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March 18, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Coastal expects new OSV orders of RM400m in 2008
    Coastal Contracts Bhd expects to secure a further RM400 million (S$173 million) worth of new offshore support vessel (OSV) orders this year, The StarBiz reported, quoting executive chairman Ng Chin Heng.
  • FedEx gives disabled an opportunity to sail
    FedEx Express is helping to bring sailing to the disabled by entering into a two-year sponsorship agreement with Sailability Singapore, an organisation under the auspices of the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) which seeks to make sailing accessible to disabled Singaporeans.
  • K-Line signs US$2b deal to carry coal
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan's third-largest shipping line, signed a contract worth US$2 billion over 10 years to carry coal for JSW Steel Ltd and JSW Energy Ltd, securing cargo rates amid a drop in the market.
  • Wreckage of HMAS Sydney found off Perth: Rudd
  • DHL Express S'pore gets new general manager
  • Clarkson's earnings rise 23% to £18m

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM profit up 58pc to $966 million on 40pc revenue increase in 2007
  • TUI's Hapag Lloyd said to be seeking Hamburg Sud tie-up
  • Asia Europe container rates highest since survey began in '93
  • Evergreen upgrades Far East/Adriatic service with bigger ships
  • Yangtze at Chongqing to accommodate 1,000 tonners by 2010
  • Too many deaths from life boat accidents, say insurers
  • Malaysia's North Butterworth Container Terminal's Phase 3 expansion meets deadlines
  • Post TNT, EGLmerger, CEVA pre-tax profit soars 56pc in 2007
  • Global Air Cargo report forecasts short-term overcapacity
  • Xiamen Airlines to launch Nanchang-Macau service via Xiamen
  • Philippine Airlines to launch Macau service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL to offer 3 new Asia-MidEast services from April
  • Evergreen Line launches new Mediterranean feeder service-TFS
  • K Line & MOL split Asia-Latin America service into 2 loops
  • Tianjin port to be expanded to 100 sq km by 2010!
  • Tanjung Pelepas dropped from Emma Maersk run
  • Congestion prompts Maersk Line & MSC to avoid Dar-es Salaam calls
  • Shanghai port may beat Singapore to No. 1 slot in 2008
  • NYK provides free shipping for wave-powered vessel
  • AWATA to raise rates from April 15
  • OOCL Texas christened
  • Shipping rates for commodities may go up
  • DGS move to safeguard women in maritime industry
  • The greening of OOCL's website
  • Barloworld Logistics announces Swift global acquisitions
  • Queen cruising in to Chennai, Mumbai Ports
  • Just 2 years young, GTI packs a punch
  • Chennai Port races past 2006-07 throughput
  • Rewas & Alewadi ports to benefit from industrial corridor
  • Railways aims to raise Rs 1,500 cr. from IPOs of 3 subsidiaries
  • Instant coffee exporters concoct heady brew abroad
  • Forex reserves rise to $ 3,03,460 million
  • KASEZ breaking new ground
  • 101 SEZs get formal clearance
  • Paswan holds up steel regulator, free imports spectre unless prices are lowered
  • Seafood exporters send S.O.S. to PM
  • Target Plus scheme drained Rs 4K cr., estimates CAG
  • Price fever rules out interest rate cut-Assocham
  • Separate farm Budget ruled out

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Arkas expands its activities in Italy
  • Scandlines sets another record in 2007
  • Air France-KLM to scoop up Alitalia
  • Hupac/Russkaya Troyka: New shuttle train between Poland and Russia
  • Panalpina still growing in 2007

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Hamburg Süd, Maersk Line in Oceania ' N America link-up
  • "K" Line in major bulker charter deal
  • Evergreen's new Vietnam shuttle
  • Dry cargo drives up Clarkson's profits
  • EU law chief backs liability limitation principle

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • LCS 1 passes another milestone
  • Algoma Central buys three from Viken
  • Seismic ship to have K-Log electronic logbook

