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March 17, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index hits 2-month high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, hit fresh two-month highs on Monday, but brokers said cargo demand needed to rise to maintain this momentum.
  • Takeover of Forth Ports hinges on land bank
    Undeveloped land owned by Forth Ports has emerged as the wild card in the company's valuation as a group of shareholders attempt to take Britain's last remaining listed port operator private.
Strait Talk
  • A chance to quiz the experts
    IN A WEEK'S time, the Singapore Expo should be buzzing as Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2010 gets underway. I suspect the organisers have been lucky with their timing.
Motoring
  • NY taxi drivers fix meters to overcharge fares
    About 3,000 taxi drivers here routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index hits 2-month high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, hit fresh two-month highs on Monday, but brokers said cargo demand needed to rise to maintain this momentum.
  • Takeover of Forth Ports hinges on land bank
    Undeveloped land owned by Forth Ports has emerged as the wild card in the company's valuation as a group of shareholders attempt to take Britain's last remaining listed port operator private.
Strait Talk
  • A chance to quiz the experts
    IN A WEEK'S time, the Singapore Expo should be buzzing as Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2010 gets underway. I suspect the organisers have been lucky with their timing.
Motoring
  • NY taxi drivers fix meters to overcharge fares
    About 3,000 taxi drivers here routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index hits 2-month high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, hit fresh two-month highs on Monday, but brokers said cargo demand needed to rise to maintain this momentum.
  • Takeover of Forth Ports hinges on land bank
    Undeveloped land owned by Forth Ports has emerged as the wild card in the company's valuation as a group of shareholders attempt to take Britain's last remaining listed port operator private.
Strait Talk
  • A chance to quiz the experts
    IN A WEEK'S time, the Singapore Expo should be buzzing as Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2010 gets underway. I suspect the organisers have been lucky with their timing.
Motoring
  • NY taxi drivers fix meters to overcharge fares
    About 3,000 taxi drivers here routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK February up 20pc to 1.6 million TEU, Singapore rises 18pc
  • Lay-ups diminish as slow steaming, recovery employ idle ships
  • China Cosco forecasts rising rates for container shipments
  • Xiamen starts dredging to accommodate 150,000-tonners
  • Chinese export growth said tentative despite sharp upturn
  • Taicang port's throughput up 34.9pc in first two months
  • Singapore port fee concessions extended to attract shipping
  • DHL expands in Japan with 38 Servicepoints to total 175
  • Carotrans joins Freightgate Rate Network
  • Shenzhen Airport's 2009 revenue up 9.7pc with more expected in 2010
  • China Eastern to launch Qingdao-Nanjing-Singapore service
  • Shenzhen Airlines increases Shenzhen-Singapore frequency
  • Air China wants US$954 million in share sale to service debt
  • Continental argues it would provide competition with flight rights
  • Air France-KLM opts to publish all rates on OAG platform

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Elliance Consolidation & Shipping CC, South Africa, appoints Wheels & Waves Logistics as agent in India
  • Mercator Lines augments fleet
  • Bharati Shipyard buys another 3 pc stake in Great Offshore
  • 5th batch of IIFF-FIATA Dip. course in freight forwarding to start soon
  • Pipelay barge Kuber gives Punj Lloyd Group competitive underwater edge
  • Russia spots over $ 10-bn deals with India
  • Cargo traffic gaining momentum at Major Ports
  • Railways' first auto hub opened at Shalimar
  • States urged to share 50 pc of rly project costs
  • Flight from China's Chengdu touches Bangalore
  • Capital goods, durables haul IIP to robust 16.7 pc growth in Jan.
  • Infrastructure deficit hindering growth of economy-Nath
  • No service tax on downloaded software
  • India now 9th among Top 10 industrial nations-UNIDO
  • 4 textile CoEs fast coming up
  • Govt favours lower GST with wider base
  • MSMEs role in higher GDP seen
  • We'll act against banks overcharging on dollar credit-Sharma

