BRIEFS

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01 July 2025 - Year XXIX

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BRIEFS

May 8, 2017

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Asia-Europe rate falls 2.4pc to US$996/TEU, off 3.2pc to USWC Cosco spends US$1.8b to own ships, rather than lease from subsidiary DP World's Q1 box throughput rises 5.7pc to 16.4m TEU Majority of container carriers will be in the black in 2017: Drewry Costamare's Q1 profit down 12.3pc to US$23m on 34.2pc lower revenue Port of Houston tonnage up 11pc while box volume surges 18pc in Q1 Port of Veracruz to be dredged and expanded Dachser buys majority stake in its Irish partner, Johnston Logistics Sappi Southern Africa opts for K+N to manage seafreight orders Cathay to lease two freighters from Atlas to support expanding services China's home-built passenger plane takes off on maiden flight Airfreight volumes surge 14pc in March: IATA

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MAY 7, 2017
BBC Chartering increases "apac service" capacity between Mediterranean & North America CMA CGM launches new mobile app for customers Exodus ChemTank completes a successful decade of tank container & allied services IMDG Code 38-16 Updates Integrated cargo transport along multiple waterways begins Maersk Line to offer standalone direct service to & from North Europe out of Pipavav Anti-dumping duty extended on shrimp exports from India to US Former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona visits Mumbai Port JN Port & JNPCT achieve record monthly performance in April DP World signs MoU with National Investment & Infrastructure Fund to develop logistics infrastructure in India Expert panel suggests corridor-wise SPVs for developing Dedicated Freight Corridors MoUs worth INR 2 lakh cr. signed during India Integrated Transport & Logistics Summit Multimodal logistics parks seen as way forward for reducing logistics cost Need for supply chain transformation stressed Strong airfreight growth in March 2017 Foreign exchange reserves touch all-time high

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Steering globalisation Dutch and Swedish bulk forwarders join forces Cathay Pacific Cargo wet-leasing B747-8Fs from Atlas Air Copping a five year 'copter contract Two more countries join European transport network Yang Ming opts out of Iran Partner in groupage logistics Russian railfreight operator invests in box cars Option swap at Churchill dock in port of Antwerp Roadrunner reshuffles executive management team LOT launches Astana flights Freydag to head D/CH ocean freight at Schenker Germany Straight to Ludwigshafen from Moerdijk Space availability coming back says Drewry Growing in Germany Qatar Airways Cargo more to Basel Gefco Germany: new CIS business developer

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MAY 5, 2017
India's plan to cut coal imports could hurt shipowners Wärtsilä steals a march on rivals with USA EPA Tier III certification Russia keeps faith in Northern Sea Route Earnings slashed for tanker owner Sloman Neptun Bahri posts sharp profit fall due to lower spot rates EasyMax vessel concept debuts for Wagenborg HHIC denies sale plans for construction subsidiary POSH records USD18.4 million loss in Q1 HMM likely to be stuck with PSA's high fees Sand supplier Le Tong ventures into shipowning US crude export surprise: VLCCs to Asia top Aframaxes to Europe CLIA Europe appoints Chrysostomou to oversee public and government affairs for Europe Public tanker owners face rising risk of covenant breaches

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MAY 5, 2017
Asia-Europe contract shippers asked to pay more, with premiums for priority Declining cargo revenue the first-quarter story for IAG and AF-KLM 'Fantastic' - XPO Logistics chief's delight at Q1 results Shippers Agree: online platforms can take the bother out of booking China's first big passenger plane completes maiden flight DP World to invest $1bn more in India's maritime infrastructure The new globalisation - going beyond the rhetoric

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MAY 5, 2017
Researcher develops software to limit ships' NOx and smoke emissions Sabine Surveyors approved to carry out AWO RCP audits Nichols launches first of two tugboats for Kirby VT Halter starts construction of blast and paint facility Indictment in MSC satcom bribery case Renewed rumors of Singapore shipyard merger USCG investigates Chesapeake laser strikes

