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December 29, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vale's giant ship arrives at China port for 1st time
    One of the world's largest commodity ships operated for Vale SA reached a Chinese port for the first time, after the nation's refusal to allow such vessels delayed by more than six months the Brazilian miner's plan to control shipments with giant carriers.
  • Fuel oil seen trading at '3-year high'
    Fuel oil may trade at a three-year high relative to crude in Asia in 2012 as surging demand from shipping companies and reduced refinery supplies counter slowing consumption by Chinese power stations and factories.
  • Partnership deal lifts shipping stocks
    Hanjin Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping company, climbed to the highest level in three months in Seoul trading on expectations cargo rates may rise following a partnership on trade between Asia and Europe.
  • Pirates hijack Italian ship with 18 crew off Oman

Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH forms alliance with Evergreen on 12 Asia-Europe-Med services
  • Shanghai tops at 30 million TEU, big ports up 12pc to 149 million TEU
  • Mega ship glut makes Asia-Europe overcapacity trap inescapable
  • Record number of containership scrapped in last two years
  • LA clean truck scheme bans 1,473 older trucks from January
  • Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil threaten ban of Falklands vessels
  • Money runs short, ministry to cut Chinese railway building in 2012
  • China's aviation growth slows, but still holds global lead
  • US Justice sues FedEx for US$1.55 million for insufficient box checks
  • Iran to finalise Russian deal to buy domestic commercial aircraft
  • IATA 'disappointed' with EU court ruling favour right to tax air carbon
  • India opposes EU carbon tax, but defer action decision until February

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Box freight rates being pulled down by excess vessel capacity, clamour for market share: Report
  • E.C. Bose & Co. celebrates 160 years
  • Inter-Ministerial Group of Officers set up to deal with piracy hostage situations: Vasan
  • Logistics market mergers will lead to innovation, stronger companies
  • World shipping confidence up as year ends: Survey
  • Czech Republic expects trade with India to touch $ 2 bn in 2012
  • Cochin Port seeks govt nod for VRS proposal
  • MPSEZ raises revenue share to 5 pc for ChPT box terminal
  • V.O. Chidambaranar Port's cargo handling up 12.06 pc
  • Dwindling ' fails to cheer exporters due to costlier import contents
  • Industry must work in tandem with govt, say Ficci, Assocham

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • BAE Systems Ship Repair in settlement in immigration case
  • Jumbo Shipping exercises option at Brodosplit
  • USCG eases TWIC requirement for some mariners
  • Pirates hijack Italian-owned tanker

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Port of Everett welcomes new Commissioner, Tom Stiger
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines orders ship with new fuel efficiency technology
  • Coast Guard continues search for missing recreational boater
  • TOTE executive retires for second time in career
  • DOT shuts down company as 'imminent hazard' to public

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Allow Iran to board, Marad tells US ships
    Ruling comes despite Tehran threat to close Strait of Hormuz
  • DHT Holdings put on delisting watch
    Ominous end to year comes on fears of expiring OSG charter cover
  • Omega launches attack on creditors' lawyers and advisors
    Chapter 11-protected tanker company wants committee agreement invalidated
  • Pirates take Marnavi chemtanker
    Eighteen seafarers in multinational crew hijacked
  • Fuel oil trades high in face of waning Chinese demand
    Experts argue that trend will be short-term
  • VLOC makes first China call
    Giant vessel arrives despite local opposition
  • Vinalines bulker missing with 23 on board
    Fears grow for another nickel tragedy
  • Thor Liberty free to go but master detained
    Some of the dangerous cargo has been destroyed
  • Evergreen to link up with CKYH alliance in Asia-Europe fight back
    Agrees to co-operate with rivals to provide more voyages on Asia-Europe trades
  • Exploding reefer containers: race on to trace unsafe coolants
    Container Owners Association and TT Club team up to eliminate contaminated gases from supply chain
  • Worse to come for crisis-hit Asia-Europe trades
    Alphaliner forecasts dire year for boxlines

