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BRIEFS
May 25, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer wins appeal against order to pay deadfreight
    A VOYAGE charterer won an appeal in an English court last week against a ruling to pay 'deadfreight' for cargo it did not load into a tanker because the vessel could not have departed the loading port safely if all the cargo had been loaded.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL to revise India/Pakistan/UAE to Africa services
  • Fifth 11,000-TEU mega-ship to join Maersk Line's fleet
  • GAC links up with SkillSoft and Catalyst to form online global academy
  • Northport aims to be at forefront of Malaysia's halal distribution
  • Kenya Ports contracts off-dock CFSs to decongest Mombasa port
  • West coast North American ports plan to restrict port pollution
  • Dubai International Airport cited for cargo efficiency
  • EADS, Jupiter Aviation in talks to convert jets to freighters
  • Rising market demand drives growth for air freighters

Exim Indiaweb site
  • m.v. KMTC Keelung makes maiden call at JNP as part of KMTC's KMS service
  • Colombo Dockyard holds the edge
  • ABG signs MoU for acquisition of Vipul Shipyard
  • PSTS Logistics to test coastal shipping waters
  • Baltic Exchange keen to enter forward freight contracts biz in India
  • Navigational feat by Nord Scan Line in rough seas
  • Tatas scouting sites for car plant near Mundra port
  • L&T now considering building integrated port-cum-shipyard
  • NBHC, Bank of India sign MoU on warehouse receipt funding
  • Fieo felicitates Filipino trade team

Marine Logweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Hanjin Philippines wins orders for 12,800 TEU box ships
  • Marad Advisory on Somali piracy
  • Suez LNG moves ahead on U.S. crew deal
  • India's ABG set to buy Vipul Shipyard
  • LNG carrier sold for scrap

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • China in line to take shipowning title
    CONSULTANT predicts Chinese shipping companies could unseat Greek owners within 10 years.
  • Order boom lifts Greek owners' bank borrowing beyond $46bn
  • Greece urged to speed up port privatisation
    HELLENIC Chamber of Shipping calls for urgent privatisation of container operations at country's top ports.
  • Erika master to seek damages from RINA
    CAPTAIN Karun Mathur springs surprise by announcing he intends to sue class society.
  • Breaking fresh ground in 'New Arctic Ocean'
    AS Artic ice melts it is revealing a host of opportunities for many sectors of the shipping industry.
  • Where coal is still king
    SUBSTANTIAL investment is being channelled towards developing China's expanding coastal coal trade.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Carnival confirms jv delays
    MIAMI 24 May ' Carnival Corp has conceded that its proposed joint ventures with Germany's TUI and Spain's Iberojet will not close in 1H07 as previously planned
  • Greens call for Lakes 'salty' ban
    Environmental groups have called for a stop-gap ban on ocean-going ships entering the Great Lakes until legislation addresses the invasive species issue
  • Slower growth for Schiffsbank
    HIGHER unscheduled repayments from cash-laden ship owners and the weaker US dollar checked Deutsche Schiffsbank's growth last year
  • Tanker orderbook hits new high
    he global tanker newbuildings orderbook has reached its highest-ever level, according to one shipping analyst, although the risk of oversupply has also risen
  • Seoul stops food for North Korea
    SOUTH Korea has postponed the shipment of 400,000 tonnes of rice to the communist North, making it conditional upon Pyongyang's dismantling of a nuclear reactor
  • SCI plans shipyard, dredger ventures
    SHIPPING Corp of India is looking to move into shipbuilding, and plans to join a consortium with a public sector builder and overseas yard in a west coast project
  • CCNI launches new GEX service
  • Senior Santos directors to be axed
  • Norway, Russia near border agreement
  • MUA signs LNG 'solidarity' agreement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Vancouver port containers moving despite Canadian Pacific rail strike
    Intermodal traffic at the Port of Vancouver is moving freely despite a strike by unionized track maintenance workers.
  • Truck e-filing mandated in two more states
  • CEVA wins EGL bidding
  • CCNI upgrades U.S.-LatAm
  • U.S.-China pact to boost airfreight competition
  • Bray leaving Virginia ports July 1
  • New coal carrier for "K" Line
  • APL plans India box trains
  • Loss for Air France-KLM cargo
  • TCI profit soars
  • Pierce: End in sight for discussion agreements

