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April 3, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy's earnings seen rising 35% this year
    New orders for ships hauling raw materials to China and finished goods to the rest of the globe are helping Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's biggest shipbuilder, make the strongest start in six years.
  • Norway ship classifier aims to accredit US hospitals
    Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a 144-year-old Norwegian company known as one of the world's biggest ship classifiers, aims to grab a slice of the growing market for accreditation of US hospitals, it said on Tuesday.
  • Profit at China Shipping trebles to 3.2b yuan
    China Shipping Container Lines Co, the second-largest in the country, said that 2007 profit more than trebled as the company raised prices and carried more goods from Asia to Europe and the US.
  • Cost of shipping Mid-East crude oil to Asia set to fall

Sched Netweb site
  • CSCL profit soars 274pc to US$459 million on higher rates and volumes
  • Weak dollar boosts Long Beach exports 36pc, but cuts imports 7.6pc
  • CCT welcomes maiden call of Iran's new 6,500-TEU Fifth Ocean
  • Late Chinese New Year, storms slow FEFC Asia-EU volume 6pc
  • Strike renews public-private sector docker strife in Marseilles
  • Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines box trade grows 10pc in February
  • MSC containership adrift off Western Australia in heavy seas
  • First issue of Shippers' Voice Digest focuses on congestion
  • Agility buys 10pc stake in Industriaplex
  • Costly unfunded mandates expected with TSA get-tough security policy
  • Dragonair ups flights to Dhaka from four to five weekly from July 7
  • China, Missouri to study air cargo hub proposal for St Louis airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Perma Container (UK) Line sets up own offices in Delhi & Ludhiana
  • Brazil offers pipeline to green fuel
  • Mumbai Port puts up arvellous show
  • Kandla Port pips Vizag to emerge numero uno
  • MICT continues to break own records
  • Vizag Port trails in photo finish
  • Ahmedabad ACC writes further chapters in success story
  • Busy season surcharge jacks up rail freight costs
  • Service tax to be refunded on 3 more categories
  • P. K. Misra now at CBDT helm

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Hagen Seidel new TFG Transfracht commercial managing director
  • Teller appointed CEO of E.R. Capital Holding
  • HHLA investing EUR 1.5 billion in terminals
  • BAWC expanding freighter programme to Middle East and South Asia
  • Etihad Crystal Cargo and Cargoitalia sign interline agreement
  • Europe Intermodal takes to the tracks
  • Rhenus takes over Hamann France
  • Dentressangle posts lower profit

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Frontline Management CEO resigns
  • NAT bounces back
  • CSCL enjoys excellent 2007
  • Hubline profits up

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Tidewater Holdings buys Foss Maritime upriver equipment
  • Northrop Grumman names more shipbuilding VP's
  • New England Fast Ferry acquires Seastreak
  • American Club issues Mississippi alert
  • SSY Capital completes $88 million bulker financing

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Giant new container crane heading to Port of Portland
  • Matson Navigation executive retiring following lengthy career
  • Port of Seattle celebrates start of Lufthansa flights
  • Oregon governor begins trade mission in Europe
  • Mitsui plans to add new trans-Pacific services

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Asia-Europe box trades sliding
    CONTAINER lines postpone planned April 1 rate hike in the Asia to Europe trades as market conditions soften.
  • Pacific capacity crunch looms
  • Powerful backers for UK One Voice initiative
    INDUSTRY bosses have thrown their weight behind efforts to establish an umbrella organisation.
  • Hull claim cost soaring, says Cefor
    MARINE insurance association statistics reveal global shipping boom driving sharp increase in cost of hull claims.
  • China's shipyards face delivery crisis
    SHIPPING market volatility has brought into focus the number of ships on order at China's yards, and if all of them will be built.
  • Encourage the other half
    THE maritime industry must start empowering women to seek advancement in the seafaring profession.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Dredging International wins Canal contract
    DREDGING International has won the Panama Canal Authority's biggest contract to date, the four-year, $177M dredging of the Pacific entrance to the waterway.
  • Green plan for Alang yard
    GUJARAT is looking at turning Alang shipbreaking yard into a commercially-successful enterprise promoted as a 'green' recycling facility
  • UK Chamber turns green
    THE British Chamber of Shipping's new president vowed to make the environment his top priority at the Chamber's AGM held in London this morning
  • Upbeat on labour, downbeat on volume
    THE US National Retail Federation predicts that a US West Coast labour showdown will be averted this summer, but confirms a weak outlook on container throughput
  • Cold water poured on fire story
    PRINCESS Cruises' Grand Princess was not ablaze as erroneously reported by Jamaican press yesterday, but the ship did suffer an engine malfunction
  • Sjaastad leaves Frontline
    BJØRN Sjaastad, CEO of Frontline Management, has resigned for family reasons

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Maersk details trans-Pacific fuel charges
    The container carrier's new rates for fuel surcharges will take effect on May 1 in the trans-Pacific trades as well as other routes.
  • Port Tracker sees modest growth for U.S. boxes
  • FMC requests information on LA port clean-trucks plan
  • Feds seek second delay in ILA case
  • Vancouver port bars 250 trucks under anti-smog rules
  • Evergreen opens weekly Japan-U.S. shuttle
  • Truckers protest fuel prices
  • CSCL profit almost triples
  • Record container volume powers Hamburg stevedore
  • Pacer Stacktrain expands to full BNSF network
  • Pilot dispute could block Aloha unit cargo sale

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Duisport hinterland hub sales leap by 97%
  • Deutsche Bahn's 2007 results 'overshadowed by strikes'; IPO delayed
  • Maersk adds Rotterdam and Aarhus but drops Felixstowe in Scan Med revamp
  • Evergreen's new shuttle service to focus on Japanese market
  • Royal Wolf expands further with Australian buy

