testata inforMARE
Cerca
01 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
20:17 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
July 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO agrees on CO2-cutting measures
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed last Friday on energy efficiency design standards for new ships to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but developing countries will probably delay implementation by using a waiver, delegates said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong cargo down 2.2pc in June to 2 million TEU, Singapore up 3.7pc
  • Shanghai continues to outrun Singapore's container volumes in first half
  • Asia-Med freight rates suffer worst of bad week, says Shanghai index data
  • ANZDA peak season surcharges of US$250/TEU, $500/FEU apply Aug 15
  • Guangdong's Xinsha checkpoint sees a surge of 68pc in whole-auto imports
  • Dongguan's PSA port handles 300-TEU ships on run to Taicang, near Shanghai
  • UK Graig orders super-feeder with '30pc less fuel consumption per TEU'
  • US exports slip 0.5pc in May after 16.4pc growth in first five months
  • Prologis expands at three Japanese facilities of 67,000 square metres
  • Cathay cargo falls 9.1 per cent in June during traditionally slow month
  • US airline freight beats passenger side workforce growth in May
  • BA continues wine supply partnership with Kuehne + Nagel for 3 years
  • Panalpina offers value-added logistics at Huntsville Alabama airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Crew competence seen not matching up to demands of modern ships
  • Double-digit growth expected in shipments to Africa
  • Konecranes bags soaking pit crane order
  • Maersk Sembawang to be largest vessel to call South India ports
  • MSC, CSAV to jointly operate direct service between India & Europe
  • NYK Line finalises window at GTI
  • Pirate attacks up, seizures down in 2011
  • SCI signs shipbuilding contract for 3,500-TEU vessel
  • Chinese firms may hit security roadblock for port projects
  • PSA-led consortium to develop & operate JN Ports 4th box terminal
  • FFFAIs 20th biennial convention to be held in Udaipur on August 25-28
  • Gelkaps Sports organises paintball fair at KASEZ
  • Competitive credit a must to sustain export growth momentum: Fieo President
  • I-T Dept reopens cases against SEZ developers
  • Net direct tax collections drop 17 pc
  • EEPC Indias Open House with Zonal Joint DGFT on July 28 at Vadodara
  • Heavy pallet loaders moved from Canada to Russia
  • New Orleans hosts professional development for project forwarders
  • SCHEUERLE heavy-duty transporters in action for Germany's first offshore wind park

Marine Logweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • New Port Aransas ferry starts service
  • Rand Logistics to add Canadian flag bulker
  • Blount to build South Boats wind farm cats for U.S. market
  • IHC Merwede to build Jones Act OCV's at BAE Mobile and Jacksonville yards
  • Fincantieri no longer set to acquire Davie, but alternate buyer is hovering

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • Retiring Coast Guard commander hands over Ancient Albartoss title
  • Rand Logistics to purchase bulk carrier MARITIME TRADER
  • Rail freight traffic count rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Portland schedules 2011 Seaport Celebration
  • RailAmerica reports drop in June carload numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • Suezmaxes ordered during boom face financial blues
    Vessels contracted in 2007-2008 set to make significant losses
  • Capesize rates fight to hold ground as fixtures dry up
    Time charter average tumbles 17%
  • Atlantic-based trade continues to dominate suezmax sailings
    The suezmax sector continues to be dominated by Atlantic-based trade, accounting for around 77% of exports and Europe and the US taking in 62% of the crude carried globally on these tankers
  • Modern prices to close in on $50m mark
    Fleet oversupply unlikely to be supported by a pick up in scrapping
  • IM Skaugen strives for contract balance for its LPG carriers
    The company's contract of affreightment deals have limited its ability to reap the rewards of an improved spot market
  • Fortescue iron ore volumes rise as mining sector recovers
    Major expansion investment expected to drive up Fortescue production even further
  • Growing Chinese VLCC fleet stifles European owners
    Middle Eastern crude oil imported on domestic tonnage reaches 40% market share as other owners feel the pinch
  • Hong Kong owners take 11% of China VLCC deliveries
    Greek owners' share falls to just 5%
  • Shipping banks pass stress test
    No major shipping lenders among eight European banks to fail
  • Nautilus Marine Acquisition debuts with slimmed-down IPO
    Akis Tsirigakis-led blank cheque enterprise rakes in $48m instead of $60m while keeping share price unchanged
  • Rongsheng gets back in the game
    New Greek orders and the Vale endorsement give Rongsheng's stock a boost
  • Will Vale bulk carriers get into China?