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • CMA CGM outlines strategy for CNC
  • Grand Alliance increases capacity on Asia / US East Coast service
  • CEVA Group buys EGL
  • Flexible box ships for Hapag-Lloyd
  • CIG Yangtze Ports invests in Wuhan

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Norway nods
    OMI acquisition by Teekay and Torm finds no trouble with Norwegian regulators.
  • Another two for Palmali
    Istanbul-based owner back at MNP's Krasnoye Sormovo for second and third tankers in series.
  • Belgian bulker play
    Bocimar confirms selling one vessel for about the same price it is paying for a second.
  • TUI converts
    Tourism-to-shipping group wins bond terms at the high end of expectations.
  • TBS cools
    The niche-market owner has been red hot, but it shares fell more than 6% today in New York.
  • L&T wants a port
    Indian group aiming to combine terminal with planned $454m domestic shipyard.
  • Charman loses appeal
    Millionaire underwriter loses legal battle over $95m divorce settlement.
  • Fincantieri short of cash?
    Unions claim Italian yard group facing shortfall of at least EUR 400m in working capital ahead of IPO.
  • Navios scores a perfect $10
    Equity offering prices close to historic high as bulk owner prepares to pick up $130m.
  • Unions in LNG pact
    American and Australian unions sign deal aimed at reviving Malibu LNG plan terminated by governor Arnie.
  • Nielsen jumps ship
    Long-term Aker group insider departs to join newly separate Aker Yards.
  • BW Gas breaks LNG mould
    Norwegian owner sends 34-year-old unit to Indian breakers in first LNG scrap deal in years.
  • PSTS pursues coastal shipping
    Indian logistics player looking for partner to launch own fleet.
  • TUI wheels out convertible
    German group banks on bond issue to provide cheaper finance as losses mount.
  • Aegean adds bunker tanker
    Greek owner buying double-hulled unit from Sirius of Sweden.
  • Seoul bound
    STX Pan Ocean has said it now intends to seek a dual listing on the Korea Stock Exchange.
  • Norden toasts record
    Danish tanker and bulker owner nets highest quarterly profit as dry-cargo rates soar.
  • ABG snaps up neighbour
    India's biggest private shipbuilder expanding with acquisition of Vipul Shipyard.
  • Colombo in pole
    Sri Lankan shipyard has lowest bid in SCI's five-ship AHTS tender.
  • Hanjin builds biggest boxships
    German owner NSC spending $1.27bn on eight massive 12,800-teu vessels in the Philippines.
  • Golar grabs record profit
    But Oslo-listed owner's weaker operating performance masked by sale of newbuilding.
  • Coal quotas get green light
    Demurrage bills set to fall by AUD1m a day after authorities approve Capacity Balancing System at Newcastle.
  • Mighty Servant 3 refloated
    Smit Salvage brings sunken Dockwise heavylift ship to the surface off Angolan coast.
  • Ezra spends again
    Singapore firm takes recent investments to over $100m with order for second pipe-laying barge.
  • Sugar coated
    Profits fall 85% at Ow Chio Kiat's Singapore Shipping, but investors are set for a bumper payout.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Seaspan receives last of 4,250-TEU box ships for Hapag-Lloyd
  • "K" Line launches another post-Panamax Corona coal carrier
  • OceanSchedules.com: Se habla Espanol
  • U.S., China sign major pacts on aviation services, IPR enforcement
  • Avion Aircraft firms A330-200F orders, adds two to list
  • Great Lakes conservationists want moratorium on oceangoing ships
  • CEVA group wins bidding war for EGL
  • U.S.-Indonesia trade talks focus on textiles, logging issues
  • TUI launching convertible bond
  • Descartes profits down
  • China-Vietnam looking at low tariff trans-border zone
  • Italian retailer outsources food warehousing to Kuehne + Nagel
  • Savi scores Swedish military deal
  • CBP discovers worrisome beetle in Miami
  • New Jersey firm working with German retailer on RFID tags
  • Experts: L.A. organized crime aids terrorists, city is top target
  • India shipping ministry tells planning commission to butt out
  • U.K. report suggests trust ports lag private sector
  • New York seeks more TWIC enrollment centers
  • Former NYK executive named Long Beach marketing manager
  • Port Canaveral names Curry director of operations