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MAY 5, 2017
Asia-Europe rates hold firm in wake of May GRIs With the SCFI reporting only minor market losses this week, is the east-west trade entering a new era of stability? Lloyd's List names Kuganiga Kuganeswaran inaugural Tom Leander fellow Philosophy student to join multi-award winning team for prestigious three-month internship sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright Navios Partners continues to bulk up Japanese capesize is latest addition to expanding fleet Chinese leasing humming in dry bulkers Owner-lessor joint ventures are proposed to invest in newbuilds GasLog posts strong first quarter LNG owner unveils record revenues from expanded fleet and underlines confidence in a stronger 2017 Confusion reigns in Spain as ports await labour shake-up Maersk reveals it lost $13m from go-slows as content of proposed reforms is yet to be revealed to companies and unions We want to be around when LNG market goes in right direction, says Stena Bulk boss Get through the tough times and there could be a pot of gold at the end of the LNG rainbow Seablindness myth diverts us from the real issues at hand There is a good public understanding of the maritime industry's importance that we should use, says UK Chamber of Shipping Carrier cost-cutting puts transhipment hubs at risk New study claims hard-up carriers will soon limit the number of hubs frequented, forcing ports to prove their network value Awilco LNG slides deeper into the red But Norwegian gas carrier owner remains positive on longer-term outlook Cosco Shipping to acquire 14 newbuild boxships rather than charter them Shipbuilding contracts reassigned to Cosco Mercury in $1.7bn transaction Vessel attacks near southern Philippines quadrupled over January-March Militant groups blamed for the growing violence in waters around that region, says IMB Hyundai Heavy Industries to shut Gunsan yard Move brings value of production from the suspended activities to $1bn for 2017 to date Polaris to end on-site search operations for Stellar Daisy Inclement weather and the approaching winter cited as reasons LNG carrier spot market rates rebound to $35,000 per day Spot market LNG carrier had fallen to $32,000 per day in April on slowing demand DP World taps funds for $1bn logistics initiatives in India Terminal operator continues to target opportunities abroad amid subdued domestic traffic MISC first-quarter profit hurt by LNG and petroleum segments But earnings from the offshore business helped offset declines in other segments Attention deficit Will today's wonderful navigational systems make their users more or less complacent, tremendously alert, or bored out of their tiny minds? New year, same old selective disclosure by Herbjorn Hansson Hansson trims NAT shareholding in familiar non-disclosure pattern

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MAY 5, 2017
BCOs stand to gain from tech predicting chassis demand Low unemployment complicates trucking's hiring plans St. Petersburg terminal to add capacity Projects fuel growth of BBC Chartering's Med-US service Trans-Pac rates dip after spike without back-to-school surge APMT closes sale of UK truck/terminal unit to G&W IAG cargo growth stalls despite Asia boost XPO sees big bump in new logistics, intermodal business Daseke helping drive US truck consolidation Weekly LCL service widens appeal of China-Europe rail route Cargobase brings spot freight booking to BCOs' cell phones

