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August 10, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Orient Overseas chalks up first loss in a decade
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest container line, posted its first loss in 10 years as slumping world trade and rising overcapacity pummel cargo rates.
  • Baltic index in biggest drop since Oct
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, had its worst week since October last year as Chinese demand for shipments of coal and iron ore slows.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin loses US$325 million in Q2, but sees uptick next quarter
  • Shenzhen's SCT reports e-RTGs provide 70pc cost savings
  • CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC to merge on transpacific mid-September
  • Smarter Container tracks fireworks boxes from China-US
  • China's longest coastal highway to open in September
  • Two major American relocation rivals team up in downturn
  • Archangel cargo volume down 27.8pc in first half
  • Port of Vancouver, Washington, celebrates Terminal 5 opening
  • Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport cargo volume surged 40pc in June
  • Mainland adds more scheduled flights to Taipei starting end of August
  • Suspended because of rioting, Fuzhou-Urumqi flights resumed
  • Singapore holds forum to address downturn in aviation

Exim Indiaweb site
  • TT Club's guide to minimise storm damage to installations & cargoes
  • ESPLL ties up funds for purchase of 4 Supramax vessels
  • INTTRA introduces web booking tool for shippers & forwarders
  • Steamer agents call to resolve row
  • India, South Korea finally ink trade deal
  • Hussain completes Harvard training programme
  • L&T lowers earmarked sum for Ennore shipyard & port
  • Pulses pile-up at ports exaggerated, asserts PIA
  • thens-Hong Kong Lufthansa freighter touch Mumbai
  • Leash on prices, assures Pranab
  • Reforms, divestment remain on track
  • Foodgrains target set at 238.12 m tonnes
  • Fieo open house with Customs officials today
  • Move to set up SEZs in Delhi questioned
  • CBEC gets 3 new members
  • Saudi King keen to augment business ties with India
  • State may abolish octroi on gems & jewellery

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Chemoil's strong Q2
  • Nordic American makes small loss
  • Bass Strait venture
  • Downturn hits ICTSI

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • K-Sea prices public offering
  • River pirates attack Amazon cruise vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Port of Camas-Washougal nets judgement against Riverwalk
  • US rail freight traffic continues string of down weeks
  • Marcon brokers sales of supply boat/deck barge
  • Port of Everett has clean audit for 12 consecutive years
  • Neptune Orient Lines releases first half numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Shipping foreclosures set to rise
    BANKS expected to take action as covenant breaches become an almost daily occurrence.
  • Eastwind files for bankruptcy
  • US Shipping prices itself at $315m
    COMPANY gives itself price-tag of $275m-$315m after rejecting takeover bid by Rand Logistics.
  • Glencore and SLS in dispute over tankers refund
    GLENCORE and Korean yard enter arbitration over the return of $58m for two delayed tankers.
  • UK steps up checks on port cranes
    HSE inspects more ship-to-shore box cranes as part of probe into Southampton crane crash.
  • Nordic American warns of delivery delays
    NORDIC American Tanker Shipping says its two Chinese newbuildings will be delivered several months late

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Rand turns up the heat
    RAND LOGISTICS is not giving up the hunt for US Shipping Partners, despite the rejection of its initial offer for a majority of USSP's assets
  • Safety uproar in fatal sinking
    A MAJOR dispute is raging today over the seaworthiness of the ferry Princess Ashika, which sank off Tonga in the South Pacific on Wednesday night
  • Japan to boost wheat imports
    JAPAN is reportedly planning to increase wheat import shipments because severe rains have reduced domestic output
  • Turkey signs up to South Stream
    TURKEY has agreed to take part in Gazprom's South Stream natural gas pipeline, a scheme that could spur gas shipments from Ceyhan
  • 'Dire' LNG market will recover
    A GLUT of tonnage has battered the LNG shipping market for the first half of 2009, but it will recover, shipping analyst Andrew Buckland told Fairplay today
  • GL layoff tied to newbuilds
    GL TOLD Fairplay today it is axing 380 jobs to reflect a collapse in demand for newbuilding classification services
  • US bill seeks Customs uptick
    LAWMAKERS have introduced a Senate bill to give US Customs & Border Protection more power to enforce trade laws

