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January 23, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Fresh bidding expected for Daewoo Shipbuilding
    Korea Development Bank has rejected Hanwha Group's 6.3 trillion won (S$6.93 billion) offer for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co and says it plans to re- invite bids for what could be the industry's biggest acquisition.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping sees profit drop 50pc, cites slump, H1 oil prices
  • SICT celebrates first cross-strait shipping service
  • China logistics profits fall below 10pc from 30pc in 2002
  • Regulator quashes pleas, gives CN go-ahead, but litigation pending
  • Port Everglades to build new US$12 million box terminal
  • Regulator tells court LA clean truck plan limits competition
  • MidAmerica Airport in St Louis hopes for China cargo
  • Singapore, Czech Republic strike open skies deal
  • Romanian GSSA Skybridge networks appoints general manager

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Röhlig partners Tricon Shipping to take logistical strides
  • Safmarine names its first new vessel for 2009
  • 255 boxships now idle
  • Patrols put piracy down, but not out
  • Sai Freight Group appointed PPG's new member for eastern India
  • FTA with Asean likely next month
  • Ore shipments pick up
  • Himalayan trade winds blow down Vizag way
  • US Customs report 4.7 pc fall in box traffic
  • Global players evince keen interest in developing Chennai mega box terminal
  • States seek Rs 20,000 cr. extra grant
  • ...against pruning CST rate
  • Exporters may get fresh sops in 12 days
  • H. M. Trivedi Memorial Lecture at IMC today
  • Workshop in Pune on Focus Market & Export Finance

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2009
  • Palletforce gains new member
    UK-based family-run Garrett Transport has become a partner in Palletforce, joining around a hundred other transport operators across the UK that make up the Palletforce distributio...
  • DHL offers Europe'Middle East services by truck
    DHL now offers an attractive alternative to air and ocean freight between Europe and the Middle East. DHL Freight guarantees short transit times. All European shipments are consoli...
  • Israeli Agrexco quits Marseilles for Savona Vado
    Israeli Agrexco, a fruit and vegetable importer, quit the port of Marseilles (France) for Savona Vado (Italy) early in January. The news came as a shock for the city, as it lost th...
  • Intermarine revises BSC
    Intermarine, the agent for Industrial Maritime Carriers and West Coast Industrial Express, has said that the carriers will reduce bunker surcharges (BSC) on all services to and fro...
  • APL only ocean carrier with STP plus rating
    APL, a container shipping subsidiary of the Singapore-based NOL Group, has achieved STP plus status in the voluntary supply chain security initiative introduced in 2007 by Singapor...
  • Sassnitz/Mukran-Baltysk rail ferry services improved
    Departure frequencies on the rail ferry linking the German Baltic Sea port of Sassnitz/Mukran with Baltysk, in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, were increased to two sailings a ...
  • Pierandrea Galli leaving AZ Cargo
    After working for Alitalia for more than two decades, Pierandrea Galli has resigned from his position as director of Alitalia Cargo. The fate of Alitalia's cargo arm remains uncert...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Unpaid bunker claims warning
  • Fuel cells "long term solution for shipping"
  • "Rock bottom road haulage pricing" killed Coastal Bulk
  • War Risks Club returns 10%

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Coral Princess accepted for STEP program
  • Shipowners risk claims for charterers' unpaid bunkers
  • DryShips suspends dividend payments

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Washington DOT sells pair of passenger-only ferries
  • Wood association revises production numbers downward
  • Coast Guard warns boaters of distress signal frequency change
  • Astoria-based cutter nabs drug carrying SPSS
  • Boeing employees give during Spirit of the Holidays drive

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Bunker suppliers get tough on unpaid bills
    SUPPLIERS look to claim for charterers' unpaid bunkers as P&I club warns that owners may be liable as well.
  • New York proves attractive as Rule B claims rise
    VULNERABLE shipowners and operators register to do business in New York to circumvent

