BRIEFS

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BRIEFS

December 4, 2009

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*Shipping News* Keppel seals US$200m rig accord Keppel FELS sealed its first semi-submersible tender drilling rig deal with PV Drilling yesterday, when the contract for the US$200 million unit was signed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Delay shipbuilding push, China urged China should delay its bid to pass South Korea as the world's biggest shipbuilder to prevent a flood of new vessels extending industrywide losses, said Clarkson plc's managing director Martin Stopford.

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Cosco levies raft of surcharges on Asia-Europe lanes Evergreen hikes Asia-westbound rates US$75 to $100 per TEU Dubai World confirms debt at US$26 billion in clarification New chairman takes helm as Zim gets US$100 million injection Canadian rail strike ends, accord defers dispute to later talks Newbuilding deliveries continue to flow in Xiamen's international box transshipments 34,281 TEU plus in '09 Ningbo Daxie port area's box volume up 10pc in first 10 months TransContainer enters Russia-Iran rail freight box shipping market CMA CGM's new feeder service calls at Kaliningrad Port Sacramento aims to boost range of transport services Hong Kong air cargo grows first time in 15 months AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds freighter to its fleet British Airways and Iberia plan to merge

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Maersk India inaugurates state-of-art CFS at Ponneri in Chennai Battle for Great Offshore ends in a whimper Cosco sees demand for ships rising Aryan Cargo Express to commence operations in India from Jan.-Feb. 2010 Unlimited refined sugar imports allowed till March 31, 2010 Former JNPT PRO D. N. Maurya is now Secy of ICC Drawback benefit available for gold jewellery exporters too eGoM wants Basmati MEP strictly implemented Agarbatti now a handicraft product Rising fiscal deficit may prompt Budget target review Robust GDP growth raises hopes of better tax collections

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DECEMBER 2, 2009
New intermodal service to Norway Green Cargo added Norway to its intermodal container transport network on 2 November. Kombiverkehr expands national network from Germany to Switzerland The Frankfurt-based intermodal specialist Kombiverkehr will offer additional alternatives for environment-friendly transport between Germany's Rhine/Ruhr region and Basel from Janu... World's longest sea crossing to start in 2010 Work on the proposed Qatar-Bahrain causeway project, considered to be the world's longest sea crossing, is likely to begin in the first quarter of 2010. The governments of Qatar an... K-Line launching "Corona Optimum" for Joban Joint Power The Tokyo-based shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) launched the "Corona Optimum," an 88,000 dwt special coal carrier at Imabari Shipbuilding's Marugame Shipyard... Clipper Projects inaugurates new office in Dalian Clipper Projects recently opened its own representation in Dalian (China). The company is not new to the region. Years of successful presence under the APC partnership have allowed... Intertanko releases tanker energy management guide The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) is about to publish its new guide for a tanker energy efficiency management plan (TEEMP). This moves forward... MAN-Nutzfahrzeuge CEO resigns from MAN boards Following the resignations of the MAN corporation's director Hakan Samuesson and CFO Karlhein Hornung, Anton Weinmann, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge CEO, asked to be released from his position... Norbert Dentressangle appoints new solutions and operations director Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK has appointed Brian McDill as its solutions and operations director. McDill joins Norbert Dentressangle from Wincanton where he held various dire... Sieber academy offering extra training for drivers and forklift operators The Sieber Group, a transport and logistics enterprise based in Berneck (Switzerland) has started to offer vocational training courses for truck drivers and forklift operators. The... Trans-o-Flex introduces a CO2-neutral dispatch service The Weinheim (Germany)-based trans-o-flex Logistics Group will offer customers a new Co2de Green service from January 2010 onwards. The new offering is a completely CO2-free domest... Aqua Logistics wants to go public Aqua Logistics, a Mumbai (India)-based logistics solutions provider and international freight forwarder with branches across India, is aiming to raise some capital through its prop... Germany's intermodal transport services convey 21.5% less in 2009 Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that 226.4 million t of goods were hauled on the German rail network from January to September 2009. This was 57.7 million ... New Cargobull business centre in UK Trailer maker and truck bodybuilder Schmitz Cargobull has opened another new regional business centre to provide better market coverage in the UK and Ireland. The centre ...

