testata inforMARE
Cerca
01 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
22:52 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
March 15, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • More co-operation noted between CMA CGM and APL ahead of takeover
  • MTR's Hong Kong-Guangzhou express rail link approved over protests
  • Gulftainer 2015 volume up 4pc, handles 19,561 TEU from single ship
  • Evergreen, CMA CGM to merge Asia-Adriatic service to cut capacity
  • Canadian Pacific rules out hostile bid, hopes to get CSX on board
  • Scots dockers to strike in protest of changed working conditions
  • 66pc of GOP voters oppose TPP trade deal after seeing what's in it
  • MacGregor upgrades cargo system of two 14,000-TEUers to boost capacity
  • United first to introduce biofuels into daily operations at LAX
  • Changi Airport facilitates partners to gain IATA pharma handling cert
  • Chapman Freeborn and RUS Aviation announce new Asia cargo agreement
  • American Airlines Cargo expands cold chain facilities worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • "K" Line enhances INDFEX-1 & CIX-2 west India services
  • AEO status makes more sense than ever, says UK freight forwarding association
  • Box spot rates on key trade lanes show no improvement
  • CMA CGM improves its service between US Gulf / East Coast & West Africa
  • Maersk subsidiary SEAGO announces new Liverpool service
  • MISC & AET to merge chemical & product tanker fleets
  • MOL appoints Chief Country Representatives in move to enhance intra-group synergy & cooperation
  • South of Africa on the head haul?
  • Port of Amsterdam welcomes 397-m long ship
  • Projects worth INR 1,20,000 cr. to be showcased before potential investors at Maritime India Summit 2016: Gadkari
  • CONCOR commences new train service for import containers at Adani Kattupalli Port
  • Kerala CM launches work on Kozhikode light metro project
  • Lufthansa Cargo reaffirms its commitment to Indian market

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Track renewal in Sweden's far north
  • Indian traction for Myanmar
  • Hapag Lloyd included in blue chip index
  • Marketing vital for German logistics companies
  • AA Cargo enhances temperature-controlled network
  • New partners for Senior Logistic Consultants
  • Railway takes 10,000 HGVs off Russian roads
  • Which are the cleanest vessels? ESI reveals all
  • Chill out with UPS
  • Mersey Maritime announces industry awards winners
  • Acquisition adds sensitive freight services to portfolio
  • What to do with idle ships?
  • Shaheen adding Manchester to network
  • Megaships give POLB a rollicking start to 2016

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Why Seaman Guard Ohio case touches an Indian nerve
    The case of the Seaman Guard Ohio's 35 crew and guards currently serving five-year prison sentences in south India on illegal weapons charges, highlights the need for international maritime operators to conduct thorough due diligence - not only on national laws,...
  • Helios VLGC pool boosts capacity
    The scope of the Helios very large gas carrier (VLGC) pool will rise by 36% with the addition of ships from Oriental Energy to those of founding members Dorian LPG and Phoenix Tankers. "The Helios Pool will increase its market presence...
  • Two killed during Taiwanese vessel oil spill investigation
    Two people are reported to have died after a helicopter crashed when taking part in a pollution investigation off Taiwan on a grounded ship, TS Taipei. The vessel is said by local media to have spilled some 14 tonnes of oil. The helicopter crashed while returning for six...
  • OSV owners prefer to cold-stack vessels outside Singapore
    Singapore's offshore supply vessel (OSV) owners are not benefiting from cold-stacking their vessels in the port of Singapore after the extension of port dues concession introduced by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore last year, IHS Fairplay has learned. At first, the MPA extended the...
  • Analyst Pareto raises 2016 VLCC earnings estimate by 15%
    As spot freight rates for VLCC tankers soared at the end of last week, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo have raised their estimate for VLCC earnings this year by 15% to USD48,750/day. "The VLCC market tightened dramatically last week, with several last-minute March...
  • Tanker and dry bulk values remain under downward pressure
    Values of crude oil tankers and dry bulk carriers have remained under downward pressure, shipping analysts at DNB Markets in Oslo say. VLCC resale values have fallen to USD96 million, 2.0% lower than a month ago and 4.0% below...
  • Hong Kong port statistics show true extent of dismal final quarter
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released figures that show a dismal fourth quarter throughput story with total volumes falling more than 25% including huge drops in China-related inbound and outbound volumes. Total cargo throughput fell by 25.5% to 56 million tonnes in the final...
  • Is it the time right time to order speculative tanker newbuildings?
    Traditionally when earnings are good within a shipping sector we see a surge in speculative newbuildings orders, especially when shipyards have capacity and prices are attractive but does this mean the time is right to order tankers? First off there...
  • Less than half of Golden Ocean's share offer taken up
    Retail investors have subscribed for just about 15 million of the 34.3 million shares that Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, offered to them, the company said in a statement. The shares were...
  • Japanese ship orders halved in February
    The decline in newbuilding orders in Japan continued in February, with newbuilding orders halving year-on-year to seven ships, according to statistics released by the Japan Ship Exporters Association. After recording substantial year-on-year increases in newbuilding orders in 2015, Japanese shipbuilders saw their streak snapped in the...
  • Seoul court vetos Samsun Logix's rehabilitation plan
    South Korean bulker owner Samsun Logix has encountered difficulties in its attempts to pull out of receivership, with the Seoul Central District Court rejecting its second rehabilitation plan. Justice Yoon Joon felt that given the bleak outlook for dry bulk shipping, Samsun Logix's proposed repayment...
  • Port expansion hopes fade as Moody's downgrades Adani's Abbot Point
    Moody's on 14 March downgraded the Adani Abbot Point Terminal (AAPT) in Australia three notches to a high-risk Ba2 investment grade, which effectively makes any investment in the port speculative and a substantial credit risk, a Moody's spokesperson told IHS Fairplay. The downgrade was based on continued weak coal market conditions,...
  • China to establish international maritime centre
    China is to establish an international maritime centre within the year so as to protect its sea rights, Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, has said in a report at the annual session...