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Obama, Calderón to Discuss Cross-border Trucking
  • YRC Signs $81 Million Facility Sale, Lease Agreement
  • YRC Teamsters Ratify Wage, Benefit Plan
  • DOT Stimulus Spending Tops $1 Billion
  • Union Pacific to Pay $32 Million for Water Act Violations
  • Obama Signs Highway Trust Fund Bill
  • CSX, Train Engineers Reach Deal
  • Senate Confirms Obama's STB, DOT Nominees
  • South Korea, India Sign Bilateral Trade Pact
  • Germany's Trade Surplus, Industrial Orders Rise
  • YRC Teamsters Ballot Count Delayed
  • Spot Freight Availability Index Surges 33 Percent
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen Profit Grows 5 Percent
  • Frozen Food Express Loses $5.2 Million
  • MSC Trans-Atlantic Service to call Philadelphia
  • OOIL Loses $232 Million in First Half
  • JAL Loses $1 Billion
  • Port Nehru Boxes Fell 7 Percent
  • Short Line Traffic Chugs Ahead
  • Hanjin Loses $325 Million on Falling Rates
  • FRA Gives $1 Million to Operation Lifesaver
  • Atlas Profit Soars Despite Downturn

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Pirate ransoms: a no-win situation for owners
    The families of the 24 seafarers held hostage by Somali-based pirates popped champagne corks this week to celebrate their loved ones' release after four intensely worrying months of captivity.
  • Transpacific trio rationalise services between Asia-USWC
  • Gottwald to deliver cranes to Poti
  • ICTSI feels the pressure of the downturn
  • Panama Canal and Port Everglades ink alliance
  • German recovery still on track

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • UK halts Margaret
    Environment Agency puts the brakes on export of LPG carrier bound for the breakers.
  • K-Sea seeks cash
    Tank-barge owner prices public offering that could bring in as much as $63.9m.
  • USSP valued
    Greenhill estimates reorganised tanker and tank-barge owner would have an enterprise value of $275m to $315m.
  • Royal surges
    Shares in Miami-based cruiseship giant gain by 10.7%, leaping ahead of rising shipping shares.
  • Cheniere loss falls
    Houston LNG terminal player shrinks losses by 90.5% as it barely turns an operational profit.
  • Carron for Canada
    Stena applying to operate drillship Stena Carron for a year off Canada's East Coast.
  • Consent to chop
    D'Amico and Glencore enter arbitration with SLS to clear the way for cancellation of a second newbuilding at the yard.
  • NAT pair late
    Arrival of Chinese suezmax pair delayed by a total of 10 months, Nordic American says.
  • Korean walk-out
    Tug crews at Ulsan and Busan strike over pay and conditions, causing ship backlog.
  • Bad debt hurts
    Michael Ioannides-led Ocean Tanker books less in first half due to $2m bad debt provision and lower rates.
  • It's quotes time
    Peter G is getting approached from all angles while his wing man's getting chased in Spain.
  • Four fire CH
    Newbuilding quartet spur full-year profit at Singapore outfit CH Offshore.
  • Rand insists
    After US bulker owner's Laurence Levy claims US Shipping relying on "illusory" valuation.
  • Cash for Eitzen
    Norwegian chemical tanker owner makes $5m profit through sale and leaseback deal for 2006-built ship.
  • NAT too bad
    Herbjorn Hansson's Nordic American Tanker Shipping posts small Q2 loss but its figures trump estimates.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Sammy Ofer is caught up in a defamation suit and Polys Haji-Ioannou celebrates a VLCC scrapping coup.
  • Ferry furore
    US farmer considers legal action for non-delivery of ship bought on eBay for $23,600.
  • Death toll to soar
    Hope fading for 64 missing after ferry sinks off Tonga, second body found as search nears end.
  • Earnings chopped
    Malaysian shipyard Boustead Heavy's second quarter profit cut by 49% as costs rise.
  • Hitachi flies
    Japanese shipbuilder's first quarter bottom line shoots up over 100% as it sticks by ambitious full-year target.
  • Kyoei slips
    Bottom line cut in half at Japan's Kyoei Tanker, but its full year forecast is unchanged.
  • SNO stronger
    Romanian shipbuilder posts better first-half profit as it keeps busy in downturn.
  • Boxship grounds
    MSC Aurelie refloated by five tugs after 10 hours stuck outside Karachi port in Pakistan.
  • Hanjin hurts
    Weak freight rates at liner and bulkers take their toll at South Korean operator as losses reach $325m.
  • OOCL suffers
    Parent of Hong Kong liner company slumps to first half loss of $231m on global economic woes.
  • Coal protest lifted
    BHP Billiton regains control of Australian coal terminal after Greenpeace protesters arrested.
  • Inui profit slashed
    Japanese bulker owner's bottom line ravaged in first half with tough year expected.
  • Maersk restores
    Danish container giant pushing up prices on three more routes to combat "unsustainable" rates.
  • Port punt
    China's Jiangsu Lianyungang Port Co to raise CNY 1bn through one-year financing bills.
  • Taiheiyo tanks
    Red ink flows at NYK-connected tanker and bulker owner which expects large annual loss.
  • Yard plunge
    Japan's Naikai Zosen posts big profit fall in first quarter, but remaining nine months should be better.
  • Transpacific cuts
    CMA CGM, Maersk and MSC are to rationalize existing capacity between Asia and the US.
  • Todd turns
    Seattle shipyard moves from loss to profit in first quarter as business picks up.
  • Swire's profits up
    Hong Kong offshore vessel player manages to avoid the worst of downturn with modest rise in interims.
  • Sado cuts losses
    Japanese ferry operator sees losses reduce from a year ago and predicts return to profit by years end.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Hanjin first half losses hit $400 million
  • OOCL parent loses $187 million in the first half
  • MSC levies Europe-to-Asia repositioning charge
  • United offers new Temp Control product
  • National Air Cargo to supply Kandahar
  • Bersin, Southers in line for top CBP, TSA posts
  • Douglas directs Saddle Creek's business development
  • Government logistics revenue boosts Agility profit
  • ICTSI sees lower profit on container volume decline

