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February 2026

	27/02/2026	At Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard, the setting up of the first submarine U212NFS Delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
	27/02/2026	SOS LOGistica, self-defeating to allocate only 10% of the 590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
	27/02/2026	Confitarma urges the EU to increase the attractiveness of its maritime flags Invitation to introduce regulatory simplification, digitization, regulatory certainty and greater operational efficiency
	27/02/2026	The new tender for railway manoeuvres in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published The basic amount of the contract amounts to 14.8 million euros
	27/02/2026	The European List of Ship Recycling Facilities has been updated Including for the first time a German shipyard, that of Emden
	27/02/2026	It will be an arbitration of more than $1.5 billion to resolve the dispute between PPC and the Republic of Panama Procedure at the International Chamber of Commerce in New York
	27/02/2026	China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000 TEU container carriers Contract worth a total of 236 million dollars
	27/02/2026	Palumbo Superyachts will build a new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona Concession area in the Abruzzo port of call
	27/02/2026	Kuehne+Nagel buys the road transport business of Germany's Lohmöller In 2024, they had generated a turnover of around 23.5 million euros
	26/02/2026	Fincantieri-Navantia agreement to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette project They will form a joint venture that will be open to the participation of the other partners of the project
	26/02/2026	Tender for the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
	26/02/2026	In 2025, the Port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%) In the fourth quarter alone, containers amounted to 3.5 million TEUs (+3%)
	26/02/2026	In Ancona, Fincantieri has delivered the ultra-luxury cruising yacht Four Seasons I The ship also debuts the Navis Sapiens program
	26/02/2026	Rolls-Royce reports record annual economic performance Last year, revenues increased by +12.2%
	25/02/2026	In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%) Record production value
	25/02/2026	Almost 12 million tons of CO2 avoided in 2025 for boats coated with Jotun products Estimated fuel cost savings of about two billion dollars
	25/02/2026	PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa The first phase is focused on the technological implementation and infrastructural adaptation of the PSA Genova Pra' terminal
	25/02/2026	In 2025, the Nola freight village handled 2,000 trains An increase of +50% is expected in 2026
	25/02/2026	New logistics hub in London to increase rail freight transport in the Channel Tunnel An investment of around £15 million is planned
	25/02/2026	The first three electric gantry cranes have been installed for the new intermodal terminal of Milano Smistamento At full capacity, it will be able to handle up to 44 trains per day
	25/02/2026	On July 1, Jeremy Nixon will leave the position of CEO of Ocean Network Express to Till Ole Barrelet The German manager comes from Emirates Shipping Lines
	25/02/2026	A pilot from the port of Livorno loses his life in a collision The dynamics of the accident are still being ascertained
	24/02/2026	The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" was held in Taranto Pisano (AdSP Eastern Liguria): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, in particular in relation to cruise traffic
	24/02/2026	Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and on the effectiveness of response measures It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
	24/02/2026	Extension of incentives for rail freight manoeuvring in ports Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer and this is demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
	24/02/2026	The trend in trade in goods in the G20 nations varied in the fourth quarter of 2025 Trade in services is growing
	24/02/2026	Note of protest from the Hong Kong government for the exclusion of the PPC from the management of Panamanian ports The Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies
	24/02/2026	In 2025, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -4.3% Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
	24/02/2026	The European transport associations are calling for the CEF to be given a budget of at least €100 billion The chronic lack of funds and financial shortages was complained about
	24/02/2026	Saipem has been awarded an additional offshore contract in Saudi Arabia A contract worth about 500 million dollars
	24/02/2026	The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegitimacy of the seizure of the terminals and confirms the possible initiation of legal actions
	23/02/2026	The Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment from the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been deprived of the management of the two ports
	23/02/2026	Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a wide diffusion of these vehicles
	23/02/2026	The new offices of the Port Authority of Eastern Sicily have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo Contract worth about 750 thousand euros
	23/02/2026	The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended to 28 February 2027 A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
	23/02/2026	Finmar appointed agent in Italy of United Global Ro-Ro Two services are scheduled with stopovers at the port of Genoa
	23/02/2026	The works for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari have been awarded They will be carried out by the RTI Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
	23/02/2026	The EU-ETS Observatory in Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic shares in European ports Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS need to be monitored and, where necessary, revised
	23/02/2026	Tidewater buys Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
	23/02/2026	The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation logbook are law Article 11 of Decree-Law 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
	23/02/2026	Trump is trying to circumvent the Supreme Court's ruling by introducing temporary tariffs An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed
	20/02/2026	DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs Negotiations with employee representatives will soon start
	20/02/2026	Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025 Rolling stock decreased slightly. Decisive reduction in the number of passengers
	20/02/2026	In October, construction of the cruise terminal at the San Cataldo Pier in Taranto will begin Investment of over 4.5 million euros by Global Ports Holding
	20/02/2026	In 2025, the containers transported by the RCL fleet increased by +8.8% Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
	20/02/2026	On the appointment of Tardini as president of the Port Authority of Western Sicily, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet They have not been easy months, admitted the former MEP of the League
	20/02/2026	Annual container traffic up +5.4% at HHLA's port terminals Record revenues of 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%) are expected
	20/02/2026	In 2025, container traffic in the Port of New York grew by +2.3% Significant increase in full containers for export