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MAY 5, 2017
GasLog and Shell agree to rejig LNG charter No longer seasonally employed, ship will come off year-round charter in 2019. BW Offshore suffers floater cancellation Oslo-listed floater owner still chasing $61.8m arbitration claim against Sinopec's Addax. Algoma Central reports smaller loss Canadian shipowner saw revenue improve in its dry bulk unit thanks to salt cargoes. Gener8 Maritime again linked to sales talk Reports of disposal of older suezmax may be running ahead of events, sources say. GasLog sees FSRU contract win coming by fourth quarter Peter Livanos-backed LNG carrier owner aiming sees second floating project by year end. Nigerian navy thwarts cargoship attack Crew retreated to citadel after gunmen boarded from speedboat off Bonny. Frangou adds second cape in two weeks Navios Maritime Partners agrees to pay $28.3m for Japanese-built bulk carrier. Jefferies: tide turning for Cosco Shipping Chinese container line tipped for more profit after positive first quarter. GasLog back to black as it beats forecasts LNG carrier owner delivers positive result in the first quarter on the back of higher revenue. Great Eastern falls to a loss Expanding Indian tanker and bulker owner hit by falling revenue in fourth quarter. Fredriksen firms up Korean VLCC order John Fredriksen's Frontline has secured up to four VLCC newbuilding slots with Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea worth close to $320m in total. Frontline is understood to have firmed up an order for two firm ships with an option on another pair to be built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Sources close to the company say the firm ships are priced at just under $80m for delivery dates in Rickmers Trust will not report results Winding-up company decides not to disclose financial details for the first quarter after selling its fleet to Navios. Credit Suisse winding up bad bank by 2018 Swiss lender bringing forward the end of its legacy loans as losses fall. Loss grows at Grupo TMM Mexican tanker and offshore vessel owner hit by falling revenue in first quarter. Cosco Corp sells yards to parent for $212.4m Singapore-listed entity of Chinese giant prices the disposal of three facilities as loss deepens in Q1. Deutsche Bank cuts loan provisions 56% German lender says first quarter figure was $146m as oil and gas improved. BBC adds more capacity to US German heavy-lift and project player focusing on cargoes from the Med. Clarksons: Hornbeck to need restructuring Analyst recommends selling US offshore owner's stock in downturn. SeaBird could stack more vessels Restructuring seismic vessel player falls to loss in tough markets. Awilco LNG enters talks with creditor Teekay Owner evaluating capital structure after losing $10m in first quarter. Pacific Drilling loses $100m in first quarter But Idan Ofer-led drilling firm says it saw an uptick in tenders and inquiries versus 2016. Sembcorp Marine future up for review Analysts speculate on future of shipyard group after parent announces plan for strategic review. UMW Oil & Gas drops Icon and Orkim takeovers Malaysian firm says it needs to strengthen balance sheet before M&A activities can be pursued. Jewo opts for bulker over boxship for scrap Company sending stainless steel to Asia for recycling using bulker for first time in 15 years.

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MAY 5, 2017
G&W finalizes Pentalver acquisition Short line and regional railway Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s (G&W) United Kingdom subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Company Ltd., acquired... Two dead in West Virginia cargo plane crash The pilot and copilot of a small aircraft died Friday morning in a crash at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., according to multiple news... Roadrunner nabs new funding, reshuffles management Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. received a $540 million redeemable preferred stock investment from affiliates of private investment... USCG investigates laser light incidents in Chesapeake Bay The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an investigation on several laser light "strikes" aimed at commercial vessels in the southern Chesapeake... Alert Gps introduces new ELD mandate compliance solution Alert Gps Inc. has launched a new electronic logging device (ELD) mandate compliance solution, dubbed the Alert ELD system, the company sai... Former Delta, United exec joins Flexport Freight forwarder Flexport has hired the former chief operating officer of Delta Cargo, Neel Jones Shah, as its senior vice president and g... SCFI falls 1.6% The Shanghai Shipping Exchange's weekly Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, based on estimated freight rates on 15 routes out of Shanghai... COSCO to own ships, rather than lease from subsidiary Chinese state-owned ocean carrier COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. will pay about $1.78 billion to have contracts for 14 containerships tr... Budapest Airport handles record Q1 cargo volumes Budapest Airport handled a record 30,060 tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2017, up 32.3 percent on the same period last year; air ca...

