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BRIEFS
October 26, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Minimum wage for crew plan raises concern
    The Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) Seafarers Committee has expressed concern at a proposal by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) to set minimum wages for crew of national flag vessels.
  • Supertankers face stretch of low rates
    Supertanker owners are facing the longest stretch of unprofitable rates in 17 years as the supply of new vessels increases nine times faster than demand for oil.
  • Shipbuilding firm STX Europe wins big order
    Shipbuilding company STX Europe announced yesterday a big order for a giant cruise ferry which will keep activity alive in a Finnish yard with an empty order book by providing work for about 2,600 people.
  • Hong Kong's key ports reopen after typhoon miss
  • DP World upbeat about H2 results

Sched Netweb site
  • DP World's 14pc quarterly growth back to 2008 peak levels
  • Rotterdam box volume up 17pc - back to pre-recession levels
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca pledge low-sulphur fuel use in Hong Kong
  • APL vows to use low-sulphur fuel in New York, New Jersey
  • China's quarterly rail cargo up 12.1pc to 2.72 billion tonnes
  • Horizon posts lower quarterly profit but slightly higher revenue
  • Lawyer advises Somalia blockade, but Maersk doubts it would work
  • Ukrtranscontainer to resume at Illichivsk if court order obeyed
  • Old Dominion expands its China money-back service
  • Tianjin Consol completes logistics on UN Climate Change Conference
  • Study: EU limits on trailer height would disrupt UK trucking
  • Dachser opens new logistics centre in Copenhagen
  • Union Pacific Railroad opens Joliet Intermodal Terminal
  • Charleston sees diverting west coast boxes through Panama
  • NYK goes daily with Duisburg-Rotterdam intermodal block trains
  • Air cargo to fuel Russian prosperity: Volga-Dnepr chief
  • DHL widens Europe, Asia Pacific, Mideast express services
  • Hawaii air cargo up 13pc, returning to pre-recession levels

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...levies Amazon low-water fee, after cutting loads by nearly 50 pc
  • ...starts Vietnam direct call
  • China retains No. 3 spot as shipbuilder
  • CMA CGM upgrades Victory Bridge service
  • Coscon to hike Far East-South America rates
  • CSAV up from 16th to 7th place in global rankings
  • DP WORLD to double Sokhna port's box operations
  • Hanjin increases Africa coverage with slot buys on "K" Line-PIL's Asia-Cape loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd to hike Oz rates
  • Improved training, professionalism seen as imperatives for marine surveyors
  • Kenya invites bids for building new port
  • Maersk & Safmarine to set up intra-European, short-haul carrier
  • MAERSK LINE adjusts capacity in Asia-Europe service network
  • NOL Group reports $ 282 million Q3 profit
  • TCC transpacific Great Dragon service to add Qingdao
  • WCA Family & CIFA to 'bring world to Africa
  • Zim, Hapag-Lloyd & MOL in slot exchange on N. Europe-W. Africa trades
  • MPSEZL posts excellent results in Q2 & H1
  • Shipping lines see need for GMB to cut costs at ports
  • World's top ports see fall in box handling in Sept.
  • Asias largest gold refinery taking
  • Sharma assures export incentives after Dec. sectoral review
  • China taking part in oil & gas fair
  • Mumbaikars match Germans sip for sip & mug for mug
  • Wiser to err on the side of tax compliance, advise experts