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Shippers want transparency in air freight bookings and to deal direct with airlines
  • Red tape tying up preparations to comply with new container weight verification rules
  • Members get free eAWBs in WCA push for new forwarders to join WIN system
  • What's next for piracy? China has its own view
  • Digitising the supply chain: the awareness imperative
  • Alibaba gears up to compete with Amazon on logistics
  • ColdEx invests in a hi-tech initiative to go the extra mile for customers in India
  • Crane Worldwide appoints Andrew Barnes as its UK sales director

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Vancouver Shipyards gets $65.4 million in NSS contracts
  • BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality
  • VIDEO: MHI delivers AIDAprima
  • ABB unveils new fuel saving concept for larger ships
  • Dinner boat captain charged with using dead woman's ID
  • Wartsila launches new 4,000 kW transverse thruster
  • Three die in Tappan Zee bridge tugboat accident

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Port of Seattle CEO promotes Dave Soike
  • Boeing CTO/Senior Vice President announces plans to retire this July
  • Crowley presents scholarships to four Williams-Mystic students
  • Port of Port Angeles Commissioners name Steve Burke to District 2 position
  • Americold taps Carl Fowler as senior vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • AgTC supports USCG on box weighing rules
    Shippers' group calls for carriers to provide their own tare weight for containers and calculate their own VGM
  • Greek-owned fleet continues to expand
    Survey finds Greeks control 15.8% of world fleet and gaining share except in crude tankers
  • Singapore: Staying Strong
    Ahead of Singapore Maritime Week, Katherine Espina takes a look at what Singapore is doing to win the transhipment game amid the current container shipping downturn
  • Future of shipping: smaller crews and more shoreside control
    Increasingly affordable connectivity will change the shipping industry, according to Lloyd's Register marine marketing director Luis Benito
  • Viking Supply Ships moves to lay up entire PSV fleet
    Owner cuts PSV losses in favour of operational savings in continued weak market
  • Dragnis family looks to acquire all of Goldenport's vessels
    Goldenport directors will seek to dissolve company if proposed transaction is successful
  • Singapore box volumes fall 7.7% year on year
    Singapore port moves 3.2% fewer containers in February than in previous month
  • Noble Group unit incorporates natural gas solutions subsidiary
    Subsidiary to supply gas to power generation, transportation, energy and industrial sectors in Mexico
  • Port of Virginia container throughput up 24% year-on-year
    February 2015 volumes affected by snowstorms
  • ClassNK joins USCG Alternate Compliance Programme
    Programme allows NK-classed, US-flagged vessels to receive certificate of inspection based on reports from ClassNK
  • Finland and Japan ink strategic pact
    Initiatives to include greater use of Northern Sea Route
  • Frightened by an uncharted future
    The plunge into exciting new ways of navigation brings a lot of new risks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • In Long Beach, city college helps train harbor truckers
  • Samsung taps liner service from Mexico to Miami to avoid border
  • US shippers want existing container weight rules unchanged
  • Miami container volume jumps by double-digits
  • 2015 figures foreshadow Hong Kong's steep challenges
  • Asia-Europe to remain sluggish yet volatile, Drewry says
  • India's Kattupalli Port gets new Concor train service
  • South Korea carriers add Indochina services to meet growth
  • Kerry Logistics' US acquisition expands global network
  • Cochin truck strike in fifth day
  • Congestion-free West Coast hits Hong Kong air cargo growth

