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March 9, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Oil traders eye alternative routes
    Oil traders are concerned about supply disruptions via the Malacca Strait after the Singapore Navy warned of possible attacks on tankers, but say that alternate routes could be used which add slightly to costs while stocks on landed and floating storages offer ample buffer.
  • Rogue waves, towering terror on the high seas
    They are known as rogue or freak waves, though some people simply call them monsters of the sea.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL, 'K' Line link up US-Canada west coast services
  • Pacific International Lines starts China-Long Beach service April 6
  • Guangzhou customs launches online mail tracking system
  • Schenker launches dedicated IT Shared Services Centre in Nanjing
  • Bengal Tiger joins MOL, RCL to offer Thailand-Chennai service
  • Westports sees 2010 box throughput rising to 5.2 million TEU
  • Container Stuffers designs equipment to load forest products
  • TransContainer launches block train to remotest Russia
  • AAT February volume up 40pc to 42,145 tonnes at HK airport
  • Shanghai and Guangzhou airports record rapid cargo growth
  • Total passenger aircraft cargo screening to take two years: TSA
  • Swiss WorldCargo management reshuffled

Exim Indiaweb site
  • BDP partners UGL to form BDP Global Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd
  • DGS resorts to special powers to charter foreign vessel
  • BIMCO wants all high seas laws to come under UN control
  • Haiko Logistics focuses on growth strategies at annual sales meet
  • TNWA announces changes in PSX service
  • MAERSK LINE /Horizon Lines to end TP1 slot pact in December
  • SCHENKER receives accreditation as Qualified Envirotainer Provider
  • SCA Transforest launches new feeder service
  • 5-line partnership on Asia-EC South America lane
  • Agility appoints Hans Hickler as CEO for Asia-Pacific
  • Hapag-Lloyd to hike Asia-Canada rates from mid-March
  • MOL signs contract for long-term charters of LNG vessels by ExxonMobil
  • G S C launches operations
  • MSC to implement GRI from April
  • Inchcape Shipping Services expands into France
  • SITC launches service from Fuzhou Mawei port to Osaka & Busan
  • NYK & Weathernews start navigation in ice-covered seas
  • Canada TSA takes CAF to 6 pc
  • Horizon Lines posts Q4 profit
  • HAMBURG SUD throws light on Chilean ports situation
  • Seafood exporters' hopes lift with US economic recovery
  • 15 anti-dumping duties imposed in 11 months
  • 43 pc rise in coffee exports during Jan. & Feb.
  • Dumping duty likely on Thai, Jap acetone
  • Exporters seek nod to ship more cotton
  • Potato exports on govt's agenda
  • Rice exports to Lanka, Nepal allowed.
  • Cabinet clears Andaman & Nicobar as Major Port
  • Stimulus still vital for growth, admits Pranab
  • Govt now a facilitator-Revenue Secy
  • Panel to study price rise proposed
  • Slight fall in global wheat output likely
  • Weekend programme on management

