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January 7, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping industry gears up to ride another storm
    THE year ahead for shipping is bleak but most industry players have seen it all before and are prepared to deal with the downturn while staying hopeful that a recovery will come by year-end.
  • Baltic Dry Index faces its seventh straight drop
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell for a seventh consecutive session on weaker demand for steel and iron ore.
  • Cost to ship crude from the Caribbean falls
    The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may fall after little change last week, amid weak demand from refiners, a broker said.
  • Persian Gulf supertanker rate may drop
  • No change in Suez Canal transit fees this year
  • Challenging times for new-vessel funding
  • Fog hampers shipping along central US Gulf Coast
  • Cut in Port Klang free storage days pushed to July 1
  • Nordic buys Suezmax tanker for US$56.7m to expand fleet
Strait Talk
  • Waste not, want not
    THE connection between shipping and recycling waste paper may not be immediately apparent, but there certainly is one. Until recently, paper recycling was a booming business in Britain. European Union rules dictate that local councils must recycle more household waste, particularly paper.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping industry gears up to ride another storm
    THE year ahead for shipping is bleak but most industry players have seen it all before and are prepared to deal with the downturn while staying hopeful that a recovery will come by year-end.
  • Baltic Dry Index faces its seventh straight drop
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell for a seventh consecutive session on weaker demand for steel and iron ore.
  • Cost to ship crude from the Caribbean falls
    The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may fall after little change last week, amid weak demand from refiners, a broker said.
  • Persian Gulf supertanker rate may drop
  • No change in Suez Canal transit fees this year
  • Challenging times for new-vessel funding
  • Fog hampers shipping along central US Gulf Coast
  • Cut in Port Klang free storage days pushed to July 1
  • Nordic buys Suezmax tanker for US$56.7m to expand fleet
Strait Talk
  • Waste not, want not
    THE connection between shipping and recycling waste paper may not be immediately apparent, but there certainly is one. Until recently, paper recycling was a booming business in Britain. European Union rules dictate that local councils must recycle more household waste, particularly paper.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen to build 100 box ships, sees global recovery in 2012
  • After French success, IMB more hopeful of suppressing piracy
  • World fleet now 13 million TEU, to hit 14 million TEU in August
  • Bulk up, boxes down at Marseilles Fos in first 11 months
  • February earliest date for California clean truck tax
  • DCT Gdansk's 2008 throughput rises to 100,000 TEU
  • Euroseas cuts charter rates as it extends contracts
  • COSCO Tai' Ankou vessel completes locating BOA oil drilling platform
  • Middle East seen to suffer in 2009 global downturn
  • Major uncertainties loom over Dubai's status as sea-air hub
  • TIACA insists air cargo security should not hinder trade
  • Vietnam shows growth potential for aviation sector

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maritime fraternity's dream takes concrete shape
  • Yasumi Kudo to steer NYK as President from April
  • Not done, comrade!
  • SC orders status quo on Vizhinjam ICTT project
  • Port Pipavav dredging for 14.5-m draught
  • Mormugao Port ideal site for offshore services & rig repair base
  • Spotlight on Nagpur's investment opportunities
  • 9 SEZ proposals glimmer amidst pall of gloom
  • Cement, steel cos extended Cenvat credit facility for supplies to SEZ developers
  • Panel to consider extension of tax reimbursement on more services for exporters
  • Export trends confirm that sinking feeling
  • RBI's judicious use of forex reserves proves rewarding
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends - By M. Sreedharan

