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May 3, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Decline in piracy incidents in Asia in Q1: report
    THE number of piracy incidents in Asia has fallen significantly compared with a year ago, according to the first quarterly report of the newly established ReCAAP anti-piracy Information Sharing Centre .
  • Royal Caribbean Q1 gain dives
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises, the world's second-largest cruiseship operator, reported first-quarter profit that fell more than analysts estimated on lower demand in the Caribbean and the purchase of a Spanish company.
  • LA port tightens security, emissions policy
    THE port of Los Angeles in southern California is tightening its ship emission policy and boosting maritime security, the port's executive director said in an interview on Tuesday.
  • US needs more port capacity: Gutierrez
  • Newcastle cuts coal shipping quotas to ease congestion
  • Shenzhen port workers on strike

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen, Cosco offer peak season Straits-Red Sea service
  • Ports of Seattle and Dalian sign friendship accord
  • Philippines customs to introduce container scanners
  • Vietnam shipyard builds US$5m Danish containership for river service
  • Agility gains new president and CEO of GIL unit
  • TNT named Asia's best road haulier for third year
  • Growth in global freight forwarding industry declines in 2006
  • China Southern hosts SkyTeam meeting in full membership bid
  • MASkargo looks to increase MAS earnings in 2007
  • Volga-Dnepr revenue up 55pc to US$725m profit in 2006

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GDL posts steady increase in gross income & net profits
  • 4 global investors angling for 40 pc stake in Pipavav Shipyard
  • Sea freight costs for dry bulk commodities nudging all-time records again
  • SKS Logistics registers robust 38 pc Q4 increase in topline growth
  • Vini Container Lines awarded coveted ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Seaways transports fert. cargo via coastal route from Paradip to Chennai
  • K Line unveils Asia-ECSA service
  • Maersk Line optimises North America inland services
  • OOCL wins CIFFA Forwarder's Choice Award
  • Kuehne + Nagel Q1 net profit soars by 28 pc
  • PSA, NYK & K Line to operate 1st JV car terminal in Singapore
  • OOIL orders five boxships from Samsung
  • TSA review shows shipping lines bracing for record peak season
  • APL charters five 7,000-TEU ships for transpacific trade
  • Hanjin signs deal with Danaos to charter 5 new containerships
  • GGL launches direct LCL service from Singapore to Busan
  • Eitzen Chemicals orders 2+2
  • CIMC named top corporate governance performer
  • WTSA to hike rates for Asia-bound wastepaper
  • King of fruit makes regal re-entry into US
  • Railways plan to cement pact for dedicated cargo platforms
  • Special boxes to transport cars on drawing board
  • Lok Sabha passes Railway Budget
  • IATA survey sees airlines continuing to fly into profits
  • Rlys to announce haulage charges for smaller double-stack containers
  • India joins trillion-$ club
  • 20 hubs may dot Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor
  • RBI to ensure parallel financial, real sectors' growth-Y. V. Reddy
  • $ 48 m Exim Bank loan for Sudan
  • PSTS Group draws up Rs 50-cr. expansion plan
  • AMTOI celebrates its annual day in grand style

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Whistleblower loses appeal
  • ICAP buys JE Hyde
  • Jones Act fleet "strong and vibrant"
  • Europe talks about maritime policy

Marine Logweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Arrests in marine hose price-fixing case
  • China Shipping enters newbuilding market
  • Chiquita Brands in fleet sale and leaseback deal
  • Seadrill orders another deepwater semi
  • Justice subpoenas OSG vessel documents
  • Heerema releases more details on $1 billion crane ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Puyallup Tribe teams with SSA to build private container terminal
  • Bellingham port board Oks new lease for startup airline
  • Coast Guardsmen eating well at Yaquina Bay dining facility
  • Boeing marks 40 years at company's Everett site
  • US steel imports jump 12 percent during February