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Top trader awards announced by Washington World Trade Club
  • Horizon Lines taps Healey as Guam general manager
  • TSA adding canine units as air cargo facility inspectors
  • Trucking association predicts record highs for diesel fuel in '08
  • Marcon acts as broker in sale of cruise ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • CMA CGM does not rule out further mega-partnerships
    Alain Wils says that more mega-partnerships between container shipping's "big three" cannot be excluded.
  • CMA CGM sets the pace with 58% income rise
  • Clarkson stands strong against fresh claim
    LONDON-based broker is the target of another claim from Russia's Sovcomflot.
  • Hapag-Lloyd splits from parent Tui
    CONTAINER shipping arm is to be separated from parent group, creating great interest from potential investors.
  • Black Tide on the beaches of Brittany
    THIRTY years ago yesterday - 16 March 1978, to be precise - the accident everyone had been dreading occurred on the coast of Brittany.
  • Togetherness ticks all boxes
    CO-OPERATION between classification societies makes a great deal of sense, always supposing it is undertaken in a way that does not alert the dawn raiders of Brussels competition regulators.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • K Line signs $2Bn bulk deal
    Japanese operator "K" Line has secured a ten-ship long-term consecutive voyage charter (CVC) deal worth about $2Bn over ten years with subsidiaries of the Mumbai-based O. P. Jindal Group
  • Catalonia ships in drinking water
    DROUGHT-hit Catalonia has chartered seven cistern tankers to ship drinking water into Barcelona
  • Taiwan vote could boost China trade
    THE forthcoming election in Taiwan could result in a radical new trading relationship with China, according to a report in the Macau Daily Times
  • China approves coal exports
    CHINA is allowing coal exports to continue despite its struggle to meet huge domestic demand for the commodity, says a Bloomberg report
  • Antonini defends newbuild costs
  • Second hit during NY dredging
  • Parties agree $3.655M spill bill
  • Tighter US rules for marine engines
  • Hamburg Süd names its largest ship
  • Varun focuses on offshore
  • ILWU contract talks start today
  • Hajara laments SCI container share
  • Demand for bigger bulkers forecast
  • K Line inks 10-year coal charters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • LA port finalizes clean-trucks proposal
    Final proposal retains provision limiting port access to drayage companies with direct employee drivers.
  • Negotiations begin on West Coast longshore contract
  • Maersk sells trans-Atlantic slots to CMA CGM
  • LA air plan helps pay for LNG trucks
  • Spin-off for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Hamburg Sud christens largest container ship
  • Freighter, dredge collide in New York harbor
  • Hamburg Sud, Maersk cooperate in Oceania-N.A. trade
  • Matson promotes Angoco to head Pacific operations
  • Evergreen adds Vietnam shuttle
  • Savannah upgrades box berth

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Danaos Shipping posts strong profits
  • Kalmar secures all in deal at Oslo
  • Hapag-Lloyd to be spun-off
  • Evergreen starts Taiwan/Vietnam shuttle

