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February 3, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mid-East tanker supply falls on demand, delays
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil shrank on stronger demand to ship consignments west and mounting delays at Chinese ports.
  • Crew of hijacked ship seek global intervention
    Crew members of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship being held off Somaliland's port of Berbera are appealing for international intervention to have them released, a maritime official said yesterday.
  • Grain shipping through Vancouver sets record0
    Shipping of grain and related products through Canada's biggest port hit a record 18.1 million tonnes in 2009 as exporters moved two straight years of big crops to markets, Port Metro Vancouver said on Monday.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls as Chinese steel prices retreat
Strait Talk
  • Marine insurers still downbeat
    JANUARY seems to be a month for taking stock. And one body that has a habit of doing so every January is the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), which held its annual winter meeting at Lloyd's of London last week.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mid-East tanker supply falls on demand, delays
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil shrank on stronger demand to ship consignments west and mounting delays at Chinese ports.
  • Crew of hijacked ship seek global intervention
    Crew members of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship being held off Somaliland's port of Berbera are appealing for international intervention to have them released, a maritime official said yesterday.
  • Grain shipping through Vancouver sets record0
    Shipping of grain and related products through Canada's biggest port hit a record 18.1 million tonnes in 2009 as exporters moved two straight years of big crops to markets, Port Metro Vancouver said on Monday.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls as Chinese steel prices retreat
Strait Talk
  • Marine insurers still downbeat
    JANUARY seems to be a month for taking stock. And one body that has a habit of doing so every January is the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), which held its annual winter meeting at Lloyd's of London last week.

Sched Netweb site
  • Slow steaming cuts idle fleet capacity to 1.37 million TEU
  • Hapag-Lloyd hikes Asia-Canada rate US$400-$500/FEU mid March
  • Hamburg Sud hikes rate for Asia-India, Pakistan, Mideast trades
  • DP World's new Saigon Premier CT attracts MISC service
  • Horizon Lines posts Q4 profit of US$1.3 million
  • Japan's Kuroneko Takkyubin express opens in Shanghai
  • Back to the future: Breakbulk reborn in China-Africa trade
  • Pemco converts six B737s into freighters for Hainan Airlines
  • Air France-KLM to sell two new Boeing 777 freighters to FedEx
  • China Eastern Airlines launches Nanning-Rangoon service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Trends, challenges & investment opportunities in logistics sector brought into sharp focus
  • Mercator weighing prospects of acquiring 5 second-hand tankers, 3 dry bulk carriers
  • Move to make Singapore maritime knowledge hub
  • CSL delivers 4th PSV to German firm
  • Maran unfolds strategy to draw overseas investors
  • Basmati exports to exceed fiscal target
  • Korean industrial zone in S. Gujarat to boost investments & trade
  • Trainee IAS officers visit JNPT
  • Bonded warehousing facilities at Nhava Sheva get a fillip
  • ICES 1.5 launched at CWC's CFS-Ambad
  • Optimistic of final lap, CONCOR may post 4-5 pc rise in cargo traffic
  • Sensex in the bear grip
  • Rs 345-cr. market development assistance earmarked for khadi
  • Fieo spots rosier horizons
  • Manufacturing sector growing by leaps & bounds
  • Apeda initiates process to register Basmati under GI
  • BRIC will drive break-bulk shipping growth-Goldman Sachs