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MAY 5, 2017
Brazil's drought cuts LSFO supply to Europe: traders The last LSFO cargo from Brazil to arrive in Europe arrived this week, according to traders, and now no further arrivals are expected for at least a month. Bunker supplier Geos Group adds barge in UK Geos has chartered the 6,535 dwt Thun Grace from Thun Tankers to replace a smaller vessel leaving its fleet, the Milford Fisher. European LSFO complex strongest since Jan on seasonal demand, supply outages As most European LSFO production is concentrated in the Northwest, the larger pull from southern Europe has led sources to believe the market in both regions will continue to strengthen. Interest in East-West fuel oil arbitrage remains high despite VLCC failures: sources Trading sources said the East-West arbitrage window has opened in the last few days but added that expensive VLCC freight rates may be hampering the economics for larger vessel sizes, pointing to several failed bookings in the past. Handysize ULSD cargoes on the Baltic-NWE trip being loaded on LR1s: sources Two to three LR1s have been fixed so far, according to shipping and market sources. REFINERY NEWS: MOL refinery margins grew in Q1; throughput up 7.6% The surge in margins reflected widening gasoline and diesel crack spreads in a year-on-year comparison, while the negative spread for fuel oil also narrowed on the year. External: Wired Bunkering Maritime insurers eye business opportunity as non-oil spills in sea rise The number of ships carrying HNS cargoes is growing steadily with more than 200 million mt of chemicals traded annually by tankers. TANKERS: IMB piracy report marks first Somali hijackings after 5 years Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea, growing violence around the southern Philippines, and the first Somali hijackings after a five-year lull key highlights of IMB report. FUTURES: Crude falls close to 2% amid short selling

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

INSTITUTIONS

European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry

Brussels

Call for papers by July 28th

Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets

ASSOCIATIONS

Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets

Rome

Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards

SHIPPING

In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%

Tokyo

-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe

SHIPPING

The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant

Rome

The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.

Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month

PORTS

Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month

Beijing

Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)

SHIPPING

In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships

Washington

About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region

SHIPPING

FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules

Washington

Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.

CUSTOMS

The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules

Brussels

Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC

CUSTOMS

EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code

Brussels

CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%

Civitavecchia

Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino

Le Aziende informano

Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo

SHIPYARDS

Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU

Imabari/Tokyo

Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%

TRADE

WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last

Geneva

Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases

PORTS

Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal

Barcelona

The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona

ENVIRONMENT

There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out

Rome

The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it

In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports

PORTS

In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports

Lisbon

The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany

SHIPYARDS

The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow

Copenhagen

BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

LOGISTICS

Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector

Milan

Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators

Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign

ASSOCIATIONS

Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign

Rome

A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame

New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland

INFRASTRUCTURE

New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland

Bern

Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century

Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period

CRUISES

Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period

Miami

The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan

Genoa

Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty

Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports

PORTS

Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports

Riyadh

Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal

Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste

PORTS

Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste

Trieste

A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected

South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US

Seoul

The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen

PORTS

Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed

Rome

Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027

SHIPPING

Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port

Copenhagen

Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.

SAFETY & SECURITY

Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet

Warsaw

If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.

Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025

PORTS

Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025

The Defense

Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads

ASSOCIATIONS

Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy

Rome

All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.

ASSOCIATIONS

Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi

Milan

The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed

SEAFARERS

A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones

Piraeus

The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras

INDUSTRY

Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba

Milan

The construction of railway lines is also planned

Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits

SHIPPING

Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits

Ismailia

Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu

SEAFARERS

IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation

London

The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April

PORTS

Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach

Long Beach

In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded

PORTS

Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators

Milan

Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it

PORTS

Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels

New York

PORTS

Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic

Los Angeles

A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May

ASSOCIATIONS

Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems

Genoa

A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May

Singapore

New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%

Neuchatel

Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%

ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services

MARITIME SERVICES

ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services

Ischia

Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism

PORTS

Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port

Marseille

The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years

SHIPPING

Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program

Ibiza/Valencia

It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service

PORTS

Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea

Rome

He will take up his post next Monday

TRUCKING

Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government

Genoa

PORTS

In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%

Joy Taurus

1,813,071 TEUs were handled

TRUCKING

Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid

Genoa

Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably

PORTS

Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed

Rome/Genoa

Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers

SHIPPING

Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces

London

This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"