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 5, 2009
  • FM Logistic slashing almost 500 jobs
    Die im lothringischen Phalsbourg (Frankreich) ansässige Logistikdienstleisterin FM Logistic (ehemals Faure & Machet) hat nach einer Meldung der Pariser Wirtschaftszeitung "Les Ech...
  • DCT Gdansk moves smoothly into 2009
    The Polish container terminal operator DCT Gdansk passed the 100,000 teu mark in mid December 2008 whilst handling the 750 teu vessel "Containerships V". The company had expected t...
  • La Poste will boost equity by EUR 2.7 billion
    Die französische Regierung hat f'r die von der französischen Staatspost La Poste seit Monaten erwartete Kapitalaufstockung gr'nes Licht gegeben. Wie die französische Presse bericht...
  • China 3C Group buys Jinhua Baofa Logistic
    China 3C Group, a retailer and wholesale distributor of consumer and business products in China, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100.0% of Jinhua Baofa Logistic Ltd, a...
  • Evergreen enhances North China Service
    Evergreen has enhanced its North China service network by adding Tianjin to its China-South US West Coast-China Service (CPS). The 6,332 teu "Hatsu Envoy" was the first to sai...
  • New ground service organisation in Cyprus
    While negotiations between Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders aimed at reunifying the island are ongoing, a joint airport services organization has become operational, with hopes ec...
  • Alitalia enters into partnership with Air France-KLM
    Die neue Alitalia, die aus dem Zusammenschluss des einstigen Staatsfliegers mit der Air One hervorgeht, hat Air France-KLM zum Partner gewählt. Am 9. Januar 2009 wird der Air Franc...
  • Singapore Airlines receives first A330-300
    Singapore Airlines wird ihren ersten von 19 bestellten Airbus A330-300 Grossraumjets Mitte Januar erhalten und als Regionalflugzeuge einsetzen. Am 30. März wird der A330-300 dann e...
  • First departure of Grimaldi Lines' new Euro-Aegean service
    The ro-ro vessel "Grande Sicilia" was dispatched at Hamburg's Unikai Terminal (Germany) in late December 2008, as the first ship to be deployed in Grimaldi Lines' new Eu...
  • Breadbox starts new West Africa Service
    Breadbox Shipping Lines, headquartered in Schiedam (Netherlands) has launched a new service from North Continental Europe to ports in West Africa. A departure is off...
  • JadeWeserPort plans logistics zone
    A logistics zone will be established next to the new deepwater container terminal JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven (Germany) a logistics zone will be established. This zone will have...
  • Hanjin appoints Choi as second CEO
    Die koreanische Reederei Hanjin Shipping hat Eun Young Choi neben Yong Min Kim als zweite CEO ernannt. Yong Min Kim wurde bereits imalten Jahr zum Nachfolger von Präsident und CE...
  • Fly 540 Uganda offers regular regional cargo services
    A few weeks after taking possession of two 5.5 t uplift Fokker 27-500 cargo planes the Ugandan cargo charter airline Fly 540 has published a wide range of destinations across the r...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Bourbon vessel hijacked off Nigeria
  • Precious fleet 61% covered for 2009
  • Evergreen looking at fleet replacement
  • GL buys software company
  • Nigeria ponders single-hull phase-out

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Trico Marine wins offshore Egypt contract
  • Time running out for U.S. Shipping Partners

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 5, 2009
  • Horizon Lines hit with suit by company stockholders
  • Marcon ends year with record sales total
  • Cargill makes donations to combat hunger
  • PDX noise committee sets WebTrak meeting
  • Gulf Navigation takes delivery of new chemical tanker

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • US Shipping faces collapse after default
    TROUBLED Jones Act tanker company reveals it has defaulted on its senior credit facility.
  • O'Kelley in US Shipping hot seat
  • Norden sells bulkers to generate cash
    DANISH shipping group Norden has sold six dry bulk vessels for a total of $175m.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • US Shipping Partners defaults
    US SHIPPING Partners has defaulted on its senior credit agreement, bringing the embattled Jones Act barge and tanker operator one step closer today to dissolution
  • Pirates hijack Yemeni ship
    A YEMENI coastal ship has reportedly been hijacked by pirates
  • Europe feeling Gazprom bite
    RUSSIAN gas supplies to many eastern European and Balkan states are being disrupted today as a result of Moscow's cut in Gazprom distribution to Ukraine
  • 150 rescued from Norway ferry
    MORE THAN 150 passengers were today evacuated from a ferry that ran aground off the coast of Norway, maritime officials said
  • India stymied by trucking strike
    INDIA'S transport strike kept more than 6M trucks off its roads and away from ports today, the All India Motor Transporters Congress said
  • Sri Lanka seeks new yard
    THE SRI Lanka Ports Authority is negotiating with yard companies in Dubai, India and China over plans for a dockyard in a port being built on the island's south coast, SLPA chairman Priyath Bandu Wickrema said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Fleet of idle capacity continues to grow
    Idled capacity has reached 550,000 TEUs, with 210 vessels out of work in the face of sharply falling demand.
  • Shanghai TEUs slow down
  • NY airfreight off 3.4%
  • San Diego tabs port director
  • New US chief for UPS
  • Record year for Montreal
  • New vessel to Danaos
  • Cargolux adds Cairo
  • Yusen opens Mexico unit
  • Merck chooses UPS
  • Laser scan upgraded

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Vancouver container truckers threaten strike
  • Kintetsu World Express to take full control of TKK Logistics
  • NYK president expects pain before 'Yosoro'
  • Suez Canal may cut tolls to combat crisis
  • 200 boxships idle