	20/02/2026	*One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy* (formerly Moby Zaza)** A fire broke out on the unit
	19/02/2026	SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance The Swiss company plans to equip itself by 2035 only with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia
	19/02/2026	Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the harbour bonus Ferrari: Intuited the value of the design behind the reformulation of the norm
	19/02/2026	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Amburgo has grown of +2.6% The rise thanks to the container. Established volumes in the fourth quarter
	19/02/2026	Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by +1.6% Loads to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
	19/02/2026	In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group reported a net loss of DKK -286 million At the end of the year, 400 people were laid off
	19/02/2026	In January, container traffic at the Port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% 1.13 million TEUs were handled
	18/02/2026	Costamare secures revenues of 940 million dollars from the rental of 12 container ships In 2025, the company's net profit grew by +16.6%
	18/02/2026	APM Terminals acquires 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal in the Port of Jeddah DP World will retain the remaining 62.5%
	18/02/2026	CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from the Cochin Shipyard By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers embarked on the ships of the French group will rise to 1,500
	18/02/2026	The decline in container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles continues In January, it fell by -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China appears bad
	18/02/2026	Last month, cargo traffic at the Port of Singapore grew by +13.0% Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
	18/02/2026	Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94 It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
	18/02/2026	Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia
	17/02/2026	In the fourth quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Civitavecchia increased by +8.6% For the whole year, growth was +3.1%
	17/02/2026	Saipem will acquire a mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million Agreement with the Norwegian Deep Value Driller
	17/02/2026	Samskip sells maritime and logistics services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to CLdN The agreement includes rental agreements for more than 5,000 multimodal load units
	17/02/2026	The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Prize will be held in Genoa on 20 February The San Giorgio Plaque will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
	17/02/2026	The International Chamber of Shipping against the new port taxes planned by the US government Carefully coordinated political solutions are necessary - underlines the association -
	17/02/2026	Appeal by Filt Cgil against the authorization to Cartour to carry out lashing and unlashing operations Lustro and Arpino: in the port of Salerno, Culp workers are the only specialized subjects authorized to carry out this activity
	17/02/2026	The Antitrust Authority has reopened the proceedings on the merger between Ignazio Messina & C. and Terminal San Giorgio It deliberates in compliance with the recent ruling of the Council of State
	16/02/2026	Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the CCNL for logistics managers Gross monthly salary increase of 750 euros in three tranches
	16/02/2026	Medlog inaugurates a logistics park in Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
	16/02/2026	Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new cruise ships from Fincantieri They are intended for Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
	16/02/2026	Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM have agreed to a merger agreement The German company will pay out up to $2.5 billion
	16/02/2026	A binding agreement has been signed for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management It was unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of the Australian logistics group
	16/02/2026	America's Maritime Action Plan envisages a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports It would be used to finance the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
	16/02/2026	Hapag-Lloyd is in the process of acquiring Israel's ZIM The German company will receive international operations, while those in and with Israel will be attributed to the private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds in Tel Aviv
	13/02/2026	Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest one billion euros in the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven Traffic capacity will be raised from three million to four million TEUs
	13/02/2026	Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after involvement in the Epstein case Essa Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan CEO
	13/02/2026	Tomorrow the new transhipment container terminal in Damietta will be inaugurated Its annual traffic capacity will rise to 3.3 million TEUs
	13/02/2026	Meyer Turku has completed the design of a net-zero emission cruise ship The main fuel is biomethanol
	13/02/2026	Last year, Kalmar's turnover grew by +1% Operating profit, net profit and new orders up by +26%, +28% and +8% respectively
	13/02/2026	Terminal Investment Limited gets its hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco Acquired the Terminal Portuario de Paracas
	12/02/2026	Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the works of the new dam of Genoa Cross: the international shipping market must be put in a condition to plan for time commercial and operational choices
	12/02/2026	CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it takes over the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa The Chinese company warns that the continuation of the operation of the steps depends exclusively on the actions of the Supreme Court and the Panamanian State
	12/02/2026	Grimaldi has taken over the Greater Michigan It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
	12/02/2026	Meeting between the presidents of the Federation of the Sea and Assoporti Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
	12/02/2026	Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that previews the doubling of the production capacity of military ships in the Italian yards For civil production it is planned relocation of volumes in the Romanian yards and an expansion in Vietnam
	12/02/2026	South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from its compatriot SK Shipping Transaction worth approximately $668 million
	12/02/2026	The Moroccan Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia Contract for the management of two quays and for the construction of a multipurpose terminal
	12/02/2026	Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed secretary general of the Port Authority of the Northern Adriatic The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved
	11/02/2026	Agreement between Fincantieri and Generative Bionics for the construction of humanoid welding robots The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled by the end of this year
	11/02/2026	Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori He will lead the shipowners' association also in the four-year period 2026-2030
