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August 2, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • GE slammed for pushing rival container security standard
    GLOBAL container shipping lines have unleashed a stinging rebuke of General Electric and its partners who they claim are seeking to bypass efforts at creating a global standard for electronic container seals in a bid to promote their own product.
  • Strait war-risk rating will hit economies: KL
    LISTING the Malacca Strait as one of the world's most dangerous waterways will affect the economies of nations it borders and is unjustified, top Malaysian officials said yesterday Malaysia's Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy blasted the decision by influential insurer Lloyd's to list the strait as a war-risk area, a move which increases insurance premiums borne by shipping companies.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen Q2 profit falls 39%
    WILH Wilhelmsen ASA, half-owner of the world's biggest operator of ships carrying vehicles, said second-quarter profit fell almost 39 per cent on rising wage and fuel costs.
  • Shipping lines to hike rates on wastepaper
  • Man working on recovery of Mitsui ship killed in fall
Strait Talk
  • Stop the gross misuse of tonnage
    TONNAGES of ships are complicated things. Journalists in the general press almost always get them wrong.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • GE slammed for pushing rival container security standard
    GLOBAL container shipping lines have unleashed a stinging rebuke of General Electric and its partners who they claim are seeking to bypass efforts at creating a global standard for electronic container seals in a bid to promote their own product.
  • Strait war-risk rating will hit economies: KL
    LISTING the Malacca Strait as one of the world's most dangerous waterways will affect the economies of nations it borders and is unjustified, top Malaysian officials said yesterday Malaysia's Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy blasted the decision by influential insurer Lloyd's to list the strait as a war-risk area, a move which increases insurance premiums borne by shipping companies.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen Q2 profit falls 39%
    WILH Wilhelmsen ASA, half-owner of the world's biggest operator of ships carrying vehicles, said second-quarter profit fell almost 39 per cent on rising wage and fuel costs.
  • Shipping lines to hike rates on wastepaper
  • Man working on recovery of Mitsui ship killed in fall
Strait Talk
  • Stop the gross misuse of tonnage
    TONNAGES of ships are complicated things. Journalists in the general press almost always get them wrong.

Sched Netweb site
  • Qingdao RTGs undergo green conversion
  • Shenzhen to play host to World Shipping summit
  • New Brisbane berths to boost throughput by 25pc
  • GES establishes offices in Dalian, Instanbul
  • Malaysian hauliers unite!
  • Port of Long Beach, 'K' Line and ITS sign green accord
  • Site sought for 2nd Beijing airport
  • Air China IPO expected later this year
  • TNT's net profit falls slightly in second quarter

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SKS (Ship) frames strategy for box shipping services to Lanka & Pak
  • Global demand for floating oil production systems soaring
  • DCI's PR Manager, K. Rama Rao, calls it a day
  • Maersk Line temporarily shuts offices in Beirut, Haifa
  • GE Shipping posts 10 pc rise in Q1 operating profit
  • Edible oils base import tariff values hiked again
  • NMP stevedores kick up storm over iron ore cargo suspension
  • 40,000 tonnes of imported wheat arrives at Chennai Port
  • 50,000+TEUs All in a month's work for MICT
  • Vizag Port does it again!
  • Postal dept to start 'Inter-city Logistics Service'
  • Food Ministry ignores CCP decision, allows mills to export sugar
  • Apeda plans fund, auction centres to revive floriculture industry

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • Container security row
  • Nordic American buys 2 more suezmaxes
  • Wilhelmsen writes down French company
  • Hellespont tanker named
  • Cougar Ace death
  • Interferry award for Mitropoulos

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • Chicago Bridge buys Texas shipyard
  • PDVSA to build shipyard
  • Oglebay Norton sells its last ships
  • Fatality in Cougar Ace salvage effort

