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October 15, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ports not keeping pace with demand
    Australia, India and Indonesia are under the gun to expand port capacity so exporters can cash in on China's commodities boom or face losing billions of dollars in business to other markets.
  • SSA takes a stand on block exemption order
    THE Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) said yesterday it welcomes a proposed recommendation by the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) to extend the controversial block exemption order for liner shipping agreements.

Sched Netweb site
  • French box ports open, but strikes cripple supply chain
  • Army called to restore order as Chittagong dockers rampage
  • MSC ups Europe-Asia rates US$100 per TEU/FEU from November
  • Xu Lirong appointed as new Cosco Pacific chairman
  • After two sailings, CSAV ends new Asia-Mexico loop
  • Zim offers weekly north Europe-west Africa service
  • China September exports up 25pc, imports 24pc
  • Manzhouli-Mongolian trade value up 58.8pc in 8 months
  • Jiangxi's first state-class bonded logistics centre opens
  • Shanghai Northwest Logistics Park Bonded Logistic Centre opens
  • US Postal Service 2010 loss swells to US$6 billion
  • Port of Chennai to develop US$833.1 million box shop
  • Hamburg Port joins Shenzhen logistics-transport expo
  • South Africa Transnet issues bonds for US$1 billion
  • Kuehne + Nagel builds DC in Duisburg's Logport
  • Barges to help brewery skip traffic jams into Rotterdam
  • FESCO to close summer navigation season in eastern Arctic
  • Cargotec wins order from Parsec for 200 terminal tractors
  • GPA appeals to world shipping to back Savannah dredging
  • African air fleet to modernise ahead of demand: Boeing
  • US regulator warns of inflammable lithium batteries in air cargo
  • United Continental adds flights to Mexico from US

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 17 win inaugural Seatrade China Awards
  • DHL cites 3 troublespots hampering world trade growth
  • Experts differ on rise of developing nations' 3PL providers
  • MOL achieves continuous operation of main engine in all load ranges
  • MSC announces rate restoration on India-N. Europe, UK, Med. & Black Sea trades
  • Rich-poor divide stalls ship emissions control bid
  • Safmarines first female engineer bags Seafarer of Year Award
  • SCI files FPO papers with Sebi
  • Tanker rams boxship off Dutch coast
  • USDC picks 2 seafood cos for 5th review of dumping duty
  • CoPT floats tender to develop cargo & logistics centre near ICTT
  • Ennore Port seeks Central nod to go ahead with IPO
  • New land policy for Major Ports imminent
  • CONCOR plans Kolkata Port-N. Bihar service
  • Cotton export cap reached, registrations ended
  • Growing current account, trade gaps worry FM
  • H1 indirect tax collections surge
  • India trails behind its neighbours in hunger score
  • OECD analyst sees gloomy days for global economy

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2010
  • TT Club stresses importance of regular structural examinations of quay cranes
    The TT Club, a global transport and logistics insurer, has issued an appeal aimed at worldwide operators of quay cranes of all types and dimensions. As part of its on-going drive t...
  • SDV extends its European network to Poland
    SDV, a brand of Bollor' Logistics, has founded SDV International Logistics Poland, thus confirming its access to a market of around 39 million consumers in a country whos...
  • Grand Alliance: winter programme for Far East-Europe services
    Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have announced a winter programme for their services between Europe an...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • LaHood announces $39 million in grants for ferry services
  • Clay Maitland receives Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award
  • Colonna's gets $15 million Army contract
  • MHI designs giant containership with air lubricated hull
  • Crowley recognized for weather observation services

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Crowley earns NOAA award for voluntary weather efforts
  • Sea-Tac Airport firefighters supporting cancer awareness month
  • Gingerbread contest entry forms now available from Port of Bellingham
  • Grand Alliance carriers making capacity changes
  • Container institute seeking Connie Award nominations

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CMA CGM could get $500m Turkish boost
    Deal would involve Yildirim Group buying shares in French shipping line
  • CMA CGM first half liftings rebound
  • Albert Frere mum over CMA CGM stake talks
  • Qatar still favourite to bail out CMA CGM
  • EU to water down Iran sanctions
    Revised regulation will loosen restrictions on non-Iranian companies trading in the...
  • Iran sanctions pose risk for German maritime...
  • Sanctions fail to deter Iran port calls
    Official statistics show cargo volumes at country's ports up 8%
  • Maersk Line in $3m settlement
  • Long range one earnings slump to new record low of $2,200 per day
    Chronic oversupply of vessels blamed for drop
  • Gloomy fourth quarter looms for tanker sector