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 15, 2010
  • No dangerous goods embargo during World Cup
    The organising committee of the football World Cup that is taking place in South Africa in June and July has reassured the industry that there will be no embargo on transporting da...
  • Logwin focusing on Solutions and Air + Ocean
    The Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics corporation Logwin generated a turnover of EUR 1.113 billion from continuing business operations (2008: EUR 1.408 billion). Cuts in pr...
  • DHL extends contract with BP in UK
    DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a four-year contract worth GBP 75 million to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for BP's UK convenience r...
  • Gillhuber lands new contract from BMW
    The service provider Gillhuber Logistik is stepping up its collaboration in the logistics services sector with the German BMW group. From April this year, Gillhuber Logistik GmbH w...
  • Rail Cargo Austria sees sales collapse
    Rail Cargo Austria (RCA), the railfreight subsidiary of the Austrian state railway ÖBB, reported a EUR 500 million drop in sales in business year 2010. The result was not so drasti...
  • CTL starts hauling Fiat cars from Poland to Germany
    The rail service provider CTL Logistics began to haul Fiat vehicles from the Italian car maker's plants in Tychy (Poland) to Germany in February. An average of three full trains pe...
  • Another Gottwald harbour crane for Suriname
    Integra Port Services recently ordered another HMK 260 E from Gottwald Port Technology for deployment in the public terminal in the river port of Paramaribo (Suriname). This fourth...
  • New MK Airlines handling agent in Johannesburg
    MK Airlines, a UK-registered cargo airline operating a fleet of Boeing B747 freighter aircraft, has appointed Aero-Link Consulting as its handling agent in Johannesburg (South Afri...
  • Across-the-board increases for Hong Kong airport in February
    Hong Kong international airport's cargo throughput, boosted by strong Chinese New Year traffic, registered year-on-year growth of 30.1% in February, reaching 257,000 t. Imports jum...
  • Santiago de Chile international airport again operating efficiently, says LAN
    The Latin American carrier LAN Airlines has reported that Arturo Merino Benitez international airport in the Chilean capital of Santiago is once again operating efficiently, althou...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Officer charged in Queen of North deaths
  • $8.28 million Navy award for BAE San Diego Ship Repair
  • Management change at Aluminum Chambered Boats
  • Governors urge offshore wind development

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Punctuality of liner services slides to 53%
    Drewry report finds only half of ship arrivals on time, despite spread of slow-steaming
  • CSF and GNV forge ferries pact
    Ferry majors enter into code-sharing agreement
  • James Fisher revenues up 7%
    Group revenues climb from '233.6m in 2008 to '249.6m in 2009
  • TBS in talks to modify credit facilities
    Company in discussion with lender as it reports 2009 loss of $67m
  • Container charter rate spike bound to fall
    Seaspan chief executive Gerry Wang expects volumes to come down to a normal level

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Putin defends Arctic claim
    PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin has defended Russia's claims to the shipping-vital Arctic continental shelf, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Optimism put back in the box
    THE PERIOD market for box ships has been warned that the pick-up in timecharter rates should not be misread as a steady upward trend's beginning
  • 'Cat fines' claims rising
    CLAIMS against insurers from 'cat fines' are increasing, a marine investigator told a London conference today
  • Clock's ticking for TBS
    BULKER and 'tweendecker operator TBS International's loan-covenant waivers expire on 1 April, possibly forcing it to tap alternative financing to pay off debt
  • Danger! Too much information
    MARINERS are grappling with too many different chart and information manufacturers and too many onboard pieces of kit, an industry specialist said today
  • Norovirus again for Mercury
    US HEALTH authorities have urged Celebrity Cruises to get its virus-plagued cruise ship Celebrity Mercury into port for four days of inspections
  • HSH sees 2011 turnaround
    GERMAN shipping finance giant HSH Nordbank said today it expects to record profits next year after reducing its losses from €2.8Bn ($3.8Bn) to €679M last year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Shippers Seek New Analysis of Rail Technology
  • More Truckload Owners Looking to Sell
  • Court Allows LA Terminal Expansion
  • Marseilles Fos Containers Jump 24 Percent
  • China Eastern Acquires Great Wall Airline Stake
  • TNT Express Launches Express Import
  • Qantas Freight to Join Cargo 2000
  • Kuehne + Nagel Wins Wine Distribution Contract
  • Truck Repo Rate Drops 55 Percent
  • HSH Nordbank Narrows Loss in 2009
  • More Ocean Carriers Fall Behind Schedule
  • Hanjin Expands E-Commerce Tools
  • Seaspan Swung to Q4 Profit on Higher Revenue
  • Ocean Carriers Boost Asia-Europe Capacity

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Project Hope to convert containerships
  • More carriers bring back services between Asia and Europe
  • TCC plumps for LA
  • Schedule reliability worse in Q4 09
  • Transpac rates to 'double'