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2010
  • German general cargo alliance building new headquarters
    The German general cargo alliance network called S.T.a.R. Kooperation GmbH is building a new central hub at its headquarters in Homberg/Efze (Germany). A 37,000 sqm complex, due fo...
  • Kuwait approves plans for GCC railway
    Kuwait has approved plans for a USD 25 billion railway. The 135 km line will connect Kuwait with Saudi Arabia, beginning at Sulaibiya and ending at Nuwaiseeb. The Kuwait municipali...
  • Qatar starts work on nationwide railway
    The Qatar Railways Company, which was founded in 2009, has begun work on Qatar's multibillion dollar metro and ground rail projects, set to be completed in phases by 2016. Projects...
  • BNSF starts test on hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive
    BNSF has begun in-service testing of an experimental hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive, which has been developed in partnership with Vehicle Projects and the US department of ...
  • Port of Harwich supports wind farms
    Harwich International Port has commenced involvement in a Thanet offshore wind farm development. The Thanet wind farm, located 12 km off Foreness Point in Kent and with a projected...
  • SCA Transforest launches Sweden-Hamburg feeder service
    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), a Swedish paper and timber produce manufacturer, and its transport and logistics unit SCA Transforest, launched Container Express, a regular s...
  • Swiss WorldCargo makes executive team changes
    Omar Bragatto, who was formerly in charge of the corporation's flight optimisation division, has become head of contribution management and will thus report directly to Ashwin Bhat...
  • Norbert Dentressangle turns its back on TLF
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle has quit the French transport and logistics association TLF (F'deration des entreprises de Transort et de ...
  • DHL investing in new Hong Kong facility
    DHL is investing HKD 360 million in the expansion of its operations into a single multi-user facility for DHL Supply Chain to cater for growth in Hong Kong. The project is schedule...
  • Ceva Logistics reports 2009 results
    The logistics service provider and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has reported its 2009 results, with full year revenues down by 13.2% compared with 2008. Ebitda for the year was do...
  • Tajikistan's Somon Air orders B737s
    Somon Air, Tajikistan's first private full-service carrier, has ordered two Boeing B737-900ERs for a total of approximately USD 163 million at list prices. This represents Somon Ai...

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Port of Astoria facilities earn 'Clean Marina' nod
  • Port of Seattle taps Styrk as head of Seaport division
  • Everett Port Commission Oks marina parking fee boost
  • Crowley response tug assists troubled vessel
  • Mitsui set to add new SMX service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Baltic Trading and Crude Carriers set for New York debut
    Companies' pricing will provide indication about viability of New York IPOs in 2010
  • OSG prices follow-on offering
  • Forth Ports share price soars after '612m takeover bid
    Operator rejects approach by consortium that already owns 27.4% of Forth Ports
  • Naval forces capture 35 suspected pirates
    Six separate attacks on vessels have been thwarted in the Gulf of Aden in the past four days
  • Ningbo aims to launch IPO in June
    Port operator set to go ahead with $1.5bn Shanghai listing in June
  • Moorhouse signals Lloyd's Register departure
    Chairman to leave classification society at the end of 2010

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Teargas routs Total protest
    FRENCH police have used teargas on Total Oil workers who stormed its Paris headquarters to oppose the closure of its Dunkirk refinery
  • BHP seals coal contracts
    BHP BILLITON confirmed today it has reached agreement with customers in Europe, China, India and Japan to supply hard coking coal
  • NAPA comes to Adriatic
    VENICE has formed a port association with Ravenna and Trieste in Italy and the Slovenian port of Koper
  • Shell, PetroChina bid for Arrow
    SHARES in Arrow Energy rose 41% in trading today after a takeover bid was announced
  • Tight ship financing seen
    FINANCING last year for ships was "extremely difficult", Jonathan Hill of corporate ship finance boutique Tufton Oceanic told a Dubai conference today
  • Storm closing Barca terminal
    A FREAK snow and rain storm in Catalonia has forced Barcelona today to order a shutdown of its main cruise terminal
  • DOF wants Brazil listing
    NORWAY'S offshore company DOF said today it is seeking a listing on Brazil's stock exchange to promote its business there

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Barge Operators Seek Fuel Tax Hike
  • Port Tracker Forecasts Accelerating Imports
  • Norfolk Southern to Pay $4 Million for Chlorine Spill
  • KCS Buys Puerta Mexico Intermodal Terminal
  • Finnish Dockworkers Strike for Fifth Day
  • Short Line Traffic Climbs
  • Logistics Leader Jerry Ulm Dies
  • Nova Scotia Plans Wind Tower Facility
  • Forth Ports Rebuffs $930 Million Offer
  • Caribbean Shipowners to Impose Peak Surcharge
  • Obama to Nominate Harding as TSA Head
  • MOL to Open Chennai Service
  • Seattle Program Scraps 100th 'Dirty' Truck
  • California Agency to Enforce Clean Air Goals
  • MSC Chief Blames Customers for Crisis
  • Nasdaq Warns YRC On Listing
  • Terminal Reality
  • Sealed Deal on Shortage Claim?
  • Think Globally, Truck Regionally
  • Intermodal Matchmaking
  • A Trial for Harbor Trucks
  • Asia on the Horizon
  • Tempers Flare
  • From Boiling Point to Break-Even
  • Watching the Border
  • Cracking the Code
  • Vehicle Mileage Tax Within a Decade?
  • A Better Core for the Big Apple
  • Making Transportation Smarter
  • Bunning Throws a Brushback
  • State Projects Stall
  • High-Risk Highway Games
  • Perceptions and Paradigm Shifts
  • 3PLs Put Pedal to the Metal
  • $8,000 Per FEU? Not Exactly
  • Guatemala Stays in the Game
  • Capping Sourcing?
  • Are Supply Chains Shrinking?
  • Capping Carbon

