 | 23/06/2026 | A plan has been defined for the evacuation of ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz
Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry |
| 23/06/2026 | Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial ships
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG carriers have passed into the Persian Gulf |
| 23/06/2026 | The Carnival cruise group reports record revenues for the March-May quarter
Fuel costs rise to levels close to the record levels of 2022 |
| 23/06/2026 | Memorandum of understanding for the start of the use of drones in the port of Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of the U-Space |
| 23/06/2026 | ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft
Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels |
| 23/06/2026 | Saipem, new offshore contract in Angola worth one billion dollars
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project |
| 23/06/2026 | Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to the decarbonization of shipping
This is highlighted by a new study by the Global Maritime Forum |
| 22/06/2026 | A new offer by AD Ports to gain control of the Egyptian ALCN has been rejected
A new proposal worth about $580 million has been presented |
| 22/06/2026 | John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
He takes over from Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term |
| 22/06/2026 | Port of Ancona, dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22
About six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed |
| 22/06/2026 | In the Black Sea, a ship was hit by a drone
One of the nine crew members died |
| 22/06/2026 | Confitarma, clarifications on the management of waste collection from ships are good
The need for a homogeneous application of the legislation throughout the national territory was highlighted |
| 19/06/2026 | The Tuscany Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with the co-investor Coopfond |
| 19/06/2026 | Fit-Cisl, recognizing port work as exhausting is a priority
Loaf: this is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice |
| 19/06/2026 | Port of La Spezia, dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins
The decree assigning the negotiated procedure for the stipulation of the framework agreement was signed today |
| 19/06/2026 | Hupac increases the weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four
Two additional departures of the intermodal service have been introduced |
| 19/06/2026 | Interferry calls on the EU to apply the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
The upcoming high summer season - denounced the association - risks suffering serious inconveniences |
| 19/06/2026 | From July, the amount of the tariff for ship transit in the Turkish straits will rise by +14.9%
It will be raised to $6.70 per net ton |
| 19/06/2026 | Yesterday, 25 ships transited through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day |
| 19/06/2026 | In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Various goods and dry bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo is stable |
| 19/06/2026 | Fincantieri - Republikorp agreement for the construction of multi-role military ships in Indonesia
The establishment of a joint venture is planned |
| 18/06/2026 | Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
It has been published by ECSA and ICS |
| 18/06/2026 | The 2026-2028 POT of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has been approved
Ok also to the change in the 2026 budget and the update of the Port's Staff Plan |
| 18/06/2026 | BIMCO and Intertanko point out that there are still considerable risks for the Hormuz crossing
Both associations highlighted the need to demine and restore the route of the Traffic Separation Scheme |
| 18/06/2026 | After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino crossed Hormuz
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| 18/06/2026 | In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
The Board of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority has been renewed |
| 18/06/2026 | Autonomous navigation, agreement between ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI and AVIKUS
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions |
| 18/06/2026 | Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
The energy transition of the maritime industry, maritime education and training will be discussed |
| 18/06/2026 | The US-Iran agreement has been signed, which provides for the restoration of naval traffic through Hormuz
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters |
| 17/06/2026 | Confitarma, no to any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation |
| 17/06/2026 | The Municipality of Bologna is re-examining the divestment of its shareholding in Interporto Bologna
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the freight village |
| 17/06/2026 | Assocostieri, the reform of port governance should take into account the specificity of strategic energy infrastructures in ports
Soria: proceed in harmony with energy security and decarbonization goals |
| 17/06/2026 | Eni - Fincantieri agreement for the enhancement of innovative technologies for underwater monitoring
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology |
| 17/06/2026 | RT&L has teamed up with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen the project cargo segment
Bizzarri: the sector is characterized by wide margins of development and profitability |
| 17/06/2026 | In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11%, driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Amadei (Federchimica's LNG Group): using ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and the spread of less carbon-intensive fuels |
| 17/06/2026 | Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports was 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Freight volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter alone |
| 17/06/2026 | The board and governing body of the International Center for Container Studies have been renewed
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president |
| 17/06/2026 | Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the Port Authorities to finance the new Spa
The federation of shipping agents promotes the government bill on port governance with reservations |
| 17/06/2026 | DP World is in talks to build a container terminal in the Texas port of Corpus Christi