    The best way to quash rumours of being blocked from China's ports is to sail a VLOC into one
  • Slow march forward for Vale's VLOCs
    The naming of an unfinished valemax at China Rongsheng meant more theatre than progress
  • Changes to sulphur content ruling 'will reduce short sea freight by 30%'
    European Shippers Council calls for new sulphur limits deadline to be postponed until 2020
  • NCL re-launches $250m IPO
    New corporate structure announced
  • Shanghai box freight index falls despite capacity withdrawals
    Composite SCFI down 1.4% to $1,016 per teu as Shanghai-Northern Europe route declines by 1% to $809 per teu
  • Put some welly into maritime awards
    It is time to give proper recognition and reward to the valuable work done by our engineers, designers, technologists and scientists
  • WSC and Japan outline efficiency scheme
    Proposal designed to "stimulate significant improvements in the carbon efficiency of the world's maritime fleet"
  • Will the Middle East Gulf suffer a gap between hope and reality?
    Gulf Co-operation Council states look on course for strong growth, but large expansion of container terminal capacity will need to be carried out
  • Middle East Gulf expansion in the pipeline
    Extra capacity to come online through to 2016
  • UK pensions shake-up will apply to seafarers and offshore workers
    Location of employer would not be a key determining factor in deciding whether an individual is ordinarily working in Great Britain, says minister
  • Pirates refuse to free South Korean seafarers unless jailed comrades are released
    Somalis also demand compensation for deaths inflicted by special forces in the Samho Jewelry rescue
  • Deficit forces US to shed the jones for subsidies
    Tariffs protecting ethanol trade go, which is good for shipping as corn exports rise
  • Norway's forceful anti-piracy stance attracting industry attention
    Code gives unusually practical guidelines on weaponry and deployment of armed guards
  • Port in a storm
    Los Angeles must do more to rein in its profligacy as rest of California struggles
  • Los Angeles volumes down 12% on June 2010
    Port blames last year's early peak season surge for skewing the figures
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine throws down the gauntlet on Asia-Europe
    South Korean carrier plans to add up to 10 12,600 teu ships in battle for survival on competitive trade
  • Tightening gas market boosts IM Skaugen
    Gas carrier and tanker owner reports second quarter profits of $400,000, compared with a $4.5m loss a year ago.
  • Port of Los Angeles pays back $100m bond
    Repayment will save $16.5m in interest over 15 years.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 17, 2011
  • Nautilus completes IPO
    BLANK-cheque vehicle Nautilus Marine Acquisition today priced its IPO, obtaining 20% less proceeds than it had been seeking
  • Writ stalling JNPT scheme is withdrawn
    A VENTURE involving PSA International and India's ABG Ports is now likely to win a contract for a fourth box terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
  • Tampa port director criticised
    FLORIDA'S Port of Tampa Maritime Industries Association has criticised Tampa port director Richard Wainio and called for him to leave the position when his current contract ends
  • LA box outlook shaky
    MIXED results in June at the largest US box complex are increasing chances that the fall peak shipping season will be delayed, a port official there told Fairplay
  • CSAV teams with MSC
    CSAV HAS confirmed that it will begin jointly operating multiple new box services with MSC from next month through 2014
  • New JV targets Davie
    A NEW consortium is moving to take over Quebec's Davie Industries shipyard after Italy's Fincantieri said it had ended talks to buy the yard
  • IM Skaugen posts slim profits
    NORWAY'S gas carrier and lighterage tanker group IM Skaugen today reported net profits of $0.4M for the second quarter, from losses of $4.5M a year earlier
  • NCL revises IPO plan
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line, which is gearing up for a NASDAQ listing, filed a revised IPO registration today, featuring a new corporate structure
  • EC adopts sulphur cuts directive
    THE EC today adopted a proposal to revise the 1999 sulphur directive and promised to cut sulphur dioxide shipping emissions by up to 90%
  • FESCO reports cargo rise
    FESCO said today its box volumes jumped in the first half of the year, compared with the same period of 2010
  • Bulker demolitions surge 219%
    GREEK shipbroker Golden Destiny said in a quarterly report that 150 bulkers were scrapped in 1H2011, up 219% year on year
  • Baltic ro/ros pick up
    RO/RO traffic is rising steeply this year on routes linking Kiel in Germany with Russia, other Baltic countries and Scandinavia
  • Tallink's losses climb
    HIGH COSTS for bunkers and a harsh winter that increased fuel use deepened losses in the three months to 31 May, Tallink said today
  • Ballast rules attacked
    US RULES for ballasting constitute a threat to the nation's economy, the US Congress was warned
  • Leaders differ on Sovcomflot decrees
    MOSCOW has issued two official, ambiguous announcements indicating a late 2011 privatisation of at least 25% of government-owned Sovcomflot, one of the world's largest oil tanker operators

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • Mica Hits Back at Chamber Over Transport Bill
    U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica, R-Fla., said the U.S. Chamber of Commerce favors tax increases over...
