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March 21, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Panama ports see 20% jump in box volume
    Panama's ports expect shipping container volumes to grow by a fifth this year despite a slowing US economy as Chinese trade surges, the head of the country's top maritime body said on Wednesday.
  • Maersk to scrap NASA service due to weak demand
    AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world's largest container shipping line, will end a service linking ports on the eastern coasts of North and South America amid weakening demand on US routes.
  • Berlian must cut debt in 4 months to avoid default risk
    PT Berlian Laju Tanker, Indonesia's biggest shipping company by value, must cut debt in four months to comply with bond covenants and avoid the risk of a default.
  • Lianyungang aims to boost '08 profits
  • Freight rates set to fall after '09: Galbraith's
  • STX Shipbuilding wins US$353m worth of orders

Sched Netweb site
  • China Merchants to take 5.4pc stake in Ningbo port
  • Speculation rife over who will buy Hapag-Lloyd
  • Tianjin Lingang Industrial Area throughput to double this year
  • Shandong's Port of Longkou to add 10 million tonnes capacity
  • ESC urges greater understanding between shippers and rail operators
  • Barloworld Logistics takes over Swift Group
  • Lufthansa Cargo earns fiscal 2007 operating profit of US$211 million
  • Czech Airlines Cargo deploys OAG Cargo's IT announcement service

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Management changes at SBB and SBB Cargo
  • What will happen to Hapag-Lloyd?
  • Lufthansa Cargo receives seal of approval for security performance
  • Advance International: rail services in Russia
  • Imperial Logistics scoops up FoodTankers AB

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Three more lines for ELAA
  • Frontline set to increase OSG stake
  • Panama pilots row
  • Methanol auxiliary power trials

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Electric Boat gets $357 million submarine contract
  • Hercules Offshore wins contracts for two jackups
  • U.S. inland barge fleet grows
  • Gulf offshore lease sales bring $3.7 billion in high bids
  • Carnival reports first quarter results

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • New medical guide available for seafarers
  • Bidders submit proposals for Panama Canal dredging
  • Free Port of Seattle seminar set for Fishermen's Terminal
  • PMSA joining California ports in vessel pollution incentive program
  • Top Ships board Oks 1:3 reverse stock split

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Fredriksen takes stake in OSG
    JOHN Fredriksen and his quoted tanker company Frontline have taken a stake of up to 10% in US rival.
  • Fredriksen launches bid to join Tui board
  • Battistello denies mafia allegation
    CONTSHIP Italia chairman Cecilia Battistello refutes claims that Gioia Tauro is infiltrated by the mafia.
  • ELAA gains three new members
    PACIFIC International Lines, Wan Hai Lines and Independent Container Line enrol as full members.
  • Offshore vessels sail into prime position
    OWNERS of offshore vessels will be key benefactors from the rising investments by the world's largest oil and gas companies.
  • Oil majors set their sights on LNG
    OIL giants build more LNG plants as opportunities for conventional oil developments dwindle and gas prices climb.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Playing chicken with tanker markets
    There has been no change in market fundamentals to explain this week's surge in tanker rates
  • Fredriksen buys OSG stake
    FRONTLINE boss John Frederiksen has purchased a 5.2% stake in Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG)
  • Panama pilots sue over ISPS, Solas
    PANAMA'S pilotage company Panama Pilots Services Corp is suing its rival Caribbean Pilots Inc and various institutions over licences granted to a rival
  • Australia ratifies spill convention
    AUSTRALIA'S government will ratify the Bunker Oil Convention and the IOPC Supplementary Fund Protocol in a bid to increase compensation for oil spills in its waters
  • Gujurat demolitions begin
    NEW DELHI 20 March ' Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has given breaking permissions to almost every junk ship that is beached at Alang-Sosiya, and demolition is in full swing
  • Falling spending curbs Carnival
    CARNIVAL Corporation's profits are being pressured by both 'extraordinary' fuel costs and falling onboard spending
  • Canadian border embarrassment
  • Indians on warpath over sinking
  • Kencana forecasts bigger growth
  • Imabari merges yards
  • On-board broadband goes global
  • Titan China terminal gains approval
  • Rickmers Trust finalises box deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Port of Los Angeles approves trucks plan with employee-driver provision
    Legal challenges await clean-trucks plan that limits harbor trucking concessions to licensed motor carriers with employee drivers.
  • Port of New York-New Jersey purchases Terminal X' site
  • FedEx profits fall
  • NY-NJ box volume up
  • MSC hikes U.S. fuel fee
  • Portland traffic declines
  • Leaders hint at Doha deal
  • Rickmers buys 13 box ships
  • Rhode Island Port of Davisville adds exports
  • Panama Canal reviewing dredging bids
  • South Korea lifts tariffs