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2010
  • RZD to be forced to relinquish control of freight subsidiary PGK
    Russia's deputy transport minister Andrey Nedosekov has said that Russian Railways (RZD) has to sell 75% minus one share of its freight subsidiary PGK. Word so far had been that RZ...
  • Pearl River delta ports closed by typhoon Megi
    The southern Chinese ports of Shenzhen and Zhuhai were closed for safety reasons last week, and port operations in Hong Kong were curtailed, in preparation for typhoon Megi hitting...
  • Inland waterway barge rams ferry near Amsterdam
    An inland waterway freighter from Duisburg rammed and overturned a passenger ferry near Amsterdam on Friday. Shipping in the sector of the 72 km Amsterdam-Rhine Canal affected was ...
  • Largest Turkish freight village opens in Ankara
    Turkey's largest freight village, in the capital city Ankara, started operations in mid-October. The official opening of the Ankara Logistics Base was attended by several dignitari...
  • UPS reports strong growth in Q3
    The US express parcels and logistics service provider UPS improved its global revenues from USD 11.15 to 12.19 billion in the third quarter of 2010, a 9.3% rise over the like-for-l...
  • Vanguard Logistics Services opens third Mexico office
    Vanguard Logistics Services has opened a third branch in Mexico, in the city of Queretaro. Vanguard entered the market in 2007 by opening an office in Mexico City and an operationa...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Tidewater earnings take a hit
  • NCL to build two new cruise shipsat Meyer Werft
  • New leadership at GL
  • Viking Line throws STX Finland a lifeline
  • Pirates hijack three vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Port of Longview buying 306 acres of Columbia River land
  • Port of Port Angeles inks preliminary budget for 2011
  • Port of Portland schedules Hillsboro Airport open house
  • Everett Port Commission Oks 2011 operating/capital budget
  • Seanergy completes purchase of Bulk Energy Transport

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Crew regain control of hijacked Beluga vessel
    Citadel tactics leave Somali pirates unable to take control of heavylift vessel, Beluga Fortune
  • Ship hijacks up in first nine months of 2010
  • Each piracy attack costs shipping $9m
  • Pirates seize Japanese cargoship
  • UK in push to privatise trust ports
    Government to encourage ports to bring forward proposals for moderisation and...
  • UK ports 'stocktake'
  • Seaspan takes delivery of two new boxships from South Korean yards
    Vessels commence 12-year time charters with K-Line and COSCO Container Lines
  • Costamare takes boxship value case to Wall...
  • Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang's profits jump on increased deliveries
    Handover of 14 vessels in third quarter helps boost profits by 32% to $107m
  • Owners turn blind eye to overcapacity crisis

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Doldrums seen for oil demand
    TODAY'S Centre for Global Energy Studies outlook on oil demand offered little hope for battered tanker owners
  • Fos strikers again block depot
    STRIKING port authority workers from the Fos oil terminal in Marseilles helped block a key fuel depot this morning, as the strike entered its fourth week
  • NCL buoys German orderbook
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line today confirmed a two-ship order at Meyer Werft that has been rumoured since September
  • DPW 'on track' as volumes rise
    DUBAI Ports World said today that it expects to meet expectations for its final results after posting a 14% year-on-year rise in box volumes for the third quarter
  • USS Laboon stops pirates
    A US WARSHIP has disrupted attacks by pirates on two vessels in the Gulf of Aden, but there were no arrests, NATO told Fairplay today
  • Science ship officer faces jail
    THE CHIEF engineer of the US-flagged research vessel Laurence M Gould faces half a decade in jail for lying to the US Coast Guard
  • Where job mobility thrives
    A REPORT has indicated that shipbrokers and charter managers ' especially in Singapore ' can expect great job mobility, even in today's tight economic times
  • ABG shares surge 70%
  • Seafarer killed by wave
  • APM fined over crew rest
  • Albania joining South Stream?
  • VLCC supply remains high
  • Five vie for new JNPT terminal
  • Mundra profits jump 21%
  • Pirates hijack two ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • GENCO, ATC Complete Merger
  • Customs to Launch Account Management Pilot
  • Horizon Lines to Add New Containers for China Service Launch
  • Judge Reinstates Employee Driver Injunction
  • Update: Beluga Vessel Freed from Pirates
  • Purolator USA Launches Premium Express to Canada
  • Diesel Slips Back to $3.067 per Gallon
  • Union Pacific Again Boosts Container Fleet
  • Former President of Churchill Truck Lines Dies
  • DOT, EPA Offer Rules to Cut Truck Diesel, Carbon
  • US, Japan Sign Open Skies Pact
  • Forward Air Sees Best Profit in Two Years
  • Russian Ocean Carrier Fesco Revenue Jumps 34 Percent
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $21 Billion
  • DOT Approaches Deadline in Onboard Recorder Case
  • Asia Air Freight Capacity Growth Outpaces Demand
  • Report Finds Ship Operators, Freight Traders in Demand
  • Japanese Export Growth Slows
  • APL to Burn Cleaner Fuel in New York Harbor
  • DP World Traffic Jumps 14 Percent
  • Pirates Capture German Project Cargo Ship
  • Customs Chief Wants Better Broker Relations
  • Fighting Broker Fraud
  • CSX's Strong Earnings Energize Analysts
  • Driver Drug Tests Uncover More PCP, Marijuana Use
  • Tracking Truckers' DQFs
  • Softer Market, Stronger Pricing
  • Shipping Tea
  • APL Volume and Profit Grow
  • Lessons Learned?
  • Pacific Carriers Go With the Flow
  • The Right Modes Right Now
  • Calculating 10+2 Compliance
  • 12 Steps for Better Business
  • Mexico's Open-Door Policy
  • Trucking's Historic Emissions Mission
  • China Building Firewalls
  • Diversity Drives Singapore
  • A Game of Chicken
  • US-China Policy: Is a Trade War Brewing?
  • Hanjin's Partners in Brine
  • Hanjin's Growth Culture
  • Letters - October 25th, 2010 Edition

