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September 25, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore firms should grab Latin American openings
    INVESTMENTS worth US$30 billion over the next five years in port and related infrastructure are up for grabs in Latin America, and Singapore companies should waste no time in getting a piece of the pie for themselves, John Price, managing director of market intelligence services at leading risk consultancy Kroll, told The Business Times.
  • Container firms must act 'to counter slump'
    A UNIQUE set of circumstances comprising escalating financial market turmoil, low consumer confidence as well as rising inflation and commodity prices has rapidly changed the container shipping environment and individual container shipping companies must take urgent action to counter the effects of the current downturn, said NOL container line arm APL's greater China president Dan Ryan at the 2nd Containerisation and Liner Shipping China conference in Tianjin yesterday.
  • Mitsui OSK to beat H1 profit target
    Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, operator of the world's biggest fleet of bulk carriers for shipping commodities, yesterday said that a weak yen, a fall in oil prices and strong freight rates in the first half could push its April-September profits above its earlier estimates.

Sched Netweb site
  • APL chief calls for action to counter shipping downturn
  • Washington forbids Americans to deal with Iran transport bodies
  • Somalian pirates allow Sinotrans captives to phone home
  • US Customs 10+2 security filing 'days or weeks' away
  • CMA CGM reshuffles Asia-West Med services
  • West coast container ports' August volumes decline
  • Extra capacity added to China-Japan regional trade
  • Chongqing to build bonded free-trade zone in October
  • Cranes to get bigger to keep up with explosive growth in ships
  • Russian Railways first block train from mid-Russia to Rostov
  • Teamsters welcome US vote to bar Mexican trucks
  • American Airlines postpones launch of Chicago-Beijing flights
  • China's air transport growth continues to shrink
  • Lufthansa buys Smiths Detection desktop bomb detectors

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Reducing vessel speed wasteful & costlier, asserts Lloyd's Register
  • Dolphin Offshore bags 2 vessel charter deals
  • Cellular shipping horizon clouded by global slowdown
  • Rising piracy impels INSA to seek prompt govt action to protect seafarers & ships
  • Navy may rush to the rescue
  • Major 2-day maritime event begins today
  • Spain's Port of Ferrol to showcase new container logistics facility
  • Arun Ramanathan appointed Finance Secretary

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Russia to send warships to Gulf of Aden
  • Good prospects for ROVs
  • APL man says lines must act as downturn bites
  • Golden Ocean raises cash in sale/leaseback deal
  • Approved ballast treatment systems "now available"
  • GL launches new boxship rules
  • Danaos deliveries

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Yes, there will be a third DDG 1000, maybe
  • Navios blank check start-up has its money in T-bills
  • Security team shots foil attack on MSC oiler
  • Turkish yard offers new handy-size bulker design
  • Rolls-Royce launches new waterjet range
  • Shipowners missing out on fuel savings

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Workers go on strike at Oak Harbor Freight Lines
  • Emergency Functional Exercise scheduled for today in Seattle
  • Construction changing traffic flow near Portland International Airport
  • Port of Bremerton in line to receive DOC grant dollars
  • US steel imports down during August

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Hopes of fourth quarter bulk bounce evaporate
    DRY BULK market's hopes for late-year rebound are dashed as uncertainty clouds Chinese steel demand sets up rates to fall further.
  • Transport committee chairman condems port rate hikes
    PORT operators protesting against multi-million pound backdated rates bills have gained a key ally.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • DNV chief defends Commission
    CONTROVERSIAL remarks by ABS chairman and CEO Robert Somerville, reported earlier this week, have been described as "unjust comments" by DNV Maritime COO Tor Svensen
  • Gunvor faces testing times
    THE RUSSIAN oil trading company Gunvor is facing margin uncertainties as the global oil price falls, and Russian producers respond to a profit squeeze of high taxes and rising costs
  • Going green comes at a price
    MEETING future environmental challenges will provide opportunities for shipbuilders but will come at a cost, warned government ministers from Germany and the Netherlands at a seminar during the SMM exhibition in Hamburg
  • BP considers Caspian investment
    BP is considering selling its stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, and exiting its joint ventures with Russian and Kazakh oil and gas producers
  • Abkhazia seeks sea link renewal
    ABKHAZIA plans to restore direct sea links with Turkey, the breakaway republic's foreign minister has said
  • 17 missing as ship goes down off Macau
    HOPES for the safe return of 17 crew members of a South Korean freighter are fading as their ship was found capsized earlier today off the coast of Macau
  • Aden set for 'war-risk' status
    THE PHILIPPINE government plans to declare the Gulf of Aden a 'war risk area' as part of a set of measures to protect its seafarers against piracy and let them benefit from hazard pay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • LA-LB trucks plan clears legal hurdles
    Ports ready controversial anti-pollution plan for October 1 start after program clears initial legal challenges.
  • Fee system delay won't stop LA-Long Beach truck plan
  • Galveston port open
  • APL executive warns of Asia-Europe overcapacity
  • Virginia ports reorganizes marketing, offers buyouts
  • Miami River re-opens
  • U.S. steel imports down
  • OCR speeds Portland gates
  • New scanners for Rotterdam
  • Appeals court affirms Rule B wire transfer attachment
  • WTO: Economic crisis shouldn't derail trade talks

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Itaqui back in the box trade
  • Maersk's AE10 back to Dunkirk
  • Slow-steaming: a risk to engine reliability?
  • GL adds seven more box behemoths to its class portfolio
  • Crowley beefs up its equipment

