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September 16, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Need for transshipment will end in 3 years: India
    IN a matter of three years India's exports will be able to go straight to their destination without having to be transshipped through regional ports, according to its minister in charge of shipping.
  • Portek wins $19m in global orders
    MAINBOARD-listed Portek International has secured new global orders worth $19.2 million, including the company's first entry into the European market.
  • PTP sees throughput surging 25% this year
    MALAYSIA's Port of Tanjung Pelepas, a key rival to neighbouring Singapore's PSA International port, expects container throughput to jump more than 25 per cent this year thanks to a boom in global trade.
  • China Cosco's earnings up 42% in H1
Admiralty Casebook
  • Crane barge owner fails in bid to limit liability
    THE Singapore High Court last week threw out a bid by the owner of the crane barge Antara Koh B8 to limit its liability from the toppling of its crane on Feb 15, 2003, which resulted in the sinking of the tug Tambat and the loss of seven lives.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Need for transshipment will end in 3 years: India
    IN a matter of three years India's exports will be able to go straight to their destination without having to be transshipped through regional ports, according to its minister in charge of shipping.
  • Portek wins $19m in global orders
    MAINBOARD-listed Portek International has secured new global orders worth $19.2 million, including the company's first entry into the European market.
  • PTP sees throughput surging 25% this year
    MALAYSIA's Port of Tanjung Pelepas, a key rival to neighbouring Singapore's PSA International port, expects container throughput to jump more than 25 per cent this year thanks to a boom in global trade.
  • China Cosco's earnings up 42% in H1
Admiralty Casebook
  • Crane barge owner fails in bid to limit liability
    THE Singapore High Court last week threw out a bid by the owner of the crane barge Antara Koh B8 to limit its liability from the toppling of its crane on Feb 15, 2003, which resulted in the sinking of the tug Tambat and the loss of seven lives.

Sched Netweb site
  • Tianjin to build additional port areas
  • Transland Shipping opens Guangzhou logistics centre
  • China rail volume up in August
  • Port of Vancouver tackles harmful emissions with fuel additive
  • MOL revamps India training facility
  • Schenker Logistics to serve US Olympic team through 2008
  • Famous Pacific's UAE partner to build new warehouse
  • Delta, Northwest Airlines file for Chapter 11
  • Nippon Express opens new logistics hub at Singapore airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Major maritime event (INMEX India 2005) to be held in city from October 5 to 8
  • MoS veers round to idea of part-privatisation of CIWTC
  • Strait nations launch 'Eye in the Sky' to combat piracy on high seas
  • GE Shipping Board clears scheme to demerge offshore services business
  • Offshore will certainly be Great!
  • N. Karnataka grape growers drool as overseas demand pours in
  • India made 1st 'focus country' at ACLE in Shanghai
  • Paradip Port may install SPM to handle crude imports by March 2006
  • Baalu inspects progress on Chennai, Ennore Ports' road connectivity
  • Charges for ships using Sethu canal only after consulting stakeholders
  • Report on model concession pact for ports sector next month
  • Rlys re-introduces mini-rake scheme for short-haul traffic
  • Fuel price fever may push truckers off roads
  • Logistics cos lay stress on IT, innovation to stay ahead
  • No cess on petro-products exports, clarifies CBEC
  • Vizag-Kakinada 'export corridor' planned to cater to SEZs needs
  • Commerce Ministry okays Nagpur SEZ, subject to conditions
  • Nasscom chief upscales IT, ITeS exports growth projection for 2005-06
  • Exim Bank extends LoC to Ivory Coast, Mali

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • Yiah Soon in charge of UK P&I Club's Singapore branch
  • Panama Canal's Gatun Locks our of service
  • Fedex orders six Airbus A300s
  • Kombiverkehr launches "Hungaria Express"
  • TNT Express takes on record 123 trainees
  • UAE and Australia discuss free trade
  • Alcatel integrated IT and security system for Belgian rail
  • Meditertrans, Naples, 23-25 September

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • Dry bulk freight futures "steady"
  • US grain exporters working to restart Gulf port movements
  • Small tankers getting larger
  • California cruise traffic on the rise
  • Farstad sells supply ship

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • Manitowoc pulling out of Toledo
  • More Bollinger yards back at work

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • Port of Portland nets $2,744,494 in DHS funds
  • NASSCO starts work on next T-AKE vessel
  • Port of Tacoma taps Coffey as East Coast sales manager
  • Horizon Lines adding 900 "Reefer PlusSM" containers
  • Steelscape adding new section to Kalama, Washington operation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Hedge funds in a spin as CMA CGM pulls out of CP Ships race
    HEDGE funds that had bet heavily on a counter offer for CP Ships now stand to lose vast sums of money following CMA CGM's withdrawal from an anticipated bidding war.
  • Adrion takes helm of WSC as Miles steps down from top posts
    CP SHIPS chief executive Ray Miles has stepped down as chairman of both the Box Club and the World Shipping Council ahead of his company's imminent takeover, write Janet Porter and Marcus Hand.
  • Syndicates are strong enough to survive Katrina, predicts Lloyd's
    ALL syndicates at Lloyd's are looking strong enough to outlast the impact of Hurricane Katrina losses, said the market as it made a provisional estimate of a net loss totalling '1.4bn ($2.55bn), writes James Brewer.
  • MEP 'no' votes put EU Ports Directive on shaky ground
    EUROPE'S port services directive has been dealt a double blow by committees in the European parliament.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • CMA CGM won't bid for CP Ships
    French line has declined to launch a counter-offer for CP Ships, which is currently a takeover target of TUI, the parent company of Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Photos: Port of New Orleans
  • Distribution centers seeking lower-cost inland locations
  • Data: List of port security grants for fiscal 2005
  • N. Carolina ports re-open some operations
  • Chief of merchant officers union indicted
  • Extension sought for China textile curbs
  • Cosco profit climbs
  • Delta, Northwest file for bankruptcy protection
  • Air patrols for Malacca Strait
  • 3PL a $98B market: Study

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • CMA CGM ends its interest in CP Ships
    In an official statement today CMA CGM confirmed it would not make a counter-bid for CP Ships, thereby closing the door on protracted talks between the French and Canadian companies.
  • Russian electronics shippers hail Customs anti-cheat measures
    Manufacturer-importer co-operation in 'green lane'-style measures for imports to Russia is the way forward in the ongoing campaign against 'grey' and illegal imports, according to a cargo-interests body and Customs.
  • Wei looks for the positives as COSCO announce strong results
  • China suspends issue of textile export licences to the EU
  • North Carolina port beginning to open after Ophelia
  • Contract inked for Beilun Phase IV development
  • India plans road network for ports
  • Portland gets Homeland Security agency funds
  • Yosu earmarks funds for Gwangyang's 2006 development
  • DHL to take over Sony warehousing and volumes