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
  • Road Haulage Association wins labour dispute
    The UK's Road Haulage Association (RHA) has won an unfair dismissal case brought by a former member of its staff. An employment tribunal has found that the redundancy of Gerald Wil...
  • Werner reduced fleet size by 10% in 2009
    The US trucking company Werner Enterprises reported its Q4/2009 revenue fell by 10% to USD 439.6 million. Full year revenue decreased by 23% to USD 1.666 billion in 2009, comp...
  • K Line acquires stake in Air Tiger Express
    The Japanese shipping company K Line has reached an agreement with Air Tiger Express Companies to acquire a 51% stake in the company. The New York City USA)-based international fre...
  • Eurogate and HHLA to create hinterland terminals and depots together
    Through a joint venture operated by their intermodal subsidiaries in Germany, Eurogate and HHLA, two German port logistics service providers, intend to set up full-service hinterla...
  • Knight Transportation Q4 profits fall
    The trucking company Knight Transportation has reported that its Q4 profits fell by more than 18%, to USD 13.1 million, as sales slipped by 4%. Revenue in 2009 amounted to USD 651....
  • Norbert Dentressangle sees sales drop in 2009
    The French logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle, based in St Vallier near Lyon, reported lower sales in 2009, compared to the previous year. The company's turnover...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Italia doubles area of Verona platform
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) is set to inaugurate a new 5,000 sqm warehouse at Interporto Quadrante Europa (IQE) in Verona (Italy), therefore doubling its spaces and resources in that ci...
  • Wincanton with new partners for Italy, Bulgaria and Romania
    Wincanton, a transport and logistics service provider, has added partners in Italy, Bulgaria and Romania to its road services network. The Sofia-based Bulgarian company Unimasters ...
  • Africa Express Line to operate new Eagle service to West Africa
    The British shipping company Africa Express Line is to operate a Europe Africa Global Line Express service (Eagle). The sailing will call once a week at Vado Ligure in Savona (Ital...
  • GAC appoints industry veterans as new MDs in Thailand and Abu Dhabi
    In its latest round of management appointments, the GAC Group has named industry veterans Mark Delaney and Ronnie Knowles as managing directors of its operations in Thailand and Ab...
  • Abu Dhabi Airport records increase in cargo traffic in 2009
    Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) recently released its 2009 full year traffic figures for Abu Dhabi international airport. They showed that cargo traffic rose by 7% to a total of ...
  • Barig welcomes three new members
    Three new members joined the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig) in January. The newcomers are the Iranian airline Taban Air, a specialist for airfreight and charte...
  • Madina strengthens activities at Paris-Vatry Airport
    Two months after starting up its activities at Paris-Vatry airport (France), the private Libyan company, Madina Air Cargo has confirmed its twice-weekly service to Mitiga airport i...
  • Kenya Airways to participate in EU emissions scheme
    The East African carrier Kenya Airways is cooperating with the UK's Environmental Agency by submitting an emissions management plan aimed at reducing the airline's carbon footprint...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Budget ax whacks MARAD
  • Budget boost for offshore wind
  • Three promoted at OSG
  • Keppel AMFELS delivers first rig of year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Banks pull plug on Baltic Max
    Owners forced to scrap proposed scheme as banks back out
  • Maritime co-ordinator seeks help for owners and yards
  • Time not right for New York IPOs
    Appetite for new issues in Big Apple still low as shipping fundamentals unchanged
  • Navios in $55.5m cash and stock deal for new capesize
    Resale newbuilding is seventh in last 12 months
  • Super-slow steaming stretching Asia-north Europe voyages
    Average time extends from eight to almost 10 weeks
  • Finland set to support its shipyards
    Government declares to help yards achieve orders of €500m