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • DryShips in sharp retreat
    DRYSHIPS has revealed huge losses for last year's fourth quarter, suspended its dividend and backed out of 12 Capesize acquisitions
  • Obama targets tanker imports
    US PRESIDENT Barack Obama wants to "eliminate current imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 years", according to the new energy policy released upon his inauguration
  • Muted shipping response to Obama
    TANKER markets are today reacting with quiet scepticism to President Barack Obama's inaugural promise to slash energy imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within a decade
  • Beware piracy's second wave
    ATTACKS on ships off the Niger Delta are likely to become more violent, and Gulf of Aden piracy might intensify, a London risk consultancy said today
  • Tankers not so Teflon
    JP MORGAN analyst Jonathan Chappell warned today that he expects the previously Teflon tanker industry to underperform in 2009
  • Pakistan cutting iron ore imports
    KARACHI'S Pakistan Steel Mills has reversed its reliance on imported iron ore by lining up local supplies to meet its production needs, a senior industries ministry official told Fairplay today
  • Singapore extends tax breaks
    BUNKERING vessels in Singapore's port waters will get a 20% tax concession, the government told the parliament today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • 10+2 import filing rule could be delayed
    A White House order to federal agencies to halt work on pending regulations may affect the timing of Customs' Importer Security Filing rule.
  • Brazil, Chile, Israel airlines fixed cargo prices-DOJ
  • Idle fleet to 675K TEUs
  • LA-Long Beach to collect clean-trucks fee Feb. 18
  • NY/NJ Port Authority offers discounts to shippers
  • Savannah gets new rail ramp
  • Japan surplus tumbles
  • Boxes boost Prince Rupert
  • Spain sending troops to fight piracy off Somalia
  • Profit up for Union Pacific
  • BNSF trims after strong Q4

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Matson to 'pare staffing by 10%'
  • Savannah King of the rails
  • Hoyer acquires Cork tank operator
  • CSCL warns of 50% drop in earnings
  • Less red tape for EU shipping industry

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Cut by a quarter
    Brazil's Vale reports 26.3% slash in fourth-quarter iron ore production as the miner adjusted to "global demand shock".
  • New Faina deal?
    Shipowner's spokesman says a ransom agreement has been reached for the hijacked ro-ro.
  • 'Sell' DryShips
    One analyst downgrades George Economou-led DryShips, while another says cancellation shores up finances.
  • Noble beats bets
    Drillship and rig owner reports surge in profits that beat Wall Street estimates, but 2009 raises concerns.
  • Greek orders fall
    Greek newbuilding orders in 2008 fall to one-third of the figure booked a year before, but the cash invested fell less.
  • DryShips drops 12
    George Economou-led owner cancels the purchase of nine capesize bulkers and removes three newbuildings from its books.
  • Hostage freed
    Romanian who was taken hostage in a dynamite attack on a tanker off Nigeria has been released.
  • Big net loss looms
    Huge quarterly loss in store, warns DryShips, as one-off items erode operational profit in fourth quarter.
  • Vale splashes out
    Brazilian miner throws down $170m for tugs and barge convoys from domestic yards.
  • Tankers not Teflon
    Despite hiking estimates, JP Morgan Securities analyst says tanker stocks can't hold on to recent gains.
  • Piraeus parkup
    Greek shipping centre now home to over 100 idle vessels, ship tracking data shows.
  • $250m on shelf
    Akis Tsirigakis-led Star Bulk eyes investment opportunities after launching substantial universal shelf offering.
  • Bijela deadline
    Montenegro asks for more details by 10 February of Adu Dhabi Mar's bid to buy shiprepairer.
  • NSCSA up again
    Saudi VLCC owner boosts 2008 profit by 75% in good markets as fleet expands.
  • Back-up breaks
    Canada's BC Ferries suffers two breakdowns in a week as replacement for another ship develops propeller trouble.
  • John backs BW
    Fredriksen increases stake to 5.3% in LNG and LPG player BW Gas as parent group builds stake too.
  • Siba saves trio
    Italian livestock carrier rescues three shipwrecked Indonesian fishermen after week at sea.
  • Flex four held up
    Philip Fjeld-led owner delays delivery of newbuilding quartet at Samsung by up to seven months.
  • Breathing space
    Icelandic container line wins postponement of bond repayments, but writes off EUR 150m of goodwill.
  • NYC pays up
    Passenger injured in 2003 Staten Island ferry crash wins $2.5m lawsuit against the city.
  • Trying again
    Korea Development Bank confirms end of Hanwha deal to buy Daewoo, but will put stake up for sale again.
  • Stena axes 60
    Swedish-controlled group forced to lay off workers after deciding to pull Stena Transporter from UK-Netherlands route.
  • Vinashin bulks up
    Pham Thanh Binh-led Vietnamese builder piles on annual profit and sales and eyes better 2009.
  • Bulker bliss
    India's Chowgule still made more money in nine months to 31 December, despite rate collapse.
  • LD starts early
    French Channel ferry operator to start Dover-Boulogne ahead of schedule due to traffic demand.
  • BW keeps buying
    Shares in Norwegian gas shipper jump nearly 20% on further stock buying by BW Group.
  • Cruise pain
    Two passengers break bones after 50-foot waves batter Fred Olsen vessel in Bay of Biscay
  • CSCL to suffer
    China Shipping Container Lines has warned that its profits for last year will be down significantly.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Danish shipyard to focus to smaller ships
  • Ore carrier successfully refloated
  • Timber from Russian ship comes ashore in U.K.
  • LAN Cargo penalized for price fixing
  • BNSF offers express PNW/Midwest link
  • UP yard in Arizona still up in air
  • AAEI honors Kevin Smith
  • Forward Air expects lower earnings
  • Encompass adds CFO
  • Long Beach to start clean truck fees Feb. 18
  • Antwerp container volume up 6% in 2008
  • Guam port signs cement terminal lease