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • Transpetro tender cleared
    Brazilian court reverses earlier decision that blocked 42-ship, $1.9bn tender from moving forward.
  • 'About six' Jones Act waivers granted
    Jonathan Whitworth of leading cabotage player Maritrans says the open door for foreign-flag tanker owners should close as scheduled 19 September.
  • EU spill law stillborn
    Legal ruling scraps directive and gives shipping another chance to prevent crews in oil spills being jailed.
  • Suez gears up for VLCCs
    Dredging of international waterway threatens credibility of suezmax fleet.
  • Japan detains 31
    August checks land Spliethoff and MMM ships in trouble with port state inspectors.
  • Bocimar final result slips
    Deferred tax bill eats into Belgian owner's first-half prelims.
  • Free at last
    UN aid ship seized by Somali pirates finally allowed to sail.
  • RCCL hikes dividend
    Bumper profits convince line to pay out an extra 15% to investors.
  • CMA CGM out of the running
    French container line bows out of battle for CP Ships, leaving TUI in the clear.
  • Mercator junks port plan
    Indian tanker owner to focus on breaking into other shipping sectors after ditching project in Gujarat.
  • Toll makes speed concession
    Interisland operator will slow down its new New Zealand ferry after protests from residents.
  • NAT lines up growth funding
    Suezmax owner sets up five year credit facility with DnB to buy more tonnage.
  • CCHC starts well
    The newly listed parent of Chinese box line Coscon posts profit in first earnings report.
  • Texan bullish on bulk
    Quintana Maritime backer increases his stake in company despite solid share price.
  • Morten does the Dow
    Morten Arntzen-led OSG has shouldered into the place of bankrupt Delta Airlines in the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
  • TOP takes Symphony
    Evangelos Pistiolis' Nasdaq listed venture buys Minerva suezmax and Great Eastern handymax.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • CMA CGM pulls out of race for CP Ships
  • China COSCO's net profits up 42.3%
  • Hanjin president Park joins WSC board
  • Delta, Northwest submit bankruptcy petitions
  • US Airways creditors approve plan of reorganization
  • Jade arranges lease for 747-400s
  • DHL names former FedEx exec Cameron as executive VP
  • Yellow Roadway's board authorizes stock repurchase
  • King to head House Homeland Security Committee
  • CBP takes phased-in approach to wood packaging enforcement
  • Bhatia pegged for deputy USTR chief
  • FKI Logistex nets $22 million Army-Air Force contract
  • Ozburn-Hessey Logistics tabs business development VP
  • North Carolina ports partially reopening today
  • Joint venture established to develop Ningbo terminal
  • Port of Vancouver USA studies rail options
  • Port of Sacramento commission votes to dissolve governing board
  • Mineta visits New Orleans
  • Port of Portland releases annual environmental report
  • Vancouver Port Authority says ship fuel additive cuts emissions
  • Copenhagen Malmo port handles record number of car carriers

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • "Finnjet" to New Orleans?
    "Finnjet" might not be laid-up when the season ends on the Rostock-Tallinn-St Petersburg run on 23 September ...
  • Norway's anti-pollution measures inadequate
    Norway's lack of adequate anti-pollution measures was exposed during the exercise "Barents Rescue" off the coast of the County ...
  • Color Line gets an off'cial warning
    Norway's biggest car/passenger ferry operator Color Line has received a strong, official warning from The Norwegian Competition Authority (Konkurransetilsynet ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
  • Temporary contact numbers for PDVSA Deltaven
    Venezuelan supplier advises mobile contact numbers as company shifts offices.
  • Houston prices firm after ship gets bargain stem
    Prices bouncing back in Houston today from earlier in the week as an AP Moller ship receives a large stem at a discount price.
  • Charleston re-opens as Ophelia passes
    Local supplier advises Charleston back in business as hurricane keeps Wilmington and Norfolk closed.
  • KPI thanks customers for New Orleans relief effort
    Bunker broker thanks its 'generous friends' in the industry for supporting its hurricane relief donation plan.
  • Shipyards accused of overcharging for product tankers
    Hefty newbuild prices force owners to look for alternatives to traditional yards.
  • Shortfall in new-build orders for smaller tankers
    Orderbooks show disproportionate distribution in tanker sizes for newbuilds to replace phase-out profile.
  • Africa: Addax ploughs on with fleet renewal programme
    Addax Bunkering Services has chartered a double-hulled barge to operate in the Gulf of Guinea as part of its fleet renewal programme.
  • Cosco profits rise 42% despite soaring bunker costs
    Export growth boosts Cosco's H1 profits despite a 34% increase in average bunker costs in Singapore.
  • Fuel additive gets thumbs up on cutting air pollution
    Trials of chemical catalyst found to achieve significant reductions in harmful emissions without adding to cost.
  • US: Bunker player plans $98 million IPO
    US bunker player has set the price of its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Total to acquire ExxonMobil interests in 14 countries
    Total has signed Sale and Purchase Agreements to acquire the shares in ExxonMobil companies operating fuels and lubricants businesses in 14 African countries, including marine businesses.
  • ARA market firm after crude bounce
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuel at 26-week high
  • IEA favours increase in OPEC oil output
    IEA has urged OPEC members to increase oil production when they meet next week, and that IEA members may also release more oil from strategic reserves.
  • Singapore bunker firm adopts cost savings schemes
    Bunker firm Azamar Fuels Singapore yesterday reiterated over an appreciation lunch a couple of schemes that can help its customers defray costs in this period of high bunker prices.

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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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