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • IEA raises oil use estimate
    EMERGING markets have become key players in the demand for oil, the IEA has noted in explaining its increased prediction for global oil consumption
  • Nakilat's profits rise 50%
    QATAR GAS Transport, known as Nakilat, has reportedly posted a 50% rise in profits for 3Q10 after revenues from its LNG vessels more than doubled
  • ISF delay fears allayed
    FEARS that new bill of lading requirements for US box imports would lead to supply chain delays have failed to materialise, according to US officials
  • EC plans spill legislation
    THE EC has said it plans "comprehensive legislation" to prevent in Europe an oil spill on the scale of the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Paris plays down fuel fears
    FRANCE'S government tried to quell fears of a fuel shortage today as refinery strikes continued
  • Grimaldi returns to West Africa
    ITALY'S Grimaldi is returning to the Mediterranean/West Africa trade after an absence of 11 years with a new ro-ro service starting at the end of October
  • Siemens gets nod for A2Sea buy
    GERMAN engineering group Siemens has received the go-ahead from the German antitrust authority to buy a 49% shareholding in Danish shipping services group A2Sea
  • Army keeps Chittagong moving
  • $700M LNG deal unveiled
  • China plans yacht port for rich
  • Rio hits production records
  • MAIB warns of ferry complacency
  • Shipments fall at Fortescue
  • Timchenko said to be buyer
  • Drybulk rate cap predicted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Imports Down Through Port of LA-Long Beach
  • WSC Says Antitrust Bill Would Harm Economy
  • Freight Ton-Mile Index Dipped for August
  • MSC Boosts Rates on Europe-Asia Cargo
  • Army Quells Chaos at Bangladesh Port Chittagong
  • Survey Forecasts Slower US Manufacturing Growth
  • Savannah Handles Record Container Throughput
  • MSC Warns of Congestion in Buenos Aires
  • Largest Container Ship in India Calls Port Mundra
  • Containership Co. to Expand China-LA Service
  • Consumer Imports Push US Trade Deficit Higher
  • CMA CGM Reported Close to Deal with Yildirim
  • Caterpillar Expands Logistics, Truck Ops Overseas
  • ANA Cargo Volume Swells in August
  • Integrated Freight Buys Bruenger Trucking

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Mediterranean rally in place
  • APM T unveils revolutionary crane design
  • Liner capacity cull begins
  • French strikers ramp up pressure
  • China's trade gap narrows

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Strategic Bulk slaps Canfornav
    US dry-bulk player fingers Canadian owner's incompetent crew in million-dollar charter party battle.
  • Seaboard springs Chilean miners
    US liner player proves promotional prowess as four-inch cargo strap aids in the rescue of 33 trapped miners.
  • Restis hammers Hansa 'hogwash'
    Greek owner hits back at "misleading" comments from bankrupt cruise outfit after vessel arrest.
  • Feds rubber stamp ferry grants
    US ferry players gear up for ship acquisitions as government splashes $39m to boost beleaguered infrastructure businesses.
  • Tidewater buys Trico ships
    New York-listed giant makes $76m play for four offshore vessels from US rival.
  • Dahlman upgrades Teekay
    New York-listed tanker titan may boost dividend by 15% and launch $200m buy-back amid agressive 'dropdown' drive, analyst says.
  • RS Platou spies box-buying window
    Analysts tip investors to buy up stocks amid expectation of record third quarter numbers from NOL and OOIL.
  • Marubeni in $700m gas splash
    Japanese heavyweight makes LNG shipowning debut with huge investment in eight vessels owned by Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led BW Gas.
  • Polarcus pockets $60m
    Investors chow down on 67 million piping hot shares of Oslo-listed seismic owner as it chases cash to cover construction tabs.
  • Onassis treads the London stage
    Critical reviews as golden Greek is brought back to life in conspiracy focussed bio-drama.
  • Greenpeace on the receiving end
    Rainbow Warrior is blocked from entering Indonesian waters in a move which may delight Stena Drilling.
  • Court to decide smash pay-out
    Canada's BC Ferries trying to recover CAD 2m after 2005 crash involving Queen of Oak Bay.
  • Top brewer sees shipshape future
    Top beer producer SABMiller may take to the seas with a bizarre plan to prepare for climate change.
  • Mangalia hit by second strike
    Workers at Daewoo's Romanian shipyard walk out again over pay.
  • Cargoship springs a leak
    Crew evacuated from fertiliser-laden Indian vessel off Chittagong in Bangladesh.
  • Claim and counter-claim
    Shareholder battle turns nastier at Latvian Shipping as war of words intensifies.
  • SCI buys into Vizhinjam
    Indian state shipowner lines up deal to invest in new Kerala port.
  • Stella just the start for Borealis
    UK start-up emerges as new owner of Stella Moon and eyes more ship purchases.
  • Nordic clearing for share sale
    Clipper-controlled tanker owner is seeking permission to sell up to $30m in shares during 2011.
  • Sting in the storage solution story
    ICAP warns tanker floating storage contracts may not be back until the second quarter of next year.
  • UK blasts ferry complacency
    Accident report calls for shake-up of passengership operation following Isle of Arran crash in Scotland.
  • Turkish delight for Saade?
    Jacques Saade-led CMA CGM nearing $500m investment from Turkey's Yildirim group, report claims.
  • MHI unveils green giant
    New mega-containership design from Japanese shipbuilder promises 35% cut in CO2 emissions.
  • Seadrill cashes in ageing rig
    John Fredriksen-led offshore player will book a $26m profit following the sale of one of its oldest units.
  • Holland America readies SpyCruise
    Eurodam to host 100 spooks in a not exactly top-secret talking-shop voyage to the Caribbean.
  • Grand Alliance scales back
    Liner conference reducing one of four Asia-Europe services to bi-weekly in face of cargo slowdown.
  • Salvors vie to free Azra-S
    Probe begins into grounding of Turkish tanker still stuck off St Kitts in the Caribbean.
  • Maersk in Monrovia move
    APM Terminals division signs 25-year concession agreement to operate main Liberian port.
  • Green light for Siemens
    German anti-trust authorities have approved engineering giant's purchase of a stake in A2SEA.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Lines favor Singapore antitrust extension
  • Zim, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL in slot swap
  • SIA Cargo expands services in Japan
  • Cathay Sept. volume up, load factor down
  • Truckers' fuel gauge signals stalling economy
  • CSX reports record 3rd quarter profit
  • USAID expands food aid prepositioning
  • ProLogis, A. Duie Pyle start solar projects
  • Merchants Terminal Corp. becomes MTC Logistics
  • Shipco's L.A./Milan direct skirts intermodal delays
  • APMT lands Monrovia deal, starts Aqaba expansion