PORTS

The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented

Palermo

Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo

SHIPPING

GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation

Singapore

Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies

PORTS

The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports

Brussels

TRUCKING

Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port

Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa

Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs

PORTS

The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

The structure cost 15 million euros

COMPANIES

The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented

Suresnes/Paris

The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%

PORTS

Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30

Genoa

Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group

EDUCATION

The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships

Genoa

They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion

Rome

Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network

SHIPYARDS

San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas

Genoa

It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi

PORTS

Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly

La Spezia/Bari

Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed

PORTS

Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea

Rome

He is the deputy mayor of Pisa

SHIPYARDS

India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard

Mumbai

Investment of approximately 53 million dollars

PORTS

The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee

Genoa

The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies

PORTS

The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved

Ancona

Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body

MEETINGS

The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd

Genoa

It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes

ASSOCIATIONS

Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia

Venice

The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary

MARITIME SERVICES

Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago

London

INDUSTRY

Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships

Turku

The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028

MEETINGS

The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st

Rome

"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking

Trieste/Los Angeles

It was built in the Ancona shipyard

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention

Genoa

SHIPYARDS

Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri

Trieste

The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros

PORTS

MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi

Bari

Ten-year concession with possibility of extension

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024

Frankfurt am Main

The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.

COMPANIES

Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes

Turku

SAILING LIST

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LOGISTICS

The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced

Brussels

"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented

SHIPPING

Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia

Milan

"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari

DEFENCE

FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR

Taranto

The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros

TRUCKING

Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector

Rome

Seven proposals presented

NEWS

In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine

Reggio Calabria

Two dockers arrested

PORTS

Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion

Leghorn

Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee

INSURANCE

Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars

Genoa

Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million

LOGISTICS

Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding

Tczew

It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products

SHIPPING

d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million

Luxembourg

They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses

Genoa

Over 300 positions available

ASSOCIATIONS

A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta

Catania/August

The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.

PORTS

In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)

Algeciras

Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%

INFRASTRUCTURE

Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector

Licciana Nardi

Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea

SHIPPING

Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands

Cagliari

The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded

PORTS

Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli

Trieste

Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game

SHIPPING

Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy

Singapore

Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal

SAFETY & SECURITY

The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco

Rabat

Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub

SHIPPING

Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas

Athens

Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter

MARINAS

Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports

Rome

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples

Milan

The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy

COMPANIES

RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship

Helsinki

The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.

PORTS

Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May

Barcelona/Valencia

Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port

PORTS

Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024

Piraeus

Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing

PORTS

Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP

The Spice

Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"

PORTS

Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority

Rome

He will take up office on June 30th.

ASSOCIATIONS

John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping

Athens

He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year

PORTS

Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed

Genoa/La Spezia

Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions

PORTS

Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May

Hong Kong

1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)

TRANSPORTATION

Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport

Rome

Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices

LAW

Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland

Advantages

The accident was caused by the ship's anchor

SAFETY & SECURITY

Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk

Genoa

It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria

SHIPPING

GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis

Genoa

It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo

PORTS

The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed

Madrid/Barcelona

The contract expires on September 20, 2035.

PORTS

In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%

St. Petersburg

A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May

LOGISTICS

Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye

Milan

It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse

ASSOCIATIONS

Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori

Rome

The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged

DEFENCE

Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st

Rome

"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting

MEETINGS

The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd

Genoa

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

US has its eye on Greek ports

(Kathimerini)

Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke

(Free Malaysia Today)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded

Ancona

Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros

MEETINGS

Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry

Rome

The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome

INDUSTRY

Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka

Hendrik Ido Ambacht

COMPANIES

Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS

Melzo

The Ligurian company was founded in 1985

PORTS

Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea

Rome

He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport

PORTS

Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority

The Spice

In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second

PORTS

Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea

Trieste

Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president

PORTS

The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini

Genoa

The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders

LEGISLATION

Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport

Rome

The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities

SHIPPING

Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May

Keelung/Taipei

The decline is accentuated for the two main companies

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships

Seongnam

The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.

PORTS

First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines

Piraeus

It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle

MEETINGS

The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th

Genoa

Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean

COMPANIES

BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed

Genoa

BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025

SHIPPING

Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel

Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel

Åland

PORTS

Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports

Ankara

In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)

ASSOCIATIONS

Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia

The Spice

The board of directors has been renewed

ASSOCIATIONS

The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October

Victoria

Event titled "Connections"

CHARITY

Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research

Rome

Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors

Genoa

The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted

SHIPYARDS

Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

Saint Nazaire

The ship will debut in Alaska

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