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Class divide
    Tor Svensen tells TradeWinds WebTV why Robert Somerville was wrong to pick a fight with the EU.
  • Clash of titans
    Tor Svensen (pictured) and Robert Somerville go head to head after ABS chief stirs up row with the EU.
  • Watch this space
    The man to fill Geir Sekkesaeter's shoes will be unveiled within a month, says Dag Schjerven.
  • Dodging bullets
    Capt Pottengal Mukundan explains how ships can fight off pirate attacks.
  • Call to arms
    Action needed now to prevent attacks from pirates who have no fear of reprisal, Capt. Pottengal Mukundan says.
  • Going greener
    No chance of a lapse in shipping's environmental movement however tight credit gets, says Peter Stockley.
  • Crew feared dead
    Typhoon Hagupit hampers search for 17 crew members of Korean ship found capsized off Macau.
  • Doris deal
    Norwegian owner Wilson snaps up Arno Shipping's boxship to add to sister it acquired in 2006.
  • Gloom from Opec
    Analyst claims cartel's crude output to fall by 800,000 barrels per day this month ' bad news for tanker owners.
  • Dong bond deal
    Vietnamese shipbuilder Vinashin to raise $181m through bond sale and could be in for large steel mill.
  • LNG fuel first
    Norwegian owner Sea-Cargo's new Bharati-built ro-ros will be first in the world to run on LNG.
  • More for Davie
    Penurious Canadian yard secures more vital contract price rises, this time for accommodation ships ordered by Ocean Hotels.
  • Sevmash behind
    Russian shipyard follows Odfjell order fiasco with admission that Gazprom oil platform will be delayed.
  • Top change at BP
    John Ridgway to take reins at BP Shipping as David Baldry steps down as CEO "for personal reasons".
  • No Italian job
    Things get racy in Med as Luka Koper pulls out of JV to manage Trieste terminal due to 'unfavourable' politics.
  • Floro floored
    STX will have to face up to losses of $114m for a newly acquired Norwegian yard in 2006 and 2007.
  • Golden lets go
    Golden Ocean sells kamsarmax newbuilding in China but takes it back on charter for 10 years.
  • Seventh heaven
    Thai owner Jutha Maritime emerges as buyer of Oceania Queen general cargoship ' ship number seven in its fleet.
  • No pain, no gain
    APL executive calls for dramatic action if industry wants to counter a "significant downturn".
  • Yet again
    Another fire breaks out at a Singapore shipyard, injuring worker carrying out welding work.
  • Ill winds
    Hurricanes Ike and Gustav to shave $0.03 per share off Joe Pyne-led tank-barge player Kirby's third quarter earnings.
  • Big chunks
    John Fredriksen adopts Warren Buffet style mentality in acquisition of SapuraCrest shares.
  • Is it fair?
    STX takeover of Aker Yards has Corrado Antonini asking questions, while Fincantieri privatisation is on hold until the spring.
  • Fillip for Cosco
    Cosco Shipyard Group wins newbuilding and conversion deals worth over $250m.
  • Wartsila buys
    Finnish engine builder buys another ship design consultancy, this time in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • APL executive calls for carrier discipline to beat downturn
  • Financial doubt could impact 50% sale of Korean shipbuilder
  • IRISL executive: Carrier will work around U.S. sanctions
  • Danaos takes deliver of two ships
  • Arrests made after Durban container thefts
  • TNT expands international express network in China
  • Truckers call for energy plan
  • CBP seeks recruits for 10+2 system test
  • China files WTO grievance over U.S. duties on steel pipes, tires
  • USDA bans imports of ash plants
  • Sonic names Malamet executive VP
  • DB Schenker to buy Romanian forwarder Romtrans
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
  • FMC warns SoCal ports to keep commission in the loop
  • SoCal ports approve truck plan financing contracts with Daimler
  • Chiquita enters 11-year lease with Port of Wilmington, Del.
  • Stella! MSC ship breaks box record in New Orleans

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • Aker confirms dispute with NCL
    Aker Yards France has confirmed that there is a dispute with Norwegian Cruise Lines about the cost of the first of the 150,000 tons and 4,200 passenger post-panamax F3 newbuildings. "We regret that we have a situation with a ...
  • Pirates released from Absalon
    The pirates held in custody on board the frigate Absalon was released this morning. It turned out that there was no legal ground for the prosecution under Danish law and if they were taken to Denmark they would have been ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
  • EPA research vessel diesel spill
    Clean-up operations underway after research ship leaks diesel fuel into US river.
  • Bunker costs 'still remarkably high'
    Fuel represents '70% of APL's operating costs' on transpacific routes.
  • Global bunker marker report
  • Rotterdam market remains firm
  • Asian bunker markets steady
    Prices show little movement following three weeks of almost unprecedented volatility
  • Fuel oil cargoes heading east
    More product booked for Singapore as Middle East differential widens.
  • Norwegian firm in fuel efficiency project
    Project seeks to plot a ship's speed against the power applied to a propeller shaft.
  • United Bunkering & Trading appoints new MD
    UBT trader/manager takes on new role as MD in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • Sri Lankan bunker suppliers ink tank agreement
    Lanka IOC and Lanka Maritime Services among those who have agreed Sri Lanka Ports Authority's terms and condition.
  • Chimbusco enters Shenzhen to compete with Brightoil
    Chimbusco ends Brightoil's short-lived monopoly in the Shenzhen port region.
  • Sri Lankan firm may buy bunker tankers
    CSC Kandia will start with one tanker, but others could follow.

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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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