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • OEL Vision crew battle to avoid Indian rig collision
    Crew were last night in a race against time to restart the engines on an Orient Express Lines containership in the choppy seas off Mumbai High as the vessel sparked a major collision alert on an oil rig belonging to India's Oil & Natural Gas Corp.
  • Cougar Ace claims life of naval architect
    THE Cougar Ace claimed its first victim under tragic circumstances when a naval architect tasked with boarding the vessel as part of a recovery team died in an accident, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • Bush snubs Blair's California environment initiative
    BRITAIN and California have teamed up in a transatlantic alliance designed to combat global warming, with the state's Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair using a BP tanker in Long Beach as the backdrop, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • Logistics write-down and bunker costs hit Wilhelmsen first-half
    Global Automotive Logistics' retreat into bankruptcy protection has forced Wilh. Wilhelmsen to make a $25m writedown as it heads towards growing bunker cost exposure.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • Castro temporarily cedes power
    HAVANA 01 August ' Cuban president Fidel Castro has temporarily ceded control to his brother Raul for medical reasons, a development of potentially significant interest to several shipping sectors
  • Ex-Celebrity captain cops plea
    SACKED Celebrity Cruises captain Periklis Petridis has pleaded guilty after failing numerous alcohol breathalyser tests and being arrested at the port of Seattle
  • Far East Maritime advances learning
    Far East Maritime Foundation, the Philippines' top training school, has inaugurated a new training centre to stretch its lead position in the sector
  • Write-off casts shadow on Wilhelmsen record
    WRITE-OFFS related to a logistics company hit 2Q06 profit at Norwegian-listed Wilh Wilhelmsen, though operating earnings reached a record high
  • Venezuela clarifies US oil threat
  • Tropical storm approaches Leeward Islands
  • China Shipping strengthens S. Korea presence
  • New scare stifles chicken exports
  • GE Shipping sees profits fall
  • Tianjin Port forms joint venture
  • Falling box rates hit Samudera
  • Cougar Ace salvor dies after fall

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • LA on-dock rail heading for record year
    On-dock rail volume in the first half of the year accounted for 23.5 percent of the total container volume moving through the Southern California port complex.
  • Bush: Castro health crisis won't change Cuba policy
  • Pacer International net more than doubles
  • HMT exemption bill filed
  • Italia Marittima to upgrade USEC-Med service
  • U.S. issues improving as Deutsche Post revenue grows
  • Container volume up 4.5% at Port of Montreal
  • Delaware's Port of Wilmington plans container upgrades
  • FedEx, USPS renew pact
  • Export ABCs: UPC update
  • Cargo up as UAL sees first profit since 2000
  • UPS pilots vote on pact

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • Four bidders vie for Agulhas contract
    Four companies have submitted bids to remove the wrecked ship Safmarine Agulhas South African Maritime Safety Authority principal officer in East London Peter Kroon said yesterday.
  • EU directive slows HK export growth
    Hong Kong's export growth has been slowed by the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive applied by the 25 EU members on imported electrical and electronic equipment from July 1.
  • Maersk to cull NZ port roster
  • Rumours predict break-up of NCC empire
  • S. Korean terminals see 4.9% growth
  • New Atlantic services boost Montreal box cargo
  • Korea's shipbuilding exports surge 15.4%
  • Sydney boxes still climbing
  • Klaipeda's second terminal opened
  • Gioia Tauro terminal greets cranes