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Cruiseship held in Madeira
    With 460 aboard, the Van Gogh is held in Portuguese islands during an around-the-world cruise.
  • Iraqi army takes port
    Soldiers take control of Umm Qasr's port, as it closes briefly during military operations in Iraq's south.
  • Economou drillship count: four
    DryShips says its option at a South Korean yard is separate from the order placed by Cardiff Marine.
  • Bridge crash shown
    Chinese state media footage shows the aftermath of a cargoship's crash into a bridge.
  • Quintana downgraded
    Bear Stearns cuts rating on Quintana Maritime as the spread narrows in Excel's buyout effort.
  • BW banks $10m
    Norwegian owner cashes in following sale of two ageing vessels.
  • Barge owner buys another
    American Commercial Lines picks up its second engineering firm since September.
  • Seven Sierras for Seatrade
    Dutch reefer owner snaps up a bunch of units from Spain's Maritime del Norte.
  • Fredriksen eyes more TUI
    Tor Olav Troim says tanker king could up stake in German group and seek support for two board seats.
  • Big four to lift Dockwise
    Heavy-lift specialist says 2008 figures set to shine following capture of new $25m contracts.
  • Evergreen launches shuttle
    Taiwanese carrier focuses on Japan to US market with new JAS run.
  • Dandong to treble in size
    Chinese port adding 40 more berths along seven new kilometres of waterfront over next five years.
  • Sjaastad resigns
    Frontline Management chief executive steps down for family reasons with June exit planned.
  • Sjaastad leaves 'with heavy heart'
    Frontline Management CEO has no plans for retirement after resigning for family reasons.
  • Lady East sold
    Ukrainian crew set to head home after detained bulker auctioned off in South Africa.
  • Misr grabs Garware II
    Egyptian owner buys ageing anchor handler from Garware Offshore in $3.5m deal.
  • Hansson readies dividend hike
    Nordic American Tanker Shipping CEO Herbjorn Hansson says spot rate hike should lead to higher first-quarter dividend.
  • Deadly rise
    Seafarer fatalities highest for 15 years say UK accident investigators.
  • Death knell sounds for Blasco
    Fallen Ukrainian liner giant is finally being put out of its misery by government.
  • Alang set for shake-up
    Indian shipbreaking yard to be run on public-private basis as it focuses on recycling.
  • Samsung's trouble and strife
    Chairman's wife questioned as part of slush fund probe amid allegations she spent company money on an art collection.
  • Limarko in fund-raising drive
    Lithuanian reefer player looking to sell $5m of new shares for expansion.
  • Ship stalls off UK
    Latvian vessel towed to Scottish port after engine failure set to sail again by Thursday.
  • Jadroplov bulks up
    Croatian dry cargo player banks bigger profit in record 2007 markets.
  • Tankerska tanks
    Annual profit falls at Croatian tanker and bulker owner as costs rise.
  • CSCL profits treble
    Full-year results at China Shipping Container Lines surge on the back of increased revenues.
  • Tug heads for MSC Lugano
    Salvage efforts are underway in the Southern Ocean to return drifting containership to Australia.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • China Shipping's profit up 272%
  • New World splits loop into Pacific shuttles, Evergreen joins Japan loop
  • Frontline Management CEO resigns
  • Maersk adds ship, ports to North Europe/Med loop
  • Oman Shipping Co. plans huge fleet expansion
  • May start planned for Halifax/Montreal feeder
  • Boeing receives Malaysian, Iraqi airline orders
  • Policy expert: Surface transport reauthorization challenge daunting
  • Pacer expanding intermodal services with BNSF
  • Currency issues hitting India, Thailand sourcing operations
  • U.S. races EU, Canada for Colombia FTA
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Sri Lanka to rebid development of fourth Columbo container terminal
  • Korean steel giant to build Vietnamese container terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • Sævik turned down on Aker Yard board proposal
    A majority of the shareholders in Aker Yards has at an extraordinary general meeting rejected the proposal by Per Sævik's Havyard Invest to elect four new members and replace two standing members of the company board. Sævik controls ten per ...
  • Drilling rigs to Seadrill
    Seadrill has taken delivery of two deepwater drilling rigs, West Phoenix and West Sirius from Samsung Shipyard in South Korea and Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, respectively. Both units have secured long-term contracts. West Sirius is contracted by Devon Energy ...
  • Taxes and manning costs hit BW Gas result
    Oslo listed BW Gas, controlled by the Hong Kong family Sohmen, reports a USD 6.3 million pre-tax result for Q4, down by USD 44.5 million compared to the corresponding quarter 2006. The result was signingicantly affected by ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 2, 2008
  • IMO: New Annex VI proposal draws criticism
    BIMCO points out 'flaws' in new global distillate proposal; regulators urged not to 'move into realm of fantasy'.
  • Tallinn throughput recovering
    Russian oil product exports flowing through Estonia in growing volumes.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • US crude oil inventories rise, gasoline drops
  • Bunker levy could boost fuel saving technologies
    IMO being asked to consider bunker charge as part of global drive to cut CO2 emissions.
  • IMO 'grossly underestimating' future shipping emissions
    Technology company says mandatory CO2 measures would be good for business as well as environment.
  • Prices firming in Asian bunker hubs
    Chinese fuel oil demand remains high as power station subsidies continue.
  • Micro-SECAs scrapped at IMO meeting, move to exclude scrubbers overruled
    Consensus reached following strong opposition to new concept, whereas abatement technology remains under consideration.
  • Rotterdam market firming
  • CSCL triples profit
    China Shipping Container hikes rates to offset the rising costs of bunker fuel.
  • New bunker firm takes Singapore storage
    Storage tanks at Oiltanking will allow the new JV to start ex-pipe bunkering by Q4.

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