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Intertanko shock at officer's murder DNV takes over SOF CONSEIL TT Club and ICHCA push IMDG course

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
MOL completes concept for next generation ferry $171 million award for DDG 51 continuation NY looks to Great Lakes for offshore wind

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
GAO sides with Port of Bellingham in NOAA research facility protest United States joins India in investment promotion MOI Cutter POLAR SEA returning to Seattle today James C. Carter begins term as Port of Portland commissioner Navios takes delivery of new Capesize vessel

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Record tanker storage pushing up charter rates The number of tankers deployed for temporary storage jumped by 20 in a month to 149 by the end of November. ACM commissions plummet 19% Chief executive Johnny Plumbe forecasts improved fortunes in 2010 after a horror half-year for the tanker sector.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Pirates release German ship PIRATES released the German cargo ship Charelle today after holding it captive for six months, along with 10 crew, EU NAVFOR said Eastern piracy rebounding PIRACY cases in the South China Sea are rising again, the anti-piracy body ReCAAP has told Fairplay Pirate suspects held in attack EU NAVFOR is holding 13 pirate suspects today after an attack on the general cargo ship BBC Togo 150 n-miles south of Salalah, Oman

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Continental Airlines Cargo Grows 16.5 Percent Railroads Keep Momentum in Holiday Week States Press Congress for Transport Jobs Dynamex Keeps Profit Even GE Sells 10 Locomotives in Brazil Cyber Monday Sales Jump 5 Percent Aerospace Group Urges Export Control Reform CN Ramps Up After Strike Ends Oberstar Backs Six-Month Highway Plan, With Conditions UTi Worldwide Sees $18 Million Profit Frankfurt Airport to Hike Airline Fees Rockefeller Wants Container Scanning Reconsidered

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Zim top man replaced Liverpool focuses on India UN chief: Climate treaty 'ready by June 2010'

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Globus private? Jefferies analyst reduces Karageorgiou-led owner's earnings estimate but says company's net asset value provides an opportunity to go private. Allocean swoop Greece's Logothetis family re-enters shipping as Lomar Corporation announces a $325m purchase of the UK-based Allocean fleet. Fighting back Fighting vessel arrest, lawyers for Shanghai Zhenhua say Kyla Shipping fail to show Zhen Hua 27 is its ship. Flame effort done Gibraltar forges settlement with New Flame's owners and insurers. Salvage effort complete, leaving great place to fish. Dishonest deals Ex-Sovcomflot boss Dmitry Skarga accused of cutting in Yuri Nikitin on Daewoo suezmax newbuildings at discount prices. Back to the yard FSO owned by OSG and Euronav returns to the shipyard after damage during commissioning. Charelle free New Zealand-owned general carogoship held for almost six months finally freed by Somali pirates. Strike on Princess Crew on a casino ship Palm Beach Princess go on strike over pay dispute and master's firing. No advantage Former Sovcomflot chief Dmitry Skarga quizzed over why he needed to bring in Yuri Nikitin to help fund purchase of six suezmaxes at HHI in Korea. Nordic hurting Klaus Kjaerulff's Nordic Tankers hit hard by fleet write-down as it slips to near $90m nine-month loss. 'Buy' DryShips Deutsche Bank analyst rolls out coverage of George Economou's bulker and drilling unit owner targeting 58.7% share price growth. Green light for BP Oil major wins court ruling that it can cancel $450m rig deal with Fred Olsen Energy. Ready to blow S&P market to erupt as early as next year as soon as 'two plates collide', says ACM boss Johnny Plumbe. KfW funds Royal Fain-led Royal Caribbean firms up $632m loan from KfW IPEX Bank for newbuilding Celebrity Eclipse. Three for DSME Korean shipbuilder scoops two plus one deal from RWE Innogy for offshore wind-generation vessels. Tanker grounds New H Vogemann vessel touches bottom at Mombasa under pilot this morning. Concrete contract Khalid Hashim-led Precious Shipping to order up to four cement carriers on the back of lengthy charters. PGS arm sold Jon Erik Reinhardsen-led shipowner offloads onshore seismic unit in $210m deal. MHI doubles up Japanese builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries now sets its sights on JPY 100bn from bond sale. ACM steady Johnny Plumbe-led shipbroker's first-half profit only slightly down despite waning spot rates as S&P activity improves. Patience, China Quest for South Korea's world shipbuilding crown should be put on ice due to industry difficulties, Clarksons' Stopford says. Togo attacked German-owned general cargo vessel targeted by Somalia pirates, but manages to avoid capture. Rig damaged A Transocean jack-up drilling rig has been severely damaged by bad weather off Malaysia.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Obama to name barge executive to FMC post CTSA lines raise bunker surcharge INTERTANKO shifts focus to Nigeria, Benin pirates Hong Kong airport extends fee discounts Congressmen say transport spending fuels jobs Teamsters end strike against CN Railway DHS rolls back 100% scanning to 2014 Descartes' earnings down, sales up Gutierrez joins iGPS board European forwarders expect soft market UTi: 3rd quarter revenue declines "moderated" FMC reviews 43 OTI license applications ITF protests Indian drayage contractor