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Two more ships pirated over weekend
  • Another week of strikes: but is the protest losing steam?
  • Horizon suffers summer softening
  • More good numbers from Benelux port cluster
  • DP World posts double-digit throughput growth in Q3 10

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • 'Hijacked' Beluga Fortune free
    Pirates flee Beluga Fortune on seeing NATO warship close in as crew emerge unscathed from citadel.
  • Iron fuels Foremost fixtures
    US bulker owner seals series of time charters with Wuhan Iron & Steel Co, brokers claim.
  • Horizon boosts box bid
    New York-listed liner operator eyes fresh containers as it gears up for service surge in Guam and China.
  • Chandris wing cleans house
    Diversified Greek owner's Egyptian affiliate sends last single-huller to the chopping block.
  • NCL signs $1.2bn Meyer Werft deal
    Papenburg yard gets its eighth and ninth newbuildings from notably loyal customer.
  • Guam grabs $100m in US grants
    Port of Guam seals another US government-backed cash injection as Pacific island braces for troop build-up.
  • Seaboard sister sails south
    US liner operator beefs up South American service as freshly minted multi-purpose boxship hits the water.
  • Evergreen adds to box profit
    Taiwanese containership giant unveils nine-month gain after finally stopping the rot in 2010.
  • CSDC strong in the third quarter
    China Shipping unit predicts sharp rise in full-year profit after an improved Q3 showing.
  • Fugro to feast on Petrobras pie
    Dutch contractor joins Farstad and Greatship in ten-year subsea pact with Brazilian energy giant.
  • Bulker and cargoship collide
    Amur Shipping vessel damaged by Chinese ship in accident at Shanghai.
  • Guilty Maersk fined in UK
    Dane pleads guilty after being hit with nine charges over fatigued crew of boxship Maersk Patras.
  • Tidewater fires profit warning
    Offshore giant warns its second quarter bottom line will lag Wall Street forecasts.
  • Hope for 'hijacked' Beluga Fortune?
    Royal Navy warship steams towards seized German ship in hope 16 crew are locked in citadel.
  • BW Maritime sells its oldest VLCC
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led company offloads 1993-built tanker a month after it was first marketed for sale.
  • Navibulgar again buys Chinese ships
    Four handysized bulk carriers to be built by the Shanhaiguan yard are set to go to Navigation Maritime Bulgare in $112m deal.
  • Azra-S back in business
    Turkish tanker refloated after being forced aground in storm off St Kitts.
  • Slump kills newbuild appetite
    Tanker newbuilding orders drop to five-month low as rates linger at below breakeven levels, broker says.
  • Ro-ro and tanker collide
    German and Swiss vessels damaged in incident while passing in Kiel Canal.
  • USCG monitors grounded barges
    Vessels taking on water after tug pushing them went aground in St Lawrence.
  • Viking deal offers a lifeline to Turku
    A $340m cruise ferry order at STX Finland promises to lift some of the gloom surrounding the nation's shipbuilding sector.
  • First tips Frontline loss in Q4
    John Fredriksen-controlled tanker titan expected to slide into the red in the fourth quarter in weak market, First Securities says.
  • Bugs found on Vietnamese ship
    Vinashin general cargo vessel decontaminated in Russia after live beetles spotted in pantry.
  • Outlook brighter for IHI
    Japanese shipbuilder increases profit forecast for first six months despite revising revenue downwards.
  • Guangzhou profit up as sales fall
    Chinese shipyard boosts bottom line in third quarter despite delivery delays hammering revenues.
  • Crewman killed by wave
    Ukrainian seafarer battered against Estonian cargoship while heaving anchor off Russia.
  • Farstad pens Petrobras pact
    Oslo-listed owner secures near $60m subsea deal for Far Scotia off Brazil.
  • Cochin catches coast guard order
    Indian yard to deliver 20 patrol ships worth $338m in 2012.
  • Mermaid to make PSV splash
    Australian offshore vessel owner looking to raise $30m in share sale to spend on PSVs.
  • Mercator snaps up bulker
    Shalabh Mittal-led shipowner acquires 1994-built panamax. Arranges three year bareboat charter.
  • Havfrakt grounds off Norway
    First refloating attempt fails after Faroese cargoship gets stuck in Gisundet.
  • Pirates hijack second Beluga ship
    German owner sees Beluga Fortune snatched deep in Somali Basin two years after BBC Trinidad seized.
  • Dockers hurt in chemical leak
    Three workers hospitalised after xylenol escapes from containers on APL Sweden at Los Angeles.
  • Ill master rescued from tanker
    Ukrainian captain suffered acute renal failure on Zodiac's St James Park 150 miles off South Africa.
  • CMA CGM in Vietnam stop
    French liner group to add direct call on one of its Asia 'Europe services effective next month.
  • DP World handles 14% more
    Dubai ports giant posts better third quarter cargo figures as activity picks up further.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Slow steaming 'huge' for carriers
  • Van der Noordaa heads GL board
  • Amazon's distribution costs rise with sales
  • Hillebrand completes Trans Ocean integration
  • CEVA names Harris senior VP Americas accounts
  • Mexican Customs officers trained in U.S.
  • Guam kicks off port modernization
  • N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority approves ICTF
  • Longview adds 306 acres to industrial space