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Interunity wins order seizing Navig8 funds
    Shipowner affiliate sues pool operator over $2.33m in alleged damage to chemical tanker.
  • Norden sues over damage to bulker
    Operator files Texas lawsuit against Intership Services on allegations of spotty cargo hold wash.
  • China Cosco finance chief steps down
    Tang Runjiang 'has no disagreement' as Deng Huangjun moves up from Cosco Pacific.
  • Sinotrans Shipping loss widens in 2015
    Chinese bulker and boxship owner sees deeper red in annual bottom line in a "more depressed market".
  • Owners have sell-high knack nailed down
    Clarksons study shows most tanker and bulker sales take place when rates are strong.
  • MHI's delayed cruiseship finally delivered
    Fire-hit AIDAprima handed over in Japan as yard counts cost of $1.6bn loss on two-ship contract.
  • Rem raids DNB Markets for new CFO
    Ola Beinnes Fosse set to join offshore shipowner in the summer.
  • Somali kingpin gets 20 years in jail
    Belgium court reveals hefty sentence for major piracy figure Mohamed Abdi Hasan.
  • 10-year term for man in cruiseship cocaine ring
    Norwegian Cruise Line crewman sentenced for role in alleged scheme to move drugs from Honduras to US.
  • Chambal sells first of five aframaxes
    Indian group offloads 2006-built tanker for book loss as fleet disposal begins.
  • Harland & Wolff laying off 60 workers
    Fred Olsen shiprepairer needs to shed staff due to oil and gas downturn.
  • Dorian's Helios pool takes Oriental eight
    Chinese outfit slots series of gas carriers into Helios LPG Pool.
  • Pyxis Tankers listing deemed safe by Nasdaq
    Products tanker owner's share price worth more than $1 for 10 days straight.
  • Monster Valemax order shows 'our biggest fear'
    JP Morgan analyst welcomes
  • Canada snubs Davie's newbuild bid
    Unsolicited $752m offer to build icebreakers and multipurpose ships rejected by government.
  • Goldman cuts Navios Midstream holding
    Goldman Sachs Asset Management sells a large slice of its interest in VLCC MLP.
  • GOGL fails to sell out offering
    John Fredriksen bulker company comes up short with secondary share sale.
  • Vehicle carrier spills fuel in Los Angeles
    Ray Car Carrier-owned ship involved in oil leak at the US west coast port.
  • VLCC rates rise has 'good level of support'
    Analysts optimistic after earnings raced up in past week.
  • Wartsila wins NLNG maintenance deal
    Finnish firm signs contract for six Nigeria LNG carriers.
  • TAS fights AHTS newbuild cancellation
    Malaysian shipbuilder says scrapping of deal for two offshore vessels is not valid.
  • Nathalin aframax deal sets new price level
    Brokers reach for their red pens to ink in new tanker benchmark.
  • Hanjin Shipping aiming to raise $1bn
    Korean shipowner to sell more ships or cut jobs to refinance debt.
  • Two dead, one missing in NY smash
    Divers recover second body from wreck of tug that was in collision with barge.
  • Boa Offshore receives refund of $84m
    Norwegian owner gets $13m and $71m in interest and principal payments from Mingde over delayed ships.
  • Concordia takes extra cover in products
    Stena company signs three-year charter at time when owners are covering up.
  • Viking Supply lays up last two PSVs
    Offshore vessel owner blames weak market for decision to stack remaining supply ships.
  • India exempts VSAs from competition
    Owners free to sign vessel sharing agreements for another year without competition commission referrals.
  • MPC Capital wants to double assets
    Hamburg boxship group aiming for portfolio of EUR 10bn in medium term.
  • Indian growth set to boost crude tankers
    Conservative estimates expect country to see growth in oil imports of over 4% per annum.
  • Scottish container port faces industrial action
    Grangemouth port workers reportedly set to strike from Tuesday over pay and conditions.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Clinton pledges greater anti-dumping enforcement
  • Port of Los Angeles posts record February throughput
  • Helicopter crash leaves two dead in containership post-rescue effort
  • PwC: Cargo carriers must disrupt themselves, or be disrupted
  • HKIA reports sharp drop in February cargo volumes
  • AA Cargo expands temperature-controlled network
  • England's airports report mixed February cargo volumes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Russian Gazpromneft Marine Bunker's 2015 sales down 8% on year
    Claims 21% share of the Russian bunker market.
  • IBIA joins Trident Alliance as strategic partner
    Want to promote compliance with sulfur regulations and a level playing field across the industry.
  • Baltic Sea and North Sea ECAs to seek NOx limits
    Proposal likely to be submitted to IMO in October, further building the case for LNG-fueled ships.
  • Singapore February bunker sales rise 3% on year to 3.5 million mt
    February total was the lowest since February 2015.
  • Singapore Data: Feb Bunker Fuel Sales Rise 3% On Year To 3.5 Mil Mt
    February total was the lowest since February 2015 when the port saw sales of 3.4 million mt.
  • Heavy Singapore fuel oil trading seen unlikely to congest terminals
    Some terminals can handle both clean and dirty products.
  • TENDER DATA: Pakistan's PSO buys up to 180,000 mt of LSFO for April-May
    Loading over April to May

›››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