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Obama targets tax havens
    PRESIDENT Barack Obama's new budget plan could affect US shipping companies with overseas subsidiaries
  • Pirates release Filitsa
    PIRATES have released bulk carrier Filitsa after a ransom was paid, according to EU NAVFOR
  • SCI begins ship spending spree
    SCI HAS decided to exploit the global fall in ship prices to go on a shopping spree for secondhand vessels
  • Danske sees bullish APM future
    APM HAS turned the corner and become a 'buy' target for investors, according to Peter Rothausen, shipping analyst at Danske Securities
  • Navios buys another Cape
    NAVIOS Maritime Holdings said today it will acquire yet another Capesize newbuilding with a mix of cash and convertible preferred shares
  • Fewer box ships laid up
    THE NUMBER of box ships in lay-up fell last month for the first time since the second half of 2008, an AXS Alphaliner report has indicated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Cummins Reports Record Profit in Fourth Quarter
  • Administration Shifts DOT Priorities
  • AMB Property Lost $28 Million in 2009
  • CMA CGM Gets $80 Million Cash Injection
  • Suggs Replaces Greer at Greatwide
  • Toll Acquires Summit
  • STB Backs Shipper on Union Pacific Rates
  • Antwerp Launches Breakbulk Promotion Effort
  • FMC Reorganizes
  • Gothenburg Port Seeks Private Terminal Operators
  • Finnish Dockworkers Strike
  • Obama Proposes Fee for Rail Inspections
  • Yusen Air & Sea Net Profit Tumbles 58.2 Percent
  • Idled Container Ship Count Falls
  • UPS Triples Net Profit in Fourth Quarter

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Maersk trials new fees
  • Busan aims to up transhipment to battle volume fall
  • Eurozone dole queue lengthens
  • JB Hunt's intermodal volumes show promise
  • China: 'don't erect trade barriers'

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Navios buys cape
    Angeliki Frangou-led Greek snaps up capesize resale at unnamed Korean yard for $55.5m.
  • Four more
    Dean Taylor-led Tidewater taps war chest to pick up new vessels from "less well-capitalised vessel owners."
  • 'They too will fail'
    Dismissing 'sham' bunkering charges as old news, Aegean Marine general counsel expresses confidence that founder will triumph in administrative cases.
  • K-Sea hit again
    Barclays Capital analyst downgrades K-Sea Transportation Partners after dividend halt.
  • HHI takes 10%
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries strikes deal that will see it own a stake of OSX's new shipyard.
  • Horrid Halla?
    Expert witnesses clash at Sovcomflot trial over the quality of Halla's Incheon built ships.
  • Bye Beta
    Star Bulk boss Akis Tsirigakis confirms the Nasdaq-listed company will wave farewell to capesize bulker.
  • Miami River shut
    Tug sinking leads to closure of Florida waterway although so far no ship calls are impacted.
  • Tidewater falls
    Offshore vessel giant sees net profits slump further than expected as vessel utilisation drops.
  • Valuation wrangle
    Expert witnesses differ over premium payable for Sovcomflot suezmax newbuilding resales.
  • Bunker buy
    Canada's Algoma takes ownership of fuel tanker previously on long-term bareboat charter.
  • Why no IPO?
    Eitzen Bulk CEO Per Lange answers this and other questions relating to Orion merger.
  • Precious dips
    Thai bulker owner posts substantial drop in annual profit as revenues are slashed.
  • Atlantska back
    Croatian owner close to reinstating two cancelled panamaxes at Jiangsu Eastern at lower price.
  • Ports stoppage
    Finnish terminals hit by 24-hour strike over dockers' contract terms.
  • Design draw
    China's CIMC snaps up US marine engineer Friede & Goldman to boost its Yantai Raffles unit.
  • Back to black
    Wilh Wilhelmsen will return to profitability in the fourth quarter but operating figures will be down, analysts say.
  • 50 down
    Idle boxship numbers show "first significant decline" as operators reactivate their own vessels.
  • Kiel clash
    Two general cargoships damaged in collision in German waterway.
  • Subsea suprises
    Kristian Siem's offshore construction company reports better than expected fourth quarter results.
  • Pirate pick-up
    Hijacked Zodiac ship Asian Glory back at Somali coast after collecting pirates from stalled mothership.
  • Mercator expands
    Indian owner confirms rumours of big tanker acquisition plan, with bulkers also on menu.
  • Help arrives
    Finnish government readies EUR 500m aid package to boost STX Europe's struggling Turku shipyard.
  • Greek to scrap
    Paris Dragnis-led Goldenport sending ageing boxship MSC Mekong for demolition.
  • Bulker double
    Croatian owner Uljanik goes to shipyard of same name for two 52,000-dwt dry cargoship newbuildings.
  • Gahdir linked
    New name in frame for buy-out of Korea's Daehan Shipbuilding as Iranian group submits letter of intent.
  • Icebreaker deal
    Swedish owner Transatlantic extends contract to operate and man state owned ice breakers.
  • Sapura switch
    Malaysia's SapuraCrest, in which John Fredriksen has a major stake, names new chief executive.
  • Green boost
    Port of Long Beach gives green light to further funding in bid to boost green shipping.
  • Filitsa free
    Greek bulker hijacked off Somali almost three months ago en route to Mombasa after $3m ransom paid.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • FMC reorganizes
  • Slow steaming helps, deliveries hurt
  • STB issues rail study update
  • Raytheon to develop rail nuke detectors
  • Maritime programs take hit in '11 budget
  • Toll acquires Summit Logistics
  • K + N opens Belarus subsidiary