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Launch in Karlskrona
    The RSS Swordsman has been launched in Karlskrona. This is the second of two Swedish submarines of the V'sterg'tland class, bought by Singapore. The vessel was launched and given its
  • Farstad secures NOK 335 million deal
    The Norwegian offshore specialist Farstad Offshore has secured a five-year charter for its PSV Far Scotia with Brasilian Petrobras. The contract is worth NOK 335 million (EUR 41.5
  • Viking Line contracts newbuilding from STX
    Viking Line Abp and STX Finland Oy have signed a letter of intent for the construction of a 210 metres long, 57,000 GT car and passenger ferry for delivery in
  • LPG-tanker hijacked off Kenya
    Last weekend the LPG tanker York was hijacked 50 nautical miles East from Mombasa, Kenya, EU Navfor reports. The vessel was en route from Mombasa to the Seychelles when it

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Sustainable Shipping conference a resounding success
    Change in attitude by industry as they work on key issues to reduce shipping's environmental footprint, event comes into its own.
  • Bunker prices firm in north European hubs
    Quiet market in Rotterdam.
  • Fujairah prices sees strong gains
    Double-digit price rise for 380 cSt product.
  • Offshore volumes 'falling'
    Asia demand helping draw down Iranian stocks.
  • Container shipping company hit by fuel costs
    Horizon's third quarter results 'fall short' of company's expectations.
  • New port to open within weeks
    Hambantota port project 'ahead of schedule'.
  • Bunkering operations still disrupted
    Situation remains difficult at Fos-Lavera.
  • Plan to build world's 'most environmentally friendly ferry'
    'The goal is to use LNG as the fuel," says STX Finland.
  • Bunker prices firming as week opens
    Mixed demand at Asia's key bunker hubs, according to traders.
  • Bunker operations resume at Hong Kong, Chinese and Taiwanese ports
    No reports of serious damage at Hong Kong, Chinese and Taiwanese ports.
  • Separate standards for 'alternative' bunkers
    Shipping industry may see new, separate standards for bio-diesel and LNG, says fuel testing agency.
  • APL to use low sulphur bunkers in New York Harbor
    Port authority to reimburse 50% of the added cost, company says.
  • ISO 8217:2010 take-up 'limited'
    Majority of players expected to take up the new specification in 12 months.

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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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