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BRIEFS

April 8, 2008

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*Shipping News* Cosco Pacific H2 profit up 81% on China exports Cosco Pacific Ltd, Asia's third largest container terminal operator, boosted second-half profit 81 per cent, helped by surging shipments of Chinese-made toys, furniture and clothing to Europe and the US. SMOU helps 22 stranded crew recover unpaid wages The Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU), together with the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and the Maritime Port Authority (MPA), has helped the 22 stranded crew on the stricken bulker MV Lady Belinda recover US$102,000 in unpaid wages owed them since last December. Gulf tanker rates may extend decline The cost of shipping Middle East crude to Asia, the world's busiest market for supertankers, may extend its biggest two-day drop in three years as refineries release spare ships into the market. Indonesian port workers may begin open-ended strike today

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Evergreen to start Japan America Shuttle service to US west coast CKA service to drop Hong Kong on new China-Korea-Australia loop in May US container traffic building, but still below last year: Port Tracker Colombo record: Up 11pc to 2.8 million TEU in first 10 months Estonia signs United Nations' IMO Wreck Removal Convention New freight ferry from Russia to Japan Open Skies deal stands to open air cargo markets in EU and UK Air France-KLM quit Alitalia take-over talks after union demands more Volga-Dnepr Group sales leap 52pc to US$1 billion in 2007

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TNWA offers two new direct shuttles linking China, Japan & LA Hapag-Lloyd upgrades ANP Australia/New Zealand & US East Coast service CSCL to buy terminal operation company from parent K Line & MOL to launch 2nd FE-WCSA loop, hike capacity by 65 pc MSC corrects BAF increase on Med-US trade lanes Cory Brothers Shipping wins BP hub agency contract ...launches service linking Fuzhou, Zhangzhou & Yingkou Raft of changes in NYK's top brass Maersk Line appoints managers for NZ, Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand ...to scrap NASA service NOL Group announces new appointments Kalmar & Transnet Ltd extend partnership to tackle SA's growing box volumes Panama Canal dredges into the future AWATA implements BAF of $ 663 per TEU Dalian port adds to MSC's Black Sea service Menlo Worldwide Logistics to relocate Singapore HQ Hong Kong-style in stream container operations by SKS Logistics Ltd Wilson Sandhu Logistics buys back 15 pc equity from Geodis Wilson India, Myanmar sign double taxation avoidance pact Coffee exports fetch record earnings of $ 505 m in 2007-08 Paradip Port handles record 42.44 m tonnes in 2007-08 Mormugao Port handles 35.13 m tonnes in 2007-08 Curtains rising on Conquest 2008 tomorrow Inflation galloped to three-year of 7 pc FDI inflows spurt by 712 pc in Feb. 48 Indian cos figure in Forbes' top 2,000 DEPB benefit on Basmati rice exports taken away ... export subsidy schemes extended IMF sees spectre of recession looming

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APRIL 7, 2008
UPS names new global freight forwarding team managers New World Alliance with two new Asia-US west coast shuttles New Panalpina cargo building at Amsterdam Schiphol Will SNCF swallow up Geodis? TransRussia 2008, Moscow, 22-24 April, ITJ booth no. 8.2-F01

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APRIL 7, 2008
Somali pirates seize mini cruiseship DP World's profits up more than 50% Camillo Eitzen sells bulkers MOL's new Asia-US shuttles

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APRIL 7, 2008
Seaspan plans to offer 7 million shares China delivers first LNG ship New HHI Gunsan yard fully booked

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APRIL 7, 2008
Corps finds General Construction exceeded Port of Seattle dredge work Greenbrier completes deal for rail equipment company Coast Guard warns boaters to be wary of passenger vessels Longshore worker dies at Port of Long Beach terminal ACP selects contractor for canal dredging project

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APRIL 7, 2008
DP World posts 52% profits growth RECENTLY-listed ports giant emerges unscathed from US economic slowdown and the dollar's decline. DP's Al Muallem warns capacity crunch is due European shipyards face recruitment crisis YARDS need to employ up to 12,000 every year for the next five years to meet increasing shortfall and remain productive. Design fault ruled out in SCT crane crash NO problems found with other cranes of the same make and similar age at Southampton Container Terminals, says official. Building a class relationship ABS chief Robert Somerville is one of the most thoughtful people to have come up through the ranks of the classification societies. Anti-pollution drive grinds on A HUGE amount of work must be done if the marine environment protection committee's next session is to be as successful.

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APRIL 7, 2008
Pirates hijack luxury cruiser THE luxury cruise ship Le Ponant, owned by a subsidiary of CMA CGM, has been hijacked by pirates off the northern coast of Somalia. Nenaco sells ships to pay debts NEGROS Navigation Company (Nenaco), the Philippine domestic ship operator currently under court receivership, has sold two passenger-cargo ships to pay major creditors Hamburg Süd puts cost reduction first GERMAN container line Hamburg Süd will merge and integrate more of its services in the coming months in a bid to curb spiralling slot costs Fog blamed at Cosco Busan inquiry FOG in San Francisco Bay was so thick when the Cosco Busan incident occurred that ports in any other part of the world would have been closed, says a statement by the ship's master at the time Catamaran stranded at port THE passenger-only hi-speed catamaran ferry PATRICIA OLIVIA II remained tied up at the Uruguayan port of Colonia yesterday after sustaining damage during berthing operations the day before UK coastguards stage second strike UK COASTGUARDS will hold their second pay strike in two months on Friday, 11 April.

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APRIL 7, 2008
Hamburg Sud revenues up 12 percent Revenues for the German container carrier increased to $5.7 billion on a double-digit increase in container volumes. Bush sends Colombia trade agreement to Congress Longshoreman killed at Port of Long Beach Former U.S. trade ambassador Eberle dies TWIC enrollment added at ports in Puerto Rico, Texas U.S. business in Geneva to lobby for WTO deal DP World net up 52% Takeover bid for Geodis Zim EWX adds HK call China signs New Zealand pact India port traffic gains 12%

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APRIL 7, 2008
NSCSA to upgrade its ro-ros Halifax port ceo counters criticism MSC Lugano on tow to Fremantle after epic rescue DP World's strong start Hamburg Sud reports 'satisfactory performance' for 2007

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APRIL 7, 2008
Eitzen confirms bulker deal Norwegian owner unloads two panamaxes for nearly $146, pocketing $103m in profits. Lauritzen checking in Danish owner enters the offshore accommodation business with a Blohm & Voss conversion order. Lakers fight VHS virus As the lakes shipping sector resists efforts to regulate ballast exchange, the Lake Carriers' Association offers steps to prevent spread to Lake Superior. MC Shipping in tonnage hunt Monaco-based gas-ship owner confirms purchase of unit from BW Gas and eyes other units. FBMA in ferry deal Cebu-based builder tapped to build 260-passenger ferries for the Isle of Wight's Wightlink. OSG gobbles up debt Morton Arntzen-led US tanker owner redeems $176m in senior notes, a move one analyst calls encouraging. Horizon Lines scores swap US containership owner jumps on dropping interest rates for $122m in debt. Belinda bounty Owner of elderly detained bulker pays $102,000 of outstanding wages to Indian crew. Special forces to free Ponant? Elite French team trained in freeing hostages on stand-by in Djibouti as Somali pirates move captured CMA CGM yacht. Wang goes to market New York-listed Seaspan to issue 7m shares to cover debt and buy new ships. Acciona pulls sale Lack of interest reportedly leads Spanish group to scrap offloading of ferry unit Trasmediterranea. Charles Taylor sinks Profitability of quoted P&I mutual manager plunges despite record Standard Club performance. Linda and Arnie oppose cabotage Hawaii governor Lingle and California's Schwarzenegger want rethink on new rules for foreign vessels. Fredriksen hikes Northern stake Shipping magnate and Seadrill boss boosts his holding in rival to send its share price soaring. Dutch ship re-floated off US Vessel which helped in Danish grounding incident earlier this year sails after grounding off Rhode Island. Double Ruble Sovcomflot makes twice as much in 2007 when Novoship's figures are added to the basket. HH under scrutiny Danish ferry owner could face fine for not reporting accident quickly enough. Cosco Pacific falls short Terminal operator sees profits rise 47% but analysts expected more. DP World doubles up Port operator posts 52% rise in profits in first earnings release since record-breaking IPO. Bulker sinks trawler, 6 missing Conflicting reports of identity of South Korean ship involved but search continues for missing from Chinese fishing vessel. IMO gets tough London meeting seals historic deal on sulphur emissions from ships, lowering limit to 3.5% from 2012, then 0.5% from 2020. Bunker levy to cut CO2? IMO proposes fee for ships on international voyages to reduce greenhouse gases. Strategic wins debut tug deal Australian shipbuilder to build 60-bollard-pull unit for Port of Napier. GMV invests in Global newbuilds Malaysian venture capital fund takes 49% stakes in two China-built product tanker newbuildings. Contact made with pirates French authorities say they have been in contact with hijackers of luxury cruise ship Le Ponant. RCL inks boxship buy Thai intra-Asian player confirms purchase of two 2,732-teu containerships from Bertram Rickmers.