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Government approval of support to Turku Shipyard
    The Finnish government has approved the proposal from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy concerning support to STX Finland's Turku Shipyard. The measures involved aim at getting mainly domestic
  • Don't count on low-sulphur exception says IBIA
    From January 1, 2010, EU member states must take all necessary steps to ensure that ships at berth in EU ports do not use marine fuels with a sulphur content
  • Tor Anglia sale alerts Danish PM
    Danish MP Steen Gade, Socialitisk Folkeparti, has criticised the sale of the Tor Anglia for recycling in China, despite the vessel having been given a Green Passport by DNV. Steen
  • Sailor fell overboard ' found dead 45 minutes later
    A Danish seafarer lost his life yesterday when he slipped while boarding the bunker tanker OW Copenhagen, lying in the bunkering area north of Port of Copenhagen. A search for
  • Somali pirates make big money on piracy
    Somali pirates are making big money on piracy, a new report submitted by a Kenya-based anti-piracy watchdog reveals. Last year, Somali pirates raised some USD 60 million in
  • CESA on the warpath
    After complaints from several of its members, the Community of European Shipyards' Association, CESA, will establish a cost investigation procedure aiming at assessing realistic production costs for "what seems to
  • Finnish stevedores on strike
    The Finnish trucking and transportation union, AKT branch, has issued a port strike warning, beginning on February 19, 2010, unless a new collective agreement is reached before then. To speed
  • Greek bulker freed after ransom
    The Greek-owned bulker MV Filitsa, which was hijacked some 400 nautical miles north east of the Seychelles on November 11 last year, has been freed after a ransom was

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • UK shipping bunkers see increase in emissions in 2008
    Report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows a 2 percent drop in GHG emissions, but CO2 from shipping rises by 10.6 percent.
  • Brazilian oil firm opens Rotterdam office
    Petrobras has been active in the port's bunker market for over two years.
  • Bunker prices climbing in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Markets lack direction in South Europe.
  • Extra incentives for ships to slow down
    Harbor Commissioners at the port give preliminary approval to around $9 million.
  • IBIA warns against misrepresentation of EU sulphur rule
    'No automatic dispensation' for ships with modifications plans in place for safe use of 0,1% sulphur fuel at berth.
  • Prices firm in Middle East hub
    Fujairah price rises wipe out Monday's losses.
  • Return to the 'spot market is likely'
    Bunker suppliers are 're-evaluating' the value of high volume term-contracts.
  • Bunker prices bounce back
    Good avails in Singapore and Hong Kong, but Busan remains tight.
  • No hedging strategy equals 'speculation'
    Global Risk Management seminar highlights importance of correct hedging strategies.
  • UBT promotes Singapore staff
  • Little impact from Karachi's ban on uncertified barges
    Bunker association says ban could lead to substantial losses for the bunker industry.
  • Shippers, bunker firms lobby against rate rise
    Incoming Manila harbour operator suspends imposition of service fee after industry resistance.

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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
SAILING LIST
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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