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • NYK buys stake in TMILL
  • Farrell doubles its fleet
  • Geodis acquires Bertola
  • Maruba looks to RTW service
  • Forth reject 'opportunistic' bid

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Stena takes four
    Ulf Ryder's Stena Bulk swells Samsung Heavy Industries orderbook to six after exercising suezmax options.
  • Konig eyes Islamic
    Middle East market targeted as Tobias Konig-led KG player Konig & Cie sets up Sharia-compliant fund.
  • Petrobras fixes
    John Fredriksen-backed Deep Sea Supply has inked two time charter deals with Brazilain oil giant Petrobras.
  • FreeSeas freefall
    Athens-based bulker owner posts a loss in the fourth quarter as fleet expansion proves pricey.
  • Jensen Jr steps up
    Clipper Bulk boss Frank takes over from his father Torben as chairman and CEO of Danish shipping group.
  • Turkish dismay
    A Turkish shipowner is liable to pay damages to a charterer for refusing to carry two potentially hazardous cargoes.
  • Double down
    Two gambling ships are seized as hedge fund seeks $74m from insolvent Ocean Casino Cruises.
  • Silver lining
    Taiwan's Evergreen expecting to break even in second quarter as markets improve, chairman Bronson Hsieh says.
  • Smelly Seville
    Chinese authorities probe possible chemical leak on Maersk-chartered boxship after noticing pungent odour.
  • IPO optimism
    Analysts back Dof's plans to list NorSkan in Brazil as Norwegian owner's shares inch up in Oslo.
  • NYK buys in
    Japanese giant takes 26% of partner Tata Steel's logistics and ports company TMIL.
  • Glory moves again
    Mystery surrounds Somali pirates' shift of seized Zodiac ship Asian Glory for third time this year.
  • Buying dry
    Bulker sales stay strong amid expectation prices will not be dropping in the near term, broker says.
  • Float fillout
    NorSkan's fleet will double to 30 or more ships ahead of Brazilian IPO, Dof CEO Mons Aase says.
  • Forth shares soar
    Value of Scottish ports group rises to almost $1bn on takeover approach.
  • Mipo order altered
    Mystery European owner switches order for chemical duo into bulker trio at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
  • Dof in Brazil IPO
    Norwegian offshore owner reveals plans to list unit NorSkan on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
  • Steel scam busted
    Shipping fraudsters suspected of masterminding scrap con from Europe and South American to Asia.
  • Delisting dilemma
    Greek shipowner OceanFreight must push up its share price or wave goodbye to its Nasdaq listing.
  • Pipavav prospects
    Indian yard's chairman Nikhil Gandhi says talks are progressing well on big new offshore and defence orders.
  • Moorhouse quits
    David Moorhouse is to stand down as chairman of Lloyd's Register after a decade at the head of UK classification society.
  • Greek ship evades
    Tramp Maritime bulker Melina 1 chased by pirates for 12 hours off the west coast of India.
  • Cape cheer
    Shoei Kisen collects $61m from modern capesize sale, a rise of over one tenth on recent deals.
  • Odfjell confirms
    Norwegian owner says tanker Odfjell Fighter heading for Indian breakers at near book value.
  • China crisis
    Tanker owner China Merchants Energy Shipping posts 72% drop in 2009 profit.
  • Distracted
    Greek-managed ro-ro's master had too much on his plate when vessel crashed into light float in River Mersey.
  • KOTC scraps trio
    Kuwait Oil Tanker Co single-skin VLCCs head for demolition yard in Bangladesh, say brokers.
  • Azeri debut
    Caspian Shipping's new shipyard in Baku wins first business, from friendly neighbour.
  • On the up
    Nordic American's Herbjorn Hansson expecting bigger first quarter dividends as suezmax spot rates outperform 2009.
  • Osprey free
    Eitzen tanker Sichem Osprey heads to Mexico after re-float off remote Pacific island.
  • Essar adds mines
    Indian shipping and ports group builds US presence by taking over coal company Trinity.
  • Fighter scrapped
    Norwegian chemical tanker owner Odfjell sends another elderly vessel to the breakers' beaches, brokers say.
  • Havyard Sino first
    Norwegian offshore shipbuilding and design group wins first contract from Chinese principal.
  • Ferry smashed
    Five passengers injured by broken glass as wave shatters windows on Moroccan ro-ro.
  • Crude feud
    NATS' Herbjorn Hansson cries foul over 'negative' campaign by Evangelos Marinakis' Crude Carriers on IPO roadshow.
  • Viet job for Koon
    Singapore civil engineering firm wins $160m project to develop new port in Vietnam's south.
  • Uni-Asia suffers
    Japanese ship financier sees fourth quarter results slip into the red on weaker shipping markets.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Maersk revives Farrell Lines brand
  • "K" Line, MOL to merge Japan/WCNA services
  • CMA CGM raises Europe-to-Asia rates
  • Lawmakers seek jump for stalled Mexican truck dispute
  • March 25 deadline for duty-free comments
  • To Russia with U.S. pork
  • NYK acquires stake in Tata Steel unit
  • Styrk to head Seattle seaport division