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Rina makes fresh plea for immunity
    CLASSIFICATION society again attempts to extricate itself from the Erika trial.
  • Erika court rules against Rina bid for immunity
  • Middleton calls for more muscle
    FLAWS surrounding Napoli salvage operation forces UK Sosrep to ask for extra powers to cover cargo owners.
  • ICAP swoops for JE Hyde
    ICAP, which claims to be the world's biggest inter-dealer brokerage has bought shipbroker JE Hyde for an undisclosed sum.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Great White Fleet is sold
    CINCINNATI 02 May ' Chiquita has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 12-vessel Great White Fleet to Eastwind Maritime and NYKLauritzenCool for $227M
  • London broker JE Hyde snapped up
    LONDON shipbroker JE Hyde has been acquired by ICAP, the voice and electronic interdealer broker
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
    US Coast Guards intercepted a total of 704 Haitian migrants attempting to enter the US illegally in the month of April, with almost half of them rescued and repatriated last week
  • Jamaica LNG scheme shifts offshore
    JAMAICA has announced new plans to develop a floating LNG terminal off Port Esquivel on its southern coast
  • GenMar still in buying mood
    GENERAL Maritime continues to eye possible strategic acquisitions, while reporting lower quarterly results attributed to a smaller fleet and decreased rates
  • Burgeoning orders boost Cosco Corp
    BURGEONING orders of high-value offshore marine engineering projects has boosted turnover and profits for Singapore listed Cosco Corp
  • OSG in magic pipe sequel
  • Commerce secretary favours free trade
  • Engineer pleads guilty to dumping
  • Keppel O&M profit soars
  • German yards hit by strike warning
  • BC Ferries' mis-Adventure
  • Ports recruited to Annev VI debate
  • Wilhelmsen, 'K' Line join stevedore group

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Carriers raise Panama Canal charges
    Lines of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement to increase charges as of June 1.
  • Mining CEO: Dredging crisis hurts Greats Lakes shipping
  • Chiquita sells fleet
  • CMA CGM to start Asia-North Africa service
  • Commerce Secretary urges funding for navigation mapping
  • NWA Cargo sets fee for non-Web bookings
  • Mango shipment heralds U.S.-India trade agreement
  • i2 software sales down
  • Rotterdam rail link to open in June
  • Cochin port hiking charges
  • ANA leases freighters

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • DPW IPO on the cards again
  • CKYH EMX link to launch in May