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Petrobras pens LPG pair
    Race ends as Brazilian oil giant awards long-term time charter contract to Maersk, brokers say.
  • Big banks exercise options
    Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Product Partners to pocket $4m as underwriters snatch up shares from public offering.
  • Take the money and run
    Analyst downgrades Fredriksen's Ship Finance International and urges clients to redeploy funds.
  • TBS sits on the brink
    Nasdaq-listed bulker and tweendeck owner fights to stay afloat as future becomes a 'going concern' for auditors.
  • Titan sells single-hullers
    VLCC pair Titan Chios and Titan Scorpio sold to mystery buyers for combined $30m.
  • MMM lays off all staff
    Entire workforce "retrenched" in voluntary scheme as tanker buy axed at Malaysian Merchant Marine.
  • George Chao offloads cape
    Wah Kwong Shipping of Hong Kong sells capesize bulker in $54.5m deal, brokers say.
  • Wilhelmsen ship escapes
    Car carrier Tortugas fired on and chased by pirates in Indian Ocean but avoids hijacking.
  • Rauma yard bags state hand-out
    STX Europe to pocket EUR 4m from Finnish government as "innovation support" to build research ship.
  • George swells stake in DRYS
    Greek owner George Economou sees holding in Nasdaq-listed DryShips grow to over 15% after stock award.
  • Golar scraps Aussie LNG deals
    Norwegian owner terminates Gladstone offtake and supply contracts as field changes ownership.
  • Sevan given space on loan
    Deutsche Bank and GIEK give Sevan Marine wriggle room on a loan as it looks to secure fresh work for an FPSO.
  • Yang Ming finds buyers for bonds
    Taiwanese container line to pay low yield on debt of 1.42% over five years.
  • Officers blamed in Maersk grounding
    UK report says poor planning and interaction led to Maersk Kendal running aground off Singapore last year.
  • Milford Haven port strike off
    Dispute over pilots' pension scheme resolved at Welsh oil terminal.
  • IMO rejects cash crisis talk
    London-based shipping regulator says it doesn't have problems getting money from member states.
  • Somali pirates free tanker
    Singapore-managed chemical tanker Theresa VIII and 28 crew released after four-month detention.
  • Fisher's full-year profit up
    UK shipping group comes through tough 2009 for tankers with increased profit thanks to expanded marine service divisions.
  • HSH cuts loss for full-year
    German shipping bank remained in red to tune of EUR 679m last year, but expects profit in 2011.
  • Hellenic happy as net falls
    Fotini Karamanlis is happy with Hellenic Carriers' full-year profit as its bottom line slumps by over 40%.
  • Coscol ready to splash out
    Heavy-lift and multi-purpose Cosco unit plans near $600m rights offer for 20-ship splurge.
  • ALG set for summer bookings boost
    UK cruiseship group says peak season business up 7% so far in 2010.
  • Xiamen port profit to fall
    China's Xiaman International Port says it expects to report 'substantial reduction' in full year results.
  • MPA stretches port stays
    Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority extends port dues concessions for another six months.
  • Maersk ship joins US Navy
    Danish shipowner's American arm ties-up tasty ten month charter with US military at juicy rate.
  • Far East criuse tie-up
    Singapore Cruise Centre ties up with Danang Port Holding in bid to boost local cruise facilities.
  • Petrobas takes AHTS pair
    Malaysian offshore vessel operator inks charters worth MYR 114m from oil major Petronas.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Capacity boost coming to Asia/Europe
  • CMA CGM considers outside investment
  • Drewry: Slower doesn't mean on time
  • USTR to combat more non-tariff trade barriers
  • Report: Foreign turbine makers nab grants
  • Va. terminal privatization could be on hold
  • COSCO Pacific February volume up 27%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Number of idle container ships falls
    The number of idle containerships continued its slide over the last two weeks with 474 units, 1,22 million TEU in total, recorded to be idle on 15 March, according to

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • South Korea's plan to introduce next generation ships by 2015
    Early implementation of new technologies such as fuel cells give country's shipbuilding industry a competitive advantage.
  • Prices fall across Europe
    Meanwhile, NYMEX showing gains of more than $1 in early trading.
  • Compass appoints two new bunker brokers
    Susanne Newman has vast experience and knowledge, while Darren Middleton will add value to German customers.
  • Prices weaken in Fujairah, Durban
    Good avails and demand in Fujairah.
  • Ecospec presentation will be held in Vancouver
    A chance to find out more about this revolutionary new scrubbing technology.
  • Singapore power plants burning more fuel oil
    Reports say Indonesia is cutting exports of natural gas.
  • Market analysis: Bunker price gap to crude widens
    March seeing bunker prices lag behind increases in oil values.
  • Polar Tankers agrees to pay $588,000 for 2004 oil spill
    Settlement funds will be used to restore Puget Sound.
  • Fujairah bunker prices fall closer to Singapore
    Saudi Arabian refinery offers second 380 cSt fuel oil cargo in two days.
  • Singapore 380 cSt price at five-week low
    Both prices and demand weak at other key Asian ports.
  • CSAV sees 47.4% increase in February box volumes
    Total volumes lifted for the year-to-date higher than the corresponding period in 2009 and 2008.
  • South China to see lower March fuel oil imports
    On the back of a slow recovery in the bonded bunker market.
  • Will CSNOx system be 'silver bullet' for the shipping industry?
    By allowing operators to continue using cheap heavy fuel and still meet the most stringent emissions regulations.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints Chief Accountant
    Samantha Ngo has seven years of experience working in the bunker industry in Singapore and Asia.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
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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