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Maersk will downsize the Odense shipyard
    Odense Steel Shipyard will be downsized to a smaller shipyard. The board of directors took the decision yesterday to downsize the shipyard while the present ships on order are being delivered in the years up to 2011. As the prospect ...
  • Bergen fleet largest in Scandinavia
    Bergen on the Norwegian west coast is Scandinavia's largest shipowning community with 534 NIS registered vessels, totalling 5.5 million gt. ' We have a fantastic knowledge base in Bergen, and this is accentuated by the strong will to venture and ...
  • Seismic vessel in dock-accident in Frederikshavn
    The seismic vessel CGG Venturer fell off the keel blocks when in a floating dock at the Orskov Yard in Frederikshavn yesterday. The acccident made a large noise and sent vibrations through out the port area. The vessel is inspected ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Fuel strike continues
    Protestors 'need the price of marine diesel to freeze'.
  • Stockpile build more than expected
    Downward pressure on prices, but crude closes slightly up.
  • GL ready for next fuel price hike
    Developing environmental measures in the 'quiet before the storm'.
  • Container operator predicts 50% cut in profits
    CSCL says 2008 results dragged down by high bunker prices and fall in volumes.
  • European prices lack direction
    Prices in northern Europe generally firm but Mediterranean markets soften.
  • Industrial demand for low-sulphur fuel oil 'weakening'
    Price differential for LSFO in NW Europe bunker market remaining relatively narrow.
  • February and March arbitrage volumes set to fall
    US fuel oil demand continues to cause concern for Asian players.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key Asian ports
    Prices up in Singapore and Hong Kong but flat in two other key ports.
  • United Bunkering & Trading to move office in HK
  • Residual fuel stocks up for third week
  • Ship stranded after owners failed to pay bunker charges
    Tanker has been unable to leave Chennai for three weeks.
  • Chemoil dedicates low-sulphur barge in ARA
    Pumping capacity of 500-600 metric tonnes per hour will 'ensure quick customer turnaround times'.
  • Brightoil names new JV firm
    New firm waiting for formal agreement to acquire land for development.
  • Three new bunker tankers for Singapore market
    Local barge operator will bring world's biggest bunker tankers to Singapore.

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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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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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