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Holding steady
    Two US analysts unruffled by Genmar's first-quarter earnings miss, but say no big acquisition appears imminent.
  • Jacobsen takes Green seat
    Norwegian owner Green Reefers appoints CFO Trym Jacobsen as successor to managing director Erik Thulin.
  • Samsung invests in India
    Korean shipbuilder setting up design facility in Delhi to employ 150 engineers by 2010.
  • Campbell in at Clarksons
    Koch man will take over in June from Jeremy Poyntz as head of UK broker's dry cargo division.
  • Rigs lift SembCorp
    Singapore shipyard sees first-quarter profit and revenues go through the roof on strong rig-building activity.
  • MPC shipshape
    German finance house sees marked upturn in shipping projects contribute to doubling of first-quarter profit.
  • WW, K Line snap up Aussie assets
    Norwegian and Japanese owners team with Kaplan Funds to buy into DP World's port operations.
  • Mipo wins chemical quintet
    Unnamed European owner signs for five chemical carriers at Hyundai Mipo in deal worth $245m.
  • Maersk revamps
    Two more direct calls added to Oceania to Americas service.
  • Hyde swallowed by Icap
    Financial broker buys up London-based shipbroker and FFA joint-venture partner.
  • Workers walk out at Chiwan
    Sit-in and strike over overtime causes delay at busy Chinese container terminal.
  • Piracy falls by a third
    Anti-piracy watchdog says there were only 41 incidents reported in the first quarter of 2007.
  • Seadrill makes it three
    John Fredriksen-controlled owner orders another ultra-deepwater rig at Jurong in Singapore.
  • TTA ditches supply ship
    Thai owner's subsidiary Darium to be liquidated after selling last vessel.
  • Chiquita sells fleet
    Eastwind Maritime and NYKLauritzenCool in sale and lease back deal for banana giant's twelve ship fleet.
  • Norden offloads tonnage
    Danish owner in double handymax sale and charter back deal as it exits aframax ownership.
  • Norton jumps to Jefferies
    Veteran shipping investment banker Hamish Norton bolts Bear Stearns to replace John Sinders at rival Jefferies.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Maersk adjusting Oceania/Americas service
  • Chiquita selling reefer ships to Eastwind, NYKLauritzenCool
  • ABS's Somerville: Class societies 'not an adversary but an ally'
  • SCI commissions four ships to meet India container trade demands
  • U.S. government to resume sales from James River "ghost fleet"
  • MarAd signs agreement with Hapag-Lloyd
  • ESPMC-WITASS increasing bunker surcharges
  • K-Sea reports improved results
  • Seaspan gains $13.4 million from overallotment
  • Continental's April cargo down 3.9%
  • U.S., EU sign historic aviation pact
  • Delta leaves bankruptcy
  • Canada, Ireland sign open skies agreement
  • DOT cross-border program faces delay, changes
  • Chamber calls for IPR protection momentum to continue
  • Indian mangoes officially arrive on U.S. shores
  • Logistics official: China/Kazakhstan trade to more than double by 2009
  • China puts heat on St. Lucia
  • Agility opens San Diego office
  • Business leaders sign private San Francisco Bay Area/China pact
  • Marks & Spencer's selects APL Logistics
  • Agistix rolls out all-in-one logistics software platform
  • Summit Global Logistics names Huang to lead Asia Pacific region
  • Broom joins Woodland
  • Arpin International Group promotes Francis
  • Vancouver to raise bar for drayage fleet
  • DP World mulling $2 billion partial float
  • Highway collapse could impact Oakland port traffic

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • IMO safety meeting in Copenhagen
    Denmark and Copenhagen will be the centre for the next meeting in IMO' Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). It will take ...
  • Mitropoulos and Dimas converge on environmental challenges
    IMO Secretary-general Mitropoulos and the European Commissioner for Environment, mr Dimas, agreed on a common approach to ensure global ...
  • Gard will not raise the Bourbon Dolphin
    Norwegian mutual marine insurer Gard has decided against raising the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Bourbon Dolphin, which sank ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 2, 2007
  • Cruise line predicts higher bunker prices
    Royal Caribbean revising cost guidance higher as fuel prices rise.
  • 'Dispute' hits fuel oil market
    Russian oil firms re-routing fuel oil exports away from Estonia.
  • Promotion at Scandinavian Bunkering
    Trader steps up to managing role.
  • Reform 'unlikely' in South African market
    Players hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's shortages as refinery prepares for downtime.
  • Lower bunker costs boost Samudera
    Asian owner predicts continued pressure on container freight rates and volatile bunker prices.
  • No firm plans for bunker removal
    Greek authorities have yet to approve strategy for removal of oil from sunken cruise ship.
  • Bunker spill in Antarctic could take 'years' to clean up
    British delegation to Antartic Treaty talks says January spill was 'wake up' call.
  • Industry must exploit 'window of opportunity'
    BP Marine's Don Gregory says the chance to influence IMO regulation could soon be gone.
  • Falling crude gives some bunker relief
    Oil prices down as marine fuel numbers pause from bullish trend.
  • Evergreen sees fuel costs fall
    But falling container rates dragging down revenue and profit figures.
  • Ventrin office moves location
  • Six sulphur solutions
    Only one of the options on the table for IMO's MARPOL Annex VI review not accepting abatement technology.
  • Strike still threatening Antwerp market
    Talks resume on Wednesday in bid to head off refinery disruption.
  • Government reforms to cover whole bunker sector
    Nigeria's new licensing regime welcomed: 'It's what we have been clamouring for.'
  • Quiet start for Rotterdam barge market

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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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