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • No Coast Guard split
    Two US maritime officials say splitting the US Coast Guard's maritime safety and homeland security functions is not in the cards.
  • Algoma buys Viken trio
    Canadian laker operator splashes out $38m for elderly handysize bulkers.
  • Legal claim drags Clarkson down
    Shares in London-listed shipbroker sink to 15-year low after news of $71m Sovcomflot claim.
  • Eternally optimistic
    Despite volatility in the market, outgoing Connecticut Maritime Association President Peter Drakos says he's upbeat about the shipping market.
  • TUI capitulates
    Hapag-Lloyd in play as owning group gives in to shareholder pressure to put fifth biggest container line on new course.
  • Preparing for CMA
    The tables are set for the Connecticut Maritime Association's Shipping 2008, and TradeWinds Web TV is gearing up to take you there.
  • Sovcomflot in new Clarkson claim
    Russian shipowner serves fresh $71m case against the London-based shipbroker amid accusations of vessels being under valued.
  • DFDS takes Norbulk twins
    Pair of 2000-built ro-ros to be used on Danish owner's North Sea routes to replace older tonnage.
  • Maersk in ratings deal
    Danish company continues to backtrack on redundancies with latest improved offer.
  • Nakilat storms ahead
    Qatari LNG ship owner records a three-times hike in annual profit but earnings-per-share not as inflated.
  • Hemas eyes shipping
    Fresh from first ship agency deal, Sri Lankan group wants more marine action.
  • Fair wind for Vroon
    Dutch shipping group secures long term Centrica charter for wind turbine installation vessel.
  • Bulker holed in NY harbour
    Eagle Bulk-operated supramax sustains large gash above waterline in collision with dredger off Staten Island.
  • Forth falters
    UK ports operator posts lower 2007 profit after halting land sales, but terminals performing strongly.
  • Eimskip stretched in Q1
    Icelandic boxship and reefer owner's logistics buys push it to bigger initial loss in 2008.
  • EPA pens new gas cap
    US inks new ship emissions rules which it claims will bring savings of $12bn per year.
  • Azizan joins MISC
    AET tankers boss heading east to replace the retiring Shamsul Azhar bin Abbas.
  • Arkas in bulker move
    Fast growing Turkish containership group to invest in dry cargo tonnage.
  • Brostrom banks sale profit
    Swedish owner sells 37,000-dwt products carrier to partner Furetank for tidy gain.
  • CMA CGM shows pristine profit
    French boxship giant makes a fortune in 2007 as 98 ships are added to fleet and acquisitions chip in.
  • Kuehne on TUI tail?
    Majority shareholder of Kuehne + Nagel said to be part of bank-led group which could bid for Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Clarkson cashes in
    Booming bulker prices boost sale and purchase division while dry-cargo charter revenues reach record levels at London-listed shipbroker.
  • Indonesia wants variety
    State worried that domestic owner Arpeni has coal monopoly and orders power company PLN to look elsewhere.
  • Evergreen eyes Haiphong
    Taiwanese boxship owner to link "fast-growing" Vietnam to Kaohsiung hub.
  • Samsung confirms drillships
    DryShips looks to have declared options for two more units worth a combined $1.3bn at Korean shipyard.
  • Subic warned on safety
    Philippines threatens "to go after" sub-contractors who put lives at risk at huge Hanjin shipyard.
  • K Line inks monster CVC deal
    Shipowner to supply ten ships for India's JSW Group in deal set to create annual revenues of $200m.
  • Asians triumph in Mexico
    Consortium of Korean and Japanese companies to build and operate LNG receiving plant.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Bank says it represents potential Hapag Lloyd investors
  • Hamburg S'd, Maersk to cooperate in U.S./Australasia trade
  • Evergreen starting Taiwan/Vietnam shuttle
  • Hamburg Süd names its biggest boxship
  • Swanson to coordinate West Coast Industrial Express service
  • ABX Air shuffles management
  • Cargolux increasing fuel surcharge
  • Senate declines to abstain from earmarks
  • EPA sets new train and marine diesel standards
  • Produce companies prepare for origin labeling
  • Lytle approved as Long Beach port No. 2

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Torm's best result ever
    D/S Torm reached an all year result close to the forecast of USD 810-820 million. The result was USD 792 million after tax and after some USD 15 million to implement the OMI fleet in Torm. The revenue was ...
  • Baltic Pilot starts deep sea pilotage on the Baltic Sea
    The privately owned Finnish company Baltic Pilot Ltd Oy is going to start deep sea pilotage on international water in the Baltic Sea. The primary target groups are dry cargo vessels and tankers. In this sector especially the oil transports ...
  • Mols-Linien reached profit record
    Mols-Linien A/S had a record high profit of DKK 63 million in 2007, up by DKK 10 million compared to 2006. The result came in a year when several factors affected the company negatively. Fuel costs went through ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Ship main engines excluded from new EPA emissions rules
    Standards released, but only for sub-30 litre displacement.
  • Oil drops on US recession fears
    Prices may be at turning point as weak US economy outweighs new dollar low against euro.
  • IMO turns fifty
    No less than 50 international conventions and protocols have been passed since the UN agency was established.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Stena Oil boosts trading team
  • New employee at O.W. Bunker Korea
  • New bunkering JV enters Singapore
    US-based firm and Indian oil refiner form partnership to start bunker business in Singapore.
  • China Merchants in cold ironing drive
    Alternative power for berthed ships to be encouraged at ports managed by China's largest port operator.
  • Japan bunker sales improve on year
    Sales up even as supplies remain tight.
  • Ship spills bunker fuel in Ulsan
    Small bunker spill said to be under control.

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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
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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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