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December 9, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • CSX stakes: Dubai Ports Int'l throws down the gauntlet
    BIDDING for the global terminal assets of CSX Corp could top US$1.4 billion after the Dubai Ports International emerged as a surprise contender, substantially upping the stakes at the eleventh hour.
  • Panama Canal to raise toll on box ships
    PANAMA plans to change the way it charges container ships using its canal in an effort to increase revenues.
  • Persian Gulf tanker rates may rise this week
    THE cost of shipping crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia may rise by the end of the week as oil companies start to book ships to load oil in January.
  • Cruise firm admits sewage dumping in Alaska
  • Delaware oil spill blamed on discarded pipe
  • Dubai's 11-month volumes up 24%

Sched Netweb site
  • Dubai makes surprise grab for CSX's Hong Kong assets
  • Biggest logistics centre in HK under construction
  • IADA to introduce rate increases next year
  • China to build 18 container stations
  • GPA hits new highs
  • RCL charters new Rickmers vessel
  • MOL Logistics awarded new Wilson Sporting Goods contract
  • SITA, Cargolux to provide IT solutions for air cargo industry
  • JAL to sell headquarter building in Tokyo
  • EGSAC founder member moves office

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL, APL to jointly launch new South American service
  • Canada Maritime wins first CIFFA Western Region award
  • ECL starts direct service to Egypt via Koper port
  • Kalmar's new Shanghai plant gets off ground
  • MOL honoured for investor relations
  • ...to order 10 more large car carriers
  • MISC H1 profit surges by 63 pc
  • P&O Nedlloyd to introduce security charge
  • Tonnage tax regime becomes more attractive
  • Denied the option, bargeowners unhappy
  • Wreck removal rules to be less harsh on insurance firms
  • 'Indo-Israeli trade can total $ 5 bn in 3 years'
  • Exim Bank offers $ 10 m LoC to Morocco
  • India, S. Africa may sign PTA soon
  • Gems, jewellery lead in industrial goods exports
  • No move to privatise Major Ports: Baalu
  • Rlys plan to cut charges on low-freight sectors
  • ... raises 2004-05 freight target by 20 m tonnes
  • Govt has designs for export boost'Kamal Nath
  • Morocco PM spells out advantages for Indian investors
  • Treat profit on DEPB licences sale as export income, exporters urge PM
  • Removal of textile quotas will have no major impact, asserts WTO chief
  • 20-yr tax holiday for SEZs coming
  • China commodities fair today
  • Indian Ports & Shipping 2004: Begins Today
  • Sir John Parker to take helm at P&O
  • Exempt exports from VAT, CAPEXIL chief urges govt

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • Supplier withdrawals trigger tight ex-wharf market
    Withdrawals from the Singapore ex-wharf IFO380 bunker market prompt tight avails and firm premium over paper market.
  • Stock in Castrol leaps on buyback rumours
  • Crude rebounds on fresh fears of US heating oil shortage
    Market focus on heating oil stocks overshadow overall bearish oil inventory report from the US Department of Energy.
  • DOE/API at a glance
  • Total Lubmarine extends global lubricants network
    Total Lubmarine welcomes tenth partner to its global supply network.
  • Latest ARA double-hull ready for launch
    FTS-Hofftrans and All Round Fuel Trading Chemoil BV to launch 4,200 mt bunker barge Thursday.
  • BP Marine to re-launch bunker operations in Cyprus
    BP Marine has announced that it will re-enter the Cyprus bunker market in the New Year, offering marine fuels in the ports of Limassol and Larnaca after an absence of almost two years.
  • ARA barge offers holding firm versus bids
  • Greenpeace calls for single-hull database
    Environmental group Greenpeace is calling on European regulators to create a database of all single hulled vessels linked to the EU which will fall within the phase-out regulations for single-hulled tankers.
  • Little or no fuel oil avails for next two weeks in Shanghai
  • Faulty bunkering practices sparked fatal Hong Kong fire
    An investigation into a fatal fire which occured during bunkering operations in Hong Kong this summer has revealed that the fire was caused by faulty bunkering practices.
  • Global bunker prices firm further as oil weakens
    As Rotterdam bunker prices firm 15% in two days and rise in other major ports, crude oil levels in London and New York slip further.
  • Russian fuel oil exports drop by over 10%