  • U.S. Seizes Lead-Tainted Children's Jewelry Shipment
    U.S. government agents seized a shipment of $340,000 worth of children's jewelry bearing some three times the legal of level...
  • Consumer Sentiment Hits 28-Month Low
    U.S. consumer sentiment fell this month to its lowest level since March 2009, reflecting depressed income and low employment levels,...
  • CSX Gains Large New Coal Business
    Corsa Coal began sending trainloads of high-heat metallurgical coal out of its new Somerset, Pa., coal wash plant, generating export...
  • Maersk Division Wins $126 Million Navy Contract
    Maersk Line, Ltd., won a multi-year contract valued at up to $126 million to operate and maintain five container and...
  • Carolina Railroad to Aid Industrial Park Developer
    North Carolina's Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway will be the exclusive project advisor to Gladstone Development on a recently acquired...
  • U.S. Factory Output Flat in June
    U.S manufacturing activity was flat in June, the Federal Reserve said, although utility and mining output pushed overall industrial production...
  • YRC Worldwide Projects Second Half Operating Profit
    YRC Worldwide expects its revenue to rise about $600 million this year to $4.9 billion and to report an operating...
  • Cathay Cargo Traffic Falls 5.5 Percent in June
    Cathay Pacific Airways cargo traffic fell 5.5 percent in June, the third straight monthly drop at one of Asia's largest...
  • European Commission Cracks Down on Maritime Pollution
    The maritime industry would be required to slash sulfur dioxide emissions by up to 90 percent at a cost of...
  • Season of the Switch
    FTR Associates transportation analyst Larry Gross showed a revealing chart at The Journal of Commerce Inland Ports Conference in Chicago...
  • NVOs Outpace Vessel Operators
    Two of every five trans-Pacific import containers are booked through non-vessel-operating common carriers instead of directly with container lines, and...
  • Reverse Course on the Trans-Pacific
    Shipping is picking up steam on the trans-Pacific, but it's not happening in the direction carriers are accustomed to. Instead,...
  • Politics, Reality
    Even John Mica doesn't believe in the transportation spending plan he released this month. That was plainly evident...
  • Semiconductor Shipments Forecast to Accelerate
    Semiconductor manufacturers are raising their projections for industry shipments in 2011, forecasting sales will grow 5.4 percent over last year...
  • MSC, CSAV To Consolidate Four Routes
    Chilean container line CSAV and Mediterranean Shipping will jointly operate four liner services under a new agreement, stepping up ocean carrier...
  • Forwarder Pilot Expands to Amsterdam
    Pilot Freight Services will open an office in Amsterdam as the U.S. freight forwarder looks to build on strong growth...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • More capacity withdrawn in transpacific
  • LA & LB feel the new downturn heat
  • S&P threat to US triple-A rating
  • COSCO to invest in armed guards
  • More trouble between N.Europe and the Mediterranean

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • Greeks torch boxships
    Athens-based liner operators hit $16m jackpot in freshly minted series of demolition deals.
  • Maersk inks MSC deal
    US-flag division of Danish shipping giant ties up $126m management deal with Military Sealift Command.
  • Tsirigakis storms Street
    Investors plough $48m into Akis Tsirigakis-led blank-cheque, Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp.
  • Mauritius gifted piracy aid
    Government handed $4.4m to help tackle maritime piracy and enhance security efforts.
  • Lenac plots share sale
    Croatian owner Tankerska Plovidba to build stake in shiprepairer as it issues new stock.
  • EC aims to cut sulphur
    Commission tables plans to cut maximum level in bid to reduce emissions by 90%.
  • Iraq's port problem
    Baghdad government worried shipping industry will be strangled by Kuwait's new Mubarak al Kabeer terminal.
  • Tug officer charged
    Distracted K-Sea crewman faces manslaughter trial after barge hit duck boat on Delaware River, killing two.
  • SCI plots offshore move
    State-owned company targets 'high end' of market and reveals transloader project.
  • Wartsila predicts sales dip
    Finnish engine builder mulls possible 5% decline due to weak marine systems market.
  • Samho crew going home
    Six men on struggling owner's VLCC Samho Crown will receive pay in Dubai before flying out.
  • Never ending saga over?
    Offshore contractor Cecon optimistic that it will finally get hugely expensive delayed newbuildings from Davie Yards.