Last month, container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles grew by +17.2% |
| 16/06/2026 | Catani (GNV): allocate the proceeds of the ETS to the development of the production chains of synthetic fuels
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels |
| 16/06/2026 | A consultation on plans to expand the port areas of Fos has been launched
The aim is to involve residents and local stakeholders |
| 16/06/2026 | Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize shipping
Messina: a return to normality in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate |
| 16/06/2026 | Somec, contracts with a Finnish shipyard worth 60 million euros
One of the most articulated interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division |
| 15/06/2026 | The US company Enstructure buys the network of American port terminals from Logistec
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA |
| 15/06/2026 | The Port Authority of Antwerp-Bruges will collaborate in the development of the Port of Misrata
Project for a new bulk terminal |
| 15/06/2026 | Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has died
He led the port authority for over eight years |
| 15/06/2026 | ONE will remove stopovers in Greece and Turkey from the Adriatic Service 1
In Italy, it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona |
| 15/06/2026 | Use the revision of the Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
FEPORT urges it |
| 15/06/2026 | The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated
It will become operational in the second half of this year |
| 15/06/2026 | Container traffic grew in the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong in May
In Singapore, a record for bunkering of liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel |
| 15/06/2026 | Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombard Association of Freight Forwarders and Road Hauliers
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents |
| 15/06/2026 | Last month, container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by +31.7%
The total volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026 |
| 12/06/2026 | The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of mooring competence
The certificate must be renewed every five years |
| 12/06/2026 | Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
Exhortation to cease attacks immediately |
| 12/06/2026 | Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises
With a gross tonnage of about 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of about 4,000 passengers |
| 12/06/2026 | In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Drop also in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani and Licata. Increases in Porto Empedocle and Gela |
| 12/06/2026 | The Swiss Federal Council is proposing the extension of the contributions to rail freight transport across the Alps to 2035
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be disbursed |
| 12/06/2026 | So far, the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
AXSMarine, no sign of a lasting reopening of the Strait of Hormuz |
| 12/06/2026 | Not definitive ok from the Antitrust Authority to the acquisition of activities and assets of Armas by Baleària
A series of conditions have been imposed |
| 12/06/2026 | In the period 2027-2031, investments in Taiwanese ports of $1.8 billion are planned
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic of 15.5 million TEUs is expected |
| 11/06/2026 | Global Ports Holding in talks for the management of the cruise port of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Currently, the terminal records an annual traffic of about 200 thousand passengers |
| 11/06/2026 | Assarmatori's annual meeting will be held in Rome on Tuesday
The theme of the event is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark" |
| 11/06/2026 | U.S. forces hit a third ship in the Gulf of Oman
The "Jalveer" would have a cargo of Iranian oil on board |
| 11/06/2026 | VARD will build a new generation fishing vessel
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift |
| 11/06/2026 | Concentration in the UK shipbuilding industry
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering) |
| 11/06/2026 | ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new governance process of European railway capacity |
| 11/06/2026 | Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of the new Legend of the Seas cruise ship
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers |
| 10/06/2026 | The U.S. Central Command claims responsibility for the attack on the product tanker Settebello
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization |
| 10/06/2026 | Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
At the center of the critical issues highlighted - confirms the Filt-Cgil - there is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa |
| 10/06/2026 | Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the Lagoon
The Strategic System Planning Document has been approved by the Management Committee of the Port Network Authority |
| 10/06/2026 | In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -1.0%
Cruise passengers up +32.1% |
| 10/06/2026 | A product tanker hit in the Strait of Hormuz region
A seafarer was injured. Two other crew members are missing |
| 10/06/2026 | Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Sea-Intelligence, an additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs has been introduced |
| 10/06/2026 | The Spinelli group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
The company and Assiterminal have expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important associative partnership |
| 10/06/2026 | In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
A more pronounced decrease (-6.8%) in loading loads |
| 10/06/2026 | A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship |
| 09/06/2026 | The capture and storage of CO2 on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonization of shipping
This is underlined by a report commissioned by the ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory |
| 09/06/2026 | Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Automotive Logistics Association
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president |
| 09/06/2026 | ESPO is fully supporting the EU Council conclusions on the maritime industrial strategy