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Back to normal in Sea of Åland
    Last week's severe ice conditions in the Åland Sea that caught several vessels in the ice and led to two vessels touching each other, eased during Sunday.
  • Aalborg signs up with Royal Arctic Line
    Port of Aalborg has signed a long-term agreement with Royal Arctic Line for providing facilities for the goods transports to and from Greenland. The new agreement comes in connection

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2010
  • Oil spill research efforts 'underfunded and uncoordinated'
    New white paper by the US Arctic Research Commission stresses the need for more resources and legislation.
  • Petromedia Group opens Miami office
    Parent company of Bunkerworld, Sustainable Shipping and Ocean Intelligence sets up office in regional shipping centre.
  • Rotterdam prices start week firm
    Meanwhile NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Sea-ice forces up bunker costs
    Viking Line says its February bunker budget ran out eight days early.
  • Strong gains in Fujairah
    Durban refinery start up delayed until March 13.
  • Progress on LNG supply ship design
    Vessel design is 'perfect for the distribution' of LNG.
  • Floating storage could be terrorist target
    Traders say VLCCs anchored off Malaysia are as vulnerable as tankers in transit.
  • Price rise hedge possible 'without liquidity risk'
    Danish firm says bunker buyers can protect against rising prices but still benefit if market drops.
  • KPI Bridge Oil continues expansion
    Appoints bunker trader trainee in its London office.
  • Emulsified diesel marine fuel 'successfully tested'
    Fuel efficiency up while PM and NOx emissions fall, says environmental technology company.
  • Tanker hijacking: Sri Lanka focuses on crew's release
    Sri Lankan seafarers urged not to crew ships sailing through Somali waters.
  • Firmer prices to start the week
    380 cSt in Singapore posts a two-digit rise.
  • Busan: Bad weather partially disrupts bunkering operations
    Bad weather conditions estimated to subside by Tuesday evening.
  • Hambantota project 'five months ahead of schedule'
    Port project partially ready for operation by November 2010.
  • Freight rates jump 30% on rising oil prices
    Rates affected for routes mostly from south Asia to Europe.

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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
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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