  • Five hurt in clash
    Philippines coast guard says baby among injured after ferry and cargoship were involved in accident off Cebu.
  • Pirates seek compensation
    Somalis holding hostages call on South Korean government to release prisoners.
  • US yard worker killed
    50-year-old reportedly electrocuted at Avondale shipyard in Louisiana.
  • Cosco shelves nuclear plans
    Chinese shipping giant drops alternative energy proposal in wake of Japanese nuclear crisis.
  • Celtic Link drops claim
    Irish Sea operator gives up on compensation case after livestock ambitions thwarted.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • Sea Star discontinuing Philly Service
    Sea Star Line said it will end its service between Philadelphia and San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 22. "The maritime community in Philadelphia has been very supportive and great to work with, but we have been unable to secure an adequate revenue s...
  • Washington Notebook
  • BIS proposed rule moves U.S. export reform forward
    The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security released a proposed rulemaking Friday that moves another step forward the Obama administration's goal to modernize the country's aging export control system. A significant piece of the...
  • Shipper groups oppose bunker levy
    As the International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Protection Committeewinds up a meetingin London this week, the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) said any scheme for controlling carbon emissions in the shipping industry should provide incen...
  • Pirates attacks up 36% in first half of 2011
    There were 266 incidents of pirate attacks on vessels around the world in the first half of 2011, up 36 percent from 196 attacks during the same period in 2010, according to the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center. But the numb...
  • U.S., Macedonia reach open skies agreement
    The United States and Macedonia on Thursday reached an open skies aviation agreement, which will allow airlines of both countries to select routes, destinations and prices for passenger and cargo services based on consumer demand and market condit...
  • Pilot Freight lands in Europe
    Pilot Freight Services, a third-party logistics services provider, has opened its first owned European station in Amsterdam. "This is a big milestone for our company, as we continue to grow and expand our footprint both domestically and internation...
  • IES opens office in Norfolk area
    IES Ltd., a transportation software provider to freight forwarders, non-vessel-operating common carriers and customs brokers, has opened an office near Virginia's Port of Norfolk. The office will primarily focus on engineering, operations and infor...
  • Mitsui to acquire Portek
    The parent company of MOL has won a bidding war to acquire a majority share in Singapore-based niche port operator Portek, according to news reports out of Asia. Mitsui and Co., a Japanese conglomerate whose businesses include MOL and MOL's contain...
  • SoCal port volume down 5% in June
    Southern California's two ports had divergent container volume growth patterns in June, according to Los Angeles and Long Beach statistics. The two ports collectively handled 1.2 million TEUs in June, a roughly 5 percent drop from the same month i...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 15, 2011
  • Week ends mostly soft in Americas
    Crude futures were lifted by lower oil supplies from Canada and higher US equities.
  • IMO moving at 'glacial speed' to reduce GHG emissions
    'Adoption of the EEDI must mark the start of a period of renewed action at IMO with a focus on achieving fast, deep cuts in emissions,' says industry source.
  • Australian carbon tax set to counter bunker credits
    'The carbon tax will raise costs all the way along the supply chain, from factories and mines to railways and port.'
  • Caribbean ECA formally adopted
    MEPC 61 also adopts exemption from ECA sulphur limits for old steamships in the US.
  • Fujairah prices fall; Cape Town strikes continue
    Employers in South Africa's petroleum sector were ready to resume talks with unions to end strikes.
  • EU confirms proposal to cut sulphur emissions from shipping
    Alignment with IMO sulphur limits for ECAs from 2015 and global limit in 2020 to cut ship sulphur emissions by 90%.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets fall
    It was an average day of trading day in Hamburg.
  • IMO makes history with global GHG regulation for ships
    MEPC 62 adopts a new part to MARPOL Annex VI after dramatic session which forces a vote on the issue.
  • Week ends with dip in bunker prices at most major ports
    Demand for bunkers largely below average at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Oiltanking Partners raises $215 million from IPO
    Sold 10 million of its common units for $21.50 each; begins trading in New York on Thursday.
  • Wärtsilä to design new generation box feeder vessel
    MARLIN series of container feeders able to acheive up to 30% improved fuel efficiency per TEU carried.
  • South China fuel oil stocks slightly down
    Volume of oil exiting the major oil terminals higher than the amount of cargo coming in.
  • Singapore fuel oil volumes fall to five-month low
    Stocks down 1.671 million barrels to 17.513 million barrels, according to International Enterprise data.
  • Aegean shares at new low
    Thursday's closing price lowest since the company's IPO in 2006.

›››File
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
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile