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April 5, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indonesia to ban foreign lines from domestic service
    INDONESIA will ban overseas shipping lines from carrying cargo between the country's seaports in a move to protect local companies, according to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's March 28 decree, released in Jakarta yesterday.
  • Security fears delay Pakistan port opening
    PAKISTAN has delayed the inauguration of a Chinese-financed deep-sea port as security fears mean Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will be unable to go there this week during a visit to Pakistan, officials said.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Vessel underway blamed for collision with anchored ship
    A SHIP that collided with an anchored vessel in a river while leaving its berth has been held to be solely to blame for the incident even though officers on the anchored vessel also made several mistakes.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    SEMBCORP Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has won a $129 million contract to build a rig for Cyprus-based Seatankers Management Co.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indonesia to ban foreign lines from domestic service
    INDONESIA will ban overseas shipping lines from carrying cargo between the country's seaports in a move to protect local companies, according to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's March 28 decree, released in Jakarta yesterday.
  • Security fears delay Pakistan port opening
    PAKISTAN has delayed the inauguration of a Chinese-financed deep-sea port as security fears mean Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will be unable to go there this week during a visit to Pakistan, officials said.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Vessel underway blamed for collision with anchored ship
    A SHIP that collided with an anchored vessel in a river while leaving its berth has been held to be solely to blame for the incident even though officers on the anchored vessel also made several mistakes.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    SEMBCORP Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has won a $129 million contract to build a rig for Cyprus-based Seatankers Management Co.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indonesia to ban foreign lines from domestic service
    INDONESIA will ban overseas shipping lines from carrying cargo between the country's seaports in a move to protect local companies, according to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's March 28 decree, released in Jakarta yesterday.
  • Security fears delay Pakistan port opening
    PAKISTAN has delayed the inauguration of a Chinese-financed deep-sea port as security fears mean Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will be unable to go there this week during a visit to Pakistan, officials said.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Vessel underway blamed for collision with anchored ship
    A SHIP that collided with an anchored vessel in a river while leaving its berth has been held to be solely to blame for the incident even though officers on the anchored vessel also made several mistakes.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    SEMBCORP Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has won a $129 million contract to build a rig for Cyprus-based Seatankers Management Co.

Sched Netweb site
  • PSA builds up Singaporean presence; PSA in India posts stellar results
  • RCL forms joint venture in Vietnam
  • DHL builds additional warehouse space in Australia, NZ

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Record 1,49,710 tonnes of iron ore loaded on to HMM vessel at Chennai Port
  • IMO deadline on single hull ships phase-out ends
  • Hamburg Sud expands its e-business service offerings on Internet
  • Despite 1975 protocol, shipping lines begin spadework on Indo-Pak trade
  • Delivery of ships against fresh orders may take a few years
  • Tuticorin Port registers 15.59 pc growth in traffic throughput during 2004-05
  • TCT offers incentive scheme for rail-bound container movements
  • Paradip Port breezes past MoS target
  • MbPT chief discloses cargo handling plans
  • Dedicated rail link to Bangalore international airport planned
  • Forex reserves up by $ 1,701 million to $ 1,42,130 million
  • WTO-compatible replacement to DEPB scheme likely by Sept.
  • China is second largest trading partner of India, Envoy tells Fieo
  • Kumar Mangalam Birla to head Board of Trade
  • CII to hold interactive meet with Himachal CM on April 12
  • ITPO to take part in International Handicraft Fair in Florence
  • Toshniwal, Kasliwal to steer

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Triton Marine Fuels expands team
  • Russian player plans European expansion
    St. Petersburg bunkering company Kontur SBP plans to invest $10 million in order to open offices in European ports.
  • New employee at Curoil, another on the move
  • Rotterdam market sharply higher with crude
  • Reports: China may impose ban on single-hulled tankers
  • Volgotanker to ship 30% more fuel oil and gas oil to NW Europe
    Russia's largest barge owner to ship 30% more fuel oil and gas oil to northwest Europe although total contractual agreements still lag behind last year.
  • US: Chief engineer faces jail term for pollution offences
    Filipino chief engineer facing eight months jail after pleading guilty to the fixing of a bypass pipe to the oily water separator of his ship.
  • Bunkers International ventures into Far East
  • Dardanelles closed after collision and resulting spill
    Two ships collided at Turkey's Dardanelles Strait on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of crew members from one of the ships and a spill of fuel oil.
  • Shipping company increases fuel surcharge again
    Matson Navigation Co. increases its fuel surcharge for the fourth time since March 2004.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Toftejorg Technology changes to "Oreco" and launches new website
  • UK: no rise of fuel-duty until September
  • Deutsche Post: new rumours about Exel acquisition
  • Systemplus launches pan-European 12-hour service
  • Iberia settles at Domodedovo airport
  • P&O Nedlloyd Logistics unveils radical solution for automotive industry
  • Modern Terminals appoints new CEO

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Evergreen to pay $25 million fine in pollution case
  • Ulstein Verft to build innovative AHTS for Bourbon
  • Tidewater AHTS sale hits problem
  • Sabine Transportation CEO gets prison sentence
  • Stolt Nielsen orders two from Kleven

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • TSA member lines eye increase to offset Panama Canal rate boost
  • US drug team nabs boat carrying over five tons of cocaine
  • DOT makes ruling final for new China air services
  • Matson raising fuel charge from 9.2 to 10.5 percent
  • Royal Caribbean places order for third Freedom Class vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Sun starts to set on single hulls as phase-out comes into force
    TODAY sees the start of a new dawn for the shipping industry, with the mandatory phase-out of single-hull tankers and the introduction of new regulations limiting the carriage of heavy grade oil to certain ship types.
  • Analysts warn of chronic tanker shortage
    REGULATIONS forcing a phase- out of category 2 tankers may result in a chronic shortage in available vessels by the end of this decade unless some are allowed to trade beyond 2010, writes Martyn Wingrove.
  • Ghassan Gandour pays record-breaking $130m each for trio of VLCC newbuilds
    A RECORD figure has been paid for VLCCs and the price is unlikely to have hit its ceiling just yet as backlogs veer towards LNG and containerships with the 2010 single hull tanker ban looming.
  • No price respite on horizon
    DON'T expect vessel prices to come down in the coming 18-24 months, warns Stephen Pan, the chairman of World-Wide Shipping Agencies, writes Sam Chambers in Hong Kong .
  • Singapore wins another rig order
    Singapore's yards are sweeping up a lion's share of jack-up rig orders as John Fredriksen's Sea Tankers Management goes to PPL Shipyard with a US$129m contract.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Generali Assicurazioni cuts marine
    LEADING Italian insurance company Generali Assicurazioni of Trieste is to drop its marine subsidiary UMS Generali Marine, and take on the work itself
  • Italian cruise suppliers merge
    TWO large suppliers to the cruise industry and mega-yacht sector have merged and created a new company in Italy
  • Crewmen killed in Dardanelles
    THREE crewmen were killed when the 3,016TEU boxship MSC Roberta was in a collision with the 37,302dwt bulker Aegean Wind in the Dardanelles Strait yesterday
  • Double grounding in New Caledonia
  • TACA joins TSA in raising Canal tariffs
  • Stormy forecast for US Gulf
  • Toxic pods off New Zealand
  • Sabine CEO jailed for dumping
  • Tanker rates predicted to fall

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • NOL volume surges 14 percent
    Strong trade growth helped container volumes rise through the the first 10 weeks of the 2005 for sixth-largest box carrier.
  • No holiday for rail intermodal
  • Hamburg Süd shifting terminals on New York port calls
  • Customs Update: What was Congress thinking?
  • UPS Asia hub expansion
  • Evergreen to pay pollution fine
  • Polar gets China flights
  • Chinese port sets IPO
  • NOL to sell Lorenzo stake
  • Wan Hai seeks rating
  • Kalmar forms 'smart' unit