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Vale VLOC reaches China
    BERGE EVEREST today became the first Vale VLOC to have called at a Chinese port
  • Turkish ship sinks in the Aegean
    A TURKISH cargo ship has sunk off the Greek island of Samos
  • Park sole Korea Line CEO
    KOREA Line Corp today named Park Jae Min as its sole CEO
  • Oakajee wins reprieve
    THE COMPANY seeking to develop Western Australia's Oakajee port project today received a last minute reprieve from the state government
  • Liner co-ops continue
    THE trend towards liner collaboration is accelerating, with the CKYH Alliance and Evergreen confirming that they will co-operate on the Asia-Europe/Mediterranean trades
  • Cido sells two more
    FOLLOWING its en bloc sale of 30 medium-range products tankers to Craig Stevenson-led Diamond S Shipping, Cido Shipping has executed another collective transaction
  • Italian tanker hijacked
    SOMALI pirates have hijacked the products tanker Enrico Ievoli, Naples-based owner Marnavi has confirmed
  • Torm losses mount
    TORM has confirmed that its full-year losses will be greater than previously predicted after the sale of two newbuild contracts
  • Court refuses SeaFrance resumption
    THE Paris Court of Appeal has rejected a union application for it to order loss-making French ferry operator SeaFrance to bring its four ships back into service between Calais and Dover
  • Precious might offload more ABG orders
    PRECIOUS Shipping's boss Khalid Hashim told Fairplay he might offload more ships ordered at India's ABG Shipyard if it continues to miss delivery dates
  • Russia to improve Arctic rescue network
    RUSSIA has allocated 910M rubles ($29M) to improve its Arctic rescue facilities