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Two crewmembers died in cargo hold
    Yet another tragic and fatal accident has occurred where sailors has entered an unventilated cargo hold. The general cargo ship ...
  • EU proposal on compulsory owner financed ship disposal fund
    The EU Commission proposes in a green paper on safe and environmentally sound ship disposal that a ship disposal fund ...
  • Above normal Atlantic hurricane season predicted
    Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are projecting that the Atlantic hurricane season will be above ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Barge fuel spill in Great Lakes
    Coast guard responding to marine diesel oil spill following internal fuel transfer.
  • Russia faces fuel oil glut
    Refiners hope to export more product via St. Petersburg.
  • Bunker hedges save operator $5 million
    Norden reports highest ever quarterly interim profit.
  • Fruit importer hit by bunker price rises
    Fyffes forced to cut its 2007 earnings target.
  • Statoil manager to leave
    International bunkering manager prepares for June departure.
  • Fuel oil traders 'watching developments'
    Morgan Stanley 'close' to signing lease on floating storage unit in Asian fuel oil market.
  • Rotterdam market firms Thursday morning
  • Singapore: Residual fuel stocks fall
    Lower stocks attributed to smaller volume of arbitrage cargo arrivals.
  • Lanka IOC to supply bunkers this year
    Bunkering operations to start at Trincomalee before expanding to Colombo and Hambantota.
  • Aegean buys another double-hull vessel
    Aegean adding a 7,000 dwt bunker tanker to its fleet; Q1 bunker volumes up 41%.
  • Tightness persists in HK
  • Report urges OPEC to increase output
    Oil output must be raised to avoid crude prices surging to record levels, says energy research group.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
INSTITUTIONS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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.
CUSTOMS
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
SHIPYARDS
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
TRADE
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
PORTS
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
ENVIRONMENT
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
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
CRUISES
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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.
ASSOCIATIONS
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
SEAFARERS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
PORTS
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
MARITIME 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
PORTS
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
TRUCKING
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
PORTS
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
TRUCKING
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
PORTS
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
SHIPPING
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
PORTS
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
TRUCKING
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
PORTS
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
COMPANIES
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
PORTS
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
EDUCATION
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPYARDS
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
PORTS
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
PORTS
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
SHIPYARDS
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
MARITIME SERVICES
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
INDUSTRY
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
PORTS
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
COMPANIES
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
DEFENCE
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
TRUCKING
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
NEWS
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
PORTS
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
INSURANCE
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
LOGISTICS
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
SHIPPING
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.
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
ASSOCIATIONS
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.
PORTS
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%
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
SHIPPING
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
SHIPPING
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
MARINAS
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
COMPANIES
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.
PORTS
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
PORTS
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
PORTS
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"
PORTS
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
ASSOCIATIONS
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
PORTS
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
PORTS
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
TRANSPORTATION
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
LAW
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
SAFETY & SECURITY
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
SHIPPING
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
PORTS
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
PORTS
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
LOGISTICS
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
ASSOCIATIONS
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
DEFENCE
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
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
MEETINGS
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
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
MEETINGS
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
INDUSTRY
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
COMPANIES
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
LEGISLATION
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
SHIPPING
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
COMPANIES
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
SHIPPING
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
PORTS
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
ASSOCIATIONS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
CHARITY
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SHIPYARDS
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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