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Eitzen sells and leases back
    Oslo-listed Eitzen Chemical sells the chemical tanker Sichem Pace, 19,900 DWT, built in 2006 for USD 34 million to an undisclosed buyer. The vessel will be bareboat chartered back
  • Maersk in new cost reductions
    Due to the global economic downturn and challenges facing ocean carriers, Maersk Line has been forced to introduce cost reductions targeting its network services. By the end of September 2009
  • Engine room fire on new Samsø ferry
    The brand new ferry Kanhave on the Samsø'Hou service is out of service after a fire in the engine room. It happened yesterday while on a crossing with 116
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen's operating profit up
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen reports an operating profit of USD 78 million for the second quarter of 2009, compared to USD 75 million for the same period of 2008. Total income was

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 7, 2009
  • Crude up, bunkers down to end week
    Supply factors coming into play as markets head in different directions.
  • ABS to issue International Air Pollution Prevention certificate
    US Coast Guard authorises classification society to act on it behalf.
  • MEPC's delay on GHG proposal 'expected'
    'Not yet possible to point unambiguously to one market-based instrument,' says Danish Maritime Authority.
  • Increasing fuel costs puts pressure on US lobstermen
    State of Maine sees fierce competition, 'tempers are short'.
  • Strict fuel regulation gains industry support
    US EPA's clean air buffer zone will add extra restrictions to ECA rules.
  • ECAs: What you need to know
    New briefing paper covers Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and new fuel restrictions coming into force.
  • European bunker prices end week soft
    Congestion in Gibraltar pushes back delivery dates.
  • Deal signed for bunker project
    Sri Lankan official in China to discuss development aid.
  • New oil leak from Full City
    Barge takes away first load of oil emulsion pumped out of the grounded ship.
  • Refiner expects demand to 'pick up'
    Petroplus sees income fall, but not as much as analysts had predicted.
  • Bunker prices increases hit tanker operators
    Freight rates firming, but not enough to cover climbing fuel costs.
  • External: Marine Bunkering (Rotterdam) B.V
  • Malaysian supplier secures loan for tankers
    Bank says it is its 'first vessel financing opportunity'.
  • Asian bunker prices soften
    Five-day rally come to an end.
  • Trader set to receive bunker claims on Eastwind vessel
    Court also allows Eastwind to surrender M/V Anapa to joint-owner.
  • 'Baby post-panamax' could be box ship of the future
    Germanischer Lloyd representative says new design improves efficiency.
  • Chinese refiners increasing output
    Increase will help meet seasonal diesel demand by fishing industry.
  • WFS marine fuel sales down
    But net profit for the group climbs 35%.
  • Chinese ports see the rate of decline in throughput slow
    Chairman of Shanghai International port says foreign trade 'picking up'.

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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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- country
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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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