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Nordland refloated
    The Dutch cargo vessel Nordland, which ran aground in the Turku archipelago after midninght on October 13, 2010, was refloated the same evening by Alfons H'kans' tugs Hurtig and Fart
  • APM Terminals runs Port of Monrovia
    A.P. Møller-Mærsk-controlled APM Terminals has signed a 25-year concession agreement for the operation of the Port of Monrovia, Liberia. The company has agreed to invest USD 120
  • Søby Værft to build new ferry for island-service
    Søby Værft A/S has signed a contract with Faaborg/Midtfyn municipality for a new ferry to the island service from Faaborg to Lyø and Avernakø in the archipelago south
  • Bulgarian seaman sentenced to eleven years in prison
    A 47-year old Bulgarian has been sentenced to eleven years in prison by the court in Svendborg, Denmark, for an attempt to smuggle 22 kilos cocaine to Denmark via
  • New MD of Intertanko
    The Intertanko council has appointed Joe Angelo, currently deputy Managing Director, to new Managing Director. Kathi Stanzel will join the organisation later this month as deputy Managing Director. The piracy

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Stockpiles give price boost as markets watch dollar moves
    Financial factors driving crude oil futures as supply shift importance recedes.
  • Prices firm across the board
    'Average' bunker demand in Hamburg.
  • 'Force Majeure' declared at Durban refinery
    Prices stable in Fujairah.
  • Council reaffirms INTERTANKO's GHG position
    Strong support for IMO solution to emission reductions.
  • INTERTANKO's Council confirms MD appointment
    Joe Angelo 'unanimously confirmed' as the Associations next Managing Director.
  • Bunker levy could be back in the spotlight
    UN panel says climate change fund would be 'challenging but feasible'.
  • INTERTANKO to 'renew campaign' for mandatory fuel quality control
    Reiterates position reflected in IMO submission, calls for 'effective mandatory quality control of bunkers prior to delivery to ships'.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks shrink to three-week low
    Fuel oil volumes from the West to increase in the coming weeks.
  • Bunker prices gain amid 'quiet' markets
    Slack demand in key Asian bunkering hubs, according to traders.
  • Singapore and India have 'tremendous scope' for partnership
    Bunkering and port development could be areas for collaboration.
  • Southernpec to acquire third VLCC as floating storage
    VLCC to sail to Malaysia's port of Tanjung Pelepas at the end of November, reports say.
  • California firm awarded fuel-barge contract
    First barge to be built in the area for several decades.
  • Fos-Lavera strikes continue
    No negotiations planned to between port management and workers.
  • BP acquires seventh cargo of 380 cSt product
    20,000 metric tonnes of 380 cSt product acquired from Singapore's Hin Leong.

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