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Marport hits record
  • Zeeland politics ease in favour of VCT
  • Maersk starts implementation of floating BAF
  • Cash rich DFDS to bid for Norfolk Line?
  • Hamburg Sud names its biggest box ship

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Hunting for buys
    In a rare private interview, Fredriksen talks about tanker consolidation, the offshore boom, his aims for TUI and what makes him go on.
  • Panamax on the block
    Brokers are circulating a Japanese-controlled bulker as up for sale.
  • EPA goes after US scrapbroker
    US environmental agency files a complaint against scrap brokers involved in the deal to take the torch to the embattled cruiseship.
  • Wilson Sons net surges
    Brazilian offshore vessel owner and terminal operator posts a 39.4% rise in fourth-quarter profits.
  • Double Fortune sold
    Undisclosed South Korean buyers take an 11-year-old panamax bulker for $67m.
  • Fredriksen confirms OSG buy
    Frontline boss on course to be second largest shareholder in Morten Arntzen-led rival after snapping up an initial 5.2% stake.
  • Carnival defends fees
    Although Royal Caribbean is offering refunds to some guests, Carnival says its fuel supplement is different.
  • Fuel hike bites Carnival
    Rising bunker costs drag down first quarter earnings at Micky Arison-led cruise company despite an increase in revenue.
  • American hires CFO
    Barge operator and shipyard company American Commercial Lines hires Thomas Pilholski for the role of finance chief.
  • STX bags $353m quartet
    European owners slate two VLOCs and a brace of chemical tankers at the Seoul-listed yard.
  • More sales action for Pac Basin
    Richard Hext-led handysize bulker owner offloads another unit and takes it back on charter for four years.
  • PFL not for sale
    South Pacific operator's shareholders vote against sale to Swire or PIL.
  • Aon picks P&I winners
    Top broking group says the clubs achieved a $374m premium hike that left shipowners in Munch mode.
  • Rhymes with dinner
    TradeWinds finds its winner. Web TV hunts down contestants in the shipping limerick competition and presents the award for best bard.
  • Top terminates Faultless ties
    Evangelos Pistiolis ends the bareboat charter of a susemax tanker following the sale of the vessel to a third party.
  • Vinashin signs for seven
    Two of Vietnamese group's yards to build series of 20,000-dwt cargoships for domestic owners.
  • Fredriksen stalks OSG
    Tanker consolidation is on again as John Fredriksen makes his move on Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG).
  • Teekay LNG buys from parent
    Spun-off gas carrier owner snaps up two 1993-built units and charters them back to Teekay Corp.
  • Jutha to branch out
    Thai multipurpose owner eyes ship management deals for 2008.
  • Credit crunch crunches
    Managing director at New Jersey brokerage says banks are less willing to leverage vessel assets.
  • Wujiazui builds $6bn orderbook
    Nanjing's relative newcomer has long list of bulkers and containerships due for delivery up to 2012.
  • Fearless Fulford
    Clarkson's chief executive snaps up company stock, despite concerns over Sovcomflot legal threat.
  • Maersk and Hamburg team up
    Liner firms to start a new service between the US east coast and New Zealand and Australia.
  • OSG in it for the long haul
    US-listed tanker owner's boss says judging OSG spin-off by its trading price doesn't make sense.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Maersk pulling out of U.S./East Coast South America trade
  • ELAA now has all top 20 ocean carriers
  • China Shipping suspending Asia/Med loop as Chinese exports dip
  • Shipping industry facing more regional regulation
  • MSC to increase U.S. inbound BAFs from some European countries
  • Lonrho increases holding in SAILS
  • FedEx profits erode 6% in 3rd quarter
  • Lufthansa Cargo's operating profit up 66%
  • Great Wall Airlines adds Tianjin to network
  • NWA Cargo hikes fuel surcharge
  • British Airways World Cargo increasing fuel surcharge
  • CN outlines spending plans in 2008
  • Forward Air completes acquisition
  • Vietnam's furniture industry accused of using illegal timber
  • DHL lands record automotive logistics contract with Jaguar, Land Rover
  • BIS starts online export compliance training
  • Developer plans project near New York airport
  • U.S. Army's top logistics officer earns third star
  • Rohrmann to join Panalpina board
  • SEKO expands in New York, Virginia
  • Ocean carriers and SoCal ports announce low-sulfur fuel subsidy program
  • Iranian ports fail security standard