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
US container scanning program delayed The US program for scanning all containers destined for the US, was planned to be implemented in 2012 for security reasons ' but it will now be delayed for two years Intertanko ' fight piracy off West Africa On November 24, a Ukrainian Chief Officer on board the tanker Cancale Star was killed when the vessel was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin ' Intertanko is now Esvagt unit chartered as coastguard vessel in Holland Esvagt has contracted its Esvagt Connector) to the Dutch coast guard for service as an Emergency Response Vessel (ERV) for the rest of this year. The Esvagt Connector is on Hijacked VLCC off Somalia The Greek VLCC Maran Centaurus was hijacked 600 nautical miles off the Seychelles last Sunday, en route from Jiddah to New Orleans. The vessel, 300,294 DWT, was fully laden and Norway markets Norwegian shipping in USA The Norwegian government has established a new position at the Norwegian embassy in Washington, which will be partly financed by the Norwegian Shipowners' association. The new position has the title

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DECEMBER 3, 2009
Copenhagen Exclusive: Bunker fund would see greater push for innovation President of Fairmont Shipping talks about the problems of an ETS. Shipowners could face higher spill penalties Australia's transport minister announces plans to increase liability limits. Copenhagen Special: Ferry industry opinion Interferry CEO highlights concerns over limiting sulphur content in fuel. Weakening prices across Europe Weak demand in Rotterdam. CMF offering 0.1% sulphur MGO in Tenerife Supplier says it is now offering low sulphur MGO at all its ports. Bunker prices falling in Fujairah and Durban Poor demand in Durban. Hong Kong adopts IMO bunker convention Laws will come into force next month. Gold gives 'early warning' of oil price rises Hedging specialist predicts moderate price increases for oil, bunkers in 2010, followed by more gains. Shipping is 'easy target' in climate change talks Negotiators may approach shipping like 'a lion picking off a stray gazelle'. New CEO says bunker futures contract 'on track' SGX contract will be launched before the end of March. Markets soften Singapore market generally quiet. Singapore residual fuel stocks at historical high Supplies continue to outpace demand in the region. So I've read Taleb's Black Swan... twice... now what? Ron Wells considers what Taleb's musings may mean for the Credit Risk Management profession. Aegean to deploy new tanker to UK Expansion will 'further enhance' the company's ability to increase its global market share. Singapore bunker statistics 'accurately' reflect growth MPA responds to doubts about the port's strong bunker sales during economic downturn. Cruise industry 'resistance' to low sulphur fuels New report says meeting current MARPOL standards is not enough.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

INSTITUTIONS

European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry

Brussels

Call for papers by July 28th

Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets

ASSOCIATIONS

Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets

Rome

Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards

SHIPPING

In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%

Tokyo

-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe

SHIPPING

The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant

Rome

The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.

Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month

PORTS

Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month

Beijing

Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)

SHIPPING

In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships

Washington

About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region

SHIPPING

FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules

Washington

Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.

CUSTOMS

The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules

Brussels

Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC

CUSTOMS

EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code

Brussels

CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%

Civitavecchia

Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino

Le Aziende informano

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

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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

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

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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