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • New credit for TBS
    Joe Royce-led dry-cargo owner TBS International has refinanced and expanded its credit with a new $140m credit facility.
  • Oglebay sells last ships
    Laurence Levy's Rand Logistics has chartered three former Oglebay Norton ships after a $13m private placement.
  • Shipping saves bottom line
    Rick Murrell-led Tropical Shipping made the biggest contribution to the bottom line at parent company Nicor in the second quarter.
  • Poland rejects Rotterdam
    Asbestos-laden former transatlantic liner Rotterdam (built 1959) ordered out of Polish territorial waters.
  • Perfect 10
    SembCorp Marine of Singapore seals tenth consecutive quarterly profit increase on back of high rig demand.
  • Nenaco and Aboitiz join forces
    Rival Philippine ferry owners cooperate on price to compete with government's national ro-ro and bus transport system.
  • Maersk wins Aqaba port deal
    Danish giant's APM Terminals to develop and run Jordanian box facility for further 25 years.
  • HSL finally makes money
    Indian shipbuilder breaks into the black after years of losses, with turnover up significantly.
  • Another blank for Canada
    Port state officials detained no ships during June, the second time this year they have boasted a clean sheet.
  • Rig escapes boxhip bash
    Rough weather and power failure on a containership cause emergency evacuation of oil rig off Mumbai.
  • Write-down costs WW
    Norwegian car carrier player makes $25m write-down in value of part-owned French logistics firm.
  • GulfMark at new high
    US offshore vessel owner sets new records for second quarter and first half profit.
  • Material effects
    Consecutive-quarter profit sliced at Bharati Shipyard as material costs bite, but sales continue to pour in.
  • Cargo still in place
    Initial inspection of the Cougar Ace, marred by the death of salvor, reveals little cargo damage.
  • Drunken cruise master fined
    Former captain of Celebrity Cruises' Mercury receives one year suspension and $15,000 fine.
  • SK confirms VLCCs
    South Korea's largest crude oil shipper inks $250m deal for two VLCCs at compatriot yard.
  • Temas takes tumble
    Indonesian liner operator suffers first-half profit dip, despite revenue growth.
  • Three in for Scottish ferry run
    CalMac battling V.Ships and Western Ferries for new unrestricted Gourock to Dunoon service.
  • Cougar Ace claims life
    A member of the salvage team examining the listing MOL car carrier slips and falls to his death.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen's 2nd-quarter income down after write-down
  • Stramer, head of Zim's North American operation, dies
  • CTSA announces bunker surcharges for September
  • ESPMC-WITASS sets bunker surcharge rates
  • "Cougar Ace" claims life of salvage expert
  • Crowley names Shettig VP for East Coast, Gulf contract services
  • Samskip moves Vigo, Spain office
  • TNT considers sale of forwarding unit, 2nd-quarter profit flat
  • Deutsche Post's profits hurt by consolidation costs
  • UPS Freight president Suggs steps down
  • Norfolk Southern makes operations appointments
  • Canadian government seeks more industry support for U.S. lumber deal
  • Kraininger rotates back to DHS
  • CBP: Monthly trade payments through ACE reach $5 billion
  • SEKO-Rotterdam established
  • GPA surpasses 2 million TEUs
  • Long Beach, "K" Line and ITS sign environmental pact in Tokyo
  • Montreal reports increase in traffic

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • GL tops Paris MOU list
    Germanischer Lloyd keeps the top spot on the port state organisation Paris MOU's list over classification societies' inspection track record ...
  • Engship vessels to be converted in China
    Bore-owned Rederi aB Engships' ro-ro vessels "Heralden" and "Serenaden" will be converted to car carriers by Cosco Shipyard ...
  • First Finnlines ro-pax delivered
    Italian Fincantieri has delivered the first in a series of five ro-pax vessels to Finnlines. The delivery is considerably ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 1, 2006
  • Port and shipping line reaffirm green lease policy
    Port of Long Beach and K-line in signing ceremony for green lease, including cold ironing.
  • Blair joins California emissions fight
    British prime minister announcing deal with California's governor on 'collaboration'.
  • Bunkering creates a stink in Gibraltar
    Gibraltar residents hope for lasting improvement after year of frequent 'disgusting smells' from bunkering operations.
  • DMCC: Gasoline to follow fuel oil contract
    Dubai exchange set to extend energy operations.
  • ARA market firms on higher crude
  • Tropical storm approaches Hainan island
    Bunkering and port activities in the port of Zhanjiang may be affected later this week.
  • Japan: June marine fuel sales up 13.3%
    Marine fuel sales up from the previous month but marginally lower than year-ago levels.
  • Titan to gain full control of oil storage project
    $28.2 million to be paid in cash to acquire stakes in Fujian's oil and petrochemical storage project.

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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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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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