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Talks continue in Shenzhen port security charge row
    Shipping lines and terminal operators in Shenzhen have failed to reach an agreement on the controversial security charge which was imposed at the port on March 1.
  • Transpacific lines to raise Panama Canal surcharges
    Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) members have recommended increasing their individual Panama Canal surcharges by US$50 per container, from May 1.
  • Congestion fears re-emerge at Nhava Sheva
  • Auckland council buying port
  • Local expert calls for CT10 Zhuhai-Macao bridge link
  • Melbourne deepening delay rouses further ire
  • ANZ Eastabout Service withdraws Savannah port call
  • Operators plunge in for Vietnamese deepwater project
  • KMI expects rates to go up in major trades
  • One-stop Customs waybill speeds transits, says FESCO Logistic
  • Fraser Surrey Docks boosted by arrival of cranes
  • Rail platform deficit continuing at VICS
  • New Kursiu charter ship allows all hi-cube pallet-wide service
  • Inland depots reduce costs says Seoul

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Evergreen pays $25m
    US says fine in oily water separator case is largest ever for 'case involving deliberate vessel pollution.'
  • Shipping fines put to work
    Oregon begins clean-and-green programme with $1.2m in spill penalties paid by three owners.
  • Liberty sues MarAd
    Long Island owner sics legal beagles on US over Maritime Security Program subsidy slots.
  • MC split amicable
    Dismissed accountants Ernst & Young confirm no disagreement with owner in two years before breakup.
  • Kleven wins Artic deal
    Norwegian yard to build general cargoship for Forde-based owner at cost of $13m.
  • DST hits back at DoJ
    Greek shipowner is outraged that vicarious liability for crew gets them branded a "despicable company."
  • Jadroplov boxes clever
    Croatian containership and bulker operator boosts earnings in 2004 ahead of sell-off.
  • Sabine chief sent to jail
    US shipowner Rick Stickle gets 33 months inside as court imposes hefty pollution sentence.
  • Suez Canal cash dips
    Egyptian waterway's revenues fell in February, with fewer transits recorded.
  • Anchors away?
    Tidewater's sale of six anchor-handlers to Norway's Deep Sea runs into trouble.
  • Shih Wei shines again
    Taiwanese bulker owner puts on more profits in 2004.
  • Imarex share soars
    Investors judge that Oslo's electronic freight market has a future.
  • Fredriksen orders again
    Tanker giant orders second drilling rig in Singapore amid talk of $100 "superspike" in oil prices.
  • Aker Yards to reach out again
    Norwegian shipbuilding group wants more yards in low-cost locations.
  • Dardanelles crash claims three
    Indian seafarers crushed to death after boxships MSC Roberta and bulker Aegean Wind collide.
  • Singapore tracking single skins
    All single-hulled tankers of 5,000-dwt and above must report their arrival 24 hours in advance.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Europe/South America carriers raise Panama surcharge
  • Matson changes bunker charge method
  • MarAd approves 4 vessels for flag transfer, 4 barges for scrapping
  • Hamburg Sud switches New York terminals
  • DOT grants China cargo rights to four carriers
  • Air Tiger Express settles charges of abetting unlicensed U.S. exports
  • Alaska Railroad Corp. posts record earnings
  • Boeni named sole managing director at Intercontainer
  • NACA Logistics renamed OTS Logistics
  • EU, U.S., Chinese officials discuss detection of counterfeit products
  • U.S. joins Canada and Mexico to harmonize BSE strategy
  • USDA mandatory origin labeling for fish starts today
  • FMT acquires Ceres general cargo operations in port of Cleveland
  • Kalmar starts automation unit
  • CORRECTION: Texas Sen. Cornyn tours Port of Houston

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 4, 2005
  • Russian oil transhipment at Kirkenes
    Kirkenes Transit has received government approval to start transhipment of Russian oil from the Port of Kirkenes in Northern Norway ...
  • Aker Yards needs more yards
    Aker Yards will add more yards in low-cost countries, perhaps as many as two or three this year, according ...
  • 75,000 applicants to 330 positions in A.P. Møller-Mærsk
    A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S is huge company, also on a World Wide basis. That attracts a lot of people ...

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
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: 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.
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.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
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.
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
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
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%.
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.
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
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
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
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
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.
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%)
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.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
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.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
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%.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
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
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
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.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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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.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
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.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
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.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
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
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
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 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.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
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.
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
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.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
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
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
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
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.
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
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.
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.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
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
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.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
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
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