows to 80 planes
  • Bulgaria: Trakiya highway one step further
  • Exel to handle European exports for Chiron
  • Major trans-European transport network projects
  • TDG upgrades Transform software
  • IACC Expo in Houston

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • UK emergency towing vessel master faces multiple charges
  • Malays "losing seafaring jobs"
  • Ezra sells modern anchor handler
  • Nav system gift for Mississippi pilots

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • Aries Maritime in newbuilding purchasedeal with Stena
  • Fincantieri to build ice-class cruise ship
  • Navy contract for Detyens
  • Tax guidance on Jones Act waiver

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • UASC boxship refloated on Scheldt
    A containership owned by United Arab Shipping Co that grounded on the River Scheldt near Antwerp early yesterday morning was refloated last night.
  • FPSO market lined up as next target for Fredriksen treatment
    JOHN Fredriksen has confirmed he is planning an assault on the market for floating production, storage and offloading vessels as his next expansion target.
  • Restis set for initial public offering of Golden Energy Marine
    GREECE'S Restis Group is set to launch its Golden Energy Marine initial public offering with a target of selling about $150m of shares and a listing on Nasdaq next month.
  • US farmers demand own Jones Act waiver for barges and dry bulk
    THE two-week waiver of the Jones Act for the transport of petroleum products within US waters expired uneventfully as scheduled on Sunday, but now the national farm industry is demanding a similar waiver for grain barges and dry bulk tonnage through the rest of the year.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • Transpetro tender back on track
    TRANSPETRO'S president, Sergio Machado, says the $2Bn tender to build 42 tankers will be back on course this week
  • Islamic phobia allegation denied
    MALAYSIAN officials have refuted claims that its seafarers are being discriminated by foreign owners because of their Islamic faith
  • Owners throw money at new tonnage
    MANY shipowners' decisions to order new ships have been made more in hope than through an assembly of the facts, according to a London-based commercial banker
  • Grounding blocks Antwerp approaches
    A CONTAINER ship believed to be carrying hazardous cargo ran aground while departing Antwerp this morning, and the Westerschelde has been closed to traffic today
  • LR mulls move from London
    CLASS society Lloyd's Register is considering moving out of London, possibly to Southampton on the UK's south coast
  • Wilhelmsen, APM in supply vessel jv
    SUBSIDIARIES of Wilh. Wilhelmsen in Norway and AP Moller-Maersk in Copenhagen have set up a supply ship joint venture to operate in the Middle East Gulf and Far East
  • Everglades prepares to re-open
  • Talks could lead to Solas change
  • RasGas time charter LNG fleet growing
  • Experts disagree on freight rate future
  • Call to stop IF redundancy scheme
  • Dreyfus confirms Channel link
  • STX sets up in Hong Kong
  • Investment funds bid for SNCM
  • Singapore may store oil underground
  • 'Islam phobia' hurts Malaysian crew

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • West Coast imports herald peak season
    Cargo volumes at West Coast ports picked up strongly in August, as peak shipping season got underway.
  • Boxship blocking Antwerp channel
  • Rita brushes Fla.
  • Export ABCs: Commerce Control List
  • U.S. maritime security plan approved
  • Racketeering trial of ILA leaders begins
  • S.C. Supreme Court hears port case
  • Oracle to acquire G-Log
  • Jones Act waiver for oil ends
  • IBM, Maersk Logistics launch box tracking project
  • MOL expands Africa services
  • Savi launches RFID box tracking

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • Antwerp unchained as UASC ship is towed off
    The UASC ship Fowairet was successfully towed off its sandbank on the Westerscheldt today at about 17:30 local time, some twelve hours after it ran aground near Antwerp.
  • Australian shippers face phalanx of rising charges
    Rising Australian port fees have made carriers in all major trades to lift port service charges (PSCs) and terminal handling charges (THCs), while bunker surchargers continue their seemingly inexorable rises.
  • Grounded containership blocks Antwerp
  • Pressure tells as Carena resigns
  • Bandar Abbas aims to compete with Jebel Ali
  • S.Florida preparing to reopen, after Rita passes
  • Patrick takes Toll to court over Pacific National
  • Disgruntled JN Port transporters renew boycott strike
  • MOL announces Africa/Sub-Continent link
  • Minister says China's textile exports to EU won't be affected
  • Deutsche Posts £3.7bn bid for Exel
  • Yang Ming renews leasing contract for Kaohsiung berths
  • DHS grant to fund emergency drill at Sea-Tac
  • STX Pan Ocean establishes Hong Kong subsidiary

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • Restis ungrabs $70m
    Victor Restis's revived IPO now proposes to pay its principals $290m for nine panamaxes instead of $360m.
  • UASC ship aground
    Containership Fowairet aground in Belgian port's Westerschelde approach, reported leaking oil.
  • Cantor touts MC Shipping
    Cantor Fitzgerald points to acquisitions in Enrico Bogazzi-controlled MC Shipping's future as it initiates coverage with a buy rating.
  • Dredger sinks boxship
    A bunkers leak has hit Namibia's Walvis Bay after a dredge allegedly rammed a Grindrod feeder containership, which sank.
  • Katrina dominates IUMI
    Not a lot is known about the insured loss but marine insurers are certain the hurricane is an industry changing event.
  • Graig goes to India
    UK group places trust in Hindustan Shipyard with order for up to nine bulkers.
  • Bollore eyes African ports
    French financier, flush with Delmas cash, fancies flutter on terminal concessions.
  • Minister urges Irish Ferries to wait
    Marine Minister Pat Gallagher wants owner to reconsider redundancy plan for all Irish crew.
  • Lyras adds voice to EU row
    Greek owner lambasts criminalisation of seafarers as threat to safety.
  • OVDS confirms Italian order
    Norwegian owner orders cruiseship at Fincantieri to build Greenland business.
  • Pakistan approves ferry link
    Shipping minister Babar Ghauri okays service between Mumbai, Karachi and Dubai.
  • MOL links Asia, Africa
    Japanese giant teaming with PIL and Laurel Navigation to serve India, Pakistan, Middle East and southern and eastern Africa.
  • Attica slips as fuel bites
    Greek ferry firm posts lower half-year results as bunker price starts to hurt.
  • Piracy to become war risk
    London underwriters bid to resolve Malacca Strait quarrel with shipowners by removing violent attacks on vessels from hull cover.
  • Dahej back in business
    Petronet LNG's terminal functioning despite sustaining damage from tugs blown by storm winds.
  • Rescue tug skipper charged
    UK emergency towing vessel skipper was three times over the limit when his ship ran aground.
  • Ezra sells Lewek Ebony
    Sale of three-year-old anchor handler helps Singapore owner reduce gearing and improve cash flow.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • China Shipping leapfrogs APL as world's fifth-largest box carrier
  • APL sees rise in August traffic, revenue
  • CMA CGM completes acquisition of Sudcargos
  • MOL to continue Asia/South Africa/West Africa service
  • Carriers to link Indian subcontinent, Middle East, Africa
  • Maersk Sealand to open Hawaii office
  • McMullen, naval architect and former US Lines chairman, dies at 87
  • TSA delays "proof of concept" pilot for air cargo security program
  • UPS, DHL resume service in New Orleans and environs
  • NIT League's Gatti concerned over hazmat train restrictions
  • UP opens intermodal terminal near Dallas
  • CBP to eliminate bond requirement for monthly duty payments
  • Brokers, carriers move closer to resolving demurrage dispute
  • Blust: NSAs expand in ocean shipping
  • Hanjin Logistics hires 3 industry sales veterans
  • Dinner at Smithsonian to mark 50th anniversary of containerization
  • CBP ready for business after Katrina
  • APM Terminals to take control of Dunkirk terminal
  • South Florida ports closed to most traffic
  • West Coast ports host terrorist response drills

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
  • World Fuel Services plans $124 million share offering
    Fuel marketer announces offering to raise capital for debt payment and expansion.
  • US Gulf picks up as Rita threatens
    Buyers fixing ahead of hurricane disruption even as Miami closes and New Orleans returns to regular bunkering.
  • OPEC to make spare capacity available
    Crude prices shed much of Monday's gains after OPEC confirms deal.
  • Chevron Oronite: Limited operations to begin this week
    Company says limited blending and shipping operations are expected to begin this week, dependent upon road access to the Oak Point facility.
  • Supplier rebuffs talk that buyers will shun shorter credit terms
    Supplier argues that price, not longer credit terms, is decisive factor in bunker purchasing decisions.
  • Attica: Earnings decline as bunker prices bite
    Greek ferry operator has partly attributed lower earnings in H1 to the sharp rise in bunker fuel costs.
  • Medium term storage outlook good despite near-term overhang
    New storage capacity to be added in Southeast Asia could tip the market into oversupply, but only briefly, says Vopak official.
  • OPEC promises swept aside by Rita
    Oil prices post record gains on fresh hurricane fears despite OPEC readiness to open oil taps to the maximum.
  • SkySails: Fuel savings could equate to $12 billion annually
    Company believes consistent use of wind energy could equate to annual fuel savings of $12 billion as well as cutting toxic emissions by 50%.
  • Rotterdam firm with crude surge
  • Malacca Strait to get war risk list for piracy
    A move by underwriters to list piracy as a war risk in the Malacca Strait, rather than a hull risk, may finally resolve the dispute over the strait's designation.
  • Singapore rides on Asia's strong demand for oil
    Strong demand for oil in Asia can help to generate opportunities in new refining investments and oil storage facilities in Singapore, a local minister said in APPEC yesterday.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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