The central role of ports has been confirmed |
| 09/06/2026 | Port of Genoa, a tugboat stopped for irregularities on nitrogen oxide emissions
The boat is used for the construction of the new breakwater |
| 09/06/2026 | The Antitrust Authority has given the green light to the acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio by the Messina group
The AGCM also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the activities of the Asso group in the ship maintenance and repair sector (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE) |
| 09/06/2026 | Increases in tariffs for the transit of ships in the Suez Canal are in sight
They will be applied from 15 July. Excluding passenger ships |
| 08/06/2026 | The EU Council welcomes many of the requests made by the associations of the European maritime-portal cluster
However, the text necessarily postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives |
| 08/06/2026 | ESPO calls for a proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated in a timely manner in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances |
| 08/06/2026 | Rixi: it is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports
We need - the deputy minister points out - incentives and flexibility, not new constraints |
| 08/06/2026 | In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May |
| 08/06/2026 | In 2027, Sallaum Lines will activate a dedicated China-Europe service
Two new 7,400 ceu PCTCs were taken over |
| 08/06/2026 | The Houthis threaten a resumption of attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
A total ban on navigation has been proclaimed for all ships attributable to Israeli interests |
| 05/06/2026 | On June 12 in Naples an initiative of the Filt Cgil on governance in the port
Discussion on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports |
| 05/06/2026 | World trade in goods may start to slow down
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO's Goods Trade Barometer |
| 05/06/2026 | The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows about 900-1,000 heavy vehicles a day to directly access the operational areas of the port |
| 05/06/2026 | A naval drone was found in the Romanian port of Constanta
The bomb self-destructed without causing casualties |
| 05/06/2026 | Approval in principle to HJSC for the construction of 10,000 TEU biofuel containerships
It was issued by the Korean Shipping Registry |
| 05/06/2026 | Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to buy ten new container ships
They will be taken delivery between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030 |
| 04/06/2026 | The speakers of the Ddl on the ports defend the project of governance focused on the Ports of Italy
Ghio (PD) denounces that the top bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): the national coordination objectives could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Presidents of the AdSP |
| 04/06/2026 | Merger in the logistics sector between the US WWEX Group and Auctane
A leading role for artificial intelligence |
| 04/06/2026 | Agreement between WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan in the field of Canadian underwater defence
Opportunities for industrial cooperation in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored |
| 04/06/2026 | Solutions to overcome the chronic shortage of personnel in the Italian maritime sector
Pagano (Maritime Labour Committee): digitisation, simplification and understanding between training and companies to overcome the crisis |
| 04/06/2026 | Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the area |
| 04/06/2026 | Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly boats from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Option for an additional four units |
| 04/06/2026 | Unexpected drop in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
UIRR, infrastructural chaos caused by construction sites that interrupt railway lines |
| 04/06/2026 | Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires the remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame |
| 03/06/2026 | Conftrasporti, the Ports Bill clearly emerges operational, financial and regulatory consistency criticalities
Russo: the competences of the Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the MIT and Art |
| 03/06/2026 | Luigi Merlo at the helm of MSC's Italian cruise terminal company
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy |
| 03/06/2026 | WoodMac believes that decarbonization regulations could have a major impact on LNG ships
According to the company, European rules would put ships with DFDE engines out of business |
| 03/06/2026 | The French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
The French company will equip itself with a new ship designed specifically for the transport of space equipment |
| 03/06/2026 | Spinelli has ordered three new handling equipment from FTMH
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot |
| 03/06/2026 | Cooperation agreement between the Greek Skaramangas Shipyards and the South Korean HD Hyundai
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military ships |
| 03/06/2026 | AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation |
| 03/06/2026 | On Monday in the Persian Gulf, the container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells
All crew members were unharmed |
| 03/06/2026 | The EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services is in force
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023 |
| 01/06/2026 | In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 TEUs (+4.4%) |
| 01/06/2026 | MSC acquires 51% of the container terminal of the port of Pivdennyi (Odessa)
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year |
| 01/06/2026 | The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved
Unanimous green light from the Management Committee |
| 01/06/2026 | On 19 November 2027, the IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force
Dominguez: a long-awaited goal, which fills an important gap in the international regime |
| 01/06/2026 | Chen Lichtenstein has been appointed president and chief executive officer of ZIM
He will take over from the resigning Eli Glickman |
| 01/06/2026 | In April, ship transits in the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded |
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