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Broström takes delivery of product tanker
    Broström has taken delivery of the product tanker Bro Agnes, 17,000 DWT. The vessel is the second of three Broström vessels in a series of six being built in Tuzla, Turkey, in partnership with D'nya Shipping of Istanbul. The Bro ...
  • Riverdance declared a constructive total loss
    Seatruck Ferries' ro-ro cargo vessel Riverdance, 6,040 GT and built 1977, has been declared a constructive total loss. The parties UK Maritime Coastguard Agency, the UK secretary of state salvage representative, insurers and the salvage company Smit International took ...
  • Kopernik replaces Mikolaj Kopernik
    Euroafrica Shipping Lines Ltd. has decided to replace the oldest ferry on the Swinoujscie to Ystad run, the Mikolaj Kopernik, at the end of March. The old vessel will be replaced by the Kopernik which currently is berthed in Szszecin ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 20, 2008
  • Carnival fuel prediction over $500
    Financial results under pressure as bunker costs keep rising.
  • Crude, bunkers slump further
    $20 knocked off Rotterdam fuel oil values in two days as crude sentiment turns.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Ukraine seeks 1.4 billion spill compensation
    Wants Russia to pay damages following Kerch Strait fuel oil pollution.
  • Catfines spike observed in ARA region
    Viswa Lab reports sudden increase in average values since February with four off-spec cases in March.
  • Port fuel incentives won't replace new rules
    Subsidy scheme of limited duration and California plans main engine fuel restrictions.
  • Rotterdam quiet, prompt supply tight
  • Oil removal starts on sunken tanker
    Tanker carrying 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil sank off Vietnam's central coast earlier this month.
  • IMO and EU communications continue
    EU supportive of international ship emission regulations, but ready to act alone.
  • EMSA looking for more oil spill recovery vessels
    Applications wanted by the end of April as agency seeks to strengthen cover in the Black and North Seas.
  • Industry supports ports' fuel plan
    PMSA coming in behind proposal to subsidise distillate fuel.
  • Rollercoaster week for crude
    Prices down again Wednesday after DOE report shows dip in US demand.
  • Poll: Emissions trading a 'useful option'
    Industry supporting pollution reducing initiative despite IMO snub.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • New Kingston oil spill 'not bunkers'
    Local authority says frequency of spills points to need for review of procedures.
  • KazMunayGas acquires Batumi port and oil terminal
    KazMunayGaz now owns all oil facilities along with container and dry/general bulk cargo berths.
  • Rotterdam market still firm
  • PetroChina buys cargo for blending
    A961 grade bought to counterbalance influx of high-viscosity and high density Western cargoes.

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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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