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Cape for $27m
    Polembros Shipping reportedly picks up a Hong Kong-controlled ship for well below S&P assessments.
  • Stocks sizzle
    US shipping stocks continue upward motion as StealthGas and Trico gain more than 20%.
  • Norden sells six
    Danish owner declares purchase options on panamaxes and handymaxes in order to sell them on for a $13m profit.
  • US owner defaults
    Tanker and tank-barge player US Shipping fails to pay on credit facility but lenders are willing to talk.
  • Trico in Med deal
    Joseph Compofelice-led offshore vessel owner bags $20m contract from Petrobel for the MPSV Volantis.
  • Fight for survival
    Tommy Rathleff appeals for creditor support as Armada battles dry cargo defaults running to hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Evergreen axes
    Liner operator cuts the North American workforce of its shipping agency arm.
  • Armada to sink?
    Bulker operator latest to succumb to market woes as Singapore office seeks protection from creditors.
  • Dof fixes PSV
    StatoilHydro Brazilian subsidiary to take Norwegian vessel for two years with option for two more.
  • Moral victory
    Evergreen chief Chang Yung-Fa's magazine on morality sees circulation soar to 220,000 per month.
  • Pay rise
    Norway's Farstad ties up an anchor handler with Petrobras at significantly improved rate.
  • Latvian rejig
    Baltic ferry owner Scandlines has reorganised its services to Ventspils as cargo volumes fall.
  • Another close call
    Ship with 32 Chinese crew outruns pirates on day China's navy arrives in Gulf of Aden.
  • Drilling for cash
    Citibank arranges $850m financing for Stena's latest drillship order at Samsung in Korea.
  • Northern frights
    Passengers evacuated as Hurtigruten cruiseship grounds and takes on water outside Trondheim.
  • Ray of light
    Bulker scrapping reaches seven and a half year high, giving drop of hope to the market, Pareto says.
  • Antwerp rises
    Belgian box port closing gap on Rotterdam and Hamburg after 6% growth in 2008.
  • More time
    Felipe Menendez-led Ultrapetrol extends share buyback scheme to "demonstrate confidence."
  • Brazil bound
    Solstad Offshore AHTS secures $40,000 per day term deal with Petrobras.
  • Box blues
    Number of idle containerships passes eight year high as level of laid up capacity jumps 83.33% in a month.
  • Sealink sells
    Malaysian owner's offshore support vessel goes to overseas buyer for profit of MYR 13m.
  • Fatal error
    Second bosun suffocated in Saga Rose ballast tank due to lower than expected water level, UK accident report finds.
  • Cargoship burns
    Philippines vessel suffers blaze after timber catches fire during welding work.
  • Bharati builds
    Indian shipyard takes stake in domestic owner Great Offshore to within a whisker of 15% trigger for offer to buy another 20% slice.
  • Timah eyes four
    Indonesian state mining company PT Timah could spend $20m on four-ship purchase.
  • Bourbon crew safe
    French owner makes contact with captain of crew boat seized off Nigeria at the weekend.
  • Boxes overboard
    Ten containers wash ashore in the Netherlands after falling from Unitas feedership.
  • US repairer sold
    Private equity firm snaps up commercial ship repair group to go with its Atlantic Marine operation.
  • Amir in at MISC
    Former head of MISC's tanker arm AET takes over as chief executive at Malaysian shipowner.
  • Extra dredger
    Australian port of Melbourne moves to complete Port Phillip Bay channel deepening project early.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • NYK president: Long-term deals, diversity key
  • Container capacity falls, layups rise
  • Yang Ming unveils 2 new vessels
  • International air freight plummets 13.5 percent
  • Asian air freight down 15.5 percent in November
  • FedEx pushes out 777 deliveries
  • Con-way settles CF pensions dispute
  • Challenges filed to stop CN's short line buy
  • Indian truck strike impact minimal so far
  • Clashing textile, apparel advice for Obama
  • U.S., global manufacturing in tailspin
  • Merck outsources logistics to UPS
  • UTi taps UPS executive as CEO
  • Customs publishes AES penalty guidelines
  • FMC reviews 29 OTI license applications
  • Shanghai still No. 2, but grows 7%
  • Tianjin port grows 20% in 2008
  • Shekou volume up 24% in 2008

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Volatility returns to bunker markets
    European bunker prices surge for third day.
  • Russian oil export duties cut in January
    Fuel oil export duty down by $26.5 pmt.
  • Aegean selected to be sole supplier at Tangiers
    Agreement will give Aegean exclusive bunker supply rights out of the port for 25 to 30 years.
  • Shipping group 'optimistic' for year ahead
    Bunker prices in the first quarter '50% lower year-on-year'.
  • Durban barge rates rise
    New year brings rise in bunker delivery rates.
  • Bunker demand expected to weaken
    Japanese refiners to reduce fuel oil output in January.
  • Team changes at Engen
    New Marine Fuels Manager and Marine Sales Executive in place.
  • Singapore bunker prices at two-month high
    Bunkers sees double-digit gains across most Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Saudi Aramco offers late-January fuel oil cargo
    Refiner requests interested buyers to submit bids as soon as possible.
  • Kuwait to deepen cuts in oil supply
    OPEC members seen to be complying with output cuts.
  • Indian oil firms plan strike
    Fuel supplies may be disrupted if there is prolonged action.
  • Colombo box terminal nears capacity
    Terminal operator, associate of John Keells, needs to build new capacity.
  • ITOPF assesses environmental risk from sunken barge
    Barge sank with diesel oil onboard in November.

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