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APRIL 7, 2008
WSC applauds IMO ship emission rules, says shipping costs will rise Hamburg Süd reports increase in volume, sales Seaspan to offer common shares Safmarine names largest containership Pirates board CMA CGM cruise ship All-Nippon adds 767 converted freighters Boeing tests hydrogen fuel cell plane French state railway bids for Geodis control Intercontainer, Transfracht cooperate between German seaports, Hungary CEVA Logistics wins Turkey contract with Numil FMC seeks more info on SoCal truck plan $50 million deal gives long-delayed SoCal terminal project go-ahead Nautilus buys bulk terminal in Savannah

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APRIL 7, 2008
Finnlines extends time charter with Birka Cargo Birka Cargo's largest ro-ro vessels Birka Express, Birka Carrier and Birka Trader will continue in their time charter with Finnlines until the end of 2012. The present charter has thus been lengthened by four years. For the moment Finnlines ... New service connects Grenå with Finland Port of Grenå will be connected with Turku in Finland via a direct liner service. It is the Norwegian Nor Lines, which en route from Norway to Finland in the future will call Gren'. The Danish broker Franck & Tobisen has ... Sea Containers sold 50 per cent of Superseacat-operator Silja Line's former owner SeaContainers Ltd. has sold 50 per cent of Sea Containers Finland Oy to Greek Eugenides Group. Sea Containers Finland Oy operates the fast ferries Superseacat III and Superseacat IV on the service Tallinn-Helsinki and owns ...

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APRIL 7, 2008
FOEI unimpressed with IMO's greenhouse gas progress Europe praises IMO achievement Strong hints that revised MARPOL Annex VI meets European Union's regulatory objectives. Fuel oil arbitrage expected to dip Refinery turnarounds in Europe and Russia will likely hit fuel oil exports to Asia. Bunker market report from Praxis New MARPOL Annex VI welcomed by shipping organisations Hopes that ambitious sulphur reductions will ward off unilateral action, warning on cost implications. New supplier comes to Kali Limenes Bominflot sees Crete bunker terminal as a 'serious bunker station'. Rotterdam market firm MSC to raise bunker surcharges Higher rates will apply for its US routes from April 15. Rotterdam and Long Beach in environmental partnership Officials sign pact to boost 'green' practices and technologies. Japan retroactive bunker price continues to climb Retroactive 180 cst bunker fuel price continues to post record-highs. Korean bunker sales expected to fall Bunker market could shrink as refiners cut bunker production and high prices strain credit lines.

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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

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

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SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

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

››› 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

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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