	11/02/2026	The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%) +10% increase in revenues net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli
	11/02/2026	Slight increase in annual cargo traffic handled by Croatian ports Sharp decline in dry bulk cargo offset by increased liquid cargoes and record containers
	11/02/2026	The quarterly and annual performance of the South Korean HMM was negative In 2025, the container carrier fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
	10/02/2026	In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%) A new peak in passengers also reached 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
	10/02/2026	WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of light torpedoes The order is valued at more than €200 million
	10/02/2026	Merger agreement signed by Transocean and Valaris The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore units, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
	10/02/2026	A large order was awarded to Oxin (Somec) for the construction of kitchen areas, storage rooms, catering and bars for two cruise ships The value of the order is 53 million euros
	10/02/2026	Sogedim operates a daily Carpi-Campogalliano/England service Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
	10/02/2026	Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenues Profits are down
	10/02/2026	Offer to acquire the European express courier InPost It was submitted by a consortium owned by Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
	09/02/2026	CPPIB and OMERS would value the sale of 67% of Associated British Ports The company operates 21 ports in the United Kingdom
	09/02/2026	Hapag-Lloyd expects to close fiscal year 2025 with a -61% decline in operating profit Record loads transported by the fleet up by +8%
	09/02/2026	FS is a company specialising in transport and infrastructure consultancy The new company is based in London
	09/02/2026	A new PaxOcean shipyard has been inaugurated in Singapore It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
	09/02/2026	Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030
	09/02/2026	The largest container ship ever has arrived in the port of Trieste Stopover of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of about 19,000 TEUs
	09/02/2026	Antin Infrastructure Partners buys the American shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego, and Norfolk
	09/02/2026	Last year, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by -3.4% Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%
	06/02/2026	Yang Ming introduces the first of five 15,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel ships on the Asia-Mediterranean route It will be used in the MD2 service
	06/02/2026	In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%) Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
	06/02/2026	The law on simplifications, instead of facilitating, complicates the life of ship masters and burdens them with additional responsibilities, both operational and legal USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD, the reform risks producing a distorting effect by introducing legal uncertainty and aggravating the position of the commander
	06/02/2026	A study highlights the problems of LNG container ships in complying with the future obligation to connect to cold ironing facilities Diesener (NABU): LNG threatens to undermine key emission reduction measures in ports
	05/02/2026	BYD-Automar agreement for the traffic of motor vehicles through the port of Gioia Tauro The goal is to serve the market in the center-south of the Italian territory
	05/02/2026	Fincantieri-Wsense agreement in the offer of cutting-edge systems for the underwater dimension The co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions is planned
	05/02/2026	Port of Livorno, the tender for the management of waste produced by ships is underway The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
	05/02/2026	A study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by ship dismantling activities Sediments on a 30-kilometer stretch of coastline in Aliaga, western Turkey, have been analyzed
	05/02/2026	DSV's revenues and profits were affected by the effect of the acquisition of Schenker In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
	05/02/2026	The Maersk group announces the 15% cut of jobs on the ground The effect of the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates weighed on the quarterly and annual financial results
	04/02/2026	The Port of Busan has again set its own all-time record for annual container traffic Last year, the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
	04/02/2026	Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results in the Marine segment The value of new orders acquired by the Finnish group in 2025 is stable
	04/02/2026	The Dutchman Portwise was bought by his compatriot Haskoning The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
	04/02/2026	In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached an all-time record of almost three million TEUs Cruise passengers up by +6.1%; those of ferries fell by -4.0%
	04/02/2026	Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has started in China The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
	04/02/2026	In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0% Slight decrease in cruise passengers contained by the start of the home port in Cagliari and Olbia
	04/02/2026	Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama Extensive damage and the closure of the state authorities with respect to repeated requests for confrontation have been reported
	03/02/2026	GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and Central-Southern Italy Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
	03/02/2026	In the Strait of Hormuz, armed boats ordered a US tanker to stop The "Stena Imperative" continued sailing
	03/02/2026	Cargo traffic in the port of Barcelona is stable in 2025 In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tons were handled (+4.5%)
	03/02/2026	Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd report an India/Middle East-Mediterranean service on the route through Suez The two companies are considering whether to restore transits through the Red Sea of two other lines
	03/02/2026	Kuehne+Nagel is expanding the area in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
	03/02/2026	In 2025, the number of dual-fuel ships used by liner carriers doubled Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
	03/02/2026	AD Ports signs an agreement for the construction and management of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Matadi Relaunch of the Banana deepwater port construction project
	02/02/2026	In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1% The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
	02/02/2026	Last year, container traffic in the port of Tanger Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%) New all-time high in total goods
	02/02/2026	In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tons of goods (+4.0%) New all-time peak of containers with Italy equal to 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Drop in ship transits through the Bosphorus Strait
	02/02/2026	The transitional management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa will be entrusted to APM Terminals President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase