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March 18, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore box volumes up 5.8pc in February to 2.9 million TEU
  • OOCL contracts for five 23,000-TEUers from Cosco's Nantong yards
  • Cathay Group cargo decreases 9.6pc in February - 9.2pc in 2020
  • China's port reefer logjam eases as Beijing loosens grip on truckers
  • Taiwan's Kaohsiung to be transformed to house smart mega-ship terminal
  • Smaller carriers, owner-operators may fall prey to ransomware
  • Full speed ahead for CMA CGM's upbeat boss, despite CEVA and debt woes
  • Canada's Delmar acquires Rotra to expand US footprint, capabilities
  • St Petersburg volume up 2pc to 9.22 million tonnes in first two months
  • BIFA hails Young Forwarders Network for engaging youths in industry
  • Cargo from Europe still allowed into US airports, but not passengers
  • AirBridgeCargo said to be in negotiations on freighter lease deals
  • Frankfurt Airport's 45pc traffic drop reveals extent of virus hit

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • Baltic Exchange authorised as Benchmark Administrator in EU
  • BIMCO makes all Covid-19-related content free
  • Cancellation of PCS applicable to reefer exports to Shanghai & Ningbo
  • Coronavirus (Covid-19) & the shipping industry in India
  • New National Waterways on the anvil
  • NMIS organises 41st convocation & felicitates stalwarts
  • Rise in ocean freight volumes foreseen as airfreight services nosedive from Europe to US
  • Servicing of Baby Cape/Capesize vessels at Paradip Port
  • CEVA Logistics in initiative to keep supply chains moving
  • Covid-19: 'Keeping cargo flowing will save lives'
  • Etihad Cargo launches multi-feature mobile application
  • NHAI keen on attracting private investors to BOT projects
  • SpiceJet partners with GHASL to set up Free Trade Warehousing Zone in Hyderabad
  • Indo-US FTA talks only after Nov., but a limited deal worth $ 13 bn likely
  • Cold Chain: Challenges & Industry Perspectives
  • Indian visa & travel restrictions related to Covid-19

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Cleaning up on the high seas
  • Pandemic forces Renault to suspend production
  • Gebrüder Weiss continues upward trend
  • VPI: guarantee rail logistics across Europe
  • New head of partner account management
  • Air cargo plays essential role against Covid-19
  • Special authorisation of Baltic Exchange
  • Links kept up by Scandlines
  • Garbe Industrial builds multipurpose hall
  • USA declares national emergency
  • Fewer members on LDz management board
  • Japan Airlines transforms cargo terminal ops
  • GMI completes industrial development at Fradley Park
  • Deugro invests in long loading deck rail car
  • Saverio Gamberini is the new chairman of CEN TC 146
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • PDL in new hands
  • "SAB" goes daily

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • EC calls on member states to create priority freight traffic lanes for essential supplies
  • Keeping cargo flowing 'will save lives' - and may avoid airline bankruptcies
  • More passenger aircraft become freighters as borders stay open for cargo
  • Shippers and forwarders call for law to stop 'unfair' D&D fees by box lines
  • Freighters to get priority for slots at Schiphol as 'local rule' is suspended
  • MSC vessel found to be breaking IMO ban on carrying heavy fuel oil
  • Amazon to hire 100,000 extra workers as coronavirus drives demand
  • On the wires: DSV Panalpina - 'you've made your bed, now lie in it'

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • DDG 119 completes acceptance trials
    The future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) successfully completed acceptance trials on March 12, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding Division after spending two days at sea in the
  • Tow to transit Lake Pepin, opening up the head of navigation on the Mississippi
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District reports that Marquette Transportation Company's M/V Miss Doris, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges en route
  • B.C. community college to get state-of-the-art simulator
    Camosun College, a community college in Victoria, British Columbia, is to get a new state-of-the-art marine simulator, with the help of C$700,000 in funding from J.D. Irving company Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL).
  • Schottel propulsion for next-gen Yangtze cruise vessel
    German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has been awarded a contract to provide azimuth thrusters for a Chinese river cruise vessel. Owned by Changjiang Cruise Overseas Travel and built by the China Merchants Heavy
  • Bouchard: "All back pay has been processed"
    Bouchard Transportation Company, Melville, N.Y., says that all back pay has been processed and that it continues to work on raising capital to enable it to return all its vessels back to
  • Atlas Marine names George McAfee General Manager of Marine Operations
    Driven by significant customer demand along the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlas Marine Services is expanding its 24/7 dockside fueling services to Port Arthur, Texas, and has appointed George McAfee as General Manager of
  • Van Oord dredge trio will have Damen steering and rudder systems
    Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won an order for three sets of steering and rudder systems for the three dual-fueled trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHDs) currently being built at Keppel Offshore &
  • San Francisco Bay Ferry services slashed
    The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has announced that its San Francisco Bay Ferry service will be temporarily reduced in response to regional efforts to reduce the spread

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • Ship finance contracts face rewrites with phase-out of rate benchmark
    'Libor is going to be available for at least another year or so. But because the switch needs to be...
  • Pools prove popular as shippers share the load
    Observers said shippers turned to pools to avoid sudden market shifts in times of uncertainty
  • Coronavirus: European ports vow to keep supply chains moving
    Container terminals seek to reassure users of continued operations
  • From the News Desk: Tanker rates spike and coronavirus restrictions hit ferries
    A week-long very large crude carrier chartering spree by Saudi Arabia has sent tanker rates into uncharted territory
  • Maersk Tankers to manage 27 Team Tankers vessels
    The company will create two new pools for two new chemical tanker segments later this year
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Getting ready for the awards
    In this special episode of the Lloyd's List Shipping Podcast, Editor Richard Meade discusses the forthcoming Lloyd's List Awards series...
  • Ships pushed to cut carbon emissions by at least 80%
    A new proposal wants ships to begin meeting annual carbon intensity cuts in 2023, totalling at least 80% by 2030...
  • Tanker record set as Bahri lifts subjects for Sea Splendor at $352,000 daily
    Another VLCC provisionally chartered at an even greater $412,000 per day, Princess Mary, is said to remain on subjects
  • Record tanker paper volumes indicates rates spike could be short-lived
    Lots bought and sold totalled 33.7m tonnes of crude for the week ending March 13, which is the most seen...
  • Crew change delays will protect seafarers, says Danica
    'I believe that there are circumstances at present where it is better to keep crew isolated on board and virus-free...
  • Baltic Exchange gains EU benchmark administrator status
    The authorisation means that users can have confidence in the robustness of the indices, says the exchange's chief executive
  • Appeal to support the Italian maritime sector
    Shipping groups call for government help to support industrial output
  • BW LPG confirms Anders Onarheim as chief executive
    Mr Onarheim became acting chief executive of the very large gas carrier owner in late 2019
  • Calls for new detention and demurrage rule
    Charges for the late collection and return of containers should only be applied to promote efficiency
  • Coronavirus: Posidonia pushed back to October
    Greek exhibition organisers 'could not delay decision any longer' in view of the spread of the coronavirus
  • Pirates arrested as crew foils Singapore Straits attack
    In the event, the Indonesian navy deployed two vessels and a helicopter to apprehend the pirates
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Jet fuel arbitrage trades keep tanker earnings steady | Fresh tanker record as VLCC chartered for over $411,000...
  • Yangzijiang confirms Tiger Group orders
    Orders include two firm dual-fuel 14,000 teu vessels, with options for another eight
  • Capital's VLCC chartering deal with AISSOT ends in acrimony
    Friction between the two parties goes back to last year at least, when owners' requests to comply with certain clauses...
  • Navigator launches LPG pool with Pacific Gas and Greater Bay Gas
    The pool consists of 14 handysize vessels and will focus on the ethylene and ethane trade

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • COVID-19 redirects cargo crime, along with demand
  • California ports try to balance flow, COVID-19 safety
  • Viewing COVID-19 hit to US freight volumes through Great Recession lens
  • Idle passenger planes take on mini-freighter roles
  • MSC probing high-sulfur fuel violation during UAE port call
  • COVID-19 forces Freightos into proactive layoffs
  • Coronavirus brings famine before feast for trans-Pacific container volumes

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • Petronas' second FLNG unit arrives on site off East Malaysia
  • Seaways back to China scrubber refits, but not back to 'normal'
  • Oil prices could fall further, as Saudi Arabia and Russia hunker down
  • Norden 'embracing the volatility' in shipping markets
  • Fruit feeds rise in reefer rates as virus cuts container supply
  • Maersk cancels crew changes as Color Line repatriates 2,000 seafarers
  • MOL-owned ship chosen as FSU for Swan Energy project
  • Japan plans to build $235m hospital ship
  • Klaveness Marine expands LNG carrier venture with Knutsen OAS Shipping
  • Stena Line lays off 950 workers as traffic dries up
  • Fearnley cuts net asset values of dry bulk shipping companies by 11%
  • Eastern Pacific targets profitable asset play with aframax sale
  • Libya accuses UAE tanker of illegal fuel shipment
  • Posidonia postponed to October as coronavirus continues to slam events
  • Wan Hai wins funding for JMU newbuildings
  • Flags states kicking out ships over calls in disputed Crimea
  • Flag state urges shipping to get to grips with dry-docking delays
  • Interim BW LPG boss Onarheim gets the job permanently
  • Chembulk Tankers enters entire fleet in Womar pools
  • Navigator, Pacific Gas and Greater Bay Gas form handysize LPGC pool
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding confirms Tiger boxship twosome plus eight options
  • Webber alliance expands coverage of energy patch
  • Sumitomo Mitsui arrests Singapore anchor handler pair

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • Tanker boss talks coronavirus fallout, Saudi surge
    Lois Zabrocky explains how two black swans - the outbreak and oil price war - reshaped the market.
  • Airlines scale back operations in Australia, New Zealand
    Travel demand has plummeted in Australia and New Zealand, as it has elsewhere, and major carriers to the island nations are quickly matching their footprint...
  • 'Business as usual' along Texas-Mexico border
    The CBP Laredo Field Office oversees U.S. ports of entry along the Mexican border in the cities of Laredo, Roma, Del Rio, Brownsville, Eagle Pass,...
  • LA businessman guilty in $1 billion biodiesel tax scam
    Lev Aslan Dermen was convicted on multiple charges involving business connections to brothers Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, who were convicted in 2018 for their role...
  • Analyst to tanker stock buyers: 'Don't be a hero'
    Crude-tanker rates are skyrocketing, but leading analyst Michael Webber urges caution.
  • More US customs broker, forwarder employees work from home
    Office operations that remain open implement CDC guidance to protect employees from spreading or contracting COVID-19.
  • Oakland seaport, airport exempted from Bay Area lockdown
    Alameda County officials say the Oakland port and airport are too critical to close as part of quarantine.
  • Airlines downsize to skeletal levels, focus on preserving cash
    The coronavirus is becoming an existential threat to the airline industry and companies are taking drastic steps to minimize financial losses.
  • COVID-19 presents logistics relief group with unprecedented challenge
    For nearly 15 years, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has been in the thick of relief and recovery efforts in disasters ranging from hurricanes...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 17, 2020
  • TANKERS: Shipowners reluctant to load oil products at Italian ports due to coronavirus
  • Italian shipping associations warn Rome of crisis facing maritime transport
  • European outright refined products sink to fresh multi-year lows on bearish cocktail

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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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