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • IDS: proof of delivery now available all over Europe
  • Trans-Texas Corridor
  • DFDS Transport (UK) Limited acquires RMG International Limited
  • SNCF selling its general cargo subsidiary Sernam
  • Menzies Aviation opens fourth African station in Cotonou
  • Dubai to snatch CSX World Terminals for USD 1.4 billion?
  • Marcucci joins Contship Italia board

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • Panama Canal to charge US$42 per TEU
  • War of words over Irish Ferries strike
  • UK Club warns on stowaways in rudder housings
  • New UK group formed to fight port congestion
  • New directors for Galbraith's
  • Brussels to ponder P&O's deal with Brittany Ferries
  • Odfjell sells tank container holding

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • HAL enters guily plea in sewage discharge case
  • Athos spill object found?
  • Now Greenpeace says single hull phase out will cause pollution ...
  • $7.1 million TACOM contract for Bollinger/Incat
  • Jackup order for Keppel FELS

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • WPPA honors Port of Everett with Port of the Year award
  • Ceremony marks naming of new Alaska-class tanker
  • Port of Seattle taps Isaki as new economic/trade director
  • Panama Canal goes with TEUs as new pricing guideline
  • Hamburg Süd drops San Francisco in favor of Oakland port call

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lord Levene takes second term as Lloyd's chairman
    LLOYD'S of London has confirmed that Lord Levene, pictured, will undertake a second term in the top job. The former defence procurement chief first took on the role for a minimum term of three years in November 2002.
  • Frontline approach may herald General Maritime takeover
    A $2bn takeover, the largest ever in the shipping industry, could be in prospect following the disclosure that Frontline has approached rival tanker operator General Maritime about a business combination.
  • Curved iron pipe responsible for damage to Athos I hull
    CURVED iron pipe on the bed of the Delaware River has been identified as the object that tore through the hull of Tsakos' Athos I as the tanker prepared to dock at the Citgo terminal on November 26, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • ChevronTexaco strikes lucky with Scottish field
    US OIL major ChevronTexaco has struck a large oil field off northwest Scotland with an exploration well drilled this summer on the Rosebank/Lochnagar prospect, writes Martyn Wingrove.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • IAPH, LR-Fairplay join on journal
    PORTS & Harbors, the official journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), will be re-launched in March 2005
  • Volgotanker stake for sale
    THE Russian government has confirmed that it will auction its 20% stake in Volgotanker, the country's leading tanker company, after delaying for almost three years
  • UK bid to solve box blockage
  • Attica to cover Porsche shipments
  • Salvors warn of design problems
  • 500 laid off at Irish Ferries
  • Plaudits for purple prose
  • Fesco managers to buy state stake
  • Draft wreck rules amended
  • Frontline buys into GenMar
  • P&O's ferry transfer to be reviewed
  • Shell CEO plots future strategy

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • FMC slates meeting on NVO contracts
    Federal Maritime Commission schedules public meeting to discuss proposed rules that would allow non-vessel-operating common carriers to enter confidential "service arrangements" with shippers.
  • Despite opposition, EU pushing port reform
    European Union urging members to support plans to deregulate port services despite renewed strike threats by dockworkers.
  • Growth to continue, say supply execs
  • Clarification -- Panama Canal tolls
  • Garrett to head PMSA's So. Cal. office
  • Greenbrier buys Mexican freight car maker
  • Chinese criticize national rail system
  • TradeBeam acquires Open Harbor
  • IES launches new Web site
  • Pisani & Roll opens trade practice
  • Aloha Airlines to sell cargo unit
  • Kuwait to build $1.2B container port

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • Dubai Ports International bid for CSXWT poised to trump all others
    CSX Corporation and Dubai Ports International (DPI) are on the verge of confirming their sale-agreement for CSX World Terminals (CSXWT), say well-informed sources close to CSX's Hong Kong office.
  • 'Off-market' fixings won't take pressure off market, say brokers
  • Sinotrans fixes capacity problem
  • Indian Railways plan flexi-freight rates to boost traffic
  • Containers to pay their way as Panama Canal proposes charge per TEU
  • US sports shippers sign logistics consolidation contracts in Asia
  • Development in inland China will fuel railway demand
  • Security a major issue for reefer operators in China