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • US Diesel Prices Fall to Two-Month Low
    Diesel prices across the United States fell for the fifth straight week in the week ending Dec. 26, falling 3.7...
  • Industrial Commodities Push Rail Carloads Up 11.7 Percent
    U.S. railroads reported an 11.7 percent year-over-year gain in carload traffic in the last full week before Christmas as major...
  • New Shipping Alliances to Prolong Rate Wars, Alphaliner Says
    The recent spate of alliances on Asia-Europe trade lanes threatens to prolong "unrelenting" rate wars and could spell "disaster" for...
  • Evergreen to Partner With CKYH Carrier Alliance
    Evergreen Line is joining forces with the CKYH Alliance of Cosco, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping on the Asia-Europe...
  • Nehru Port Handles Record-Size Container Ship
    The 1,046-foot Seletar called on the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal, a DP World facility, this week. Built in...
  • Asia-Europe Air Freight Falls 7.3 Percent
    Falling trade with Asia sent cargo traffic for European airlines down 4.4 percent in November, the sharpest year-over-year decline in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Evergreen joins forces with CKYH Alliance
    Evergreen and the CKYH Alliance have agreed to share their services between Asia and Europe from Q2 12. Evergreen will not be joining the CKYH Alliance, only exchanging ...
  • SITC to let feedership options lapse
    The Hong Kong listed SITC International Holdings Company, which specialises in the intra-Asia liner market, has announced that options held on 8 x 1,100TEU-class ...
  • Iran threatens to close Straits of Hormuz
    Rising tensions between Iran and Europe and the US has led to Ali Rahimi, Iran's first vice president, to warn of the possible closure of the Straits of Hormuz ...
  • Ecuador's Manta concession awaited
    Government plans to involve the private sector in expanding and modernising the small port of Manta have received considerable interest from many terminal operating ...
  • Exploding reefers tackled by COA & TT Club
    The threat to the global supply chain from exploding reefer containers - that have been contaminated by the introduction of counterfeit gas - was debated at a forum ...
  • Rena salvage halted by adverse weather
    The removal of containers from the wreck of the Rena, off the North Island of New Zealand, has been suspended for the last few days due to 1.5m swells that make ...
  • Ethiopian Government to 'push' multimodal transport
    Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport (MoT) has issued a Multimodal Transport Implementation Directive which means that all state-owned enterprises and private groups ...
  • Mothballed box fleet slow to react to crisis
    The over capacity crisis in liner shipping, that is forcing ocean carriers into alliances with hitherto unlikely bed partners, is so far not filtering through to ...
  • Somali pirates take Italian tanker
    In a stark reminder as we see out 2011, that Somali pirates maybe bruised but are not yet beaten, a 16,630 dwt Italian-owned products tanker, and a crew of 18 was ...
  • Moody's upgrades KCS
    Moody's Investors Service, the credit rating agency group, has raised US-based railroad company Kansas City Southern's (KCS) rating from Ba2 to Ba1 with an outlook ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Icon buys Emas OSV
    Fund manager Icon Capital has put cash into offshore shipping and Greek bulker owner Kyla.
  • Penetrating mystery
    An unexplained incident on the Baltic Sea has left a UK-flag containership pierced through the bow.
  • Tidewater extends again
    US-listed offshore owner frustrated as it tries to thrash out a joint venture agreement with Angola's Sonangol.
  • Alam wins Shell job
    Malaysian offshore owner nets $10m transportation contract from Anglo-Dutch oil major.
  • Iran in Strait of Hormuz threat
    Fears of merchant ship boarding flare up as sanctions hit oil exporter bangs blockade drum.
  • MOL orders green capesize
    Japanese shipping company MOL has placed an order for an environmentally friendly capesize bulker that it says will be 20% more efficient.
  • Mitsubishi teams up with new L&T yard
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has promised to support the development of expanding Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro as its new $500m shipyard near Chennai nears completion.
  • Giant bulker into China
    Far Eastern country allows a Very Large Ore Carrier to dock for the first time, operator BW Group confirms.
  • Another nickel tragedy feared
    Concern mounts for 23 man crew of missing supramax that developed list on voyage to China.
  • Korean steel output jumps
    Smaller steel producing countries report sizeable increases in production as China stalls and Japan falls.
  • Seacor in green investment
    US company better known for its offshore activities has invested in an operator of wind farm utility vessels.
  • SITC ditches boxship options
    Weak markets prompt Yang Shaopeng-led owner to let options for eight feeder ship newbuildings to lapse.
  • Scorpio books a sixth
    With new cash and new agreements with lenders, Scorpio Tankers has added to its MR series.
  • FreeSeas gets new investor
    Ion Varouxakis-led bulker owner gets fresh backing as little known fund reveals previously undisclosed stake.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Suez MGO gains partially reversed
    Fujairah little changed.
  • Markets edge higher mid-week
    Gains muted as crude oil prices decline again.
  • Gazprom Neft had 'abused market dominance'
    Russian energy giant fined $28.4 million for price fixing.
  • Mega dry-bulker docks in Chinese port
    Fuel-efficient mega carrier defies regional opposition.
  • Ballast Water Convention could accelerate VLCC scrapping
    Costs of complying with Convention could coincide with 'falling asset values and spiralling bunker prices'.
  • Bunker prices largely up at key Asian ports
    Supplies mixed at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • 'Light sheen' detected from stricken vessel in Antarctica
    Oil sheen 'not likely to be fuel', says Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.
  • MOL orders fuel-efficient capesize bulker
    New technologies will boost the ship's fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by 20%.
  • Research on high pressure behaviour of IFOs
    Researches look at the temperature-pressure-viscosity dependence of common IFO grades.
  • DNV highlights IEEC pointers for bulk carriers
    Commercial energy efficiency requirements are becoming 'increasingly important', says DNV executive.
  • Indian refiner offers third 380 cSt Jan-loading cargo
    Tender for the Essar Oil cargo will expire on December 29.
  • Thin demand following Christmas holidays
    Prices see-saw in major US ports as crude settles higher.

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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
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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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