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • Do I hear $50?
    Arbitragers drive up Genmar shares nearly 14% on Frontline announcement, rumours of a share-based offer.
  • Genmar playing defense?
    Frontline overture may not be so friendly after all, sources suspect.
  • NUMAST slams competition referral
    Maritime union finds itself in unusual position of backing P&O ferry plan.
  • Frontline chasing Genmar
    General Maritime says officers of Fredriksen company have acquired shares, 'expressed interest' in business combination.
  • Cruise on the up
    CLIA says North American figures up 10% year-to-date.
  • Greenpeace warns on single hulls
    Pressure group says huge numbers of tankers needing demolition will swamp breakers, causing contamination.
  • Gulfmark buys PSV
    Vessel previously managed on behalf of UK shipowner Waveney Shipping.
  • New team for interiors
    Estonian yard group BLRT takes Finnish partner to kit out ships.
  • Johor will fix it
    Malaysian port plans to get into shiprepair to rival MISC's MSE yard.
  • Irish Ferries jobs purge goes on
    Irish owner reacts to ship officers' strike by laying off up to 500 workers.
  • Seacor goes long
    US offshore owner to sell bonds due in 2024 to help pay down debt.
  • Odfjell empties its tanks
    Norwegian chemical carrier owner breaking up tank container partnership with Germany's Hoyer.
  • State to exit Volgotanker
    Russian government to divest its 20% stake in tanker company next year.
  • Solstad, DOF team again
    Norwegian offshore owners want to slice up Far East market together with Nortrans.
  • Front Rider in second detention
    Australian port state control authorities hold Frontline OBO for second time in nine months.
  • HAL pleads guilty to polluting
    Carnival subsidiary cops $700,000 fine after admitting pollution violation in Alaskan waters.
  • Maersk extends MC charters
    Higher rates on new containership contracts will add $1m to owner's earnings in 2005.
  • Shamrock sold
    Canadian transportation company Clarke picks up Fortis arrested feedership at auction for $11m.
  • Galbraith's beefs up board
    Crude specialist Anderson, S&P man Bartleet and products broker Harmsworth get the nod.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • MOL expects ship utilization to remain high in 2005-2006
  • Asia/U.S. carriers raise bunker charges
  • Lines switch to Oakland on Asia/U.S. West Coast/South America link
  • Horizon Lines to suspend one of its U.S./Puerto Rico links
  • Shapiro starts Milan-to-Baltimore LCL service
  • FMC to hold NVO service arrangements meeting Dec. 14
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI applications, revokes 10 licenses
  • Bush signs miscellaneous trade bill into law
  • U.S. continues review of Brazil's GSP status
  • Schenker renames U.S. logistics subsidiary
  • Wilson Sporting Goods, Precor Fitness pick MOL Logistics
  • Los Angeles beware: Hutchison studies Mexican West Coast gateway
  • Panama Canal proposes large increase in tolls
  • British shippers, ports seek way of U.K. port congestion

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 8, 2004
  • Camillo Eitzen failed in bid for Sigloo Gas KS
    Camillo Eitzen only won acceptance from 5.5 per cent of the owners of Sigloo Gas KS in a bid to ...
  • Kvaerner Philadelphia RICO charges
    Kvaerner Philadelphia denies charges under the US Racketeer Influences and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) statute launched this week by a dismissed ...
  • Unitor buys 95 per cent of TeamTec
    Unitor has bought 95 per cent of the incinerator and fire-rated windows developer and producer TeamTec in Tvedestrand, Southern ...

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
PORTS
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
INFRASTRUCTURE
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
TRANSPORTATION
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
PORTS
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
AIRPORTS
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
PORTS
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
ACCIDENTS
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
COMPANIES
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
PORTS
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
CRUISES
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
PORTS
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
TRUCKING
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
EDITORIAL
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
SHIPPING
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
SHIPPING
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
PORTS
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
SHIPPING
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
PORTS
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
PORTS
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
SHIPPING
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
TRADE
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
SAFETY & SECURITY
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
PORTS
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
ACCIDENTS
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
HEALTHCARE
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
PORTS
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
AWARDS
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
TRANSPORTATION
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
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SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
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Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
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